Last week I posted some photos of what David Choe and DVS had painted in London for the Hell’s Half Acre show. Here’s some more from that recent London visit, one wall on Leake Street and another in the Old Vic Tunnels off of Leake Street:

David is interviewed in this next video, so of course it’s NSFW:

Hell’s Half Acre opened on Monday night and Graffoto has a review.

David Choe and his partner DVS have been in London preparing for Hell’s Half Acre, the show we mentioned recently that Lazarides Gallery is putting on in the Leake Street tunnels. They also took some time out to paint a few pieces on the graffiti covered walls of Leake Street.

These are a few of my favorites, but Choe has a bunch more photos on his blog.

Photos by David Choe

David Choe‘s monograph is set to be released on July 7th. Choe has done a few books before, but this looks to be his biggest one yet. For now, you can pre-order the book on Amazon and check out some preview images on Arrested Motion.

Nothing to Declare is a new zine coinciding with David Choe’s recent show of the same name. It features a story by Jason Jaworski, based on various paintings by Choe. The zine is now available now through Lazarides’ Beverly Hills Gallery and is limited to a run of 187. Check out some of the pages below!

Upper Playground just put up some new extra footage from the documentary Dirty hands about David Choe on their Youtube Channel – The video gives an inside look in to the unique technique and practice David goes through in order to create one of his masterpieces. A very interesting watch!

Two bits of news from David Choe today.

1. Giant Robot has just released two limited edition skate decks with Choe’s artwork on them. Personally, I absolutely love the black one.

Each deck is a limited edition of just 50 and is for sale at Giant Robot’s online store for $150 (so don’t try skating on these). You can get the red deck here and the black deck here.

2. WalrusTV has posted a deleted scene from the documentary Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe. Check it out here:

Via The Citrus Report

David Choe’s LA solo show Nothing To Declare (with Lazarides Gallery) opened this week and it looks like Choe has outdone himself yet again. Fans of his work have got to love these new paintings. For me, Choe is kind of like Barry McGee; some of the images are interesting and others aren’t, but damn that technical ability never fails to amaze me. There are few who can use a spray can better.

The LA Times has a nice article about Choe and Nothing To Declare. Pretty cool that Choe’s gone from leaving LA when he could only get shows at hair salons to now being profiled in The LA Times for his return.

The show is taking place in a massive warehouse, so of course there are some installation bits. I love the giant whale.

Photos by Brandon Shigeta

David Choe’s upcoming Nothing To Declare show takes place in LA but comes to you via London with Lazarides Gallery behind the affair. The show runs from April 23rd until May 23rd and is taking place at 320 North Beverly Drive. Choe is one artist whose I just can’t figure out. Is he a genius or a madman or both? One thing is for sure: man pours his heart and soul in his artwork. These teaser images from Lazarides show some of my favorite paintings that Choe has ever done. Can’t wait to see what else he has in store for this event.

Those images all capture David’s more refined side, but that’s not all that Choe is about. I recently came across this short documentary about David called Whales and Orgies. It’s described as the precursor to the documentary Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe (a film that I desperately want to see). Here’s Whales and Orgies:

A new documentary film focusing on the life and times of graffiti artist David Choe will be presented in Los Angeles and San Francisco over the coming months by Upper Playground. The film entitled Dirty Hands – The Art and Crimes of David Choe follows the Award winning artist and uncovers the artistic trials and tribulations he has endured.

Dirty Hands is set to start screening at the Sunset 5 in LA on April 30 – May 6, and then move on to SF for showings from May 21 – May 27.

David Choe has posted a lengthy mish-mash of links on his blog, with the point being that in April he’s got a solo show in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles with Lazarides Gallery called Nothing to Declare. And, he’s also got a book being published this summer.