Jen Bekman’s 20×200 at Crown Point Press.
21 Jul 20080
Jen Bekman is currently in San Francisco and wants to meet us, print enthusiasts at Crown Point Press this Wednesday, July 23rd. This is a great opportunity to get more familiar with one of Bekman’s exciting project 20×200 and check the printer’s workshop. I got to see the prints CPP worked on with Kiki Smith 2 years ago and was blown away.
This week, 20×200 is offering two photographs by William Lamson whith whom I work with at the gallery. Act fast, the first print is now only available in its fancy edition of 2 which is 30 x 40 inches and $2,000.
(All images William Lamson, from 20×200. Left No. 13. 3/11/2006 (plane lifted by men), right No. 6. 8/6/2005 (plane).)
From Panic To Power at Angstrom Gallery.
18 Jul 20080
Jonathan Baldock, Kate Barclay, Michael Berryhill, Leigh Cole, Evelyn Donnelly, Luciana Lamothe, Peter Harkawik, Katie Herzog, and Jessica James Lansdon: From Panic To Power! curated by Brian Bress @Angstrom Gallery (June 14th - July 19th 2008)
2008 Vice Photo Show at Scion Space.
17 Jul 20080
2008 Vice Photo Show with Rennie Ellis, Nippon Eye: Kawori Inbe, Jin Ohashi, Yoshiki Saitoh, and a Special Section Entitled “Riddles” curated by Tim Barber @Scion Space (July 12 - July 26, 2008)
Riddles, curated by Tim Barber.
Left Allan Macintyre, right Arnel Henry.
Kawori Inbe.
Rennie Ellis.
Jin Ohashi.
Yoshiki Saitoh.
Maura Bendett at Kinkead Contemporary.
16 Jul 20080
Maura Bendett - 5 Artists. 5 Solo Shows. 5 Saturdays. @Kinkead Contemporary (July 12 - August 21, 2008)
Ruby issue 31 and Shinning issue 6.
16 Jul 20080
Two web zine I haven’t posted for a while published their new issues; Argentina based Ruby Magazine and French based Shinning Magazine.
Both are always such a fresh treat.
(All images Ruby Magazine. Left Olivier Laude, middle Santiago Solis Montes de Oca, and right Tony Hafkenscheid.)
(All images Shinning Magazine. Left Charlie Lenoir, middle Jayne Helliwell, and right Eden Veaudry.)
Arkitip curates KRINK Sleeve for Incase.
16 Jul 20080
Yesterday, Arkitip announced the release of a shinny new collaboration between the magazine, ink dripper Craig “KR” Costello of KRINK and slick protectors of Apple products, Incase.
Today I received the info that their issue #30 which featured the work of Costello and came with a special KRINK/Sharpy is on sale for $15 in the occasion of the special launch.
The KRINK sleeve is available for MacBook and MacBook Pro 15 In. for $70.95.
Having received and loving the previous sleeve their worked on with Incase for their issue #41 I have to say that this new collaboration seems to have brought to life another beautiful object. Soon, the same sleeve, but for grocery shopping!
(All images from Arkitip)
Beautiful Decay Exhibition in Ojai.
15 Jul 20081
Beautiful/Decay posted a few images of the off-site group exhibition they recently curated entitled Weekend Warrior which opened last weekend at Nathan Larramendy gallery in Ojai. The show runs through August 10th so you still have a few weeks to plan a lovely weekend away from LA to leisure by the almond trees, the golden grapes and other summery sights.
The publication also announced the launch of a new venture, Something in the Universe which will function as a creative studio in the fields of the holy combo of art, design, music, fashion and everything is between. Those guys were behind the exhibition Archive curated for the Scion/LA space which opened last summer. I saw that they created and published a catalogue for the show. I’d be curious to check this one.
(From left to right, Ruby Osorio, Tony de los Reyes, part of his gorgeous Moby Dick series, and Allison Miller.)
Edwin Ushiro at project:gallery.
14 Jul 20081
Edwin Ushiro: while tides guide you back home @project:gallery (July 12th 2008)
Hugo Arcier/Niko Bellic Night Swim on GTA IV.
10 Jul 20081
French director/graphic artist Hugo Arcier uploaded this melancholic and quite lyrical video of GTA IV character Niko Bellic swimming in the darkness of Liberty City’s troubled waters.
(Image from Hugo Arcier’s blog.)
Two New York based artists and their books.
10 Jul 20081
The Stockholm based Loyal Gallery and Nieves collaborated to publish a new zine with the works of Eddie Martinez. It was released in the occasion of the artist’s solo exhibition at the gallery. For this little book, Martinez completed an exclusive group of drawings on hotel stationery from the infamous Chateau Marmont hotel here in LA.
Chateau Suite Drawings, 2008, 16 Pages, 14 x 20 cm, b/w Photocopy, ed. of 150. $8.
While browsing Loyal, check also their own publications. There are quite some gems to be found. Every time I find myself in a book store, I want to get “Loyal and his band“, the gorgeous book celebrating the five years of existence of the mag and the space. Some of the featured artists are true Flog’s favorites: Matt Leines, Jules de Balincourt, Misaki Kawai, Wes Lang, Eddie Martinez, Yun-Fei Ji, Taylor McKimens, Jockum Nordstrom, Mamma Andersson, Stephen Shore, Miroslav Tichy, Brian Belott.
(Left image from Nieves, spread from Chateau Suite Drawings. Right image from Loyal Gallery, installation shot.)
In other Martinez’s news, make sure to see the group exhibition he curated at Werkstätte Gallery in NY. Glass Houses include Derek Aylward, Patrick Brennan, John Copeland, Denise Kupferschmidt, Liz Markus, Sam Moyer, Sara Murphy, Ryan Schneider, and Jade Townsend and runs through August 2nd.
(All images from Werkstätte Gallery, Glass Houses installation shots.)
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya has a new, and gorgeous book out. Some 112 pages of photographs published by envoy in NY and designed by Circle & Square.
The volume includes texts by Nicholas Boston, Dean Sameshima, David Velasco, as well as Paul himself.
Each book is numbered and signed from an edition of 1000.
If you are interested to get your book specially handled by Paul, meet the artist at Printed Matter on July 26th for a special book release. I sure wish I was there for my special lipstick mark.
(All images from Paul Sepuya, cover and spread from Beloved Object & Amorous Subject, Revisited.)
Sepuya’s photographs will also be on view at The Center for Book Arts part of a large group exhibition, Artist as Publisher, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud which opens tonight, July 9th and runs through September 13th.
His portrait of Chris (image below) was printed as the cover of the resurrected zine S.T.H., published by Scott Hug and Billy Miller, in 06. The original print will be included as part of the S.T.H. section of the exhibition.
Finally, while browsing Sepuya’s blog, I came across a post he made about Barcelona based artist, Rafael Castañer Sito Mujica who did a series of drawings based on found images, among which were Sepuya’s portraits (Hedi Slimane was another inspiration). Seeing this particular photograph of Alex under graphite is quite a pleasant sight.
(From left to right: Paul Sepuya, Chris, 2005. Flog’s shot of the Center for Book Arts on 27th St. back in rainy February. Sito Mujica’s version of Alex. Paul Sepuya, Alex.
