Go See Artist Dan Graham's "Observatory / Playground" Atop Le Corbusier's Radiant City In Marseille

On view now, atop Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse (Radiant City) in Marseille, France you will be able to find a stunning presentation of works by iconic conceptual sculptor Dan Graham. Curated by French designer Ora Ito, who purchased the rooftop of Corbusier's stunning apartment complex in 2013 and named it MAMO, or MArseille MOdulor. The space has become an outdoor gallery of sorts - set against the masterful surrounding architecture. Presented here are two of Graham's classic pavilions, seven maquettes, as well as a selection of films. "Observatory / Playground" will be on view until September 20, 2015 at MAMO, in Marseille, France. 

"Queer Fantasy" Group Show Opening at OHWOW Gallery In Los Angeles

OHWOW Gallery presents Queer Fantasy, a group exhibition curated by William J. Simmons. Featuring work by ten artists – A.K. Burns, Leidy Churchman, Jimmy DeSana, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Mariah Garnett, Jacolby Satterwhite, David Benjamin Sherry, Jack Smith, A.L. Steiner, and John Waters – this show seeks to recount and preserve a frequently marginalized history of queer voices within contemporary art. Queer Fantasy will be on view until August 15, 2015 at OHWOW Gallery in Los Angeles. 

Read Our Interview With Strokes Guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. On Being a Blip in the Universe and His Third Solo Album →

photograph by Guy Eppel

Most people know Albert Hammond Jr. as the nicer dressed guitarist of The Strokes – with his signature curly-cue mop and cigarette cocked askew. After a little more than a decade of being in the band that defined a generation and kicked off a garage-rock revival, Hammond started exploring his own artistic journey, which has resulted in two solo albums – his third, Momentary Masters, is set to drop at the end of this month. This latest album is much more personal for Hammond – who is an artist realizing his place in the universe outside of himself. After emerging from the cocaine-dust-choked atmosphere of his youth, Hammond is learning about home, family and security. He has survived the shipwreck of his own self and is now clinging to newfound shoreline. Read the full story and interview here. 

Check Out Our Review of Asaf Ganot's Spring Summer Collection, Which Just Hit the Runway at New York Fashion Week: Men's →

Are the next J.W. Anderson’s and Sibling’s of the world about to erupt from New York, who knows? Is Asaf Ganot, who just showed his SS 2016 collection, one of these designers? I am learning towards no, at least not from this collection. But, I am of a fashion generation brought up on experimental electronic music, Rick Owens, and Raf Simons. Ganot’s bright and sharply tailored clothes adorning the bodies of hulking beefcake types is different than the fashion world that I have been attuned to appreciate. And maybe that makes it radical? Or, at the very least, different. Click here to read the full review by Adam Lehrer.  

Go See Joe Sola's Live Painted Horse On View At Tif Sigfrids Gallery in Los Angeles

Tif Sigfrids presents A Painted Horse by Joe Sola (with Matthew Chambers, Sayre Gomez, Rudy K. Slobeck, and others). This is Joe Sola’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. For this show, Sola explores the use of everyday materials and techniques common to contemporary animal grooming practices and presents us with a painted miniature horse. Originally bred as pets for nobility in the 17th century and known to be amongst the rare species of animals in King Louis XIV’s menagerie at Versailles, Sola embraces the animal’s potential for visual pleasure and transposes an abstract language onto this rather unconventional painting surface. With palatial images in mind, the artist will transform the gallery to resemble the dining room of a prosperous collector of contemporary art. Surrounded by walls adorned with new works by Matthew Chambers. Sayre Gomez, and Rudy K. Slobeck, Riba, the painted horse, will roam freely as if at home. Don't worry, the horse is very well taken care of. Only four visitors at a time will be permitted into the gallery to view the exhibition. Visit the Tif Sigfrids website to learn how to make an appointment. 

Read Our Convo with Sean Baker, Whose Transgender Sex Comedy Shot Entirely on the iPhone 5S Will Be Playing At A Theater Near You →

Tangerine is a film to celebrate, not only because it brings a bright beautiful shade of blooming reality to transgender issues, but also because it is a return to the inventiveness of filmmaking. Shot entirely with iPhone 5S smartphones, the film is a triumph of cinema’s capacity to capture the human condition using whatever means necessary. With past projects that include Greg the Bunny and Starlet, director Sean Baker could have gone with much more expensive cameras, but decided to stick with smartphones and all the inherent challenges – challenges that were worked out with special, newly invented rigs and filmmaking apps. The decision lends an atmosphere of spontaneity to Tangerine that wouldn’t have been captured otherwise. The film, which takes place on Christmas Eve, follows Sin-Dee (played by Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (played by Mya Taylor) as they search for the former’s pimp through a landscape of lascivious pleasure seekers involved in all manners of sins of the flesh – all among the neon hued and gum stained sidewalks of Tinseltown’s soiled boulevards. Click here to learn more about this film and to read our interview with the director. 

Melike Kara “Lunch” Salon Kennedy in Frankfurt, Germany

Salon Kennedy presents Melike Kara “Lunch” – her first solo exhibition in Frankfurt. In her work, Melike Kara first and foremost allows the being to emerge without any evaluation. She questions the notion of duality between form and formlessness, incurrence and dissolution, focusing on the correspondence between groups and singular figures. Attitude, gesture and facial expression visualize social constellation, transmitting undefined content without ever being specific. Yet, by reflecting common, everyday social encounters, the figures seem utterly familiar. Emanating from the being, the artist allows the canvas to react upon all these emotions. The color however, is deliberately selected to provide a form and frame to the painting´s inner life. Melike Kara “Lunch” will be on view until July 31, 2015 at Salon Kennedy, Cultural Avenue HQ Frankfurt am Main 

Bad Boys Bail Bonds Adopt A Highway Group Exhibition at Team Gallery In New York

Team (gallery, inc.) is pleased to announce Bad Boys Bail Bonds Adopt A Highway, a group exhibition of sculpture, drawings, photographs, paintings, and video by fourteen Los Angeles based artists and practitioners. The exhibition will take place in both gallery spaces and run from 28 June through 31 July, 2015. Team Gallery is located at 83 Grand Street, cross streets Wooster and Greene, and at 47 Wooster Street, cross streets Grand and Broome.

In Our Very First Text Interview, We Chat With Instagram Lolita and Exhibitionist Sarah Machan →

Instagram has its fair share of weirdoes, but there also a lot of wonderfully creative people who are discovering that the platform is a great way to express themselves. Sarah Machan (@Sentient_Meat) fits in the latter category – she may be a weirdo, but there is distinct intention behind her machinations on the social media photo-sharing site. She is young and may not know that she is creating a form of digital performance art, but with her blonde hair, seductive glances and strangely literary captions, she comes off as a tempting Lolita that may or may not murder you in her Toronto apartment. The following is a transcript of our text interview with Sarah who was kind enough to offer us a little insight into her beautifully creepy world. Click here to read the interview and see highlights from her Instagram account. 

'Russian Doll' Group Exhibition Opening @ M+B Gallery In Los Angeles

Russian Doll, a group exhibition that is on view now at M+B Gallery, presents a broad view of contemporary art strategies, using the conceit of nesting dolls to explore how others' ideas are transmuted into one's own work. Rather than attempting to draw direct relationships between practices, the show deals in variations and multitudes, in the unexpected connections and overlaps found in the work of M+B artists and the artists they have each invited to participate. From video animations that question the indexical nature of photography, to sculptures that navigate the shifting relationship between form and image; in photographs that investigate subjectivity and visual pleasure, and paintings where the mark is translated through multiple processes, the show explores the various approaches and commonalities that can arise in current practices and in relation to art historical precedents. Russian Doll offers the opportunity to consider generative possibilities - of the way in which relationships between artists can allow for an embeddedness of works within works. Artists in the exhibition include Roe Ethridge, Anthony Lepore, Alex Prager, Hannah Whitaker, Jon Rafman and more. 'Russian Doll' will be on view until August 20, 2015 at M+B, 612 North Almont Drive, Los Angeles, California

Read Our Interview With The Cairo Gang's Emmett Kelly On His Musical Collaboration with Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Current Album, and More →

Emmett Kelly exists in many shapes and musical forms. His immense talent and abilities have brought him into the studio to add licks to some of the last decade’s most interesting indie albums. One of his main collaborators is Will Oldham, otherwise known as Bonnie “Prince” Billy – the great Americana balladeer with a Satyr’s cheeks and an Irish lumberjack’s facial hair. Some highlights from their collaboration, which has resulted in multiple full-length albums and singles, include a track created for a homage soundtrack album for the 1971 surf film Morning of the Earth and Billy’s 2006 album, The Letting Go, which was recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland by Bjork producer Valgeir Sigurðsson. Autre got a chance to speak with Kelly and our conversation ranged from talking about his stint living in Chicago and experiencing the experimental music scene there, his collaborations will Bonnie “Prince” Billy, his current album and where he hopes to take his music next. Click here to read the interview. 

The Mirror Cube Launch of "The Vision Series" in Hollywood

The Mirror Cube, a site that offers a curation of events by artists, celebrates the launch of The Vision Series, a monthly get-together that features original video collaborations between artists hosted by The Mirror Cube. The premiere party featured screenings of films by Natalie Neal & Soko, Rodrigo Amarante, and Amanda Charchian. There was also live music by Rodrigo Amarante, Kaneholler, and a DJ set by Kilo Kesh. photographs by Sandy Kim

The Flamboyant Life & Forbidden Art of George Quaintance @ The Taschen Gallery in Los Angeles

George Quaintance lived and worked during an era when homosexuality was repressed, when his joyful paintings and physique photos could not depict a penis. In an era before Stonewall, the sexual revolution, gay rights and the AIDS crisis, Quaintance and his high-camp erotic art existed in a demi-monde of borderline legality. Currently, Taschen Gallery is presenting The Flamboyant Life & Forbidden Art of George Quaintance, the first public show of works by this culturally significant artist. Seventy years since the creation of his first physique painting, discover Quaintance's masculine fantasy world, populated by Greek gods, Latin lovers, lusty cowboys and chiseled ranch hands. Accompanying pieces from photographer and gay magazine pioneer Bob Mizer, as well as from the legendary Tom of Finland, show Quaintance’s leading influence on the gay publishing and art scene. The exhibition will be on view until August 31, 2015 at Taschen Gallery, 8070 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA

See Incredible Exclusive Behind The Scenes Photographs from Korean Pop Band Big Bang’s Concert Trailer for Their Current World Tour →

Back in April, Korean pop fivesome Big Bang were in Los Angeles filming a trailer for their “Made” tour, which is currently sweeping the world. Starring the likes of blonde bombshell Gia Genevieve, Brianna Michele, Stephanie Shiu, Sara Mohr, Marina Zappia, a cameo by Seungri from Big Bang (in drag), and an appearance by mysterious billionaire and basketball aficionado James Goldstein, the trailer is a delectable and decadent visual feast that borrows references from the Rat Pack, the film “Reservoir Dogs,” and high octane car chase films. Dikayl Rimmasch and Ed Burke directed the short concert trailer – they are also behind the amazing video trilogy for Beyonce and Jay Z's "On the Run" tour. The teaser was shot by Nino Pansini of "Fast and Furious" fame. Fortunately, photographer Pola Esther was on the set at Hollywood studios, the California desert and the incredible Lautner designed Sheats-Goldstein residence to capture some incredible behind the scenes photographs, which she shares exclusively with Autre. Click here to see all the photos.  

Petra Cortright First Solo Exhibition 'Niki,Lucy,Lola,Viola' Opening @ The Depart Foundation in Los Angeles

Depart Foundation presents the first solo exhibition of works by Los Angeles based artist Petra Cortright. Curated by Paul Young, the exhibition will present an immersive viewing experience that features large-scale flash animations, new video works and animated digital paintings. 'Niki,Lucy,Lola,Viola' will feature a series of new video works and animations by Cortright, compiled from open-source, screensaver software, and purchased virtual strippers. “Niki”, “Lucy”, “Lola” and “Viola”, are the virtual erotic dancers purchased by Cortright, from readily available online software, to populate her own synthetic and painterly landscapes and green screen voids. Presented within an immersive installation environment, which will include atmospheric audio components, these works self-consciously offer an infinite virtual redundancy in their repetition and absence of real-time. The exhibition will be on view until September 12, 2015 at the Depart Foundation Project Space, 9105 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper

Lawrence Weiner "Within Grasp" Is On View Now At the Mai 36 Pop Up Gallery In Zurich

Within Grasp will include both old and new work, as well as a Wunderkammer view of Lawrence Weiner’s work over the years, in the new temporary Pop-Up-Showroom of Mai 36 Galerie. It is in the context of their presentation that his works come into their own. They are notions and associations that take shape in the mind, in the multiple references that any person viewing the work chooses it to be. The works are forged in the relationship between the sense of place and the eye and mind of the beholder. As he puts it, "ART IS AND MUST BE AN EMPIRICAL REALITY CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS OF HUMAN BEINGS TO OBJECTS AND OBJECTS TO OBJECTS IN RELATION TO HUMAN BEINGS." Within Grasp will be on view until July 31, 2015 at Mai 36 Galerie, Rämistrasse 37 CH-8001 Zürich. photos courtesy of Mai 36 Galerie