Art
2012 White Columns Benefit Exhibition & Auction
This very month Manhattan's White Columns is hosting a special exhibition and live auction to benefit the non-profit gallery. Known for providing support and exposure for countless up-and-coming artists since its inception in 1970, the West 13th Street location is currently...
CJ Dunn “Language Arts” Exhibition @ Human Imagination Gallery
The Human Imagination Gallery will be home to an exhibition of recent work titled "Language Arts" by CJ Dunn. The Honolulu-born, New York City-based graphic designer specializes in custom type, lettering and branding work. For this exhibition he has created a series of...
Fool’s Gold Artist Series #5: Irak
Fool's Gold Records in Brooklyn has played host to a unique series of artist exhibitions from the likes of Daniel Albrigo, HAZE and Grotesk. For the series' fifth installment, art director Dust La Rock has brought in the infamy of New York's very own artist crew Irak for a...
Rebel Exhibition @ MOCA
"Rebel" is the latest exhibition set to hit Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art. Conceived by actor and author James Franco alongside Douglas Gordon, Harmony Korine, Damon McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Terry Richardson, Ed Ruscha and Aaron Young, the presentation is an ode to...
Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio Tattooed Calfskin Poster Video
In a celebration of some of 2011's most newsworthy events, Munich's Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio created a massive poster that shows the true art of tattooing by using a large piece of calfskin. By using the skin instead of creating an image and transferring the work to paper, the...
Rime & KC Ortiz “SKETCHY M%#HERFUCKERS” Exhibition Video
Taking place this upcoming weekend, artists Rime and KC Ortiz present a dual show entitled "SKETCHY M%#HERFUCKERS" that focuses on the innocent, and at times lost art of pens, pencils and markers on paper. A studio visit with Rime details the idea that when painting over more...
Liberatum 2012 Hong Kong International Festival of Culture Recap
This past weekend marked the Liberatum Hong Kong International Festival of Culture. The event, which brought together an amalgam of creative minds from all across the world, set its sights on cultivating discussion and conversation surrounding creativity as it pertains to the...
The Painting Factory: Abstraction after Warhol @ MOCA Recap
A celebration of abstraction post-Warhol, The Painting Factory recalls the original studio that spawned the movement--Andy Warhol's Factory in the '60s. The exhibition traces the influence of Warhol as an abstractionist on painters like Christopher Wool, Rudolf Stingel, and the...
In Bed with Invader Short Film
Filmmaker Raphael Haddad spent a night with vaunted street artist Invader where we're given an insider's look at the dedication and danger that comes along with being seen as both a genius and pest by varying members of the general public. Set to music by ToBy Screamer, this...
Manchester United & Barcelona Portrait Color Their Own Portraits for Turkish Airlines
Football and art have merged with the help of Turkish Airlines and artist, Craig Redman, who drew up special edition portraits of famous footballers who finished the pieces off themselves by color. Here we see five players from Barcelona and five from Manchester United, all of...
Shepard Fairey Printing “Harmony & Discord” at Pace Prints Video
Shepard Fairey exemplifies the 'hard-worker' by attending both the Pace Paper studio in New York and the Watanabe Press in Brooklyn, preparing for his upcoming exhibition at Pace Prints. In this video short, he shares some of his inspirations behind the art direction with regard...
Ryan McGinness “Women: Sketches & Solutions” @ GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY
GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY will be home to all new works from New York-based artist Ryan McGinness that presents the female form in a variety of different ways. The exhibition will be in two parts: for the Gering & López venue uptown, the exhibition will showcase...
Interview with Pablo Ganguli – The Founder of Liberatum
With the start of Liberatum Hong Kong upon us, it is only fitting that we delve into the mind of its founder and artistic director, Pablo Ganguli. In its 11th year, Liberatum has brought forth the leading minds in creativity, innovation and culture, hosted within the major...
Ryuichi Ogino “Kigen” Exhibition @ Loft in Space
Currently on display at Honolulu's Loft in Space is the latest exhibition from Tokyo-based artist Ryuichi Ogino. Entitled "Kigen," meaning "origin" in Japanese, the collection from the California College of Arts-educated painter and sculptor showcases inspiration from both...
I.T Hysan One 1st Anniversary Graphic Icon by Craig Redman & Karl Maier
In celebration of the Hong Kong retail giant's one-year anniversary, artists Craig Redman and Karl Maier have created a series of special graphic icons for I.T and their 25,000 sq. ft. Hysan One location. Featuring some of the retailer's most popular brands, including the likes...
