Dope project by Workhorse and PAC. Over 90 artists each taken down to an abandoned New York subway station and given one night to paint, once finished the whole thing is photographed and resealed, left for explorers of the future and the occasional transit cop patrol.

http://www.theunderbellyproject.com/ nice article in the NYtimes too.

SheOne

Rone and Surge

Jeff Soto

Ron English

Roa

Our Damoclecean Meggs launched King for a Day, the opening show at the new Backwoods Gallery. Almost everything sold out a few short hours. Rinsed it.

Show is still up for another couple of weeks, check NICE here for the details.

Preshow Asahi always calm the nerves

These prints on niceproduce soon

A few highlights from the collection.

‘King for a Day.’ Mixed Media on Wood. 900mm x 900mm

‘… for Death or Glory’ Mixed Media on Wood. 900mm x 900mm

‘Friends Close, Enemies Closer’ Mixed media on canvas. 1000mm x 1000mm

‘Reap what you sow’. Mixed media on canvas. 1200mm x 900mm

‘De-robed & De-throned’ Mixed media on black stained wood

‘All Hail the King’ Mixed media on canvas, 760mm x 760mm

Head into Backwoods before the 15th and check it out. The show was a sellout but there are still prints.

Backwoods Gallery debuts with my third Melbourne solo exhibition, King for a day.

King for a Day is a brand new collection of paintings, screenprints and installations that examine society’s celebrity obsession through the prism of our own mortality and inner duality. An energetic depiction of those who crave power, wealth and fame in both life and death, King for a Day looks at how contemporary media and social networking has accelerated stardom and increased the pitfalls that come with celebrity attention.

Please join us for the opening reception of ‘King for a Day’ on Friday 25th June 2010, from 6-9pm.
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