Brett Sykes

Brett Sykes has been invited for a solo exhibition at the galleryuaf, located in downtown Salt Lake City at the Artspace City Center which is 230 South 500 West.

The artist will be presenting some new work in January 2009.

Kay Tuttle : Manifest Hope Show

Kay Tuttle has been invited to participate in the Manifest Hope Show taking place from August 24 to August 28 at the Andenken Gallery located at 2990 Larimer St. Supported by the Moveon.org and Shepard Fairey, this political show will boost Barack Obama's appeal to the broader art crowds.

Other participating artists within this show include: Aaron Martin // Adrian Sanchez // Alexis McKenzie // Amy Martin // Amy Rice // Andy Howell // Alex Pardee // Cathie Bleck // Casey Ryder // Chanel Kennebrew // Chris Pastras // Chris Yates // Cydney Payton // Dan Monick // Date Farmers // David Choe // David Lanham // Deroy Peraza // Diederick Kraaijeveld // Eddie // Elizabeth Rosen // Emek // Evan Hecox // Frank Chimero // Franke // Gary Baseman // HVW8 // Irene Hardwicke Olivieri // Jason Alberto Garcia // Jason Giglio // Jeff Zimmerman // Jesselisa Moretti // Jude Buffum // Julie Adler // Justin Bua // Kate Luscher //Kay Tuttle // Keith Negley // Kofie // Leontine Greenberg // Lisa Anne Auerbach // Lisa Congdon // Lukas Ketner // MAC //Max Ginsburg // Maya Hayuk // Mear One // Mel Kadel // Melanie Reim // Morning Breath // Munk One // Nick Dewar // Pete Yahnke // Philip John Lumbang // Ray Noland aka CRO // Rebecca Berdel // Retna // Rick Griffith // Ron English // Ron Keas // Sam Flores // Sarah Hoskins // Scot Lefavor // Shannon Bonatakis and Josh Holland // Shepard Fairey // Cypher13 // Todd Lockwood // Tom Slaughter // Mike Moore (Tres Birds) // Van Taylor Monroe // Zara Gonzalez // Zina Saunders // Zoltron // Aaron Axelrod // Thomas Brodhal // Ginger Che // Catia Chien // Christopher Cox // Grotesk // Damon Locks // Zach McDonald // Tres Birds // Adrian Tucker // Arellano Harvath // Antar Dayal // Vincent Comparetto.

Also Ms. Tuttle participated in a conceptual art project called Boom---> Art in a Truck where a 26 foot truck is converted into a movable art gallery for the people. The current members of Boom are: Nathan Abels, Kym Bloom, Amy Findeiss, Steve Gordon, Joroko, Emily Kaelin, Laurie Lynnxe Murphy, Brian Robertson, Melody Sealman, Dave Seiler, Kay Tuttle and Rodney Wallace. The truck so far has made appearances at the Democratic National Convention and the Denver Art Museum's Grand Opening.

Anna Kustera : World's Smallest Art Fair

These are some further updates for THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR exhibition which has ended at Anna Kustera. Roberta Smith from the NY Times reviewed the show in the August 1st, 2008 issue of the New York Times:

"THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ART FAIR Probably bound for the record books, this enterprising variant on the standard summer group show includes 28 galleries from the United States and Europe. It is taking place in a large front window, where each participating gallery is represented by a single small work of art; all the pieces are installed in neat rows, as if along aisles, and a floor plan is available.

As with any art fair, there are unknown artists and galleries to learn about, and a modest media program selected by the artist Alix Pearlstein can be viewed inside the gallery, which is outfitted like a normal-size V.I.P. lounge.

Anna Kustera Gallery, 520 West 21st Street, Chelsea, (212) 989-0082, annakustera.com; closes on Friday. (Smith)"

Also another review of the art fair appears on an online blog athttp://www.achys.com/ and the person has this to say about it:

"The smallest fair in the world takes place in New York showcase gallery Anna Kustera. Despite the modest size, the number of participating galleries is catching up-Art-Moscow. 'The smallest fair in the world', organized by Anna Kustera Gallery, along with the artist Maurizio Kattelano - in fact, it's a fair vice versa. The main actor, gallery, here becomes the organizer and fairs, and venue. The smallest - is not form the point of view of the number of participants, and about the size: the exhibition space is used as a Anna Kustera galleries showcase the total size of which is 7 x 7 meters. The Anna Kustera Gallery, located in the heart of Chelsea and it's a rare participant of modern art.

The last major speech at the New York Armory Show Fair was held in 2002. But gallery owner Anna Kustera trying hard to turn her space into something more, than an ordinary white cube: sometimes, organizing sparkling disco ball, sometimes- inviting well known guests to sing in karaoke. In the list of the gallery artists you did not find celebrities, but the young American talents and extravagant characters' are always presented here.

For example, at the last exhibition were presented photographs from the collection of Eric Kroll. Kroll is renowned photographer, well known by his speaking album titled Fetish Girls. In addition to the Kroll's work with names like 'Bettina on my face', the collection presents hit shots of foot-fetishist Elmer Batters and photographing classic photos Vidzhi caught turned out the large amateur of erotica. This summer, a modest New York gallery has decided not closed for holidays, and introduced itself as a Contemporary Art Fair.

As surprisingly, participate in it will be not only neighbors but also galleries from different cities of the world. Thus, the program declared by participants from Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Holland and even China. And the geography of American galleries is rather impressive: Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, Curator's Office from Washington, Kavi Gupta from Chicago, Fredric Snitzer Gallery of Miami. The most famous New York participants - Envoy gallery with young artists and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, which among other things, you can find the Yves Klein works.

Simple statistics show that of thirty-nine galleries participating are foreigners. How Anne Kustera able to gather such an international composition, remains a mystery. Obviously, enormous desert for this belongs to Maurizio Kattelane, whose name can be the best advertising. Each gallery at the fair represents one work no more a square meter. The total price of one square meter showcases is $ 100. Considering the number of participants and the modest size of exhibition space, the exposition will be changed almost daily.

So, for the month of the fairs can be gathered an impressive collection. The London gallery Artprojx Space will bring prints of the artist David Bleydi for just '65. The New York Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects will show video of the artist from Berlin Julia Oshatts - for $ 3.5 thousand. Pekin Fine Arts from Beijing show painted porcelain skull of Huang Yan for $ 4.5 thousand. A Hamburg White Trash Contemporary will expose in Anna Kustery Gallery abstraction of Ben Hyubsh worth $ 1.8 thousand. Gallery director Nils Grossien confessed that one of the main reasons for participating in the fair - the time and venue. Indeed, to show itself to Chelsea during the summer holidays may be unexpectedly profitable deal. Inside the gallery located so-called 'information center', whose design was commissioned by the art-provocateurs Ju$t Another Rich Kid (www.justanotherrichkid.com).

Moreover, within the walls of the gallery will work VIP-lounge, which will show the video, selected to participate known video artist Alex Perlshteyn."

Robyn Thompson

We would like to congratulate Robyn Thompson for featuring a piece at a juried show taking place at the Salmagundi Art Club located in Midtown, New York City. Along with Mark Phelan and qi peng, she is also a featured artist on the Monkdogz Urban Art International Art Network. 

Sibyll Kalff

We are proud to announce that Sibyll Kalff appears in the second issue of the magazine '*No Tears*' is out now and the theme of it being *Chaos & Order*. We would like to thank those artists who have sent their works to us and let us work with them; we are really exited to see among works of the emerging artists the contributions of professionally experienced artists.You are welcome to introduce yourself with interpretation of the theme 'chaos & order' by following artists: Alnis Stakle, Amanda West, Aymeric DeMeautis, Erin Casey, Estelle Dougier, Glaz, Ilze Juhnevica, Jessica Parris Westbrook, Katty Hoover, M.Squared, Mazz Sackson, Patrick Millard, Sibyll Kalff & Robert Mitchell, Tara Wimhurst, Tony Curran, Viktorija Valujeva, Vitalijs Avgucevics.

Please check out a copy of the magazine here.

Mark Phelan

Live nation, a concert promoter, hired Mark Phelan to create a panel for the upcoming G-love and Special Sauce concert here in Boston. Live Nation hosts a concert series at the Bank of America pavilion in Boston during the summer. For each event, an artist is chosen to create a piece in honor of the band playing. The piece hangs back stage during the event and the band members often autograph it. All the pieces are then collected and displayed in a show at the Opera House in the fall. Proceeds from the sale of the pieces go to two Boston homeless charities.

Jan Wurm

Jan Wurm will be featured in a group exhibition entitled Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship at two venues. The first venue is the San Francisco Center for the Book at 300 De Haro Street, San Francisco CA 94103. The opening reception is Friday on August 15th from 6 PM to 8 PM. The second venue is the African American Museum Library at Oakland at 659 14th Street, Oakland CA 94612. The opening reception is Friday on September 5th from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. 

Michelle Kurtz

Michelle Kurtz's Ugallery website can be found now here. She will be presenting her infamous stick figure drawings and paintings through this Scottsdale gallery.

qi peng

qi peng's Ugallery website can be found now here. He will be presenting some of his experimental and groundbreaking work through this Scottsdale gallery.

Tanner Show Delayed

qi peng's solo show including collaborations with Michelle Kurtz (Circlegal) at Tanner Frames has been delayed until February 2009 due to a conflict with a bike race which is shutting down the west part of downtown Salt Lake City. There will be more information later on about this exhibit.