FOUNTAIN ART FAIR/ MIGHTY TANAKA GALLERY
December 1 – December 4, 2011 // 12pm – 7pm, every day
Location: 2505 N. Miami Ave (at the corner of 25th St)

SOLD!

Grow in Silence // 13 X 11″ // Acrylic on Cardboard // Year Created: 2010 – THANK YOU MIGHTY TANAKA GALLERY!:)

Art Basel Miami: From December 1 through 4, Miami Beach, Florida, will host the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Fountain Art Fairis an exhibition of avant garde artwork in New York during Armory week, Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach and Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time weekend.

Mighty Tanaka is an organization committed to serving the arts and artists in New York City and beyond through a dedicated curatorial effort. We are devoted to the advancement of breakthrough art forms that express our generation’s voice and steadfastness. Through our presentation of highly skilled curatorial services and projection of artists that demonstrate the range and breadth of our upstart generation, we strive to create an integral foundation for both upcoming and established artists alike. Mighty Tanaka is driven by urban inspiration and is constantly clearing the way for this growing artistic renaissance to expand beyond the gallery walls and into our personal lives.

Classy space, balcony views, rooftop decks…

I finally got a chance to frame my cardboard works for this event:)

reception sponsored by Heineken…

UNBREAKABLE is back on the market! Finally tracked it down from mofo thieves…

A new generation of young professional, uptown collectives, making moves to “DEFEND UPTOWN” No gentrification allowed up here!

M. Tony Peralta

Let the holiday art sale season begin!!! Available Toofly works: HERE

TOOFLY, Mike Schreiber…

Shephard Fairey, Allison and Garrison Buxton…
Press Release below.

ART FOR TIBET is an annual charity auction that showcases work from a diverse international pool of established and emerging artists, including a growing number of outstanding contemporary Tibetan artists. For many Tibetan artists this show is a rare and vital opportunity to express their artistic voices and exhibit their work without risk of imprisonment.

In 2011, ART FOR TIBET expanded to include events in New York City and Toronto (London Calling in 2012!). If you don’t live near one of these cities, you can still support Tibet by placing bids in our online auction.

Art plays a vital role in Tibetan culture, and has long been a profound tool for social and political change. In a more immediate sense, this auction raises critical funds for Students for a Free Tibet (SFT): a nonprofit global grassroots network that campaigns for Tibetans’ fundamental rights to freedom and human rights and trains young Tibetan and non-Tibetan youth worldwide in strategic nonviolent action.

Visit www.studentsforafreetibet.org to learn more.

We are grateful to the support of our Honorary Committee members Richard Gere, Professor Robert Thurman and Shepard Fairey.

This event is made possible by generous contributions from: Joshua Liner Gallery, Gallery 1313, benefitevents.com, Beerlao, Perry Serpa/Good Cop PR, John Peet / Union Gallery, Makiko Onda, Mio Murakami, DJ Spirit Bear, Lisa Shimamura / Colab Projects Group, Jonathan Hulland, Kurt Langer, Stefanie Rogers and Tenzin Dorjee

NEW YORK: 
Abe Lincoln, Jr., Ang Tsherin Sherpa, Arpana Rayamajhi, Beth Achenbach, Billy Roids X King AbNon, Bruno Levy, Burt Banger, Bwana Spoons, Charlie Wittman, Christian Mendoza, Chungpo Tsering, Colin McClain, Damion Silver, Daniel Subkoff, David Ellis, David Pierce, Dean “Chooch” Landry, Emerson Murray, Garrison & Alison Buxton, GION, Gonkar Gyatso, Hannah Robinett, Herman Velez, Hongtu Zhang, Jeila Gueramian, Jennifer Garcia, JK5, John Peet, Jordan Betten, Jose Antonio Alcayaga III, Karen Ingram, Karen Zilly, Kenzo Minami, Kiino Villand, Kimyon Huggins, Kylin O’Brien, Maki Kaoru, Maria “TOOFLY” Castillo, Meguru Yamaguchi, Michael Avedon, Michela Muserra, Mike Egan,
Mio Murakami, Mike Ming, Mike Schreiber, Ben Baker, Nancy Jo, Lhakdon and Norden Johnson, Naomi Kazama, olive47, Omen, Pablo Power, Palden Weinreb, Pema Rinzin, Peter Parpan, Philip Sugden, Rabkar Wangchuk, Rage Johnson, Richard Gere, Rostarr, Ryan McGinness, Sangeetha Kowsik, Scott Price, Shan Jayakumar, Shepard Fairey, Shie Moreno, Sonam Zoksang, Spencer Wilson, Steven Cogle, Steven Daily, Swoon, Tashi Norbu, Tenzing Rigdol, The Sucklord/Suckadelic, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Tomoko Sugimoto, Tun Myaing, Yojiro Imasaka, Yuri Shimojo, Yvonne Jacquette 

More artists added daily.

El Museo del Barrio Bienal: The (S) Files.
Opening September 13th- November 18th, 2011
@ Nomaa 178 Bennett Avenue. 3Fl. // A train to 190th St.

This exhibition focuses more specifically on local graffiti writers and their newer “canvases,” focusing on artists of various generations and their contemporary contributions to street aesthetics. Their art explores the re-use of objects including street signs, cardboard, objects caught in the ocean, and plastic bags. An ephemeral installation extends the exhibition into a park in Northern Manhattan. Artists; Dister/Dister Rondon, Feegz / Carlos Jesús Martinez Dominguez, Edwin González-Ojeda, J. Manuel Mansylla (in Northern Manhattan park), MARE139/Carlos Rodriguez, Antonia A. Perez, Maria “TOOFLY” Castillo, Rider Ureña

Chicks On Powertrips is an Australian Street Culture Magazine, which is exclusively devoted to female artists and has followers all over the world. For the upcoming exhibition, titled The C.O.P. Guide to Etiquette, around 30international artists interpreted and visualized ancient etiquette rules for women from the Victorian era. Group exhibition will be showcased at Strychnin Gallery, in Berlin Germany on August 12th, 2011.

This year the Brooklyn Bodega crew aka Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival rocked a visual arts exhibit with some of today’s leading artists in conjunction with Jamel Shabazz’s 10th anniversary of BACK IN THE DAYS held at Power House Books. The theme “Under the Influence” of Hip Hop, Graff, Street, NYC, Culture, Love, and anything that continues to move and inspire us. Sending a big shout out to everyone that came through to support and to Royce and Alex for the invitation to get down. Good job fellas! Exhibit looks dope…

“The idea is to pay tribute to the culture and bring together artists who have something special in common – an influence, a back-story, a motivation. Hip-Hop wouldn’t have become the same  movement without the influence of the graffiti writers who created an aesthetic for a new generation. The artists in this show prove that the influence of the golden era keeps its roots and continues to inspire new creations. The influence is powerful and this show brings together both the pioneers and a new wave of artistic progression.”
- Corrie Zaccaria, Event Captain, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Under the Influence of Love. Toofly Interview by Navani Otero

WHAT WE LOVE WE GROW TO RESEMBLE…

Full House!

Peeps, Art, and Books!

A must have in your book collection! Shout out to Jamel Shabazz, a wonderful man, and an amazing photographer who captured our beautiful culture…

Net, Craig Anthony Miller, Toofly, and Fumero….

Antonio Kel 5MH.

Love, Love Love my hommie Dizmology’s work….((( AMAZING ))))

The fly ladies, Yvey, TF, Vik, and Sofia Maldonado….

OH SNAP! JEN ONE is not playing….stay tuned…

Not bad for a ((( HOT )))  Tuesday night in NYC! Woohooo!

“The idea is to pay tribute to the culture and bring together artists who have something special in common – an influence, a back-story, a motivation. Hip-Hop wouldn’t have become the same  movement without the influence of the graffiti writers who created an aesthetic for a new generation. The artists in this show prove that the influence of the golden era keeps its roots and continues to inspire new creations. The influence is powerful and this show brings together both the pioneers and a new wave of artistic progression.”
- Corrie Zaccaria, Event Captain, The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

Artwork on view during “Under The Influence” has been curated by Royce Bannon and Alex Emmart of Mighty Tanaka Gallery. We are also excited to announce Gawker Artists as media partners of “Under The Influence.” The opening night festivities include a public reception with refreshments provided by Brooklyn Brewery and music from a special guest DJ. A live music performance and more featured artists will be announced soon!

COMnGRAF 3: Breaking Borders
Saturday, June 4 – August 27, 2011 // 6:30 p.m.
Elijah Pierce Gallery
867 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43203

COMnGRAF 3: Breaking Borders is Art that showcases Hip-Hop culture through the cross-cultural influence between Comic Book Art and Graffiti Art. This exhibition will showcase the collaborative grouping of both sequential and aerosol art by mainstream comic book artists and legendary graffiti artists. Simply stated, it is “the fusion of two cultures” celebrating the influence each has on the other. In 2011, the King Arts Complex is excited to bring COMnGRAF 3 to the audience in Central Ohio.

Photo by Jaime Rojo

PANTHEON: A history of art from the streets of NYC
Windows exhibition runs April 2-17, 2011
On view 24 hours a day @chashama at the Donnell // 20 West 53rd Street, b/w 5th & 6th Avenue New York, NY 10019 (across from MoMA)