FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco will be hosting Augustus Thompson's first solo show, "One Man," opening tonight, Friday, March 11th. The San Francisco-based painter, whom we visited with earlier this month, will be presenting 4 large wood panel, multiple watercolor paintings, and on-site sculpture. Watch the promotional video after the jump . . .
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London-based Eine opens a new solo show, Greatest, at White Walls in San Francisco tomorrow night (Saturday, March 12), featuring new works as well as a culmination of his painting public space around SF over the past few weeks. This particular piece,"We Rock Hardest," was a nice touch to the City. More after the jump . . .
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We just spent some time with Sage Vaughn down in Los Angeles, with video footage to follow in the coming weeks, but he told us about three (3) new prints he just released through LA's Modern Multiples. Each print is hand-painted and hand-separated by Mr. Vaughn, a nice addition to already limited-quantity releases. More views after the jump . . .
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We finally got a chance to stop by Marcel Dzama and Michael Riedel's exhibitions at David Zwirner in New York City this past week. We had previewed Dzama's exhibition last month, and highly anticipated a great show, which is exactly what we found. And we were quite impressed with Riedel's elaborate text-based work. More images after the jump . . .
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Juxtapoz stopped by EL MAC and RETNA's new mural on 7th and Park View near downtown Los Angeles yesterday morning on an unseasonably warm day. We tried to catch RETNA and MAC in action, but it was better to sit and shoot some photos and cause the neighbors to stop and check out the mural as well. More views after the jump . . .
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As we get set to release our April 2011 issue, created in conjunction with the MOCA and their "Art In the Streets" exhibition, we look at a clip of one of the early pioneering films depicting early 1980's NYC graffiti and street culture, the Jean-Michel Basquiat starring, Glenn O'Brien written "Downtown 81." Watch Basquiat dance after the jump . . .
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As part of National Geographic's "How Hard Can It Be?" series, and inspired by the Disney film "Up," a real replica home was built and lofted above a Californa desert and stayed afloat for over an hour. And it only took 300 helium balloons to make it happen. Video after the jump . . .
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This just landed on our desks this week: Abrams ComicArts' The Comics: The Complete Collection, which will definitely gather a lot of interest from our readers and beyond. The hefty collection, compiled by Brian Walker, was initially released in 2008, but if you want an encyclopedia of comic strips in one collection, this is the book to buy. More after the jump . . .
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Extended Vacation, new photography work by Ken Goto, opened last weekend at Cassel Gallery in San Francisco.  Much of the work was in collaboration with many familiar and established artists.  Ken's images range from a serene portrait of Snoop Dog to a vibrant, minimal shot taken from an airplane window.  Take a look at some of the photos from the show here or, better yet, go see it in person.  More after the jump...

 

 

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Besides being far better at Fruit Ninja than us (821? That is good), Ferris Plock is a very talented fine artist based in San Francisco, California. His solo show at Shooting Gallery late last year was well-received, and Ferris just released this new print, "Hidden," through Tiny Showcase for a good cause. More information on how to get it after the jump . . .
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