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Matthew Barney At Sadie Coles HQ – A Closer Look

Yesterday we told you about the new Matthew Barney exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ in London, and today we can take a closer look at some of the works from the exhibition.  Based on Norman Mailer’s symbolic and erotically charged novel of 1983 reimagining ancient Egyptian mythology and ritual, the operatic performance piece is structured
Posted January 26, 2010

Chris Ofili Retrospective At Tate Britain

A new retrospective of works by Young British Artist alumni Chris Ofili is set to open at the Tate Britain in London next week. Emerging in the mid 1990s with a unique style that featured colourful and vibrant paintings created by layering different materials, punctuated with a collage effect that includes glitter, resin, map pins,
Posted January 21, 2010

Jonathan Bergeron

Here is a great artist doing some really interesting work with a character known as Calavera, or skull when translated from Spanish. Jonathan Bergeron aka Johnny Crap uses this interesting character in numerous paintings in numerous getups ranging from a banjo playing musician, a cholo, Batman, and as a member of the ruthless Clockwork Orange
Posted August 27, 2008