Sour Harvest

The Hi-Fructose Collected Edition 2 Box Set is coming soon and the covers of the box and enclosed book both feature the art of Audrey Kawasaki.

Each limited Edition Box Set features:
-The Hi-Fructose Collected 2 Hardcover Book that contains 300+ pages featuring a selection of some of the best material from issues 5-8 of the magazine along with a special introduction by the infamous Long Gone John
- A Special 2’x2’ Fold-Out Poster by Jason Freeny
- Specially Designed Sticker Pages from Travis Lampe, Gary Baseman, & Ferris Plock
- 5 Special Edition Prints from: Travis Louie, Audrey Kawasaki (her piece “I’ll Stay Here” from our Art Basel 2008 showing at GenArt), Edwin Ushiro, Mars-1 and Yoko d’Holbachie packaged in a beautiful print portfolio with vellum artist and title pages between each print.

The Hi-Fructose Collected 2 Box Set will be available for pre-order through www.hifructose.com on June 1st.

Check out some advance spreads here:
http://www.hifructose.com/the-blog/640-announcing-the-hi-fructose-collected-2-box-set.html

Look for Audrey this June in ‘The Next Generation’ show curated by Thinkspace at London Miles Gallery in London, England and watch for her in this November’s big 5-Year Anniversary group show at Thinkspace as well as a very special show next fall that we’ll announce more about soon.

Dabs Myla recently teamed up with Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins and Jersey Joe to do a great character mashup piece on the side of the new building owned by print company Static Medium.

Look for some great coverage of the day at Hi-Fructose and Arrested Motion:
http://www.hifructose.com/the-blog/641-greg-qcraolaq-simkins-x-dabs-myla-x-rime.html
http://arrestedmotion.com/2010/05/streets-greg-simkins-dabs-myla-and-jersey-joe-mural-static-medium/

Look out for the duo to invade Thinkspace‘s project room this September. They just got back from a quick visit to Japan after visiting their homeland of Australia and this show will revolve around the reference pics taken while on their visit to Tokyo. Get excited!

Follow ‘em at www.dabsmyla.com

*Pic courtesy of Dabs Myla

Ekundayo’s first solo show in LA in over three years is coming up on Fri, June 11th at Thinkspace.

‘Joy Today Jeopardy Tomorrow’ is an exhibition about the beautiful struggle we all face of reaching for our dreams, in hopes of guiding our own destiny. Whether we succeed or fail is not important, as long as it’s on our own terms. Ekundayo’s work illustrates the sacrifices we make in the pursuit of fulfillment, while simultaneously questioning the actions taken to attain this ‘fulfillment’ we all seek. A great deal of inspiration for this new body of work has come from the life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., an African nationalist who during the 1920′s had a vision to bring his people from all over the world to a higher level of conciseness in regards to where they come from and how they provided for themselves. Although Garvey failed in his ultimate goal of having a fleet of steamships fairing people from all over the world to Africa in-order to connect them to their origins, he left a legacy behind that continues to inspire countless others.

When looking at the work you get a sense of an inner struggle with the central figures becoming anchored by a large burden, while at the same time appearing weightless, as if suspended in moments of relief. A sort of “misshapen beauty” which speaks to the imperfections and vices found within all of us. Ekundayo’s pieces are handled with a deliberate sensitivity, framed by moments of very loose, almost sporadic applications of paint, which help to give the finished works a sense of inadvertence, that in turn serve as a testament to the artist’s intent.

Take a ‘Sneak Peek’ at Ekundayo’s work coming together in his studio here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157623719360265/

June 11th – July 2nd @ Thinkspace

Opening Reception: Fri, June 11th 7-10PM
*The Crepe’n Around Truck will be out, so bring your appetite!

Thinkspace
6009 Washington Blvd. in the Culver City Arts District
Wed-Sat 1-6PM
www.thinkspacegallery.com

July 9th – July 30th
‘Negative Never Again’ featuring new works from Yosuke Ueno
+ ‘Waking in the Dark’ featuring new work from Dan-ah Kim (project room)

Look for a ‘sneak peek’ photo set and interviews with both artists to be posted here soon.

Thinkspace
6009 Washington Blvd in the Culver City Arts District
www.thinkspacegallery.com

Richard Colman - tonight at New Image Art

Sat, May 22nd from 9PM-1AM ($8 or $6 in costume or walking art)
Cannibal Flower
724 S. Spring St. in downtown Los Angeles (on the 2nd floor)
Bi-monthly group show and performance event with featured artists Ubaldo Miranda Villa and Rafael Delgado Jr. and a huge group show along with live burlesque action, live painting, a live band and DJs throughout the evening – if you have never gone to a Cannibal Flower event, what are you waiting for? 10 years strong – part of LA’s art history
(Special one-night only event)
www.cannibalflower.com  

Sat, May 22nd 6-10PM
Gallery Nucleus
210 E. Main St., Alhambra / 626.458.7482
‘The Art Of The Illustration Academy’ featuring works from the faculty and notable contributors and more than a dozen award-winning and accomplished illustrators whose works have been published in the pages of Time, Newsweek, New York Times, Rolling Stone and many more
(On view through June 14th)
www.gallerynucleus.com  

Sat, May 22nd 6-8PM
Honor Fraser
2622 S. La Cienega Blvd in Culver City
‘The Finishes That Stand The Test’ featuring new works from Mark Licari
(On view through July 2nd)
www.honorfraser.com  

Sat, May 22nd 8-11PM
Known Gallery
441 North Fairfax in Los Angeles
‘Rumble!!!’ featuring new works from POSE
www.knowngallery.com

Sat, May 22nd 7-10PM
New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood / 323.654.2192
‘Keep Out The Light’ featuring new paintings, sculpture and an installation from Richard Colman
(On view through July 3rd)
www.newimageartgallery.com

Sat, May 22nd 6-8PM
Roberts and Tilton
5801 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 323.549.0223
‘Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes’ from Barbara McCullough + Ellen De Meutter ‘Writings On The Wall’
(Both exhibits on view through July 3rd)
www.robertsandtilton.com

Sat, May 22nd 7-10PM
SCION Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave in Culver City / 310.815.8840
‘Palate’ featuring food inspired works from Scott Hove, Clare Crespo, Jeph Gurecka, Tamara Kostianovsky, Alan MacDonald, James Reynolds, Martha Rich, and Jeff Vespa + large displays of retro candy wrappers, hard-to-find vintage sodas and much more
(On view through June 12th)
www.scion.com/space  

Sun, May 23rd 4-8PM
Lazarides LA
320 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills
‘Nothing To Declare’ from David Choe – last day of show plus special zine release – limited edition of only 187 copies with Choe on hand signing copies – 20 bucks each – a must have
www.lazinc.com