Category: Gallery/Museum Shows

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Random link-o-rama

Sure and Faust. Photo by euniyah

I’ve been out of the loop and stuck in libraries lately (and then in Miami for the weekend), and that’s led to me miss posting about a lot of things. I’ve got some catching up to do, so here’s the start of that:

Photo by euniyah

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Kid Zoom’s first US solo show opens this weekend

Kid Zoom, one of the standouts in The Underbelly Project, has his first US solo show opening this weekend in New York City. Ron English has been mentoring the Australian artist, and so far the results are, at the absolutely least, amazing on a technical level. Hopefully this solo show will shed light on the substance of his art, but I’ve got a good feeling that Kid Zoom is something special.

Check back later this week for a very special interview with Kid Zoom.

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Anthony Lister in Miami

Photo by S.Vegas

Anthony Lister may have been the busiest artist in Miami last week. I around town 3-4 times in different places, but never saw him paint. Still, he managed to complete a number of murals around the city, put on a little-publicized but impressive solo show in a pop-up space and have work (including an indoor mural) at the Hello Kitty show. Here are some of my favorite things from Lister’s time in Miami:

This was indoors at his solo show

And all of these were from the solo show too:

First photo by S.Vegas, the rest courtesy of Anthony Lister

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Dran “I Have Chalks”

More Dran news, because I personally cannot get enough of the artist’s work. Thursday night was the private opening of Dran’s solo show, “I Have Chalks,” in conjunction with Pictures on Walls. The artist took 100 of his screen prints and drew on each to personalize them. The theme is a fantastic idea because the individuality of such a talented artist is endlessly displayed in each. Plus, buyers only paid a bit more above the usual asking price for one of his prints and take home an original piece.

Unfortunately, I was not in town to see the show, but Mark over at Hooked Blog took some great photos from the opening. Enjoy!

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Rising Stars in Bethnal Green

Yet another group show for the holiday season, High Roller Society will play host to their roster (and some special guest artists) for a festive group show. Opening December 4, the exhibit features the likes of Filthy Luker, Pufferella, Run and a few others. Personally, I always love the outdoor conceptual/sculptural pieces by Luker, so he should be a highlight of the show.

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Underdog Teaser Videos

Vandalog was sent over some pretty cool videos hyping the new Underdog show in Lisbon, Portugal opening Friday. Featuring primarily Portuguese artists, the goal of the project is to raise awareness of street art in Portugal.

Leading the show is the young whirlwind artist, Vhils, who created this trailer for the show in conjunction with Orelha Negra.

Vhils x Orelha Negra Colab from Vhils on Vimeo.

The other is a video promoting the rebellious nature of the show representing the Maismenos project.

± TO PROTEST AND TO SUBVERT ± teaser video UNDERDOGS from PlusqueMinusque on Vimeo.

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Veng at Pandemic Gallery

Another street artist’s first solo show is approaching as well. Veng, associated with Robots Will Kill, will premiere new studio works at the Pandemic Gallery in Brooklyn on December 17th. The show, Identifiable Reality, will feature new oil on wood canvasses by the artist. What I really enjoy about his work is not just the subtle outdoor aesthetic conveyed in the work above, but the strong figurative associations with surrealism and modernist European paintings. It is refreshing to see street artists have different styles, especially when they translate their work into gallery and museum spaces.

All photos by Luna Park

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Miami Madness

In a lot of ways, Hargo sums up Miami's art fair week

With so much of the art world migrating to Miami this week in a frenzy, there seem to be too many events and parties (and I promise not to blog about the parties in detail. This isn’t a gossip site) and exhibits and festivals and everything else to keep track of. Here’s a roundup of some of the things that I’m most interested in seeing (or not seeing).

Things that have already been mentioned on Vandalog:

And things that I haven’t already blogged about:

  • Elisa Carmichael has her list of Miami must-sees, which includes a Dan Witz book signing and a Trespass book signing with Marc and Sara from Wooster Collective and Carlo McCormick.
  • Sorry to bring this up, but Sanrio’s exhibition of Hello Kitty art is just annoying. They got some great artists like Jim Houser to paint Hello Kitty characters. I’ll be avoiding this show like the plague.
  • I mostly go for Ryan McGinness’ really abstract work and this isn’t that, but McGinness fans will probably want to check out his solo show.
  • Barry McGee will be showing work and signing books at Ratio 3’s book in Basel Miami.
  • Jonathan LeVine Gallery has a pop-up show as part of Wynwood Walls. Some of the artists include AJ Fosik, Judith Supine, Doze Green, Dan Witz and WK Interact.
  • FriendsWithYou are filling a park with giant blow-up sculptures.
  • Last year, OHWOW Gallery’s It Ain’t Fair show was one of the most interesting shows in Miami. Once again, they have a killer line up for the show including José Parlá, Rey Parlá (José’s brother who is, I believe, a filmmaker), KAWS, Phil Frost, Barry McGee and Neckface.
  • OHWOW Gallery are also opening a bookstore at The Standard Hotel in Miami.
  • New Image Art’s pop-up show includes Neckface, Judith Supine and Os Gêmeos. Probably going to be a must-see.
  • Tristan Eaton and his partners are launching Contra Projects with a wide-array of events this week including a tent/lounge space, a mural (by Mr. Jago, Tristan Eaton, Ron English and others) and a TrustoCorp carnival aka TrustoLand. More info on the Thunderdog blog.
  • Carmichael Gallery, Joshua Liner Gallery and others will have booths at SCOPE, and I think Maya Hayuk is painting a mural there, which should be awesome if I’m remembering that correctly.
  • And of course there’s all the fairs I haven’t mentioned, because there are just so many. So many. Too many. It’s gonna be art overload. But if I’ve missed anything that you think is particularly special, please leave a comment.

Photo by Hargo

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Elbow Toe Preview at Warrington Museum

After Goya

On December 4, the Warrington Museum in Chesire will host Elbow-Toe’s first solo show in the UK, entitled Due Date. A breath of fresh air in the art world, the New York based artist has been gaining attention with his colorful and witty “paper paintings” as the artist calls them. These pictures don’t even do them justice; Elbow-toe’s work really needs to be seen in person to fully comprehend the labor and creativity in his methods. This particular show is not just Elbow-toe’s paintings, but also works on paper. Both act as strong contrasts to one other and should play off each other well in the final set-up.

The show’s theme is based around the concept of parenthood and the ideas and preconceived notions that comes with it in today’s world. The works act as stories that stem from the artist’s own life experiences as well as what he believes others think of being a parent.

In a statement by the artist he states that “In these paintings I am addressing fears (loss of individuation as well as of the proverbial unknown), the strengthening of bonds in times of crisis, the issues of trying to become a parent later in life and the wisdom gained through the process of parenting.”

Sweet Dreams

For more information on the show visit Elbow-toe’s website and his flickr to see more images from the upcoming show.

All photos courtesy of Elbow-toe

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Never Judge…? at Stolenspace

The London Police

December 2nd will see the opening reception of Stolenspace’s latest winter exhibition, Never Judge…? The show’s theme centers around artists’ recreation of classic Penguin book covers in their own aesthetic. Seeing the preview, the bulk of the work looks fantastic, but with some of the pieces I don’t know what the book actually is or which artist it is by.

Anthony Lister

The show must have been in the works for awhile because the artist list is HUGE and looks fantastic.

The artists include: Alex Fakso, Alexander Korzer Robinson, Alexone, Alex Trochut, All City Media, Anders Nilsen, Andrew Council, Angela Lizon, Anthony Burril, Anthony Lister, Arth Daniels,  Blek Le Rat, Brad Downey, Brian Cairns, Buff Monster, C215, Chris Stain, Chistopher Silas Neal, CUM, Cyclops, DEM, D*FACE, David Bray, David Gentleman, Dave Kinsey, David Walker, Dominique Holmes, Eelus, EINE, Elsa Mora, EMA, Evan Hecox, Faris Badwan, Filthy Luker, Gabriel Dubois, Gary Taxali, Gerald Laing, Graham Dolphin, gray318, Hanna Melin, Hellovon, Ian Stevenson, James Alexander Burbidge, Jaybo, Jeff Antebi, Jeff Fisher, Jim Houser, Jonathan Darby, Jon Burgerman, John Pound, John Slade, Julie Verhoeven, Hanna Melin, Kai & Sunny, Kate Gibb, Kathryn Macnaughton, Kid Acne, Kristian Hammerstad, KRSN, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Herald, Marta Cerda, Matt Eco, Matt Small, Methane Studios, Michael De Feo, Mike Stilkey, Mr Jago, Mysterious Al, Mudwig, Parra, Pete Fowler, Rico, Ripo, ROA, Ronzo, Roxanne Jackson, Rul/Vomitorium, Russell Maurice, Russ Mills, Ryan Bubnis, Sam Flores, SAN, Shepard Fairey, Sickboy,  Skull Phone, Steff Plaetz, Sylvia Ji, Tara McPherson, The London Police, Tim Bessell, Tom J Newell, Toshikazu Nozaka, Tristan Eaton, Usugrow, Viktor Vauthier, Vinnie Nylon, Will Barras, WK Interact, Word To Mother, Zosen…

Ripo

Photos by Stolenspace