Scott Musgrove, Opening May 10 at Billy Shire Fine Arts
by Annie Friday, 09 May 2008

(shown above) "Northern Baron Beest - Extinct ca. 1813"

Scott Musgrove
Exhibition: May 10 - June 4, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10th, 7-10 pm

Scott Musgrove has turned Billy Shire Fine Arts gallery into a museum of unnatural history. Scott provided Hi-Fructose with a few sneek peeks of his next show of new works, opening May 10, and already nearly sold out. The show will include large-scale paintings and handcarved sculptures of his animals from reclaimed wood, many standing up to three feet tall. See the skeletal structure of the prehistoric "Booted Glamour Cat" in all its glory - or the "Extinct Long Necked Lotus Loris" in their natural habitat. More here...

Nathan Jurevicius at Magic-Pony: HF Preview
by Rue Geisel Friday, 09 May 2008

Nathan Jurevicius's Reformation at Toronto's Magic Pony opens May 15 and showcases original works from the artist well-known for his vector graphics and designer vinyl. He will also be at Magic-Pony Saturday, May 24 with rare Peleda figures, as well as a super-limited bronze (edition of 30) that will be available at the show. More exclusive preview images, and photos of Nathan at work taken for HF and a few words about the show from the artist for you here.

Kelsey Brookes at White Walls
by Ert Thursday, 08 May 2008

San Diego-based artist Kelsey Brookes will be debuting six new large-scale paintings at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco this Saturday, May 10, alongside new works from A.J. Fosik. Here's a preview of Kelsey's new work.

Sneak Peeks: Esao Andrews and Fuco Ueda
by Annie Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Here are a few sneek peeks at some of the newest works by Esao Andrews and Fuco Ueda for their show this Friday, May 9, at Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA. More here...

Circus: Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall
by Annie Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Circus, the latest large-scale collaboration by San Francisco-based artists Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall, which was curated by Gabe Scott, opened Thursday, May 1, at 111 Minna. It's an entirely new body of work that uses circus life to inspect journeys, innocence and artifice. Musical accompaniment by Mr. Jay Howell.

Ferris and Kelly also celebrated something even more special the following day. Here are our photos from the opening night. More here.

Longoland at Shelbourne Museum
by Rue Geisel Wednesday, 07 May 2008

Josh Longo, aka Longoland (HF Vol. 4), will have his first solo show opening May 17 at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. The show will include some never-before-seen larger quirky and cuddly plush animals with realistic teeth and orifices as well as his animal-inspired furniture. See a few first-look preview shots and a show description by Longo himself, here.

Coming Late Summer 2008: Hi-Fructose Collected!
by Hi-Fructose Wednesday, 30 April 2008

We're pleased to announce our upcoming Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set which will reprint a best of selection from the first four hard to find volumes of Hi-Fructose in one hard cover 250 page edition. The book will feature an amazing collection of artists, creators, and contributors we've been fortunate enough to showcase with expanded articles on many.

Printed by Last Gasp, the Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set will be packaged in a "candy box" which will include:

-The Hi-Fructose Collected hardcover book

(cover art by Ray Caesar) featuring:

Kurt Halsey, Greg "Craola" Simkins, Invader, Gary Taxali, Ron English, Ragnar, Mark Ryden, Joe Ledbetter, Wilfrid Wood, Jim Woodring, Alex Pardee, Seen, Tim Biskup, Leslie Reppeteaux, Brian McCarty, Attaboy, Fawn Gehweiler, Saur Kids. Chris Uphues, Michael Salter, Gary Baseman, Jeff Soto, Scott Musgrove, Junko Mizuno, Kaiju Big Battel, Dave Cooper, Chris Uphues, PShaw!, Jenny Bird, Ray Caesar, Cat Chow, Longo Land and many more...

- 5 beautiful embossed color prints by:
Greg "Craola" Simkins, Mars-1, Dave Cooper, Travis Louie, and Joe Ledbetter in a special envelope.

- A special paper craft toy to construct yourself.

- A d.i.y. Blood Ghost plush pattern template by Jenny Harada.

The Collected Edition Box Set will be limited to 3000 copies and followed by the standard book edition.
View preview images here!

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