JJJJound
Correspondence

Opening Friday June 7th, 7 – 10pm.

rsvp@hvw8.com
Exhibition runs June 7th – July 7th.
Supported by adidas originals

PRESS RELEASE :

JJJJound is a wordless blog by Justin R. Saunders. Originally a mood board shared with friends, it has since become a global mainstay and daily web visit for designers, tastemakers and fans alike.

One of those friends is Claudio Marzano, whose creative partnership with Saunders dates back to 1993; twenty years over which their obsessive consumption of visual culture has shifted from print to screen, in step with the rise of the Internet.

Countless emails containing nothing more than images taken from the world wide web were sent between them over that period.

CORRESPONDENCE is an exhibition of recent emails, reproduced as 4′ x 6′ oil paintings, by commercial artists offering “competitive labor costs” from the Wushipu Oil Painting Village in Xiamen, China.

Justin R. Saunders grew up in Lahr, Germany, before moving back to Montreal in time for some high school shenanigans. Enjoying the finer things in life, a fervid aesthete, Saunders created the JJJJound photo blog in 2006.

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Home and Away at Galleria Patricia Armocida Milan.

Francisca and Alessandro Moroder in Milan.

Lisa Leone

HVW8 Gallery Home and Away touring crew.

Home and Away, Amsterdam at Andenken Gallery

Hassan Rahim

A few photos from the Home and Away Exhibitions in Milan (Galleria Patricia Armocida) and Amsterdam (Andenken Gallery).

Thanks to Alessandro Moroder, Hassan Rahim and Lisa Leone for the artwork and Galleria Patricia Armocida (Milan) and Andenken Gallery (Amsterdam). Special thanks to adidas originals for the support.

A Home and Away tour travelogue can be found on Complex Art and Design.

More Photos below.

LOS ANGELES has recently moved to the forefront of the contemporary art scene with HVW8 Gallery playing a pivotal role. HVW8 stands at the heart of Art, Music and Design in this emerging scene, bringing diverse groups together for its celebrated openings and exhibitions since 2006. In continuing its avant-garde tradition, HOME & AWAY is an exhibition series featuring HVW8 alumni from LA and NY making their European debuts. The exhibition will open at the Galleria Patricia Armocida in Milan and closes out in Amsterdam at the Andenken Gallery.

HOME & AWAY
Milan
GALLERIA PATRICIA ARMOCIDA
May 17 – 19th
Opening May 17th, 7 – 10pm
Via Lattanzio, 77 Milan, Italy
Contact: (+39) 02 3651 9304
RSVP press_originals@adidas.com

Facebook Event Page Milan

PR contact:
Alessia Battistello
Alessia.Battistello@adidas.com
+39 02 89181316

HOME & AWAY
Amsterdam
ANDENKEN GALLERY
May 24 – 26th
Opening May 24th, 7 – 10pm
Pazzanistraat 17 1014 DB Amsterdam
Contact: (+31) 62 155 6414

PR contact:
Ken Aerts
Ken.Aerts@adidas.com

Video recap of the 15 Years of Gonz & Adidas Photo Show in Los Angeles.
Filmed by Roger Bagley. Edited by Ryan Lovell.

Friends and special guests turned out on Friday night at HVW8 gallery in LA to honour the most influential skateboarder of all time, Mark Gonzales, as he celebrates 15 years with adidas.

adidas skateboarding brought together six prominent photographers to tell Mark’s story over the past 15 years through their lenses. These photographers, who have watched Mark and witnessed his skateboarding antics all around the world include Gabe Morford, Joe Brook, Skin Phillips, Brian Gaberman, Benjamin Deberdt, and Sem Rubio.

Guests made their way through the renowned photography and ‘Gonz’ artwork to the outside celebrations where refreshments flowed, Mark’s old video clips were projected and everyone shared their own unique Gonz stories amongst each other and of course with the man of honour himself.

“The show couldn’t have been better.  The HVW8 gallery was a perfect venue, all of the six photographers’ work was a true representation of what Mark Gonzales is all about and the opening night was the who’s who of skateboarding’s past and present.

It really meant a lot that Mark was at the event as he never makes public appearances.  Seeing him and Natas together was a special moment for me. These are the skateboarders who made history.

Doesn’t seem like fifteen years, it all went by real fast.”

Skin Phillips  Exhibiting photographer, Editor at Large of Transworld Skateboarding & adidas Skateboarding Team Manager.

15 YEARS OF GONZ & ADIDAS
May 4th – June 2nd, 2013
1pm to 6pm

Photography by
Joe Brook
Benjamin Deberdt
Brian Gaberman
Gabe Morford
Skin Phillips
Sem Rubio

HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.655.4898 | WWW.HVW8.COM

Installation photo’s of Hanni Eli Khatib’s ‘Family’ now on display.

Artwork and new items available for purchase online or email info@hvw8.com for further information.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening of ‘Family’ this past Saturday, featuring work by Hanni El Khatib, Nathan Cabrera, Keith P. Stone, Nick Walker, and Dr. Woo.

The exhibition is currently on dispay until April 28th. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 1- 6pm. Email info@hvw8.com or call 323 655 4898 for artwork inquires.

More coverage from opening night on:
Altamont
the Hundreds
LA Record

Opening night video of Hanni El Khatib’s ‘Family’ featuring Nathan Cabrera, Keith P Stone, Nick Walker, and Dr. Woo, currently on display at the HVW8 Gallery. Filmed by the Video Mouse.