Rankin and Damien Hirst Present

Myths, Monsters & Legends

Long-term friends, Rankin and artist Damien Hirst, leverage their respective creative mediums and shared dark wit in a project born out of a joint fascination with the ancient world, and an interest in contextualising it in a modern environment.

Model, Dani Smith, was the inspiration in bringing their shared vision to life.

The project is an exploration of imagined narratives and monsters of past civilizations, viewed through a modern lens.

Rankin Gallery

Los Angeles

13th October – 5th Nov

Entering its third year, the Kirin ‘Big in Japan’ exhibition, created by ksubi today announce the event will now be open to a public audience with the contemporary arts and cultural event returning to both Sydney and Melbourne in November 2011.

The ksubi- curated events will introduce public audiences to an eclectic selection of artists from all corners of Japan working across multiple mediums including artists performing, installations, contemporary dance, live music, video and art installation. The Kirin ‘Big in Japan’ 2011 cultural exchange program allows the artists to display their talents to both a broader Australian and international audience focusing the limelight on modern Japanese expressionism.

Additional looks after the jump.

Check out these ridiculously cool sculptures by Katsuyo Aoki. The intricacy with which he creates the fractile-like details on these pieces is mind boggling. More images from this series after the jump.

Aakash Nihalani has been busy putting up some new work in Brooklyn. His florescent geometric patterns are meant to interact with the environment in which he places them. More looks after the jump.

Ra opened a new installation in Paris last night.

RA was initiated in Antwerp, Belgium in 2009 as an nterprise to support young artists and independent fashion designers. They have begun a series of local and nternational exhibitions and events to carry their unique messages to a wider cultural sphere. Their first efforts include a showroom during Paris Men’s Fashion Week (January 2010) and  participation in art Brussels “Trajector Art Fair” (May 2010). The common grounds between all their artists is their use of fashion as a medium to express their worlds.

Ra Exhibition
From September 29th to October 3rd
From 11am to 7pm
14 rue de la corderie 75003 Paris

Additional looks after the jump.

West One went big in LA this week at the Environment Furniture Showroom to kick off the launch of Freedom Suite. Things officially get underway tomorrow night. So, stop by if you are in the neighborhood.

Environment Furniture Showroom
8126 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
United States

Video after the jump.

Nieves Novelties recently added five new zines to their line-up. Authors include- Harsh Patel, Ken Kagami, Masanao Hirayama,  Christoph Ruckhäberle and Patrick Graf. More looks after the jump.

Clarke is easily the most prominent avant-garde figure in the area of silversmithing here in the UK and has a well earned reputation for creative thinking and innovation.

Clarke now devilishly takes antique solid silver objects, treasured by many and preserved by museums and ‘messes’ with them. Clarke strips it of its value by allowing lead to erode the silver.

The first in a new collection entitled “Dead on Arrival.” will definitely take the world of silversmithing to a new level.

New work for 60|40 exhibition at Gustavsberg Konsthall Sweden. Opens 8 October until 8 January 2012.

Casey Weldon contributed to a show “Dig for Fire” in LA this month. The show exhibits art inspired by the band The Pixies. Her contribution turned us onto her art. She uses a realistic style with muted color to create a sort of bizzaro version of things. More looks at her recent work after the jump.