Scion’s Installation 5 Art Tour, which will benefit Creative Capital, arrives in Philadelphia, PA. in July. The opening reception will take place Friday, July 3 from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. at T & P Fine Art, 1143 South 9th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147. Artists AJ Fosik, Asylm, Patrick Martinez, Something In The Universe will be in attendance along with Beautiful Decay’s Amir Fallah. DJ Apt One will be spinning. Continue reading »
Think Faest: Art and Oddities Zine Delivers “Home”-Themed Works By Eight Artists In Two Tones
Opening on June 20, Scion Installation L.A. Gallery in Culver City and Faesthetic magazine present This Must Be The Place, a collection of art and oddities by eight American artists inspired by the zine’s minimally toned aesthetic. Continue reading »
Mid-City Arts is proud to present a live painting event and exhibit opening featuring two of Los Angeles’ most respected graffiti artists: Retna and The Mac. The opening event takes place Sunday June 7th 12pm – 6pm at 33Third. The art exhibit will be on display in the adjoining Mid-City Arts gallery, which recently hosted the first ever gallery exhibit from Chaka, LA’s most infamous graffiti writer. www.midcity-arts.com | www.33third.com
Scion’s Installation 5 Art Tour, which will benefit Creative Capital, arrives in New York, NY in May. The opening reception will take place Thursday May 7th from 7pm – 11pm at The Showroom NYC, 117 2nd Avenue (& 7th Street), 2nd floor, New York, NY 10003. Artists Blek le Rat, Christina M. Felice, Edwin Ushiro, Angela Boatwright, Logan Hicks and Tessar Lo will be in attendance. Turntable Lab affiliate Blue Jemz, who recently released a CD through Scion A/V, will be spinning. Continue reading »
Papershapers, curated by Giant Robot opens on April 11 at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery Space in Culver City. Papershapers is a group show featuring ten artists who work with paper-not “on paper.” The exhibition will feature works that are cut, torn, folded, and sewn into unique creations. Shin Tanaka will be making a rare U.S. appearance at the opening and will be on hand to show original pieces and fold paper with attendees!
The opening reception takes place April 11, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The show will run until May 2.
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Edward Tufte Posted 9 hours ago Visual art is often presented as something that exists in its purest form “for art’s sake”, removed from any purpose other than to exist as art, sometimes seen as a rare and noble sort of abstracted “expression” of something. This is the impression that is glibly, and I believe wrongly, put forth by the 20th Century Modernist art theorists; whose ... [Link]
Michael Jackson Posted 9 hours ago If you haven’t got enough of Michael Jackson already … check out this MJ gallery by many different illustrators. [Link]
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Illustrators Ireland recent work June 09 Posted 39 hours ago Here's the latest work created by members of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland. Each member has submitted one of their favourite illustrations from the previous month, either commissioned or personal. Follow the link below to see all this month’s entries. [Link]
The Tale of How book Posted 47 hours ago I’ve written before about The Tale of How, a short, wonderfully original animation by The Blackheart Gang, featuring the artwork of Ree Treweek. I’ve also talked about Shy the Sun, a commercial production company featuring members of the Blackheart Gang, including Treweek and Jannes Hendrikz, which has been producing marvelously eccentric ads for companies like United Airlines and Bakers Precious ... [Link]
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