Category Archives: Art

Photos: Green Day’s Art of Rock (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-10-24 by tikichris

Photos: Green Day’s Art of Rock Juxtapoz, 23 October 2009 … commissioned by the band to celebrate their album, 21st Century Breakdown … [and] … Curated by artist Logan Hicks … Each participating artist was sent one lyric sheet, and then asked to produce … Continue reading →

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Review: Affordable Art Fair 2009 (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-10-22 by tikichris

Review: Affordable Art Fair 2009 Londonist, October 22, 2009 4:46 PM If you’ve been to AAF in the past, expect more of the same. The good news is that means at least a handful of top notch London galleries are … Continue reading →

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A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009 (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-10-19 by tikichris

A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009 Juxtapoz, Monday, 19 October 2009 Take a look at a few of Chris Osburn’s favorite works … READ THE COMPLETE POST AND SEE ALL THE PHOTOS: A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009

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Early Preview: London’s Frieze Art Fair 2009 (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-10-14 by tikichris

Early Preview: London’s Frieze Art Fair 2009 Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 It’s that time of year again: Art Fair time! “This year’s Frieze Art Fair was bigger and bolder than in year’s past. Three hours of press pass previewing … Continue reading →

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Art Fair Preview: Frieze Art Fair 2009 (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-10-14 by tikichris

Art Fair Preview: Frieze Art Fair 2009 Londonist, October 14, 2009 4:45 PM However wiped out all that ogling at art made us, we were still able to pick out a few highlights worth recommending. Represented by The Third Line … Continue reading →

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Patti Smith Opens Mapplethorpe Exhibition at Alison Jacques Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-10-13 by tikichris

Patti Smith Opens Mapplethorpe Exhibition at Alison Jacques Gallery Londonist, October 13, 2009 9:50 PM A long time friend of Mapplethorpe and one of his favourite subjects, Ms Smith also spoken lovingly of her relationship with the famed photographer. As … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-10-02 by tikichris

Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II Juxtapoz, Thursday, 01 October 2009 … street art in itself is something of its own, and open to a whole other spectrum of determinant factors and parameters, to do with available lighting, accessibility … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-10-01 by tikichris

Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Chris Osburn: How did you first get involved in graffiti? What drew you to it? Mode 2: I first took notice of graffiti in the opening title sequence … Continue reading →

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Local Art at the Bogobiri House in Lagos (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-09-17 by tikichris

Local Art at the Bogobiri House in Lagos Juxtapoz, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 The artwork on display was top notch stuff too! Just as good (and some even better than) what I’m accustomed to seeing in London. There was more … Continue reading →

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Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-09-12 by tikichris

Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar Juxtapoz, Saturday, 12 September 2009 Women in a sense are each beautiful flowers: fragile, hypnotizing, unique, and some deadly. With this show, I wanted to depart from the Catrina series and … Continue reading →

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Photos: Dalek & Delta Exhibit (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-08-31 by tikichris

Photos: Dalek & Delta Exhibit Juxtapoz, Friday, 28 August 2009 Dalek & Delta, the two-man show from Dalek (Juxtapoz cover #87) and Delta just opened London’s Elms Lesters Painting Rooms and the new work confirms what we have known all … Continue reading →

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Gallery Hop Around Town with the ArtSlant Team (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-08-26 by tikichris

Gallery Hop Around Town with the ArtSlant Team ArtSlant, August 2009 The horrors of war and consequences of many of the Futurists’ demands are made clear in the exhibition, providing a relevant moral to a fascinating and well presented art … Continue reading →

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Michael Murphy’s Supersonic Art at the Given Gallery in San Francisco

Posted on 2009-08-17 by tikichris

If you’re in the Bay Area this month, check out Michael Murphy’s “Supersonic” art at the Given Gallery in the Castro. He’s got an eye for mid century modern, the wry humour to comment on just how goofy much of … Continue reading →

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Recap: Pygmalion by San (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-08-15 by tikichris

Recap: Pygmalion by San Juxtapoz, Friday, 14 August 2009 Showcasing new work from the renowned Spanish street artist on canvas and paper as well as indoor and outdoor mural work. Work this beautiful deserves closer inspection. READ THE COMPLETE RECAP … Continue reading →

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Gallery Hop: Getting Around with Chris Osburn (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-08-04 by tikichris

Gallery Hop: Getting Around with Chris Osburn ArtSlant, August 2009 Aggressive, in your face and unapologetic … READ All THE REVIEWS: Gallery Hop: Getting Around with Chris Osburn

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Puttiki Art Show: 28-30 August & 4-6 September at Hunny Lu Lu’s in Hastings

Posted on 2009-08-02 by tikichris

This is just a quick note to say I’ll have a few photos on display as part of the Puttiki Art Show at Hunny Lu Lu’s in Hastings at the end of this summer.  The exhibition will also feature five … Continue reading →

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Catching Up with Paul Insect (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-08-01 by tikichris

Catching up with Paul Insect Juxtapoz, Friday, 31 July 2009 Interviewing Paul Insect is a frustrating affair. Don’t get me wrong – he’s a natural storyteller and as affable as anybody I’d be apt to sit down with for a … Continue reading →

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Dystopia in the Making? (Mill)

Posted on 2009-07-29 by tikichris

I just came across this review of my RED STATE photography exhibition which includes excerpts from an interview with yours truly conducted at the opening of the exhibition in Leeds.  Have a look! And if that’s not enough, see more RED STATE links … Continue reading →

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Photos: Usugrow’s Shinganist (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-07-25 by tikichris

Photos: Usugrow’s Shinganist Juxtapoz, Friday, 24 July 2009 Opening last night at the StolenSpace gallery was Shinganist, a group show curated by the artist Usugrow, offering an intriguing look into the work of some of Japan’s up and coming artists. … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Interview with Usugrow (Juxtapoz)

Posted on 2009-07-24 by tikichris

Exclusive Interview with Usugrow  Juxtapoz, Thursday 23 July 2009 We were influenced by graffiti, skate, punk rock and hip-hop. Those cultures were spread to Japan in the 70s.  We are the second generation of people influenced from them.  When we … Continue reading →

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In the Studio with Jon Burgerman (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2009-07-22 by tikichris

In the Studio with Jon Burgerman Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, July 2009 English artist Jon Burgerman is internationally recognized for his doodling, drawing, scrawling and illustration. A fan of Jon’s fun and noodle-like character design for quite some time, … Continue reading →

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(P)review: A Tradition I Do Not Mean to Break (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-07-09 by tikichris

(P)review: A Tradition I do not Mean to Break Londonist, July 9, 2009 5:15 PM A Tradition I do not Mean to Break is an exhibition you should not mean to skip. Featuring new moving image works by David Blandy, … Continue reading →

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Southern Man (BBC Leeds)

Posted on 2009-06-26 by tikichris

Here’s a link to a spiffy lil BBC write up about my upcoming show in Leeds. Yippee. Southern Man Photographer Chris Osburn recently revisited his hometown in the USA’s Deep South and the resulting pictures are part of a new exhibition. … Continue reading →

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Studio Tour by Tiki Chris (Doodlesplatter)

Posted on 2009-06-11 by tikichris

Here’s a little diddy from Jeremy Brautman’s Doodlesplatter blog about my recent visit to Jon Burgerman’s studio.   Doodlesplatter is a site dedicated to all things Burgerman.  According to Jeremy’s piece, I get bonus awesome points for my investigative prowess. Score! Studio … Continue reading →

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Lazarides Rathbone (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Posted on 2009-06-10 by tikichris

Lazarides Rathbone Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, June 2009 When all the proverbial chips are proverbially down, there’s still art: massive, glorious, in-your-face art. Indeed, with the recent opening of the new flagship Lazarides gallery in London’s trendily up-market district … Continue reading →

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Noah Scalin/AFTER LIFE: A Skull Exhibition at Quirk Gallery in Richmond, Virginia

Posted on 2009-06-09 by tikichris

If I were going to be anywhere even remotely near Richmond, Virginia this summer, I’d do my darnedest to check out Skull-A-Day originator Noah Scalin’s AFTER LIFE: A Skull Exhibition showing from July 3rd until August 22nd at Quirk Gallery. … Continue reading →

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(P)review: Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? Slinkachu at Andipa Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-04 by tikichris

(P)review: Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? Slinkachu at Andipa Gallery  Londonist, June 4, 2009 9:54 AM Whatever happened to the men of tomorrow? Judging from the photos in the Slinkachu solo exhibition at Andipa Gallery, they got decrepitly … Continue reading →

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Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s) (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-06-02 by tikichris

Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s)  Qype does London, June 2nd 2009 An assignment for Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art led me to Nottingham last week for an in studio interview and shoot with prolific self-described doodler, Jon … Continue reading →

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Gallery Hop Exploring East London with Chris Osburn (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-06-02 by tikichris

Gallery Hop Exploring East London with Chris Osburn ArtSlant, June 2009 … the constant struggle of folks who (whether global markets are on a high or a low) always seems to bear the blunt of it. READ ALL THE REVIEWS:  Gallery … Continue reading →

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Great 20th Century Photography and More on View at Liberty (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-20 by tikichris

Great 20th Century Photography and More on View at Liberty  Londonist, May 20, 2009 4:07 PM May 18th marked the launch of “A Taste for Life“, a photography exhibition held on the top floor at Liberty department store. The show … Continue reading →

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Preview: Evocative Foods and More to Feed Your Imagination (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-19 by tikichris

Preview: Evocative Foods and More to Feed Your Imagination  Londonist, May 19, 2009 12:50 PM A collaborative event developed by MA Design Studies students at Central Saint Martins along with Chef Nuno Mendes and food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye, Evocative … Continue reading →

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TOX09 Print!

Posted on 2009-05-18 by tikichris

File this piece under “Y” for yet another post I meant to write months ago but just now have found the time! TOX. I reckon there’s not a Londoner who doesn’t recognize his iconic tags  (particularly you London folk that frequent the Tube). Love ‘im or … Continue reading →

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Lazarides Rathbone Now Open to the Public (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-15 by tikichris

Lazarides Rathbone Now Open to the Public  Londonist, May 15, 2009 2:22 PM As for the new mega-space at Rathbone Place, it’s luscious. In fact, we wish we were still there now (schmoozing with the glitterati and the art-wise) and … Continue reading →

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Jeff Soto’s Inland Empire at Stolenspace (Juxtapoz/Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-15 by tikichris

Jeff Soto/Inland Empire pics for Juxtapoz and a write up for Londonist: First Look: Jeff Soto’s “Inland Empire” in London  Juxtapoz, Thursday, 15 May 2009 “I approach the same global issues as many of the other artists working today but … Continue reading →

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(P)review: Past Future Perfect – Contemporary Russian Art at Calvert 22 (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-12 by tikichris

(P)review: Past Future Perfect – Contemporary Russian Art at Calvert 22 Londonist, May 12, 2009 3:42 PM Past Future Perfect, Calvert 22’s inaugural show, brings together works by five leading Russian artists: Alexander Brodsky, Pavel Pepperstein, Haim Sokol, Leonid Tishkov, … Continue reading →

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