Photo credit: James Ng of arrestedmotion.com. Honor Fraser Gallery 2622 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 honorfraser.com
Photo credit: James Ng of arrestedmotion.com. Honor Fraser Gallery 2622 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 honorfraser.com
With Art In The Streets, Jeffery Deitch opened his reign at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art with a bang. The exhibition, drawing historic material and fresh installations from the world’s most renowned graffiti artists, certainly set a tone. In 2011, street art was impossible to ignore.
Museum’s across the Nation followed Deitch’s plan, and artist’s like Swoon and KAWS became regular names on institutional planning lists.
2011 also saw the artist as social activist rise again, most notably in the figures of Ai Weiwei and JR.
The artists that held our attention in 2011 were those that stayed busy. They wowed us with gallery exhibitions and museum installations. They kept our eyes through savvy commercial work and even produced some of the best album covers of the year. In all, picking just 25 people is a daunting task, but make one thing clear, these were the people we talked about the most.
Read article at: The 25 Most Important Artists of 2011.
KAWS Gallery opening at the Adlrich Contemporary Art Museum in CT.
This first solo museum exhibition of the work of Brooklyn-based artist and designer Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, includes his most recent paintings, sculptures, and drawings, as well as a survey of his iconic street art, apparel, product and graphic designs.
Runs:
June 27, 2010, to January 2, 2011
Music:
Kid Loco – "Don’t Forget the Fourth Track"
kidloco.com
Video:
Paper Fortress
paperfortressfilms.com