News Tagged: Fine Art

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    Futura Does The Cover For Exit Magazine

    UK Magazine EXIT gave Futura 2000 the opportunity to do the cover for their latest Spring/Summer 2012 issue. A full length article with Futura, including a review of his "Expansions" exhibition in Paris, will be included in this issue.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday June 08, 2012

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    Recap: Todd James “Yield to Temptation” at Nanzuka Gallery in...

    New York City artists and former graffiti writer Todd James (aka Reas), recently had his first solo exhibition at the Nanzuka Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. His new works include vibrant colored paintings of girls, pirates, and soldiers amongst other imagery. Nanzuka Underground and PictureBox have also created a book of sketches made for paintings in...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 05, 2012

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    Video: A Brief History of John Baldessari Narrated by Tom Waits

    John Baldessari is one of the most influential artists to ever live. Check out this awesome short biography done by Tom Waits that is witty as hell and hilarious.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday May 16, 2012

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    Street Artists as New York Nightlife's Core Figures

    In Disotecture part 2, street artists Keith Haring, Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf are described as some of the leaders of club design in the late 70's and 80's. On the gritty downtown NY stage, they were regarded as the people's artists of New York City, and subsequently turned into interior designers.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday May 10, 2012

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    Preview: Mist “Dripping Souls” at David Bloch Gallery in Marrakech,...

    French artist MIST is featuring his new works in a solo show “Dripping Souls” at the David Bloch Gallery in Marrakech, Morocco. Working out of his studio in Montpellier, France, Mist designs abstract compositions with authentic features of graffiti and urban contemporary art. Check out the cool video documenting his artistic process below the...

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday May 09, 2012

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    Recap: Mare139 “Art Is Study: 36 Years of Process and Influence” at...

    Attending the reexamination of Mare 139's life work was like watching the history of all forms of hip hop in the model of contemporary art. Check out the full retrospect after the jump..

    ©12ozProphet - Monday May 07, 2012

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    Recap: Mosa PAL at the 81Store Gallery in Lyon, France

    Mosa PAL was invited to exhibit at the 81Store Gallery in Lyon, France. Mosa is definitely one of the quirkiest writers in the graffiti scene. Seeing his canvas work helps you understand where the inspiration for their eccentric style comes from. You can see traces from his PAL crewmates, as well as influence from psychedelic French comic...

    ©12ozProphet - Monday April 30, 2012

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    Recap: "This Side of Paradise" on BET

    BET shot a nice recap of the opening of This Side of Paradise, a unique exhibition in and even more unique space up in the Bronx. Check out the video above which features Cope2 and Indie in addition to some of the other people who made the show happen.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday April 24, 2012

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    Preview: Max Ferguson "Painting My Father" 30 Years of Painting a New York...

    Max Ferguson is an artist who depicts New York City in his classical oil paintings. For the last 30 years one of Ferguson's main subjects was his father, Richard Ferguson, throughout New York from Coney Island to Katz's Deli.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday April 16, 2012

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    Liu Bolin's "Hiding in New York" Series Camouflages the Artist into the...

    Liu Bolin, the Chinese artist who's known for camouflaging himself into the facade of buildings and landscapes created a series of work around the city called "Hiding in New York." Check out these amazing images after the jump!

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday April 05, 2012

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    Preview: Kehinde Wiley "World Stage: Israel" at the Jewish Museum

    Kehinde Wiley gained major recognition for his neo-classical paintings that superimposed contemporary figures into traditional paintings relating the flamboyant nature of ghetto fabulous culture to the Baroque...

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday February 29, 2012

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    Recap: Alec Soth "Broken Manual" at Sean Kelly Gallery

    Alec Soth's series, "Broken Manual", is a collection of photos taken of people who have made the choice to live off the grid, and their environment out in the wilderness disconnected from society.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday February 22, 2012