My friend Hal created a super fun video for the Japanese band Sour.
Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’
July 2nd, 2009Francis Bacon at the MET
June 27th, 2009The first major exhibition in New York in 20 years devoted to one of the most important painters of the twentieth-century, Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective will feature 130 works (65 paintings and 65 archival items) that span the entirety of the artist’s full and celebrated career.
May 20, 2009–August 16, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Young Obama by Lisa Jack
June 24th, 2009There will be an exhibit of Lisa Jack’s photos from Obama’s early college years coming up in LA. check out M+B website for more info.
LISA JACK
BARACK OBAMA: THE FRESHMAN
28 May - 29 Aug 2009
M+B
612 North Almont Drive
Los Angeles, California 90069
French Artist JR
June 17th, 2009Just ran into this slideshow on the BBC featuring JR, a french artist taking over the streets of Rio De Janeiro.
© All images by JR.
I really enjoyed his work. check out JR’s website.
As an undercover photographer, JR transforms his pictures into posters and makes open space photo galleries out of our streets. An acute observer of our time, as comfortable in cozy neighborhoods as in urban ghettos, he questions pedestrians with the exhibitions he mounts on their everyday commutes. -excerpt from his website.
The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion
June 14th, 2009I hopped around a few museums yesterday and stopped by the MET to check out ‘The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion’ exhibit.
I liked the visual chronological history of fashion and it’s models. I personally payed more attention to the photography and its progression, but there was a bit of everything in this exhibit. If fashion is your life, this will be a nice little walk through. The exhibit will be up until August 9th.
Egon Schiele
June 10th, 2009He’s one of my favorite artists. Such a short life, and a very eccentric man. Had a controversial and short artistic career and was also mentored by Gustav Klimt. I love his work. Read about him here.
ADC Young Guns 6 Inspires
June 6th, 2009
I stumbled into the bookstore today to look through mags for inspiration, hoping to come out with something solid, and I found this little gem. The Art Directors Club hooked up with Moleskine® to showcase winners of ADC Young Guns 6 competition. It also comes with The Undiscovered Letter Book, which shows winning work from ‘the undiscovered letter‘ contest; created to help raise awareness of Lettera27, a non profit foundation advocating literacy. Its a perfect pocket sized book filled with great work. Check out ADC’s website for more visual stimuli and upcoming competitions.
Mighty Tanaka presents Mike Schreiber
May 17th, 2009
Last night was the opening for photographer Mike Schreiber. A retrospective of his last 12 years documenting hip hop culture as well as his travel experiences. He has set-up and captured incredible moments. I wondered how he found himself in certain situations, as they were an exciting and raw view of ones perspective. So many stories to tell in just one shot. My friend Alex of Mighty Tanaka curated this event, which included good beats, spoken word and free beer. mmhm, that’s right! I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, who was very engaging and attentive to everyone. And Alex, of course, was extremely helpful by filling us in with the stories behind some of his favorite shots.
Click here to read more about the show from Mighty Tanaka.
© all images by Mike Schreiber.
I documented the opening. Check the photos out.
Artist Julio Stanly Flores
May 16th, 2009
I attended New York Academy of Art’s ‘A Figurative reconstruction: 2009 MFA Diploma’ exhibition this past monday. My friend Julio Flores was ending his 2 year masters program and I needed to check out his work. I haven’t seen Julio’s work since I left LCAD, where we attended together, so I wasn’t sure what to expect… well, I came out of there very, very impressed, nostalgic and inspired. Julio showed me his studio, which took me back to school… we reminisced about our studies and he filled me in on his new work and techniques.
I also documented some of my favorite pieces from the show. Check them all out here.
There was some very good and original work…and some not too exciting…but always good to see what these schools are doing for the artists… Julio is a great example of hard work and mastered technique, patience and time. He has progressed so much since our school years in Laguna.
Check out more of Julio’s work.
http://www.jsfloresart.com/
http://www.myspace.com/juliostanly
found but not forgotten
May 9th, 2009
©marikeeler
today I stumbled upon a big bag of my pictures. I found myself going through these photos I’ve taken throughout my 3 years out east. I wanted to share a few with you. All places vary, east coast, west coast, south america. All cameras vary, holga, hasselblad, lc-a. take a look.
MoMA | I See
May 6th, 2009a bit cheesy.. but i liked it nonetheless…
Monday Nights at MoMA feat. Prefuse 73
May 4th, 2009
MoMA Lobby
Tonight I attended MoMA’s Monday Nights series. DJ/Musician Prefuse 73 filled the halls with some good beats…there was a very long line for wine, and the museum exhibits all stayed open until 8:45 pm. I took a bunch of shots of the work, check them out. And the current special exhibit, Leon Ferrari and Mira Schendel’s Tangled Alphabets was incredible. divine. absolutely loved it. a sea of words, typography, metal, handwritten chaos, a beautiful mess. I couldn’t photograph it, but if you can, go see it.
Also found other gems throughout the museum that I was able to photograph. all in my flickr ‘museum trips’ set.
Andre Thomkins. Untitled (detail). 1965. Lackskin (enamel) on paper.
John Waters at Marianne Boesky Gallery
May 4th, 2009
work by © John Waters. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.
This weekend I got to check out the John Waters exhibit at Marianne Boesky Gallery. John Waters utilizes his extensive film knowledge as well as digging up some classic imagery, and adds his own satirical and witty spin to this new batch of photographs and sculptures. I found myself cracking a smile and chuckling a lot throughout my visit. I did expect more controversial work, since that’s what I associate him with… So this was fairly tame in that aspect. But the juxtaposition of subtle pop culture references and today’s heightened social taboos prepose, evoke, make for some interesting thoughts and conversation.
More of photos from this exhibit here. Thanks to Marianne Boesky Gallery for letting me document the show.
work by © John Waters. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.
Marianne Boesky Gallery
509 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011
t. 212-680-9889 f. 212-680-9897
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Hauschka - Morgenrot by Jeff Desom
May 3rd, 2009Nigel Cooke at Andrea Rosen Gallery
May 2nd, 2009
Blind Snake 2. 2009. Oil on linen, backed with sail cloth
Photo: Todd White
Today I got to experience Nigel Cooke’s work for the first time. His very large, yet relatively empty paintings are filled with invoking ones emotion. Upon entering Andrea Rosen Gallery, one is greeted by Cooke’s Blind Snake. A lone, long, ready to strike snake painted with such finesse and subtle color pallete. So fragile with execution, yet such a powerful symbol…My favorite painting of the series. Inside the main gallery space, is a series of large paintings and sculptures. His work reminds me of a surreal dream. I found myself hovering inside these worlds and could almost feel the wind blowing while studying 1989 and his feeling of surrender in Heavy Beret. All the paintings felt like a journey into someone’s inner struggles, their unconscious… I felt an unvisited and unwanted ugliness in his figures yet was brought back into its beauty by their delicacy through his brushwork and technique.
This exhibit will be up until May 30, 2009.
visit www.rosengallery.com or more info.
All images are © Nigel Cooke
All images are courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.
Heavy Beret. 2009. Oil on linen
Photo: Todd White
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1989. 2009. Oil on Linen, backed with sail cloth
Photo: Todd White
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Experience. 2009. Oil on Linen
Photo: Todd White
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Big Predecessor. 2009. Patinated bronze with paint.
Photo: Jeremy Lawson
Call for artists & designers!
April 24th, 2009Artists Wanted has a new contest up it’s sleeve… They’d like to put art against design.. hmmmmm… should be an interesting dynamic.
All submissions must be in by 11:59pm Sunday, May 31st, 2009.
latest works by Maria Cristina Romero
April 22nd, 2009Venezuelan artist Maria Cristina Romero has been working on her latest series of paintings and sculptures. In her paintings, she’s been experimenting with texture by using fabrics and actual keys as well as bold colors, thick brushwork and strong shapes. I find her bronze sculptures just beautiful. Click at the photo below to see a selection of them.
© art by ma. cristina romero
Work to Do - 112 greene st. studio
April 10th, 2009
Royce Bannon & the Endless Love Crew have put together a pretty incredible show at the 112 greene st. studio. 50 artists took over the floor, walls, ceilings and doused them with art. what a treat to see all these talented street artists in one space. my buddy alex from Mighty Tanaka gave me a tour of the studio and the work, which was a real plus. he’s going to help me caption the show on my flickr set…(’cause i have an awful memory). But wanted to thank him for being a great host.
This show has been extended and will be up ’til May 1st. You should swing by and immerse yourself in some street art culture. I left inspired.
thecombinenyc.com/
Mighty Tanaka
Ryan McGinness Works - Deitch
April 10th, 2009
Swung by Deitch gallery to see Ryan McGinness exhibit. what a space. his work fills it nicely with great amount of color, intricate paintings and complicated sculptures. eye sensory overload….in a good way. take a look for yourself, it’s worth it.
The exhibit runs from March 07, 2009 — April 18, 2009
18 Wooster Street, New York.
from deitch.com -
“…McGinness merges several of the most important directions in contemporary painting. His work combines all-over composition, inspired by Jackson Pollock and the mechanical silkscreen process inspired by Andy Warhol. The work also fuses naturalistic and contemporary pop culture references. His imagery derives form a broad range of sources: from dreams and hallucinations to song lyrics and fragments of art history. There is a push and pull between content and form, and between literal meaning and intuitive feeling. McGinness’s paintings represent his own mental landscape. His compositions reflect the infinite, ever-flowing continuum of the universe.”
I took some photos as well.
this just made my day
April 9th, 2009
The Lost Tribes of New York City from Carolyn London on Vimeo.
The Lost Tribes Of New York
The latest short film from London Squared Productions.
Urban Anthropologists, Andy and Carolyn London interview some of New York City’s more overlooked citizens.
i love you love bryan
March 25th, 2009The Golden Ass and Other Stories
March 22nd, 2009
I’m getting a kick out of these gallery exhibit names lately… the golden ass, talk dirty to me….
I’ll be swinging by this exhibit in soho.
Stricola Contemporary
3 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
www.stricola.com
917-744-3437
The Golden Ass and Other Stories
New work by Mark Jenkins
3.21.09 - 4.25.09
Stricola Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of Mark Jenkins’ new show, The Golden Ass and Other Stories on display March 21st through April 25th, 2009.
Mark Jenkins is a Washington D.C. based artist most widely known for his realistic human sculptures and packing tape street installations. Read the rest of this entry »
jacques labouchere
March 15th, 2009Listen to ‘Esperanza’ Demo * Listen to ‘Song for Anne’ Demo
As long as I’ve known Jacques, he’s been playing his guitar and writing music…and that’s since freshman year in high school….(man, time flies)… And here is is today, rockin’ the Gothenburg music scene, living the dream and loving it. It’s nice to know that people you meet throughout life are doing what they love.
photo by Wphoto.se
I remember Jacques having great taste in music. I still have some of the mixtapes he made back in ‘93, which included music by radiohead, the beatles, dinosaur Jr., talking heads, morrissey… His tapes are still floating around in my sisters vw and I still listen to them today.
Jacques songs are sweet, upbeat and rich with melodies. I would love to see his band live. They are finishing up his latest record and will be playing festivals soon (hopefully by spring) . For more songs, info on his upcoming album and shows go to his myspace music page.
photo by © Lupo Lupo
ps: One of the things I feel make a band stand out are their posters and flyers. Here are 2 examples of them, done by Jacques’ good friend Hanna. She is a multi-talented girl, with a band of her own, as well as being an artist and photographer. love her work.
art by © Lupo Lupo
If you are ever in Gothenburg, swing by and show your support. Hej da!
Swoon show at Glowlab
March 7th, 2009
event link. Glowlab Benefit Exhibition for SWOON’s Swimming Cities of Serenissima at Fountain NY. This weekend only. Pier 66.
Check it out after the armory show. 
the armory show 2009
March 6th, 2009From March 5th till the 8th, the annual armory show at piers 92 & 94 in nyc will open its doors. I’ve not had the chance to go and will be attending for the first time this sunday. Should be a glorious 65 degrees outside, which calls for a nice day at the piers and some art…hmm, maybe ill ride my bike!
NYC Subway + MoMA
March 3rd, 2009what a great ideaaaaaaa… Museums/Galleries should do this everywhere and more often. The MoMA is advertising solely at the Brooklyn subway stop of Atlantic Pacific until March 15th. This is not just an ordinary ad… this is a complete take over and i LOVE it. check out the cool website and take some photos if you happen to be there.
http://atlanticpacific.moma.org/
From the website:In a gift to the city’s subway riders, MoMA takes over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street subway station, filling the station with reproductions of over 50 works of art in the MoMA collection. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, walk through the station to see images of works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Eames, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, and many other great artists, filmmakers, and designers.
photo by baxterjeff
the almighty cezanne
February 26th, 2009
Paul Cezanne’s The Card Players
Paul Cezanne has always been one of my main influences in painting. He’s caught my eye since young. His style and technique are poetic and effortless… the rich brushwork, luscious color… I truly love his work.
NPR.org has done a little piece on him and the people he has influenced, which you should listen to.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art as an exhibit from 2/26 to 5/17 ‘09. Click here for more info.
detail of a Cezanne still life
talk dirty to me
February 24th, 2009no nooo.. not literally.
‘talk dirty to me’ is an upcoming show at the Larissa Goldston Gallery. Got a friend showing alongside this very talented bunch and I will try to make my way to show some support. I expect mayhem at the opening…and a lot of….dirty..ness.
Opens this Thursday 2/26 & it’s up till 3/28. I will update the post with photos of the event if I can make it.
Showing: Mel Bochner, Thomas Brouillette, A.K. Burns, Mary Coble, Clayton Cubitt, John Currin, Tracey Emin, Rachel Feinstein, Rochelle Feinstein, Mark Fox, Orly Genger, Jane Hammond, Peregrine Honig, Sean Landers, Kevin Landers, Cary Leibowitz, Matvey Levenstein, Kalup Linzy, Paul McCarthy, Suzanne McClelland, Alex McQuilkin, Bruce Nauman, Jockum Nordstrom, Todd Norsten, Richard Phillips, James Siena, Ned Snider, Zak Smith, Jessica Watson, Alexi Worth, Lisa Yuskavage
update: click here to view the photos from the opening.
will cotton
February 20th, 2009
Last night I met up with a friend and checked out the Will Cotton show at Mary Boone Gallery on 5th ave. First time I go further than 23rd st. for a gallery exhibit… but it was worth it! Will Cotton’s paintings left me in a candy coma… Immersing myself in a fairytale of gingerbread men and dancing cream puffs… thought about rolling down the sugar hill or jump into the chocolate lake… it was a nice little getaway. His portraits brought me back to reality though, with their brooding backgrounds and stares……
Cotton’s paintings will be up through March 28th at Mary Boone Gallery on 745 Fifth Avenue.
Go and indulge.
band of outsiders
February 15th, 2009
got to take a peek at the band of outsiders show on canal & broadway. I’ve never really seen this kind of set-up to showcase a collection. But I did enjoy the gallery vibe versus the chaotic runway show I’ve experienced before. I took a few photos if you’re interested.
odd nerdrum
February 15th, 2009Swedish born painter, Odd Nerdrum is one of my favorite painters today. His technique is impressive. In my opinion, he’s today’s Rembrandt. Yes, mind you, his subject matter can be quite explicit and rather blunt, but you can’t ignore his raw talent. He’s up there with the greats.
I was googling him for inspiration…and found a blog post by a painter who had attended a workshop of Nerdrum’s. His post describes Odd’s techniques from canvas stretching, priming, color mixing, and brushwork detail. There are some great moments in this class that the author shares. I loved it and think you should read it.
© Odd Nerdrum - his website
the met always amazes me
February 8th, 2009
I’ve been to the MET a bunch…and today, I stumbled into a section I have NEVER seen before. How is that possible… maybe because I usually turn around after egyptian artifact overload…this time I kept walking and found myself at the American Wing. There was beautiful furniture, with a lot of american indian influence. Some was a bit gaudy, but pretty beautiful nonetheless.
I also paid a little more attention to some paintings that I’m sure have been there for longer than I’ve been around… And I found the one below to be extremely romantic… But maybe I’m just being ultra sappy… either way, it was a wonderful & surprising day at the MET.
by Jean-Leon Gerome
jeff peters
February 2nd, 2009
© Jeff Peters
Jeff and I met 10 years ago on a sunny day in Southern California. We both attended LCAD, formerly known as the Art Institute of Southern California. Those days were pretty amazing I might add. A small wooden school a mile away from the pacific ocean, in a small town filled with galleries & art festivals, we had classes outside or on the cliffs overlooking the endless water… I remember visiting Jeff’s studio, drinking wine, talking, laughing… good times back then, I miss those carefree art school years…sigh.
Anywho, Jeff Peters is talented. Very. Beautiful oil paintings. Very delicate and fragile, his detail intricate and brushwork mastered. Jeff is completely dedicated to his work. He has kept a theme of nature throughout the years, but lately his work has picked up bolder colors and he’s ventured into depicting animals in rather unpredictable situations. I’m a fan.
Jeff Peters will be showing at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA., February 5th, from 6-9pm. More info here.
For more of Jeff’s work please visit peterblakegallery.com.
© Jeff Peters
ryder e. robison
January 21st, 2009I had the opportunity to set up a little interview with my friend Ryder who has been rocking the art scene in NY lately. I hope you enjoy some of his thoughts and take a look at his work, which I find dramatic, clever and very interesting.
How long have you been doing art?
- I’ve been drawing and making artwork since I can remember. One of my earliest memories would be of drawing naked woman on the sidewalk in chalk after stealing Playboy magazines. My sister was pretty pissed off about that. I was about 5 years old. I’ve always been making something. I went to two different art schools, one on an illustration scholarship, the other just to figure out what else I could do. And I’m still working on that one. Still trying to see what’s next.
What/who inspires you to create it?
- I find New York very inspiring. Since my first trip here with my old band years ago I found it strangely comforting here. I find a lot of inspiration in the libraries through researching old myths and superstitions about the explanations multiple cultures put behind different things, especially in the natural world. It’s really intriguing how one object can undergo such drastic reasoning of why it exists and how it should be feared or worshipped.
What inspires you in your everyday?
- It almost always changes. But my walk to my studio from my apartment is nice and I’ll listen to music and get very driven. Conversations from the night before. The people I’m surrounded by. Other artists, designers and my fiancé. People may not have to say anything in particular at all, it’s just their energy that can be very telling. The levels of ambition we each have to accomplish something substantial versus being apathetic.
What medium do you consider most exciting or would you LOVE to master?
- I would love to master sculpture. I keep envisioning the paintings I do in three dimensional form and then some form of light splitting them open. I’ve begun work on a few new things and I’m happy with the progress. I like the idea of being able to walk around the entirety of a piece…
what IS art/music to you?
- The same thing it is to you I would imagine: very personal.
find more of ryder’s artwork at www.pantherattack.com.
My Opening in San Francisco
January 9th, 2009
I’ve been working hard for this opening for the past few months. Here are some pics of the big night. I will be updating my website with all the new work very soon.
Show stays up until Saturday Jan 24th. There will be a closing party starting at 8. Come by if you can!
Project One is on 251 Rhode Island St., San Francisco.
Juliette Commagere
December 26th, 2008
Juliette and her new solo album “Queens Die Proudly” are incredible. Previously part of one of my favorite bands, Hello Stranger, she has taken her own path. She has written some great lyrics and has created some unique sounds. I had a chance to see her at Fontanas in NYC last month, the band consisted of 3 horns, 3 strings, guitar, bass, drums, Keyboards and Vocals. Big sound for such a small stage, rockin’ and quaint. If you have a chance, click here and check out her music.
SF show Jan 7 & LA show Jan 17
December 5th, 2008
I’ve neglected daydreampilot for one reason only… i’ve been preparing for my shows in SF and LA this coming january. above is the flyer for the san fran show ill be sharing with my friend Katie.
I’ll also be showing in LA on Jan 17th at thirdsaturday.org. RSVP needed for LA show.
Please come and support. should be a blast.
William Eggleston at the Whitney
November 20th, 2008aaaah!!!!!! one of my favorites…William Eggleston is currently at the Whitney until Jan 25th. I love love lovvve his work… This exhibit includes 50 years of his photographs and videos from many of his road trips across America.
‘One of the most influential photographers of the last half-century, William Eggleston has defined the history of color photography. This exhibition is the artist’s first retrospective in the United States and includes both his color and black-and-white photographs as well as Stranded in Canton, the artist’s video work from the early 1970s. The exhibition will travel throughout the United States as well as to the Haus der Kunst in Munich following its New York presentation.”
Here’s a great article about William Eggleston from NYmag.com.