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Preview: “The Future Tense” @ The Future Gallery, London

Posted by sven, May 24, 2010

The Future Tense launches itself in London this week with a showing of represented artists Katrin Fridriks, Lee Baker, Mark Webber, Tom Oldham, Joseph Loughborough, Jamie Shaw and Louis Hudson. We particularly like the look of Katrin Fridriks’ work, pictured above. The Icelandic artist currently lives and works in Paris where she composes her abstract explosions of colour using an almost perfect balance of order and refinement complimenting the chaos and urgency seen within her work. The official opening takes place on Wednesday 26th May, […]

Studio Visits / Preview: Greg Simkins – “Inside the Outside” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, May 24, 2010

Greg “Craola” Simkins (featured) is set to open his show on June 5th at the Joshua Liner gallery, so AM took the opportunity to hang with the ever creative mastermind at his Torrance studio. The show “Inside the Outside” (teased) is just that – flipping our world as we know it upside down with a mind-spinning array of painted characters and stories that would impress any hardcore sci-fi or fantasy fan. In addition to Greg’s coveted paintings, he took the time to revisit his roots […]

Openings: “Small Victories” Booooooom Photography Show @ Above Second Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 23, 2010

Last Thursday, May 20th, the Above Second Gallery in Hong Kong hosted a photography exhibition put together from reader submissions by art website – Booooooom. Hopefully, some of our readers who have some photo skills were able to get in on the action. “Small Victories” is a photographic celebration of the quietly beautiful, unintentionally funny, people and things all around us – little moments that make life worth living. The work in the show consists entirely of 4×6 photographs, submitted by people all over the […]

Teaser: “Tarot – Artists’ Visions of the Future” @ Galerie Petits Papiers

Posted by sleepboy, May 22, 2010

Sounds like there are some Tarot themed shows and projects coming up this year. First up is “Tarot – Artists’ Visions of the Future” at Galerie Petits Papiers in Brussels. Although some of the other artists are unfamiliar to us, we do know that the supremely talented Ashley Wood painted the piece seen above for this exhibition. The show opens on May 27th if you happen to be in Belgium – you can see more info on the show here. Discuss Ashley Wood here.

Openings: Roa @ Factory Fresh

Posted by sleepboy, May 22, 2010

Talented street artist Roa continued his onslaught of recent shows (Cologne, Paris and London) with a new body of work for the Factory Fresh Gallery in New York. Reprising his signature lenticular paintings and utilizing found objects as canvas with movable parts revealing the anatomy of his animal subjects, the Belgium-based artist once again wowed the audience with ingenious constructs and on site installations. More pics after the jump…

Preview: Richard Colman – “Keep Out the Light” @ New Image Art

Posted by sleepboy, May 22, 2010

Set to open tonight at New Image Art is Richard Colman’s “Keep Out the Light”. The new body of work will feature some of the artist’s signature imagery with increasingly frantic geometric patterns interspersed with the interconnected characters that inhabit his paintings. The bright and beautiful hues of his configurations provide a stark contrast to his violent and often overtly sexual world. From the look of things, visitors will be greeted with some pretty impressive murals and installations when the show opens. Check our more […]

Art Stars – Polo Jeans Project

Posted by sleepboy, May 20, 2010

Starting early this year, Polo Jeans Co. Ralph Lauren began commissioning artists all over Europe to customize star shaped “canvases” made from denim. This list includes many artists that readers of AM will be familiar with including Matt Small (interviewed), Pam Glew, Pedro Matos, Herakut (interviewed), Delta, and Case. With the stars and stripes flag as inspiration, the artists created some pretty fantastic pieces that will appear in Polo Jeans Co. stores as well as all together in an exhibition in London at the end […]

Openings: Allison Sommers – Schlareffenland @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, May 20, 2010

Last weekend, Allison Sommers (interviewed) opened her show “Schlareffenland” at the Thinkspace Gallery alongside Joao Ruas. Showing off her vivid imagination as well as a predilection for sausages, Allison wowed the crowd with her strikingly detailed paintings, sculptures, and sausage jello – yes, sausage jello. See for yourself with all the opening pics after the jump…

“Art From The New World” – Gary Baseman Hosted Tour / Artist Signing Event

Posted by sven, May 19, 2010

Following on from the fantastic preview evening last Friday, Corey Helford Gallery’s “Art from the New World” continued to draw in the crowds on Saturday afternoon for the public opening consisting of a guided tour of the exhibition hosted by the inimitable Gary Baseman and a meet-and-greet signing session with the artists. Baseman held court in the lobby of Bristol City Museum alongside his costumed characters, giving an enjoyable potted history of the new contemporary scene and discussing how he and many of his peers […]

Openings: Os Gemeos – “Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá” @ Museu Colecção Berardo

Posted by juggernut3, May 19, 2010

Os Gemeos unleashed their latest show across the Atlantic in Portugal named “Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá” (To who lives there, heaven is there). From the looks of this exhibition hosted in Lisbon’s Museu Colecção Berardo, it appears to be as heavenly as the title indicates. Fans of the twins from São Paulo were greeted with another indoor haven for street art and music lovers. From floor to ceiling, Os Gemeos worked to paint and install interactive sculptures, installations and paintings that hooked […]