Category: Gallery/Museum Shows

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Kid Acne Heads to the posh side of London

On November 7, Kid Acne‘s latest show opens at JAGGEDART in Marylbone. This particular show is a bit of a departure for the artist as he collaborates with photographer Patrick Guedj of Kenzo Parfums. I surprisingly like the work, mainly because it feels like a peep into Kid Acne’s sketchbook, or what he would do if he was given a set of photographic stills and create doodles. All the same, I really enjoy seeing any artist stepping out of the box and taking a risk with their work in a different medium and capacity.

Image courtesy of JAGGEDART

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Weekend link-o-rama

1010 and Other aka Troy Lovegates

Had about 4 days away from a computer and it’s taken me nearly as long to catch up on emails. This post should help to finish that task. Here’s what I missed while I was away:

Photo by Other

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Ron English round-up

At English 101

Ron English has been busy with projects in LA recently. Here’s some of what he’s been up to:

Photo by Carlos Gonzalez for Arrested Motion

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Nele Azevedo at Rivera Gallery

Rivera Gallery in Los Angeles is having a group show this Saturday, October 15. I stopped by the gallery earlier today and it’s already looking good – lots of interesting installations and pieces with an environmental theme. The artist who interests me the most is probably Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo (pictured above), who is best-known for her site-specific series of ice-based urban interventions known as Melting Men, which form part of her Minimum Monument series, a project she has continued to develop and evolve since 2001. A critical exploration and subversion of the concept of public city monuments and their role in shaping modern man’s disconnected attitude with the natural world, the project has also been embraced as a powerful proclamation on climate change.

Nele is featured in Marc and Sara Schiller’s TRESPASS book and has made it on Unurth in the past – so I recommend googling her name if you’re interested in seeing more. It’s a cool, unusual form of street art. That particular sculpture in the photo above was made in Sao Paulo in 2002.

Vaughn Bell, Robert Cannon, Aharon Gluska, Claire Morgan, Robert Standish, Jason deCaires Taylor, Levi van Veluw and Yuriko Yamaguchi are the other artists in the show, which was curated by gallery director, Maryam Parsi.

I’ll be at the opening on Saturday, so if you’re in the neighborhood, maybe I’ll see you there.

– Elisa

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Gaia at OneThirty3

This Thursday, 13th October 2011, 6:30pm till 9.00pm @ onethirty3

6.30-9.00pm Open for one night only
Venue: OneThirty3, Unit 22, Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 2HL

EACH SHOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY ONE ORIGINAL PAINTING & 33 LIMITED EDITION PRINTS, SIGNED & NUMBERED.

PLACES WILL BE LIMITED: info@onethirty3.com

Photos courtesy of OneThirty3

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Mr Penfold and his Berlin Bandits

Mr Penfold has been rather busy recently. Firstly here are a couple of his new fantastic pieces in London.

And secondly, Mr Penfold and his fellow Berlin Bandits, Billy and Low Bros, are teaming up at the end of the month to put on an exhibition of paintings at NeonChocolate. So if you are in Berlin, or fancy a weekend break, then make sure you hit the city between October 29th and November 4th and check out the show. It should be (to quote Billy’s favourite word) RAD!

Photos by Mr Penfold

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Weekend link-o-rama

Portrait of Steve Jobs in France

This weekend I’ll be in Boston. If you have any ideas for what I should get up to, leave a comment. I’ll definitely be checking out Swoon’s installation at the ICA Boston. Here’s what’s been going on in street art while I’ve been locked in my room studying all week:

Photo by Abode of Chaos

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Warren Lewis aka WorldWarWon in Amsterdam

Warren Lewis, aka WorldWarWon, has his first solo show in the Netherlands opening this weekend at Amsterdam’s Andenken Gallery. My Name Is only runs from October 8th through the 14th though, so make sure to see if ASAP if you’re interested. Warren’s paintings are much more graphically complex than most of his street art. They look like a physical mash-up of politics, vacuous tumblr/facebook/twitter babble, brand identities and pop culture all roll into one, sort of abstract portraits of modern 20 and 30-somethings.

Warren Lewis is represented by the recently launched Klerkx Art Agency, who also represent John Fekner, Icy and Sot (among others).

Photo by Warren Lewis

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Michael de Feo curating a show in Connecticut

Dan Witz

On Every Street is a show opening this Thursday at Samuel Owen Gallery in Greenwich, CT. Curated by Michael de Feo, it features the work of dozens of street artists. On Every Street includes a diverse of street artists both in style and (from Hargo to Tony Curanaj) and when they were active outdoors (from Richard Hambleton to Gaia).

Here’s the full line up: Above, Aiko, Michael Anderson, Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, C215, Tony Curanaj, Michael De Feo, D*Face, Ellis Gallagher, Keith Haring, Ron English, Blek le rat, Faile, Shepard Fairey, John Fekner, JMR, Gaia, Richard Hambleton, Hargo, Maya Hayuk, Don Leicht, Tom Otterness, Lady Pink, Lister, Ripo, Mike Sajnoski, Jeff Soto, Chris Stain, Swoon, Thundercut, Dan Witz.

Images courtesy of Michael de Feo