Art
Gouache Drawings by Janice Wu
1 week ago
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Vancouver-based artist Janice Wu has recently created a series of artworks based on the everyday throwaway objects we encounter and sometimes keep in our pockets. Wu explores “how seemingly worthless objects have potential for whimsy and how the ‘inanimate’, mundane can...
David Choe to Receive $200 Million Payout from Facebook?
1 week ago
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News has already broke that Facebook has announced a $5 billion USD IPO, ensuring that the revolutionary company will have enough revenue to continue to expand its reaches across the internet landscape. It seems this story comes with a bit of an artistic discovery as well. Noted...
Takashi Murakami “Ego” Exhibition @ Qatar Museum Preview
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Qatar Museums Authority will host a large-scale exhibition by iconic Japanese artist and founder of the Superflat movement Takashi Murakami at the Museum of Islamic Art from February 9 to June 24, 2012. Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, this exhibition dubbed "Murakami - Ego" will...
Day Job? POW WOW Hawai’i 2012 Photo Exhibition @ Loft in Space
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After its initial showing in April of 2010, Day Job? the photo exhibition returns for a second showing alongside this year's blockbuster POW WOW Hawai'i 2012. The show's concept is to lend a platform for amateur photographers within the creative realm to showcase their approach...
Jerome Poulalier “Immersion” Exhibition @ H3 Concept Gallery
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Self-taught street photographer Jerome Poulalier currently has a wonderful exhibition, "Immersion," on display at the H3 Concept Gallery in Paris. The artist invites us into what he likes to call an "urban theater," where each scene takes us into a world where reality takes on a...
Living Proof Magazine: Kenny Scharf Interview
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Growing up in the San Fernando Valley of LA, Kenny Scharf became immersed in the visuals of 1950s cars, television, and the architecture that surrounded him, thus shaping his interests in popular culture, the arts and the surreal. In a sit down interview with Joseph Ian...
POW WOW Hawai’i 2012
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Following up on an extremely successful showing in 2011, the multi-day POW WOW Hawai'i art event prepares for its third annual showing. Originally conceived in Hong Kong, the event moved to founder Jasper Wong's native Hawaii to help enrich the local creative scene. The event...
Mode 2 & Stash “Brooklyn – Berlin” Exhibition Recap
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January 26 marked the debut of the "Brooklyn - Berlin" exhibition from legendary street artists Mode 2 and Stash at Stockholm's Galleri Jonas Kleerup. Having made the full-fledged leap from the streets to gallery shows, the exhibit displayed their penchant for improvisation with...
Dan Flavin “An installation” Exhibition @ Galerie Perrotin Paris
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Paris's Galerie Perrotin recently opened its latest exhibition, "Dan Flavin: An installation," on January 14. Featuring eight of his works from 1963 to 1989, the exhibition displays the late artist's signature "icons" - mounted and barred fluorescent tubes and light bulbs that...
The Wrinkles of the City, Los Angeles by JR
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It was early in 2011 that vaunted street photographer JR was seen gallivanting around Los Angeles, pasting up his signature large-scale photographs that coincided with his TED Prize acceptance speech. As part of a worldwide initiative dubbed The Wrinkles of the City, that saw 20...
Cope 2 “Defiance” Exhibition @ Galerie MATHGOTH
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Sixteen months after his first exhibition in Paris "Burning Hearts," New York graffiti artist Cope 2 is back for "Defiance" at Galerie MATHGOTH. With his signature colorful bubble letters at his disposal, the artist seems to be comfortable bringing his street sensibilities...
KAWS “Down Time” Exhibition @ High Museum of Art Preview
2 weeks ago
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Following an initial glimpse of the Companion install at the High Museum of Art, we see a preview of the upcoming "Down Time" exhibition at the upcoming Atlanta-based exhibit. In addition to the current full-standing Companion, the exhibit will feature a 22-foot tall mural in...
The Boneyard Project “Return Trip” Video
2 weeks ago
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Continuing their original 2010 project, Eric Firestone and Carlo McCormick invited a number of artists to the Arizona desert to paint their own decommissioned planes in a Tucson boneyard. Featuring art from Retna, How & Nosm, Saner and Nunca, The Boneyard Project "Return Trip"...
The Talks: Mr. Brainwash
2 weeks ago
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Mr. Brainwash aka Thierry Guetta burst onto the scene through the film Exit Through The Gift Shop and has become quite a force within the art world. Since his first show "Life Is Beautiful" in 2008, Mr. Brainwash has gone on to work with both Madonna and the Red Hot Chili...
Mike Giant x Apexer in San Francisco
2 weeks ago
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Mike Giant is a name that has become synonymous for both his tattoo style and street art. Together with renowned muralist The Apexer (also known as Ricardo Richey) and armed with a healthy supply of MTN Colors, see what happens when these two creative forces align for a live...
