Jean-Michel Basquiat 

Joel Shapiro

Xu Xingzhi (1904-1991), Forest of Steel, 1962.

Peonies (detail)

Orpheus - George de Forest Brush

Axel Void’s “Nobody” Pop-Up Show.

This Saturday, May 7th at 222 Broadway and beginning at 7PM in Oakland, California is artist Axel Void’s pop-up solo show “Nobody.”

“Nobody” has a pretty fantastic premise for it’s body of work.  Axel tells the story: “[it’s] a show based on the life of Alvie Morris. A few years ago I painted a mural in Atlanta using a random portrait image I found on the internet as reference. I received an email from a man claiming to be the subject of the original photo months later, after the wall had been published in a magazine. A woman had recognized the likeness of her brother, Alvie. This was Alvie Morris, the person I had painted.”

“Nobody” consists of a documentary about the life of Alvie, a bust and a multitude of paintings based on him and his life.   It will be a month long exhibition with pop up hours on the weekend and people can schedule private viewings outside of pop up hours by contacting Athen B. Gallery.