Brian Despain discusses his work

We did a quick n' dirty interview with artist Brian Despain, who discusses the thoughts behind his 100 Robots series...enjoy!

Hultberg/Hem opening

Andrew Hem and Stella Hultberg

We had a great opening for the new Stella Hultberg/Andrew Hem exhibitions. You can see the full show here!

Roq'in Tokyo

We just returned from a quick trip to Tokyo to see Mark Ryden's "Snow Yak" show. While there we were joined by artist Chris Berens, his gorgeous girlfriend Esther and Robbert van Hamm from Jaski Gallery. We took a few pics of the show- enjoy!
(We also blogged the show for Hi Fructose and Boing Boing- more pics there)


Chris Berens has a Blade Runner moment.


Tim Biskup had a great mini show in Tokyo the day before Mark's...


Spotted: a Femke Hiemstra image!


Kirsten and Mark Ryden


Tokyo is our new favorite city. If you ever wanted to go- do it!!

Ota/Pontius sneek peek!

While we are getting ready for the Christian van Minnen show, we thought we'd show you these sneak peeks up upcoming works from April's Nathan Ota " Hiding Out" and Anthony Pontius "The Casual Calamity" exhibitions. Pretty incredible! (Click to enlarge.)


Anthony Pontius "Hotter Than Hell" oil, mixed media on wood panel


Nathan Ota "Hideout" acrylic on wood panel

Christian van Minnen sneak peek

In March we are opening a new show featuring the neo-grotesque work of painter Christian van Minnen. Like a strange cross between Giuseppe Arcimboldo, H.R. Giger, and a natural history museum, van Minnen's painting straddle the line between disturbingly ugly and serenely beautiful. Here is a sneak peek from his upcoming show!



Christian van Minnen "Still Life" oil on panel

Andrew Hem

Amanda Erlandson (aka Commandax) just posted a great interview with Andrew Hem on her blog Erratic Phenomena. Read it here.