Art
Barry McGee’s ‘Cherry Pit’ Took Over The Hole’s Art Storage for Frieze Week
Barry McGee brought a West Coast follow-up to his recent New York show, ‘Cherry Picking.’ Titled ‘Cherry Pit,’ the sprawling presentation is tucked away in The Hole’s art storage. The show features a slew of McGee’s own work, pieces from his collection and contributions from over 50 artists.For Frieze Week in LA, McGee has also organized a zine fair at the gallery. McGee’s paintings, drawings, and mixed-media installations explore the complexities of urban life, reflecting themes of transience and outsider communities. Introduced to graffiti at 18, he gained recognition under the tag Twist, painting hobo figures, liquor bottles, and industrial motifs across city walls and subway cars. He emerged as a key figure in San Francisco’s Mission School, a group of artists from the late 1990s whos...
Subliminal Projects’ ‘Visual Languages: Vistas’ Exhibition Is a Love Letter to California
Los Angeles multi-functional gallery Subliminal Projects has just opened a new exhibition, titled Visual Languages: Vistas, nodding to California's landscapes and communities through the work of several artists. The show, which marks the third iteration of Subliminal Projects' Visual Languages series, is curated in collaboration with UK-based Coates & Scarry."California has long been regarded as a cultural and geographical frontier, celebrated globally as a symbol of beauty, freedom, and opportunity," reads the exhibition's official description."The state is home to 39 million people and comprises six of the world’s major biomes: marine, freshwater, forest, grassland, desert, and tundra. The relationship between these diverse ecosystems and the interconnected urban landscapes has histo...
‘KI$$ KI$$’ Spotlights Three Decades of Shu Lea Cheang’s New Media Art
Shu Lea Cheang’s daring futuristic vision is taking over Munich’s Haus der Kunst in KI$$ KI$$, her first institutional survey. Described as a “machine of experience,” the exhibition takes audiences on a sensorial journey through the avant-anarch oeuvre that cemented her status as a pioneering voice in new media art.Beginning with her 1994 feature film Fresh Kill , the show delves into three decades of works spanning video, installation, performance and cinema. Circling software installations, internet interactions and multiplayer performances, Cheang transforms each gallery into a world of its own, inviting a playful reconsideration of the physical and the digital.“She thinks of her art as a sketch or a rehearsal leading towards film,” the museum wrote. The show “focuses on the mise-en-scè...
Here’s What Went Down at Hypeart’s ‘THRESHOLD’ Exhibition at Bonhams LA
Hypeart celebrated its THRESHOLD exhibition at Bonhams Los Angeles with a special reception on Thursday, February 20. The event drew a packed crowd, with guests gathering for a panel discussion led by Isabel Norsten, Bonhams' Specialist in Post-War & Contemporary Art. Norsten steered a compelling conversation around the show’s theme of breaking boundaries, featuring renowned artist Shepard Fairey, Hypeart’s Keith Estiler, Juxtapoz’s Evan Pricco, gallerist Richard Scarry of Subliminal Projects and Ralph Taylor, Bonhams’ Global Head of 20th/21st Century Art. The discussion culminated in the unveiling of Fairey-isms, a book published by No More Rulers in collaboration with Princeton University Press, compiling notable quotes from Fairey, the artist and activist behind the iconic Obama "Ho...
‘Roller Zoku’ Captures the Rebellious Spirit of Japanese Rockabillies
They say that rock and roll never dies, and there’s one ducktail-haired group in Tokyo that’s making sure of it. A mash-up of rock and roll and country, rockabilly stands as one of the lesser known fashion tribes of Japan, yet, visually, it’s hard to miss. Characterized by heavy leather, unabashed twisting and slicked back hair, thick with gel, the 1950s subculture, while niche, continues to romance the bygone era.Photographer Alvin Kean Wong is bringing the rebellious, rockabilly spirit to New York’s Lower East Side for a special weekend-long exhibition. Staged at Café Studio, Roller Zoku: Journey into Tokyo’s Rock and Roll Tribe follows Wong’s intimate immersion into the subculture, offering an up-close account of a community frozen in the fantasies of mid-century Americana.Born in Sing...
Alex Israel’s ‘Heaven’ Installation Is Only for Those on the Slopes
Following his 'Noir' exhibition at Gagosian Los Angeles, Alex Israel returns with a partnership with Aspen One and the Aspen Art Museum. The renowned artist has created an ode to Old Hollywood within the space of Aspen Mountain’s iconic Ruthie’s restaurant. Entitled ‘Heaven,’ this is dubbed as the world’s first-ever ski-in/ski-out art installation.Israel’s immersive installation explores celebrity memory in the social media age. This landmark collaboration showcases over 30 life-size portraits, extending from custom-designed lift tickets to a full-scale mountain venue.This exhibit is part of Aspen One’s commitment to bringing contemporary art in unexpected on-mountain settings through its 'Art in Unexpected Places' program, which is entering its 20th year.'Heaven' remains open through Febr...
Closer Look at the Artwork of Supreme Spring/Summer 2025
Supreme’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection has arrived, and it’s nothing short of a masterclass in creative collaboration. Packed with prints and patterns from a gamut of contemporary artists, this season gears its attention toward iconic art moments and brings new works to the forefront through a range of garments, accessories and skate decks, featuring the likes of Ernie Barnes, Damien Hirst, Aphex Twin and more.Check out some of the artists and artworks behind SS25 below.Damien HirstFirst up is the puffer jacket, seen in the collection’s teaser, featuring an allover print of “Black Sheep with Golden Horns” by British artist Damien Hirst. Created in 2009, the sculpture preserves a golden-horned sheep in formalin and explores themes of religion, sacrifice and rebellion. Also, “The Physical I...
Paul McCartney to Sell Rare Beatlemania Photographs at Gagosian
A trove of Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs is set to hit Gagosian's Beverly Hills outpost. Showcasing 36 works taken between December 1963 and February 1964, some previously unseen, the exhibition offers an intimate slice of life during the height of Beatlemania. The exhibition runs parallel to the ongoing Eyes of the Storm tour, which has made stops at the Brooklyn Museum and London's National Portrait Gallery, though for this show, the Beatle has teamed up with the gallery to produce and sell signed print editions with a portion of proceeds going toward ongoing recovery and rebuilding efforts in Southern California.Just as their music captured the hearts of generations, so too did McCartney on his 35mm Pentax camera. Fresh off the number one album With the Beatles and ...
blink-182’s Mark Hoppus selling Banksy painting that could fetch up to $6.3 million
A portion of the proceeds will support various charities. blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Selling Banksy Painting That Could Fetch Up to $6.3 Million Jon Hadusek
Exclusive First Look: ERG and Daniel Arsham Launch ‘Arsham Motorsport’
Daniel Arsham’s distinctive vision meets the world of automotive artistry in Arsham Motorsport, a luxury art book published by ERG Media. This first-ever printed collection of Arsham’s automotive works serves as an informal catalog of his creations up to 2024, providing an in-depth exploration of the artist’s deep-rooted connection to the car world.With Arsham having published books of his own, we were curious why he chose to go with ERG this time around, to which he shared: "I’ve seen the books that Ted and Matilde have been doing at ERG the past couple of years and as I was developing the concept for this book, I thought that they were perfectly aligned to be able to do it. We did everything possible with this book, including a significant amount of new photography, really heavy design, ...
Jessica Taylor Bellamy Paints a Surreal Portrait of LA Car Culture in ‘Temperature Check’
Art’s love for cars is certainly no secret. From Daniel Arsham’s latest Arsham Motorsport to the late Pippa Garner’s seminal Karmann sculpture, both art and the automotive serve as prime vehicles for ideas of progress, technology and desire. Now, at Anat Ebgi gallery in Los Angeles, American artist Jessica Taylor Bellamy presents her own take on the connection in Temperature Check, a new solo exhibition of paintings and sculptures.Born and raised in Los Angeles, Bellamy surveys driving and car culture as a symbol of her city, putting her own fantastical spin to the conventional "body shop": at the heart of the gallery, a striking Mantis “insecto-cycle” emerges from the ground; while in Objects in Mirror figures two screens fixed inside passenger side-mirror sculptures play a sequence of dr...
Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus to Auction Banksy Painting Worth $6 Million USD
A hand-painted Banksy painting from the collection of Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus is heading to Sotheby's London. Estimated to fetch £3 million to £5 million ($3.8 to $6.3 million USD), "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" will headline the house's modern and contemporary evening auction on March 4, alongside works by Pablo Picasso, Yoshitomo Nara, Anthony Gormley and Roy Lichtenstein.The piece debuted in Banksy’s landmark show Crude Oils: A gallery of Remixed Masterpieces, Vandalism and Vermin in 2005. Through his signature style of irony and humor, the artist critiques contemporary issues, like environmental destruction and capitalism, reimagining Scottish painter Jack Vettriano’s iconic "The Singing Butler" with dystopian overtones. Just beyond the dancing couple, the painting trades the original’s butl...
