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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Templeton + Leines at Roberts & Tilton
Under the ambient glow of the orange moon and the smoke in the air from the SoCal fires, Roberts & Tilton opened the two man show by Ed Templeton and Matt Leines to an eager, thriving crowd. Shoulder to shoulder in the new space, wide support for the artists was clear. There is a broad offering of art that ranges from photography to mixed media to sculpture and, of course, Leines’ usual works on paper. Both artists delivered exceptional works that were appreciated by a noticeably diverse group. Stand-out pieces by Templeton included large sculputures and Leines continued to explore his voice with cut-out forms. Books by both artists are available through the gallery website.
Friday, November 14th, 2008
CLOWNS! Preview at Corey Helford Gallery
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with glue? No, really, there’s no Elmer’s involved, but this group show is indeed one of the most cohesive Fall group shows in LA’s fragmented gallery landscape. CLOWNS!, previewed on Nov. 14 by invitation, opens to the public on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Culver City’s art gem, Corey Helford Gallery. The exhibition effort also involves London’s StolenSpace Gallery - with notable international artists such as D*Face submitting a seminal and brilliantly timely piece parodying the venerable (and recently fragile) US institution AmEx. Shag, Dave Kinsey, Gary Taxali and Paul Frank also contribute to the depth of the show.
CLOWNS! amounts to a curatorial statement, with focused, inspired artwork - the Corey Helford Gallery displaying why it is among the leaders in the ever evolving LA art scene.
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Herakut at Campbarbossa
Campbarbossa is presenting a commission-only show for the European duo, Herakut, in London:
New Works by Herakut
28th Nov through to 7th Dec 2008
Preview 27th Nov 6.30pm - 9.30pm (RSVP info@campbarbossa.com)
22 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
WC2E 7DD
For the uninitiated, Herakut are unlikely collaborative German artists extraordinaire, the cunning confluence of aliases Hera and Akut and the finest artistic alliance of Frankfurt and Efurt the modern art world has to offer. It’s not like we’ve actually researched this part but if there’s a finer alliance we’d like to know. All the works on display are new, pre-commissioned pieces. So this is simply an opportunity to come along, hang out, have a fine time, admire Herakut’s increasingly bold, unique body of work—the strangely beautiful union of Akut’s photorealist spray paint and Hera’s distinctively scratchy, sexualised, everyday world.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
R.I.P. Riviera Gallery
After six years, Brooklyn’s Riviera Gallery is closing its doors. With the sad departure of Clementine Gallery earlier this year, this marks yet another loss to the NY gallery community that has supported up and coming and emerging artists. Join Riviera in its closing celebration, Thursday, Nov. 6th, 6pm - midnight.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Community Outreach is Back
Many of us have been wondering what happened to Community Outreach, the Canadian gallery responsible for showcasing the talents of some amazing U.S. artists like Barry McGee and Clare Rojas across our northern border. Now, CO’s founder is back with Paul Bright Gallery and an exciting roster of represented artists including Matt Leines, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Taylor McKimens, and Ben Jones. The official opening takes place Saturday, Nov. 6, with an exhibit by Marc Bell, whose last state-side solo show was over a year ago.
I couldn’t find a suitable image for this post, so here you have an amazing composite Paul sent over a year ago of the walls of the Community Outreach back room - click for the bigger view.
Paul Bright Gallery
1265 Bloor St.
Toronto, ON
info@paulbrightgallery.com
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
NY Art Book Fair
The New York Art Book Fair runs this weekend, Friday, Oct 24. - Sunday, Oct. 26, at Phillips de Pury, making a visit pretty easy for those planning on attending this weeks Saturday @ Phillips auction. The free event, sponsored by Printed Matter, includes more than 140 international exhibitors including publishers and sellers of contemporary art books, catalogs, artist books and zines. The Art Collectors looks forward to checking out PictureBox, Ooga Booga, and Nieves, who who will host a signing of Taylor McKimens’ new artist book, Some Kind of Livin’, at 2pm on Saturday.
The New York Art Book Fair
Phillips de Pury
450 W. 15th St., 3rd. @ 10th Ave., Floor
Fri. Oct. 24/Sat. Oct. 25 - 11am-7pm, Sun. Oct 26 - 11am-5pm
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Phantasmagoria by Mark Dean Veca
Mark Dean Veca’s Phantasmagoria was unleashed on 11 October, 2008 at Otis’ Ben Maltz Gallery. The scale was enormous, yet more detailed than any previous installation by the artist. There are references to both Eastern and Western culture with a toile de jouy pattern motif mashed with Japanese waves. In addition, the artist’s Boogeyman character made it’s first appearance on the walls. As an exceedingly ambitious effort, successfully rendered into reality, this event signals very big things for the artist. Several of the original art pieces, available through the artist’s studio, have already been sold to notable collectors. TAC congratulates Mark Dean Veca on displaying a new level of virtuosity. Read the rest of this entry »
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Josh Keyes Tonight!
Josh Keyes latest solo show opens tonight at OK OK Gallery in Seattle. It looks as if Keyes has outdone himself once again.
Josh Keyes - Mist
Oct. 11 - Nov. 2
OK OK Gallery
5107 Ballard Ave.
Seattle, WA 98107
info@okokgallery.com
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Outsiders NYC
London-based Lazaridies packed this run-down, downtown NY warehouse for the VIP preview of Outsiders, a two-week pop-up show featuring an array of international street-art stars and up-and comers. Crowds lined up throughout the evening to to catch a glimpse of this highly anticipated and hyped event. While there was no shortage of fashionable guest-listers and eye-candy, the two-floor exhibit is somewhat of a mixed bag, with the strongest works coming from Dave Choe, Conor Harrington, Todd James (REAS), and Antony Micallef. Read on for The Art Collectors’ extensive photo recap. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
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Hours after wrapping up the whirlwind that was Strategic Synchronicity, I can finally take a moment to breathe. In the final minutes of the show, I took the time to take my own pictures.
As a partner in KRUNK, this was not only our first project but also Futura’s largest show ever. We are extremely proud that the response was nothing short of phenomenal. Thank you to everyone involved.
Contrasting most shots found on the web, these photos are taken moments before we started taking down paintings. Other places you’ll find coverage of the event are: Sour Harvest, Hypebeast, SlamxHype, VinylPulse, The Social Trust, The Gluttony, Metromix_LA, Juxtapoz, BBallJunkies, Gorilli, Quality Control, JB Classics Lab, Asketch, Frolab, etc.
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