Archive for the 'Editions' Category
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Exit Art Print Portfolio Launch
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Exit Art launches Expose, the latest edition of their annual print portfolio. This year’s set of six prints has been produced in an edition of 50, and consists of an eclectic mix of noteworthy emerging artists including Sanford Biggers, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Richard Dupont, Chitra Ganesh, Mika Rottenberg, Allison Smith, with a cover by Papo Colo. A reception will be held at Exit Art from 6 - 8:30pm, with portfolio discounts being offered to purchasers who attend the event.
Print Portfolio Launch for Exit Art
Oct. 28, 2008, 6 - 8:30pm
Exit Art
475 10th Ave.
NY, NY 10018
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
KAWS Black Four Foot Companion
Just in time for the recession!
With the above image emerging on the Original Fake website, this rumored release is finally official. No word on a release date, but we anticipate the drop relatively soon. Following the brown and gray versions, the Black Four Foot Companion will round out the trilogy of this groundbreaking edition. The previous two sculptures were released in editions of 100 each, so expect similar numbers or perhaps even less. Start saving…
Image: OriginalFake
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
We Like Jeff McMillan
Jeff McMillan just sent over some photos from his current Los Angeles show, A Maintenance of Inhabitants (For Now), at SURU. Lots of great and affordable pieces are still available. We’re really digging the shrine-like paintings, which seem like an homage to one of Jeff’s favorite artists, Eric White. Short on cash? - Jeff has also produced two $75 giclee prints, in an edition of 50 each, as well as two t-shirt designs. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Masakatsu Sashie Models
Japanese artist, Masakatsu Sashie has produced a small edition of three dimensional model kits, based on his oil paintings. They are available at his current show at GR2 in Los Angeles, which runs through Oct. 15. Not bad for $100 - but can you paint yours this nicely?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
New Daniel Johnston Product Collaborations
Underground music and art legend Daniel Johnston, has teamed up with Medicom’s FABRICK line to produced this limited run of accessories, including a backpack, waist pack, and cell phone case, all adorned with the artist’s iconic Jeremiah the Innocent character. The line is only available in Japan via SHIPS and ZOOTOWN
This is not Johnston’s first foray into product collaborations. For well over a decade, his characters have been featured on t-shirts, gaining popularity as former Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain’s, garment of choice. Earlier this year, AT ARMS LTD. (yes, shameless plug) released a limited run of individually numbered Jeremiah the Innocent collectible figures, and has plans for future projects with the artist. Shirts, signed toys, and other products can be purchased via several retailers including Daniel’s official site, Toy Tokyo, or The Whitney Museum. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
KAWS Bronze Head
10/7 UPDATE: At the gallery’s request, we have removed the image. We urge other sites to do the same. Apologies to Gering Lopez and the artist.
In anticipation of KAWS’ upcoming New York solo show, Gering & Lopez have announced the production of this bronze sculpture, being released in an edition of 33 unique painted colors. The self portrait was first seen in the 2006 release of the Skull Kun figures, which included miniature KAWS heads inside the toy’s belly. It will be interesting to see how fast these move with a $25k price tag - comparable to the cost of recent large canvases that surfaced at the artist’s Saturated show in Miami last month.
KAWS
Untitled (Self Portrait), 2008
bronze (painted)
11 x 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Series of 33 unique colors
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Kaws Walks the Line
Kaws continues to walk the line between fine art and pop culture consumerism. Last week marked the opening of his first solo gallery show in several years at Miami’s Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, coupled with the announcement of his second official Star Wars collaboration, a custom Stormtrooper that serves as an excellent companion (if you get it, please excuse the lame joke) to his previously released Darth Vader figure. More show images after the jump.
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Swoon Navigates the Hudson
Today marks the launch of Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, a massive mobile art installation developed by Swoon, in collaboration with several artists and performers. Building upon ideas first explored by The Miss Rockaway Armada, a fleet of seven handmade vessels have been constructed to look like a cross between boats and chunks of earth broken off from the main land, and floated out to sea. For three weeks, the ships will navigate down the Hudson River, starting in Troy, NY, bringing theatrical and musical performances to several towns along the way. On September 7th the group will hit their final destination - a constructed landscape outside of Deitch Projects along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. Here, a celebration will be held to commemorate the opening night of Swoon’s new gallery installation.
To commemorate the event, Paper Monster has released a new print (pictured below). Entitled Switchback Sisters, the silkscreen ink and stained edition measures 11 x 32 inches, signed and numbered by Swoon in an edition of 106. All proceeds will help support the many people contributing to the traveling project. Buy it here.
Scheduled Switchback Sea Stops (more to come?):
Troy, August 15, 8pm in Downtown Riverfront Park
Albany, August 16, 8pm in the Riverfront Park of Corning Preserve
Saugerties, August 20, 8pm at the Saugerties Lighthouse www.saugertieslighthouse.com
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Travis Louie @ Copro Nason
Travis Louie has a few great pieces in the current group show at Copro/Nason Gallery in Santa Monica, Ca. Often mistaken for graphite drawings, Louie’s acrylic paintings depict a fantasy land of humane monsters, posed for posterity in the style of 19th century Victorian portraiture. More after the jump, click on pics for larger view. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Richard Prince + Terry Richardson on Wives, Wheels, Weapons
Do you remember James Frey? He wrote a novel called A Million Little Pieces, that caused quite a stir within the publishing world when the Smoking Gun revealed his seemingly autobiographical account of a life of drug addiction was actually more fiction than fact. This also angered millions of Oprah fans, who had snatched the book up in lock step after the day-time host praised the novel on television and added it to her book club list. James Frey learned the hard way that while you you can stretch the literary truth, its best not to piss off of Oprah along the way. After a class action lawsuit, getting dropped by his publisher and agent, and a mass recall of the book, it seemed his career as an author was over - until now. After the controversy of being publicly discredited, Frey’s new novel, Bright Shiny Morning, is out via Harper Collins.
To accompany the novel, an artist book entitled Wives, Wheels, Weapons is being released by JMc & GHB Editions. This companion edition excerpts three stories of the same name from the novel, alongside a photo essay response by photographer, Terry Richardson. The book is available in both soft and hard cover editions of 1000 each, the later including a dust jacket by Richard Prince. Richardson, Prince and Frey will attend the release Sunday, August 10th, from 5-7 pm at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in New York and will be available for signing.