Streets: Nick Walker (New York)

April 16, 2014, 3:14 pm

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After traveling to Japan, UK-based artist Nick Walker (interviewed) returned to New York City for a residency that will lead him up to a showing in the Big Apple (more on that soon). To warm up, Mr. Walker worked down in the Lower East Side area of Manhattan and created a complicated mural featuring some of his most iconic imagery. With the process taking place over two days, Walker finished a beautiful montage giving us a glimpse of the wildness going on in the mind of his mainstay character - the Vandal. We won't give too much away, but this is just the tip of the iceberg for the Vandal as he's about to experience some new defining changes in the upcoming exhibition. Discuss Nick Walker here.

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Streets: Public Festival (Perth, Australia)

April 18, 2014, 9:03 am

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From 5 – 13 April 2014, Perth in Australia hosted Public, "a celebration of urban art and creativity" whose goal is to "bring to Perth and the Pilbara urban, visual, and digital artists from around the world." During this event, around 45 artists from Australia and around the world, created around 30 large-scale urban artworks, transforming walls and laneways with street art, projections, installations, and public events. The list of names involved in this massive project is impressive - Remed, Kyle-Hughes Odgers, Maya Hayuk, ROA, Remed, Hyuro (seen above), eL Seed, Amok Island, Alexis Diaz, Ever, and Jetsonorama. Supported by local council initiatives and non profit arts spaces like Form, the participants created public works in central parts of the city. Along with painting murals, this project includes working with the local Port Hedland community in the north of Western Australia, a program in response to the articulated needs of the local social housing sector, a symposium that explores creativity and the public good, and a pop-up exhibition of works by participating artists.

Studio Visits: Beau Stanton –“Cartography of the Machine” @ Corey Helford

April 19, 2014, 5:46 am

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In anticipation of Beau Stanton's (featured) solo exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery, we bring you look into his Redhook studios for a preview of the upcoming works. Entitled Cartography of the Machine, this show continues his journey of melding old world craftsmanship with his knowledge of architecture, letterpress graphics and antique curiosities. His attention to detail and use of colors brings to life compositions that touch on the 19th century and the intense acidic colors of the 60s & 70s. In this preview, we're excited to get a glimpse of the 13 fresh paintings and a unique animated piece that will be premiered at the exhibition tonight, April 19th. Take a look below. Discuss Beau Stanton here.

Overtime: April 14 – April 20

April 20, 2014, 11:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended April 20 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Nowness video of Julian Schnabel creating and speaking about his work.
• CRIF calls for cancellation of auction of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering's personal effects. Sale is subsequently dropped from plans.
• Doreta Peppas finding it impossible to sell her Nazi-looted Van Gogh paintings.
• Despite protests from architects & preservationists, demolition of American Folk Art Museum due within month.
• Banksy fans on the prowl for the location of his new work. It is found in Bristol and removed with crowbar by local club. It is now to go on public display in Bristol art gallery
• Waldemar Januszczak calls for the firing of Penelope Curtis.
• Kayvon Edson may be behind Boston bombing hoax performed during anniversary of attack.
• The Seven Surprising Ways the Internet Has Screwed the Art World.
• The Delaware Museum of Art has a number of works vandalized by a group using stickers.
• All six of Syria’s World Heritage sites classified as endangered by Unesco.
• Reopening of Musée Picasso has been delayed yet again.
• Unusually cold winter weather cut into attendance and contributed to six-figure deficits at Milwaukee museums.
• Michael Ovitz, Shepard Fairey, Iwan Baan, Zoe Crosher among creditors in Rubenstein Gallery bankruptcy.
• Larry Salander's fraud victims still waiting to be paid back.
• Cindy Sherman provides her opinion of James Franco's recently opened Pace Gallery show.
• The story of forger Mark Landis told in documentary film.
• How wealthy art collectors avoid paying out taxes by lending their works to museums first.
• Harald Falckenberg writes about the interaction and reaction of art with society.
• Mohamed Ali Fadlabi and Lars Cuzner seek to recreate The Congo Village human zoo in Norway.
• Marianne Rosenberg plans to open her own gallery on the Upper East Side.
• Finland's postal service unveils set of  stamps featuring artwork from Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland.
• Joan Jonas to represent United States at 2015 Venice Biennale. Pamela Rosenkranz will represent Switzerland at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
• A list of 25 women in the top of the art world.
• BP portrait award shortlist for 2014 revealed.
• Tate Modern opens a show of Matisse's cut-outs.
• MoMA plans a Robert Gober retrospective.
• A look at Silicon Valley Contemporary art fair and a comparison to Art Basel.
• The advantages and disadvantages for artists in having gallery representation.
• Kim Gordon officially joins 303 Gallery.
• David Hammons buys warehouse in Yonkers, where he will open a new art gallery.
• Gavlak Gallery to open second space in LA.
• Pace Gallery and Axel Vervoordt opening in Hong Kong.
• Artnet News’ list of the top 10 most expensive living British artists.
• Artwork sales in 2014 off to a great start.
• An interview with Richard Serra about his Qatari desert sculpture.
• Novembre Magazine interviews Michael Manning.
• Q&A with Grear Patterson.
• A Q&A With Jesse Greenberg.
• Tauba Auerbach discusses her life in NYC and her first solo show in London.
• Virginia Overton answers some questions.
• Matt Connors featured in W Magazine.
• Amalia Ulman's iOS photos.
• Judy Chicago to light up Prospect Park with a fireworks display featuring her work.
• James Franco does his take on Cindy Sherman's film stills.
• A list of ten Hollywood/celebrity art collectors and what they collect.
• Perrotin asks Pharrell Williams to curate an exhibition of works in his new gallery in Paris.
• Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in upcoming film about making of Guernica.
• FIAR releases print edition by Ryan McGinley.
• Ryan McIntosh's Print of the Week for this week.

Art Focus: Fabio Magalhaes

April 20, 2014, 10:28 pm

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This week's Art Focus sees us taking a look at the unsettling work of Fabio Magalhaes. The young artist hails from Brazil, where he is based in the city of Salvador, also where he studied at the Federal University of Bahia. Working primarily in oils, Magalhaes paints as though he was a serial killer, with images of torture and body parts, and certainly it would be concerning if he used true photo references. So, we will just assume it comes from his imagination, studying anatomy textbooks, or watching horror movies. Take a look at more examples of his work below... Via MASHKULTURE.

Streets: Nychos (Oakland)

April 22, 2014, 6:54 pm

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Austrian street artist and a member of the The Weird Crew from Europe, Nychos, recently spent a few weeks in San Francisco. His temporary residency consisted of working on his solo show at Fifty24SF, painting several murals around the city, and even doing some free tattoo sessions. His exhibition, Street Anatomy, had a busy opening night last Friday, and right after that he moved his tools and started working on this gigantic mural in downtown Oakland. Covering a massive concrete wall, the heavy metal loving graffiti artist created this fantastic dissection of an Easter Bunny. Fitting his style with "distinct anatomical explosions as subject matter," Nychos showed the true meaning of the Rabbit Eye Movement with his largest mural to date, and his third one for this visit to the Bay Area. His show is currently on view at the gallery, so make sure you check out his wicked dissections of animals, cartoon characters and pop icons of our time. Discuss Nychos here.

Previews: Da Mental Vaporz –“The Wall” @ BC Gallery

April 24, 2014, 9:45 am

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Members of the French street-art collective Da Mental Vaporz  are currently in Berlin, working hard on their upcoming collaborative exhibition, The Wall, opening on the 26th of May at BC gallery. The show will include a display of works in the two spaces of the gallery, as well as two large public murals that can be seen in the surrounding area. The idea behind the exhibition and its title is to pay respect to "the most passionate part of most urban contemporary artists today" - THE WALL. So, along with painting a massive wall next to the S-Bahn station Warschauerstraße, which is going to complete the show by overlooking the whole area, the artists will use the gallery space and the show itself as a form of a wall, highlighting their different styles, concepts and techniques. It's this abundance of styles, imagery, concepts and techniques that makes their collaborative works so diverse and unique at the same time. They are currently working on their second mural, as well as painting elements and pieces for the show installation, literally taking over everything within their reach. Being their favorite way of expression, street murals allow DMV "to express their collective creativity and have enough room for each artist to bring in his personal style." The pieces for the show seem to follow the concept of each artist creating separate canvases that patch together to form bigger, richer and more complex works. The collective consists of ten members: Bom.k, Blo, Brusk, Iso, Dran, Kan, Lek, Gris1, Jaw and Sowat, with most of them but not all of them, presenting their individual works through their collective power from April 26th to May 31st in Berlin. http://vimeo.com/92746392 Discuss Da Mental Vaporz here.

Armory Week ’14: ADAA Art Show

April 26, 2014, 12:00 pm

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During Armory Week, one can view some of the most prestigious paintings and storied names in art at the ADAA Art Show. Held annually at the Park Avenue Armory (featured), this smaller fair showcases some significant artistic gems by hosting some of the most elite galleries out there. Taking a quick stroll around is not really an option as almost every booth features neck breaking artwork from older, as well as newer generation notables, such as Rothko, Haring, Condo, Turrell, Calder, Finch, Lewitt, Auerbach, Lichenstein, Warhol... the list reads like an Art history exam of the Modern & Contemporary eras. Check out a detailed look below.

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Overtime: April 21 – April 27

April 27, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended April 27 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Ryan McGinley shown by Team Gallery at Paris Photo LA, which opened this weekend.
• RIP: Robert Olsen, who died at the age of 44 from a probable heart attack.
• Vogue not working with Terry Richardson after new allegations (denied by Richardson) by Emma Appleton.
• A vandal uses razor to damage Arezoo Moseni's work in a exhibition at Gallery 61.
• Jose Carlos Bergantiños Diaz arrested after being suspected of dealing in fake art.
• Helly Nahmad begs court judge to give him community service in lieu of prison time.
• Pei-Shen Qia escapes to China to avoid likely lengthy prison time.
• Building housing Tony Shafrazi, Lehmann Maupin, and Stephen Haller's galleries to be demolished.
• Benjamin Sutton thinks James Franco's Pace Gallery show is bad and also offensive. Roberta Smith thinks he should stick to acting.
• Banksy issues a statement disapproving the Stealing Banksy exhibition in London.
• Jonathan Jones criticizes Andy Scott's sculptures of colossal Clydesdale horse heads in Scotland.
• Lawsuit filed over destruction of public mural in Venice created in 1969 by Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad.
• Cornelia Gurlitt, the aunt of Cornelius Gurlitt, revealed to have been an artist who committed suicide in her 20s.
• Foundation for Art and Creative Technology lays off paid staff members in favor of volunteers.
• Emergence of digitally printed film posters drives painters in India to look at alternative means of livelihood.
• Pearl Paint in Tribeca closes its doors after 50 years in business.
• Richard Serra's thoughts on today's New York art scene community.
• Obama may return collection of lost Korean artifacts during his visit to the country.
• States and cities vying for the Obama presidential museum.
• Ten politicians that have dabbled in creating fine art.
• Twenty-eight digital experiments by Andy Warhol discovered on aging floppy disks from 1985.
• New evidence obtained in one collectors' thirty year quest in having his Rothko authenticated.
• Study finds that artists have structurally different (more developed) brains compared with non-artists.
• Two legendary women art dealers you should know about.
• The history of the found object in art history.
• The Andy Warhol Museum rehanging his works for the first time since it opened in 1994.
• Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty show, originally shown at Met, to come to London.
• NY's museums once again take up trend of presenting dance performances in their exhibition spaces.
• New Governors Island Park will be receiving new site-specific public art installations.
• Christie's forces Phillips' hand in moving their evening sale day.
• FIAC's Los Angeles debut will coincide with Paris Photo L.A. in May 2015.
• Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner to lead a private tour of their collection and storage facility.
• Larry Gagosian buys condo in Faena Residence Miami Beach.
• New UK law on rings and joint acquisitions aims to stop market manipulation at auction sales.
• Is the depth of the global art market exaggerated?
• Brent Donovan talks about his print collection and what draws him to certain prints.
• A list of the Top 10 Most Expensive Living French Artists and also a list of the Top 10 Most Expensive Living German Artists.
• Last week's live Twitter Q&A with Philippe Vergne.
• Fulton Ryder now represents Genieve Figgis. It also represents bp laval.
• Steve McQueen one of Time's Most Influential People.
• Takashi Murakami's first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, about to tour eight cities in the US.
• Roberta Smith takes a look at Sara Cwynar's show Flat Death.
• Review of Tom Sachs's Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac show.
• An interview with Gabriele De Santis.
• Marsea Goldberg answers some questions.
• Amalia Ulman’s hospital experience after receiving surgery.
• Andrew M. Goldstein interviews Peter Brant.
• Profile of and interview with Kyle DeWoody by Derek Blasberg.
• New Liam Everett etchings produced by Paulson Bott Press.
• Parra screen print released this week by HVW8.
• Will Barras x Stendec print out now.
• Serpentine Galleries collaborates with Comme des Garçons to develop unisex fragrance.

Coachella Walls ’14 / Streets: Andrew Hem

April 28, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Earlier this month, we brought your attention to a mural that El Mac painted for the Coachella Walls project in the historic Pueblo Viejo area. As noted, the actual city of Coachella does not derive any revenue from the annual music and arts festival and remains a poor farming community. Date Farmers, who call the area their home, curator Medvin Sobio, and the city want to bring attention to this by sponsoring a series of public murals - which brings us to the next wall we want to spotlight from Andrew Hem. The Cambodian artist, who recently had a breakout show in Los Angeles, painted some of his familiar imagery of breakdancing characters in his signature palette.

Discuss Andrew Hem here.

Streets: World Roundup (Apr 14 – Apr 27)

April 29, 2014, 3:00 pm

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This week's edition of Streets: World Roundup brings us new street and public artworks from all over the globe. From a miniature piece (pictured) by Pablo Delgado (photo  by Marcus Peel), a London-based Mexican street artist who has been creating some new small works around British capital as an introduction for his upcoming solo show, to an enormous giant piece by Ella & Pitr in Santiago, Chile. From the deserts of West Australia, all the way to The Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France, and couple of cities around US. See them all from the comfort of your own screen here. All photos via the artists or events unless source otherwise specified. [caption id="attachment_249950" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Ella & Pitr "The Sleeping Giant Of Santiago" in Santiago, Chile.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249938" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Collin Van Der Sluijs n Super-A and Rutger Termohlen in Breda, The Netherlands for Graphic Design Festival.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249943" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Phlegm in Port Hedland, Australia. Photography by Brendan Hutchens.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249935" align="aligncenter" width="828"] 2501 & ROA in Pilbara, Australia.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249934" align="aligncenter" width="950"] 2501 & Alexis Diaz in Pilbara, Australia.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249945" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Andrew Schoultz - "Imperial" in LA, US.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249939" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Dran in Toulouse, France.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_250060" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Miron Milic - Heilbronn, Germany.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249937" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Borondo - "Triade" in London, UK. Photography by Fabiano Caputo.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249936" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Borondo - "Scratching" in London, UK. Photography by Fabiano Caputo.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249953" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Ben Eine - "Brilliant" in Detroit, US.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249941" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Lonac in Zagreb, Croatia for Ohoho Festival.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249951" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Escif - "Looks Much Better Now" in Baltimore, US for Open Walls Batimore 2 Street Art Festival.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249947" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Zed1 - "You can not go against nature" in Milan, Italy. Photography by WallsOfMilano.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249948" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Zed1 - "You can not go against nature" in Milan, Italy. Photography by WallsOfMilano.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_250040" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Ernest Zacharevic in Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249946" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Ernest Zacharevich in Gaeta, Italy for For Memorie Urbane.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249944" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Sam3 - "Voluntas" in Vila Real, Spain for Proyecto Test.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_249942" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Mist in Montepellier, France.[/caption]

Streets / World Tour: Ludo in Bangkok (Part I)

April 30, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Ludo (interviewed) recently took off for Asia for the first time, and is currently in Thailand where he is experiencing the bustling and chaotic life in Bangkok. Along with undergoing the eclectic mix of new things and experiencing life outside the references and markers he grew up with, he is also creating some new street work in Thai capital. As elsewhere in the world he worked, locals are having hard time understanding the idea of pasting up posters that don't advertise any brands. This kind of view raises the question of the ways street artists are actually advertising themselves, besides their artistic intentions. His actions are being filmed for a short film that will be premiered at his upcoming London show at The Lazarides in London this October. With the focus of the show being around the idea of chaos, Bangkok feels like a perfect setting for such footage. Discuss Ludo here

Streets: WK Interact @ Sint-Niklaas (Belgium)

May 1, 2014, 10:00 am

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WK Interact (featured) recently visited Belgium to participate in the Independent Arts Festival in Sint-Niklaas. Showcasing his talents of visual motion for the lucky passerby's, the French-born & Brooklyn-based artist created a massive 22 by 9 meters at the Stadsschouwburg Stad. If you think this beautiful public work of art is angelic, just wait until he actually returns to finish up the left part of the piece... stayed tuned for the completed mural. Until then enjoy a look below. Discuss WK Interact here.

Openings: Da Mental Vaporz –“The Wall” @ BC Gallery

May 1, 2014, 3:00 pm

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French art collective and graffiti crew, Da Mental Vaporz aka DMV recently opened their show on the 26th of May at BC Gallery. Along with creating two new murals together (covered), the crew members worked & collaborated on canvases & panels for the show entitled The Wall, as well as built a DMV version of the legendary Checkpoint Charlie inside the gallery space. As much as the artists like creating huge murals on which each of them can show their style and vision, their work for the exhibition was built in a similar manner. With their wide range of influences, techniques and subjects, the idea was to create pieces on which both their individual and group strengths and creativity can be noticed. While significantly distinctive in their methods, imagery and practice, their works have an unmistakable visual appearance. By redirecting those differences as their strengths, they use those disparate elements to complement each other's work and to create a larger, more elaborate image. Their enormous mural next to the S-Bahn station Warschauerstraße, which has been created as the constitutive part of the endeavor, is a perfect example of such approach as well as the multi-panel fire extinguisher pieces at the show. The collective that haven't shown together for a while currently have on display all new works by Blo, Bom.K, Brusk, Gris1, Jaw, Kan, Lek and Sowat, with the installation & exhibition on view all the way until May 31st. Discuss Da Mental Vaporz here. http://vimeo.com/93376283

Streets / World Tour: Ludo in Bangkok (Part II)

May 3, 2014, 6:20 am

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We just heard back from Ludo, who is still in Bangkok putting up works around the Thai capital and shooting a video for his upcoming solo show in the UK, all while fighting the hot humid weather. Last time we heard from him (covered), he started to get a better feel of the city and realized how many interesting spots there are. Even government and royal family-related buildings being strictly off limits, he is having a hard time deciding which walls to place his works on. The armed insect piece he pasted on the floodgates was one the most "out in the open" places he has ever worked on. He managed to finish it just before a group of monks passed by. The grapes piece he was putting on a building he thought was abandoned, until the lights started coming on and people started calling the police. So he had to leave and come back the next day to finish the work. Hopefully we'll be hearing more from the French artist soon. Discuss Ludo here

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Overtime: April 28 – May 4

May 4, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended May 4 (click on the bolded words for more information):

• WSJ looks at a day in the life with Dan Colen as he prepares for this Brant Foundation show.
• At least 20 are killed in Syria after the finishing touches were put on children's art exhibition.
• Ai Weiwei removed from Shanghai show about history of Chinese contemporary art due to governmental pressure. The artist also denounces sci-fi Kickstarter film that used his name and image to promote the movie.
• Helly Nahmad sentenced to one year in prison, a $30,000 fine, and must forfeit $6.4mil. Was his sale of the Raoul Dufy actually fraudulent?
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to spend $1mil. to restore arts programing for prisoners.
• Waddington’s pulls from sale child’s tunic featuring bullet hole in center of chest and a large stain of dried blood.
• Perry Rubenstein speaks out about his bankruptcy and future plans in LA.
• James Franco being sued. He is also going to show his nude paintings of Seth Rogen at Pace Gallery and OHWOW.
• New arts plan for LA schools would drastically reduce established programs in many schools.
• Michelangelo's statue of David at risk of collapsing under its own weight due to sculpture's "weak ankles".
• Residents in Adrian, Mi mistake Mark Chatterley's sculpture about unity for a giant orgy sculpture.
• The difficulties and challenges faced by the Whitney with its move.
• James Jarvis discusses the end of AMOS, skateboarding, and toy design.
• Vice has first look at new satanic monument being built for Oklahoma’s statehouse.
• Horse finds second career as a painter after retiring from the racetrack.
• Rome's Colosseum gets its first ever cleaning.
• Scholars discover previously unknown portrait by Whistler hidden beneath a painting from 1862.
• James Cuno on quest to push art historians into the digital age.
• Campaign to raise £10mil for Van Dyck painting keeps the self-portrait in Britain.
• Singapore selects Charles Lim for the 2015 Venice Biennale.
• An abundance of public art coming to Qatar’s new airport, Hamad International.
• Lollapalooza to have a giant art show, curated by Shepard Fairey.
• LACMA acquires 10 artworks during its Collectors Committee 2014.
• Louvre Abu Dhabi unveils some of its new collection in Paris.
• Monuments Men Foundation donate photo album of looted Nazi art to National Archives.
• Google Glass eyewear brand will be the lead sponsor of New Museum's 2015 Triennial.
• China exceeds its goal in number of museums today, tallying a total of 4,000.
• Katharina Fritsch’s cock on London’s Fourth Plinth to be replaced by Hans Haacke’s horse.
• Sir Peter Blake unveils new mural artwork at Royal Albert Hall.
• Bruce Nauman is 2014 winner of the Friedrich Kiesler prize for architecture and art.
• Artspace's list of 5 Unusually Ambitious Global Curators to Watch in 2014.
• Jonathan Jones' list of the top 10 artworks of the 20th century.
• Artnet's list of The Top 12 Album Covers Designed by Famous Artists.
• Artnet's list of 10 Exotic Art Pilgrimages To Take, To Dream Of, For Summer.
• Art Everywhere wants you to vote for your favorite American art.
• Lenore and Herbert Schorr to show some of their Basquiat works at Acquavella Galleries.
• All about the upcoming May auctions and auction house guarantees.
• Steve Lazarides curating a Banksy selling exhibition at Sotheby's.
• One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana, the Mona Lisa of stamps, to sell at Sotheby's for $10-20mil.
• Online art market accounted for estimated $1.6bil of transactions in '13  - up from $870mil in '12.
• Steve Wynn explains why masterpieces go up in value while other works might suffer from bubbles.
• An except from Don Thompson's new book about the art market.
• Gap announces outdoor concept in partnership with Frieze New York and London.
• Pulse Art Fair in Miami moves from downtown to spot along the beach.
• Mark Flood discusses his Insider Art Fair.
• Sean J Patrick Carney visits the Oscar Murillo show at David Zwirner Gallery.
• Damien Hirst's Other Criteria opening first US store in NYC's Soho.
• Billy Al Bengston’s show at Franklin Parrasch Gallery.
• An interview with Alice Workman about Hauser & Wirth Somerset.
• ExhibitionA interviews Javier Peres.
• Ralph McQuarrie's original Star Wars concept art.
• Norman Rockwell will be a category on an episode of Jeopardy! .
• Kenny Scharf on his early experiences in New York.
• Robert Longo discusses why he in interested in Abstract Expressionism and Moby-Dick.
• An interview with AVAF's Eli Sudbrack.
• Jay Shells puts up new location-specific rap lyric pieces around LA streets.
• Vicki Sylvester talks about how it was to serve Andrew Wyeth at the restaurant he frequented.
• Bloomberg writes about Oscar Murillo's Zwirner show.
• Isabelle Alford-Lago releases new Ray print.
• Jeremy Deller to give out unique artwork for free.
• Khoi is now on Instagram: @kh.oi

Streets / World Tour: Ludo in Bangkok (Part III)

May 5, 2014, 6:00 am

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French artist Ludo is still in Bangkok, finding out new things about the Thai people and the culture and placing his pieces on the streets. Since his work is focused on modified and morphed flora and fauna, he had to create a special piece for his temporary hometown. His received inspiration after finding out about the local's obsession with the strongly aromatic durian fruit. He was also visiting a local Thai box club, and pasted one of his pineapple pieces around the corner from it, as well as had a close encounter with the local police that didn't show much interest in interrupting his work. Based on the preview photos he's been sending us, the video he is shooting there for his upcoming solo show at  The Lazarides in London this October is shaping up to be a very special one. Discuss Ludo here

Recap: Todd James –“Supernatural” @ Sandra Gering

May 7, 2014, 5:00 am

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Earlier this spring New York artist Todd “REAS” James returned to Sandra Gering for his third showing with the gallery. Entitled Supernatural this fresh body of work sees the artist going in another direction, Todd features his women: a colorful cast of warriors, sunbathers, sorcerers and girlfriends that have populated his work from the earliest years. The compositions serve as emotional touchstones in a narrative with both comedy & tragedy. Check out a look below.

Basel Week HK ’14: How & Nosm x Yardbird – Sake Bottle

May 7, 2014, 11:18 am

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Next week will be the second year for Art Basel Hong Kong and the country's art fair edition has grown exponentially to bring in some of the best artwork to the gateway city where East meets West. As AM prepares to visit HK for the fair, we bring you an early look at a cool collaborative project to be unveiled next week. Brooklyn-based artists How & Nosm has been working with Hong Kong food & culture hub Yardbird and Pace Prints to create a limited edition Sake Junmai bottle. The German-born, Spanish-raised twins have created original artwork specifically for this silk-screened bottle. It will also come in a specially-designed box that will be signed by the artists. Created in a limited run of 200, this release will be sold exclusively at Yardbird: 9pm on Wednesday, May 14th during the unveiling reception of a mural which the twins have created this site-specifically in the dining space. Also, if you're in HK, be on the look out as the twins will also be working on their mural at the Vaford Gates in Chai Wan. Yardbird 33-35 Bridges Street Sheung Wan Hong Kong Images thanks to Yardbird & Hypebeast

Openings: Ai WeiWei –“According to What?” @ Brooklyn Museum

May 8, 2014, 4:30 am

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Continuing on its North American tour, Ai WeiWei's traveling exhibition According to What? recently opened at the Brooklyn Museum. The show consists of more than 40 works, including large scale installations, photography and sculpture, which together portray Ai's range as artist and activist. Several of the installations are created by collecting or assembling many of one type of object, such as backpacks, crabs, bicycles, pearls or rebar, to highlight the tension between an individual and a society, especially one as populous as China. And for this incarnation of the show, Ai added a powerful recent work entitled S.A.C.R.E.D., which consists of six large iron boxes within which viewers can glimpse dioramas portraying daily scenes from his 81-day detention by the Chinese government in 2011. According to What? is on display at the Brooklyn Museum through August 10.