As far as I’m concerned, Adam Neate is one of the best painters of a generation. From what I’ve been hearing on and off the record, his recent solo show at Elms Lesters in London has been getting very mixed reviews. Many people are saying he is even more brilliant than before, others feel vindicated …
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Well this is now two new Banksy pieces on the street in one week (see: Ikea Punk) (and three in about a month) and the 3rd 4th (UPDATE: Thanks to Mick for sending this image of the piece at the Barely Legal show from 2006) iteration of his “No Ball Games” image. First there was …
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Dalek & Delta is the latest show at Elms Lesters in London, and of course it is a two person show with James Marshall aka Dalek and Boris Tellegen aka Delta. It’s open now and a great show for lovers of geometry. Photos by s.butterfly
This week there were a number of great art openings in London. My friend and I went to 3 of them. First was Charming Baker‘s show “The Meaning of Everything” at The Gallery on Redchurch Street. I know they say to save the best for last, but we decided to mix it up and start …
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I haven’t been down to see this show in person yet, but it’s definitely on the top of my list. Slinkachu has a solo show at Andipa Modern. Slinkachu does interesting installations of tiny little people on the street and then photographs them. These could easily turn into really tacky and watered down street art, …
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Thursday was the extremely crowded opening of Nick Walker’s latest show at Black Rat Press, “A Sequence of Events.” People were queued for 13 hours just to buy a print. Just the usual sort of reception that Walker receives. The show was done in conjunction with the release of Walker’s book. Because all the work …
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Went to Elms Lesters on Thursday for the opening of Ron English’s first UK solo show, and I was pretty impressed. Although I’m not as big of a Ron English fan as some people, there were definitely a few pieces that stood out for me. And if you like that image, check out the almost …
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The other day I mentioned the three shows coming up in March at the Carmichael Gallery in LA (Hush, Flip, and Veng). Well here’s a preview image from the Hush show which opens March 5th.
As promised, here’s a more detailed review of the Saints and Sinners exhibition that artrepublic is putting on at the St. Martin’s Lane Hotel. Last night was all about street art at the St. Martin’s Lane Hotel. Collectors and salespeople crowded into a front room to look at the 50-some pieces from artists ranging from …
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