Well, at least they will try. Ever since Jeffrey Deitch was appointed Director of MOCA, the big question was, who was going to continue to represent their impressive line-up of artists. Today the news have come out that the gap will be filled by The Hole Gallery, run by the two former directors of Deitch Projects.

“Today, the answer was announced. According to an article by the Wall Street Journal, that hole is going to be attempted to be filled by – The Hole, a gallery run by former directors at Deitch Projects – Kathy Grayson and Meghan Coleman. It is scheduled to open June 26, with a group show consisting of at least nine artists from the Deitch roster. Future planned projects include a solo show by Mat Brinkman and an installation by Kenny Scharf.” Via AM.

These are good news and The Hole will certainly quickly rise in the New York art machinery. Something to look out for!

In an interesting collaborative project the two artists Roland Berry and Shepard Fairey worked on a series of hand-crafted jackets.

“Two cutting edge American Artists, Rolland Berry and Shepard Fairey have collaborated for the first time to create a collection of “wearable art” – a collection of one-of-a-kind handmade jackets.

The collection consists of three meticulously handcrafted jackets designed by Berry that embody the elements of classic punk rock and undeniably illustrate the mutual respect and understanding the designers have for one another.

Berry approached each of these designs as 3 dimensional painting, giving each piece its own unique pallet, hand studding, hand distressing and hand pulled silk screens. The jackets took about 35 to 40 man-hours each to create, all done buy hand. And it is rumored that one of the jackets has already sold for $10,000!”

These punk rock jackets can currently be seen at Deitch Projects located at 18 Wooster St. in NYC.

Take a more detailed look at the creations of the two artists after the jump.

Yesterday the much anticipated exhibition by Shepard Fairey opened in New York at Deitch Projects. The show marks not only one of the largest exhibitions by Shepard Fairey, but is also the last exhibition to be hosted by Deitch Projects, before closing down.

It looks like a tremendous amount of people came out for the occasion and looked at a great array of new works by the artist. Fairey presented both small and very large scale pieces at the show.

Here below is also a video of the show. Make sure to check it out.

Take a look at the Shepard Fairey “May Day” Exhibition Recap after the jump.

Shepard Fairey has released a video with a preview of his upcoming May Day exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York. Enjoy!

The famous mural space on Houston in New York City is once again getting a make-over. After Keith Haring and Os Gemeos, Shepard Fairey is painting the mural to go a long with his exhibition at Deitch Projects, opening May Day. Via WC.

Shepard Fairey will be exhibiting new works at Deitch Projects from May 1st in an exhibition entitled “May Day”.

“Deitch Projects is pleased to present May Day, an exhibition of new work by Shepard Fairey, as its final project. Titled not only in reference to the day of the exhibition’s opening, the multiple meanings of May Day resonate throughout the artist’s new body of work. Originally a celebration of spring and the rebirth it represents, May Day is also observed in many countries as International Worker’s Day or Labor Day, a day of political demonstrations and celebrations coordinated by unions and socialist groups. “Mayday” is also the distress signal used by pilots, police and firefighters in times of emergency.”

MAY DAY 2010

Solo Exhibition featuring new works by Shepard Fairey

Opening Reception on May 1st, 6-9pm
May 01, 2010 — May 29, 2010

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street, New York City

Something to look out for!

During our Art Basel Miami stay The Wynwood Walls were definitely one of the highlights. Actually the entire Wynwood Art District impressed us and was a great alternative to the otherwise very glamorous art scene and events that were going on throughout the week.

The Wynwood Walls is an outdoor mural project by Deitch Projects and Goldman Properties.

“Fifteen influential artists from Asia, Europe, Latin America (Aiko from Japan, Os Gemeos and Nunca from Brazil, Stelios Faitakis from Greece, and Jim Drain, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Barry McGee, Ara Peterson, Clare Rojas, Kenny Scharf and the team of Swoon, David Ellis and Ben Wolf from the United States.) and the United States have been invited to create outdoor murals on the warehouse walls of Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Tony Goldman of Goldman Properties, one of the major property owners in Wynwood, has made available a group of walls and buildings for artists to work on, concentrated in the area between 2nd and 5th Avenues and NW 22nd and 28th Streets. The project also includes an indoor space at 2550 NW 2nd Avenue where paintings by several of the artists and documentary photographs by Martha Cooper will be exhibited.”

Take a look at many more images from The Wynwood Walls outdoor exhibition after the jump.

Artist Ryan McGinness recently opened his latest exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York, inside their Wooster Street space. McGinness presents new canvas works, as well as numerous new sculptures, using a lot of fluorescent colors and blacklight to highlight the works. Often compared to Andy Warhol, the artist further develops his visual language and signature, and creates impressive artworks, inspired by his dreams and hallucinations. Via Glltn.

More images from the Ryan McGinness Deitch Projects opening follow after the jump.

It seems like Stephen Sprouse is all over the place these days. Not only is the artists work featured on a new Louis Vuitton collection and on the new Le Book, also an exhibition by Deitch Projects has opened tonight in New York in the former adidas Originals space in Soho.

Thanks to Allen we get to take a look at the exhibition, mixing various media by the artist. Check out many more images after the jump.

New from O.H.W.O.W. is a collaborative book with Deitch Projects celebrating the work of Aurel Schmidt. Maneater collects drawings from the Kamloop, British Columbia born artist. The publication is complemented by a mini-site produced by O.H.W.O.W. that includes an interview with Schmidt and highly recommended essay by Kathy Grayson.

Page views from Maneater after the jump.