Shepard Fairey x Glen E Friedman x Bad Brains
I’m probably shooting myself in the foot for posting this, but Shepard Fairey is releasing an amazing new screenprint this week featuring photography by Glen E. Friedman and signed by all original members of The Bad Brains (as well as Fairey and Friedman). All for the bargain basement price of $120. It’s going to be [...]
Sugar Skulls by Brian Morris on Hold
I’ve been waiting to buy one of Brian Morris’s vinyl sugar skulls since the day I saw them on the I Want Your Skull blog. I almost forgot about them until I received an IM from a friend who is interested in making his own vinyl sugar skulls. After a bit of research, I decided [...]
Shag at Jonathan Levine Gallery
While most of the art world is heading to Miami for Art Basil, Jonathan Levine has one of the swankiest artist exhibiting at his gallery for the month of December. Yes, I’m talking about the king of modern cool and tiki style Josh “Shag” Agle. I got the chance to photograph the artist before the [...]
A Conversation with Blek Le Rat and Doze Green
Bowl-A-Rama II: The Return of the Pins
If you get a chance, head down to The Asbury Lanes and check out the sequel to Bowl-A-Rama put on by Crybaby Gallery. A whole bunch of really great artists have customized real bowling pins donated by The Lanes. Artists include Kirstin Easthope, Sunny Buick, and many more. A handful of the pins are still [...]
Lofty Exhibit in Jersey City
As part of Jersey City’s redevelopment plan, the city is allowing developers to turn crappy warehouses into luxury lofts. Who knows if the plan will work, but in the mean time, I a ton of artists have taken up temporary gallery space in Canco Lofts – one of the largest empty spaces I’ve ever seen. [...]
A Short Interview with Johnny X
Prime Surreal Estate
Curated by Dylan Evans If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow night (10/3), head over to Jersey City to catch Prime Surreal Estate, a group show featuring a ton of great artists (including Molly Crabapple and Tristan Eaton) and a massive installation by Ron English. It’s located at the Canco Lofts on 50 Dey [...]
Plush Taxidermy or Stuft Heads
While cleaning my room last night, I found a stuffed worm head that I purchased during my recent excursion to San Francisco. For the life of me I can’t remember the name of the store I bought it at (they also sold vintage type writers), but the plush work is pretty awesome. The artist that [...]
Banksy in New Orleans
I don’t usually go to Gawker for my art news, but the journo-gossip site just posted a series of photos showing recent work Banksy did in New Orleans as a supposed tribute to Hurricane Katrina. According to the site, “some of the pieces relate directly the hurricane and its disastrous aftermath; others are targeted at [...]
Shawn Barber Releases 'Forever & Ever'
He tattoos, he paints, he paints portraits of tattooists–Shawn Barber’s business card must be a mile long, and I’m sure he’s handed out a ton of them judging by the vast amount of pieces collected in his “Forever & Ever.” The 256 tome, published by 9mm books, includes paintings of some of the greatest living [...]
Abe Lincoln Jr. Representin’ at MPH
My Plastic Heart is at it again. This time, the alternative vinyl/art gallery on the fringe of Soho has offered up a taste cuddly wuddly with one of the most badass street designers to date–Abe Lincoln Jr. Life In A Bungalo stopped by the gallery on Friday night and the place was packed, hot, and [...]
Fourplay at Crybaby Gallery
Click for Full Photolog of the show on Flickr! Located in the swanky Cookman Avenue section of Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Crybaby Gallery is making a name for itself by showcasing quality artwork from up and coming painters, photographers, and illustrators. This past Saturday, the gallery played host to an opening party for “Fourplay,” [...]
Kathie Olivas “Ghosts & Martyrs”
Saturday August 11, 8:00-11:30 pm, CoproNason presents Kathie Olivas’s, “Ghosts & Martyrs” new paintings & custom toys. They have the whole show online so take a look and contact them If you are interested In anything.
Mark Ryden Microfolio “Bunnies & Bees”
Porterhouse Fine Art Editions will be offering the new limited edition Microportfolio 3 – Bunnies and Bees as both a hand-signed and numbered special edition, as well as a numbered regular edition. Micro Portfolio 3 – Bunnies & Bees – Special Edition Price: $500 | Available July 24, 2007 | Sales limited to 1 per [...]
E Pluribus Venom: Shep Fairey in Dumbo
As I rounded the corner and made my way down Front Street in DUMBO, I spotted an enormous mob bunching up in all directions, taking up every inch of street space while off duty cops with ear pieces attempted to bring about some type of order and create something resembling a line. Georgie Bungalo told [...]
Glenn Barr Down Under
Glenn Barr will be in Australia next week, attending the opening reception of his new show “No Means Yes.” The Outre Gallery in Melbourne will be hosting the event on June 23, and will be releasing these two prints in conjunction with the event. Also, Barr will be signing his books “Lowlife Paradise” and “Haunted [...]
MMM Takes on Blonde Redhead and Nick Cave
Michael Motorcycle is posting these two bad boys up for sale Wednesday the 23rd sometime after noon. They will be available as a set and individually. The prints are both 7 colors on 150 lb. manila 18 x 24″ paper. There are 25 blue Nick Cave variants without the text and 25 purple Blonde Redhead [...]
Shag to Release “The Thinking Has Been Done”
Shagmart will unveil the latest Shag print on Wednesday, May 23. Titled “The Thinking Has Been Done,” from his Shag After Dark show, the print will cost $250 and will be limited to a run of 250. The print measures 22 X 26″.
Mitch O’Connell: Tattoos & CryBabies
Mitch O’Connell, master of the modern pin-up girl, just released a new book through Last Gasp simply called “Tattoos.” The book reprints all the flash drawings from his previous professional tattoo collections (only available at actual tattoo parlors). 264+ pages of pin-up girls, tiki gods, monsters, and devils are drawn in a simple old school [...]
An Evening of Beautiful Delights
Lori Earley is taking over New York City one gallery at a time. Her latest show, “Anima Sola,” features ten gigantic paintings, ranging in price from $50,000 to $90,000 (and all sold out) on display at the Opera Gallery in Soho. Earley has this innate ability to paint female portraits that look so real, they [...]
Marion Peck at Billy Shire Fine Arts
Billy Shire Fine Arts is pleased to announce “Soft Paintings for Gentle People” New Paintings from Marion Peck April 14 – May 19, 2007 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14th, 7-10 PM For more information, please contact: Billy Shire Fine Arts 5790 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
Andy Warhol Remembered
The Carrozini von Buhler Gallery was transformed into Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory last month (Feb. 22 through Apr. 12) as a bevy of fans and celebrities clamored into the space for a celebration honoring the twenty-year anniversary of Warhol’s death. Titled “Andy Warhol: In His Wake,” the event featured artwork from factory-era luminaries Ultra Violet, [...]
New Creature Prints from Andrew Bell
Fresh off a stint at New York Comic Con, Andrew Bell unveiled two new prints at his Web store, The Creatures in my Head. ‘The Immediacy of Reincarnation’ from the Hot Curry! art show in Chicago is one of Bells best prints yet. Limited to 20, each print is signed and numbered, and hand detailed. [...]