I use drawing, photography, objects, book and print making, and site-specific interventions, to construct a visual language system out of sub-culture codes and west coast vernacular, economic formalism, text and abstractions. In my work, what is at stake is the gravity of the urban as fantasy, extra-legal economies, luxury as drug, counterfeit capitalism, glitter as hypnotic, outer space as head space, the everyday as gold, family and lived identity experience, and the party (Sadie Barnette).

“Composed and Performed”, a solo exhibition of new work from Sadie Barnette is currently on view at Ever Gold Gallery in San Francisco.

Simon Henwood, the extraordinary, multi-faceted British artist who has collaborated with Swans, Badly Drawn Boy, Kanye West, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Róisín Murphy and Devendra Banhart is our new precious guest! Learn more about his fascinatingly dark artistic oeuvre, the day he met Edward Gorey and the creative process behind his cover painting for Swans’ new album The Seer (2012). Follow the link to read our interview! (via The Hidden Pain of Youth: SIMON HENWOOD)

American singer-songwriter and visual artist Adam Green returns with a new exhibition. “Houseface” , a collection of paintings and sculptures inspired by De Stijl and the architecture of Friedensreich Hundertwasser and Antoni Gaudí, is now on display at The Hole in NYC. Check it out. (via ADAM GREEN: Houseface)

Sculptures by Duane Hanson, Cheerleader, 1988, and Surfer, 1987, both polyvinyl polychromed in oil, mixed media, with accessories, lifesize.

Sculpture by Odani Motohiko. Detail.

His work is currently part of the exhibition Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California. This exhibition runs through September 2, 2012.

The Death Of Venus by artist and sculptor Roger Reutimann

Tapes’n’Tales. Let the music ease the talking. Today, American artist John Casey guides us on a fascinating artistic pilgrimage through music. A further exploratory approach to his open-ended narrative drawings and sculptures. Head over here to check it out (via Tapes’n’Tales: JOHN CASEY)

“Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”, a group art exhibition celebrating the 20th Anniversary of David Lynch’s film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, will be on display from April 21 to May 12, 2012 at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. Get a peek inside. (via Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me: Group Art Exhibition)

Neurotic: John Waters’ first solo exhibition in Houston
On View Mar 15, 2012 - Apr 21, 2012 at McClain Gallery

Youjin Lee (1968, Seoul, South Korea). Detail from The Birth of Venus, painted FRP, brass, swarovski stone, glass, 55 x 55 x 180cm, 2009