We are very excited for our upcoming solo show with David Choe here at the gallery. The opening will be Saturday, January 6th from 7-9pm. We are also having a big afterparty at Fontana's in the Lower East Side starting at 10pm. This party will be hosted by Jewcy and Vice Magazine and should be a great time.

We hope to see you all there!

This is kind of last minute, but Artists Space, one of the nation's oldest not-for-profit arts organizations is looking for artists to exhibit their work.

Check out their website for more information:
http://www.artistsspace.org/


Night of 1,000 Drawings
A Benefit for Artists Space

Wednesday,November 8th, 5-10pm
Admission $10*
Original Drawings $35-$60
Open Bar 7:30-9pm
*Participating artists admitted free from 5-7pm, $5 after 7pm


CALL TO ARTISTS!!!
Artists Space invites you to donate small works on paper (including photographs, prints, etc.) for our annual Night of 1,000 Drawings. This open call exhibition and sale benefits Artists Space’s programs, and provides an opportunity for emerging artists to display their work and to find potential collectors. When a work sells at the event, we collect the buyer’s contact information and (with their consent) pass it on to the artist. Please read the following information completely, including the FAQ below, before you donate your drawing(s).

TO DONATE WORK:
1. Choose 1-2 unframed works on paper (photos and digital prints are OK), NO BIGGER than 11 x 14 inches

2. On the back of each work, legibly write your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (NO post-its please)

3. Mail / deliver work to: Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, 38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013. If dropping off work in person, please do so during regular gallery hours: 11am to 6pm, Tuesday through Saturday.

4. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of any unsold work. If no SASE is included, Artists Space cannot be responsible for the return of work.

Drawings will be accepted from now through 5pm Wednesday, November 1st. If a drawing it mailed in, it must be received at Artists Space by this date to be included.

Hey everyone! We've gotten some neat videos and such in our inbox lately regarding a couple of the artists that will be in our next three exhibits. We figured we'd share some of these things so you all can be as excited for the shows as we are.


Showing November 18th - December 23rd:
SHAG
"Donna Con Bambino"


This video is a short 3 minute clip for the upcoming movie "The Sophisticated Misfit", a documentary about the artist Shag and his fans.





January 6th - Feburary 3rd
DAVID CHOE


This is a trailer for the movie "Dirty Hands" that Harry Kim is creating about the artist David Choe. More information about the movie can be found here:
http://www.dirtyhandsmovie.com





February 17th - March 17th
"Ruas de Sao Paolo:
A Survey of Brazilian Street Art from Sao Paulo
Presented in association with Choque Cultural Gallery"
Artists Included: Boleta, Fefe, Highraff, Kboco, Onesto, Speto, Titi Freak, and Zezao


Our friend Baixo from Choque Cultural has been wonderfully on top of the Brazilian artists and making sure the work they produce for our show is top-notch. He was kind enough to send us some sneak preview snap shots of what we can expect from the artists


1. Zezão is making some small oxided metal pieces with flops like this:






2. Kboco is working on canvas and making some small pieces on wood



3. Onesto will be doing canvas pieces similar to this:





4. Fefe is going to be doing big wood typographic-animals and small type-drawings.




5. Highraff will be making canvas similar to this:





6. Titi Freak's works will be on canvas and in this style:





7. Speto is trying to do new works and scale down into a smaller size. His murals look like this:








8. Boleta is doing small canvas similar to this:







We're very excited for these shows and the rest of our season and hope to see some of you at the openings!

Jonathan LeVine is speaking today (October 20th) at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. The lecture will be on the 6th floor and begin at 1:30pm.

Jonathan will discuss how his background and early work as a curator in New York has shaped the gallery and his commitment to pushing the boundaries of the 'Lowbrow' or 'Pop Surrealism' genre. He will include photos, images and artworks by some of the best and brightest artists, such as Tim Biskup, Ray Caesar, Camille Rose Garcia, and Jonathan Weiner.

Please join us at Otis College of Art and Design for what will surely be an interesting and insightful lecture!

Otis College of Art and Design
Main Campus

9045 Licoln Blvd (just North of LAX)
Los Angeles, CA 90045

www.otis.edu

Jonathan Weiner gives a virtual tour inside his everyday:
Check out The Viner Blog on Juxtapoz.com!



Then, if you're hungry for some delicious Soto bloggin' check out Jeff Soto's blogity blog where Jeff posts his trip to LA, gallery visits, artist studio visits, and hanging out with Jonathan Weiner, Camille Rose Garcia, Jonathan LeVine, and Mark Murphy. Thanks for sharing Jeff!

Now some of you may be under the impression that Jonathan LeVine wasn't around on Saturday, October 14th for Isabel Samaras' and Randall Seller's openings. Yes, he's sent out tons of emails announcing his trip to California, but that didn't fool us.

We saw Jonathan all over the place during the opening (pay no attention to the stick growing out of his head, or the general lack of a body)...





Jonathan on the phone getting ready for the opening






Jonathan and his brother Bret




Hey Jonathan where'd you get that beer?




Sneaking up on artist Randall Sellers




Jonathan likes candy!





We see you...




Now Jonathan, I don't think that's an appropriate hand gesture




You know you want to pinch the cheeks also!




Sorry Jonathan, you can't get between this happy couple




The ladies love Jonathan!
Example 1: Artist Tara McPherson and Project Manager Laura Pinello




Example 2: Artist Isabel Samaras



Example 3: Doze Green's manager Alethia Weingarten (don't be scared Deb, it's only Jonathan!)





Example 4: Gallery Manager Brandi Pomfret and Randall Seller's girlfriend Mo




Example 5: Intern Malena and Gallery Assistant Meghan




This one we don't even want to know about. Shame on you Jonathan!




Even Jonathan's parents Lorraine and Lee came out to support:





Happy Halloween Everyone!!

This past Saturday was the opening of Isabel Samaras' and Randall Seller's new exhibits. The show was a complete success and was followed by tons of fun at Fontanas on the Lower East Side.

Here are some pictures...



Let's all pretend to talk and make interesting faces...





We wish we knew what Randall was saying that was so funny






Artist Isabel Samaras with her husband and artist Marcos Sorensen, Laura Pinello, and Illustrator Michael Wertz




Artist Randall Sellers gets to sit between Meghan McEwan and Brandi Pomfret





Nothing like a neon dancing girl to end a good evening








Stay tuned for the Jonathan LeVine Gallery version of Where's Waldo..

For those of you in the New York area:





Some of the ladies of the gallery (and maybe even Jonathan himself) will be in attendance.
We hope to see some of you there!