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Retramp Gallery Presents: Howtokillagraffiti “Figurenknäuelsz” (Berlin, Germany)
Retramp Gallery Presents: Howtokillagraffiti “Figurenknäuelsz” (Berlin, Germany)
April 9, 2021 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Reuterstraße 62, 12047 Berlin, Germany
Solo show from 9.04.2021 until 25.04.2021
We are happy to invite you to our first solo exhibition in 2021 of Berlin painter Howtokillagraffiti.
Having returned from Songzhuang, an art colony in China, where Howtokillagraffiti has been intensively working on practicing oil painting for six years, he now presents his newest works at “Figurenknäuelsz” - realized in his studio in 2020 and during his residency at Retramp Gallery in 2021; conceptualizing the themes of Body, Mind, and Machine. Sometimes figurative, sometimes abstract, Howtokillagraffiti’s works do not care about representing the real, the visible or a clear-cut narrative through color, but about human existence and the expression of emotions which are placed above the intellect.
Howtokillagraffiti works intuitively and has taken upon himself to bring the essence of his large-format, outdoor “Graffpainting” to the canvas. Using a mixed technique of oil paint and spray-paint on linen, the artist creates a unique imagery, conglomerating in fascinating “balls of figures” which take the viewer into a poetic world of surrealism and subconsciousness. Their strong expressionist vein will certainly not leave you untouched.
Curated by Katia Hermann.
Opening: Friday, April 9, 3 pm - 7 pm
Opening Times: Thursday - Sunday, 3 pm - 7 pm
Closing/Finissage: Sunday, April 25, 3 pm - 7 pm
Retramp Gallery, Reuterstraße 62, 12047 Berlin
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COREY HELFORD GALLERY Presents: 15th Year Anniversay Group Exhibition. (Los Angeles, CA)
COREY HELFORD GALLERY Presents: 15th Year Anniversay Group Exhibition. (Los Angeles, CA)
April 10, 2021 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
571 S Anderson St, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Corey Helford Gallery
15-Year
Anniversary Group Exhibition
ON VIEW
April 10 – May 15, 2021
COREY HELFORD GALLERY
571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 12pm - 6pm
(310) 287-2340
On Saturday, April 10th, downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery will proudly present the first installment of their 15-Year Anniversary Group Exhibition a special two-part event featuring new works by international artists from world-acclaimed masters to the hottest new emerging artists in the New Contemporary Movement, New Figurative, Neo-Classicists, Pop Surreal, Pop Iconic, Street and Graffiti, Eco-Pop and Fantasy Romanticists. Being hosted in the Main Gallery through May 15th, the show’s opening will be celebrated with a live streaming event (4/10) on Instagram Live (@CoreyHelfordGallery). More details to be announced.
Promising to be one of the highlights of Los Angeles' Spring art season, CHG’s 15-Year Anniversary Group Exhibition will be an immersive gathering featuring outstanding new works from over 100 artists.
The artist line-up for part one of the 15-Year Anniversary Group Exhibition includes:
Adrian Cox
aica
AKUT
Andrew Brandou
Arturo Garcia de las Heras
Ben Frost
Bennett Slater
Buff Monster
Bumblebeelovesyou
Caia Koopman
Camilla d'Errico
Chen-Dao Lee
Chishi Morimura
Chloe Early
Christybomb
Crystal Morey
D*Face
Dan Lam
Dewi Plass
DOSSHAUS
Drew Merritt
Eric Joyner
Ewa Pronczuk-Kuziak
Franc Kaiser
Hikari Shimoda
Hoshiki Ara
HUSH
Jana Brike
Jang Koal
Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Jennifer Allnut
Jon Ching
Korin Faught
Kristin Kwan
Messy Desk
Miho Hirano
Naoto Hattori
Nicole Gordon
Oliver Hibert
Phillip Singer
Ramiro Davaro-Comas
Richard Oliver
Robert Palacios
Rodolfo Loaiza
Ryan Heshka
Sun Mi
Sylvia Ji
Tada Koiichiro
Tarntara Sudadung
Tik Ka
Travis Lampe
Vincent Fink
Yang Cao
Yuka Sakuma
Corey Helford Gallery opened its doors in April 2006, with the mission of bringing new artists to the public’s attention in a fine-art gallery setting, but with a populist bent toward works that appealed to a younger, less elitist body of collectors who were eschewing the cold, conceptual world of “blue-chip” fine art for more relatable works reflecting pop culture and current lifestyles. Starting with a 2,400 square-foot space in Culver City, CHG’s current home is a 12,500 square-foot space, housing three distinct galleries under one roof, in the arts district environs of Downtown Los Angeles.
The 15 Year Anniversary Group Exhibition premieres Saturday, April 10th in the Main Gallery alongside mini-solo shows from Redd Walitzki and Bao Pham in Gallery 2. Corey Helford Gallery is located at 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033, and normal hours are Tuesday – Saturday, from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
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Val Kilmer and HelMel Studios Presents: Victor Castillo "Somewhere Overthe Rainbow" (Los Angeles, CA)
Val Kilmer and HelMel Studios Presents: Victor Castillo "Somewhere Overthe Rainbow" (Los Angeles, CA)
April 10, 2021 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4351 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029, USA
VAL KILMER AND HELMEL STUDIOS PRESENTSOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOWA SOLOEXHIBITION BY VICTOR CASTILLOLOS
Val Kilmer and HelMel Studios are pleased to announce the next exhibition at his gallery at 4351 Melrose Avenue, Somewhere Overthe Rainbowby artistVictor Castillo. The solo exhibition features new work on canvasand paper in a personal tribute to the world of cinema. The exhibition opens Saturday,April 10, 2:00 – 8:00 PM and will be on view through Sunday, May 9, 2021.Finding inspiration from some of Castillo’s favorite films and animated features includ-ingThe Birds, The Bad Seed, Snow White, Wizard of Oz, andOliver!, the exhibitionSomewhere Over the Rainbow will include seven new paintings on canvas, over ten onpaper, a sculpture multiple of Castillo’s twin characters, and a limited edition 192-pagehardcover monograph published for this exhibition. The new book includes texts by ValKilmer, Merry Karnowsky, Kirsten Anderson, Monte Beauchamp, and Miguel A. Lopez.For Castillo, “Light is everything. It allows me to construct the emotional atmosphere that stands out and makes the stories. More than the paintings in museums, my refer-ence for light has always been the movies and classic animations.
“Victor executes brilliant color and light, compounded with seemingly sweet but oftentwisted themes. These tenets set the mood in his paintings. Whether you like them or not, you just can’t stop looking at them. They move you,” writes Val Kilmer.“There’s an innocence; a Golden Book era agelessness that has deep undercurrents of socialwretchedness. Each work is a real magical mystery tour, crafted by a truly gifted artist.”
HelMel Studios 4351 Melrose AveLos Angeles, CA 90029
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Dorothy Circus Gallery Presents: Miss Van "Pale Moonlight Muses" (London, UK)
Dorothy Circus Gallery Presents: Miss Van "Pale Moonlight Muses" (London, UK)
April 15, 2021
35 Connaught St, St George's Fields, London W2 2AZ, UK
Dorothy Circus Gallery London is proud to present to its public the solo show Pale Moonlight Muses by the renowned Street Artist Miss Van. The exhibition features a brand new series of oil paintings and drawings by the artist and will open from 15 April 2021 until 15 May 2021.
Straddling the prohibited atmospheres of Moulin Rouge and Botticelli's renaissance beauties, Miss Van's subjects carry the visitor through a long voyage of the senses. The artist focuses once again on the female figure, each portrayed in different costumes.
As described by the artist, the series "focuses on the expression, the aura, and sensuality of the Muses. These steady, intimate and timeless portraits convey a sense of mystery. Glamorous darkness causes the viewer to dive into the painting and embark on an introspective journey. I sketch directly on the canvas to keep the excitement of not knowing how the final painting will look like and enjoy the journey of experimenting in the making."
Miss Van's female figures are characterised by a profound aesthetic tied to costume history and a sensibility to assimilate a plethora of cultures; they symbolically depict the independent woman that travels, which moves and challenges us with her presence. The new series of Muses, depicted by this Wandering Artist's intense brushstrokes, will lead the viewer through a provocative journey that challenges all assumptions. The artist explains, “I want the viewer to feel the need to touch the painting … to be physically and emotionally attracted, to come closer, just as if magnetised … and seduced in any kind of way”
| Characterised by soft curves, porcelain skin, and long cascading hair over sinuous bodies, the women portrayed in the Moonlight Pale Muses series speak of Miss Van's battle against the status quo. The artist asserts a strong sense of emancipation, accepting one's own body and challenging the establishment. Miss Van's muses' iconography reminds us of the young Pietro da Cortona's Pictorialism, especially his cycle of Santa Bibiana. However, they can also recall the more recent, violent fights for women's rights, with a strong reference to Frida Kahlo and Tamara De Lempicka's art. |
Dorothy Circus Gallery London
35 Connaught St, St George's Field | W2 2AZ London, Uk
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Hashimoto Contemporary Presents: Augustin Kofie "State Of Mind" (Manhattan, NYC)
Hashimoto Contemporary Presents: Augustin Kofie "State Of Mind" (Manhattan, NYC)
April 17, 2021
210 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Augustine Kofie - "State Of Mind"
Hashimoto Contemporary is pleased to present State of Mind, our debut solo exhibition with Los Angeles-based artist Augustine Kofie. Made over a period of nine months under quarantine, the collection is part of Kofie’s ongoing industrial approach to fine art, which incorporates techniques such as overspray, tape blocking, detailed handwork, deconstruction, and draftsmanship drawn from architecture, graffiti and California car culture.
The particularities of quarantine shaped the process and thus the work itself. Unlike the usual linear development of paintings from start to finish, the State of Mind collection took a much more circuitous route.
“Some of these works were very frustrating to manifest. On the one hand, I had all this extra time, but on the other, it took much longer than usual for things to take shape. Emotionally and tonally, the works run the gamut from angst to harmony. My feelings are in the brushstrokes, the movements, the process of repeatedly adding and taking away, the layers of time it took to complete these paintings,” stated the artist.
The circular form, always prominent in Kofie’s earlier work, appears here to be breaking down.
“Where your eyes want to continue to complete the circle, you are stopped. With painting, I am in control. The pandemic was a stop, an interruption, a loss of control. So these interrupted circles, which break off and take new paths, are life interrupted,” Kofie elaborated.
With art supply stores and estate sales—Kofie’s two primary sources of tools and materials—shut down, a new technique emerged. Three of the works in the collection have a textural wood support, created by collaging found materials from the artist’s archive onto hand-made wood panels. This underlying structure, painted over entirely, comes through nonetheless, adding a hidden layer of meaning, a pentimento that also speaks to our varying, overlapping states of mind this year.
For every solo exhibition, Kofie creates a soundtrack. The music is assembled as part of the work process, which is both sonic and pictorial. This mix blends experimental hip hop with chill wave, including extended, up-cycled sophistso-pop saxophone, 80s synths, new wave breaks, lo-fi telefilm intermissions and poignant dialogue relevant to the exhibition theme and tone.
The gallery will be open by appointment only. In order to ensure the health and safety of visitors and staff, please note that masks are legally required for entry. To schedule an appointment, please click HERE.
The exhibition will be on view Saturday, April 17th to Saturday, May 8th. For more information, additional images, or exclusive content, please email NYC Director, Jennifer Rizzo at nyc@hashimotocontemporary.com
New York City:
210 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
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Bronx Documentary Center Presents: Joe Conzo. Book realease "Born in the Bronx: A Visual History of the Birth of Hip Hop" and Artist Talk. (The Bronx, NYC)
Bronx Documentary Center Presents: Joe Conzo. Book realease "Born in the Bronx: A Visual History of the Birth of Hip Hop" and Artist Talk. (The Bronx, NYC)
April 24, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
364 E 151st St, The Bronx, NY 10455, USA
In-Person Artist Talk + Book Launch: Joe Conzo Jr.
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Please note this will be a socially distanced in-person event. The event will be held in the BDC's Community Garden, which is located adjacent to the BDC Annex building at 364 E. 151st St, Bronx.
Join photographer Joe Conzo Jr. as he presents his iconic body of work documenting the birth of hip hop in the Bronx and the rerelease of his book Born in the Bronx: A Visual History of the Birth of Hip Hop.
Hip hop first became a part of the mainstream music industry in the early 1980s, when major record labels released albums from such accessible groups as Run DMC and the Sugarhill Gang. But the true origins of one of the most powerful pop-cultural influences in the world are in the spontaneous, progressive musical culture that grew out of tough Bronx neighborhoods of the 1970s and led to a renaissance of poetry, music, and fashion. Through years of research, writer and curator Johan Kugelberg has pulled together the scattered remains of a movement that never had its eye on posterity. The book includes the improvisational artwork of previously unpublished street flyers of the era, Polaroids buried for decades in basements across the Bronx, and testimonials from influential figures such as Tony Tone, LA Sunshine, and Charlie Chase. Through the work of pioneering hip-hop photographer Joe Conzo–the man The New York Times calls “the chronicler who took hip hop’s baby pictures”–Born in the Bronx presents a unique introduction to an explosive and experimental period in music history.
Conzo co-authored Born In The Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop in 2007, which has long been out of print. This new expanded edition is published by 1XRUN. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
More information on bronxdoc.org
BDC ANNEX
364 E. 151st STREET
BRONX, NY 10455
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