‘3 Kings’ brings together three NYC graffiti legends and pioneers – Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and Lee Quniones @ Subliminal Projects (9.17).  While their contributions to the development of street art were documented in the recent milestone exhibition ‘Art in the Streets’ @ MOCA, this exhibit features new work from all three of the artists created specifically for this show, curated by Patti Astor, founder of the groundbreaking and highly influential FUN Gallery.

‘3 Kings’
Opening: Saturday September 17th 2011 (8-11 PM)

Subliminal Projects
1331 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213.213.0078

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Stephen Wright and Benjamin Bryce Kelly (sculpture)

On Saturday evening, Subliminal Projects highlighted the talent of contemporary artists bringing modern sensibilities to the rendering of the classical figure with the opening of ‘New Masters’.  The show features stark, sensual, and sublime portrayals, of the human form from Mary Jane Ansell, Sean Cheetham, Ron English, Benjamin Bryce Kelly, Miles ‘Mac’ MacGregor, Ann Marshall, Stephen Wright, and Jonathan Yeo.  This is definitely worth checking out if you missed it.

New Masters
Through: June 4th, 2001

Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213.213.0078

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Mark Mothersbaugh. Untitled, 2008.

Devo frontman / artist Mark Mothersbaugh & Shepard Fairey will open their 2-person show, ‘The Big Picture’ on Saturday, January 22nd 2011 from 8 to 11 PM @ Subliminal Projects in Echo Park.  Co-presented by the Art of Alysium, a charitable organization harnessing the power of art to empower and enrich children with serious illness, The Big Picture will highlight the art and philanthropic work of both artists.

Mark Mothersbaugh & Shepard Fairey || The Big Picture
Opening:  Saturday, January 22nd 2011 (8-11 PM)

Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213.213.0078

Wreck the Walls is a group show of more than 30 artists, both emerging and established, who represent the art of our times through a variety of mediums. The exhibition embraces the broad spectrum of the artists’ representations of the world we live in and thereby showing the multicultural and multifaceted society that we live in.
Artists include Alan Shaffer, Alejandro Gehry, Andy Moses, Bertil Petersson, Billy Al Bengston, Blek Le Rat, Curtis Kulig, David Ellis, David Yow, Ed Moses, Ellwood T. Risk, Erik Foss, Eric Schwartz, Eric White, Evan Hecox, Greg Lamarche, Jason Alper, John Van Hamersveld, Laddie John Dill, Larry Bell, Martha Cooper, Monica Canilao, Retna, Robbie Conal, Ryan McGinness, Ryan Travis Christian, Skullphone, Swoon, Tim Biskup, and Vanessa Prager.

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS
1331 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Runs 11 December 2010 – 15 January 2011.
Opening reception is Saturday 11 December, 5-9pm.

Last Saturday, Pattern Recognition, a group show, opened at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles. The show themed around both visual patterns, whether simple or decorative, and the ability of the human mind to order chaos into recognizable patterns featured works by Richard Colman, Dalek, Seonna Hong, Nikki McClure and Souther Salazar. We stopped by to check it out . . .

Pattern Recognition
runs Nov. 6 to Dec. 4
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Text and Photographs by Michael C. Hsiung

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Shepard Fairey will open his Printed Matters solo on Thursday September 16th (8-11 PM) @ Subliminal Projects.  As the title suggets, this show celebrates printing and in particular the art print which in many ways has become a staple of Fairey’s artistic endeavors and output.  The  artist’s first solo @ Subliminal Projects since its relocation to Echo Park,  Printed Matters will feature printed work on wood, metal, album covers, and fine art collage paper.

While not officially announced, it appears that Subliminal Projects will release a new large-format edition of Shepard’s timely ‘Dark Wave’ print (from Modern Multiples)  in conjunction with the show opening. Dark Wave stands as a reminder of the recent ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Subliminal Projects will also host a book signing for ‘Beyond the Street:  The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art’ prior to the show’s  opening (9.16, 7-8 PM). Edited by Patrick Nyguen and Stuart Mackenzie, the volume published by Gestalten celebrates street art by providing insight into the careers and motivations of the key  people and institutions behind its creation and proliferation. Several of  the artists and industry insiders featured in the book will be on-hand for the signing including Shepard and Amanda Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Jana DesForges (BLK/MRKT), Marsea Goldberg (New Image), Retna and Saber [Sources:  Obeygiant.com and Modern Multiples on Facebook].

Shepard Fairey / Printed Matters
Opening: Thursday, September 16th 2010 (8-11 PM)
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213.213.0078

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Shepard Fairey’s gallery, Subliminal Projects, presents The Homebody, a solo exhibition of new original works of Philadelphia-based artist Jim Houser.  Through his paintings, installations and mixed-media pieces, Houser tempers earnest introspection with whimsical characters, warm colors and organic materials.  Known for his hand-lettered abstract poetry and quilt-like grids, Houser explores the act of transforming lifeless panels and objects into vehicles for expression.  His “canvases” have included skateboards, guitars, flowerpots and basketballs.

Jim Houser
The Homebody
Opening: Saturday, July 10th, 2010 / 8-11PM
Sublminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Los Angeles-based Skullphone’s new solo exhibition, “Digital Media,” opening June 5 at Subliminal Projects, reveals an aesthetic departure from the artist’s previous work informed by his recent exploits with outdoor electronic advertisement.

While the artist had previously exhibited with found wood, weathered metal, and wheat-pasted paper, “Digital Media” features mirror-polished, black-painted aluminum panels. Painting with an impressionistic dot grid system of a strict red, green, and blue palette, Skullphone evokes the LCD monitors on television sets and computers. Ultimately, the display explores advertising, government and private enterprise signage, and the media-laden California landscape, turning transient digital phenomena into permanent pieces.

Visit Subliminal Projects for more on the show and the artist.

Skullphone / “Digital Media”

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 5, 8-11 p.m.
Subliminal Projects
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
info@subliminalprojects.com
213.213.0078

This past Saturday, Subliminal Projects opened its newest exhibition with new works by San Francisco based artist Andres Guerrero & fellow artist/friend Albert Reyes. This refreshing exhibition showcases a contrasting body of work by Guerrero and Reyes.  Make sure to check out this show if you haven’t already.

Their show runs from February 6th- March 6^th, 2010

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS GALLERY
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Subliminal Projects has a new show coming up with new works from Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes.  These longtime friends have come together for this new show which opens on February 6th.

These two artists have contrasting bodies of work, Reyes’ works often consist of pencil and pen line drawings, while Guerrero paints with bright colors and layers of paint.  Guerrero describes his skull imagery as “symbolic self-portrait representation… a descriptive means of living through death.”  Reyes, work reflects on his experiences in regard to living in Los Angeles, “My view is through the L.A. media, taking in the culture, the people, the vastness of L.A.  No one can escape the Hollywood impact.”

Go check out this show, February 6th- March 6th

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS GALLERY
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Opening: Saturday February 6th

Opening Reception: Saturday February 6th, 8-11PM

Weekend Pacifists group exhibition, showcasing five artists whose lives and works have crisscrossed the skateboarding and lowbrow art worlds throughout the better part of the ’90s and ’00s, opened last Saturday in LA. Here are a few photos from the evening, courtesy of Subliminal Projects. The show, featuring artists: RUSS POPE, ANDY JENKINS, CHRIS PASTRAS, MICHAEL SIEBEN, AND MIKE MYERS, will be on view through September 19. Check out the Subliminal site for more photos from the opening and to view the original, incredibly vibrant artworks in the exhibition.

Fifteen Los Angeles galleries and several other artist collectives get together for the second annual Beyond Eden Art Fair on October 9-11th at the Barnsdale Art Center in Los Angeles. The inaugural Fair in 2008 was such a hit that the organizers expanded to offer booth space to a handful of invited contemporary galleries including Billy Shire Fine Arts, LeBasse Projects, Carmichael Contemporary, Thinkspace and Subliminal Projects.

Put the Fair on your calendar, more details to come in the next few weeks.

Image courtesy LeBasse Projects and artist Morgan Slade.