Preview: Jessica Hess – Less Is More Solo Exhibit @ Hashimoto Contemporary [SF]
Hess’ new collection of work “expands [the artist’s] ongoing survey of derelict spaces void of human presence.”
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Preview – NATHAN MCKEE: I DON’T WANT TO GROW UP (Solo Exhibit) @ STEPHANIE CHEFAS PROJECTS [Portland]
The Portland artist creates “classic images of legendary athletes,hip hop stars and skate/surf culture demigods,” rendered through construction paper cut outs.
VELVETMANIA II: Pro Wrestlers Painted on Velvet – Interview w/artist Bruce White
The NC Painter speaks to us on the heels of the opening for his new exhibit of velvet portraits paying tribute to professional wrestling legends of the 1990s
Preview: HEAVY METAL 40th Anniversary Art Show @ Copro Gallery [Santa Monica]
Over 80 artists come together to pay tribute to “the world’s foremost illustrated fantasy magazine” w/ both new & vintage art from the publications history
Preview: The Moleskine Project VI @ Spoke Art Gallery [SF]
“A peek into the intimate realm of the art making process, each piece playing w/ the balance between refined finality and lingering thoughts yet to be completed”
PREVIEW: Lost Merchandise of the Dreamlanders: John Waters Tribute Exhibit @ La MaMa Galleria [NYC]
Inspired by the works of “The Pope Of Trash” this group show imagines Waters-related products that never exhisted from Divine bedsheets to Female Trouble playsets
Preview: JUXTAPOZED Group Exhibit @ Fort Wayne Museum Of Art
More than 50 new contemporary artists of various disciplines pay tribute to the groundbreaking publication that provided them & others with a platform.
PREVIEW – IN DREAMS 2: DAVID LYNCH TRIBUTE ART SHOW @ SPOKE ART [NYC]
Over 80 artists of various disciplines from around the world come together to pay tribute to one of America’s most iconic filmmakers
“Don’t Cry, Mac” A Tribute to Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Opens @ Gallery 1988 [LA]
Preeminent gallery for pop-culture art, Gallery 1988, brings together artists of varying mediums for “Don’t Cry, Mac,” honoring the 30th anniversary of an NES Classic
Czarface Confirms ‘First Weapon Drawn’ Read-Along Comic/Record For RSD 2017
The collaboration of DJ 7L & Esoteric w/Inspectah Deck return to their metallic anti-hero alter ego. Read the details and listen to “Czarface Theme,” now.
David Byrne’s Contemporary Color Documentary Gets Theatrical Release
Feat. such artists as St Vincent & Ad Rock the concert film captures a 2015 tribute to Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles & sabers
[Preview] Different Rules – Serge Gay Jr Solo Exhibit @ Spoke Art [SF]
Review & preview images of the most moving & compelling work by the SF painter to date addressing such topics as social injustices & technological addiction.