Parody Paintings Series x Jesse Rubenfeld

Michigan based artist Jesse Rubenfeld has recreated famous artistic images in his ‘Parody Paintings’ series, doing so with the added slant of incorporating modern icons into their historical context. The images, which span centuries old artworks to contemporary album covers, take on a playful and thought provoking aspect with the introduction of characters ranging from Sesame St., to the stars of Nintendo games. Skillfully rendered and executed, Rubenfeld’s paintings may not usurp the originals they borrow from, but they do inject a welcome sense of humor.

KIETH HARING

Kieth Haring was a super famous artist. In 1980, he started with chalk mural drawings on advertising panels in New York subway stations. He quickly gathered a street following and two years later, had an incredibly popular solo exhibition in a SOHO gallery.

For the rest of the decade, he participated in over 100 group and solo shows both domestic and international. He worked with Madonna, Grace Jones, Bill T. Jones, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, Jenny Holzer, Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol.

During that decade of hyper-AIDS awareness, Haring’s art became a symbol of the awful disease. The artist was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988 and died of HIV related complications in 1990, at the young age of 31.

Let’s not forget the Pop Shop. The Pop Shop were stores that sold voluminous memorabilia of artist Keith Haring’s designs. Haring originally opened two Pop Shops; one at 292 Lafayette Street in SoHo (which closed in 2005) and one in Tokyo (which closed in 1988). Every area of the store was devoted to Haring’s work including floor-to-ceiling murals, which provided a clubhouse atmosphere. You can now find memorabilia online via: http://www.pop-shop.com/

CATHERINE McGANN

As one fantastic black and white photographer, Catherine McGann has shot a wide range of subjects in her career as a photographer in New York City from 1986 to 2001.

During her 15 year tenure as a Contributing Photographer at the weekly alternative newspaper, the Village Voice, she extensively documented the city’s music, art, fashion and club scenes. Shooting several Voice assignments per week throughout the eighties and nineties (including a weekly nightlife column with writer Michael Musto)

Catherine amassed a unique, in-depth archive of this period in New York’s cultural history. Catherine also shot a wide range of portraits of authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians and artists and reportage for publications such as The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, Spin, Guitar World and many others. Her work has been published extensively internationally and has been exhibited in galleries in the US and UK.

JEFF KOONS

Jeff Koons is an American artist known for his giant reproductions of banal objects such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror finish surfaces, often brightly colored. Koons’ work has sold for substantial sums including at least one world record auction price for a work by a living artist. Jeff Koons is one of the most talked about and definately one of the most influential artists of the modern era. His approach to art sparks alot of discussion, and his work is always captivating and headline making. Any insight into his workings is always fascinating.

You can check out Koons debut shows as curator in NY right now, the group show Skin Fruit at the New Museum (through June 6th, 2010) and a survey of the work of Ed Paschke (a mentor of Koons) at Gagosian Gallery (980 Madison Avenue, through April 24th, 2010).

http://www.jeffkoons.com/

SCOTT CAMPBELL

If You Don’t Belong, Don’t Be Long April 29 – May 29, 2010

109 Crosby Street (between Prince and Houston) New York / NY / 10012

 In what will be his first solo presentation of his works in New York City, Scott Campbell will showcase his unique aesthetic via sculptures, paintings and drawings. Campbell has taken the blue collar grit and lore of tattoo culture and extracted a visual language and wit that are supremely refined and deliberate. His uncanny ability to tell a story with any medium, flesh or otherwise, will be on display for his upcoming exhibition, If You Don’t Belong, Don’t Be Long, which will feature all new work. In April of 2009, Campbell held his first solo exhibition at OHWOW – Miami to much critical acclaim. He has also been featured in group exhibitions at Macro Future Gallery in Rome, Italy, The Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre in Greece, The Massimo Carasi Gallery in Milan, Italy, Colette in France, Moeller Snow Gallery in New York, and OHWOW during Art Basel Miami Beach 2008 and 2009.

Opening Reception Thursday, April 29, 2010 6 – 8pm

“Hollywood Through The Lens – Celebrating 100 Years Of Hollywood” Exhibition

‘Hollywood through the lens – celebrating 100 years of Hollywood’ is an exhibition currently running at the Getty Images Gallery in London to celebrate a century of Hollywood.

It documents the evolution of Hollywood from the 1920s and features pretty much every iconic and influential star you can think of, from the early days of the silver screen through to today’s box office heavyweights.  A mixture of familiar publicity shots, red carpet events as well as more obscure and candid personal portraits of Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Michael Caine and many others, the exhibition gives a fascinating insight into show business and how the perception of glamour and style has changed over the years, not only in the clothing styles and hair cuts, but in the way they are photographed and presented to the public too.

TIGHT ROPE – Janelle Monáe x Big Boi

Janelle Monae stays rockin…This joint is right on that alley…

Black-n-White

Always been a huge admirer of black and white photgraphy. The essence of grayscale photographs are second to none. The spirit in great black and white photgraphs leaves the imagination free and ultimate provides a picture.

This particular art is of the modern street art of ALIN CIORTEA…

NABIL

Arguably one the greatest visual artist of the current generation. A master photographer and has an unparalleled vision in caputuring performance art.

http://nabilphotography.com/

SPIKE JONZE!!!

Spike Jonze  is an American director and producer, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Charlie Kaufman, which include the 1999 film Being John Malkovich and the 2002 film Adaptation., and for his work as director of the 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are. Great inspired music videos a fantastic hidden talent he posses as well.