Our arty pal (and Spear Collective member) Grant Barnhart has another opening around the bend, this time in his Seattle hometown. "Exact Change," Grants latest body of work, was built on inspiration from the work of American artist Robert Rauschenberg.…
Continue Reading →We've written -- animatedly -- about Chicago's new Threadless store, and about the gallery that the store contains. We've also written quite enthusiastically about Chuck Anderson's, aka Nopattern's, luscious designs and illustrations. Though it's hard (especially at this point in…
Continue Reading →Denver furniture duo David Larabee and Dexter Thornton have been doing a little self-promotion around the mile-high city in preparation for their upcoming show at the 400. It's kind of like graffiti, but instead of getting up with spraypaint you…
Continue Reading →Have you ever been to Slovenia to make a black market weapons deal? No, neither have. But Charles Krafft has. As soon as I read the little blurb about him here, I was interested in learning more. Krafft is an…
Continue Reading →If you take a moment to think back to May of this year, you may recall us telling you about Mike Perry's typography compilation, Hand Job! A Catalogue of Type, which featured the work of Spear Collective Compatriot RoyalRemarkable and…
Continue Reading →My most favorite artist in the whole wide world, Takashi Murakami (see: Superflat, Louis Vuitton), is co-curating an exhibit with Giant Robot publisher Eric Nakamura, selecting the cream of the crop from Murakami's respected GEISAI art expos in Japan and…
Continue Reading →This Friday, Colorado artist Rafa Jenn will be showing his new collection of work at Boulder's Joy Engine. "Pin-Ups," which features 50 drawings by the multi-aliased man, will pack out the Engine with plenty of hand-drawn nakey from 8-12pm, then…
Continue Reading →If it's anyone who knows how to whack cute upside the head with an arrestingly honest flair -- or at least put the literal meaning to "disgustingly cute" -- it's artist and JoshSpear.com fave Luke Chueh. Chueh's paintings depict adorable,…
Continue Reading →Ray Fenwick is at SQFT Gallery in Nashville. This is good news for me, because I love him, and that makes him one step further from his home in Canada and one step closer to Colorado. I can't pretend that…
Continue Reading →Peel, the Houston boutique/gallery established in 2005, is hosting a new group exhibition featuring the work of graduates of the Royal College of Art. UK Design opens next Friday, September 7th, and will feature the ceramics, jewelry, and product designs…
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