Le Punk Français

Punk-inspired metamorphic works from Parisian artist Ludo

Street artist Ludo takes to the gallery with “Le Punk Français,” an installation-meets-exhibition that deals with themes of metamorphosis and global issues. Among the many transformations that occur at the artist’s hand are a mosquito turned Dyson vacuum, a bunch of skulls arranged as grapes and a snail with headphones for a shell. Mediums range from 3D reliefs and cardboard paintings to sculpture and found …

A Slow Walk

Drawings of daily chaos on Canal Street in Jason Polan's latest solo show

Specializing in the unconventional and often overlooked, NYC’s Boo-Hooray Gallery and 6 Decades Books present “A Slow Walk,” a solo exhibit of illustrator Jason Polan. Opening today, 5 October, the show centers on a new, previously unseen letterpress renditions of 10 sketches of Canal Street done over a 10-day period. Accompanying the prints is a selection of larger drawings and a near-comprehensive collection of Polan’s …

Annoyed Grunt

Mr. Kiji returns to gallery walls with a solo show of design prowess

Not long after Mr. Kiji removed his paintings from the walls of NYC’s Mallick Williams Gallery in April last year, he was struck by a car while riding his bike around his Brooklyn neighborhood. The hit rendered Mr. Kiji with a hand lacking feeling and he was unable to draw for several months. The industrious young illustrator, painter and sought-after graphic artist didn’t let this …