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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After offering up lookbook images this morning, we take a closer look at the Series Two Artist T-Shirts from the Stussy x Marvel Comics Collaboration. Inspired by iconic Marvel characters, James Jarvis (Thing), David Shrigley (Incredible Hulk), Todd James (She Hulk), Noah Butkus (Dr. Strange), Will Sweeney (Eternity), John K. (Crystal & Johnny Storm), Bill Plympton (Mystique), Gary Panter (Thor) and Mr. Cartoon (Spiderman) created the graphics for the series, which is now available from Stussy stores and Stussy.com.

Do you prefer this one or Series 1?

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We already presented to you the Bape x Original Fake 5th Anniversary T-Shirts the other day. Today we take a look at the various other t-shirt collaborations for the occasion of the 5th birthday of Kaws’ brand.

They also worked with Japanese brands Hysteric Glamour and Neighborhood on two t-shirt designs each, both coming in a series of colorways. Furthermore Todd James created a design in two colorways. Somebody who has never worked with Original Fake and Kaws before on a collaboration is Erik Parker, the NYC artist who just recently held his colette solo exhibition.

The Original Fake t-shirt collaborations with Neighborhood, Hysteric Glamour, Todd James and Erik Parker are all releasing on May 3rd.

Take a look at all of the tees after the jump.

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After previously showing you the sculpture that Todd James aka REAS produced for his new “Infinity Lessons” show at ALICE Gallery in Brussels, we can show you today some images of the exhibition, the paintings on display, which opened this week.

More images of the show follow here.

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Next week the new Todd James aka REAS exhibition will open in Brussels at the A.L.I.C.E. gallery. For the occasion the artist worked with Studio Tokyo and presents his very first ceramic sculpture. Limited to only 13 pieces, the sculpture was inspired by one of the artist’s paintings, created in 2008.

Take a more detailed look at the figure after the jump.

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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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We continue to preview the new Sixpack France Fall/Winter 2010 Collection. Here we take a look at their artist collaboration t-shirts, including designs this seasons by Hajime Sorayama, Grotesk, Stefan Marx, Robert Crumb, Todd James and others. We could not think of another band that currently works on a continuous basis in every collection with such a strong line-up of artists.

Check out our favorite new designs for the season after the jump.

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Todd James (a/k/a Reas) points us towards his new “Manchester vs Sao Paulo” campaign for Umbro.

“Earlier this year I got a call from Kevin Lyons to designed these cartoon characters for Umbro representing Two little league soccer teams one from Manchester the other from Brazil. I animated them with Devin Flynn and they came out pretty cool.”

You can watch the videos here, and check out Umbro’s interview with Todd here.

More still shots of the characters follow.

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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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Curated directs us towards the latest issue of free art book Living Proof. In LP’s words:

Hey! Guess what? It’s officially out! That’s right, folks, Living Proof Magazine Issue 5 is officially available to the masses.

And we sure are pleased with out fifth issue as it features a bevy of artist interviews and features with the likes of Todd James, Josh Cheuse, Claw Money, and Jim Houser, amongst others. In addition to those main pieces, the issue also boasts a conversation about collaboration with photographer Peter Sutherland, Jim Drain using the pages of the magazine to create a small ‘zine, Erik Foss speaking candidly about his work and life, the beautiful paper sculptures and drawings of the incredibly talented Jen Stark, and a fashion story of downtown darlings shot by Curtis Kulig.

Living Proof Magazine will be available for FREE all over the country at some of the nation’s top boutiques, such as Supreme (NYC and LA), Alife Rivington Club (NYC), Reed Space (NYC), St. Alfred (Chicago), Huf (San Francisco), Concepts (Boston), Ubiq (Philadelphia), and OHWOW (Miami), or online at Livingproofmag.bigcartel.com. Limited Edition of 10,000 copies.

Images of back cover and spine follow here.

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Renowned art print house Edition Copenhaguen, has released a series of prints of the works of artists Barry McGee and Todd James, only shortly after the V1 Gallery in the city hosted an exhibition, featuring the works of both artists. The limited edition prints come in 250 gram and 300 gram paper and have been printed with the highest precision and quality.

Take a look at all available prints from the series after the jump, also including a collaborative pieces between McGee, James and Amaze.

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Opened by the folks of OHWOW, Bar in Miami is a bar that gives artists the “carte blanche” to decoarte its walls and interior. First up is Todd “REAS” James. The artist painted the walls and furniture of the establishment and the outcome is very cool.

Take a first look at the Bar by Todd James after the jump.

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The Armory Show started off yesterday, bringing together the art world in New York City. Gering & Lopez Gallery has some interesting pieces hanging in their booth, including a Kaws piece and a painting by Todd James, that we can preview today. Should you make it out there, the Gering & Lopez booth is at Pier 94 at Booth 1216.

A better look at the new works by Kaws and Todd James follow after the jump.

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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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Sixpack France presents a Todd James aka REAS Micro Collection. The collection consists of a series of t-shirts, featuring the art of REAS. The tees are now available in the Sixpack online store.

Detailed images of the Sixpack x Todd James aka REAS Micro Collection follow after the jump.

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Here comes the official t-shirt commemorating the exhibition of Todd James at colette in Paris. The exhibition opened its doors yesterday. The t-shirt was produced in collaboration with Stussy, who has already an extensive Todd James AKA Reas collaboration collection in stores now.

The Todd James x Stussy x colette T-Shirt if now available here.

More detailed images follow after the jump.

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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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