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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Matt Leines + Ed Templeton Signing/Opening
Reminder! Matt Leines and Ed Templeton’s new shows open this Satuday, Nov. at Roberts and Tilton. Both artists will be signing copies of their new books from 6 - 7pm, before the exhibit opening. More to come…
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
NYC::Jose Parla - Layered Days
Layered Days, Jose Parla’s latest exhibition and first solo show in New York, is on view now at Christina Grajales. The show presents a new body of paintings, adorned in layers upon layers of Parla’s signature abstract lettering and textures. Here, the artist’s graffiti roots combine with modern abstract expressionism, conjuring up recollections of both Cy Twombly and Jackson Pollock. In addition, a wall installation builds upon Parla’s themes of history and story telling, through an array of artifacts and photographs combined with original canvas, wood, and ceramic pieces. A hard cover catalog has been published to commemorate the exhibit, and Parla graciously decorated fan’s copies on opening night. Layered Days is on view till Dec. 20.
Jose Parla - Layered Days
Nov. 8 - Dec. 20
Christina Grajales Gallery
10 Green Street, 4th Floor
NY, NY 10013
christina@christinagrajales.com
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Get to Know Eric Beltz
Eric Beltz just closed his first NY solo show at Morgan Lehman Gallery. The Good Land, presented the artist’s meticulous graphite drawings, reminiscent of Colonial America, with a nice tinge of dark humor. Do yourself a favor and pick up the exhibit catalog for a mere $10 here, and if you missed Beltz this time around, Morgan Lehman will show a new body of work at Pulse NY, March 5 - 8, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Shepard Fairey Obama Victory Print
As anticipated, here’s one more Obama print, this time celebrating the victory Shepard Fairey has championed through his prolific campaign art. Yes We Did is an offset print measuring 24 x 36, and has been produced in an edition of 5000, with the first 1000 signed by Fairey. The print will be available via MoveOn.org, Saturday, Nov. 8, at 12:30 EST. $500 will get you the more limited signed version, and a mere $80 the larger unsigned edition of 4000. For those still in a festive mood after Tuesday’s results, what better way to celebrate your new president than with the below bottle of wine designed by Fairey for Kenwood Vineyards.
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Must See::Kehinde Wiley - Down
With Down, Brooklyn based Kehinde Wiley has accomplished a monumental new body of work, which stand as defining moment in the artist’s career and testament to true mastery of craft. The focal point of the exhibit are seven new oil paintings (spanning up to twenty five feet in length), which make specific references to works of European sculpture and painting from both the Renaissance and later neoclassical figurative periods. Here, Wiley reappropriates African American males into allegories of religion, death, mythology, and icons fallen from grace.
With the monolithic scale of this series, bold use of color, ornate patterns, and simultaneous references to modern street aesthetics (Nike, aNYthing, Billionaire Boy’s Club, Prada) and classical European cultures, Wiley has accomplished a wildly appealing visual vocabulary that reveals an artist at the apex of his still young career.
Down is Kehinde Wiley’s third solo show with Deitch Projects, and second New York exhibit this year (World Stage: Africa, Lagos - Dakar closed Oct 23 at the Studio Museum of Harlem).
The Art Collectors presents an extensive set of photographs from Down, alongside some of the original European works referenced by Wiley. Click images for larger views.
Kehinde Wiley - Down
Nov. 1 - Dec. 20
Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street
NY, NY 10013
info@deitch.com
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
One Last Shepard Fairey Election Print
Here’s one last Shepard Fairey election 08′ poster. After all the officially sanctioned art Fairey has done for the Obama camp, let’s hope next week’s drop is a victory print…
While you’re at it, check out The World’s Best Ever for a quick recap of all Fairey’s Obama campaign art.
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
NYC::Jose Parla Opens Nov. 8
The news of Jose Parla’s upcoming solo exhibit in New York should please those unable to make it to see Adaption | Translation, his current show at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms in London. On Nov. 8, the day of the London closing, Parla will unveil a new body of work across the pond in New York. Layered Days runs till Dec 20 at, Christina Grajales, whose primary focus is architectural and interior design consulting.
In addition, to commemorate the Adaption | Translation exhibit, Elms Lesters has published a 140 page hard cover edition, limited to 1000 copies. The book can be ordered by contacting info@elmslesters.com
Read through for some images of Parla’s previous work.
Jose Parla - Layered Days
Nov. 8 - Dec. 20
Christina Grajales
10 Green Street, 4th Floor
NY, NY 10013 Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
LA::Kelsey Brooks at New Image Art
Kelsey Brook’s first U.S. solo show opened this past Saturday at New Image Art, Los Angeles. Here, we present photos from opening night*, alongside some of the paintings available for purchase.
Brook’s new body of work represent personal meditations on spirituality and humanity. In the artist’s own words, “Creation exists beyond the scope of physical parameters and universal constants, unseen by tangibility and rationality. A place where rules are fluid and dynamic, forever changing in accordance to the unknown. These paintings are a product of this place, this limbo between 2 worlds. When I close my eyes and travel to this place these paintings are what I see.” (excerpted from press release)
If you’re a fan, now’s the time. With Brooks being officially represented by Lazarides, expect prices to rise faster than you can say “Faile.”
Kelsey Brooks - I Love Your Bones
Nov. 1 - Dec. 3
New Image Art
790 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90046
info@newimageartgallery.com
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Geoff McFetridge - UNDFTD Billboard Project
Beautiful Loser, Geoff McFetridge has teamed up with Undefeated for the latest installment of the UNDFTD Billboard Project, in which a rotating cast of artists are invited to design the billboard perched above the store’s Los Angeles location. Previous contributors include Kaws, Os Gemeos, Barry McGee, Jose Parla, Kehinde Wiley, and Thomas Campbell. The installation can be seen at 112.5 S. La Brea, Los Angeles, 90036.
Source: Hypebeast / Image: UNDFTD
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Must See::Jim Houser at White Walls SF
We previously told you about Awful Mountain, Jim Houser and Richard Colman’s upcoming joint show at White Walls in San Francisco. Here are some wonderful shots the gallery sent over (thanks goes out to Jeff Luger) of Jim working on his installation, as well as some of the individual pieces available.
Jim’s installations are fantastically inspirational, and he possesses the unique ability to create an environment that is at once warm and welcoming, yet thought provoking an densely layered. Through his use of reoccurring characters, symbols, and text, Jim has created a language and ongoing narrative that is distinctly his own, and represents a form of pure artistic and emotional expression that is often void from much contemporary illustrative art today. Simply put, he is one of our favorite working artists. Read on for more images of the installation in progress.
Richard Colman and Jim Houser - Awful Mountain
Opening: Nov. 1, 7 - 11pm
White Walls SF
835 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA, 94109
andres@whitewallssf.com