David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new drawings and prints by iconic illustrator and cartoonist R. Crumb (b. 1943), on view at the gallery’s 616 N Western Avenue location in Los Angeles. In his works of the last several years Crumb reflects on life in his eighties and his sixty-year career as well as themes of personal and mass paranoia during these times of social and political…
David Kordansky Gallery is pleased to present An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995, an exhibition of photographs of the iconic psychedelic rock band curated by photographer Jay Blakesberg and his daughter, Ricki Blakesberg. Timed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the band, as well as the release of a major new publication of the same name, the show will be on view in Los Angeles at 5130 W.…
Set to go live online and via social media at 6pm Thursday, Irish rap group Kneecap share a short film, in advance of their 2025 Glastonbury set, calling urgent attention to the genocide in Gaza. The project unites a powerful coalition of visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, producers and activists using their platforms in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Artist interpretations as well as interviews with doctors and activists centre the…
Spoke Art are thrilled to present THE BIG SHOW, a ten year retrospective exhibition from prolific artist, author and video game art director, Scott Campbell, better known simply as Scott C. THE BIG SHOW is Scott C.’s first exhibition in New York since 2015 and includes artwork from a decade’s worth of projects, books, video games, movies and more, all in the artist’s unmistakable style that has garnered admiration far beyond…
Author and curator Dan Nadel is a hero of mine and a bit of a renaissance man. He was the publisher of the brilliant and influential PictureBox for decades and was a champion of much of what Juxtapoz was founded on but took it to a whole new level of intricate historical research and creating a voice of record for so many artists who time wasn’t given them a needle…
Ivana Ivković (b. 1979 in Belgrade) observes that in moments of upheaval, art watches and waits. The Serbian artist works in the space between vulnerability and resistance, and she has taken to the streets. Her multidisciplinary practice traverses drawing, photography, installation, and delegated performance, and Ivković often uses the male body to examine power, trust, foreshadowing, and collapse. She notes, in this way, that her work transcends time.
Shyama Golden is a surrealist storyteller, weaving together a multiplex of references to envision her own lyrical journey of endless rebirth. Los Angeles, Golden’s home, is a primary character in her work, as she merges her internal and external landscapes, mining the mystical to conjure reflections. Allegories abound in her richly detailed paintings. Our story begins with the artist falling down a gopher hole…
We are so into this new project where Jonathan Zawada has art directed the visuals for the musical collaboration of Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke’s new album, Tall Tales. Zawada has directed the video for the new single, “This Conversation is Missing Your Voice,” after doing the video work for the single, “Back in the Game.”
In one of the most anticipated shows of the winter, Ricco/Maresca is showing Henry Darger: Utopia / Dystopia at their NYC space. Any presentation of Darger’s work generates attention, especially from our readership over the years, so definitely wanted to get this on the radar of everyone here.
François Ghebaly New York is delighted to present Show Off, iconoclastic filmmaker and visual artist Mike Kuchar’s newest exhibition at the gallery’s Lower East Side location. Since the 1960s, Mike Kuchar has been a majorly influential figure in the underground film and comics scenes. Together with his twin brother George, the Kuchars gained cult recognition first in the Bronx and then in San Francisco for their over-the-top, no-budget films that sent up Hollywood…