Archive for the 'Openings' Category
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Dime Bag’s a Hit at GRNY
Eric White. All Images: Jeff Newman/TheArtCollectors
Dime Bag 3 opened this past Saturday at Giant Robot NY. Curated by participating artists Jordin Isip and Rodger Stevens, the show brings together a tremendous list of artists, each filling a dime bag (actually they are somewhat larger) with whatever they choose. There are some real gems here, all at very affordable prices ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred, with the majority under $100. As expected, a crowd of eager collectors gathered early on opening night to grab works by notable artists including Eric White, Brendan Monroe, Rich Jacobs, Jeff Soto, Andy Kehoe, Cynthia Connolly, Gary Taxali, Taylor McKimens, Adam Wallacavage, Matt Leines, Edward del Rosario, Misaki Kawai and countless others.
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
Clayton Brothers’ New Gallery + Museum Exhibitions
Topsy Turvy Times of Cockamamie Mumbo-Jumbo, 2009. 84 x 144 inches.
The Clayton Brothers open a much anticipated show in Los Angeles tomorrow, July 18. Judging by the large mixed media on canvas works shown here, we expect the duo to unleash an ambitious exhibit, which slated to fill both the east and west spaces at Patrick Painter Gallery’s Bergamot Station location. This one is not to be missed.
The Claytons are also scheduled for their first major museum exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin. Rob and Christian Clayton: Inside Out will run from Sept. 10 – Dec 19, 2010.
Spacey Still Life with Protective Pigeons, 2009. 84 x 48 inches.
I’m Just Joking, 2009. 84 x 84 inches.
Clayton Brothers – Jumbo Fruit
July 18 – August 29
Patrick Painter Gallery2525 Michigan Ave., Unit B2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
info@patrickpainter.com
All Images © Clayton Bros./Patrick Painter Inc.
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Mogan Lehman Delivers a Superfine Show for Summer
Eric Beltz – Deep Shit, 2009 (detail)
On view now at Morgan Lehman is Superfine, a group show open through August 7. Dual readings of the summer exhibit’s title, are equally appropriate. First, in one form or another, all the artists in Superfine employ a hyper concentrated focus on miniscule details. Second, the quality of work suggested by the name is just that – super fine.
Eric Beltz continues to impress with a new graphite illustration dense in religious and historical symbolism. We are left pondering words like “where carcasses are, eagles will gather” – a phrase uttered by Jesus in Matthew 24:28 that has been interpreted as a reference to judgment day and the resurrection. It was also a proverb concerning corrupt government written written by Benjamin Franklin in his Poor Richard’s Almanac. The intertwining of religion and colonial history is further complicated with imagery of a Native American siting over a dead body, cradling his decapitated, scalped head, eagles circling above. Perhaps Beltz is alluding to a judgment day for our nation. The title of the piece, Deep Shit, certainly suggest as much.
Other artists incuded are: Joseph Ayers, Iona Rozeal Brown, Paul Chiappe, Linn Meyers, Tom Molloy, Aaron Noble, Hilary Pecis, Julia Randall, Katia Santibanez, Andrew Schoultz, Rachel Thorlby, Aya Uekawa, Ryan Wallace, and Michael Waugh.
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Ways of Seeing @ Black Rat Press
Photos courtesy of Remi/Rough.
London’s Black Rat Press unveiled its July show, Ways of Seeing, on the 2nd. It will run until the July 24th. Featuring Swoon, Matt Small, and Brian Adam Douglas, the exhibition explores the different approaches of these three stylistically cohesive contemporaries.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis @ Peres Projects
Agathe Snow – Strength in Numbers, 2009 (detail view).Image Courtesy of Peres Projects
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, Peres Projects presents its summer group show Minneapolis, running July 2 until August 29, 2009.
According to the gallery’s press release, “Minneapolis is a city in the Midwestern United States, known for its high rate of literacy and racially tolerant atmosphere. In many respects it is the ideal American city, where coexisting cultures thrive, and in turn breed successive generations of even more creative, talented inhabitants. ‘Minneapolis’ considers the implications of Minneapolis, its legacy and impact on everyone who has never been there.”
While Javier Peres is widely recognized for cultivating the careers of hot young superstars Dan Colen, Terrence Koh, and Dash Snow (who are all included in the show), Minneapolis takes the opportunity to showcase some of the lesser known, but equally captivating artists in gallery’s stable, including Mark Tichner, Paul Lee, Amie Dicke, Dan Attoe, Mark Flood, Kirstine Roepstorff, John Kleckner, Kaye Donachie, and Joe Bradley. As a whole, the show reveals the depth of talent represented by Peres Projects, and it is perfect for anyone looking for an introduction to a gallery that the rest of the art world just can’t seem to get enough of.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Magda Danysz Launches Shanghai Gallery, Exhibits JonOne
Parisian gallery Magda Danysz celebrates its 10 year anniversary with the launch of 18Gallery, a new exhibition space in Shanghai. To commemorate the occasion both galleries are hosting solo shows by JonOne, one of the earliest NY writers to import graffiti to Paris, when he relocate there at the end of the 1980s. Since then his art has gained widespread popularity and is arguably more well known in France and throughout Europe than back here in the States. His Shanghai show is already underway and the Paris exhibit launches this Saturday, July 4.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
First Solo in Italy for Ron English
On july 9th Ron English opens his first solo exhibition in Italy at Milan’s Don Gallery. In the meantime, here’s a small preview of some classic images that will be on display. More to come…
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Opening Night NYC w/ WK + Invader
WK Interact and Space Invader proved their continual popularity as signature-hungry fans fought through the packed opening night crowd for joint solo shows with Jonathan LeVine this past Saturday.
WK’s Motion Portrait presents recent large acrylic on canvas paintings, as well as his well known mixed media and wheat-pasted doors. While several of these works were presented at the Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel Miami last December, the newer motion portrait series does represent a welcome departure for the artists, in both subject and form.
The focus of Invader’s Top 10 is the artists signature Rubik’s Cube mash-ups, this time reworking 10 classic album covers including the Beatles, Velvet Underground, Sex Pistols, Clash and yes, even Iron Maiden. We were most intrigued by Invader’s use of digital technology, in which the artist created a black and white tile mosaic that can be read by smartphone cameras, in turn triggering a time-lapsed Quicktime video of Invader constructing one of his pieces. Magic? – not really. The piece utilizes QR coding (think barcode) that points to a specific URL.
Shows run till July 25. Read on for our extensive photo recap. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Jim Houser in Milan
Philadelphia based artist and founding member of Space 1026, Jim Houser, opens The Tip of The Sword, his first solo exhibit in Italy, on July 1 at Milan’s Galeria Patricia Armocida. We’ve been vocal about our admiration for Houser’s instantly recognizable visual narratives and folk-inspired installations. If you are in the Milan area, this one’s not to be missed. Here’s a couple of images of new works.
Jim Houser – The Tip of the Sword
July 3 – July 31
Galleria Patricia Armocida
Via Bazzini 17, 20131 Milan, Italy
info@galeriapatriciaarmocida.com
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Preview :: Neckface in Copenhagen
On June 26 V1 Gallery welcomes Neckface for the opening of Return To The Womb, his second solo show with the space. Judging from the preview images we received, it looks like Neckface is conjuring up more densely layered imagery than seen in his previous work, and incorporating some pop cultural references for the first time. One thing is clear, even with the new approach, its as nasty as ever.
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