Elisa Carmichael
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The Thousands | Opening Night
November 19th 09, 15:11
The Thousands, the terrific street art exhibition we’ve been following for the last few months, finally opened in London on Wednesday, November 18th. Check out these great pics of the evening below, then head over to Vandalog to see Babelgum’s video coverage of the event and interview with curator RJ Rushmore.
From left to right: Faile, Bast, Aiko, Adam Neate, Os Gemeos
KAWS and Futura
Copies of The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In, published and available through Drago.
Image of WK Interact courtesy RJ. Images of the opening courtesy Gwenie.
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Kelsey Brookes | Bigger, Brighter, Bolder | Quint Contemporary Art
November 19th 09, 13:54
Read MoreKelsey Brookes is an artist whose work just gets better and better with every show. His new solo exhibit opens Friday, November 20th, at Quint Contemporary Art in San Diego and the title, “Bigger, Brighter, Bolder”, says it all about these stunning new paintings, which explore expanded themes and an energized color palette. The effort Kelsey has put in over the past nine months really shows as he takes his work to a whole new level.
Check out our exclusive studio shots, courtesy of Ross Morrison, sign up for the December issue of The Art Street Journal to read a great pre-show interview with Kelsey, then head down to La Jolla this weekend for what looks to be a fantastic event.
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The Thousands
November 14th 09, 12:54
The last time we talked to you about The Thousands was in August, back before it even had a name! Now, with less than a week to go, RJ from Vandalog is hard at work putting the final touches on the show, which will feature mostly privately owned work from Os Gemeos, Banksy, Barry McGee, Know Hope, KAWS, Swoon, Chris Stain, Herakut, Shepard Fairey, Faile and more.
The Thousands, which opens on November 18th at Village Underground in London, has also been documented in a fantastic book entitled The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In. Order your copy from Drago.
RJ gave us an exclusive look at this awesome Barry McGee for the show – Untitled 2, 2008, Installation of 11 Elements, Acrylic on Wood Panels, 123×96cm, Courtesy of Barry McGee via CircleCulture Gallery. Check out some more sneak peeks below, then make sure to see it all in person if you can next week!
Know Hope
Chris Stain
Faile
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Barry McGee & Phil Frost | mindthegap Exhibition
November 13th 09, 1:33
Last week, SlamxHype let you know about mindthegap, Barry McGee and Phil Frost’s exhibition at Prism, LA’s most exciting new gallery. I checked out the preview tonight and was really impressed by what I saw. With a space designed by award-winning architectural design firm PATTERNS and an inaugural show curated by RVCA founder PM Tenore, co-owners Jared Najjar and PC Valmorbida are definitely off to a good start.
(from left) Jared Najjar, Andy Valmorbida, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Stavros Niarchos
Not only is Prism is a fun addition to the Sunset Strip, it’s great to see more galleries sprouting out here that support the urban art scene. Says Australian born PC, “We are trying to close the gap between blue chip art and street art and make it accessible to everyone. When I first came to Los Angeles, it struck me that there was less activity here than in New York and there was some room for a place like this. I want to attract a lot of young people. It’s not your conventional, stuffy art gallery.” It’s definitely far from that. If you’re a Beautiful Losers fan and anywhere near LA between now and February 20th, you have got to check Prism out.
Exclusive photos of the evening below.
(from left) Revok, PC Valmorbida
Nicky Hilton (center)
Barry McGee (right)
Seth Carmichael and Revok
PM Tenore (on the steps)
Elisa Carmichael (me)
Paris Vogue’s Carine Roitfeld
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Timothy Karpinski at Thinkspace
November 6th 09, 17:02
Thinkspace is hosting their second solo show with Timothy Karpinski tonight, November 6th. My Heart Never Sleeps, which follows the artist’s project solo at the gallery in 2008, features a nice selection of collaged works on paper, hand-cut wood sculptures and a large central installation entitled Fear Fort, which Timothy built, lived and worked in during the months preceding the show. Check out the preview images below and make sure to come along tonight if you can as Timothy’s work is particularly lovely in person. Turf One and Craig “Skibs” Barker will have work on display in the gallery’s project spaces and there will be a musical performance from the band Lovers.
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Dan Witz | Dark Doings | Carmichael Gallery
November 5th 09, 11:10
Brooklyn artist Dan Witz opens his first major LA show at Carmichael Gallery tonight, Thursday November 5th. The exhibit, Dark Doings, showcases a selection of pieces from his expansive summer street project of the same name. Created both for the street and gallery, the subtle, haunting images of human and animal faces trapped behind dirty glass windows are inspired by a recent visit earlier in the year to the red light district of Amsterdam. Dark Doings runs through December 3rd.
With a career that dates back to the 1970s, Dan Witz is one of the most prolific artists working on the streets of New York City today. Some of the most influential voices in the street art scene have commented on his importance, both personally and globally.
“It was Dan Witz who first showed us how powerful street art could be. Each summer, Dan’s projects take street art to new levels by adding elements of “surprise and delight” into the city landscape. For us, Dan Witz is the consummate street artist. He’s provocative. He’s dedicated. And most of all – He has absolutely wicked skills.”
- Marc and Sara Schiller (Wooster Collective)
“Dan Witz is a true pioneer of the street art movement. What makes Dan so special is his true passion and love for street art. As many artists on the streets have come and gone over the years, Dan has remained true to the craft and has kept his work alive on the streets since he began over 3 decades ago. I don’t know any other street artists that have been at it that long.”
- FAILE
See prep for the show here.
More “Dark Doings” on the street here.
More about Dan Witz and his past street projects (1979-2009) here.
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Aakash Nihalani and Know Hope in Vienna
October 25th 09, 13:33
Aakash Nihalani and Know Hope brighten up the streets of Vienna during the Blk River Festival.
If you look really closely, you can make out Know Hope’s little paper raindrops falling from the hole in Aakash’s top square.
Clever remix of a classic Banksy image.
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Represent | London Portraiture Show
October 20th 09, 3:08
London has some great shows to look forward to next month, and Represent looks like it is going to be one of the best. Curated by Matt Small, it features a terrific line up of international artists (see a partial list below), each of whom has contributed work based on the theme of portraiture. The show opens with a private view at Blackall Studios, Leonard Street on November 5th.
The event is also a fundraiser for the SHP art projects, which aid in the promotion of social inclusion in London through the creative arts.
Stay tuned for further coverage.
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Kenji Hirata – The Way Out Is The Way In | Joshua Liner Gallery
October 16th 09, 14:04
Barnstormer member Kenji Hirata is opening a solo show at Joshua Liner Gallery in Chelsea, NYC on Saturday, October 17th. Make sure to stop by if you’re in town! The show runs through November 14th.
Some info about Kenji/the Barnstormers for those not so familiar:
Kenji Hirata is a member of the Barnstormers collective, a group of New York/Tokyo-based artists who create large-scale collaborative paintings, films, and performances. The group formed in 1999 after a pilgrimage to the rural town of Cameron, North Carolina, where they painted barns, tractor-trailers, shacks, and farm equipment, and return often to paint new murals. A work by Hirata is featured as the cover of the book Envisioning Diaspora (Timezone 8, 2009), which discusses the post- ’90s wave of New York-based, Asian-American art collectives, including the Barnstormers.
Born in 1968 in Nagasaki, Japan, Kenji Hirata currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Solo exhibitions of his work include: Crystallized, Contemporary Art International, Hamburg, Germany (2006); Token 0.02, Arcus Projects, Tsukuba, Japan (2005); and Indivisible x 4, Reed Space, New York, NY (2005).. Selected group exhibitions include: SITEings, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, North Carolina (2007); Ten, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (2005); Beautiful Losers, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (2004); Dream So Much 02, Asian American Arts Centre, New York (2003); and No Condition is Permanent, Smack Melon, Brooklyn (2001).
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The L.A. case | Carmichael Gallery
October 8th 09, 2:31
German street and fine artist case just put the final touches on his front window installation for “The L.A. case”, his debut US solo exhibit. Come out to meet him and see his fantastic new body of work tonight if you are in LA.
“The L.A. case”
Thursday, October 8th, 7-10pm. Show runs through October 29th.
Carmichael Gallery, 1257 N. La Brea Ave West Hollywood CA 90038
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