DFW Comics #2
11 1/2" x 8 3/4" hand screen printed 4 page comic that folds out into an 17 1/2" x 23" poster. By Andrew Jeffrey Wright (COMIC KID), Isaac Lin (ISAAC), Barry McGee (CLARE) and Dan Murphy (NOPE). Printed in a run of 300.
June 30, 2011
KINDERGARTEN Exhibition at Galleria Civica di Modena
KINDERGARTEN
Futura, Mode2, Os Gêmeos, Tom Sachs, Kostas Seremetis, Boris Tellegen aka Delta
Palazzina dei Giardini, corso Canalgrande, Modena 30th June –18th September 2011
Thursday 30th June at 6.30pm at the Palazzina dei Giardini in corso Canalgrande in Modena sees the opening of “Kindergarten”, the group show featuring canvases and sculptures by six international artists: Futura, Mode2, Os Gêmeos, Tom Sachs, Kostas Seremetis and Boris Tellegen (aka Delta), curated by Giorgio de Mitri.
Organised by the Galleria Civica di Modena and the Fondazione de Mitri di Modena with the participation of Sartoria and Slam Jam, and co-produced with the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, the exhibition marks the start of a new exhibition season in Palazzina Vigarani, open throughout the summer, with a display literally entitled “children’s garden”, giving space to art meant as a form of play, free from all restrictions, once more drawing on the notion of games and entertainment – just as the Anna Malagrida did with the theme of ball-dancing – which the 17th-century building was home to in the days of the D’Este court. After more than four centuries, the Casino delle Feste once more hosts “games”, in the sense of the short-circuits and parodies of consumerism by Tom Sachs, the surreal chronicles of Os Gêmeos, the experimentations of the graffiti masters Futura and Mode2, the constructivism of Boris Tellegen (aka Delta), right up to the irreverent pulp iconographies of Kostas Seremetis.
“Kindergarten” will thus constitute a space of exchange and encounter between various outlooks, group activities and workshops: a garden for children of all ages. The show opens with a sound sculpture by Tom Sachs – “Toyan’s” (2002) – placed under the cupola of the Palazzina, while visitors are then met with two sculptures by Kostas Seremetis. Both depict an impudent and somewhat unusual Mickey Mouse – “Untitled” (2011) – presented all in black and white, holding a revolver and making a somewhat provocative gesture.
Each of the other artists will occupy one of the rooms of the Palazzina with some of the most important works and sculptures that they have produced, accompanied by site-specific interventions. Such will be the case for Futura, of whom a bronze sculpture will be displayed – “AK46” (2011) – along with an installation created especially for the Modena show. Likewise, Mode2 – whose sculpture represents Mother Earth giving birth to the world: “Mother Earth” (2011) – will also present a site-specific installation, and Delta, whose work will be represented by a large-scale sculpture produced especially for the event.
Os Gêmeos, the Brazilian twins Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, will present an entirely site-specific intervention, the result of the artists’ brief stay in Modena at the beginning of the summer. The show will open with a musical event which will carry on until around 9pm. The Palazzina will remain open until 15th September from Thursday to Sunday, from 7pm until 11pm. However, during the festivalfilosofia 2011, it will respect the following opening hours: Friday 16th September, 9am – 11pm; Saturday 17th September, 9am – 1am; Sunday 18th September, 9am – 8pm. Entrance is free.
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Galleria Civica
Corso Canalgrande 103,
Galleria Civica
Corso Canalgrande 103,
41121 Modena, Italy
June 29, 2011
Barry McGee "New Work" at Modern Art
Barry McGee
New Work
1 July – 13 August
Private view 30 June, 6-8pm
Modern Art is delighted to announce an exhibition of new work by Barry McGee. This is McGee’s third solo show with Modern Art, and his first exhibition in London for six years.
Barry McGee’s style and visual language has an instantly recognisable character and unique voice. His work draws its structures and graphic impact from the influences of tagging, ‘Mission School’ abstraction, and vandalism, meeting a formal and installational logic that draws on the conventions of contemporary painting and sculpture. The core of McGee’s practice is the expressive immediacy and spirit of independence that is rooted in the culture and histories of socially motivated intervention in the public realm.
McGee’s paintings and drawings incorporate elegantly draughted elements of figurative linework and repetitive tessellations of geometric, abstract patterns which synthesise found and invented source material. In both formal and informal contexts, bold combinations of colour, shape and knowledgably crafted graphic elements sit against and beside one another, alive with energy and empathy. His pictorial sense touches on the global reach of unsanctioned art that takes place within the fabric of urban architecture, but equally on Hispanic and Latin-American decorative arts, and functional graphics sourced from the post-consumer world. Hundreds of uniquely painted panels and objects can be fitted together, butted against one another in an immersive, site-responsive hang that results from McGee’s openly intuitive working method.
Modern Art
23/25 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8DF - UK
June 28, 2011
You & I: Teepee Number One x Steve Harrington
TEEPEE NUMBER 1
4 color screenprint on 200lb stock
1 color printed both sides, diecut, & scored
Includes 6 sticks with twine
Edition of 100
Assembly required
Signed floor mat
Available at You & I
Pieces of the Moon Photographs by Mikael Kennedy at Catalog Gallery
“Pieces of the Moon
Photographs by Mikael Kennedy”
Opening Reception ~ Thursday June 30th, 2011 6pm until late
Show runs ~ Thursday June 30th until July 17th.
Curated by The Jealous Curator.
Catalog Gallery and The Jealous Curator are proud to present the Polaroid work of Mikael Kennedy.
"Over the past decade, American born photographer Mikael Kennedy has taken thousands of Polaroids during what has often been described as a ‘Kerouac-esque” journey, wandering back and forth across the continent, hitching rides, couch surfing, moving from city to city. In 2010, Kennedy had his first solo show in New York City, titled “Shoot the Moon” with the Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, NYC, who now represents this immense body of work. “Shoot the Moon”, an exhibition of 500 Polaroids was an introduction to Kennedy’s story, edited down from the thousands of Polaroids. I have looked at this series countless times, and while all of his work is a mysterious narrative, it is the photographs of the women that have completely drawn me in.
“Pieces of the Moon” features 50 images that have been pulled from the original “Shoot the Moon” show. When the photographs of these women are shown along-side the other 450 images in the series, they’re a quiet part of the overall story. But when hung together in this smaller, more focused grouping they create a beautiful, feminine view into the personal life of the artist. There is an undeniable intimacy in each image, revealing an obvious closeness to the subject – however, to the viewer, the details still remain vague. Were these friends, lovers, strangers, or all of the above? The images are titled with the name of the woman, the location of the photo, and the year, leaving it completely up to the viewer to piece these relationships, friendships, and chance meetings together. These are the women that have shaped Mikael Kennedy’s life over the past decade – and they are beautiful."
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June 27, 2011
OHWOW presents Post 9-11
POST 9-11
Dan Colen, Terence Koh, Hanna Liden, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ryan McGinley, Agathe Snow, Dash Snow, and Aaron Young
June 30 - August 27, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 30, 6 – 9 PM
Post 9-11 is a group exhibition distinct of a decade and definitive of an era. The work of the nine artists represented (Dan Colen, Terence Koh, Hanna Liden, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ryan McGinley, Agathe Snow, Dash Snow, and Aaron Young) defies categorization into a particular movement or style, yet poignantly references a collective history through works of painting, photography, sculpture, and installation.
Practicing in the new millennium, these New York based-artists, friends and collaborators, are brought together by a sense of community and shared history. Their relationships with each other cemented fully over the last ten years - a decade spent sharing ideas, studios, apartments, and themselves. This intimate connection not only informed their respective practices, it also influenced their creative progressions. The loose society of downtown New York provides affirmation that the bond created making art together proved a powerful factor in the voice and vision of these artists.
Creating imagery, which at times expressed a rebellious spirit and freedom, also responds to their experience of these ten tumultuous years. The Post 9-11 artists' work runs the gamut: defiant, irreverent and destructive; sublime, utopian, and filled with emotion. Two former studio mates and roommates, Dan Colen and Ryan McGinley exhibit the polarity. A painting of tar and feathers adhered to canvas by Dan Colen, Blop!, 2011, appears chaotic and abject. It references the barbaric and archaic act of punishment and interjects a strong sense of materiality with the use of unconventional media. Conversely, Ryan McGinley's photograph, Tom (Golden Tunnel), 2010, is a surreal and cinematically arranged image of a nude, male figure in a train tunnel. It is as transcendent in its ethereal treatment as it is existential in its choreography and open-ended narrative.
These brief examples articulate that as a whole, the work in this exhibition is effective in its ability to translate the myriad reactions possible in light of a connected reality. No two experiences can be exact in their expression, however, their aesthetic approaches, although disparate, present a visual memoir of a defining era. Reluctant in yielding to definition, yet decidedly American, Post 9-11 characterizes the mood and complexities of a decade.
June 30 - August 27, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 30, 6 – 9 PM
Post 9-11 is a group exhibition distinct of a decade and definitive of an era. The work of the nine artists represented (Dan Colen, Terence Koh, Hanna Liden, Nate Lowman, Adam McEwen, Ryan McGinley, Agathe Snow, Dash Snow, and Aaron Young) defies categorization into a particular movement or style, yet poignantly references a collective history through works of painting, photography, sculpture, and installation.
Practicing in the new millennium, these New York based-artists, friends and collaborators, are brought together by a sense of community and shared history. Their relationships with each other cemented fully over the last ten years - a decade spent sharing ideas, studios, apartments, and themselves. This intimate connection not only informed their respective practices, it also influenced their creative progressions. The loose society of downtown New York provides affirmation that the bond created making art together proved a powerful factor in the voice and vision of these artists.
Creating imagery, which at times expressed a rebellious spirit and freedom, also responds to their experience of these ten tumultuous years. The Post 9-11 artists' work runs the gamut: defiant, irreverent and destructive; sublime, utopian, and filled with emotion. Two former studio mates and roommates, Dan Colen and Ryan McGinley exhibit the polarity. A painting of tar and feathers adhered to canvas by Dan Colen, Blop!, 2011, appears chaotic and abject. It references the barbaric and archaic act of punishment and interjects a strong sense of materiality with the use of unconventional media. Conversely, Ryan McGinley's photograph, Tom (Golden Tunnel), 2010, is a surreal and cinematically arranged image of a nude, male figure in a train tunnel. It is as transcendent in its ethereal treatment as it is existential in its choreography and open-ended narrative.
These brief examples articulate that as a whole, the work in this exhibition is effective in its ability to translate the myriad reactions possible in light of a connected reality. No two experiences can be exact in their expression, however, their aesthetic approaches, although disparate, present a visual memoir of a defining era. Reluctant in yielding to definition, yet decidedly American, Post 9-11 characterizes the mood and complexities of a decade.
the DMV'S SHOW
DMV Crew expo at the galerie GHP in Toulouse with Dran, Bom.k, Sowat, Brusk, Gris1, Kan, Iso, Blo & Jaw.
GHP = espaceghp.com
Son = soundcloud.com/vectson
GHP = espaceghp.com
Son = soundcloud.com/vectson
DABSMYLA! x Eddie Vedder Screen Print
DABSMYLA! x Eddie Vedder
It is a 7 colour print, 18 x 24 inches with a signed edition of 100.
The prints will become available at 12pm PST this Monday 27th June on our online store. Prints are $50 U.S plus shipping.
Order your prints here: DABSMYLASTORE
The prints will become available at 12pm PST this Monday 27th June on our online store. Prints are $50 U.S plus shipping.
Order your prints here: DABSMYLASTORE
June 25, 2011
FIGHTING SUNRISE exhibition at Ironlak Los Angeles
FIGHTING SUNRISE is an exhibition featuring artwork, prints, photography and more from: AUGOR, TYKE/WITNES, BONKS, EWOK, SPURN, FUCT, PHARO, WEST and NICK D’ATTOMO.
Opening at 7pm, this evening will also feature DJ sets by Rockwell, LadyMonix and Ro Blvd, plus live screen printing courtesy of The Pravus.
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Ironlak Los Angeles
5125 Hollywood Blvd. 90027
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Ironlak Los Angeles
5125 Hollywood Blvd. 90027
Miss Bugs "PARLOR" at Brooklynite Gallery
MISS BUGS
"PARLOUR"
June 25 - JULY 16
Opening Night: Saturday, June 25, 7-10pm
MUSICAL GUEST: Hank Shocklee [Bomb Squad]
LIVE STREAM HOSTED BY: Artist Group DJ MAYONNAISE HANDS
On a summers night in the heart of Brooklyn, Miss Bugs will open the doors to her new establishment, the "Parlour". Miss Bugs alias 'The Madame' welcomes you to her boudoir, fit for gods and monsters; a place where delights and nightmares can be played out. You’ll be introduced to the still-standing ghosts in the woodland clearing who guard the entrance to the "Parlour" that lies beyond... Here, the Madames' presence can be felt in every corner; you can look directly into her eyes and view the story of her dark desires… Madame advises all who attend the opening to dress appropriately to honor the spirits and hide their face by donning a masquerade mask.
"Parlour" is the setting for Miss Bugs' new body of work; its atmosphere will unsettle. By placing the prints and large scale collages within a fictional space, the context of the original sources of found art is changed, making us view its symbolism in a different, darker light. This distorted world of installations indoors and out, is an extension of their 'Cut Out and Fade Out' street project and the concept of the 'Parlour' exploits the idea that the art establishment plays on people’s desires, whether for money, beauty, sex or ownership. It’s a twisted environment with poetically warped female forms that beckon you in and carry you off to the underbelly of Miss Bugs’ soul.
The opening of ‘Parlour’ marks Miss Bugs’ second solo gallery appearance since their debut outing over three years ago and is their first solo show outside the UK. Miss Bugs have come together again for their most ambitious project to-date…
They continue to explore the themes which have been prevalent in their work, such as the nature of the art establishment. Miss Bugs continues to question the ownership of ideas, working methods, and the relationship and knock-on effect that artists have with one another. And while their work often sees the appropriation of hundreds of contemporary artists; they are all referenced and recomposed within their collages and silk-screens to make their own newly reconstructed iconic pieces. Miss Bugs steals from many, but in doing so they leave their own unique indelible mark; a Miss Bugs calling card at the scene of the crime!
Brooklynite Gallery
334 Malcolm X Blvd.
Brooklyn, New York 11233
June 25 - JULY 16
Opening Night: Saturday, June 25, 7-10pm
MUSICAL GUEST: Hank Shocklee [Bomb Squad]
LIVE STREAM HOSTED BY: Artist Group DJ MAYONNAISE HANDS
On a summers night in the heart of Brooklyn, Miss Bugs will open the doors to her new establishment, the "Parlour". Miss Bugs alias 'The Madame' welcomes you to her boudoir, fit for gods and monsters; a place where delights and nightmares can be played out. You’ll be introduced to the still-standing ghosts in the woodland clearing who guard the entrance to the "Parlour" that lies beyond... Here, the Madames' presence can be felt in every corner; you can look directly into her eyes and view the story of her dark desires… Madame advises all who attend the opening to dress appropriately to honor the spirits and hide their face by donning a masquerade mask.
"Parlour" is the setting for Miss Bugs' new body of work; its atmosphere will unsettle. By placing the prints and large scale collages within a fictional space, the context of the original sources of found art is changed, making us view its symbolism in a different, darker light. This distorted world of installations indoors and out, is an extension of their 'Cut Out and Fade Out' street project and the concept of the 'Parlour' exploits the idea that the art establishment plays on people’s desires, whether for money, beauty, sex or ownership. It’s a twisted environment with poetically warped female forms that beckon you in and carry you off to the underbelly of Miss Bugs’ soul.
The opening of ‘Parlour’ marks Miss Bugs’ second solo gallery appearance since their debut outing over three years ago and is their first solo show outside the UK. Miss Bugs have come together again for their most ambitious project to-date…
They continue to explore the themes which have been prevalent in their work, such as the nature of the art establishment. Miss Bugs continues to question the ownership of ideas, working methods, and the relationship and knock-on effect that artists have with one another. And while their work often sees the appropriation of hundreds of contemporary artists; they are all referenced and recomposed within their collages and silk-screens to make their own newly reconstructed iconic pieces. Miss Bugs steals from many, but in doing so they leave their own unique indelible mark; a Miss Bugs calling card at the scene of the crime!
Brooklynite Gallery
334 Malcolm X Blvd.
Brooklyn, New York 11233
Suzannah Sinclair and Augustus Thompson "It's Still Life" at New Image Art
"It's Still Life"
a new show featuring works by
Suzannah Sinclair and Augustus Thompson
JUNE 25 - JULY 23
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 25th 7-10pm
New Image Art is pleased to announce "It's Still Life" opening June 25th, 2011 featuring new paintings by New York based artist, Suzannah Sinclair, and San Francisco artist Augustus Thompson. Both artists work with new creative means of figuration.
Suzannah Sinclair pulls her inspirations from vintage nudes, Playboy magazines from the 1960s to 70s, her friends, and occasionally even herself. Her ability to render the female subject with softness and light is matched in impact by her insistence on throwing the viewer into the interiors she reproduces. Suzannah's intricate play off the patterns and fabric backgrounds to captivate the viewer is beautifully seductive. Post-feminist voyeurism is combined with suggestive poses and an untouchable mystique that glosses over their alienation.
Augustus Thompson's work is a cinematic rush through the back alley of a young man's life. Thompson writes, "Whatever happens gets packed into my painting and sculpture. Black culture and rhythm. Love. Being tired and poor while being privileged and white. Interiors by Vuillard. I paint what I can't articulate." Although known for portraits that bleed with mortality, Thompson also experiments with abstraction when the need arises.
In the project room: "Instant Messaging" a solo project by Oakland artist Annie Vought. Vought will be showing intricately cutout paper pieces based on text messaging. A shadow is formed by the letters being set off from the wall thus giving the cutouts a sculptural and spacial quality.
Annie Vought In this new work I am exploring the way we communicate through text message. Hand written letters can be a very deliberate form of communication. Texting is an instant form of communication, we can respond in realtime to what ever the moment requires. But it is not often a deliberately communicated thought. We text while we are driving and talking. Texting has made it possible for us to have constant running narratives with other people about anything and nothing at all. Texting has become a way of filling space. Of being in constant contact with another person while we are alone or board. I am using real texts of my own and others and meticulously turning these communications into a hand made slow deliberate process. My recreating the texts is an extended investigation on peoples inner lives and the ways they express their thoughts through writing.
New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
June 24, 2011
Nick Mann aka Doodles "Astral Rise" solo exhibition at Gallery Heist
Nick Mann
Astral Rise
Saturday June 25, 2011 - July 23, 2011
Opening Reception: Saturday June 25, 2011 7-11PM
Gallery Heist is pleased to present, Astral Rise, a solo exhibition featuring new works by Nick Mann aka Doodles. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 7-11pm. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Nick Mann currently lives and works in Oakland California. His work has been shown throughout the world in places ranging from Wellington, New Zealand to Portland, Oregon. His travels have a direct relationship with his artistic practice, as though his artwork is documentation of the spiritual and physical experiences he has while traveling. His lifestyle is intertwined with his art making, obscuring the lines between both. This convergence of lifestyle and practice has placed Mann into the contemporary folk-art movement. Because his work is exhibited in both private and public space, he has been asked to participate in the Living Walls Conference on Street Art and Urbanism in Atlanta, GA for the second consecutive year.
Nick has also lectured at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, discussing the process of art making. He has been a recipient of multiple residencies with Together Gallery in Portland, Oregon and Islands Fold in Pender Island, British Columbia. Mann explores the realm of the subconscious, the language of archetypal dreams and universal symbols. Combining an absence of linear perspective and mixed media compositions, he guides the viewer through a primitive, rhythmic, narrative. Doodles communicates through the history of symbolic signs, found objects and mysticism. His intentional and emotive distortions of the figure are reminiscent of indigenous Folk Art found in South America, Mexico and Native cultures. There is a constant rhythm pulsing underneath the body of his work resulting in detailed, repetitive patterns throughout the figuration and landscapes. Nick also works in a variety of scale ranging from large outdoor murals to small intricate drawings. Mann has recently returned from a three-month trip traveling to and throughout Mexico. The experiences of his voyage are translated through his current body of work featured in his upcoming solo show Astral Rise, opening at Gallery Heist on Saturday June 25, 2011.
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Gallery Heist
679 Geary
San Francisco, CA
Gallery Heist
679 Geary
San Francisco, CA
POST NO BILLS presents… LA Works on Paper “FAILE: A Decade of Prints & Originals”
POST NO BILLS presents… LA Works on Paper
“FAILE: A Decade of Prints & Originals”
June 24 - July 24, 2011
Opening Reception: June 24, 2011 (7 - 10pm)
The highly anticipated opening of the Venice Beach-based print shop, POST NO BILLS launches with a unique ten-year retrospective from the acclaimed Brooklyn-based artist collaborative− FAILE.
Recognized for their bold graphic imagery gracing street, museum and gallery walls worldwide, FAILE− the multimedia artist duo− celebrates their roots in printmaking with over a decade’s worth of archived works on paper, limited edition prints and hand painted originals− many of which have never been offered to the public before. POST NO BILLS is pleased to release several exclusive print editions produced onsite.
Join FAILE, Steve Lazarides and Jordan Bratman for the groundbreaking launch of POST NO BILLS and the opening reception for “LA Works on Paper” on Friday June 24, 2011 from 7-10pm.
POST NO BILLS
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice Beach, CA 90291
The highly anticipated opening of the Venice Beach-based print shop, POST NO BILLS launches with a unique ten-year retrospective from the acclaimed Brooklyn-based artist collaborative− FAILE.
Recognized for their bold graphic imagery gracing street, museum and gallery walls worldwide, FAILE− the multimedia artist duo− celebrates their roots in printmaking with over a decade’s worth of archived works on paper, limited edition prints and hand painted originals− many of which have never been offered to the public before. POST NO BILLS is pleased to release several exclusive print editions produced onsite.
Join FAILE, Steve Lazarides and Jordan Bratman for the groundbreaking launch of POST NO BILLS and the opening reception for “LA Works on Paper” on Friday June 24, 2011 from 7-10pm.
POST NO BILLS
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice Beach, CA 90291
June 23, 2011
Pretty on the Inside exhibition organized by Erik Parker and KAWS at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Pretty on the Inside
Todd James, KAWS, Tony Matelli, Erik Parker, Joyce Pensato, Peter Saul, and Karl Wirsum
June 23–August 19, 2011
Private View: June 23, 6-8pm
Paul Kasmin Gallery presents the exhibition Pretty on the Inside, organized by Erik Parker and KAWS. This is the first time that the two artists have collaborated to organize an exhibition. Pretty on the Inside includes works in a range of media by seven American artists: Todd James, KAWS, Tony Matelli, Erik Parker, Joyce Pensato, Peter Saul, and Karl Wirsum. At first glance, these artworks challenge the viewer through their visual intensity, but upon closer inspection, they reveal an inner beauty. Many of the artists included make ironic or subversive works, hijacking the language of cartoons and comics to both celebrate and criticize contemporary culture.
Todd James (b. 1969) makes large-scale installations, drawings, animated videos, and gouache paintings that appropriate the style of Saturday morning cartoons to make social and political commentary.
June 23–August 19, 2011
Private View: June 23, 6-8pm
Paul Kasmin Gallery presents the exhibition Pretty on the Inside, organized by Erik Parker and KAWS. This is the first time that the two artists have collaborated to organize an exhibition. Pretty on the Inside includes works in a range of media by seven American artists: Todd James, KAWS, Tony Matelli, Erik Parker, Joyce Pensato, Peter Saul, and Karl Wirsum. At first glance, these artworks challenge the viewer through their visual intensity, but upon closer inspection, they reveal an inner beauty. Many of the artists included make ironic or subversive works, hijacking the language of cartoons and comics to both celebrate and criticize contemporary culture.
Todd James (b. 1969) makes large-scale installations, drawings, animated videos, and gouache paintings that appropriate the style of Saturday morning cartoons to make social and political commentary.
KAWS (b. 1974) draws from the traditions of Pop art and Geometric Abstraction, while revitalizing the figure by altering and recombining animated forms and features to create new hybrid images.
Tony Matelli (b. 1971), known for his elaborately rendered sculptures, contributes Double Meat Head (2008)— a compelling self-caricature rendered from various cuts of meat. In its various stages of decomposition, the sculpture is a rumination on death, decay, and rebirth.
Erik Parker’s (b. 1968) figurative paintings feature eye-popping colors and psychedelic designs, yet take their inspiration from Francis Bacon, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso. The exhibition will represent the New York premier of Parker’s new high-octane take on the still life genre.
Joyce Pensato’s (b. 1941) expressionistic black and white canvases and charcoal drawings of bug-eyed iconic characters are the anti-Disney, where her sources are transformed into psychologically charged compositions through barrages of action painting.
Peter Saul (b. 1934) and Karl Wirsum (b. 1939) first rose to prominence in the 1960s. Saul’s provocative paintings mix acid color and images of exaggerated violence and sexuality to tackle taboo topics and provide sharp-witted cultural critiques. Wirsum, an original member of Chicago’s surrealist art group the Hairy Who, makes brightly hued paintings and sculptures of original characters, partially inspired by Peruvian and Mezzo-American art.
Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 Tenth Ave.
New York, NY 10001
Tony Matelli (b. 1971), known for his elaborately rendered sculptures, contributes Double Meat Head (2008)— a compelling self-caricature rendered from various cuts of meat. In its various stages of decomposition, the sculpture is a rumination on death, decay, and rebirth.
Erik Parker’s (b. 1968) figurative paintings feature eye-popping colors and psychedelic designs, yet take their inspiration from Francis Bacon, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso. The exhibition will represent the New York premier of Parker’s new high-octane take on the still life genre.
Joyce Pensato’s (b. 1941) expressionistic black and white canvases and charcoal drawings of bug-eyed iconic characters are the anti-Disney, where her sources are transformed into psychologically charged compositions through barrages of action painting.
Peter Saul (b. 1934) and Karl Wirsum (b. 1939) first rose to prominence in the 1960s. Saul’s provocative paintings mix acid color and images of exaggerated violence and sexuality to tackle taboo topics and provide sharp-witted cultural critiques. Wirsum, an original member of Chicago’s surrealist art group the Hairy Who, makes brightly hued paintings and sculptures of original characters, partially inspired by Peruvian and Mezzo-American art.
Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 Tenth Ave.
New York, NY 10001
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