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Openings: Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair (Hong Kong)

Posted by sleepboy, March 6, 2010

With stunning views of the Hong Kong harbor and skyline in the background, the third installment of the Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair (a rather cumbersome name that surprisingly isn’t an acronym) opened last weekend at the Grand Hyatt. After successful exhibitions at the New Otani Hotel, Tokyo (2008), and the Grand Hyatt, Seoul (2009), the organizers naturally moved on to another major metropolitan – Hong Kong. Take a look at all the photos some familiar faces as well as some new talent after […]

Interviews / Preview: Kevin Cyr – “Temporal Surfaces” @ White Walls Gallery

Posted by sven, March 5, 2010

AM was recently able to bring you a little insight from Kevin Cyr via our studio visit as he prepared for his latest show, “Temporal Surfaces” alongside Jessica Hess at San Francisco’s White Walls Gallery. We followed up our glimpse into Kevin’s work with an interview and some preview images from the show, which opens this weekend. Read on for our interview and more images after the jump.

Openings: Manifest Equality – Los Angeles

Posted by Ken, March 5, 2010

Manifest Equality (previewed), the latest brainchild of the good people who brought us the Manifest Hope shows (covered), opened this week in the trendy Hollywood and Vine area of Los Angeles. Featuring a full lineup of some of our favorite artists, Manifest Equality has successfully created another well curated and ambitious show, this time around focusing on the themes of Equality, Justice, Civil Rights, Respect, Unity and Love. With artworks donated by such artists as Barry McGee, Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Gary Baseman, Clare […]

Showing: “Fresh” @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 5, 2010

When we visited Thinkspace a couple weeks ago to check out Damon Soule’s solo show, we also took in the “Fresh” group show in the project room. The appropriately named show featured some new young talent on the Silverlake gallery’s roster including Linnea Strid (seen above), Josie Morway, and Jacub Gagnon among others. Take a look at all the pics after the jump…

Showing: Clare Rojas – “We They, We They” @ Ikon Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 4, 2010

Last time we saw Clare Rojas, she was showing with Lydia Fong (aka Barry McGee) and Andrew Jeffrey Wright at New Image Art. She currently has a show in the UK at the Ikon Gallery entitled “We They, We They” which will be running until the March 21st. Stop by if you are in the area as it looks like the “Mission School” artist has put together a pretty fantastic installation with her folk-inspired art including her signature painted banjos. More images after the jump…

Preview: Guerrero Gallery – Grand Opening: Inaugural Group Show

Posted by juggernut3, March 4, 2010

The San Francisco art scene is about to gain a fresh face as our friend Andres Guerrero will be opening up a new haven for artists to exhibit in. The Guerrero Gallery will start up this Friday, March 6th (7 pm) with an inaugural group show that includes artists Brian Willmont, Christopher Russell, Richard Colman, Aaron Noble, Ryan Scott Schaffer, Tim Diet, Ryan Wallace, Rogelio Martinez, Adam 5100, Hilary Pecis, Mark Mulroney, Ala Ebtekar, Eric Yahnker, AJ Fosik, Mike LeSage, Allister Lee, Cleon Peterson, Ryan […]

Preview: Chris Peters @ Last Rites Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 3, 2010

Los Angeles based artist Chris Peters has a show opening this Saturday, March 6th at Last Rites Gallery in NYC. Peters’ paintings are full of symbolism, somber atmosphere, and strangely enough they elicit an emotional response from viewers even though his main characters are devoid of flesh and skin, but maybe that’s the point. Besides providing the nice preview images after the jump, Chris has also kindly agreed to mail a signed showcard to the first reader who can leave a comment telling us how […]

Preview: Aaron Nagel – “Marks” @ Shooting Gallery

Posted by Andrew Hosner, March 3, 2010

Aaron Nagel opens his debut solo show in SF at The Shooting Gallery this Saturday, March 6th. The exhibition is entitled “Marks”, as in a target, a sign or indication of a quality or feeling, or a small area on a surface having a different color from its surroundings, typically one caused by accident or damage. According to the press release, the show is comprised of “11 new large-scale oil paintings, this series uses imagery of youthful women in the nude, often impaled by archery […]

Preview: David B. Smith Gallery @ Scope NY 2010

Posted by AM Editor, March 3, 2010

Another must see fair during Armory Week is Scope New York, which always has an impressive list of galleries from around the world showing cutting-edge emerging artists. One such gallery is our mile-high friends from David B. Smith Gallery, who were nice enough to give us a sneak peak at what they’ll be showing this year, including stunning pieces by Gregory Euclide, Christina Empedocles, Jason Theilke, Kristen Schiele and Jud Bergeron. The VIP preview for Scope NY 2010 opens later today, and AM will certainly […]

Teaser: Matt Small & Zac Walsh – “This is Us” @ Signal Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 3, 2010

Matt Small (interviewed) and his friend Zac Walsh will be opening a show next week entitled “This is Us” at the Signal Gallery (interviewed) in London. Small will be bringing more of his signature paintings with his colorful marbleized technique based on photos he takes off the streets. We are not as familiar with Walsh’s work but will be looking forward to checking out his new body of work. Take a look at one of his pieces after the jump and plan attend on March […]