Streets: Shepard Fairey (New Mexico)
Shepard Fairey was recently invited to the Santa Fe University of Art and Design to do a lecture as part the school’s Artists for Positive Social Change series. Of course while there, Mr. Obey decided...
View ArticleStreets: JR (New York)
Last week, JR spent part of his birthday doing what he loves best - getting up on the streets. For this unique little "inception" worthy project within a project, it looks like the French street...
View ArticleArt Focus: Patricia Piccinini
Our eyes were recently drawn to the work of Patricia Piccinini with a sculpture that is currently part of a group show (How To Tell The Future From The Past) at Haunch of Venison New York. Entitled The...
View ArticleOvertime: Feb 25 – March 3
More stories from the week that ended March 3: Morgan Library & Museum to host “Subliming Vessel: The Drawings of Matthew Barney” show opening in May. Four hundred fragments of bricks from...
View ArticleStreets: Liqen (Ecuador)
Mexican artist Liqen recently headed south to spend some time on the Ecuadorian Pacific coast. Besides enjoying some good food, the street muralist did some birdwatching and sketching different...
View ArticlePOW WOW ’13: Streets Summary
After another enjoyable retreat in Hawaii for AM, it's time to wrap up another successful POW WOW (see all our coverage here). Here are some of the other completed murals we saw while we were in town...
View ArticleTakashi Murakami Studio Look (Part II)
After sharing some photos with you from Takashi Murakami's studio at the beginning of the year, we now take a second look as he recently posted new images up on his Instagram (@takashipom). Along with...
View ArticleRewind: March 4 – March 10
Last month, China's invisible man, Liu Bolin, was in Long Beach, California giving his TED Talk. As part of the presentation, a live demonstration was set up where his technique was put on display as...
View ArticleOvertime: March 4 – March 10
More stories from the week that ended March 10: Art13 organizes successful fair during Frieze offering more affordable art. Banksy pictured among works sold. RIP: Thomas McEvilley, who died of cancer...
View ArticleStreets: March 4 – March 10
After covering a flurry of street murals for the POW WOW event in Hawaii, it's time for a return to the Streets World Roundup for a look around the globe. Our featured piece was painted in Fort De...
View ArticleStreets: JR x Daniel Arsham (NYC)
It's always interesting to watch artists work on collaborations as they try to meld their different techniques and imagery together in a coherent fashion. One of the more successful artists in doing...
View ArticleArmory Week ’13: Armory Show – First Look
It's that time again in the Big Apple! Spring is here and so is the Armory Art Show. This flagship fair held on the West Side of Manhattan leads a week of nonstop visual action, as collectors from...
View ArticleArmory Week ’13: Scope Art Fair – First Look
One of the annual satellite fairs we look forward to during Armory Week is Scope New York. This international fair always brings together a diverse mix of visual, performance, sculptural and...
View ArticleArmory Week 13′: Gagosian – Andy Warhol: Self Portrait / Camouflage
Gagosian pulled out all the stops at this years' Armory show. And by "all the stops" we mean a small handful of modest-sized works by Andy Warhol (at a combined value of around 20 million dollars) and...
View ArticleStreets: Interesni Kazki (India)
Ukranian duo Interesni Kazki have been splitting up recently on separate side trips, with each working on some of their own projects. This latest set of murals were painted by AEC in Varkala, a coastal...
View ArticleArmory Week ’13: Armory Show – First Look (Part II)
Continuing on our visual overview of this gigantic fair... Similar to previous years, this year's Armory show took place over both Pier 92 and 94. Roughly, the former showcased a refined selection of...
View ArticleStreets: Crash Mural on Bowery & Houston
After a great post Sandy inspired mural by How & Nosm (covered), it's time for a new artist to take on the iconic Bowery & Houston wall. Graffiti legend and fine artist Crash aka: John Matos...
View ArticleOpenings: Parra –“Tracy Had a Hard Sunday” @ Jonathan Levine
Dutch artist Piet Janssen, aka Parra, brought a new body of work to Jonathan Levine Gallery for his debut exhibition there. Entitled Tracy Had a Hard Sunday, this series was composed of works on canvas...
View ArticleOvertime: March 11 – March 17
More stories from the week ended March 17: David Choe painted in the streets of Mexico City last week with Dhear. The Met is being sued for allegedly tricking people into paying for admission. Keith...
View ArticleArt Focus: Yao Lu
Our latest Art Focus article introduces the work of Chinese photographer Yao Lu. In particular, his latest series of digitally modified photographs entitled New Landscapes caught our eye - featuring...
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