“Sometimes you have to pee in the sink" @ LTD in Los Angeles

ltd Los Angeles presents Alex Becerra, James O. Clark, Gerald Davis, Radames “Juni” Figueroa, Yann Gerstberger and Jocko Weyland in the group exhibition Hit Pause: “Sometimes you have to pee in the sink.” These six international artists highlight the absurdity of the human condition through their manipulation of banal scenes or through moments as an outsider. On view until February 28, 2015 at ltd Los Angeles. 

Tony Oursler 'template/variant/friend/stranger' @ Lisson

This solo exhibition of Tony Oursler – the artist’s first of new work in the UK for over five years – centers around his fascination with the evolution of identity via techniques of facial recognition technology. Oursler explores the nuanced ramifications of these tools increasing ubiquity in daily life. The artist’s interest in the face as the locus of communication and identity, through features, movement and expression, is central to these works. Tony Oursler 'template/variant/friend/stranger' will be on view until March 7, 2015 at Lisson Gallery, 29, Bell Street, London. 

Mark Gonzales Non Stop Poetry

Mark Gonzales is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential skateboarder of all time. On top of skateboarding, Gonzales is also an artist and a poet who has collaborated with the likes of Harmony Korine, Maurizio Cattelan and other creative misfits to produce over 145 zines since the early 90s. Many of these zines were shared among friends, fellow skaters and artists. For the first time ever, Gonzales’ zines have been collected and compiled in a new anthology entitled Non Stop Poetry: The Zines of Mark Gonzales (Printed Matter Inc). In this gorgeously and lyrically shot short film ­– directed by Donald Firth – the Gonz reads some of his poetry over footage from his book signing for Non Stop Poetry at Pizzanista! in Los Angeles. The book, which is already a collectors item, can be purchased here.

Opening of LOVE/WAR Group Show @ MAMA Gallery

NYC artists MINT&SERF and PaperWorkNYC have come to Los Angeles’ MAMA Gallery to present LOVE/WAR, a week-long group show examining the inevitability of uncertainty and conflict. LOVE/WAR is a multimedia exhibition comprised of photographs, paintings, installation and video, curated by Mint&Serf and PaperWorkNYC, a synergy that revels in the spirit of artistic collaboration. LOVE/WAR will be on view until February 7th, 2015 at MAMA Gallery, 1242 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, CA. 

Roger Hiorns Exhibition @ Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt

Luhring Augustine announces the most comprehensive solo exhibition to date of Roger Hiorns' work at Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt. Hiorns (born 1975, Birmingham, GB) is a leading artist of his generation. In 2009 he was nominated for the renowned Turner Prize for his celebrated work Seizure, a huge crystallization in an empty London apartment. The exhibition will be on view from February 1st until May 4, 2015 at Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt in Biel, Switzerland. 

Ryder Ripps First Solo Show @ Postmasters Gallery

photograph by Zach Sokol

Ryder Ripps' first solo exhibition, titled Ho, is on view at Postmasters Gallery in New York. The show features large scale oil paintings, portraits once removed, derived from the Instagram of model Adrianne Ho (300,000 followers). Ripps (6,000 followers) transforms self-portraits Adrianne Ho posts online into expressive, highly distorted pictures. Ho's carefully staged, posed and styled photos are digitally processed, then painted. In creating striking, warped images Ripps strains techniques that are commonplace in the fashion industry to make models appear more "attractive" to the point of abstraction. Ho will be on view until February 28, 2015 at Postmasters Gallery, 54 Franklin Street, New York.