Sour Harvest

Andy Warhol 'Electric Chair' - © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS)

Royal/T are preparing to open ‘Warholian’ this Thursday, a special exhibit featuring works of all kinds from the one and only Andy Warhol. ‘Warholian’ has been curated by Eric Shiner, The Milton Fine Curator of Art at the Andy Warhol Museum. The exhibit features several of Warhol’s more recognizable paintings including Marilyn (1967), Electric Chair (1971 – shown above), Dollar Sign (1981) and many more from the Alan Finkelstein Collection. The exhibit also features Warhol-inspried pieces by artists such as Takashi Murakami, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and Richard Prince.

The opening reception will feature a DJ set by Shepard Fairey along with an appearance by the famed Grilled Cheese Food Truck.

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 23rd 8PM – 1AM

Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd. in Culver City
www.royal-t.org

Brian M. Viveros 'Dirtyland Forever' - 18x24" - Oil & mixed media on maple board

Brian M. Viveros dropped off the works today for ‘The Dirtyland’… SOOOOOO amazing!!!

‘The Dirtyland’ will consist of:
15 new works on wood panel
5 new mixed media works on Twinrocker handmade paper
3 new hand-embelished silk screen prints on wood panel (1 of 1 editions)
2 new hand-embelished giclee prints (1 of 1 editions)
4 sculptural busts
+ a couple works we’re saving back for the opening from Brian’s archives as well as some smaller works on paper

We will ALSO be publishing 3 new giclee print editions to be released during the opening reception (to follow on-line the Monday following the Saturday reception). Full details on prints to follow soon.

On top of all that we’ll also be premiering Viveros’ new short film that he created for this exhibition along with a screening of ‘Dislandia’ on the back of our building plus the debut of Brian’s ‘Dirty Troops’ in all their glory. This installation begs to be seen in person, so be sure to come on by Sat, Oct. 2nd when ‘The Dirtyland’ opens to the public!

The Komodo Food Truck will be out too, so be sure to bring your appetite – free and open to the public + the 1st 200 people through the door will get a free autographed poster from Brian M. Viveros courtesy of Thinkspace – so don’t sleep!!!

Viveros at work on 'All Eye See Is Red'

Brian M. Viveros ‘The Dirtyland’

Opening Reception: Sat, October 2nd 7-10PM with the artist in attendance
*Free autographed poster to the 1st 200 through the door

PLEASE NOTE: The digital preview for ‘The Dirtyland’ will go out on Fri, Sept. 24th. Please be sure you are on our mailing list and shoot an email to contact@thinkspacegallery.com to be placed on the waiting list for the show. No holds of any kind are being taken on the prints, those will go live on our site the Monday after opening night.

thinkspace
6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310.558.3375
Web: www.thinkspacegallery.com
Hours: Wednesday thru Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. (or by appointment)

The legendary European graffiti crew MA’Claim invade Los Angeles this week for a couple of high-profile special events.

The MA’Claim crew began back in 1999 when Akut, Case, and Rusk starting collaborating together. During their initial years together the trio focused mainly on Weimar, Germany. It was Rusk who first connected with Tasso and from there things took off quickly. Each of the four artists already had amazingly strong photorealistic spray skills on their own and together they complemented each other just perfectly and became a force to be reckoned with. It was Tasso who dubbed the crew MA’Claim in January of 2001.

First up, be sure to roll by the Boombang design firm at the corner of Motor and Palms Ave in Los Angeles this Mon, Sept. 20th – Fri, Sept. 24th to catch MA’Claim at work on a large-scale mural installation… you just have to see these guys at work!

Secondly, be sure to roll by the Goethe-Institut this Sat for a special live-painting installation followed by a panel discussion with MA’Claim, Retna and journalist Tom Kummer. The Goethe-Institut has commissioned the crew for an artistic commentary on the state of the Earth in an era of climate change.

Sat, Sept. 25th 2-6PM live painting / 7PM panel discussion
Goethe-Institut
5750 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100 in Los Angeles

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