Opus Art has in stock four new paintings by Hush including Fragmented Memoirs, Passing the Beautiful, Beauty in Transition I and II . All of these new works are acrylic, screenprint, spraypaint and ink on linen.

View all four of Hush’s new works after the jump.

Sex drives Takashi Murakami’s recent paintings and sculptures, which make up an exhibition of new works at the London outpost of Gagosian. Inspired by Kuroda Seiki, who brought yōga or Western-style painting to Meiji- period Japan, and promoted both history painting and the nude as artistic subject, Muarkami applies traditional techniques to contemporary visions of the nude. Obviously, the influence of anime and manga is there too.

On view through August 5, 2011.

Gagosian
6-24 Britannia Street
London WC1X 9JD

View the full installation after the jump.

Painter Daniel Sakoff opened an exhibition of new oils last week at the Gershwin Hotel in New York City. Presented by Suzanne Tremblay, the show gets an official opening this evening. Sakoff, a Cooper Union graduate, is showing his abstracted landscapes at the Gershwin for the third time. On view through July 31, 2011.

Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street
New York, NY

More paintings after the jump.

Eleven portraits make up Men Only, a solo showing of Philadelphia-born painter Alice Neel on view through July 29, 2011 at London’s Victoria Miro Gallery. Neel’s range as a portraitist is the thrust of the exhibition, her subjects shown displaying attitudes hinting at the ironic and the erotic, and most everything in between. In its concise nature, Men Only proves why Neel (born in 1900) is considered amongst the foremost portrait painters of her time.

Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Road
London N1 7RW

A selection of portraits from Men Only follows.

One of several SheOne woks in the current Rudimentary Perfection exhibition at Glasgow’s Recoat, “Virgo” is a wonderful example of the artist’s abstract typography. Done with spray paint on paper, the painting measures at 53 x 53 centimeters.This original work of art is available from Recoat for 500 pounds.

View details after the jump.

On July 15, 2011 LeBasse Projects will unveil the first major solo exhibition from Australian artist Melissa Haslam. Haslam, who has shown in group shows throughout the United States, will share paintings exploring her fascination with the Kigurumi seen. Participants in Kigurumi fashion themselves as living stuffed animals, wearing what they call “disguised pajamas.” Haslam, employing oil, presents young women dressed in full costume with great delicacy and an intimacy that proves her interest in the subculture includes some reverence as well.

LeBasse Projects :: Chinatown
932 Chung King Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tanya Hoddinott, who works near some inspiring and beautiful rain forests, paints delightful abstract expressionist canvases. Her newest pieces, all produced in 2011, are made on paper. Reflecting her lively style, these  form a new exhibition launching at Metro Gallery on July 4, 2011. The material will remain on view through July 17, 2011.

Metro Gallery
1214 High Street,
Armadale,
Victoria 3143

More of Tanya’s paintings are found after the jump.

From July 16, 2011, LeBasse Projects will share the work of Art Center College of Design graduate Andrew Hem. Hem’s latest paintings explore isolation, presenting figures in lush, rugged landscapes. With elements that suggest anticipation, Hem’s work is a departure from a 2010 series focused on his Cambodian heritage. Here his clouds feature, if you will, a silver lining. It is work with occasional dark edges, but ultimately a happy thrust.

The paintings will be on view in Culver City, CA through August 13, 2011.

LeBasse Projects
6023 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

News from Los Angeles -

Subliminal Projects Gallery is honored to present Eve, an important group exhibition of works by revolutionary female artists Judy Chicago, Mary Beth Edelson, Kim McCarty, Ayanah Moor, Alex Prager, Lisa Steele, Swoon, Stella Vine and Hannah Wilke. Eve is a cultural icon and reinforces the idea of equality that feminism drives home. Eve is a composition of powerful female artists, stemming from the feminist era of the 1970’s to the present. The exhibition explores how individual perceptions of femininity are expressed through each artist’s specific genre. Eve is on view July 23rd through August 20th, 2011.

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Above – Judy Chicago, The Creation, 1985, Serigraph on black Arches, 30 x 40 inches; Photo Credit: Donald Woodman

Selected work from featured artists after the jump.

Ease into Monday by watching three new videos from Tate exploring the nuance of watercolor paintings. Hosted by Mike Chaplin, the videos begin with a short episode on line and follow with discussion of color and tone.

Head to the jump to view the remainder of the series.