Dennis McNett will be trekking across the U.S. from New York to the west coast beginning in July. He has a few special shows and works shops along the way and we’re honored to be hosting one of them coming up in August.

Dennis McNett was born in 1972 and grew up in Virginia Beach, VA. He moved to New York in 2001. He has been carving the hell out of surly block prints for over 17 years. All of his encouragement as a young kid came from his blind grandfather, who told him over and over again that his drawings were good. Later influences came from the raw high-energy graphics pouring out of the 80’s skateboard and punk rock scene. Dennis has been fortunate enough to show work both nationally and internationally, design board graphics for Anti-Hero skateboards, design shoes for Vans, participate in the Deitch Art Parade, and do collaborations with Cannonball Press. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Juxtapoz Magazine, Thrasher and Complex Magazine. He holds an MFA from Pratt Institute, where he now teaches as a printmaking professor at the graduate and undergraduate level. He wants to live until he dies. Breathing is good.

Above is a shot of Stella’s studio out in Brooklyn as she finishes things up for our 2nd solo show with her here at our gallery. The canvas pieces are on their way to us now for framing with the paper and wood works to follow later this week. Can’t wait to see this new series in person!

Stella arrives in town next Tuesday, so look for progress shots of the show coming together to be posted here soon, as well as on the show’s Flickr set here. There will also be a special interview posted in the coming week with Stella as well, so be sure to watch for that.

This past weekend we took part in the annual CA/Boom design show out in Beverly Hills (years prior they were at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica)… a very rewarding experience for sure and we made and met many new fans of the gallery and had a great time checking out all the amazing furniture and design items on view. Thank you to all that came by our booth to say hi and take in the new works we had on view.

For some great coverage, be sure to check out NotCot. Check out their coverage here. Thanks Jean!

The first glimpse of new work to come out of Yosuke Ueno’s studio as he prepares for his solo at Unseal Contemporary in Japan this November. More sneak peeks into his studio soon…

“Park Life: The New Utopia”, curated by Studio Number One, opens TONIGHT at Subliminal Projects!

The grouping aims to offer varrying representations of utopias from a very diverse group of creative folk from artists and designers to writers and musicians and more.

Curated by Studio Number One, the exhibition is the second installment of their annual ‘Park Life’ series and will feature works from:

Shepard Fairey, Florencio Zavala, The Date Farmers (work shown above), Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Michael Muller, Jessica Williams, Hellovon, Kristian Henson, Casey Ryder, Jesselisa Moretti, Tanya Rubbak, Gail Swanlund, Jeremy Landman, Simon Steinhardt, Philip Lumbang, Ernesto Yerena, Marissa Textor, Adrianne Reade, Amanda Fairey, Jeremy Kaplan, POW WOW, Seth Ferris, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Eric Elms, Mansi Shah, Z. James, Devin Gallagher, Fighting, Nicholas Bowers, & Spencer Elden

Sat, June 27th 8-11PM

1331 W. Sunset Blvd in the Echo Park region of Los Angeles

“Park Life: The New Utopia” – curated by Studio Number One

(On view through July 25th)

We’ll be on hand this weekend in Beverly Hills at the annual CA Boom Design Show exhibiting works from Brett Amory (shown above), Rebecca Hahn, Nathan DeYoung, Damon Soule, Yosuke Ueno, Cherri Wood, Hannah Stouffer, Seth Armstrong, Tony Philippou, Matthew Feyld, Craig “Skibs” Barker, and Dan-ah Kim. More details here.

The CA Boom Design Show (www.caboomshow.com) is North America’s only multi-discipline non-traditional design trade fair exhibition combining the highest caliber of architects, designers and design manufacturers on the West Coast. The show brings together the best of modern and contemporary design and architecture in a unique exhibit, conference, and tour format. A favorite place for incubating companies and products to make their debuts, the show draws both the design trade and design savvy consumer, and has become a must-attend event for specifiers of quality design and architecture.

CA Boom 2009 takes place this weekend – Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28 – in the former Robinsons flagship department store in Beverly Hills. Friday is “Trade Only Day,” with the show floor opening up to the general public Friday evening at 6PM for the opening gala. Admission is $20 per day in advance or $25 at the door, with Friday reserved as a “Trade-Only” day, and Friday evening open to the general public as a preview night.

LOCATION:
The Former Robinsons Department Store

9900 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Friday Evening Event: Open to the public ($20 in advance, $25 at the door)

6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – Complimentary Sparkling Wine

Saturday and Sunday – General Admission: ($20 online $25 at the door) open Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Advance Tickets online at www.caboomshow.com (enter code MC in the discount field to get a 20% discount on behalf of Thinkspace).

APAK – this Sat @ Tinlark (details below)

Fri, June 26th / Sat, June 27th / Sun, June 28th (times / add’l info below)
Thinkspace presents:
CA Boom INVASION
The Robinsons Store in Beverly Hills @ 9900 Wilshire Blvd
http://www.caboomshow.com/

Featuring new works from:
Hannah Stouffer, Seth Armstrong, Brett Amory, Rebecca Hahn, Matthew Feyld, Nathan DeYoung, Tony Philippou, Craig “Skibs” Barker, Cherri Wood, & Dan-ah Kim

Thinkspace is pleased to announce its participation at this year’s CA Boom Show, the West Coast’s largest design & architecture show. The show takes place in Beverly Hills, June 26th-28th, and combines the best of modern design, furnishings, artwork, design panel discussions and architecture tours into three action-packed days. Friday is ‘trade only day’, but the Friday night opening gala and all of Saturday and Sunday are open to the public.

Fri, June 26th 6-10PM (opening event)
Sat, June 27th 11AM-6PM
Sun, June 28th 11AM-5PM

Discounted advance tickets are available at http://www.caboomshow.com/ for $20 ($25 at the door). Thinkspace guests receive an additional 20% off the preshow sales price by typing MC in the discount field (only $16 after discount).

Fr, June 26th 7-10PM
Arbor
102 Washington Blvd in Venice
The Arbor Collective and Venice Eco Fest invite you to a special night of art and music featuring the works of Blaine Fontana, Yoskay Yamamoto, Peter Goetz and Mike Benninghoven + catered food from The Green Truck, drinks from Fat Tire and Elvino Organic Wines + Honest Beverages and Patisseraw will be on hand….
RSVP to cynthiar@arborcollective.com

Sat, June 27th 7-10PM
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.287.2340
“Echo” featuring new paintings from Korin Faught
http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/

Sat, June 27th Noon-4PM
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088
An Afternoon with Greg Simkins event with the release of a special print, laser etched skate deck and Simkins will be painting live (with the piece to be auctioned off at day’s end to benefit cancer research in the name of Jensen’s dad)
http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/

Sat, June 27th 7-9PM
Riverside Art Museum (RAM)

3425 Mission Inn Ave in Riverside
“Strips, Scripts and Scapes: Contemporary Comix in Southern California” featuring Sammy Harkham, Johnny Ryan, John Pham, Mike Bertino, Travis Millard, Rusty Jordan, Souther Salazar, Brent Harada, Walt Holcombe, Martin Cendreda, Mary Fleener, Taylor McKimens, Roberta Gregory, and Megan Whitmarsh
(On view through Aug. 22nd)
http://www.riversideartmuseum.org/

Sat, June 27th 11AM-4PM
Royal/T
“Poketo Pop-Up Show”
(On view through July 18th)
http://www.royal-t.org/
http://www.poketo.com/

Sat, June 27th 8-11PM
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd in the Echo Park region of Los Angeles
“The New Utopia” from Park Life
(On view through July 25th)
http://www.subliminalprojects.com/

Sat, June 27th 6-8PM
Tarryn Teresa Gallery
1820 Industrial Street, #230 in Los Angeles / 213.627.5100
“Suspended Animation” featuring new sculptural works from Dave Bondi
http://www.tarrynteresagallery.com/

Sat, June 27th 6-9PM
Tinlark Gallery
6671 Sunset Boulevard, #1512, Hollywood / 323.463.0039
“Rainbow Garden” featuring new works from Apak
(On view through July 25th)

http://www.tinlarkgallery.com/

Hi-Fructose Volume 12 will feature an extensive feature on Todd Schorr, a cover feature on the powerful paintings of Josh Keyes, a look inside the world of Luke Chueh, Yu Jinyoung’s haunting sculptures, the brilliant meditations of painter Michael Hussar, survive a ride on Michael Page’s maelstrom, explore Fuco Ueda’s disturbing dreamscapes, visit Travis Lampe’s world of weeping pulps, spend some time at Mike Shine’s Art Shack, get exposed to Scott Hove’s Cakeland and much more. As usual, another great issue awaits!

For a sneak peek at Volume 12, click here.

Sat, June 27th 11AM-4PM
Royal/T
“Poketo Pop-Up Show”
(On view through July 18th)
www.royal-t.org

There will also be an additional event to follow on July 10th – a Poketo Karaoke Dance Party. Mark your calendars now for that craziness. Poketo’s residency at Royal/T will include new product launches from artists APAK, James Gulliver Hancock, Devil Robots, Wonderful Design Works!, and Motomaho. Poketo will also be curating a special menu inspired by Japanese street foods for the Royal/T cafe.