After successful showings at EVOKE Contemporary back in 2013 (covered) and 2015 (covered), Kent Williams will be opening another solo on Friday night (September 28th) at the New Mexico gallery. ZOETIC TRINITY: Paintings, Drawings & Photographs features the richly textured work from the Los Angeles-based artist that bridges the gap between “his interest for representation (especially relating to the figure) and abstraction […]
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Art & Culture
Streets: Leon Keer // Murals In The Market (Detroit)
For the fourth edition of Murals In The Market, anamorphic street artist Leon Keer painted a piece entitled Urban Colonization. Painted on a decrepit building around Detroit’s Eastern Market, the wall featuring his considerable 3D skills deals with some of the controversy surrounding the city’s water supply issue. He states – “Seems like the water shutoffs and massive […]
Read MorePreviews: Erik Jones // Spoke Art @ Moniker International Art Fair (London)
Continuing to expand on his color infused portraiture, Erik Jones has prepared a surreal new body of work for the upcoming Moniker International Art Fair in London. Scheduled to be shown at the Spoke Art booth from October 4-7, the new vibrant paintings feature some of his familiar geometric patterns surrounding his subjects, but it seems […]
Read MoreStreets: Vhils (Lisbon)
The organizers of the popular Festival Iminente in Lisbon have teamed up with Amnesty International for their ongoing Brave Walls project. Using the recognition of the event to address important issues, their most recent effort resulted in a new mural by Vhils (interviewed), demanding justice for Brazilian human rights defender Marielle Franco. The Rio city councilor and […]
Read MoreReleasing New B@S Inspired Beer!
Hear ye, hear ye!On September 25, 2018 we, Bad at Sports, will become the world’s first (and best) podcast with its own line of beer. Released in conjunction with Mars Community Brewing the “Artist +/- Beer +/- Jerks = Bad at Sports” Sparkling Lager is ready to set the world a’drinking. The humans behind Bad […]
Read MoreOvertime: Sept 17 – 23
Posted by YESNIK, September 23, 2018 More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): Jeffrey Deitch left MOCA amid controversy. Now he’s returning to L.A. to launch a gallery on his own terms. United Talent Agency Fine Arts head Josh Roth dies at 40. The American architect and theorist Robert […]
Read MoreUpcoming: Josh Keyes & Lisa Ericson – “Tempest” & “Border Crossing” @ Thinkspace
Coming up on October 13th, Thinkspace will be opening separate solo shows from artist couple Josh Keyes (interviewed) and Lisa Ericson. Both of the Portland-based artists’ work reference the environmental issues our world faces, something that will be evident again when they unveil new paintings in Los Angeles. Keyes’ imagery (seen above) often features a post-apocalyptic world […]
Read MoreShowing: Sam Friedman – “Flesh of the Gods” @ Over The Influence (Hong Kong)
Friday night in Hong Kong, Sam Friedman opened his first solo show in Asia at Over The Influence. Entitled Flesh of the Gods, the American artist unveiled a series of canvases inspired by natural landscapes, which he deconstructs and revises into hazy abstract compositions. Through the use of colorful gradients, Friedman is able to create intriguing hints of caves, light […]
Read MoreVideos: Nuart Aberdeen BBC Documentary
Our friends from Nuart Festival recently received another fantastic recognition – the 2nd edition of Nuart Aberdeen festival (covered) organized in collaboration with Aberdeen Inspired, was captured in the Obair Ealain (Street Art) documentary by BBC ALBA. Shot on location during the duration of the 2018 edition of the festival, and narrated in indigenous Gaelic, the 60min feature […]
Read MoreShowing: Mr. @ Perrotin Gallery (Hong Kong)
Recently in Hong Kong, Perrotin Gallery opened a solo show from Mr. entitled People misunderstand me and the contents of my paintings. They just think they are nostalgic, cute, and look like Japanese anime. That may be true, but really, I paint daily in order to escape the devil that haunts my soul. The said […]
Read MoreOpenings: Shepard Fairey – ‘Force Majeure’ @ MMOMA (Moscow)
With a career approaching its 30th anniversary, Shepard Fairey (interviewed) has just opened a new exhibition titled Force Majeure at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (organized with RUArts Foundation, curated by MMOMA and Wunderkammern Gallery with the collaboration of Artmossphere). The exhibition is an historical overview of his career to date, showcasing the evolution of his body […]
Read MoreReleases: Brendan Monroe x Raised by Wolves – “Pendleton Wool Blanket”
A couple days ago, Brendan Monroe (interviewed) announced the release of a blanket he collaborated on with Raised by Wolves featuring his geometric patterns. Produced in a hand numbered edition of 250, sized at 64″ x 80″, and priced at $400, the Pendleton Wool Blanket can be purchased on Monroe’s website or directly here from the Canadian streetwear label. […]
Read MoreArt Focus: Invader – The Elegant Nexus
Invader’s work is made from conventional, individual tiles whose simplicity and uniformity belies the intangible mass of history, knowledge, and experience with which these mosaics are imbued. The artist’s practice is intimately associated with both graffiti and video games, which have proven to be two of the most dominant and enduring strands of youth culture over […]
Read MoreTOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (9/20-9/26)
1. Passing Time: Kim’s Corner Food with Thomas Kong September 21, 2018, 7-10PMWork by: Thomas Kong062: 1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609 2. NoNonchalant: Abstraction by Ten Chicago Artists September 21, 2018, 6-9PMWork by: George Blaha, Daniel Bruttig, Jean Alexander Frater, Dianna Frid, Gina Hunt, Matt Irie, Jonah Koppel, Matthew Metzger, Morgan Sims and […]
Read MoreUpcoming: ROA – “DORMANT” @ StolenSpace
Returning for his third go around (see 2012 – part 1 & part 2 – and 2014), ROA will opening a new solo tomorrow night (September 20th) at StolenSpace. Known for the dissections of his animal subjects, both on the streets and in the gallery, the Belgium artist has prepared more of the same for a […]
Read MoreUpcoming: Jonas Wood – “Tennis Court Drawings” @ Shane Campbell Gallery
For an exhibition opening in Chicago on September 26th, Jonas Wood will be focusing in on subject matter he has worked on the past that draws from his experience as a sports fan. Entitled Tennis Court Drawings, the new body of work to be displayed at Shane Campbell Gallery will consist entirely of 24 renderings of famous tennis courts. Using […]
Read MoreShowing: Todd “REAS” James – “Electric Ritual” @ Alice Gallery
Entitled Electric Ritual, the currently showing selection of new paintings from Todd James is his third solo (see 2010, 2015) with Alice Gallery in Brussel. The vibrant new pieces from the New York-based artist continue his explorations of interiors while including some signature elements like his curvaceous nudes, war planes, and vivid color palette. Also included […]
Read MorePreviews: Mike Lee – “I’ve Missed You” @ The Garage
Amsterdam’s The Garage will be opening the European debut show from Mike Lee on the 29th of September. I’ve Missed You will be American artist’s first solo exhibition in Europe after successfully introducing his work in Tokyo (covered) and Hong Kong (covered) last year. We’ve been following Lee’s work since his early shows with Giant Robot (back […]
Read MoreStreets: Said Dokins & Fintan Magee // Nuart Festival (Stavanger)
We’ve recently written a lot about what was happening in Stavanger during the 18th edition of Nuart Festival, but we wanted to give you a heads up on the background of two of the arguably most impactful projects that took place. Both murals created by artists that came from other parts of the globe, Australian […]
Read MoreStreets: OG Slick (POW! WOW! Worcester)
Continuing to work with the POW! WOW! family, OG Slick recently finished a wall for this year’s event in Worcester, Massachusetts. The mural features a motif the Los Angeles-based artist has worked on in the past featuring his familiar Micky Mouse hands spray painting a smiley face. We’ll have more from POW! WOW! Worcester soon, […]
Read MorePreviews: Kelsey Brookes – “Fibonacci, Waveforms, and Capsid Symmetries” @ Quint Gallery
On September 28th, Quint Gallery in La Jolla will be opening a show from Kelsey Brookes entitled Fibonacci, Waveforms, and Capsid Symmetries. Continuing to draw from his scientific background as former biochemist for inspiration, the locally-used artist has found a novel way to present his geometric and patterned imagery by applying them to sculptural surfaces. Working in particular with the Fibonacci […]
Read MoreOvertime: Sept 10 – 16
Posted by YESNIK, September 16, 2018 More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): Three shows coming up from Ai Weiwei in Los Angeles starting at the end of the month. Interview with Conor Harrington about his new show “The Story of Us & Them” at Heni Gallery. Street artist Revok and […]
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