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Preview: “Block Party” @ Carmichael Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 11, 2010
This Saturday night, November 13th, Carmichael Gallery will be holding a “Block Party” in Culver City with a group exhibition from Boxi, Krystian Truth Czaplicki, Gregor Gaida, Simon Haas, Sixeart, and Dan Witz.  Some of you may be more familiar with Witz’ eye-catching street work, but his apparently his fine art skills will be in full effect with a continuation of his series of paintings on the study of light. It will be nice to finally see one of these in person. More preview images […]
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Preview: Femke Hiemstra & Ryan Heshka – “The Bone Shaped Bone” & “Super Things” @ Roq La Rue

Posted by sleepboy, November 11, 2010
Tomorrow night in Seattle, two artists we have our eyes on, Femke Hiemstra and Ryan Heshka will be opening a show together at the Roq La Rue Gallery. Femke hails from the Netherlands and will be bringing a new body of work entitled “The Bone Shaped Bone” featuring her imaginative paintings, often on found objects like the book seen above. Ryan Heshka is an artist from Vancouver whose work we were recently introduced to at the Blabworld show. His new paintings are titled “Super Things” […]
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Setup: Erica Il Cane – “We Were Living In The Woods” @ Fifty24SF

Posted by sleepboy, November 10, 2010
It looks like Erica Il Cane has started to transform the Fifty24SF space into a personal playground for his whimsical characters with paintings as well as murals inside and outside of the gallery. Rhinomilk (AM:SF) visited the Italian street artist and took some pics of the setup for you to peruse ahead of the opening of his show “We Were Living In The Woods” (previewed) tomorrow night. More photos after the jump…
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Openings: “Pattern Recognition” @ Subliminal Projects

Posted by sleepboy, November 10, 2010
Last weekend, Subliminal Projects played host to “Pattern Recognition”, a group exhibition from a great set of artists including Seonna Hong, Nikki McClure, Dalek (interviewed), Richard Colman (interviewed), and Souther Salazar. Particularly eye catching for us were the colorful works of Seonna and Souther although the works of Dalek and Colman seemed to fit the premise of the show a little more closely. More opening pics after the jump…
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Preview: Chris Peters – “Live and Let Die” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 10, 2010
Possessing the rare skill of creating life after death, Chris Peters will once again bring his emotive skeletal creatures to the Bergamot Station in Santa Monica this Saturday night, November 13th. “Live and Let Die” at the Copro Gallery showcases Peters’ visions of how death is but a bridge to the next journey where our bony remains can still find love, hope, peace, and even religion. More preview images after the jump…
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Reminder: Ron English – “Status Factory” @ Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion (OCC)

Posted by sleepboy, November 10, 2010
Apparently, that mural Ron English (featured) was working on in Miami that we first brought you here is completed.  He ended with a cool extension of the wall piece onto the ground and with the placement of some of his “Camo Deer” figures. We first saw these pieces at his impressive “Status Factory” pop-up show in New York (covered) and for west coast fans of his work, make sure you stop by on Friday night (November 12th) as the show moves to the Frank M. […]
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Video: Nick Walker – “In Gods We Trust” @ Art Sensus

Posted by sleepboy, November 10, 2010
For those of you who enjoyed our coverage of Nick Walker’s (featured) newest show in London, take a look at the video above from Crane.tv. Listen in as Nick discusses various topics including his new body of work “In Gods We Trust” – his take on the state of religion today, street versus gallery work, and his thoughts on placement. Via Curated Mag. Discuss this show here. Discuss Nick Walker here. Join the Nick Walker Facebook fan page here.
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Interviews: Best|Ever

Posted by sven, November 9, 2010
Best|Ever is the collective nom de guerre of Neil Edwards and Hadley Newman. The duo have been painting together for the last years and their photo-realistic spray-can work has sent ripples of excitement through us here at AM since we first witnessed their highly technical, but equally soulful work. Since presenting a showcase of their work in London earlier this year, they are now set to roll with a full-on solo show ‘Some Anatomies of Melancholy’, opening this Thursday, November 11th at Blackall Studios. We […]
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Openings: Eric Fortune – “A Dream’s Reflection” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by sleepboy, November 9, 2010
Last Saturday night, opening alongside Nate Frizzell in the Culver City art district was Eric Fortune (interviewed) “A Dream’s Reflection” in the project room of LeBasse Projects. The Ohio-based artist made it all the way out for the opening and brought along five new paintings with his somber characters floating in swirling layers of interplay between light and shadow. More photos after the jump…
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Video: Anish Kapoor – “Turning the World Upside Down” @ Kensington Gardens

Posted by sleepboy, November 9, 2010
For those who enjoyed the glimpses we brought you of Anish Kapoor’s sculptures currently showing in Kensington Gardens, you might appreciate this video from Vernissage TV as well. The four works on display through March 13th, 2011 include Non Object (Spire), Sky Mirror (2009), Sky Mirror (2006), and C-Curve. Discuss Anish Kapoor here.
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