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Apocalypse Wow

Adam Bryce — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:52:59 +0000

MACRO Future follows up its recent and highly regarded New York Minute group show with what looks like another group show of great scale and credibility. The group of artists looks on paper like a complete mismatch, but it is a chance to see a number of artists together that probably would otherwise never happen. Curator Julie Kogler pulls the group together under the premise of a “loose theme of art that has had a lasting cultural impact, while operating outside of the mainstream art world”. Definately worth checking out when in Rome.

More info here. Artists taking part include Eric White, Shepard Fairey, Tim Biskup, Todd Schorr, Travis Louie, Jeremy Fish, Doze Green, Ron English, Jeff Soto, Barry McGee, Clayton Brothers, Aiko Nakagawa, amongst others.

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Jim Houser, Doze Green, Adam Wallacavage, and Tara McPherson at Choque Cultural Gallery

N.Joseph — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:03:11 +0000

Adam Wallacavage, Doze Green, Jim Houser, and Tara McPherson are all participants in a group show that opened on January 17th at the Choque Cultural Gallery in Sao Paolo, Brazil, in association with New York’s Jonathan LeVine Gallery. As you can see from the images inside, the show turned out great and word has it that these artists will be showing at the Scion gallery space in Culver City next month. I really enjoy Houser’s work, especially his color palette as always, and Wallacavage’s chandeliers are seriously epic. As always, McPherson and Doze Green stepped up to the plate with stellar works of their own. I really am looking forward to whatever it is this group ends up doing at the Scion space next month.

Image courtesy of Adam Wallacavage’s blog on Club Mumble.

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Doze Green and Blek Le Rat Openings at Jonathan Levine Gallery Recap

N.Joseph — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:06:50 +0000

We recently previewed Doze Green and Blek Le Rat’s openings at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, but now, we would like to present a few images courtesy of The Art Collectors. TAC was on hand to cover this great event that featured two influential artists. The works presented by both artists are fantastic, so be sure to have a look for yourself inside.

Source: The Art Collectors

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Doze Green ‘N.O.O.N’ at Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Adam Bryce — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:08:22 +0000

Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to announce N.O.O.N., a solo exhibition of new works by Doze Green. The artist returns for his second solo show at the gallery, having created a new series of original charcoal drawings and mixed media paintings on canvas and wood panel. Using a variety of materials such as ink, gouache, metallic pigments, and collage, Doze Green speaks in a creative voice from the collective consciousness, applying a symbolist approach to metaphysical concepts. Often compared to Basquiat, his urban background and involvement in the early hip-hop graffiti movement of NYC in the late 70’s, early 80’s, led him to transition from creating art in the streets and subways into the gallery setting.

In N.O.O.N., Doze Green’s signature style of figurative abstraction and use of letterforms remain prominent, yet the organic cubist quality of his images has evolved. The high-contrast fluid line work characteristic of earlier paintings is now rendered in a fuller, more tonal palette, complemented by the introduction of an element not seen in his work previously—layers of collaged imagery. The artist’s genealogy inspires many of the themes he explores, his aesthetic influences include a mixture of ancient civilizations and indigenous cultures, including his own Afro-Caribbean roots. His totem-like human and animal figures are conceptually based on various polytheistic deities. These divinities represent sentinels, the guardians of universal truths. Immortal warriors warning mankind of dangers society has manifested, looming on the horizon and threatening to destroy us.

The show title, N.O.O.N., stands for No One Observes Nibiru. This references the planet X prophecy of a cataclysmic cosmic shift occurring in the year 2012, causing dramatic effects to life on earth. Also a prominent year in the Mayan and Hopi calendars, 2012 marks the end of our current solar cycle, signifying transition into a new age. Inspired by these theories, there is a transitional quality to the artwork. Movement, migration and transformation of form combine to form enigmatically kinetic narratives. Portals and beams of energy, layered over collaged media clippings, surround Green’s figures which echo social diaspora of the past, yet also seem to be preparing for a futuristic voyage of sorts—a survivalist evacuation plan for the great escape from doomsday.

October 18th —November 15th , 2008. The Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY.

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