Starting on Tuesday, June 9, Art Battles moves into the RedBull Space to curate The Living Art Exhibition, hosted by Alchemy Properties, Inc.  For two weeks, the SoHo studio will be transformed into a Live Art Gallery and Art Battles Arena, during which eight live artists will be allotted gallery time to create their artwork for the exhibition in front of attendees.  The public is invited to come down to the RedBull Space and observe the artists in progress and literally watch the Living Art Exhibition grow as the artwork is created.  

The top four artists from The Living Art Exhibition, as voted on by critics and guests, will then go on to perform on stage at this summer’s opening event at Central Park Summer Stage.  The artists are also competing to be chosen as the muralist for Alchemy Properties’ new condominium development, The Griffin, located at the corner of Tenth Avenue and 54th Street.  

The eight artists exhibiting at The Living Art Exhibition have been chosen from Art Battles’ AB Study Group, a weekly workshop that supplies emerging talent with studio space, art materials, community and the skill set needed to live successfully as an artist in New York City.  

The Living Art Exhibition, hosted by Art Battles and presented by Alchemy Properties, is the answer for New York’s emerging art scene, the current state of contemporary art, and the ever-increasing appreciation of street art.  As part of the exhibition, the AB Study Group will have a special studio and showroom at the Red Bull Space to hold workshops, create, and present art.

The Living Art Exhibition is hosted in collaboration with “Whole In The Wall: 1970 – Now,” the largest exhibition of U.S. & European street art, May 29 to June 27.  www.helenbeckgallery.com.

EXHIBITION: Tuesday, June 9th – Friday, June 19th 2009 [12pm – 8pm]

OPENING EVENT: Monday, June 8th 2009 (*Invite Only)
CLOSING BATTLE: Friday, June 19th 2009

ADMISSION: $15 Two-Week Pass ($10 advance online)
• Gain access to the Living Art Exhibition any time during gallery hours
• Includes a subscription to Time Out New York
• Enters patron in to a drawing for a ticket to an exclusive Art Battles event

• Enters patron in to a raffle for a special Art Battles painting

ADDRESS: Red Bull Space  40 Thompson St. (at Broome) – 2nd Level

SUPPLY SPONSORS: Art Alternatives  |  MABEF
MEDIA SPONSOR:  Time Out NY