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08/20/2010

Jim Houser

Jim Houser: An Interview With The Homebody - Juxtapoz

After the very recent birth of his son Seamus, Jim Houser has ventured out with his family to the west coast to install a new solo show, The Homebody. Jim's work continues to carry his personal stamp of self-evaluation and awareness, but there is a new influence in wake of his role as a father. I met up with Jim at the gallery before the opening and chatted him up about the show.

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Install Shots: Jim Houser At Subliminal Projects - My Love For You

Jim Houser has long been a favorite of mine. His simple yet bold shapes and heartfelt work has always struck a chord with me. Subliminal Projects shares these install shots of Jim getting his show The Homebody ready for the opening this Saturday.

MY LOVE FOR YOU

Preview / Installation: Jim Houser - Arrested Motion

Philadelphia based artist Jim Houser is opening up a solo show Saturday night, July 10th, at the gallery that OBEY built - Subliminal Projects. As you can see, Houser is already hard at work setting up multiple installations throughout different rooms in the Echo Park space.

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Openings: Jim Houser - Arrested Motion

AM stopped by Subliminal Projects last Saturday night to check out the new body of work from Jim Houser. The Homebody was everything we expected - witty installations, a packed gallery, paintings full of patterns, symbols and codewords. What was unexpected though was an install that played an instrumental track...

ARRESTED MOTION

Shows: Jim Houser - dailyDuJour

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.

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06/22/2010

SKULLPHONE

Connecting the Dots of Digital Art - Los Angeles Times

At a gallery in Echo Park, the walls are covered with shiny black paintings that have been painstakingly covered with tiny red, blue, and green dots. Up close, they look like nothing more than evenly spaced flecks, but from a distance, they look remarkably like the digital billboards found on the Los Angeles skyline.

LA TIMES

Opening This Weekend in LA - Huffington Post

If you've spent any time checking out street art, then surely you've noticed the work of Skullphone. Most famous for his bold, black and white, sort of eerie, yet smart image of a skull using a cell phone, the artist has been installing his work on LA streets since 1999.

HUFFINGTON POST

Skullphone @ Subliminal Projects - Artintake

I didn't expect to have to wait in line to attend Skullphone's Digital Media art opening at Subliminal Projects, but I did.

The Los Angeles based street artist, Skullphone became a sensation in 2008, when he supposedly "hacked" into Los Angeles' frist digital billboards, saturating the cityscape with his sardonic image of a human skull talking on a skullphone. The pranksters use of in-your-face advertising billboards, I imagine, was an attempt to make local Angeleno's contemplate issues of current and future connectivity through cellphones, personal privacy in the public domain, targeted advertising and consumer society-at-large.

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Teaser Skullphone - Arrested Motion

This past Saturday, AM saw the return of Skullphone to his home of Los Angeles. The show "Digital Media" takes a closer look and questions the viewer about their relationship with technology. Skullphone always has packed openings, but this was one of the few where you had to line up and wait for the "one in one out" if you didn't get there early. The pieces on display were visually stimulating and utilized Skullphone's signature dot technique with pieces that were hand-composed with enamel and meticulously coated over aluminum.

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Skullphone - Living Proof Mag

Everybody seems to know Skullphone, whether you've seen the wheatpastings, been lit up by the LED lights, or just happen to know the dude. We've been picking up what Skullphone has been putting down for a while now, and we're excited for his upcoming "Digital Media" exhibition at Subliminal Projects.

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04/23/2010

SUBject / subJECT

Women Helping Women Through Modern Art - Huffington Post (Interview With Deedee Cheriel)

SUBject/subJECT, an exhibition of emerging female artists benefiting the Downtown Women's Center, is currently showing at Subliminal Projects in Echo Park. Even if you're not tapped into the LA art scene (yes, New Yorkers, we have one), Subliminal Projects should ring a bell. One of its founders, Shepard Fairey, is the artist behind the famous and iconic Obama hope poster plastered all over the country during the 2008 presidential race. Subject/Subject, features works from over a dozen female artists, and seeks to open a dialogue about self-image, role models and the messages women project in the media.

HUFFINGTON POST

SUBject/subJECT - Juxtapoz

Taking yet another chance to front art that inspires and informs, Subliminal Projects Gallery shows SUBject/subJECT for the next month at their gallery space in Echo Park. The global art scene is busting in 2010 and women are an integral part of that world. This all-female group show invites the viewer and artist to examine where women are taking root in the community of mass media. What are women doing now that they have more opportunities in the art scene? What kind of art are they creating and why? How are they using art to express their perspective, something clearly unique and different from that of male art, which has graced the walls of exhibits historically for generations?

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Group Show at Subliminal Projects - LA Racked

On Saturday night, we dropped by Subliminal Projects to check out their latest exhibition, SUBject/subJECT. The show was all women artists, and it was put on to benefit the Downtown Women's Center. There was some really amazing, fun, provocative work by established artists like Liz McGrath, Deedee Cheriel, Jen Stark, and Kime Buzelli; a collage that featured an actual human weave; and a Louis Vuitton doggy-bag that we're guessing is supposed to be some kind of commentary on conspicuous consumption.

LA RACKED

Preview - Arrested Motion

Tonight, a special show is opening up at Subliminal Projects. "Subject/Subject" is a show centered around showcasing some long time favorite and also upcoming female artists in a benefit for the Downtown Women's Center.

ARRESTED MOTION

SUBject/subJECT at Subliminal Projects - Chump Champion

Women and art I love. Women who create art I love even more. Echo Park's Subliminal Projects gathers a who's who of some of today's female artists whose strong voices can be seen anywhere, from the streets to the galleries and everywhere in-between, for the group show...

CHUMP CHAMPION

Opening at Subliminal Projects - XLR8R

Shepard Fairey's oasis of cool, Subliminal Projects, presents an exhibition of female artists, with proceeds benefitting Downtown Women's Center. Girls on parade (their art, that is), include the awesome pattern-based paper works of Jen Stark, post-graffiti stuff from Swoon, cute and spooky drawings from Liz McGrath, Kime Buzelli, and Nikki McClure, and much more.

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02/17/2010

Andres GUERRERO AND ALBERT REYES

New Works - Juxtapoz

Last weekend was a fine turnout for art in Los Angeles. Honestly, there hasn't been a weekend lacking in good art in the city of Angeles for some time. In case you've been locked up inside your house, let me tell you that the monthly Downtown L.A. Art Walk is so out of control now you have to wear shoulder pads to get down the sidewalk. A few blocks before downtown though, in lovely Echo Park, we found our way to Subliminal Projects Gallery to check out some of L.A. and a little of San Francisco that dropped by, 'New Works by Andres Guerrero (that'd be the SF) and Albert Reyes (native Angelino).'

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Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes - The Dirt Floor

Sitting with artists Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes as the hustle and bustle of last minute preparations surrounded us for their show, "New works by Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes," at the Subliminal Projects Gallery in Echo Park, California, was an undeniable treat for me. The show is presented as "two longtime friends contrasting bodies of work show both ends of the contemplation spectrum." The contrast is clear, but also present is the thread that bonds these artists and their work.

THE DIRT FLOOR

Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes - Flavorpill

From two LA artists comes a dual exhibition about the way individuals perceive themselves and the world around them, when nothing is what it appears to be.

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Preview: Albert Reyes Work - Juxtapoz

Albert Reyes will unveil new works in a two-man show alongside Andres Guerrero tomorrow night at Subliminal Projects LA. Eager to see what this weird/awesome/talented/insightful guy has in store, we now present a few of our favorite pieces Reyes will be showing off.

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Exclusive Interview with Andres Guerrero - Juxtapoz

As if the past year hasn't been crazy enough, San Francisco based Andres Guerrero left as founder of White Walls gallery, worked on a ton of new art for an upcoming solo at Subliminal Projects gallery (opening February 6th, 2010) and will be opening the fresh doors of his very own spot, Guerrero Gallery. Hey, no one ever called Andres lazy. Get the scoop on it all in an exclusive interview as well as a peek at the work he'll be showing off next week.

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SUPER TOUCH ART

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12/30/2009

Antonino D'Ambrosio

Bitter Tears, Fury, and Politics - LA Weekly

Art is the antidote. The timeless truth became clear once again on Saturday night when Subliminal Projects, the Echo Park art gallery owned by Shepard Fairey, hosted a politically- and musically- charged event that celebrated artists as activists and art as a way to agitate consciousness and raise awareness about social justice.

LA WEEKLY

A Furious Heartbeat At Subliminal Projects - Living Proof Mag

Opening on December 19th at Subliminal Projects, Shepard Fairey and Antonino D'Ambrosio present D'Ambrosio's A Heartbeat and a Guitar and Let Fury Have the Hour with a unique multimedia exhibit, featuring artwork by Shepard Fairey, special musical performances by Antonino D'Ambrosio, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, and other special guests, illustrations by Ben Scanlon, photos of the Clash by Kate Simon, plus plenty of other special events. And that's just the opening night!

LIVING PROOF MAG

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11/25/2009

WK

Openings: WK Interact - Arrested Motion

This past weekend, WK Interact opened his "amped-up" show "How To Blow Yourself Up" at LA's Subliminal Projects. Unlike his last show at Jonathan Levine, which focused on giant canvas works, his show centered around the intricately designed urban mechanisms and interactive installations which were handcrafted by WK himself. The show was filled with his signature kinetic energy and even the installations seemed to radiate and pulsate with intense pressure.

ARRESTED MOTION

Welcome to the Show! You're Under Arrest - Brooklyn Street Art

WK turns his opening into a perp walk. At his recent opening at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles, 200 people were arrested.

BROOKLYN STREET ART

WK Interact: How to Blow Yourself Up - Cool Hunting

No stranger to controversy, WK Interact keeps upping his ante. For his newest show "How to Blow Yourself Up" at L.A.'s Subliminal Projects, the artist moves away from spray paint into multimedia work. Playing on ideas of the apocalypse (2012 being the most recent buzzed-about theory), he takes them for a turn by presenting impending death as controllable by the believer.

COOL HUNTING

WK Interact Next Sat - Sour Harvest

WK Interact is coming to Los Angeles next weekend - get excited! 'How To Blow Yourself Up' opens on Sat, November 7th at Subliminal Projects out in Echo Park. Unlike his solo show in New York at Jonathan Levine earlier in the year, which showcased his huge motion portrait series, I'm told this exhibit will feature a range of smaller, mixed media works like his popular skateboard series.

SOUR HARVEST

Opening Night Party at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Projects - Racked LA

Echo Park-In addition to being a famous artist and ruthless provocateur, Shepard Fairey throws a good party. Saturday is the opening reception for an exhibit called How to Blow Yourself Up from WK Interact. The art sounds a li'l scary... But to lighten the mood, there'll be booze, and possibly Shep himself as DJ.

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09/02/2009

WEEKEND PACIFISTS

Weekend Pacifists - Flavorpill

Weekend warriors find their more enlightened alter ego in Weekend Pacifists, a group show featuring the work of five artists - Russ Pope, Andy Jenkins, Mike Myers, Chris Pastras, and Michael Sieben - steeped in laid back spirit of the SoCal surf/skate scene. Following the revolutionary footsteps of counter-culture icons such as Barry McGee and Subliminal Projects co-founder Shepard Fairey, these artists find stylistic inspiration in street art, graffiti, and graphic design in order to find their own ways of sticking it to the Man.

FLAVORPILL

The Weekend - Hypebeast

Over the weekend I stopped by Amanda and Shepard's gallery, Subliminal Projects in Echo Park. They've been there for a minute, but it's actually the first time I was able to stop by and say hello. Andy Jenkins and friend Chris Pastras were presenting Weekend Pacifists...

HYPEBEAST

Weekend Pacifists - Juxtapoz

In the skate world there are many great people who have set standards and made their mark. This show features just a few of those individuals.

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TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING

07/10/2009

THE NEW UTOPIA

Openings: "Park Life: The New Utopia" - Arrested Motion

This past Saturday, Subliminal Projects presented the second installment of their "Park Life" series. Curated by Studio Number One, the latest body of work revolves around the theme of "The New Utopia," which presents each artists' individual representations of a perfect society...

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An Exclusive Look at Park Life: The New Utopia - Juxtapoz

The gang at Studio Number One worked hard on a theme and concept for their 2nd annual group show, Park Life. This year's theme, The New Utopia, was a brainchild of the studio to pose several questions to both the artist and the viewer. "Why do we create utopias? What can we learn from our past utopias? How does our current existence inform our ideas of utopia?..."

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SOUR HARVEST

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05/27/2009

SAM FLORES

Recap: "Ego, Addiction & Other Bedtime Stories" by Sam Flores - Juxtapoz

Sam Flores is a Juxtapoz household name. I can pretty much guarantee that if he has art showing in your neighborhood, you need to leave your comfortable couch and go take a look! "Ego, Addiction & Other Bedtime Stories" is a dark show laced with Flores' style beauty and hope...

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Sam Flores @ Subliminal Projects - Upper Playground

Tomorrow night at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Projects Gallery in Los Angeles, Upper Playground's own 12 Grain artist, Sam Flores will be debuting his latest solo show. Featuring a whole new body of work, Ego, Addiction & Other Bedtime Stories will follow up on Flores' themes of fantasy, feudalism, and the juxtoposition of good/evil and light/dark.

UPPER PLAYGROUND

Sam Flores Interview - Modart

Tonight, May 2nd, is the opening of Sam Flores' major solo exhibition, 'Ego, Addiction, & Other Bedtime Stories' at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles. Ripo got a chance to ask him a few questions about dark and light, traveling, artist branding, and quacamole. Read on for the full interview.

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Sam Flores X Subliminal Projects - Fresher Than

Saturday night was alive and well with art and booze. Ego, Addiction and Other Bedtime Stories was a huge success with all those little red "sold" dots stuck to the wall...

FRESHER THAN

Preview/Interview: Sam Flores - "Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stores" @ Subliminal Projects - Arrested Motion

We had an inkling this would be a strong show from Sam Flores when AM first hooked up last month for a creative process article for his upcoming show. As we saw more images leaked from his show entitled "Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories," opening this Saturday, May 2nd at Subliminal Projects, we became more and more excited about this body of work.

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Sam Flores: Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories - Flavorpill

Sam Flores has brand recognition in the skate-deck and design worlds, but as a fine-art painter, his work might surprise even the dreamiest fashionista. Flores constructs fairy-tale worlds in which impossibly lovely 50-foot tall female spirits, eyes downcast in pensive moods, do meditative battle with dragons, all among the sun-kissed rooftops of sleepy hamlets.

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03/11/2009

JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD

Show Review: John Van Hamersveld's Career Retrospective, "Post-Future" - Juxtapoz

A great artist like John is rare, simply because he has lived through a period of time that many artists don't make it out of alive. A Retrospective at this point is to be expected and because his work is so cool, it is also to be appreciated. This is one of those art culture lessons that you read about in books and may not feel connected to because not only are you much younger buy you may have never taken this many drugs.

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In With The Out Crowd - ArtSlant

Given all that he's done, it's kind of amazing that you've never heard of John Van Hamersveld. It's not unlikely you grew up with one of his images taped to the wall of your bedroom. This remarkable graphic artist designed instantly recognizable album covers for bands ranging from the Beatles (Magical Mystery Tour) and the Rolling Stones (Exile On Main Street) to Blondie and Public Image...

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