Ron English will mount an exhibition of his latest works, Mythographic Vicissitudes, at FIFTY24SF Gallery on January 8. The work is based on variations of modern mythologies. Involved is a mash of religion, art history, and obviously, a bit of tall tale mythology. The run is three weeks, ending January 29, 2009.

FIFTY24SF Gallery is located at 252 Filmore St., San Francisco, CA.

Juxtapoz has just released it’s January 2009 issue. WK Interact is the months cover story, with highlights of his most recent work within the magazines pages. Others featured include Ian Francis and Munk One. As you’d expect Juxtapoz January 2009 also has its share of interviews and reviews. Available direct and on news stands now.

Opening today at Fuse Gallery in New York is Anthony Lister’s newest show. The self-taught Australian artist displays quick and dirty pieces, enough to capture the street to gallery aesthetic in easy to swallow terms. (via SlamxHype).

Fuse Gallery is located at 93 2nd Avenue, New York, New York. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 3pm to 8py lim.

More images of Lister’s work on view after the jump.

Paris’ The Lazy Dog welcomes Boo The Hoo, a new collection of work by Dutch artist Parra. The show is exceptional for bringing the first sets of works with acrylic to the public. Also on desplay are drawings, seriographs and the above sculpture. The exhibit is open until January 10, 2009. (Via Guillotine).

As we’ve mentioned, the exhibit will also be a place to lay hands on the Parra x Perfect Unison Headphones.

A small preview of Boo The Hoo follows.

Back on November 3 we previewed the Steve Powers (ESPO) and Matt Goias double bill A Good Provider is Hard to Find & L’Attraction de la Boue which opened December 1, 2008 (significantly for the project World Aids Day) at Colette, and in the surrounding Parisian streets. Thanks to Hypequest, we’ve got some pictures of the on site installation to share.

Head to the jump for more.

The good folks at SuperTouch weren’t too far off when they mentioned the lack of dynamism over at ArtNews. It is, for lack of better phrasing, the old guard of contemporary art. However, and perhaps for the best (worst?), they’ve come around to the Street Art Movement. “Street Art Gets Hot!” reads November’s cover. Yes, we already knew that. Yes, the proclimation from this publication is like a nail in the coffin of hip and cool.

Negativity aside, the keynote article by Caroline Miranda, A Two Way Street, properly and succenctly presents the core issues surrounding Street Art and its progression within the mainstream art world. For those interested in the constant debates over definition and the arguments over mass market presentation of artists like Swoon, Miranda’s essay is a worthy read. And, surely, like us you’ll see some merit in a piece that is not without fault. (And, there are no excuses to miss it, it’s free online).

Currently, Adam Neate’s painting sells for a neat 43,000 pounds at London’s well known Elms Lester Painting Rooms. On Friday, however, he’ll go back to his roots and leave paintings around London for anyone to pick up. This follows some grand self-funded public art projects by other “street artists,” but here there is a greater take home offer. The freebies will begin appearing in the early hours on the outskirts of the city, and move further in as the day moves to a close.

Graffiti veteran MakeOne has always been a big fan of all things Japanese and that includes geta, the very unique Japanese wooden sandals. The artist put together a line-up of 60 street artists, which all painted geta sandals with their styles, tags and motifs. The exhibition, Karan Koron – A Geta Art Exhibition, has taken place at Melt Gallery in Los Angeles and is over by now, but Ping Mag caught up with MakeOne to talk about the concept of the exhibition and also shows many works.
Check out the article here.