Last Rites Gallery is pleased to present the entire solo exhibition by UK artist Paul Gerrard on our website for all to view.  The show opened last night and will be on display in the gallery until Decemeber 27th.  We are proud to be hosting Gerrard’s first solo exhibition in the United States and we encourage everyone who is able to stop by the gallery to see this incredible body of work.  For those who cannot make the trip to NYC, here is a link to all of the work online.  Enjoy!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY PAUL GERRARD

Last Rites Gallery

511 West 33rd Street

3rd Floor

New York, NY  10001

212.529.0666

www.lastritesgallery.com

Last Rites Gallery is proud to present the entire solo exhibition by Craig LaRotonda on our website for all to view.  The show opened last night and will be on display in the gallery until Decemeber 27th.  We feel that this is LaRotonda’s strongest exhibition to date and we encourage everyone who is able to stop by the gallery to see this magnificent body of work.  For those who cannot make the trip to NYC, here is a link to all of the work online.  Enjoy!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOLO EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS BY CRAIG LAROTONDA

Last Rites Gallery

511 West 33rd Street

3rd Floor

New York, NY  10001

212.529.0666

www.lastritesgallery.com

To instill a sense of levity in these somewhat dismal times, the people at Sloan Fine Art NYC decided to execute a “fun for all” atmosphere with their current exhibit. In “+2″, which runs from June 20th to July 18th, twenty four artists (who all have done group or solo shows at the gallery in the past) were invited to exhibit. Those artists were then told to invite two more artists who they owed favors to, wanted to give a break to, or simply just wanted to meet. The only stipulation: none of the work can be larger than 10″X10″!

A few of the artists confirmed include: Seonna Hong, Morgan Slade, Mark Ryden, Kristen Schiele, Austin McCormick, and Chris Berens. Artist’s reception with lemonade and cookies will be held on June 20th, between 4 to 6 pm.

Sloan Fine Art
128 Rivington Street, New York, NY 10002

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above artwork by Shawn Barber

Flesh to Canvas

June 13th through July 19th, 2009

Opening reception: Saturday, June 13th, 7-11pm

Last Rites Gallery, owned by world renowned tattoo artist Paul Booth, is proud to announce a special group exhibition, entitled Flesh to Canvas, specifically made up of tattoo artists who create works aside from ink on skin. Those who work inside the tattoo world realize just how much artistic talent exists therein. To the general public, however, much of this world remains a mystery. Therefore, we have created a show comprised of paintings by tattoo artists to help bring attention to these very important and extremely relevant creators. This show will be an annual event, as we feel it is an integral part of why Last Rites Gallery was created. Therefore, we give you Flesh to Canvas, a collection of fine art by a renowned group of tattoo artists.

Participating artists include: Daniel Albrigo, Shawn Barber, Nick Baxter, Aaron Bell, Paul Booth, Boris, George Campise, Joe Capobianco, Jon Clue, Damon Conklin, Jason D’Aquino, Chris Dingwell, Alex Garcia, Jeff Gogue, Tim Harris, Dana Helmuth, Phil Holt, Timothy Hoyer, Nikko Hurtado, Filip Leu, Little Dragon, Eric Merrill, Brian Murphy, Marcus Pacheco, Leslie Reesen, Julio Rodriguez, Kim Saigh, Toxyc, Stefano, Tom Strom, Amanda Wachob, Phil Young and more.

Last Rites Gallery – 511 West 33rd Street, 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10001 – www.lastritesgallery.com

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new york city was a great time. i met up with mr. ushiro and my sister and many friends in just 3 days! for those of you that have seen ed’s post, but just can’t get enough of pictures.. here is my humble take:

ed was smart enough to bring a camera charger. you can see a lot more over at his post, if you haven’t already.

thanks to lynne for being a gracious host, mike and crew from GR for drinks, sam weber for taking some time to lunch it with us, the awesome desk people at 151 east houston hotel and scion for having us out there. and thanks to ed and all the nice folks i met for being such good friends!!!

see you all real soon.

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Days later, I am recovering from a massive case of New York eye candy. From May 7-10 Tessar Lo and I ventured the streets of NYC by the kind support of Scion who flew us out and took care of us during our stay in the concrete jungle. There were Friends, galleries, ice cream, ramen, boozing, pizza, gyro, a thunderstorm, train fight, suicide attempt, bike fetish day and a birthday party. But let us start from the begining…
Before their new print show went live, we dropped by GRNY to check out the “Devil’s in the Details” group show. It is situated in a lovely spot sprinkled with trees, botiques and apartments.
Look at these Jordan Isip paintings. You may not see the amazing textures working here but it doesn’t defer from the power of these images. This show also featured artwork by Jeremyville, David Jien, Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, and Yellena James (my fave of this show). Visit GRNY and check out their current show, “A NY Print Show.”
With a full belly after finishing a meal at Momofuku noodle bar, we headed out for the opening of the Scion Art Tour at The Showroom NYC.
The Scion Art Tour Installation Five was hosted by The Showroom NYC a gallery just a block away from our hotel. At 7PM the doors opened to an invite only list which filled the gallery within minutes. There was swag, booze, music and art for the guests but most importantly old and new friends. Pictured here from left to right: Ben from Ralph Lauren, JP, Tessar and Lynne. Funny thing is that back in the day, Ben used to work at the Art Store (now Blick) in Pasadena which I used to frequent when I attended the Art Center College of Design. JP used to work at the Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City. He was the friendly face I would meet when I showed there. Now he lives and works in NYC as a Photographer. And Lynne is a fellow Hawaii native who graduated from the School of Visual Arts and now works as a Graphic Designer for toys. Writing this makes me realize how far we have come.
As you can see, the packed crowd doesn’t give off the scenester vibe. It was kind of weird how many guests were there for the art and music. Can you spot Blek Le Rat? Also in a drunken stupor, Tessar nearly makes out with my painting. The boozing then carried on in some nearby dive bar.

Day 2 was spent gallery hopping in Chelsea. First stop, Joshua Liner Gallery who has a solo by Aiko (half the ensemble of Faile) entitled, “Love Monster.”
I want to mention that Joshua is a really nice guy. He even took some time out of his busy schedule to point out a few galleries we should check out. Drop by his gallery to see what I mean. Aiko’s solo exhibition continues through May 16, 2009.Many of the galleries here are of museum quality and size. And why not when you have a solo show by Chuck Close who showcased a large body of paintings and tapestries.What’s going on at Gagosian Gallery? The open portion of their location shouts out: “Yayoi Kusama!” Not quite sure if the bunny in front was part of the show, but arise something to think about. Anyways, I’ve been wanting to see this exhibit for quite some time now and boy was it worth the wait. Her show consists of works from 2008-2009 with a installation room you have to see in person to experience it the right way. Sorry I don’t have any pictures from the inside since the security guards that litter Gagosian’s 2 large rooms kept reminding visitors that no photography was allowed.
To make the night an even more surreal moment, the street our hotel was located on was blocked by police cars. Why? Right next door to our hotel, a young man started to chuck things out of his room (such objects including an iron). By the time we got there, the scene had escalated to a suicide attempt. With the street blocked people in the bars were forced to stay inside while other New Yorkers yelled at the guy to jump so they could make last call.

Day 3: Woke up at 1030AM just in time to grab a complimentary breakfast downstairs. Freshened up and met up with Tessar so we could catch a meal with Sam Weber in Greenpoint. Since Tessar used to intern for Sam, he gave me a tour of his former surroundings. Venturing further than he had done before we followed the sound of music which led us to the Bike Fetish Day festivities. There were bike enthusiasts proudly showing-off their custom and/or vintage bikes.A Brooklyn style pizzeria.And finally these are the last two photos on my film roll. This is Times Square. Tessar and I decided to check it out before the night ended. This place only exemplifies the energy of a wild city. Something I hope downtown Los Angeles will be able to achieve after it’s face lift is completed. So it is a sweet farewell until next time. Thank you to Scion’s Karen DaVanzo, Tessar Lo, Lynne Yoshii, GRNY’s Mike Denicola, Sam Weber, and the entire cast and crew of NYC for making this trip a memorable one.

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i’m leaving for the big apple thursday morning. thanks to the wonderful people at scion art for making such great things happen for us young creative people. i promise you, my first new car purchase will be a scion. here is the info:

The Showroom NYC
117 2nd Ave. 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003

see you there.

also, as promised, the second trio of the incidental taxture series:

thanks!

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