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Art from the New World Opens Tonight
Saturday May 15, 2010 |
 Dispite the delay, the highly anticipated Art from the New World exhibit organized by Los Angeles' Corey Helford Gallery, to be held at the Bristol City Museum in the UK, opens to the public tonight. If you're in Bristol right now, get ready for an amazing night. If you're not, it's probably too late to join in. This exhibit plans to build on the massive success of last summer’s Banksy vs Bristol Museum, the exhibition that catapulted Bristol to the top of that survey, drawing almost 4,000 visitors per day.
Art From the New World presents a diverse range of artists, spanning the spectrum from pop surreal and neo-figurative to street art in the exhibition. Virtually all of the works have been specifically created for the show and will infiltrate not only the exhibition gallery, but most of the ground floor of the museum. There will be a full programme of events accompanying the exhibition and visitors will have the opportunity to buy a limited edition set of prints signed by the artists. Highlights include:
• A fifteen-foot tall “ice cream cone” balloon sculpture created by, and topped with the characters of well-known street artist Buff Monster (who is featured in Banksy’s new film, Exit Through the Gift Shop). The artist will also be on-site creating a “live painting” of murals on select museum walls during the days immediately leading up to the exhibition.
• On opening day, paintings by world-renowned artist Gary Baseman will come to life as a special collection of his costumed characters makes a rare appearance to interact with museum guests.
• The Todd Schorr painting “An Ape Allegory”, featured in San Jose Museum’s Todd Schorr retrospective and on loan from the Corey Helford private collection will be on display in the main rotunda.
• Artist Mike Stilkey will transform a wall of 2,000 books* into a ten-foot “canvas” for his work. The unique sculptural installation will greet visitors as they enter the museum.
Participating artists include:
JOSH AGLE (SHAG) JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER CHRIS ANTHONY VAN ARNO GARY BASEMAN RAY CAESAR COLIN CHRISTIAN SAS CHRISTIAN (whose work is pictured first above) LUKE CHUEH COOP DAVE COOPER RON ENGLISH NATALIA FABIA KORIN FAUGHT SARAH FOLKMAN MELISSA FORMAN AJ FOSIK CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA MERCEDES HELNWEIN DAVID HOCHBAUM SYLVIA JI ERIC JOYNER DAVE KINSEY KUKULA JOE LEDBETTER HENRY LEWIS LOLA TRAVIS LOUIE MICHAEL MARARIAN ELIZABETH MCGRATH MIA BRANDI MILNE BUFF MONSTER MICHAEL PAGE MARION PECK JOSHUA PETKER CARLOS RAMOS JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ (KMNDZ) GRETCHEN RYAN MARK RYDEN TODD SCHORR KATHY STAICO SCHORR MIKE STILKEY GREG SIMKINS (CRAOLA) JOE SORREN DAVID STOUPAKIS ADAM WALLACAVAGE MARTIN WITTFOOTH KENT WILLIAMS
Art From the New World Public opening date: Saturday, May 15th, 2010 The exhibit will remain on view through August 22, 2010 Free entry. Open daily 10am-5pm
Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery Queen’s Road Bristol, UK BS8 1RL T: 0117 922 3571
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