Once again artist Todd James has teamed up with Toykyo on a new sculpture. This time ‘The Contractor’ character by the artist has been translated into a 3D sculpture, coming in an edition of 25 in shiny black glazed porcelain and an exclusive edition of 8 in bronze. Look out for a release soon.

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In time for Christmas, Stussy has linked up with artist Todd James aka REAS on a limited edition t-shirt. The t-shirt read ‘Happy Holidays from the Stussy Crew’ and features a collage style graphic, created by the artist. A release is scheduled for December 3rd, 2011, at Stussy stores.

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Curated reports on Todd James’ new exhibition at Galeria Javier Lopez, Madrid.

Opening tonight, Todd James: Great Adventure brings a collection of solo works by REAS to Spain for the first time. The exhibition, taking place at Galeria Javier Lopez, features James’ most recent works on canvas and paper. As with all his material, the artist displays a knack for social commentary through cartoon-like figures.

Todd James: Great Adventure will run to November 3, 2010.

Some works from the show follow here.

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Curated shares a new print from Todd James, aka Reas, who “knows one truth – the Summer is all about babes and ice cream. His latest print, available through Lazarides, hits on that theme. As for the particulars, it is a 13 color hand-screened print, sized at 75cm x 25cm, and produced in an edition of 50.”

View it in full glory here.

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Following the Lindsay Lohan x KAWS cover story from the August/September 2010 Complex Style & Design Issue, we can now show you the other two covers. The first pairs T.I. with Brooklyn-based artist Jose Parla, and the second brings B.o.B. together with Todd “REAS” James. Check out the cover stories here before the issue officially hits stands on August 10.

Watch the behind-the-scenes video below:

Have a closer look at the Complex covers and corresponding shoots after the click.

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GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY presents the debut solo exhibition of New York-based artist Todd James (a/k/a Reas).

In Make My Burden Lighter, James depicts the sinful truths of American life with winsome cartoonish charm. Anthropomorphized weapons cajole in blood baths with pink-skinned blonde bombshells. Sprawling battle scenes extend ad infinitum across multiple sheets of paper. Complex, all-consuming compositions have an overwhelming sense of momentum, as if they were inevitable and unstoppable. These celebratory scenes of massive global chaos are sharply ironic yet playfully whimsical, obscuring our collective moral sense of the sanctity of life and death while pushing the boundaries of the viewer’s ability to judge what is desirable or taboo.

These seemingly innocent stream-of-consciousness doodles may appear as overtly political protest pieces upon closer examination. However, James does not seek to be didactic with his work. He is more interested in visually exploring the rhetorical techniques utilized by the American government and media in their attempts at desensitizing the populace’s perception of current affairs. The American tradition of packaging, commodifying, and manipulating information is at play in these works. They thus deeply connect with the current state of our shared reality, critiquing how we as spectators are led to understand it.

Opening Reception: Friday, January 15, 6-8pm. Runs from January 15 – February 20, 2010, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm.

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Todd James, better known to some as Reas, has a new show opening at Gering & Lopez gallery in January. Above is a first taste of what you’ll find on display from January 15 – February 20, 2010. An opening reception for the artist takes place on Friday, January 15 from 6-8pm.

Gering & López Gallery
730 Fifth Avenue
Between 56th and 57th Streets
New York, NY 10019
646.336.7183

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Todd James AKA REAS has produced a nice little video teaser for his upcoming show at colette in Paris. The show opens on September 1rst, do not miss it!

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Todd James, better known as REAS to some, has released four new prints at his personal website. Each 15″ x 22″ image is printed on coventry rag 335g archival paper. From an edition of 50, five of each are now available at ToddJames.com. Priced at $250 USD each.

Check out all four of the new Todd James aka REAS Prints after the jump.

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Some more interesting product is coming from the soon to be released Stussy x REAS collaboration collection. Stussy also teamed up with Eastpak on their iconic backpack. Todd James aka REAS added his graphics and characters to the entire backpack. Look out for a release soon at Stussy stores around the globe.

After the jump you will find some more images of the Stussy x REAS collection that we have previously not showed you.

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After an initial preview of the upcoming Stussy x REAS Collection, we can today give you a complete look at the product. The line-up includes t-shirts, crewneck sweaters, hoodies, shirts, as well as New Era caps, fedora hats, toys and a messenger bag. All product carries the artwork of Todd James aka REAS and mainly three characters of his were used. These products will be released at Stussy chapter stores worldwide on three separate dates- July 18th, July 25th and August 8th.

A look at the complete Stussy x REAS Collection follows after the jump.

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After recently seeing two different sets of Stussy x Reas “Wayback Throwback 2009″ Medicom toys, we now have a look at a full line of clothing designed by Reas for Stussy. Again we see the same set of three characters that s internationally respected street artist Reas created for Stussy, time time across Stussy hoodies, backpacks, sweatshirts and New Era caps. Overall, a very fun and colorful selection of items for summer. The Stussy x Reas capsule collection will be released July 16th at Stussy stores worldwide and will also be available at Stussy.com.

Have a look at more items from the Stussy x Reas Capsule Collection after the jump.

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Todd James aka REAS will be holding his first ever exhibition in Paris towards the end of the summer at colette. The artist who has already exhibited at V1 Gallery, Tate Museum Liverpool, Parco Gallery Tokyo and other high profile art spaces around the globe, will be exhibition at colette from August 31st until September 26th. Something to be looking forward to!

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New York based artist Todd “REAS” James has designed a series of t-shirts for Copenhagen retailer Norse Projects. With titles such as TJ 2+2 always=4, TJ reading with cats, and Never trust a hippie, the imagery on these shirts exhibits much of Todd James’ well known sexually-charged cartoon work. Each shirt features a woven Norse Projects logo tag on front of the shirt and comes in several colors. Available now at colette.

Have a closer look at each Todd James x Norse Projects t-shirt after the jump.

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Just yesterday we presented to you the Stussy x REAS “Wayback Throwback 2009″ Bearbrick Set. Here comes now the line-up of the original characters. Again we see a set of three characters that artist REAS created for Stussy and they were produced by Medicom Toy.

Look out for a release of the Stussy x REAS “Wayback Throwback 2009″ Collectible Vinyl Doll Set in July 2009.

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Medicom gets together with Stussy and artist Reas on a triple Bearbrick set. The set consists of three Bearbricks in the 100% size. So far no release date has been announced yet, but we will for sure keep you posted.

More detailed images of the three Medicom x Stussy x Reas “Wayback Throwback” Bearbricks follow after the jump.

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Todd James (aka REAS) has launched a new personal website to push his prints and ‘zines. Today, November 20, James will release “The New Deal.” A limited run of 150 has been produced, at a size of 29.9″ by 22″.

“The Neal Deal,” can be seen above, head to the jump for more of James’ work.

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The new issue of Clark Magazine is now available. After last month’s collaboration with Alife, they got together this time with Todd James aka REAS. The artist did several cover designs for the new issue. Other interesting articles in the new issue include Jose Parla, Steve Lazarides and more.

Make sure to get your issue!

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A couple of weeks ago we reported about the re-opening of the Stussy Harajuku Chapter Store, after it had gone through renovations for a while. Here we present you now the t-shirts that were released for the occasion.

Stussy got together with artists Reas and Eric Elms, as well as Undefeated, to collaborate on t-shirts for the re-opening.

Via Street Jack.

Have a more detailed look at the Stussy Harajuku Re-Opening t-shirt collaborations after the jump.

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Todd James aka Reas will be opening is new exhibition at the Lazarides Gallery in London towards the end of the month. The artist will be presenting a large array of new works and mediums in this exhibition, making it a must see event for art fans out there. Via Kaws.
Lazarides Gallery
8 Greek Street
Soho, London
W1D 4DG
The exhibition opens on August 29th and goes until September 28th.

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