ArtekNYC Blog

Brush with Death

arteknyc — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:09:19 +0000

Filed under: art

SAY NO TO SOPA/PIPA

arteknyc — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:39:35 +0000

Filed under: NEWS

Maurizio Cattelan at the Guggenheim Museum

arteknyc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:47:04 +0000

Guggenheim Museum

November 4, 2011–January 22, 2012

Filed under: art, NEWS

El Dusty

arteknyc — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:06:52 +0000

El Dusty is DJ DUS and he has taken the principals of 1970’s era Jamaican
soundsystems, a producer’s approach to developing new
material and a DJ’s skill behind the turntables to develop a
unique and inspired mix of cumbia, hip hop and reggae tracks
that translates to a new and fresh sound- best described as
NU Cumbia.

Filed under: art, Music, NEWS

Buraka Som Sistema

arteknyc — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:01:29 +0000

An electronic dance music project from Portugal, specializing in a fusion of techno beats with the African kuduro genre, and are generally credited with creating the “progressive kuduro” sound and have been awarded an MTV European Music Award

Check out the amazing editing in the video!

Filed under: art, Music, Video

Amber Rose Cover Artwork

arteknyc — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:54 +0000

We recently did the artwork for Amber Rose’s new single, “Fame”.

Check out the single on Nah Right: Fame

Filed under: art, Music

25 Most Anticipated Art Exhibitions of 2012

arteknyc — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:08:58 +0000

Complex put together a dope list of Exhibits for 2012. Below are some of the exhibits we are anticipating the most.

Check out the full list here: The 25 Most Anticipated Art Exhibitions of 2012

Keith Haring: 1978-1982

Brooklyn Museum, March 16 through July 8, 2012

David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture

Royal Academy of Arts, January 21 through April 9, 2012

KAWS: Down Time

High Museum of Art Atlanta, February 18 through May 20, 2012

Damien Hirst

Tate Modern, April 4 through September 9, 2012

Parra

San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art , March 31 through July 29, 2012

The Art of Video Games

Smithsonian American Art Museum , March 16 through September 30, 2012

The Ungovernables

New Museum, February 15 through April 22, 2012

Weegee: Murder Is My Business

International Center of Photography , January 20 through September 2, 2012

Cindy Sherman

MoMA, February 26 through June 11, 2012

Frank Oscar Larson: 1950s New York Street Stories

Queens Museum of Art , February 5 through May 20, 2012

Os Gemeos

Prism , February 25 through March 24, 2012

Source: Complex.com

Filed under: art

Nah Right

arteknyc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:48:42 +0000

Just redid the branding for one of our favorite sites, Nah Right. Check it out.

Filed under: art, Music, NEWS

Timeless Truth – Brugal & Presidentes

arteknyc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:32:02 +0000

Happy to work with Timeless Truth on the new cover.

Good dudes and good music!

Check out the EP here: Timeless Truth – Brugal & Presidentes EP

Filed under: art

COMPLEX’S 25 MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF 2011

arteknyc — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:06:13 +0000

Complex has compiled a list of the 25 most important artists of this year.

Below are the Top 10….. What do you think???

10. Patrick Martinez

9. REVOK

8. Swoon

7. Steve Powers

6. Banksy

5. AJ Fosik

4. Ron English

3. Damien Hirst

2. KAWS

1. Ai Weiwei

For the complete list click the link: COMPLEX 25 MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF 2011

Filed under: art, NEWS