Category Archives: Shows

London: Richard Jackson – New Paintings @ Hauser Wirth

May 25, 2014 butterfly

Los Angeles-based artist Richard Jackson just opened an exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in London. Inspired by abstract expressionism and action painting, Jackson has created dynamic sculptures around which paint is thrown or shot out loosely. An installation features a row of sculptures of men bending over forwards with their trousers at their ankles, aiming their rears at the wall. Upon activation of Jackson’s device, paint squirted out of each of their rear ends, staining the wall.

Another installation, “Shower Room” (2013), show smeared paint inside a shower room, with an uncanny resemblance to blood, reminding of a reconstitution of the shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”

Richard Jackson

View the full set of pics here

Richard Jackson: New Paintings
Hauser & Wirth
Savile Row, London
Until July 26

Shows, Toulouse

Toulouse (FR): Memoire Industrielle Hors Serie 3.0 – JOB

May 24, 2014 butterfly

Back in 2011, French graffiti writers from Toulouse, namely Dark, Dspri, Keyler, Mikoz, Spazm, Spot and Xerou who are sharing the same passion for abandoned spaces, decided to create a touring exhibition called Memoire Industrielle. Using found objects from various industrial sites across France gathered through the different stages of the project, artists have reconstructed a large scale modelling version of an abandoned factory.

For the 8th edition of this touring exhibition, Memoire Industrielle has taken over the former JOB paper factory (famously illustrated by A. Mucha during the Art Nouveau period for its cigarette paper). The show also features artworks and a series of prints on original papers issued from the JOB factory with two special guests: Korail and Dran.

View the full set of pics here

Memoire Industrielle Hors Serie 3.0
12- 18 May 2014
Espace JOB
105 Route de Blagnac, Toulouse

London, Shows

Preview: Sixe Parades – Futurismo Ancestral

May 22, 2014 butterfly 1 Comment

We were granted access during the set-up as Barcelona based artist Sixe Paredes (formerly known as Sixeart) is launching his new exhibition titled Futurismo Ancestral: An Offering to Peru at Somerset House in London and curated by ApprovedByPablo. Inspired by his travels in Peru Sixe Parades pays tribute to Peruvian and Andean aesthetics. Using techniques and collaborating with the local creative community, Sixe Parades has created 25 colourful large-scale works from tapestries, totem sculptures, arches, ceramics and quipus. A series of multisensorial events, from food, film and music is also planned in parallel to the exhibition. See the full program here.

Sixe Parades - Futurismo Ancestral

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Futurismo Ancestral:
An Offering to Peru by Sixe Paredes
Until 26 May 2014
Somerset House, Great Arch Hall,
Lightwells & Deadhouse, South Wing

London, Shows

London: Miaz Brothers @ Lazarides

May 16, 2014 butterfly

Miaz Brothers - Dematerialized

Italian contemporary painters Miaz Brothers debuted their UK solo exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone titled Dematerialized: A New Contemporary Vision.

The show features a selection of large portrait paintings from their Antimatter series, utilizing the layering of spraypaint to create a special blurry effect. Looking close, the paintings look abstract, but from a distance, portraits are revealed. A selection of sculptures are also on display.

Miaz Brothers - Dematerialized

View the set of pics from the opening here

Miaz Brothers
Dematerialized: A New Contemporary Vision
Until 15 June 2014
Lazarides Rathbone
London

Books, Brighton, Shows

Books: Patti Astor – Fun Gallery…The True Story

May 14, 2014 butterfly

The original ‘Queen of the Downtown Scene’ Patti Astor, has released her memoirs, Fun Gallery… the True Story, chronicling her experiences and those of her friends during the 1980′s legendary NYC East Village scene. The book features stories about Keith Haring, Fab 5 Freddy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, DONDI, LEE, Kenny Scharf, Zephyr and more.

Patti Astor was recently in Brighton at the Inkd Gallery doing a book signing and reading some excerpts from her fabulous experiences.

Patti Astor - Book signing