Once again The Selby manages to visit a tastemaker of our time, this time from the art world – gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin. Many times we have reported about the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in recent years, as they represent artists such as Takashi Murakami, Mr. and many other high profile names. The Selby took pictures of the gallery, as well as of Emmanuel Perrotin himself. The full feature and interview can be found here.

More images from Emmanuel Perrotin follow here.

For the art lovers out there we have some good news. A new gallery has recently opened on Wooster Street in Soho – The Eloquent Delinquents. The gallery carries workes from Damien Hirst, Seen, Russell Young, Kaws, Banksy, as well as signed obscurities from Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Sid Vicious, The Rolling Stones and others. Furthermore they have an extensive section of antique books, featuring first editions and signed copies. Their catalogue is interesting and very impressive.

The Eloquent Delinquents
41 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013

Take a look at some of our personal favorites from the gallery after the jump.

Just last week we reported about The Hundreds 5th Anniversary Remix Series, a series of t-shirts celebrating the 5th anniversary of the brand. For the occasion they have opened a gallery show at the Foreign Family space in Downtown LA.
"An entire space to celebrate our fifth anniversary with archived photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, 5TH t-shirts for sale, along with vintage pieces from the past half-decade."
A couple of more impressions from the space after the jump.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, LACOSTE has commissioned 11 Berlin artists to create artworks inspired by the brand’s iconic 12.12 polo and crocodile logo. Gallery 12.12 includes sculptures, installations, collages and video-installations by Dirk Bonn, Peter K. Koch, Maria Neumann, Peter Langer, Marok, Igor Paasch, Paul Snowden, Daniel Tagno, Anne Sofie Vistven, Kassandra Becker and Tofa–each installed in one of the 11 windows of the prestigious KaDeWe Department Store in Berlin. The art is available via silent auction online at www.lacoste.com/1212berlin with the artists splitting the proceeds equally with the youth charity StreetUniverCity Berlin e.V.
Here above you see the contribution of Marok to the project. All the others you can view here.

New Bond Street’s Flawless Gallery plays host to the newest works from INSA. Dirty Cash opened yesterday and will remain up at the London location for the remainder o July. Images from the show above and after the jump. 

San Francisco-based apparel and art company Upper Playground, photographer and director Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon are excited to announce the unveiling of a series of four one-of-a-kind retail establishments in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. Each storefront will offer customers a unique fashion and fine art experience. In celebration of the new properties, the three entities will host anopen house on Saturday, May 31, 2008 that will feature a special art exhibit and appearances from some of the world’s leading designers involved in the project.
Upper Playground is the pioneer of combining fashion and fine art. In celebration of the new store opening, there will be a special art exhibit featuring the works of Usugrow, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, San, Retna, Saber, Alex Pardee, Ron English, Doze Green, Slick, Armsrock and David Ellis. Many of the featured artists on display also contribute designs to Upper Playground’s apparel line.
In addition to Upper Playground, the new venture includes “The Last Laugh,” which will house the Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol retail experiences.
The fourth location involved in the new retail project will be a rotating concept that will house unique fashion and art concepts for short periods of time. During the open house, it will feature a display of custom motorcycles from 1998 AMA 250cc Champion-turned motorcycle designer Roland Sands and limited-edition fashion pieces from designer and model Tony Ward’s line, Six in the Face. From August through September the site will be transformed into a truly unique promotional experience for the upcoming feature film from Overture Films called “Righteous Kill” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. SA Studios Global, the agency of Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, was selected to produce the iconic poster for the film. The space will become the exclusive promotional headquarters for the film and will feature a shrine to the film’s stars.
Upper Playground & The Last Laugh
125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Wow, not one store, but actually 4 ventures will be opened and it sure sounds like it is worth passing by once in a while. Even if not for the clothing, there seem to be many other reasons to check out the space. The hype around opening retail spaces in Los Angeles does not seem to find an end.

Elms Lester Painting Rooms are pleased to present a much awaited exhibition of DELTA’ s latest work: a showcase of the Dutch master’s graphic and architecturally inspired works, including new paintings, 3D constructivist pieces and complex collages.
This is the first UK Solo Exhibition by one of the pioneers of the European graffiti movement. The exhibition will open on June 6th and go until June 21rst.
After the jump a look at some more pieces that will be exhibited.

Frank’s Chop Shop (FCS), a New York based full-service traditional barbershop, announces its first-ever collaboration to create a limited edition skateboard with legendary original New York City skateboard company SHUT. Together with SHUT, Frank’s Chop Shop will release only 151 exclusive collectable decks designed by acclaimed trendsetting artist, Steve Ellis.

The FCS/SHUT board is a unique extension of the very popular collector’s edition of the SHUT Blade board series, as well as another offering in a series of Frank’s Chop Shop exclusive limited edition products. FCS will celebrated the launch of the limited edition SHUT skateboard decks with an art gallery exhibition on Monday, March 3rd  from 6-9pm. FCS transformed into a temporary art gallery for one night where the FCS/SHUT deck was on display along with original barbershop inspired artwork by Steve Ellis.
The board is now available. Check out more pictures of it and the gallery opening after the jump.

NYC artist Neckface recently opened his exhibition at the Dont Come Gallery in Australia. In collaboration with Vans the artist presented his latest works. Here we give you some impressions from the show. The show still runs for a couple of weeks, so if you get the chance, make sure to pass by.
More pics after the jump.

An interesting Converse Gallery “Patchwork” Chuck Taylor Lo has been released in the last couple of days. The colors work well together and a good patchwork canvas sneaker is always nice! These are now available for men and women at Kicks Hawaii.