Gary Baseman’s Lil Miss Boo and Giant Heart Worship

Meet Lil Miss Boo. She’s a little girl in a ghost costume. For the first time ever, Gary Baseman comes out as a collector of vintage photos (represent!) and incorporates his favorite visuals into this work. He’s packing 2000 olde pics. The artist’s latest show is all about “breaking through imposed limitations” and bringing mud monsters to life… and little golden details. “Walking Through Walls,” Gary Baseman, Mar 5 – Apr 3, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, NYC

Hello Kitty Galore: ‘Small Gift’ Goes to Miami


Sanrio’s “Small Gift” Hello Kitty artstravaganza heads to Miami during Basel next week, so here are just a few of the many, many, many tributes to the Kawaii-est feline phenomenon. Too bad this terrificĀ Hello Coco card isn’t part of the show. Read more »

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Vinyl Toys Are the Art World’s Weed, Says Doc

For the doc The Vinyl Frontier, dir. Daniel Zana spent years trolling homes, studios and convention centers of the vinyl toy-obsessed to uncover “why” and see massive collections of “what.” The film features Ron English, Dalek, Frank Kozik, MCA, Gary Baseman and many, many more. Read more »

‘The New American Art Scene’ Comes to the UK!

Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery (home of last summer’s Banksy vs Bristol) and LA’s Corey Helford Gallery team up to bring 45 artists with visual assortments “from pop surreal and neo-figurative to street art” to the UK. Read more »