Thank-you to everyone that attended the opening of Jean Jullien’s ‘Flat Out’ and Brian Lotti’s ‘Park Life.’ Exhibition runs until June 17th. Please email info@hvw8.com for inquiries. More photos on the HVW8 Berlin Facebook.
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Brian Lotti ‘Park Life’ opens April 27th at HVW8 Berlin
HVW8 Gallery Berlin presents
Park Life
A solo exhibition by Brian Lotti
HVW8 Gallery Berlin is pleased to present ‘Park Life’, an exhibition of new monotypes and paintings from Brian Lotti. Based out of Los Angeles, home to a famous sky that attracted both the entertainment industry and a myriad of West Coast landscape painters because of the quality of light, this attribute finds itself and its many characteristics alive in Lotti’s work.
Opening:
April 27, 7–10pm
Exhibition:
April 28–June 17, 2016 Thu–Sat, 1–6pm
HVW8 Gallery Berlin Linienstr. 161 HVW8.com
With support from adidas Originals
Jean Jullien ‘Flat Out’
HVW8 Gallery Berlin presents
Flat Out
A solo exhibition by Jean Jullien
Graphic artist Jean Jullien applies his signature style to three-dimensional sculpture for the first time in the series of six steel artworks now displayed at HVW8 Berlin. The French graphic artist playfully explores the theme of laziness in soft brilliant-hued, life-sized figures that resolutely refuse to “do” much of anything. A keen observer of the everyday and current events, Jullien here focuses on moments of unadorned idleness that punctuate the hyperactivity of modern life.
Opening:
April 27, 7–10pm
Exhibition:
April 28–June 17, 2017, Thu–Sat, 1–6pm
HVW8 Gallery Berlin Linienstr. 161 HVW8.com
Made possible with support from adidas Originals.
HVW8 x WWFM Live Broadcast
HVW8 x WWFM : Busy P + guests // 19-04-17 // 8PM-2AM BST / 12-6PM PST
Tomorrow (April 19th) is the start of the HVW8 x WWFM live world wide broadcast. We’re lucky to have Busy P of the mighty Edbanger crew playing a set along with Jeremy Sole and Jimetta Rose featuring Ill Camille. Live broadcast 12-6pm PST, tune in at worldwidefm.net or come by our Los Angeles gallery at 661 N. Spaulding Ave, 90036, West Hollywood.
Please RSVP at rsvp@hvw8.com
Secret Cities : Paris with artist Inès Longevial
In a new film, Paris-based artist Inès Longevial walks us through her daily routine. From morning painting in her airy Haussmann apartment to afternoon strolls through the streets of the French capital, stopping at a few local spots along the way.
from Nowness
Look for an upcoming exhibition with Inès later this year.
Kilo Kish in New Yorker Magazine
Kilo Kish and Vince Staples in New Yorker Magazine.
Look for an upcoming Kilo Kish installation at HVW8 Los Angeles soon.
HVW8 Berlin
A selection of past work now on display. To visit HVW8 Berlin please email info@hvw8.com or pass by Thursday – Saturday, 1 – 6 pm.
Political Minded – Mass Incarceration Feb. 25th, 1- 7pm
Political Minded – Mass Incarceration
Mass Incarceration in the Land of the Free – The U.S. represents just 5% of the world’s population, but holds 25% of its prisoners making it the world’s leading jailer. Fueled by “tough on crime” politics in the 80’s and 90’s, incarceration rates exploded. The event strives to raise awareness of the disproportionate effects of the criminal justice system and infrastructure on minority communities.
Political Minded is an ongoing art and music series dealing with social and political issues. First debuted in Montreal in 2003, Political Minded events have been held in NY, SF, LA and Munich.
Saturday, Feb. 25th, 1- 7pm
Artists –
Fulton ‘Mr. Wash’ Washington
(Recipient of Obama 2014 Clemency program)
Tyler Gibney
Spanto
Coleman
Music –
Nick V (Baka Boyz)
Mr. Choc (Beat Junkies)
Ralph M (K-Day Mixmaster)
+ more
Film Screening –
13th (Oscar nominated Best Documentary Feature)
https://www.youtube.com/
Presentation by Keldren ’Kpook’ Joshua #frommyeyestoyours. On August 10th, 2016, Keldren Joshua was released from Terminal Island prison as a result of President Obama’s 2014 Clemency program.
Article from Outline on Fulton ‘Mr. Wash’ Washington and Keldren ’Kpook’ Joshua’s Clemency from Obama Here.
Black Book Session Artists – Artwork celebrating a second chance at freedom and to spread awareness of using art as a tool for change and education.
Program Support:
Wyatt Closs, @BigBowlofIdeas
Cali Thornhill DeWitt in Surface Magazine
Cali Thornhill DeWitt featured in the The Art Issue of Surface Magazine.
New Work on Display
New Work on Display at HVW8 Los Angeles. Email info@hvw8.com for inquiries and appointments.
HVW8 Selected Works January 2017
Brian Roettinger
Lichtenstein: Done Deal
2015
15.5 × 21 in. (39.37 × 53.34 cm)
Framed
Screen printed on styrene
info@hvw8.com
Parra
Face Blast
2014
9.5” x 12.5” (24 x 32cm)
Framed
Acrylic Paint and Ink
info@hvw8.com
Face Blast
2014
9.5” x 12.5” (24 x 32cm)
Framed
Acrylic Paint and Ink
info@hvw8.com
Devin Troy Strother
2 in the pink 1 in the stink (part 1) “get’cha nger outta there”
2016
20 x 16 in. (44 x 35.2 cm)
acrylic, oil, cut painted paper, on wood panel
info@hvw8.com
Cody Hudson
Doomsday Reggae Sunsplash I
2015
24” x 24” (52.8 x 52.8 cm)
Acrylic on Linen
Just a few pieces available from past exhibitions. Please email info@hvw8.com for inventory.
HVW8 Gallery Instagram
From last weekend’s installation with PartyNextDoor.
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Alex Bartsch in documenting album covers in Miami.
More on @HVW8gallery
HVW8 Miami 2016
Our HVW8 Exhibition space at Miami Art Week with artwork from Wilfred Limonious ‘In Fine Style’, Alex Bartsch ‘Covers’ and Dancehall signs with Maxine Walters. Event with Walshy Fire, Silent Addy, Al Fingers and Eccentrix Sounds featuring new HVW8 Sidebar mural in tribute to Limonious painted by Dan Buller. Thanks to Sonos and adidas.
See more photos from Miami on the HVW8 Gallery Facebook Here.
Perspective Tyler Gibney of HVW8 Gallery
Artist and gallerist Tyler Gibney spoke to VSCO at his Los Angeles gallery HVW8 about the exhibition “Anxiety” (Nov 4 – Dec 16), a group show he curated with Laura Watters that sought to address “the unnerving tension of the strange climate of present day.” The theme of the show would prove to be even more relevant as the US and the world reacted to the new era that was ushered in on November 8th. Following the election, works in the show resonated with further levels of meaning — Cali Thornhill DeWitt’s opioids and Earths installation, Brendan Lynch’s tribute tee to Eric Garner (which the artist had worn across a two-year span), and Gibney’s own “Gun America” mural painted large on the side of the building. Gibney has a history of organizing work that intersects with politics and social issues, most notably, “The Art of a Political Revolution — Artists for Bernie Sanders” earlier in 2016. And in this vignette, Gibney offers his views on the gallery’s role, and responsibility, in providing the needed context for the crucial position that artists play in offering perspectives on the pressing issues of our times.
Video by Wilson Cameron
Link to VSCO site HERE
‘Anxiety’ Exhibition on Purple Magazine France
Eric Yahnker
Steven Traylor
Brendan Donnelly
Anja Salonen
Co-Curator Laura Watters
Devin Troy Strother
Co-Curator Tyler Gibney
Kyla Hansen
Brendan Lynch
Photos from Purple Magazine Paris.
Photo Paige Silveria
Photo from Einhundert x Native Teenage HVW8 Berlin
Photos from EINHUNDERT x NATIVE TEENAGE “DIVERSITY AND CONFORMITY” EXHIBITION AND ZINE LAUNCH Pictures by Helge Kiehl & Roberto Brundo
More photos Here
EINHUNDERT – Diversity And Conformity – Berlin
Einhundert teamed up with Native Teenage and a bunch of young talented local photographers to showcase a total of 100 sides to the city in a photo zine called ‘Diversity And Conformity’. 10 images by 10 artists – Einhundert views.
Join Native Teenage, adidas and us at HVW8 Gallery this Friday for our exhibition opening and Zine launch! Conplimentary drinks and food will be provided by Fechtner, plus Lee Stuart, Kristieyana and Nico Adomako on the Cdjs.
About the zine:
Diversity And Conformity. Two unstable magnitudes that bind a visual-driven culture. While the motivation on the concatenation of the following 100 pictures is to capture a indefinable collection of visual moments that have drawn the attention from 10 different individuals and photographers, the focus lies on the places they have been at the specific time this idea was born. By now this is Berlin.
Diversity and conformity. Effect or affect? How are you, the viewer, affected by what you see? What is the effect? Which image are you attracted to the most? What are you drawn to and why is this appealing to you?
Diversity and conformity. Subjective views turned into an objective analogue experience. Turn the pages, turn it around, close it, open it again and repeat. Its purpose is not to explain a process. It’s not to explain a cause. It’s a feeling that we try to envision, a feeling we try to evoke in the first instance and reproduce with each individual experience. Something tangible.
EINHUNDERT pictures. EINHUNDERT views.
Diversity And Conformity.
Photographs by:
Henrik Alm
Johannes Böttge
Alexandra Bondi De Antoni
Roberto Brundo
Nikki Powell
Daan Dam
Marie Luise Lorena Mayer
Joanna Schröder
Felix VSOP
Ed Phillips
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Curated by Native Teenage
Brought to you by the good folks over at adidas Originals
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HVW8 Berlin
Linienstraße 161, 10115 Berlin
Opening: DEC 09th, 2016, 18:00 h
On view: DEC 10th – Dec 16th, Thu-Sat 1-6 pm
In Fine Style Miami Party
HVW8 Gallery at Miami Art Week
Alex Bartsch – London Covers
Wilfred Limonoius
please email info@hvw8.com for further information
ALL INCLUSIVE – Group Show Berlin
iGNANT magazine and HVW8 Gallery collaborate on a group exhibition with photographers from around the globe, playing with the subject “All Inclusive“. Sometimes critical, often sarcastic yet humorous, their works deal with vacationing and the stereotypical images that one might think of hearing the term “All Inclusive“. The artists reveal a shady side of maximum recreation on a cheap basis, showing us how tourists in uence the image of a city or landscape, or simply spark interest with an easy-going aesthetic. In a time where everyone is striving for ultimate fun and personal development, “All Inclusive“ is the analogy for our attitude of self-management and self-enhancement.
Featuring photographs by:
Fabien Fourcaud, Paris
Fred Guillaud, Barcelona
Max Siedentopf, Amsterdam
Polly Penrose, London
Sailah Maynard, Cincinnatti
Lukas Korschan, Berlin
Opening: November 17, 2016, 7–10 pm
Exhibition Runs: November 18 – December 3, 2016
Opening hours: Friday – Saturday, 1–6pm
Location: HVW8 Gallery, Linienstr. 161, Berlin
Media Contact
Yasmin Yazdani press@ignant.com
Karl Hab – Basketball Aerial Shots of LA
Young Parisian photographer Karl Hab has long had an obsession with Los Angeles and aerial photography. His first book, Window Seat Please, was a dreamy zine shot entirely out of the window of planes crossing the Atlantic, then his second book, 24H Los Angeles was a more literal exploration of LA.
In his latest project, Karl has shot LA’s most colourful, graphic basketball courts from a two-seater helicopter. “It was a project in a project,” he says of the three-year project. “When I was shooting pictures for 24h Los Angeles I found these nuggets, so I decided to shoot more courts last summer while I was in LA.”
Read the rest of the interview on Amuse.
Buy Karl Hab pieces Here.
Recent Press
New Press on East Side Story at HVW8 Los Angeles and How You Like Me Now? at HVW8 Berlin now on iD Magazine.
Anxiety Opens Nov. 4th
Opening night Photos Berlin
New photos online from HVW8 Berlin . Thank-you everyone who came by for the opening. Exhibition on dispaly until Nov. 12th
Lisa Leone Interview on iGnant
New interview with Lisa Leone on iGnant :
Opening this week at HVW8 Gallery Berlin – an exhibition showing the work of Lisa Leone, a Bronx-born photographer and cinematographer that had organic relationships with some of hip-hop’s most influential artists.
From in-studio photos of Nas recording his first album ‘Illmatic’ to being on Snoop Dogg’s ‘Who Am I’ (What’s My Name) video set during a shootout between gangs in Long Beach. The artist was in the midst of the generation’s hit singles and music videos, making her known as the photographer whom photographed hip-hop’s history. We had the pleasure meeting Lisa at the gallery before the opening to get an exclusive insight on her work and stories…
read more Here
Afterparty Berlin
Lisa Leone – How You Like Me Now – opens Thurs Oct. 5th HVW8 Berlin
East Side Story opening night photos
Opening Night of East Side Story with Gil Veni Vici
photos by Jen Rodrigo and Eric Minh Swenson (of Huffington Post Arts)
more photos here
Upcoming Limonious Exhibition on Vogue
Upcoming Wilfred Limonious Exhibition featured on Vogue.
HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW? – Berlin
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
HVW8 GALLERY BERLIN PRESENTS
HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?
LISA LEONE’S ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN GERMANY
On view Thursday, October 6th through Saturday, November 12th
Opening Reception: Thursday Oct. 6th, 7pm–10pm
BERLIN — HVW8 Gallery Berlin presents How You Like Me Now?, a solo exhibition from photographer Lisa Leone. The show highlights the final period before hip-hop’s mainstream cultural influence and global expansion. These rarely exhibited photographs are both a documentation and personal exploration of the grit, audacity and raw creative spirit that has become the aesthetic of 80’s and 90’s hip-hop, its innovators, and the often harsh realism that fueled it.
Born in the Bronx and raised throughout New York City, Leone found herself in a unique position in the late 80’s to early 90’s to capture a behind-the-scenes perspective on the incomparable spirit of collaboration that sparked hip-hop’s early artistic triumphs.
“To see a young Nas in the studio with Q-Tip, Premier and Large Professor was not only inspiring, it is the decisive moment,” Leone recalls of the studio recording sessions of Nas’ landmark debut album Illmatic. Her photos from these recording sessions appear to be the only existing visual documentation of this iconic moment.
The exhibition is also a haunting portrait of the city itself, the setting for a diverse cast of characters trying to find acceptance, acknowledgment and community, captured at the tipping point between the devastation of the 70’s and the rebirth of the 90’s. Leone captures the spirit of an era when a city, fresh cultural voices, and a group of young artists all began to turn toward the future.
How You Like Me Now? captures nascent moments from the hip-hop generation’s biggest stars: Lauryn Hill, KRS-One, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean, Nas, Biggie, Rosie Perez, The Roots, Queen Latifah, Snoop and many others.
The exhibition at HVW8 Gallery Berlin will feature unique presentations of these timeless images, giving viewers a rare glimpse to a time that will never be what it was.
Supported By:
adidas originals
About Lisa Leone
Bronx born Lisa Leone began her career as a photographer shooting musicians and personalities for British Vogue and VIBE. She transitioned to cinematography, shooting music videos for artists such as TLC, D’Angelo and The Brand New Heavies.
A few years later, Lisa began work on Stanley Kubrick’s last film “Eyes Wide Shut”, where Kubrick became her mentor. “Exactly” was Leone’s debut film as writer, director and cinematographer, with Rosie Perez (Fearless) and Sarita Choudhury (Homeland). Other films she shot and co-directed include the acclaimed documentary “Just For Kicks” and “Woinshet” with Marisa Tomei.
In May 2012 her solo photography show, Then, opened at HVW8 Art +Design Gallery in Los Angeles. The show chronicles the beginnings of NYC hip-hop in the 80’s/90’s. The show traveled to Milan’s Galleria Patricia Armocida and The Andenken Gallery in Amsterdam.
In September 2014 her solo exhibit, Here I Am, opened at The Bronx Museum. It was accompanied with a book, of the same title, published by Minor Matters Books.
2016 brought Lisa to Dubai for a solo exhibit and to Los Angeles for a group show at the Leica Gallery.
Lisa serves as Vice President of Artistic Programs for the National YoungArts Foundation.
About HVW8 Gallery Berlin
HVW8 Gallery Berlin was established in 2014 by HVW8 Gallery co-founders Tyler Gibney and Addison Liu. HVW8 Gallery was founded in 2006 in Los Angeles with a focus on supporting fine art and avant-garde graphic design. HVW8 fosters artistic visions at the intersection of art, music and design, and collaborates with an international community of artists. Emerging and established artists such as Cody Hudson, Jerry Hsu, Jean André, Atiba Jefferson, Brian Roettinger and Haw-lin Services have exhibited their works in Berlin at HVW8. More info at hvw8.com.
Gallery Media Contact
Jenne Grabowski, Gallery Manager +49(0)179 – 488 1004 / jenne@hvw8.com
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HVW8 Gallery Berlin
Linienstraße 161 10115 Berlin
