Circleculture Gallery in Berlin recently opened their new Self-Portraits by Contemporary Urban Artists exhibition.

The idea of this exhibition is to approach the historical theme of self-portraits and to bring it into a contemporary art context. A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 1400s that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work. With better and cheaper mirrors, and the advent of the panel portrait, many painters, sculptors and printmakers tried some form of self-portraiture… In this respect it is an interesting and new experience to show the vision of the “self-portrait” by contemporary urban artists from all over the world.

Participating artists included JR, Marok, D-Face, Jaybo, Jeff Soto, Aaron Rose and many more. The exhibition runs until July 4th.

A detailed look at all works on display at the gallery follows after the jump.

A self-proclaimed art curator, Aaron Rose can also be described as an artist, writer, or even cultural facilitator. Since his late teens he has been spreading skateboarding/alternative art culture from California to New York and back again, and is credited as the one who actually gave birth to the current alternative art scene. Available now, the DC x Aaron Rose Artist Project™ is an exclusive model used only for this series and comes in a full grain leather low in Dark Beige or mid in Dark Olive for Summer 2009.

Once again the collaboration of DC Shoes and Aaron Rose results in a subtle, well designed footwear collection, with just the right amount of details.

Have a detailed look at both shoes from the Summer 2009 collection after the jump.

The trio listed above is showing at Circle Culture Gallery in Berlin starting today, April 9, 2009. The exhibition has been curated by Aaron Rose, who has this to say about the assembled works:

This exhibition serves to focus on the recent artistic output by three underground heroes from the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti and punk. Even though each of these artists has now firmly established themselves in the world of contemporary art, there are still common themes between them that hail back to their subcultural roots. It could be described primarily as an overriding sense of concern for and representation of the downtrodden, the outsider, the anti-hero. McGee’s sad, sullen faces and neon-colored geometric panels reflect the archetypal image of man overpowered by omnipresent media, Templeton’s portraits of suburban youths perfectly illustrate the harsh alienation of teenage life, while Pettibon’s drawings and paintings focus sharply on issues of personal/social unrest, life during war and the constant power struggle between a man and his destiny. The fact that this is the first time an exhibition has featured all three artists in such direct proximity to each other will be an interesting statement not only on each artists’ individual style, but also the unique similarities that run through all of their works.

We chatted with Rose last week, check that and a preview of the exhibition here.

Todd Selby’s been engaging people “In the know” and photographing them in their homes for quite sometime. The Clones hips us to one of the latest, a meeting with Beautiful Loser’s founder Aaron Rose. The photos of each of Selby’s subjects can be seen on TheSelby.com. Among the others are TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie and musician Bobb Bruno. The home interior proves a great window into personality.

Introducing the Aaron Rose Mid and Aaron Rose parka jacket —the second installment of DC’s Artist Projects™ collaboration with influential artist Aaron Rose.

Rose’s Artist Projects™ shoe and jacket are inspired from his life’s influences and from the mod culture he discovered in his early teens. A key element of the mod aesthetic was the military parka (complete with patches), and the ‘60s desert boot inspired shoe that was re-contextualized through modern culture. Design inspirations for the simple suede mid top shoe stem from the desert boot style that was popular with bands throughout the ’60s. Available in classic black and wheat colorways, the mid top shoe’s interior is lined with plaid fabric and feature custom designed gum soles, and a repeating teardrop pattern with a single clear teardrop exposing a cork interior. The shoes are packaged in a custom shoe bag, along with a mini ‘zine and Rose designed box. The down fill parka jacket features signature patchwork, a removable fur hood, and custom printed taffeta lining.

The new Aaron Rose Mid is just as strong as the first release, coming in solid colors and with some nice details, these are just perfect for the winter.

The Rose Artist Projects™ shoes and parka are available now in exclusive sneaker boutiques worldwide.

Detailed images of both colorways of the DC x Aaron Rose Mid and the parka jacket follow after the jump.

After the recent collaboration with Methamphibian, DC Shoes now got together with artist/curator Aaron Rose. DC and The 96 Tears SC will launch the Aaron Rose DC Artist Projects™ shoe series tonight, July 17th, at Choke Motorcycle Shop in Los Angeles. 
The shoe comes in a brown suede colorway with gum sole and a plaid lining. All in all simple and on point. The problem with many artist collaborations is, that by applying too much printing and artwork to the upper, it makes it impossible to actually wear them. That is not at all the case with this collaboration. Via Juxtapoz.
Check out many more pics of the collaboration after the jump.

We announced the Nike “Being True – 22 years of American Youth” exhibition in Los Angeles a couple of days ago. Thanks to Eddie Cruz, we can give you a look at the works on display.
Curated by Aaron Rose, the exhibition showcases photography by Tim Barber, Angela Boatwright, Kenneth Cappello, Poppy De Villeneuve, Cheryl Dunn, Naomi Harris, Alex Hoerner, Drew Jarrett, Alain Levitt, Jeaneen Lund, Ari Marcopoulos, Dan Murphy, Jason Nocito, Patrick O’Dell, Mike Piscitelli, David Ransone, Terry Richardson, Jamel Shabazz, David Perez (Shadi), Brent Stewart, Ray Potes, Tobin Yelland.
As you can see, a very strong line-up and definitely worth passing by. More pictures after the jump.