A trippy world where “we can talk about the idea of belief systems without people being offended.”Multidisciplinary art phenom Ron English just launched a new solo exhibition at New York City’s Allouche Gallery called “Delusionville.” The showcase is a visual cacophony of English’s signature characters imagined in new, acid-induced forms including paintings and life-sized sculptures.   Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2018/10/ron-english-delusionville-allouche-gallery-exhibition

At once playful and plaintive, the ascendant painter’s cartoonish rendition of a tennis match gone awry captures a scenic snapshot of sun-soaked surrealism. Here, we ask an artist to frame the essential details behind one of their latest works. An interesting feature that’s not immediately noticeable: Maybe the lack of tennis being played—no tennis ball in sight. I like the idea of them getting all dressed up to smoke a Marlboro Gold in a semi-surreal, pale green tennis court landscape. I stay in a realm of cartoon-ized imagery that exists in between reality and fantasy—kind of the strangeness of a manufactured

Evans explains. “Making art that feels performative is fun for me because it allows me to be campy with the imagery, and existing in a campy space is where I’m most comfortable.”   Read full article here https://hypebeast.com/2020/1/ben-evans-guy-hepner-god-bless-ben-evans-exhibition-info

Juan de la Rica (Bilbao, 1979) is a Spanish painter. In 2007 he received his BFA  from the University of the Basque Country. Since then he has shown his work in numerous national and international exhibitions. His painting is characterized by flat, saturated colors and clean, synthetic lines. The subjects that he deals with are varied, including still life, portraiture, mythological and religious scenes.   Read the full article at https://www.createmagazine.com/blog/juan-de-la-rica

Talk us through a typical day in studio for you? Every day varies, but I keep to my routine of stretching, and a cold shower. Music is vital in my studio. The genre depends on what I am working on and the tempo I’m attempting to access creatively. Usually tends to be classical, hip-hop or jazz. I am hugely influenced by music; so much so I named my studio Hitsville, U.S.A, after Motown Records. S/O Berry Gordy. Motown was a symbol of hope for my community. It was Black owned, Black ran and represented Black artistry. Rings true to what

At Gaetano Pesce‘s solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1979, his cartoonish, riotously colored lamps, vases, chairs and drawings dealt a body blow to the sleek Modernist Bauhaus objects enshrined in the museum’s vitrines. To judge by the generous showof 90 objects and drawings at the Allouche Gallery in SoHo, this Italian iconoclast has expanded his irreverent critique, humanizing the domestic landscape with even more sass, color and social comment. The many octopus vases, centipede tables, rag chairs and lamps with ears — all cast in resins that bounce when dropped — amount to a mini career retrospective of