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Mike Stilkey – “Full of Smiles and Soft Attentions” @ Times Square (Hong Kong)

Posted by sleepboy, July 18, 2012

One of the busiest indoor malls (with more than 200,000 visitors a day) in Hong Kong’s Time Square recently played host to the work of Mike Stilkey (interviewed). The entire ground floor featured some of his signature book / painting installations with the largest piece standing 24 feet high. The Los Angeles-based artist had already worked in Asia earlier in the year installing his work at high end retail giant Joyce for their flagship stores in Hong Kong and Beijing. Look for a solo later this year from Stilkey at […]

Openings: Jeremy Fish – “Where Hearts Get Left” @ Fifty24SF

Posted by rhinomilk, July 18, 2012

In San Francisco, no other local artist draws a crowd quite like Jeremy Fish. Last Saturday marked the opening of his latest ambitious exhibition, Where Hearts Get Left (previewed) where thousands of fans lined up around the block just to catch a glimpse of the art and meet the artist. The show consisted of a series of ink drawings, sculptures, paintings and an installation involving a temporary wall, with San Francisco being the central theme to express his love the city he lives in. To […]

Openings: Meggs – “Truth In Myth” @ White Walls

Posted by rhinomilk, July 17, 2012

Over the weekend, Australian-based painter Meggs opened his latest show Truth In Myth (previewed) at White Walls. The show featured a grand installation of a pyramid of skulls in a fully painted room, as well as a large street piece on the wall right outside the gallery. The new body of work consisted of paintings, collage, sculpture and mixed media that bridge the gap between past and present by fusing contemporary superhero elements with that of ancient mythology. Check out pics from opening night below. […]

Preview: Logan Hicks – “Structural Integrity” @ The Outsiders

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

This Friday night in London, Logan Hicks (interviewed) will be unveiling his stenciled renderings of urban landscapes at The Outsiders. Structural Integrity will also include a selection of photographs (printed on metallic paper) taken over the past 5 years giving the viewer an rare insight into life beneath cities of America and Europe. If you are in the area, stop by and see some incredibly detailed work, a result of layers upon layers of painstakingly cut stencils, something the New York-based street artist is known for. Discuss this […]

Openings: Laurie Lipton – “L.A. Sous-Real” @ ACE Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

Last weekend, the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles played host to L.A. Sous-Real, the latest solo showing from artist Laurie Lipton (interviewed). Featuring her incredibly detailed graphite works, the works for this show are a personal testimony to her experiences of change and a new environment. She states: “I am in the peculiar position of being a foreigner in my own country. I just moved back to the USA after living in Europe for over 36 years (more than half my life). This show is […]

Openings: David Ellis for “Go West” @ Mark Moore Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

The second half of the Joshua Liner curated Go West exhibition featured work from versatile artist David Ellis, which took up half of Los Angeles’ Mark Moore Gallery (see Kris Kuksi’s part in the show here). Those attending the opening in Culver City on Saturday night would have seen the NY-based artist’s paintings featuring his sinuous motif (also seen in a recent large-scale mural), a sound sculpture, as well as his co-opted vinyl record pieces. All the principals behind the showing were present (see above – […]

Update: Kelsey Brookes

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

It looks like Kelsey Brookes has been working on a new body of work for Quint Contemporary Art in La Jolla, set to open in November. The upcoming series of paintings, drawing from the San Diego-based artist’s science background, will be inspired by structural diagrams of different neurotransmitters as well as the drugs that mimic them, both designer (i.e. xanex, prozac) and recreational (i.e. mescaline, LSD). And in other news, Brookes has been tapped to create covers for the Red Hot Chili Peppers as they get set to release 18 […]

Openings: Kris Kuksi for “Go West” @ Mark Moore Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

Just this past Saturday night, the Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles hosted Go West, a joint show between Kris Kuksi and David Ellis curated by Joshua Liner that is a followup to the Go East exhibition that was hosted at their New York last May where the two galleries roles were flip-flopped. For his part, Kuksi brought along several of the large mixed media assemblages that he is famous for. These time-intensive gothic creations are incredibly detailed and for those of you in the LA-area that have never seen one before in person, here […]

Upcoming: Skullphone – “London, XX12” @ Ivory & Black

Posted by sleepboy, July 15, 2012

Next Friday night (July 20) in London, Skullphone will be opening his latest solo show entitled London, XX12 at Ivory & Black. The new body of work centers around his hand-painted digital media series (which mimics his digital billboard takeovers on the streets) and a sculpture installation, cast from the artist’s foot no less. If you can’t make the showing, check back for opening photos here on AM as well as a special giveaway. Discuss Skullphone here.

Openings: Tat Ito – “Shinagawa Shinju” @ Above Second

Posted by sleepboy, July 15, 2012

Last month, the Above Second Gallery in Hong Kong played host to Japanese artist Tat Ito a selection of his paintings. Shinagawa Shinju featured the NY-based artists riff on storytellers of Japanese rakugo, a form of verbal entertainment based on comical monologues about ordinary lives. Ito’s imagery is well suited for the subject matter as the miniature characters in his work are often involved in humorous situations in the rich background tapestry of his world. Check the photo set below… Photo credit: Hypebeast and the gallery. Discuss this show here. Discuss Tat Ito here.