You all remember the gorgeous “Looking West” print Hush did for his show at Shooting Gallery back in May? Well, to celebrate the opening of his new body of work, “Found” he has decided to do a giveaway!

Today, Hush posted on his blog that he will be giving away 50 of his new prints signed and numbered A5 prints to the first 50 people at the opening for “Found” in New York next month. Don’t miss your chance to get one! Be sure to keep reading for updates, sounds like Hush is in the giveaway spirit!

Check out his original post here.

“Looking West” Print by Hush

Wide Open Walls is a new project invented by Lawrence Williams a founder of the Makasutu Culture Forest in The Gambia.  The Makasutu, 1750 acres of protected forest, is part of the much larger project founded by Williams and his Uncle, James English, the Ballabu Conservation Project. Ballabu, the 85 square kilometer area incorporating 14 villages and 100,000 people, was set up by Lawrence and James to end poverty through sustainable tourism. As an attempt to bring more money into the area, and increase tourism Lawrence, an artist himself, came up with the idea to fly seven talented artist to Africa to transform the village of Kubuneh into a huge outdoor art project. Lawrence contacted Eelus and appointed him project curator, Eelus promptly assembled the all star team of artist including  Eine, Lucy McLauchlan, Broken Crow, Mysterious Al, Xenz, and Logan Hicks.

To read the whole interview with Eelus about the project on the Zeigeist website click here. And be sure to check out Eine, one of the artists on the Wide Open Walls Team, showing in March at White Walls!

Cheers!

As we are preparing for the HUSH pop-up show in NYC on November 19, 2010- November 21, 2010, we are all extremely excited. HUSH’s new body of work, “Found”, is action packed. Filled with pieces that will leave you in awe, and thinking about it the next day.

Here is a shot of HUSH’s studio with an idea of what some of the new stuff looks like, along with a detailed shot of one of his new pieces.

ENJOY!

Hugh Leeman has been selected, among many incredible artists, to be apart of a mural project in the Lower Haight.

A few words from Hugh Leeman about the project:

“I am currently a part of a mural project in the Lower Haight. The mural is comprised of around a dozen artist featuring Doze Green, Mars-1, Jeremy Fish, Romanowski and others. Below are some pics of my piece on the wall, to the left you can see paintings by children in the community. This wall has been blank for years and often gets tagged over only to be painted over by the city, after months of work by Lower Haighters gallery and persistence in securing permits from the city the wall will now be covered with our artwork until its slated demolition in one year. It was an interesting day having people come up to tell me how happy they are to look out their windows and see public art like this taking place, exciting to think how many more instances we could have walls like these with a bit more of an open mind towards public/street art.”

Keep on killin it Hugh!! Cheers!

If you live in the greater New York region, grab your friends, grab your finest studs, and get ready to attend one of the finest shows of the Holiday season!

White Walls is pleased to present, “Found”,  new works by U.K. artist HUSH. The show will be held at the magnificent Angel Orensanz Foundation, For Contemporary Art in New York City. The opening reception is on Friday November 19th, 2010 from 7-10pm. The exhibition will be on view from November 19-21st. Saturday and Sunday (Nov 20-21) noon- 5pm.

Limited time only to see the new body of work by world renown artist, HUSH.

When: Opening Reception – Friday, November 19, 2010 7–10PM
The exhibition is on view November 19 – 21, 2010
Saturday and Sunday (Nov 20-21) noon to 5pm
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Where: Angel Orensanz Foundation, For Contemporary Art

172 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002

Why: To view the new body of work, “Found”, by HUSH

Please RSVP at info@argotandochre.com

Pop up show! So awesome… Love HUSH in SF, London town, NYC, no matter where you put him, he’s incredible.

The show, “Found”, will be held in the beautiful Angel Orensanz Foundation, For Contemporary Art on Friday, November 19th, 2010 from 7-10PM located on 172 Norfolk Street in the one and only New York City. The show will continue to show on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st from 12-5 PM.

The artist continues his examination of the vitality and transient nature of mark making, tagging and graffiti.  Transitioning these street art practices to the studio setting, the artist creates a body of work that brings to light the essence of “action painting” and “pure expressionism”.  The new collection of work is comprised of 25 mixed-media works ranging from small to large sized pieces and installation, and a limited edition hand embellished print (50).
“Found”, marks Hush’s New York debut exhibition that deepens his exploration of the resulting emergences brought about by the evanescent quality of street art.  Appreciating and identifying the remains of past tags as points of expression, the artist transitions this influence to his work that he refers to as “action painting” or “pure expressionism”.  In his new collection, Hush remains influenced by the escape from the constraints of traditions, the contrasts between old and new, the past meeting the future and the fusion of Eastern and Western culture. Found follows the success of Passing Through, Hush’s 2010 sold-out solo show with The Shooting Gallery (White Wall’s sister gallery) in San Francisco.  Read more »

This just in! Hugh Leeman donated an original portrait of Jane Kim to her campaign for SF city supervisor.

Check out the awesome portrait and a few words from the man himself:

“I recently donated an original portrait of Jane Kim to her campaign for San Francisco city supervisor. The portrait is currently on display at Jane Kim campaign headquarters, 87 McAllister at Market, and is to be auctioned off to benefit ”

Keep on rockin Hugh, you’re awesome!

NOW! ON SALE!

Glen. E Friedman show posters, $10 ONLY!!

To purchase contact White Walls at 415.931.1500 or email info@whitewallssf.com

941Geary is pleased to present “Fuck You All”, the international traveling collection of photographs that span the prolific and influential career of artist, Glen E. Friedman. Now in its 13th year, this exhibition makes its way to San Francisco for the first time, bringing with it the work that presented some of the world’s most significant photographic contributions to the punk and hip hop subcultures and not only documented the genesis of skate culture, but helped shape it for generations to come. Friedman’s 941Geary exhibition of Fuck You All will feature several never before seen collaborations with Shepard Fairey, which will be displayed along with the original photographs for the first time. These works are true artistic collaborations, executed symbiotically and inspired from a history of mutual respect between Friedman and Fairey. The opening reception for Fuck You All will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 6-9pm and will be on display through December 31, 2010.

For this San Francisco presentation of Fuck You All, Friedman will show 35-40 photographs from the body of work that comprises the traveling exhibition. The Shepard Fairey collaborations will incorporate the artist’s take on approximately five of Friedman’s iconic photographs including Jim Muir, Tony Alva, Public Enemy, Cornel West and Bad Brains. In addition, there will be 3-4 Northern California-oriented pieces on display that will be specific to the 941Geary show.

Based on the books Fuck You Heroes and Fuck You Too, Friedman’s touring exhibition, Fuck You All, first premiered in 1997 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, England. Since then it has been exhibited overseas in Sydney, Australia, Harajuku and Shibuya, in Tokyo Japan, Florence, Milan, Sicily, and Rome in Italy, Berlin, Germany, Stockholm, Sweden, Antwerp, Belgium, Poland, and most recently, Ireland. Stateside, shows have been in Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. For more information, visit the artist’s official website at www.burningflags.com
Glen E. Friedman is the most significant photographer of his generation. His images of the early Dogtown skateboarders in the late 1970s along with the burgeoning hip-hop and punk rock scenes of the 80s and 90s have made him one of the most important photographers today. With the uncanny ability to capture images of people whose subculture was about to change the world, his subjects range from Jay Adams and Tony Alva to Run DMC, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys to Minor Threat and Black Flag, among many others. Over the years, Friedman has been able to define the moments of the movements that defined an era. This has cemented his place in history as an uncompromising, extremely gifted artist.

Thanks to everyone for making it out to the show!

While Kofie was installing last week, he made this great time lapse video. Check it out to see a bit of how install went. Video includes the awesome mural Kofie did on the back wall. Great stuff.

Cheers!