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Chicago - "Gorillas Ate My Eggs" (08/04/06 - 09/03/06)

LA - Best of Readers Choice: Project (08/05/06)

LA - "Follow Your Heart" (08/04/06 - 08/25/06)

Brooklyn - Kaiju Big Battel: All Out War (08/04/06)

Dear Kaiju Fans,

Kaiju Big Battel: All Out War
is almost upon us! Last minute preparations are being made, Kaiju combatants are preparing to take a bite out of the Big Battel, and a limited number of tickets are still available.

This Battel is going to be momentous - Hell Monkey and The Grudyin will be fighting for the right to name their tagteam (Apes of Wraths or Primate is Enough); Powa Ranjuru will be taking on Shrooma Tango in a Pixie Dust vs Fungi fued; Super Wrong and Call-Me-Kevin will be Batteling for the title of Kaiju's biggest loser; and in a main event, almost to big for Brooklyn, Dr. Cube and the Hero-turned-traitor Silver Potato will be facing off against Pedro Plantain and Kaiju Champ Kung-Fu Chicken Noodle.

Ticket info, plus last minute Big Battel updates are available right now at kaiju.com.

See you in Brooklyn,
Kaiju Commissioner

LA - Francisco Aguabella Concert (08/05/06)

Saturdays at 4:30pm
Latin Sounds

Launched in conjunction with LACMA`s Latin American Art Initiative, Latin Sounds offers free eclectic music from various regions throughout Latin America. The venue is the LACMA park amphitheater. LACMA`s Latin American Art Initiative was established, in collaboration with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC), to create a greater understanding of Chicano and Latino arts and cultures for the wider public through varied programs at the museum.

Call For Submissions: King of the Beats

LA - Dance Right (08/03/06)

LA - Jason Hackenwerth New Works (08/05/06 - 08/26/06)

Jason Hackenwerth
Featuring the first solo artist show at Raid Projects
Artist In Residence Aili Schmeltz (USA)in the North Gallery
Opening: Saturday, August 5th, 7 - 10
Exhibition Runs: August 5 - August 26, 2006

SF - Pop (08/05/06)

Dreamchimney presents
Pop
Rx: 132 Eddy Street
9:00pm - 2:00am

Dream Chimney presents...POP w/ special guests... the Court & Spark (DJs)

Join us for a welcome home party for the Court & Spark after returning from quick tour across the USA. Celebrating with their own special mix of cosmic-country-kraut like you've never heard before.

w/ Resident DJs Broker/Dealer returning the dancefloor to its usual Saturday night frenzy.

FREE / 21 +

LA - Hurley/Surgury (08/05/06)

Sf - The 125th Anniversary of the Internet (08/03/06)

Play Me.

Complimenting and suggestive. Our remote control is enameled in the true colors of black, gray, white and red and invites you to "PLAY ME."

White Trash Charms, the fashionable outlet for ironic jewelry sells cute little NES controllers for gamers tired of rocking the old NES belt. Psst! Someone please tell WTC that they're selling a joystick and not a remote control! These charms will set you back $37.50 to $87.50. But who cares when you can say you wear the same trinkets as uber-winner, Lindsay Lohan.

Brooklyn - Free Arthur Event! (07/29/06)

LA - "Preparatory Drawings From Vortigern's Machine" (07/28/06 - 08/28/06)

LA - "History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art" Book Signing (07/29/06)

SF - "2006 Altered Barbie Show" (07/27/06 - 08/27/06)

2006 Altered Barbie Show

EXHIBITION: July 27th - August 27th
GALA ARTISTS RECEPTION:
Thursday, August 3rd
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

LA - Festival of the Chariots (07/30/06)

The 30th Annual Festival of the Chariots will roll into Venice Beach on Sunday, July 30, 2006. The festival commences at 10:00 a.m. at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and proceeds south on Main St., with three fully decorated, four-story chariots leading a colorful parade toward the Ocean Front Walk Plaza.

The Festival of the Chariots includes a free feast for thousands, free entertainment and exhibits and booths all bringing together the finest in Indian culture. The festival celebrates Lord Jagannatha, the Lord of the Universe, and is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in every country across the world and dates back thousands of years to Jagannatha Puri, India.

LA - "LA Suite" Film Premiere (07/26/06)

This invite is non-transferable, however, the promoters have allowed me to invite my five readers. RSVP required (323-667-0626 or events@emgpr.com).

NYC - One Size Fits All T-Shirt Blow Out! (07/29/06)

One Size Fits All: Artists T-Shirt Summer Blow Out!

Featuring Maya Hayuk, Kayrock and Wolfy, Ryan McGinness,

j.morrison, and Adam Shecter.

Saturday, July 29th from 12:00 to 7:00 PM

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce our first annual T-Shirt Summer Blow Out! which will take place on Saturday, July 29th from 12:00 - 7:00 PM—with a party featuring a raffle and house DJs beginning at 4:00 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

LA - "If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now" (07/29/06 - 08/19/06)

"If you lived here you'd be home by now"
curated by Eve Fowler

July 29th-August 19th
Opening Reception July 29th, 7-10pm

compact/space Gallery
1307 South Union
Los Angeles, CA 90015
lax@compactspace.com

compact/space is pleased to announce If you lived here, you’d be home by now, an exhibition of photographs, paintings, video and live installation by Ian James, Cathy Kim, Glenna Jennings, Meghann McCrory and Chelsea Molnar and Charchi Stinson curated by Eve Fowler.

Collapsed homes, scary bushes, rock-throwing sessions, ESL lessons and ex-lover baseball cards abound in this group show about how humans try to leave evidence of their respective passages through space and time. The artists observe and/or create their own architectural realities, which are ultimately rendered uninhabitable for public, personal or physical reasons.

LA - "Sneaker Pimps" (07/28/06)

Please support my friends over at the Sneaker Pimps blow out! And I'll be there, so please tug on my shirt and say hello!

LA - "Independence: Art in the Public Eye" (06/04/06 - 08/05/06)

"Independence: Art in the Public Eye"
Brett Goldstone, a 25-year survey

at Dangerous Curve

an Experimental Exhibition and
Live Art/Visual Art Performance Space

Exhibit Dates
July 4--August 5, 2006

Wednesday through Saturday
1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

LA - "The Paper Pushers" (07/25/06 - 08/10/06)

More Info: Gallery 1988

SF - Receiver Guest Artists Show (08/05/06 -

Opening Reception, Saturday August 5th at Receiver Gallery!

Dear friends, please consider yourself formally invited to witness the traveling spectacle of the renown Receiver Guest Artists Show!

Hot on the heels of our Guest Artists Show Seattle opening, we continue our West Coast tour at our homebase in San Francisco, with artworks by:

Nathan Fox, James Gibson, Maya Hayuk, Ogi, Henry Lewis, Chris Pew, Kelly Tunstall, Paul Urich, and Marci Washington.

Antwerp - "ART TREK - The 3rd Generation" (08/05/06 - 08/18/06)

The Lady is a Traveler.

July 21, 2006 - 9:13 p.m. PDT - Hollywood, CA

Yo. Steph's in town! This Fall, the Lady Bogin will have a place to call home for more than a couple of months. She's going to chill in London while she works on her PhD in "Artsy Fartsy". We've rendezvous'd in Los Angeles, New York City and Paris. Come September, we're going to add London to the list. How many of you have vagabond friends that can clean up this good? Kind of crazy considering she spends most of her days working in dark caves or ruins. Meow!

SF - Jack Hirschman Reading (07/25/06)

Tuesday, July 25th, 7 pm

Jack Hirschman reads from The Arcanes, published by Multimedia Edizioni

The Arcanes represent, in Jack Hirschman’s vast poetic production, a fundamental and extraordinary element, the most advanced point of his questing. It comprises 126 long and orchestrated compositions, collected from more than thirty years of a particular poetic inquiry, which ground the political engagement and social themes, ever present in his poetry, with stormy leaps of mind, heart and soul, and personal events and references.

The volume is presented in its chronological development from 1972 to 2006, encompassing its entire output. In these works, fragments of poetic insight explode, from which the themes and images engaged by the poet emerge, which knowingly fuse reality with metaphysics, actuality with the memory of the past.

LA - "Mannion: Ten Years of Hip-Hop Photography" Reception (07/22/06)

MANNION: Ten Years of Hip-Hop Photography
an exhibition of work from Jonathan Mannion.

June 26th - August 18, 2006

Reception: July 22nd, 7 - 10 pm
222galleryLA, 7922 W. 3rd Street Los Angeles

Los Angeles
222gallery is pleased to host renowned photographer Jonathan Mannion in his first solo exhibition of selected works from his extensive archive of Hip Hop photography. As one of the most published and respected photographers in the urban music world for the past 10 years, Mannion's lens has recorded hip hop's legends as the culture has evolved from an underground to a mainstream movement. His images have impacted generations and helped define an important era of popular culture.

PLEASE JOIN US!

Costa Mesa - "GrassRoots Growing In Concrete" (07/29/06 - 08/29/06)

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba is my favorite television show not on television. It's a crime these cool folks haven't found a production deal yet. They've got Biz Markie, beatboxer extraordinaire teaching beats-of-the-day to your babes! They've got awesomely hyped up tots yelling out their names and demonstrating a boogie down production I often do myself. And they've got ridiculously catchy songs about parties in your tummy! Please! The world needs more Yo Gabba Gabba. Finally, something for you and your spawn to love equally!

To all my network television peeps, sign them now.

Best Casting Call Ever.

Spike Jonze is looking for a kid to cast as the lead in his new film. The film is the live screen adaptation of the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" and he is hoping to find a young boy to play Max. Below are the specifics.

Max, and this boy, should be:
- 7-9 years old. Ideally, 8 years old. A 7-year-old would need to be pretty precocious. A 9-year-old couldn't be too tall/mature-looking.
- Sensitive, loving, lovable, smart, with a sense of humor.
- Playful, rambunctious, mischievous.
- He needs to be the sort of kid who's very creative but also very active -- the sort who might create an elaborate sand castle but also relish destroying it.
- Basically, he needs to be "all boy," just as Max is in the book.
- Dark hair is a plus.
- He should be natural -- unself-conscious, not too actorly

SF - "Uplifting Vengeance World Tour 2006 (07/27/06)

Uplifting Vengeance World Tour 2006
Art Opening
Rx: 132 Eddy Street
6:00pm - late

This stunning new show offers tales from the warped minds of John Stuart Berger, Robert Bowen, Ashley Harris, Dan Herrera, Mike Rodriguez, Kim Scott, Skinner, Aaron Winters. An All out Battle of Visions collected from the artists' own unique and eerie narratives of the human condition. A lasting impression of their experiences in, and among the creates of the earth. This show will feature some of the most colorful and vivid paintings, photographs and installations by some of the darkest cats you'll ever meet.

Musical guests Iguanadon, The Rock and Roll Kid: OX and special guest DJ Big Foot.

Aaron Winters
AVMJ (The Abide Visuals Multimedia Juggernaut)

Exit Strategy magazine
FREE / 21 +

Rx Gallery
132 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA
94102

LA - "Somewhere Between Sincerity and Sarcasm" (07/22/06 - 08/12/06)

LA - Pete Fowler Signing (07/25/06)

Stop Motion Space Invaders.

Not So Noisy, a French/Swiss company, created the most original Space Invader art piece I've recently seen (forget the projected rug). The French just love space invader-inspired art! Brilliant! Don't miss the creative Pong piece too. Thanks Wayne!

NYC - RES Issue Release Party & Screening (07/20/06)

London - Gimpel Fils 60th Anniversary Exhibition (07/28/06 - 09/02/06)

Gimpel Fils

60th Anniversary Exhibition

28 July- 2 September 2006

Champagne reception: Thursday 27th July, 6-10pm

Fresh URL. Sort of.

To all the nice people who link to Hustler of Culture, please update my URL to http://www.hustlerofculture.com. And dump the old hustlerofculture.typepad.com addy. Thank you for your continued support and for helping me out with this OCD issue. Peace out.

NYC - "Three Way Tie for Last" (07/22/06 - 08/23/06)

Stockholm - Vice Photo Exhibition (07/20/06)

LA - "Subjective News: Art as History" Talk (07/22/06)

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Artist's Talk 2 pm

Wayne Coe
"Subjective News: Art as History"

Free admission

This talk is in association with Wayne Coe's solo show "Pop Terror" at the gallery through August 26, 2006.

All gallery events are free and open to the public. You are encouraged to forward this information to any and all interested parties.

Bert Green Fine Art
102 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-624-6212

LA - "Collections" (07/22/06 - 08/10/06)

Brooklyn - Puppets in the Park (07/20/06 & 07/21/06)

Puppets in the Park!

The music of The Beatles comes to life with White Bird Productions' Creative Theatrics. A much-loved family event for five years, White Bird Productions brings its enchanting giant-sized puppets to the Park for an original production inspired The Beatles - "Picture yourself on a boat by a river" because "all you need is love."

Thursday, July 20, and
Friday, July 21
11 am

Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park

NYC - Pees on Earth Book Signing (07/19/06)

LA - Dirty Heads Live Outdoor Concert (07/20/06)

NYC - Jazz Recital (07/18/06)

Tuesday, July 18, 7pm, FREE: A Mixed Recital by the Rutkowski Trio & Friends

Daniel Rutkowski (trumpet), Ben Rutkowski (trombone), Joe Rutkowski (piano), Mike Curley (guitar), Matthew Trinkwald (bass), Abe Halpert (percussion) and Jerome Neuhoff (drums) in a program of jazz--Memorable jazz tunes by Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Josef Zawinul.

All events held at Solar 1 in Stuyvesant Cove Park
East 23rd and the East River (6 Train to 23rd St, or L Train to 1st Ave.)
Map and Directions: http://www.solar1.org/about/map/index.html
For more information, visit www.solar1.org or call (212) 505-6050

Estevan and Cartoon.

July 15, 2006 - 9:39 p.m. PDT - Culver City, CA

Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon making an appearance at their art opening, "LA Women" at Lab 101 Gallery in Culver City. The gallery was packed wall-to-wall and the street was overflowing with friends and fans. The fire department turned up to shut the party down. Saw a few friends. And got a chance to catch up with Rob for a minute. Go see the show.

Berlin - XLR8R's Issue 98 Release Party (07/22/06)

XLR8R's Issue 98 Release Party: Berlin

Berlin

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Get Physical and XLR8R Present
XLR8R's Issue 98 Release Party

XLR8R crosses the Atlantic for our first ever issue release party in Berlin. Join us as we celebrate our June/July issue, featuring the artists of Get Physical the rise of Breakcore, Black Dice, Herbert, Seba & Paradox, and more.

NYC - Amadou & Mariam, Daby Toure, Birdy Nam Nam Performance (07/16/06)

Amadou & Mariam, Daby Toure, Birdy Nam Nam

Sunday, July 16, 2006
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Central Park SummerStage

This is a Free Music Event. Doors at 1:30pm. Door times are subject to change without notice.

Coney Island - Siren Music Festival (07/15/06)

More information: Siren Music Festival.

Flash Back with a Flashback.

If Santa Monica had a theme song it would be The Orb's, "Little Fluffy Clouds". What a magnificent song to usher back in the 90s! Can you believe this gem is 15 years old?! Now I have to go dig up Banco de Gaia's "Last Train to Lhasa"! I hope your weekend's going to be as beautiful as ours.

LA - "Yep" & "The Promise of the North" (07/15/06 - 08/12/06)

Thomas Campbell
Yep

July 15 - August 12, 2006
Opening reception Saturday, July 15, 6 - 8 pm

Roberts & Tilton is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by California artist, Thomas Campbell. Encompassing a broad range of artistic media, Campbell perpetually introduces his audience to new stages of his own artistic evolution. The works, unmistakably executed with evidence of the human hand are painted, drawn, cut, sewn or modeled with intricate renderings of characters and text. The end result is a sophisticated dichotomy that is part concept, part handcraft, which together offer an insightful look at contemporary life. In his first solo show with the gallery, Campbell infuses his distinctly unique style into the paintings, drawings and sculptures that comprise his fantastical world. The images that hold figuratively abstract freeness are a deliberately simple affirmation of Campbell’s self-titled “stuff making,” as well as his own daily life.

LA - "POP CULTURAL ARTIFACTS" (07/14/06 - 08/14/06)

XLARGE BRINGs YOU POP CULTURAL ARTIFACTS

Opening July 14, POP CULTURAL ARTIFACTS by XLARGE
Opening reception July 14, from 7p-11p
Show remains up until August 14, 2006.

LA - Freight Train Graffiti Book Signing (07/15/06)

Freight Train Graffiti (Book Signing) & Live MC's
This Saturday! July 15, 2006, 5-8pm

Join us at Crewest for the book signing of 'Freight Train Graffiti' Meet author Roger Gastman & artists included in the book.

Hangout for live performance by MC's:
POETIK PROPHETS
VOCIFEROUS FEW
RYME FYTAHS

110 Winston St. (at Main St., between 4th & 5th)
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013

LA - BIZZURKE ARMY PREMIERE & STEPHEN HAUPTFHUR'S CANCER BIRTHDAY BASH (07/15/06)

LA - "Da Benshi Code" (07/15/06)

DA BENSHI CODE
take back cinema!
Saturday, July 15th @ 8pm
FREE

Episode 1: My Dog Benshi

Performances by

Oliver Hall- "Jury Duty"
Jason Brown- "Monster!"
d.g. eng- "Bubonic Phonics"
Mathew Timmons & Stan Apps- "Goooaaalll!!!"

Writing their own scripts, Benshi often interpreted silent era films to fulfill their own desires. Film was found footage; narration was subversive; the movie an elaborate backdrop. Every other month, Da Benshi Code will bring together writers, musicians, artists, and actors who, like their 20’s counterparts, will take back cinema!

-Amar Ravva & Harold Abramowitz

SM - "Bergamot Invasion Part 2 - 1 Year aniversary" (07/15/06 - 8/12/06)

London - Serpentine Pavilion 2006 (07/13/06 - 10/15/06)

* Admission free
* Every day
* 10am - 6pm
* Kensington Gardens, London

The Serpentine Pavilion 2006 is co-designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and innovative structural designer Cecil Balmond.

The centrepiece of the design is a spectacular ovoid-shaped inflatable canopy that floats above the Gallery's lawn. Made from translucent material, the structure will be illuminated from within at night. The canopy will be raised into the air or lowered to cover the amphitheatre below according to the weather.

NYC - "Partial Recall" (07/20/06 - 08/25/06)

CHRISTIAN CURIEL, Untitled (Struggle), 2006, oil on canvas

Partial Recall

Kutlug Ataman, Christian Curiel, Emma Kay, Mike Kelley, Dash Snow, Juergen Teller, Jeffrey Vallance, Michael Vasquez
20 July – 25 August 2006

Opening Reception
20 July, 6-8 PM

LEHMANN MAUPIN
540 WEST 26TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10001
T.212.255.2923
F.212.255.2924
info@lehmannmaupin.com

SF - "Sampling Oakland" (07/15/06 - 10/08/06)

Sampling Oakland

Some say Oakland today, is what San Francisco was in the 70s: a place where younger artists can afford to spread out, hang out, work hard, and create a thriving arts scene, one that's now garnering national attention. For years, Oakland has been sprouting performance spaces, galleries and collective live work/environments where musicians, writers, filmmakers and visual artists of every discipline influence each other's work. It's a vibrant artistic community fueled by vision and self-determination. YBCA brings a piece of the excitement surrounding the First Friday art crawl across the bridge with a life-amplified exhibition organized by a group of Oakland curators. Reflecting the collaborative spirit of artist-run venues such as Mama Buzz, Ego Park, Lobot Gallery, Oaklandish, 21 Grand and Black Dot Collective, YBCA presents a broad sampling of Oakland's best.

SF - "Cosmic Wonder" (07/14/06 - 11/05/06)

Cosmic Wonder Opening Night Party
Friday, July 14, 8-11PM

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St @ 3rd, San Francisco

Live Performances by:
Feathers (Gnomensong – Devendra Banhart’s label)
Soft Circle (Ecstatic Peace – Thurston Moore’s label)
Jacob from Paperrad

Cosmic Wonder runs from July 14 – November 5, 2006

Chicago - Heaven Concert & Film Screenings (07/14/06 + 07/15/06)

Friday July 14th 9pm
PROTEST
set 1
Tim Daisy - percussion
Todd Carter - computer
Toby Summerfield - guitar
Jason Ajemian - bass

LOBISOMEM
set 2
Brad Loving - computer
Jason Ajemian - bass
Garen Gaston - coronet

Saturday July 15th 8pm
(doors at 7:30)
Tarzan, Scott Sidney 1918
Heaven Gallery presents David Drazin an accomplished local silent film piano accompanist. David will accompany Tarzan and a few film shorts on Heaven's piano.

LA - "LA Women" (07/15/06 - 08/14/06)

The Lab 101 Gallery and GEN ART present

"LA WOMEN"

featuring work by: ESTEVAN ORIOL . MR. CARTOON . GREGORY BOJORQUEZ . PATRICK HOELCK . TONY WARD

JULY 15- AUGUST 14, 2006
Opening Reception: SATURDAY . JULY 15 . 7-10pm

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http://www.thelab101.com

SM - "Omage" (07/15/06 - 08/31/06)

LA - Casey O'Connell & Robert Hardgrave: New Paintings (07/15/06 - 08/19/06)

CASEY O'CONNELL and ROBERT HARDGRAVE: NEW PAINTINGS

JULY 15th - AUGUST 19th, 2006

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday July 15th 7-11pm

BLK/MRKT Gallery presents a two-person show featuring stunning new work by San Fransisco's Casey O'Connell and Seattle's Robert Hardgrave (aka FarmerBob). In addition to non-collaborative paintings, they are creating a site-specific mural installation not to be missed.

Both O'Connell and Hardgrave's processes are in a sense completely opposite, yet they share a fascination with symbolism and ritual; each of them deliberately encodes their private experiences into their painting. Following different paths and speaking in different tongues, they have each found a way to express and transcend private terrors through the creation of art whose dark, edgy beauty represents a reconciliation with the past and faith in the future. And that is certainly lucky for us...

For more info, please visit us online at BMG.

Fakefunk-jojo!

Last year, I snapped about 15,000 digital photographs with my Canon S70. A little more than half are posted on my Flickr acccount. I have always wanted to learn how to really use my camera and in good faith on every long distance trip, I pack the manual. Yet...something about the manual really turns me off. I'm more of an experiemental hands-on kind of learner. I need to poke and prod. And yet, a year and a half into clicking away, I'm still not very S70-educated.

Not too long ago, I stumbled across the awesome photo know-how site, Photojojo. I signed up for their self-proclaimed "damn fine photo newsletter" and they delivered as promised. Photojojo writes with a very simple to comprehend and can-do attitude. I am actually learning from their newsletter and feel less intimidated by my camera. I totally heart them.

Call For Submissions: MT&R Seventh Annual Documentary Festival

The Museum of Television & Radio
Announces Dates for the Seventh Annual Documentary Festival

October 12 to 22, 2006, in New York

Call for Entries

The Museum of Television & Radio will present its seventh annual Documentary Festival in New York beginning on October 12 and running through October 22, 2006. This year’s Festival will premiere approximately twenty of the season’s most noteworthy documentaries. Each screening will be introduced by the filmmaker and followed by the lively Q&A sessions that have become a hallmark of the Festival. In addition, there is once again a call for submissions for both Festival premieres and workshops.

Oakland - Halau 'O Keikiali'i Performance (07/15/06)

Halau 'O Keikiali'i at Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Don't miss Halau 'O Keikiali'i in a FREE Musical Conversation at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center on Saturday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. Dancers from the hula troupe will offer an informative and entertaining presentation on traditional Hawaiian music and dance.

This event is free and open to the public.

Stern Grove Festival's 69th Season is made possible with support from Major Sponsor Wells Fargo, Grants for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Hotel Sponsor the San Francisco Marriott, and media sponsors SF Weekly/East Bay Express, KPIX Channel 5, and 7x7 Magazine.

Stern Grove Festival Association
44 Page Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-6252
info@sterngrove.org

NYC - NY Press Music Issue Launch Party (07/12/06)

LA - "Marvelous Sea" (07/15/06 - 08/16/06)

A Common Thread.

July 8, 2006 - 6:40 p.m. PDT - Santa Monica, CA

Art by Camella Ehlke from the group show, A Common Thread.

LA - "The New 22" (07/08/06 - 08/05/06)

LA - Fiebre! (07/09/06)

Fiebre! ~ Sunday, July 9th ~

Okay, so what if all the teams we were excited about didn't make it to the finals... and only a bunch of euros are left. So what if this can no longer be the brazilian samba madness party we were hoping for (damn that Nike curse). So what? A good futbol game is STILL a GOOD FUTBOL GAME... The WORLD CUP is still the COPA MUNDIAL... And a party @ the "Chaplin House" (notoriously coined by Mr. Druhaha) is STILL a PARTY @ the Chaplin House. So, in honor of this truly international affair that occurs only once every 4 years & for anyone who has caught or been touched by the World Cup fever, we bring to you...

LA - "Surfing's Golden Age" (07/08/06 - 09/09/06)

LA - "Beefcake Babylon" (07/14/06 - 09/23/06)

“It's not easy being a God”…. Steve Reeves (1926-2000)

Beefcake Babylon
The Iconography of Sword and Sandal Epics from DeMille to Fellini

July 14th - September 23rd, 2006

Opening Reception Friday, July 14th 7-10pm

Free Valet Parking

During the late fifties and early sixties a cinematic genre was established through the genius of casting real life bodybuilders in the roles of figures from Greco Roman mythology. The most famous of all these bodybuilders was Steve Reeves. His first excursion into the realm of Zeus made him an an international star. The film was Le Fatiche di Ercole (1958). When it was released stateside as Hercules in 1960, the film caused a sensation at the box-office and the "peplum" or sword and sandal films became vogue. From this point on nearly two hundred films would follow the formula established in Hercules.

Glendale - "Open Theme" (07/09/06)

Ontario - The Summer Group Show (07/07/06 - 08/03/06)

More information: Galerie La Petite Mort

LA - "Build What You Will" (07/08/06 - 07/31/06)

More info: Erik Lang

LA - Fourstar 10th Anniversary Event (07/08/06)

LA - Zine Show (07/15/06 - ?)

Main Street and Rose.

July 5, 2006 - 8:12 p.m. PDT - Venice, CA

Silvio took this photo of a mural of a famous street corner in our neighborhood.

LA - "LA Reprazent" (07/08/06 - 08/06/06)

L.A. Reprazent!
July 8th - Aug. 6th

Opening Reception - Sat. July 8, 2006, 5-9pm

A group show that screams "What-up LA!"

Original paintings, photography, and clothing depicting the great city we live in and the artists that call her home.

Downtown Address:
110 Winston St. (at Main St., between 4th & 5th)
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013

NYC - "After the Reality" (07/06/06 - 08/12/06)

Philly - "Hang 'Em High" (07/07/06 - 07/30/06)

HANG ‘EM HIGH
A Caffeinated Exercise in Woodcutology

July 7th –July 30th, 2006

Reception with the artists: Friday, July 7th, 7-11pm

Free-for-all T-shirt printin' action: Saturday, July 8th, 1-3pm

SPACE 1026
1026 Arch Street
2nd Floor
Philadelphia
215.574.7630

NYC - "Celebrity" (07/06/06 - 08/12/06)

CELEBRITY
July 6 - August 12, 2006
Reception: Thursday, July 6, 6-8

Sixtyseven is pleased to announce the opening of CELEBRITY.

Starring: Paris Hilton, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Barbara Streisand, Martha Stewart, Tupac Shakur, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, and many more... With work by: Scott Hug, Jillian Mcdonald, Dawn Mellor, Rob Pruitt, Tom Sanford, and Federico Solmi.

CELEBRITY opens on July 6TH and will run through August 12th. Gallery summer hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Sixtyseven
547 West 27 Street. #309
(bet. 10th and 11th avenues)
New York, NY 10001
212.967.2260

LA - "Consumerism & Product #2" (07/15/06 - 08/19/06)

“Consumerism & Product” #2

A Commercial Gallery hosts a Non-profit Gallery

Gallery Revisited curates show of LA Art Association Artists

Reception: Saturday July 15 6-10pm
Show continues until August 19

This is the first cross-publicity venture of its kind that bridges the business gap between commercial art galleries and non-profit art galleries.

The goal of this exhibit is to showcase compelling work and raise awareness about the two types of art-selling venues and to enlighten audiences about the benefits of supporting artists. By abandoning the distinction between commercial & non-profit gallery tax status, one core purpose remains – to facilitate the careers of artists by not only providing a venue in which their work can be displayed & to generate a collector base that furthers the artists’ careers through acquisition and exposure.

Costa Mesa - "La Batalla" (07/01/06 - 07/23/06)

Subject Matter Gallery
Presents
"La Batalla"

Featuring Artwork From
Danny Gonzalez / Johnny Quintana / Marquis Lewis / Midztoro /
Patrick Martinez / Antonio Pelayo / Sonia Romero / Melissa Trochez / Jaime "GERMS" Zacarias

Opening Reception
Saturday, July 1st 7pm-11pm w/ DJ's
Subject Matter @ The LAB
We know parking is difficult. Spaces are available at The Camp, Randolph Street & the Business Complex next To Memphis

Show Runs
July 1st, 2006 - July 23rd, 2006

LA - "projected and selected images" (07/01/06 - 07/30/06)

Jump Cabo San Lucas!

June 30, 2006 - 6:16 p.m. PDT - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. I never thought I would feel so freeeeee. Give it up for my friends for being such good sports!

Seattle - Receiver Guest Artist Show (07/01/06 - 07/21/06)

Your favorite homegrown San Francisco gallery has put together a traveling exhibition with 9 of our favorite emerging artists.

Opening our west coast tour at the Burton Showroom in Seattle we proudly present art and apparel designs from: Nathan Fox, James Gibson, Maya Hayuk, Ogi, Henry Lewis, Chris Pew, Kelly Tunstall, Paul Urich, and Marci Washington.

NYC - "Flight Plan" (06/29/06 - 07/28/06)

Morgan Lehman Gallery Presents: Flight Plan
June 29- July 28, 2006
Opening reception: Thursday, June 29 2006, 6-8pm

Morgan Lehman is pleased to present our first summer group show titled “Flight Plan”, featuring Brook Caballero, Dana Carlson, Orly Cogan, Sean Cavanaugh, Kirsten Deirup, Franklin Evans, Philip Knoll, Jenny Laden, Dona Lief, Jeffrey Milstein, Amy Ross, and Paul Villinski.

Technically speaking, flight plans are filed by pilots with the local Aviation Authority prior to flying an aircraft to a destination. The flight plans include basic anticipated information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time of arrival, alternate airports in case of bad weather, the pilot's name, and number of passengers. These plans additionally provide a way of alerting rescuers if the scheduled flight is overdue.

LA - "Kindertotenlieder" (07/01/06 - 08/12/06)

Donovan Crosby - Kindertotenlieder
Project room: Matt Haber – Storm Withstanders
July 1 – August 12, 2006
Reception: Saturday, July 1 from 6-9pm
@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd., Culver City ***entrance in back

Summer at sixspace is sizzling! Our last exhibition of the season features the premiere solo exhibition Kindertotenlieder by gallery artist Donovan Crosby with our project room showing Los Angeles-based
artist Matt Haber's Storm Withstanders. The reception for both shows is Saturday, July 1 from 6-9pm. Both artists will be in attendance and there is talk of some planned summer/bbq-style festivities too.

SM - "A Common Thread" (07/08/06 - 08/12/06)

NYC - "Collage Party" (06/29/06 - 07/28/06)

COLLAGE PARTY!
June 29 - July 28, 2006
Reception for the Artists: Thursday, June 29, 6-8 pm

ZieherSmith, in collaboration with Winnipeg’s othergallery, presents Collage Party. Participating artists include: Brian Belott, Paul Butler, Daniel Dueck, dearraindrop, Michael Dumontier, Simon Hughes, Josh Jefferson, Jeff Ladouceur, Misaki Kawai, Timothy Marvel Hull, Taylor McKimens, Jason McLean, Shawna McLeod, Daniel O’Connor, Rachel Owens, Javier Piñón, Maeghan Reid, Karin Weiner, & Adrian Williams.

LA - Rubens' Retouched Drawings and Oil Sketches Lecture (07/06/06)

Rubens' Retouched Drawings and Oil Sketches (lecture)
July 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Getty Center

Drunken Silenus / Suyderhoef after Rubens
Top: Drunken Silenus (detail), Jonas Suyderhoef after Peter Paul Rubens, after 1640

An expressive and masterful painter, Peter Paul Rubens was also a savvy businessman who promoted his fame by making prints of his most successful paintings. In this free lecture by art historian Michiel Plomp, "From Drawings and Oil into Print: Rubens' Retouched Drawings and Oil Sketches Preparatory for Prints," learn how Rubens collaborated with a small army of artists to rework his complex compositions into prints.

SF - "5ives" (07/08/06 - 07/29/06)

5ives — A Group Exhibition. July 8th — July 29th.

In the eerie elusiveness of sublime inspirations comes “FIVES” - a new art show featuring five emerging artists showcasing their new work in Receiver Gallery’s new Valencia Street location.

FIVES brings together five emerging artists including:
Deedee Cheriel, (LA) Jeff Eisenberg (SF), Amanda Lynch (SF), Keli Reule (SF), and Casey Jex Smith (SF).

LA - Rubens and His Printmakers (07/05/06 - 09/24/06)

Rubens and His Printmakers
Date: Daily, July 5 - September 24, 2006
Location: East Pavilion, Plaza Level, Getty Center
Admission: Free

Peter Paul Rubens employed a small army of artists to make prints after his most successful paintings, drawings, and tapestry designs, thus increasing his fame throughout Europe. This exhibition explores the close working relationship between Rubens and his printmakers, elucidating a fascinating aspect of artistic collaboration. Not satisfied with making mere reproductions of his pictures, Rubens encouraged his artists to modify his compositions, which he also often reworked. In attempting to meet Rubens' strict demands, his printmakers contributed significantly to the development of Western printmaking techniques. The display's key theme of collaboration offers a supporting dialogue to the exhibition Rubens and Brueghel: A Working Friendship.

The Getty Center is located at 1200 Getty Center Drive in Los Angeles, California.

NYC - Fine Print: Bidoun (06/29/06)

Fine Print: Alternative Media at P.S.1

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents Fine Print: Alternative Media at P.S.1, a series of public programs co-organized with innovative publications from New York and nationwide. Participating publications include The Believer, Bidoun, Cabinet, Clear Cut Press, Esopus, Influence, The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest, Mass Appeal, n+1, The Relay Project, and Topic.

Fine Print: Bidoun
Thursday, June 29, 6:30 pm

NYC - EAI Summer Screening (06/28/06)

MUSIC VIDEO ART
on the river & under the stars

Celebrate summer with EAI at a special open-air video screening on the Hudson River at Pier 63 Maritime.

Wednesday, June 28th
9:00 pm
Pier 63 Maritime
23rd Street and the Hudson River (directions below)
New York City
Admission free

Please join EAI for an outdoor program of alternative music videos and music-based video by artists. The screening will include works by Cory Arcangel, Charles Atlas, Michael Bell-Smith, Johanna Billing, Dara Birnbaum, Meredith Danluck, Devin Flynn, Shana Moulton, Tony Oursler with Sonic Youth, Ara Peterson, Seth Price, and William Wegman.

The videos will be screened on the tented stage at Pier 63 Maritime, the public access pier on the Hudson River. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the pier.

SF - "Well Hung" (07/06/06 - 08/05/06)

"Well Hung"

featuring the new works by our favorite ladies: Sylvia Ji, Monica Canilao, Andrea Wicklund, Jenny Bird, Hanna Stouffer, Amanda Lopez, Laura Brink, Jennifer Poon, Siloette, Diana Thorneycroft, and Jill Simonsen.

Reception Date: July 6th, 2006
7pm to 11pm
Runs through: August 5th, 2006

White Walls
835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.931.1500

LA - Swap Meet (06/24/06)

SWAP MEET
Piracy - Karaoke - Conviviality
SATURDAY, June 24
9pm till Late
Free

http://betalevel.com/2006/06/24/swap-meet-13/

Lately we've been wondering why Swap Meet hasn't been raided in a joint RIAA/NSA skull-crushing magneto-sweep. We think it's because they've seen Big Trouble in Little China. The lawyers are all like "Hey, go to Chinatown and find out what this 'swapy karaoke' business is all about." And the skull-crushers are all like "Pfft! I'm not messing with that frickin' lightning guy!"

Come to Swap Meet. Where it's safe.

Coney Island - Mermaid Parade (06/24/06)

Philly - Just For Kicks Screening (06/23/06)

The Sultan's Elephant.

This past May, Royal de Luxe performed a spectacular puppet show for the people of London. Below is just one example of what amazed and captured the hearts of all who were lucky enough to witness the public spectacle:

More videos. More pictures. More information. Meet The Sultan's Elephant.

The show will next appear in Antwerp (Belgium) 6 – 9 July and then in Calais at the end of September and Le Havre at the end of October. Please come to America!

LA - "Secrets of Society" (06/24/06 - 07/22/06)

Berlin - "You Have More Freedom Than You Are Using" (06/23/06 - 07/22/06)

Summer Threads.

Art + Fashion, Street + Beach = Sensational threads. Hello, summer!

Flip-flops by Futura Laboratories. Available through Sold Out.

Bikini by Kaws / Married to the Mob. 100 pieces. That's right, a limited edition bikini! Available through Alife, Colette and OriginalFake.

Cheep Cheap!

This plastic cuckoo clock has got to be the greatest housewarming gift find of the season! For $16.95, you can annoy the f*ck out of your friends every hour on the hour with 12 different songs! Force them to think about you all day long but don't blame them when they throw this lovely gift out the window.

7" x 12". Available at Koo de Kir.

LA - "Vermin on the Mount" (06/25/06)

More: Vermin on the Mount

NYC - "Upstairs at the Square" (06/21/06)

LA - LA-Lit interviews Will Alexander (06/25/06)

LA-Lit interviews Will Alexander
Sunday, June 25 at 2pm
At Betalevel

We’d like to invite you to a live radio recording, poetry reading & conversation this coming Sunday June 25 at 2 p.m. at Betalevel in Chinatown. Will Alexander will be the featured writer on LA-lit, a radio show co-curated by Mathew Timmons & Stephanie Rioux. The show (& hence the recording) lasts a little over an hour and will be about 30 minutes of reading & about 30 minutes of questions & answers/further questions – alternating between the two modes in hopes of creating a space for dynamic conversation.

Will Alexander is a poet and visual artist. Working from Los Angeles, he has updated the alchemy of surrealist vision (found in such poets as Aimé Césaire and Raymond Roussel) to write his own cosmic parables, in his own electric incandescent language. His poetic works include Exobiology as Goddess, Asia & Haiti, Above the Human Nerve Domain, Towards the Primeval Lightning Field, and The Stratospheric Canticles. He has two works forthcoming: a novella, Alien Weaving, from Green Integer; and a book of poems, Sri Lankan Loxodrome, from Canopic Press. His most recent book, a trilogy of novels, Sunrise and Armageddon, is out from from Spuyten Duyvil. The International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England named Will Outstanding Scholar of the 20th Century and he was also recognized by the Whiting Foundation for exceptional literary achievement in New York. In 2002 Will received a fellowship for poetry from the California Arts Council.

NYC - "Meditations in an Emergency" (06/20/06 - 08/04/06)

Video Still from Sunday in the Country with Larry Rivers by John Glassie

Meditations in an Emergency
Opening Reception Tomorrow: Tuesday June 20 | 6pm-8pm

Please join Jen Bekman this Tuesday evening (tomorrow!) at a reception for Meditations in an Emergency, a group show featuring jen bekman artists' responses to Frank O'Hara's poem by the same name.

NYC - Slave Magazine Launch Party (06/24/06)

ESTER PARTEGĄS

SLAVE MAGAZINE

CALORIES: UNITS OF ENERGY 1998-2005

LAUNCH PARTY

SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2006, FROM 5-7PM

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to presents a launch party for Ester Partegąs' artist project, Calories: Units of Energy 1998-2005, produced as a special issue of Slave Magazine on Saturday, June 24, 2006, from 5-7pm. Published in Australia, Slave Magazine takes a different format for each issue. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets.

Heavy Metal.

June 18, 2006 - 3:12 p.m. PST - Studio City, CA

Where do you find an office desk when your home's decor is best described as a hodgepodge of mid-century modern, Ikea, Modernica and vintage medical pieces?

Steel Casey! Look no further for refurbished and refinished salvaged vintage Steelcase office furniture. Located in hot-as-hell-Studio City, their bright yellow showroom is hard to miss. There is a generous selection of desks and a copious color palette that will work for any room in your home. The courteous and patient staff (especially Egan) is worth a visit alone, if not just for a chat. If you’re going to buy, remember to bring your checkbook; they’re vintage in the sales department too.

LA - Live Art and Experimental Music Night (06/23/06)

Local Hustlers, a lucky winner and a guest are invited to attend this spectacular event. Please leave a comment and we'll hook it up! Good luck and enjoy!

Live Art and Experimental Music Night

Bob Bellerue/halfnormal and Wanda Gala
Jocelyn Schneider Foye
The Swinging Chandeliers

at Dangerous Curve

an Experimental Exhibition
and Performance/Live Art Space

Friday, June 23, 2006
8:00 p.m.

$10.00

1020 East Fourth Place
(500 Molino Street #102)
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

NYC - "Ends and Odds" (06/24/06 - 07/19/06)

NYC - "Green by Design" (06/28/06)

New York Hustlers! The kind folks behind "Green by Design" have a pair of tickets to giveaway so you can come hang out. The first person to leave a comment, goes (with a friend). Good luck and have fun!

"Green by Design," the next event in Bryan Keefer's series of discussions on next-wave culture at Makor, the Upper West Side branch of the 92nd Street Y for New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s. "Green by Design" takes place on Wednesday, June 28th, at 7:00pm.

Featured panelists include Dominic Muren, an engineer, toy designer and contributor to Treehugger.com; Yael Alkalay, founder and CEO of red flower , a line of beauty products made with organic and sustainable botanicals; and Robert Frenay, author of Pulse: The Coming Age of Systems and Machines Inspired by Living Things.

London - "Suite" (06/21/06 - 07/22/06)

Carolina Raquel Antich

Suite

21 June - 22 July 2006

private view: Wednesday 21 June, 6-8pm

Gimpel Fils is pleased to present Caroline Raquel Antich’s first solo exhibition in London. Based in Italy, Antich has received international acclaim for her unsettling paintings of children at play.

NYC - "Montezuma’s Revenge" (06/22/06 - 08/18/06)

Nicole Klagsbrun is pleased to present Montezuma’s Revenge, a group exhibition gathering artists from diverse backgrounds. The exhibition will be on view from June 22nd until August 18th, 2006, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 22 from 6 to 8 pm.

NYC - "Delight" (06/22/06 - 08/18/06)

Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery is pleased to present Delight, an exhibition of paintings by Alona Harpaz. This is Ms. Harpaz’s solo debut in the United States. The exhibition is on view from June 22nd to August 18th, 2006 with an opening reception on June 22nd from 6 to 8 pm. The artist will be in attendance.

Tagging the Sky.

June 17, 2006 - 2:53 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

NYC - "Endless Summer" (06/30/06 - 07/29/06)

Matt Lucas

"Endless Summer"

Invisible NYC is pleased to host Endless Summer, a solo-exhibit by photographer, Matt Lucas (www.ishotmattlucas.com).

Mr. Lucas has exhibited his photographs throughout the U.S., his work gracing the covers and pages of numerous publications, such as Heeb and NY Arts Magazine. For his exhibition at Invisible NYC, Mr. Lucas combines redefined and manipulated images from pop culture and art history, his own photographs, and reappropriated personal photographs taken by others to create a meticulous and ambitious installation that consumes the gallery space.

LA - "And the Damage Done" (06/17/06 - 08/15/06)

SF - Receiver Gallery Grand Opening (06/17/06)

You are invited to the Grand Opening Party for our new space in the sunny Mission district in SF! Come celebrate with us this Saturday!

Receiver
1415 Valencia St. (@ 25th)
San Francisco, Ca
94110

6 - 10 pm, Saturday, June 17th, 2006

* Live music @ 8:30 by The Doppler Trio! with DJ selections by Jaxxxon and friends!

* Art generously displayed by friends, 100% of the proceeds go to the artists! Get some!

* Delicious beer courtesy of Anchor Steam, and Mexico (and us)!

LA - Wassup Rockers Free-For-All Block Party (06/25/06)

First Look Studios and American Apparel

In Association with SkatePark Association USA

Presents the

“Wassup Rockers Free-For-All Block Party”

Featuring Games of Skate, Live Bands, Sneak Preview Screening of Larry Clark’s Wassup Rockers

With Larry Clark, the Cast of the Film, Skater Chad Muska & Other Special Guests In Person

Downtown LA – Sunday, June 25, 2006

SJ - "Come To Me" (07/07/06 - 08/19/06)

LA - RES Screening (06/20/06)

The first person to answer the following question wins a pair of tickets to attend the screening:

Name four creative projects other than Sonic Youth that Kim Gordon has worked on.

Art Work.

June 13, 2006 - 11:32 p.m. PST - Los Angeles, CA

Happy Birthday to Jose and Darren. Big ups to Young and Davi. It was no surprise that the global network was out in full force to celebrate a gathering of creativity now.

SF - "Eating Grass" (06/24/06 - 07/26/06)

Stockholm - "I HIDE IN SNAKES" (06/16/06 - 07/09/06)

"I HIDE IN SNAKES"
STEFAN DANIELSSON
JUNE 16 - JULY 9, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST: FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 6-9 pm

This is the first solo exhibition by Swedish artist Stefan Danielsson

NYC - "100 New York Mysteries" (06/23/06 - 08/04/06)

Aaron Krach
100 New York Mysteries
23 June — 4 August 2006
Reception: Thursday, 22 June 2006, 6 — 8 pm

For his first exhibition at DCKT Contemporary, Aaron Krach stakes a claim to a piece of the rich and varied history of artists inspired by New York City. “My new work fits somewhere between late, jazzy Piet Mondrian and early, East Village Madonna,” says Krach. “It’s a genuine but perhaps futile attempt to capture the beauty of Manhattan streets and the sex appeal of pure, unadulterated pop culture.”

LA - "MILITANT GUILD OF RURAL TAILORS RESEARCH GROUP RECRUITMENT DRIVE" (06/13/06 - 07/05/06)

LA - "June Thirteenth" (06/13/06)

181 Martel Presents: June Thirteenth

181 Martel is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by June 13th. A collaboration fueled by the energy and creativity of Dr. Romanelli and José Parlá.

The show is comprised of a unique collection that defines the vision
and flow of June 13th. This compilation introduces a number of unique collaborations with Visvim, Anachronorm, and Dita; some of the world’s freshest and most innovative brands.

June13th creates original artwork on leather patchwork by Dr. Romanelli with meticulous designs by José Parla’s calligraphy and painting techniques packed and jumbled with layers of written stories, poems, names and motifs.

LA - Hollywood & Highland "Live Large" (06/15/06)

Dynamic Duo.

June 9, 2006 - 10:36 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

There's a lot to say about creatives Diana Hong and Peter Sutherland. Until I can get a proper interview done, I'm just going to leave you with a couple of words about the two: playground love.

SF - "Conflated" (06/09/06 - ?)

LA - "Dots & Plates" (06/17/06 - 07/22/06)

Paris - ES Footwork Party (06/10/06)

Extreme Sweetness.

Diet Coke, Mentos and a lot of ingenuity will get you noticed. Maybe backyard scientists, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz can coordinate the water show for the next hot Vegas property. Bellagio, watch your back!

LA- "Cast" (06/17/06 - 07/10/06)

Cast
A sculpture show featuring: Evah Fan, Gary Garay, Jungmin Koh, Albert Reyes, Florencio Zavala, Rachell Sumpter, Luke Ramsey, Patrick Roberts, Esther Watson, Mark Todd, Jess Hutch, Mari Araki

June 17 - July 10, 2006
Reception: Saturday June 17, 7-10 p.m.

SF - Kami and Susu Art Opening (06/08/06 - ?)

KAMI AND SASU

Upper Playground in association with FIFTY24SF Gallery is pleased to present installations and illustrations by Japanese husband and wife artists , Kami and Sasu. The Tokyo-based artists have shown their work worldwide, from Milan, Italy to Manchester, UK to Mito, Japan. As members of “The Barnstormers”, they have left their mark through out the South East of the United States painting barns, trucks and farm equipment.

Known for their large murals and installations that draw upon their personal inspirations, Kami and Sasu collaborate to build stunning iconographies. Drawing from traditional Japanese Calligraphy and sprawling patterns, they create new sensual forms in bold colors that represent their signature style. As a duo, their work is recognized by Kami’s strong line work and Sasu’s distinctive patterns.

OPENING RECEPTION
June 8, 2006: 7-9:30PM

FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 Fillmore St.
SF CA 94117
(415)252-0144 ext.4

LA - "INFORMATICS and THE STYROBOT FACE-OFF" (06/10/06 - 07/01/06)

MICHAEL SALTER

INFORMATICS and THE STYROBOT FACE-OFF

JUNE 1Oth - JULY 1st, 2006

OPENING RECEPTION June 10th 7-10pm

BLK/MRKT Gallery is happy to present Michael Salter with a site-specific installation, Informatics and The Styrobot Face-Off, that includes sculpture, logotypes, animation, drawings, styrobots and other works creating an atmosphere that explores their tenuous relationships. The installation is the result of Salter's continued research into contemporary visual culture and its potential effects on the cognitive process.

LA - "Club27" (06/10/06 - 07/01/06)

LA - "RATTLE THE CHANDELIER" (06/10/06 - 07/10/06)

The Lab 101 Gallery presents;

'RATTLE THE CHANDELIER'

featuring art work by;

MICHELLE BLADE . KEREN RICHTER . KEITH ANDREW SHORE . CHRISTOPHER SILAS NEAL . JOSH COCHRAN . KEITH WARREN GREIMAN . MATT FURIE . KELSEY BROOKES

JUNE 10 - JULY10, 2006
Opening Reception: SATURDAY . JUNE 10 . 2006 7-10PM

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

Ojai - "More Playgrounds" (06/10/06 - 07/30/06)

More Playgrounds June 10th – July 30th, 2006 The Nathan Larramendy Gallery is please to announce, More Playgrounds, photographs by Aaron Plant. More Playgrounds is Plant’s first solo exhibition at the Nathan Larramendy Gallery. The gallery will host an afternoon opening reception on Saturday, June 10th from 3 – 5 pm. The artist will be present at the opening reception. The exhibition dates are June 10th – July 30th, 2006. The exhibition is accompanied with a catalog of Plant’s work with essays by Lisa Le Feuvre and Laura Richard Janku.

Doing the Backstroke in the Lake of Fire.

June 3, 2006 - 8:18 p.m. PST - San Pedro, CA

This is an example of Porous Walker's wonderful work currently up at the Walled City gallery in San Pedro, CA. "Doing the Backstroke in the Lake of Fire" is a collaborative installation by Edith Abeyta, Rheim Alkadhi and Porous Walker

LA - "And The Damage is Done" (06/17/060 - 07/15/06)

Sat. June 17

Corey Helford Gallery presents
Sage Vaughn's “and the damage done”

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310-287-2340

Exhibition: June 17 - July 15
Opening Artist Reception: Sat. June 17, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Regular gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00pm to 6:00pm

LA - "Mirror City" (06/17/06 - 07/12/06)

Brooklyn - "Slidepool" (06/16/06 - 07/16/06)

LA - Playboy Jazz on Film (06/15/06)

Thursday, June 15, 7:30 pm

Playboy Jazz on Film

The Playboy Jazz Festival evening of jazz on film returns to the Bing Theater! Once again, jazz film archivist Mark Cantor presents an eclectic mix of big band, small combo, bop, and modern jazz on film. The program includes many well-known and respected jazz artists, including Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Louis Armstrong. In addition, there will be a large number of world-premiere clips featuring performances never before seen in public, including the earliest film appearances by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and Thelonious Monk.

Admission is free but tickets are required and may be picked up at the museum box office from noon on the day of the event. Tickets must be presented at the door of the Bing Theater by 7:20 p.m. After this time, entrance to the theater is on a first come, first served basis.

SF - Carter Opening (06/02/06 - 06/30/06)

CARTER
June 2 - 30, 2006
Opening Saturday, June 3rd, 6-9pm

The Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco is pleased to present a solo exhibition of the works of New York-based artist Carter, which will include his characteristic collaged drawings on hand marbleized paper, as well as photographs.

As Matthew Higgs notes, Carter’s works are “…a form of deflected (or defective) self-portraiture...assembled - in a manner akin to a police "Identikit" image, or a "Mr. Potato Head" figure - from pre- drawn fragments that depict bodily parts and facial characteristics (profiles, hair styles, moustaches, beards, noses, ears, mouths, eyes, etc.), and invariably make reference to the artist's own physiognomy.”

SM - adicup 2006 Tournament (06/10/06)

adicup 2006 Tournament
Los Angeles, California

Hosted by adidas, ARKITIP & Undefeated

Food, Drinks, Music, Prizes
June 10th 2006, 11am - 6pm

Crossroads Soccer Field
1715 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, California

SM - ARKITIP Issue Release Event (06/09/06)

ARKITIP Issue Release Event
Featuring Photographer Peter Sutherland

Food, Drinks, Music
June 9th 2006, 7pm - 10pm

Undefeated
2654 - D Main Street
Santa Monica, California

San Pedro - "Doing the Backstroke in the Lake of Fire" (06/03/06 - 07/15/06)

Doing the Backstroke in the Lake of Fire

A collaborative installation by
Edith Abeyta, Rheim Alkadhi and Porous Walker

An examination of the feverish Christian fundamentalism that has taken over the political and personal landscape in the U.S. and a conceptual celebration of hedonism and sin (if you believe in that sort of thing).

June 3 - July 15, 2006
Opening Reception Saturday June 3, 7-10 PM
Booze & Fun will be served - see you there

LA - A Conversation with Danger Mouse (06/12/06)

Danger Mouse (photo: Matthew Donaldson).

Monday, June 12, 2006
7pm

Los Angeles Film Festival
A Conversation with Danger Mouse
DJ, producer, and 2006 L.A. Film Festival Artist in Residence Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) garnered attention for his 2004 underground The Grey Album, a mash-up of Jay-Z’s The Black Album and The Beatles’s The White Album. In 2005, he was recognized with a Grammy nomination for his production of The Gorillaz's Demon Days. Most recently, Danger Mouse collaborated with Cee-Lo to release the album St. Elsewhere under the name Gnarls Barkley.

Magic Music.

Excuse me. But where are the Frank Sinatras and Antonio Carlos Jobims of today? If this music doesn't put you at ease you probably have coal for a heart.

Philly - "Clodhopper" (06/02/06 - 07/24/06)

Philly - "Superman vs. Darth Vader" (06/02/06)

NYC - Freight Train Graffiti Book Launch (06/01/06)

LA - Free Summer at the Hammer Museum (05/30/06 - 09/03/06)

Free Summer at the Hammer Museum

The Museum offers free admission to all exhibitions, collections, and public programs from Memorial Day to Labor Day

From Memorial Day to Labor Day (May 30 through September 3, 2006), the Hammer Museum offers free admission to its exhibitions, collections, and public programs as part of Free Summer. Due to the wildly popular response to 2005's Free Summer, the Museum has again waived admission during the summer months to give Los Angeles residents even greater access to the Hammer's outstanding exhibitions, resourceful collections, and full slate of engaging public programs.

Free Summer at the Hammer also marks the beginning of new collaborations with Indie 103.1FM and Los Angeles Film Festival, which add more variety to an already enriching summer schedule. Programs featured during Free Summer include outdoor concerts and film screenings, readings for children, and lectures, conversations, and discussions on popular culture, politics, and the arts.

Temporary exhibitions on view during Free Summer include The Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America (through August 20), the acclaimed exhibition that charts the development of one of the greatest collections of modern art in America with 240 works by over 100 artists; Hammer Projects by artists Jesper Just (through July 2); Walead Beshty (through July 23); Monique van Genderen (through July 30); Elliott Hundley (through August 27); Animations: Nathalie Djurberg, Brent Green, and David Shrigley & Chris Shepherd (opening July 8); Angela Dufresne (opening July 29); and Christine Nguyen (opening August 17). In addition, the Armand Hammer Collection, which is always on view at the Museum, is free of charge.

LA - "Guitar Eros" (06/02/06 - 07/08/06)

NYC - "I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art" (06/03/06 - 09/23/06)

I WILL NOT MAKE ANY MORE BORING ART

Lithographs, Publications & Ephemera

from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

Exhibition on display from June 3 - September 23, 2006

Opening reception on Saturday, June 3rd, 5-8 pm

LA - Glenn Campbell & Justin Winokur (06/03/06 - 07/15/06)

GLENN CAMPBELL and JUSTIN WINOKUR
an exhibition of photography

reception:
Saturday, June 3 2006 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Exhibition continues through July 15, 2006

Transport Gallery
1308 Factory Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Culture Queen.

Why Not Studios up to his usual antics. First the hubby Napoleon and now this. Ha!

I Love Kristin Smith.

May 28, 2006 - 2:34 p.m. PST - Malibu, CA

This Memorial Day weekend someone wanted to tell Kristin Smith that she was loved.

LA - Culver City Artwalk (06/03/06)

For details, maps and all other ARTWALK related info go to http://www.culvercity.org

LA - "You & Me" (05/27/06 - ?)

UNITARD GALLERY present "YOU & ME"
Works of KATSUO DESIGN & FROHAWK TWO-FEATHERS

Opening Reception
Saturday, May 27th, 8:00 pm - 0:00 am

Music by
DJ Frosty / Hoseh / Nico

Gallery Location
706 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Katsuo

LA - "Multicultural Self Taught Artists" (06/01/06 - 06/29/06)

Carol Es, Rudiment, 2005

LA Artcore Brewery Annex Presents:
Multicultural Self Taught Artists:

Donabella Baluyut, Carol Es, John Gibbon, Tom Hollenstein, Lou Kalogerakos, George Two Horses, Ginette Mizraki, and David Walker

June 1 - 29, 2006
Reception & Conversations with the Artists:
Sunday, June 4, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

LA - "Nowhere Anywhere" (06/02/06 - 07/08/06)

PETER KLASEN: NOWHERE ANYWHERE

June 2- July 8, 2006
Artist’s Opening Reception: Friday, June 2, 7 – 9 pm

M+B is pleased to present Nowhere Anywhere, an exhibition of photography by Paris-based artist Peter Klasen. Coming to Los Angeles after it’s inaugural exhibition at the Maison Européene de la Photographie in Paris in the Fall of 2006, this exhibition takes us—for the first time—into the fascinating world of the photos Klasen has taken over the past 30 years, which have served as the basis for the concretization of his paintings.

NYC - Halsey Rodman & Robert de Saint Phalle Openings (06/01/06 - 07/01/06)

Please join us next week at the opening reception for:

Gallery 1: Halsey Rodman “The Navigator’s Quarters Must Not Be Disturbed”

Gallery 2: Robert de Saint Phalle “Flotsam”

Opening reception:
Thursday, June 1st
6pm – 8pm

The exhibition runs from June 1st – July 1st, 2006.

Guild & Greyshkul
28 Wooster St. Ground Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 625-9224
Fax: (212) 625-0151

Tues – Sat, 11am – 6pm

NYC - "You Have to be Almost Gifted to do What I do" (05/27/06 - 07/28/06)

EXHIBITION: "You have to be almost gifted to do what I do"

DATES: May 27 – July 28, 2006

LOCATION: Alexander and Bonin Gallery, 132 Tenth Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets

HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm

An exhibition of work by twelve new artists, curatedby Oliver Newton and Steven Stewart, will be shown on the 3rd floor of Alexander and Bonin beginning May 27th.

Fridays Off the 405.

May 26, 2006 - 8:08 p.m. PST - Los Angeles, CA

John Tejada playing a set at the Getty Center's "Fridays Off the 405" event.

Ball Art.

May 25, 2006 - 7:35 p.m. PST - Los Angeles, CA

Soccer ball art by Jose Parla. Drawn on the spot. As seen at Nike's Los Angeles Jogo Bonito tournament.

Call For Submissions: Share The Air Video Contest

PANASONIC INTRODUCES “SHARE THE AIR” VIDEO CONTEST IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPONSORSHIP OF DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR

Panasonic announces the "Share the Air" Video Contest, with an open call for action sports film submissions.

In the spirit of self-expression, creativity and sharing, the Panasonic "Share the Air" Video Contest welcomes participation from amateur filmmakers on the up and up and industry professionals alike.

Panasonic understands that action sports are much more than tricks and thrills. They're about creativity, self-expression, pushing yourself and having the time of your life. That's Panasonic’s definition of "Share the Air." What's yours?

On May 17th, Panasonic challenged filmmakers to show what “Share the Air” means to them in the form of a 24-second action sports film. Submitted videos will be reviewed and evaluated by Panasonic and renowned action sports filmmakers Ty Evans and Aaron Meza. Two Grand Prize Winners will each win a Panasonic HD video package worth over $16,000, including the new state-of-the-art AG-HVX200 High Definition camcorder, and $5,000 cash. Winning submissions will also be considered for national broadcast as Panasonic television commercials. In addition, four First Prize Winners will each win a video prize package worth over $1,000.

NYC - "Arrangement" (06/01/06 - 07/14/06)

Schänke, 2005, oil on canvas

Christian Hellmich

Arrangement
1 June - 14 July 2006

Opening Reception
Thursday, 1 June, 6-8 PM

LEHMANN MAUPIN
540 WEST 26TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10001
T.212.255.2923
F.212.255.2924
info@lehmannmaupin.com

Napoleon Dynamite!

Et voila. Silvio's 2006 portrait. As illustrated and tweaked by artist, Stanley of Why Not Studios. Absolutely brill! Now if one of you can paint the accompanying Marie Antoinette portrait of moi, we'd be quite the love-to-hate couple.

Copenhagen - "Highmath" (05/26/06 - 06/24/06)

NYC - Augusten Burroughs Reading (05/24/06)

Word for Word Series
Augusten Burroughs, Possible Side Effects: True Stories

* Wednesday, May 24
* 12:30pm – 1:45pm
* Bryant Park Reading Room

The theme is himself as Augusten Burroughs takes a personal look at everything from Junior Mints to the Tooth Fairy in Possible Side Effects: True Stories.

LA - Fridays Off the 405 (05/26/06)

John Tejada (top) combines Detroit techno, hip-hop, and classical influences into richly layered techno (top); Jimmy Tamborello, aka Dntel (below), uses electonic artistry to create a novel blend of techno, pop, guitar, vocals, and found sound

Fridays Off the 405

Date: Friday, May 26, 2006, 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Museum Courtyard
Admission: Free

NYC - "I Want to Live Forever" (05/25/06)

NYC - "A.R.T. Press' Between Artists Series" Book Launch (05/27/06)

A.R.T. Press' Between Artists Series

Liam Gillick / Lawrence Weiner

Paul Chan / Martha Rosler

Book Launch

Saturday, May 27, 2006, from 5-7 PM

Call For Submissions: I Love A Parade!

I LOVE A PARADE!
The 2nd Annual Art Parade
Call to Artists

If you missed the Art Parade last year, we'll assume you learned your lesson and you'll mark September 9 in your calendar now. If you want to be the one waving to the crowd - artists, performers and designers are cordially invited to create floats, placards, portable sculptures, kites, performances and street spectacles. Submit your proposal to artparade@deitch.com. Only really fabulous ideas entertained.

THE 2nd ANNUAL ART PARADE presented by Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, 4PM, WEST BROADWAY

Copenhagen - CPH DISTORTION Opening Party (05/31/06)

LA - Keith Tamashiro Fundraisers (05/24/06 - 05/26/06)

Call For Submissions: A Scanner Darkly Trailer

A SCANNER DARKLY TRAILER CONTEST

A Scanner Darkly
Keanu Reeves in A Scanner Darkly, directed by Richard Linklater (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment)

RES wants you to recut, remix or remake the film trailer for Richard Linklater's upcoming animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly. Visit scanner.res.com to download trailer elements and remix using the program of your choice. Then go to www.jumpcut.com (you can also use their free online editor) to submit your remix and then later vote for your film online. Your trailer can be one to three minutes long and you can use the supplied footage and audio, or your own, but please refrain from using other copyrighted material. The contest is open to residents of the US ages 18 or over, and grand prize winners will receive two tickets to the US premiere of A Scanner Darkly, plus roundtrip airfare, hotel and limo to and from the airport and premiere, along with a Microsoft Windows 64-bit powered Professional Video Editing Workstation including Adobe Production Studio Premium. The deadline is June 7. Visit the Web site for entry procedures, official rules and prizes for the Runner-up and Audience Choice Award winner.

LA - Quality of Life Premiere Ticket Giveaway (05/26/06 - 05/28/06)

To my five regular readers,

The generous "Quality of Life" crew would like to invite one of you (and your lucky guest) to attend one of the premier screenings of this highly anticipated film about urban life and culture. The first person to leave a comment gets to go (please make sure to leave a valid email address).

Stockholm - Vice Comics Issue Release Party (05/26/06)

LA - "Rise" (05/27/06 - 06/24/06)

Image: Chad Robertson - Untitled, 2006, Oil on canvas, 72 x 36 in.

Chad Robertson - Rise
May 27 - June 24, 2006
Reception: Saturday, May 27 from 6-9pm
@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd. in Culver City (entrance in back)

LIC - "Fine Print: Mass Appel" (05/25/06)

Brussels - Akroe & Krsn (05/26/06 - 07/02/06)

AKROE & KRSN

Reception: friday May 26, 18h00-22h00
Exhibition: May 27, 2006 - July 2, 2006

Stockholm - Beneath Exhibition 03 & 1 Year Anniversary (06/01/06 - 06/17/06)

BENEATH Exhibition 03 & 1 Year anniversay

BENEATH’s third exhibition of 2006 see’s Danish illustrator, artist and fashion designer Kathrine de Place Bjorn exhibit a series of specially commisioned portraits and clothes at BENEATH from June 1st – 17th June. 1st of June also marks BENEATH’s first year at its new location

LA - “End of Hunger” Benefit Show (05/21/06)

89.9 KCRW Presents

“End of Hunger” Benefit Show

With Quincy Coleman, Shane Alexander and AM

At Cinespace in Hollywood, CA

Sunday, May 21, 2006

The End of Hunger Fund (EHF) is a non-profit organization committed to inspiring people around the world to join the revolution to end hunger. On Sunday, May 21, 2006, 89.9 KCRW (www.kcrw.com) will host the “End of Hunger” benefit show as part of their concert series at Cinespace in Hollywood featuring performances by three of Los Angeles’ most talented, up-and-coming artists: Quincy Coleman (www.quincysongs.com), Shane Alexander (www.shanealexandermusic.com), and AM (www.AMSounds.com), all of whom are releasing new albums in May. Proceeds will benefit EHF. Cinespace is located at 6356 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. Tickets are $10.00 for general entry and may be reserved in advance by calling the EHF Ticket Hotline at 310-696-9360 or emailing Events@EndofHunger.org. Ages 21+ are welcome. For more information on the venue please call 323-817-3456 (FILM) or visit www.cine-space.com. For information about this event and EHF please visit www.endofhunger.org.

LA - "Quality of Life" Opening & After Party (05/26/06)

Hello Graffiti Art & Film Lovers (go see this movie, I will),

The indie film Quality of Life comes to LA for its theatrical debut hot after a successful run (multiple sold-out nights) in NYC. It opens Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, May 26th at Laemmle's Fairfax 3 (on Beverly Blvd.).

Shot on location in San Francisco's Mission District, Quality of Life is not a documentary, but a narrative drama. It sheds light on a clandestine graffiti subculture, with an authentic and riveting story of two young taggers who struggle to maintain their friendship as their lives unravel and the cops close in.

A former at-risk kid himself, director Benjamin Morgan's connection to the underground youth of today accentuates the film’s Cinéma Vérité style. Says Morgan, “I set out to make this film to expose the absurdity of so-called ‘quality of life’ laws. The tough-on-crime political climate has become endemic in the United States. After working in the juvenile justice and mental health fields for over a decade, I became frustrated with the systemic flaws inherent in youth programs...”

LA - Dance Camera West (06/10/06 & 06/15/06)

Dance Camera West, LA's Dance Film Festival

Sat. 6/10 & Thu. 6/15:
UCLA Hammer Museum – Courtyard
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024 (310-443-7000; www.hammer.ucla.edu)
- Hammer events are free

MORE INFORMATION: 213-480-8633

NYC - "We Were Young and It Was Summer" (05/20/06 - 06/21/06)

LA - "NeoPlural" (05/20/06 - 06/10/06)

Scion presents: NeoPlural
Contemporary Bay Area Art

Featuring work from:

Eneri Abillar, Francis Baker, Alec Bennett, Francis Berry, Vanessa Blaikie, Krescent Carasso, Dan Grayber, Robert Larson, Charles Linder, Joey Piziali, Yuri Psinakis, Ronaldo Sandoval, Andrew Schoultz, Justin Young

Curated by Yuri Psinakis

OPENING : Saturday, May 20th, 2006 7-10PM
(most of the artists will be in attendance)
Show from May 20th - June 10th, 2006

Scion Installation L.A.
8553 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, California 90232
310.841.0478

NYC - "Overthrows" (05/18/06 - 06/24/06)

Rachel Owens: Overthrows
May 18 - June 24, 2006
Reception for the Artist: Thursday, May 18, 6-8 pm

"These counties are almost entirely green land with small coverts; there is almost complete absence of wire… so that anyone mounted on a clean-jumping horse with plenty of pace and stamina may, if so inclined, follow wherever a fox may lead hounds…. In fact, there is nothing whatever to prevent him from following and seeing the whole of any hunt from a find to the kill (once he is clear of the stampede from covertside), except his own limitations or those of his horse." Thomas Forman, 1953.

Boston - The Anime Boston Big Battel (05/26/06)

Dear HOC Readers,

The following is a paid event. I'm telling you about it because I think that you might enjoy what the Kaiju folks have to offer. If you haven't been. Go! Before it becomes Coachella or Burning Man and it's too late to enjoy the true essence of Big Battels:

The Anime Boston Big Battel is less than two weeks away, and Dr. Cube's promise that "Someone Must Die!" has the Kaiju universe whipped into a frenzy. While everyone speculates just who will meet his demise, kaiju.com has released a new video - Midori No Kaiju vs Kung-Fu Chicken Noodle, that captures the final Battel of one of Kaiju's greatest champions.

In addition to the video, I have ordered the unveiling of the brand new Kaiju podcast - The Kaiju Podfighto! Download the Podfighto today at kaiju.com to hear Louden Noxious' coverage of the Road to Ambition tournament to determine Dr. Cube's championship opponent for the Anime Boston Battel. Then check back on Wednesday for the second episode which covers the conclusion of the tournament.

NYC - Dr. Benstock at 112 (05/22/06 - 05/26/06)

Dr. Benstock at 112
112 W 44th Street between 6th Ave. & Broadway
Monday - Friday May 22 - 26, 2006
6:00PM

After scouring the thrift stores of Middletown, NY for the past year, Dr. Benstock has returned for a week of gigs at chashama's window on 44th Street.

WATCH from the street as we destroy outdated vinyl!
MARVEL at the confused looks of people heading towards Tarzan!
ENJOY our reenactments of scenes from Mannequin!

Dr. Benstock is: John McDonough & Paul Spencer - Turnable surgeons
Live at Chashama's 44th St. Window
Free!

SM - "Von Dutch Tribute II" (05/20/06 - 06/20/06)

NYC - Lovett/Codagnone Book Launch (05/18/06)

Printed Matter Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Lovett/Codagnone's new publication Lovett/Codagnone on May 18th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. For the occasion, Printed Matter is pleased to present a display of related works by the artists, curated by Lia Gangitano, which will be on view through Saturday, May 27th. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

Published by Charta, Lovett/Codagnone documents the history of the artists' creative partnership, from their earliest works addressing the assimilation of gay culture by mass aesthetic consumption—fashion, music, entertainment—to their later performances reflecting on identity and the inadequacy of language with respect to the complexity of relationships.

LA - DinnerNet Dinner (05/16/06)

DinnerNet Dinner Access GRANTED!
Tuesday, May 16th at 8pm

Hello. What does that mean??

DinnerNet is a laboratory concerned primarily with the proliferation of highly multifarious combinatoric mutations of dinner and fine literature.

With dinner sometimes comes anxiety. This can be a problem because we all eat dinner. We all eat dinner a lot. The Internet makes it possible for all of us dinner eating people to be together. We can be in a place where we can truly let our selves drift away from the brutal physicality of dinner.

Together together together.

NYC - Oliver Boberg Series (05/13/06 - 06/17/06)

Oliver Boberg

May 13 – June 17, 2006

DCKT Contemporary is pleased to announce representation of Oliver BOBERG and his first exhibition with the gallery. Works from the Seiten / Pages series will be debuted as well as films from the Nacht-Orte / Night Sites series.

LA - "Afloat" (05/13/06 - 06/25/06)

Costa Mesa - "Collabro" (05/20/06 - 06/18/06)

NYC - "Secrets and Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors" (05/11/06 - 06/03/06)

adicolor Video: Black

Media maker Saiman Chow created "A Psychedelic, Cartoon-Noir" for the adicolor black campaign. What you see is a freakish Tim Burton'esque Panda and Fish short film; what you feel is a bit of nausea and admiration for such an imagination. Although the content might be infantile, puerile it's not.

NYC - Scion Installation Art Tour (05/11/06 - 05/18/06)

LA - "Into the Pixel" (05/10/06)

2006 "Into the Pixel'' Art Collection to Be Unveiled May 10th During Gallery Opening at E3Expo

Third Annual Game Art Exhibition a Unique Collaboration of Electronic Entertainment Expo, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Presented by GameTap

WHAT: Sixteen pieces of video game art selected from a field of more than 150 submissions to be in the 2006 "Into the Pixel" (ITP) juried art exhibition will be unveiled at a special ITP Gallery Opening event, sponsored by GameTap.

ITP jurors representing both the traditional and digital art worlds and selected artists will be available for interviews.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: E3Expo 2006
Concourse Foyer at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC)
(Off the West Hall Lobby)
1201 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

NYC - "The Great View" (05/09/06 - 05/21/06)

Karin Weiner: The Great View
Art Rock 2006

From May 9-21, 2006, ZieherSmith will present a new project by Karin Weiner, entitled The Great View, at the second annual Art Rock on the plaza of Rockefeller Center. The artist has constructed a miniature community of homes suspended in a small forest of trees. Four to five large collage works line the wall opposite the suspended subdivision.

SF - "BrainTree and the Theory of Everything" (05/13/06 - 05/20/06)

BrainTree and the Theory of Everything
An exhibition in the Front Gallery
Featuring the work of Anli Liu

Exhibition runs: May 13, 2006 - May 20, 2006
Opening reception: Saturday, May 13, 5-7 PM
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 3-6 PM
This event takes place at The LAB, 2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco
Free admission

BrainTree and the Theory of Everything is Anli Liu's visual reflection on the myriad of images, information, and experiences that she has accumulated through her study of neurology. Here she appropriates the visual imagery of modern medicine--including biochemical maps, diagrams, and flowcharts--to create a series of landscape drawings and installations. Incorporating patient detail and working with the handicrafts of drawing and stitching, she subverts the detached and reductionist nature of scientific knowledge and transforms its symbol systems into a kind of personal landscape. Stylistically, Braintree hovers somewhere between the internal and external, masculine and feminine, reductionist and metaphysical, scientific and personal.

Paris - Mekanism/Zevs Deck Release Party (05/06/06)

SF - Scion Dashboard Gallery (05/06/06 - 05/12/06)

LA - Open Studios (05/06/06)

OPEN STUDIOS
at Angels Gate Cultural Center
Saturday, May 6, 2006 10 AM - 4 PM

Carol Es: Studio H3

Don't miss this intimate opportunity to see more than 30 artists open their studio doors to the public. This is a free all-day event with gallery shows, food, free art classes for kids and families, music, and astonishing views of ocean and the Port of LA. There will also be performances, printmaking and Raku demonstrations.

SF - Herbert Baglione New Works (05/04/06 - 06/04/06)

LA - Tara McPherson Retrospective (05/06/06 - 06/01/06)

NYC - "The Night Time is the Right Time" (05/17/06 - 06/24/06)

"The Night Time is the Right Time"

Recent works by Luke Barber-Smith and Patrick Rocha

Curated by Andreis Costa

May 17 – June 24, 2006

Reception: May 17th, 7 – 10pm

Invisible NYC is pleased to present "The Night Time is the Right Time", a unique exhibition featuring photography and drawings by Luke Barber-Smith and Patrick Rocha as curated by Andreis Costa. This exhibition combines eerie photographs of New York’s empty nightscapes as discovered through the artists trespass with beautifully rendered line drawings of adipose tissue, skin, and hair in a rough yet sensuous inspection of the illicit.

NYC - "E.V. Day: Bride Fight" (05/05/06 - 08/26/06)

LIC - "Grey Flags" (05/07/06 - 07/30/06)

LA - "F*ck Art" (05/05/06 - 06/15/06)

F*ck Art
Lisa Boyle & Steve Olson
May 5th - June 15th 2006

Opening Reception: May 5th, 7PM - till

222gallery.com, 7922 w. 3rd. st. Los Angeles CA.

PLEASE JOIN US!

LOS ANGELES - 222gallery is proud to present Lisa Boyle and Steve Olson in their second joint exhibition entitled "F*ck" Art. On view will be new mixed media work inspired by Punk-Fashion-Sex and an all-around F*ck you attitude.

NYC - Jay Kelly "First Words" (05/05/06 - 06/16/06)

adicolor Video: Yellow

The adicolor yellow video, "Even Artificial Life Finds a Way" by Neill Blomkamp is a creative example of techno media. In other words, he rocks the CG without the cheesy. And he apparently knows how to make a small budget go a long way.

LA - Kymaerica Opening Party (04/30/06)

Dear Friend of Kymaerica,

Today (Sunday April 30) from 6-8 PM we'll have a party at Meltdown Comics for an exhibit of Kymaerican images and stories in preparation for a second event: A Plaque Dedication on May 19th (but that will be
in a separate newsletter!).

Meltdown is at 7522 Sunset in LA (on the south side, between Fairfax and La Brea). It's a great store and I'll be featuring panels about Kymaerican gwomes as well as Texture Flags and images from the new
installation in Paris, Illinois.

LA - The Haunted Hacienda Screening (05/05/06 - 06/10/06)

The Haunted Hacienda: the art of the Mexican horror film
May 5th - June 10th, 2006

Opening Reception Friday, May 5th, 7-10pm
FREE VALET PARKING

Mexican horror films have been hidden from American Cinema long enough. These films are, without a doubt, the closest thing to a cinematic acid trip you are ever going to encounter. Although influenced by the American gothic tradition, these films possess quite an antique soul that is uniquely Mexican. They reflect the Mexican heritage of pagan ritual against the dynamic of Catholic theology.

LA - "This Place is Ours Now" (05/06/06 - 06/03/06)

This Place is Ours Now New Works by Jim Houser, May 6th-June 3rd, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 6th, 8-11 PM

Opening Saturday May 6, 2006, Merry Karnowsky, in sponsorship with Motorola and Swindle Magazine, is pleased to present This Place is Ours Now, an exhibition of paintings and wall installations by artist Jim Houser. This will be the artist’s first solo show at the gallery, and is the culmination of several years of focused studio work. Known for his work in diverse media—drawing, painting and installations—Houser’s exhibition will include entirely new works, along with a few site-specific large-scale wall and sculptural installations.

Woodland Hills - "Double Entendre" (05/13/06 - 07/29/06)

Double Entendre, Large Works on Paper Paintings and collages by Cecily Barth Firestein

May 13 to July 29 2006
Reception – Saturday May 13 2006 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Joseph Wahl Arts Gallery
5305 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

NYC - Brothers of the Head Party (05/02/06) & Wolfmother Record Release Party (05/03/06)

LA - An Evening With Will Wright (05/10/06)

LA - "Beat 13" (05/06/06 - 06/06/06)

BEAT 13
featuring artworks and installation by:
Glenn Anderson (Ouch) . Richard Coldicutt
Matt Watkins . Lucy Mclauchlan

MAY 6 - JUNE 6, 2006
Opening Reception: SATURDAY . MAY 6 . 2006 7-10PM

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911

SF - "Still City" (05/04/06 - 06/03/06)

Tarzana - "Afterlife" (05/01/06 - 05/27/06)

AFTERLIFE
Recent paintings by Jack Chipman

May 1 2006 to May 27 2006
Reception Saturday May 6 2006
6:00pm to 9:00pm

Orlando Gallery
18376 Ventura Blvd
Tarzana CA 91376

adicolor Video: Red

"A Brief History of the Color Red". By Roman Coppola and Andy Bruntel. Think of it as a trippy history lesson by insanely talented fourth graders.

Wassup Rockers!

April 24, 2006 - 7:19 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Unlike surf movies, I never tire of watching skaters do their thing. So it was with great pleasure that I was able to attend the screening for Wassup Rockers, Larry Clark's new film about teenage skaters in Los Angeles. It was impossible not to know that we had arrived at the right spot as a lot of the skate community, people who had little reason to be on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica waited excitedly. Separating the actors from the locals was near impossible in a crowd of the usual suspects.

The quick description for Wassup Rockers would be “It’s Kids (Larry’s film from 10 years ago) but in South Central, Los Angeles.” But that description doesn’t do the film enough justice. Clearly, Larry Clark still has something to say about America’s youth (especially young male culture) -- a subject he seems to know and capture well.

Wassup Rockers is the story about Latino skateboarders living in tough South Central who do not conform to the hip-hop lifestyle. It’s tough in the hood but ironically enough when the boys venture to the Westside that’s when all hell breaks loose. Navigating the Los Angeles landscape is an adrenalin rush since the film is shot nearly all documentary style. Was it a fictional film or a documentary? Narrative social commentary? Maybe a combination of all of the above.

The best part of the whole screening? Lil Jon sat behind me and his opening movie comments were kind of hilarious. For a good time, check out Wassup Rockers, coming to a theatre near you.

Brooklyn - "Original Products Have Lapsed" (05/06/06 - 06/11/06)

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to present the first New York solo show by Long Island City based artist Ian Pedigo. The show, titled "Original Products Have Lapsed" will include sculptures and flat works made from found detritus and salvaged debris. The show will run from May 6 through June 11, 2006. There will be a reception for the artist on Friday May 4, 7 to 9 PM.

There is an archaeological quality to Pedigo's work, carrying anthropological implications about both the materials used and the recontextualization of those materials into sculptural elements. The discarded objects reflect cultural attitudes about the immediately inhabited urban environment. As the natural forces of degradation begin to claim the objects for the indifferent city streets, Pedigo reclaims them for the cultural discourse, imbuing them with new form and meaning.

NYC - Fuseday Tuesday (04/25/06)

NYC - "In My Own Backyard" (04/27/06 - 05/27/06)

BEN GRASSO
In My Own Backyard

APRIL 27 - MAY 27, 2006
Reception: Thursday, April 27, 6-8

Sixtyseven is pleased to announce the opening of In My Own Backyard, the first solo exhibition of Ben Grasso.

LA - "Thinking of Conceptual Art" Discussion (04/29/06)

Free Artist Panel....NEXT WEEK!

"Thinking of Conceptual Art", panel discussion featuring Stephen J. Kaltenbach, David E. Stone and Richard M. Haley

Saturday, April 29, 2pm...there are a few seats still available...sign up below today!

This panel features three generations of conceptual artists and all three artists have shown in this gallery space over a three year period.

Stephen J. Kaltenbach, a pioneer conceptual artist having worked in New York in the 60's, is best known for his Artforum advertisements, bronze sidewalk plaques, room environments constructed at the Whitney Museum & San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work was seen last year at ANOTHER YEAR IN LA and the Konrad Fischer Gallery in Duessldorf, both galleries, concurrently, showing 40 year surveys of his conceptual art.

SM - "HandMade II" & "ArtArmy" (04/22/06 - 05/06/06

Call For Submissions: Stranger Than Fiction

STRANGER THAN FICTION
a video screening curated by Nomi Talisman

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: June 25, 2006
Screening will take place at The LAB on July 19, 2006, 7-9 PM

Stranger Than Fiction will include short video pieces (up to 12 minutes long) that combine real life with performative acts. This event will showcase works that manipulate the sense of what is real, by highlighting, subverting, or acting upon it-- documents which capture mundane, extraordinary, or surreal events occurring in the everyday.

SEND: one DVD per entry (exhibition quality, no complicated menus please). Label DVDs with artist name, contact information, title of piece, year, and running time. Include a short description and short artist bio no longer than one page total. Include SASE for returned materials.

Send submissions to:
Stranger than Fiction
The LAB
2948 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

LA - "Upset" (05/04/06 - 05/06/06 & 05/12/06 - 05/13/06)

In a hard-hitting new play, Los Angeles teenagers offer contemporary perspectives on the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the civil rights movement.

CalArts Community Arts Partnership /Plaza de la Raza Theater Program Presents the Premiere Production of UPSET!

"They're dreams, but we feel, to rehearse will make them real."
--Rodney King and Claudette Colvin in UPSET!

In May, the CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP)/Plaza de la Raza Theater Program will present the premiere of UPSET!. Centering on the dual narratives of police brutality victim Rodney King, whose case was a catalyst for the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and forgotten civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, UPSET! will open on May 5, 2006 at Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles.

The play previews on May 4 for a two weekend run at Plaza de la Raza and will also be presented at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater) in downtown Los Angeles on May 26 - 27. A complete performance schedule appears at the end of this release.

SF - No Format — A Group Photo Show (04/29/06 - 05/28/06)

No Format — A Group Photo Show

Receiver Gallery brings together a diverse group of national and local photographers for its first ever photo show, in which the artists are free to focus glass on their choice of subjects.

Receiver will be filled with prints by eight photographers of varied backgrounds and styles, ranging from fine art to street scenes, landscape to architectural abstraction, and portraiture to editorial.

Costa Mesa - "Sixteen Days" (04/29/06 - 05/14/06)

LA - RES 10 Issue Release Party (04/22/06)

SJ - Trinity Sessions (04/21/06)

Trinity Sessions returns this Friday, April 21st at AD.

hosted by Patricia Black

Patula Lee is a poet whose honesty is an art unto itself. Somtimes her poetry is simply frank and in other moments it's flowery, but firm. It's hard to walk away from Patula's poetry and not understand love and life from an imbedded perspective.

Mark Silverman will make you laugh about things in public that you h! ad only laughed about behind closed doors. With his tragicly funny and infectious toons you'll wonder if he is a songwriter or a comedian and you'll definately wonder if he is for real?

Kaila D'Sa is a voice of many souls. Kaila's passion is heard in every note. This singer/songwriter is connected to his roots and channels them in the songs he sings. Kaila will take you to many places with his melodies, his guitar playing and his overall vibe.

Doors: 7:30 p.m. (performance begins at 8 p.m. - sets run 20-30 minutes each)
Admission: Free and open to the public

LA - Mathieu Brand "A Mental Odyssey" (04/20/06 - 06/18/06)

Ubiq: A Mental Odyssey
Mathieu Briand
April 20 - June 18, 2006
Opening reception: Wednesday April 19, 7-10 pm
Opening performance: 8pm

The Gallery at REDCAT presents the work of Marseilles-based artist Mathieu Briand in his first solo exhibition in the United States. Briand works in various installation forms with computers, electronic music, robots, video and technology to explore systems of stimulation, play and perception. For his exhibition at REDCAT, the artist will create a new video installation that allows viewers to observe the rotation of the earth--part of a new body of work that investigates the fantastical future promised by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Adicolor Video: Blue

I spy something blue by Psyop. Hipster blues.

Living Homes.

April 18, 2006 - 8:39 a.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Pre-fab homes have really hit this country by storm (thanks to dwell magazine). So it’s been really interesting watching this prototype Living Homes pre-fab building go up 1.5 blocks from my own home. I’ve been watching contractors pour/build the foundation for the past six months and a few days ago, nearly the whole unit was plopped into place. I have to say, I think architect Ray Kappe did a fine job. The unit itself is lovely, but the concept is striking as stated in their tagline, “Good homes that are good for you.” It’s only appropriate that this showroom house is in Santa Monica; my only wish is that they keep the pre-fab pricing affordable. It’s going to be exciting to follow the progress in the next months to come.

LA - Matthew Weidmann New Works (04/21/06 - ?)

EQUATOR BOOKS
1103 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD
VENICE, CA 90291

310.399.5544 phone
310.399.5510 fax
mail@equatorbooks.com

More: Matthew Weidmann

LA "I AM 8-BIT: version 2.006" (04/18/06)

Nearly 120 artists reinterpreting their '80s gaming memories, from Mario to Pac-Man to Burger Time to Q*bert. The walls are going to be decorated with the likes of huge names in the art world, along with pieces from up-and-coming talent that'll surely make an impact. Basically, there's something for everyone - the gallery scene, comic books, animation, illustration, scupltures, plush! A list of artists is available here for your consumption:

http://www.nineteeneightyeight.com/8bit2evite.jpg

NYC - "I Walk and Rivers Run" (04/22/06 - 05/17/06)

Giant Robot New York is proud to announce I Walk and Rivers Run – a solo show by Saelee Oh opening Saturday, April 22nd from 6:30 - 10PM. The exhibition, Oh’s first solo show in New York, features a new body of illustrative paintings and graphite drawings, intricate paper cut-outs, and more. Saelee Oh will be in attendance for the opening reception.

LA - Fundraiser for Margi Scharff (04/23/06)

(l.) Margi Scharff, “Rupee Lion” (made in India), 2001-2004, raw materials: lions off old rupee pieces, matchbox purple paper linings, gold flake, cigarette packs; 4-1/2" x 4-1/2". (r.) Vietnam: Her 'Road Collage' series has taken Margi Scharff throughout Asia. Photo: Jane Marshall. Courtesy Margi Scharff.

FUNDRAISER PARTY FOR MARGI SCHARFF @ OVERTONES
SUNDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2006 7 – 11pm

Margi Scharff has traveled the world creating her road collages, visiting places like China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma and Malaysia...making her art and bringing the cultures she visited closer to us. Her work was exhibited at OVERTONES in May 2005 and is a part of our growing flat file collection of contemporary art. On her most recent journey through Asia, Margi was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. She has chosen to remain in India where she is receiving treatment and continuing to work on her art—including putting together a book of her road collages.

LA - Elizabeth Colomba New Works (04/29/06 - 06/10/06)

More information at SeeLine Gallery.

adicolor Video: Green

adicolor green as interpreted by Happy. This beautiful video installation reminded me of director Stanley Kubrick's work. Calm and freakish.

NYC - RES 10 Party (04/18/06)

LA - RES Screening (04/18/06)

Please come support our friends! We'll be there!

NYC - "Breathe Deep NYC No Charge" (04/15/06 - 05/27/06)

"BREATHE DEEP NYC NO CHARGE"
A VIDEO BY RICHARD P. RUBINSTEIN
FEATURING GORDON MATTA-CLARK'S CLEAN AIR MACHINE

Dates:
April 15th-May 27th, 2006

Reception: Saturday, April 15th, 2006, 5 to 9pm

Sara Tecchia Roma New York is proud to present the world premiere of "BREATHE DEEP NYC NO CHARGE," a video by RICHARD P. RUBINSTEIN.

Pharrell can't skate. Word?!

My pal Tofer at Plain Gravy calling out Pharrell:

Available at Krudmart. $32.

From Tofer: Now I don't have any personal beef w/ Pharrell. In fact, he's one of the only people I can think of that I'd even consider trading places with but the Skateboard P thing bothers me to no end.

Aside from a streetplant in a Zoo York ad, has there ever been any proof to the contrary? It's like when the Alterna-Kids started wearing Airwalk Ones in middle school. We get it, you broke the mold. Grow the mustache back pussy.

LA - "Hopscotch" (04/22/06 - 05/17/06)

HOPSCOTCH at GR2, April 22 - May 17, 2006
Reception: Saturday, April 22, 6:30 pm –10:00 pm

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net (310) 445 - 9276

Giant Robot is proud to present hopscotch, a group show serving you at GR2. Artists will include Susie Ghahremani, Kelly Tunstall, Keith Jones, Jack Long, David Magdaleno, and Matt Moroz.

It Doesn't Pay to Make Play.

The majority of game developers do not enter the interactive entertainment industry to make bank. Most do it for the love of "play". Considering how big the games industry is today (three commas worth), isn't it odd that not one developer is making a $20,000,000 paycheck per game? Where are the Johnny Depp / Julia Robert equivalents of the games world? If the industry's going Hollywood, then why not really go Hollywood? Did I just say that aloud? Apologies.

Game Developer released its 5th Annual Salary Survey. Following are salaries of game industry personnel with between three to six years of employment:

PROGRAMMING

Technical Director: $104,738
Lead Programmer: $81,591
Programmer / Engineer: $73, 618

ART and ANIMATION

Art Director: $65,313
Lead Artist: $68,112
Artist: $61,065

GAME DESIGN

Creative Director: $72,125
Writer: $61,000
Game Designer: $54,777

A Letter from Eric Regarding Ray Fong.

Dear Readers of Hustler of Culture,

I don't know if you're following the current controversy involving Ray Fong aka artist Barry McGee in the news, but Eric from Giant Robot wants to share his sentiments with you. Here you go:

Fight for Ray Fong

I know Asian Americans rally through emails. It seems like any worthwhile independent project or controversial topic spreads quickly this way. This is one of them, and honestly, it's not the most important topic, but it is something that I think you should know.

Yesterday, I received a pair of Ray Fong Adidas. They are truly beautiful shoes. The box, laces, and details are amazing. I doubt a sneaker can get much better. I put up some photos at:

http://www.giantrobot.com/blogs/eric

I realize there's a lot of controversy over the Ray Fong image that appears on this shoe. It's been on CNN and BBC in addition to the viral emails I mentioned. As a friend of the artist Barry McGee, I feel the need to come forward and address the topic.

Books: PostSecret.

Surely if you are reading this blog you probably read others. And according to Technorati, lots of you read PostSecret, the "ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard".

Frank Warren, accidental artist and curator recently published the most requested secrets in his new book, Post Secret: Extraordinary Confessions From Ordinary Lives. I dig PostSecret for its old-schoolness. Snail mail. Handwrittten cards. Stamps! It's like finding someone's diary but every page is filled with the "good stuff". The blog makes perfect sense as a book. Maybe you can be a part of the sequel. Mail in your own secret today!

Brooklyn - Barry Stone Book Launch (04/14/06)

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to celebrate a year's worth of Barry Stone's weekly pictures, Friday, April 14 from 7 to 9 PM.

For one year Barry Stone has been publishing a photograph a week on his website www.barrystone.com. On the occasion of the 52nd picture he has created a 28 page, full color, limited edition book illustrating the project. All 52 weekly pictures are included. Books will be available at the gallery for $25.

Barry Stone lives and works in Brooklyn. His one person show exhibited last January at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery.

KLAUS VON NICHTSSAGEND GALLERY
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12-6PM , or by appointment
438 Union Ave. at Metropolitan; Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L to Lorimer or G to Metropolitan

adicolor Video: Pink

Charlie White, artist who makes awesome surburban portraits with aliens, directed this "Sparkle Pink Teenage Magic" video. I seriously wish Charlie would consider directing feature length films. I could sit through hours of his work sober and happy.

NYC - Nathalie Djurberg New Works (04/14/06 - 05/27/06)

NATHALIE DJURBERG
Exhibition dates: April 14 - May 27, 2006
Opening Reception: April 14, 2006 from 6-8pm
Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 6.

project room: Scott Grodesky

For more information please visit
http://zachfeuer.com/nathaliedjurberg.html

Zach Feuer
Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL)
530 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
t. 212 989 7700
f. 212 989 7720
www.zachfeuer.com
zach@zachfeuer.com

Blonde Icon.

Hello, fans of Blondie! To commemorate Blondie's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Marc Jacobs has created this limited edition Blondie t-shirt in aptly punk-titled colors "die young stay pink" and "atomic green". Deborah Harry has requested that all proceeds from the $20 t-shirts benefit the Riverkeeper organization to protect New York's Hudson River and New York City's water supply. How incredibly...politically correct?! Grab yours while you can. And then grab me one too please. XS. Thanks. Available now at Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Chicago - "Stalker" Screening (04/11/06)

Above: David Bate, Stalker, 2001, c-print

Film Screening: Stalker
April 11, 2006

When: Tuesday, 6pm
Where: Room 921, 600 S. Michigan

Free and open to the public

See the science fiction milestone and cult classic in which the main character of the film, the Stalker, has the power to lead others into a mysterious realm in which it is believed that the secret dreams of those who enter come true, though they must confront foreboding and unexpected challenges along the way. Based on the Russian novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979, 163 minutes)

NYC - BLK/MRKT ONE Book Launch (04/13/06)

BLK/MRKT ONE at DIESEL DENIM GALLERY, NY

book launch party and exhibition: April 13th through May 13th, 2006

You are invited to the opening reception Thursday, April 13th, 7-9pm

Diesel Denim Gallery - 68 Greene Street (btw Spring & Broome)

BLK/MRKT is proud to announce the launch of BLK/MRKT ONE hosted by Diesel Denim Gallery, with an installation conceived by curator Sebastien Agneesens that includes select original works featured in the book as well as new commissions.

BLK/MRKT ONE: 208 pages, $55, published by Die Gestalten - A limited number of pre-release copies will be available exclusively at DDG the night of the opening.It will be released in Europe and Asia in May and in the US in June.

London - The Invited Cinema (04/17/06)

@ jamm 261 brixton rd

bank holiday monday/april/17th

(please calendar this event as ...every 3rd monday)

adm: free

http://ticfilm.net
info@ticfilm.net
http://www.myspace.com/theinvitedcinema (watch films from past events)

OPEN INVITATION JAMM, CALLING FOR FILM-MAKERS, MUSICIANS, ART, INSTALLATION, PERFORMANCE, DANCE, SCULPTURE, AND ANY EXPRESSIVE CREATIVE MEDIUM OF YOUR CHOICE... AND ALSO NATURALLY ANYONE WHO JUST WANTS TO COME ALONG AND HAVE A NICE EVENING! performance not obligatory ;)

rm 1 : The Invited Cinema ... screening room

from 7/11pm...

"Whether you are new to film making or an old hand; simply turn up on the night clutching your wares on your preferred format (from digital to super8), form an orderly cue and wait your turn..."

We'd like to see your short animations, comedies, documentaries, music videos, video art, etc.
Length anything up to 15 minutes.

from 11/1am ...

"open invite music jam , bring your instrument of choice , we have a full backline & drum kit and play as you wish with other friendly and creative of the like mind"

LA - " A BUTTERFLY FLUTTERED BY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEST" (04/22/06 - 05/24/06)

LISA EISNER

A BUTTERFLY FLUTTERED BY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEST

April 22- May 24, 2006

Artist’s Reception: Saturday, April 22, 7 – 9 pm

M+B
612 NORTH ALMONT DRIVE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90069
TEL 310 550 0050
FAX 310 500 0605
WWW.MBFALA.COM
GALLERY HOURS: TUES-SAT 9-5

M+B Fine Art Los Angeles is pleased to present A Butterfly Fluttered By: Photographs of the West, an exhibition of color photographs by photographer Lisa Eisner. For her latest body of work, Eisner traveled the West—from California to Wyoming—exploring the spirit of a land that has captivated the imaginations of people since our country’s inception. Her sensual renderings of America’s settled frontier effectively captures the sense of spirituality in a region saturated with color, history and folklore, presenting an alluring portrait of the West.

As a Wyoming native, Eisner has been documenting the world of the West since the early Nineties. Her fascination and interest in the subcultures, ceremonies and rituals of the West has contributed to two previous bodies of work: Shriners and Rodeo Girl, both of which were published by Greybull Press. This is Eisner’s third manifestation in her continued documentation of the subject.

LA - Artwalk 2006 (04/22/06)

LA - "C_Series:Transfer" (04/15/06 - 05/03/06)

Drkrm. Gallery presents

Christopher Rainone C_Series:Transfer
alternative process photography

april 15 - may 3, 2006
reception for the artist Saturday April 15, 7-10pm

Christopher Rainone is a Los Angeles based photographer and visual artist with strong roots in the experimental performance art scene in Portland Oregon. He has exhibited in a variety of northwest regional juried shows as well as solo shows in and around Portland. His work can also regularly be seen at group shows at The Hive Gallery in downtown LA. He has been published nationally in Venus, Women Who Rock, Gobshite Quarterly and locally in LA Alternative and Pasadena Weekly.

LA - "Deviate" (04/15/06 - 05/07/06)

Deviate April 15 - May 7
Allison Cole and Genevieve Castree

Reception Saturday April 15 Reception 7-10 p.m.

Like the best mythological stories Genevieve Castree has an uncanny ability to manifest universal sentiments and truths yet in an accessible updated adaptation that balances comics with her own personal and abstract internal language. The results are careful and delicate drawings of characteristically dark and sparsely populated universes that are poetic, surprising and lonely "the secrets of which one yearns, as always, to be a bit more privy to." For this show Castree uses that same sensitivity for an amazing new series of drawings many of which revolve around the theme of war.

LA - "BARFLIES BODYPARTS BEDLAM BUMDOGS" (04/08/06 - ?)

BARFLIES BODYPARTS BEDLAM BUMDOGS

a photographic journey through the downtown artist district

Opening Reception
Saturday April 8th, 2006
6pm to 10:30pm

featuring works from RAYMOND NEWTON SHAWNE THYNE ERNIE VARELA JESSICA SHOKRIAN and others

curated by BUMDOG

Transport Gallery
1308 Factory Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013

SF - "My Mistake" (04/08/06 - (04/29/06)

Adam McEwen
My Mistake
April 8 – 29, 2006
Opening reception: Saturday, April 8th, 6-9 pm

The Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco is pleased to present the first West Coast solo exhibition of the work of New York-based artist Adam McEwen, which will include paintings, photographs and installation.

Adam McEwen is known for his work in which he references and subverts the often overlooked or tuned-out symbols and icons of everyday and pop culture. As described in the Whitney Biennial 2006 catalogue, he utilizes “a series of interventions that jolt us temporarily out of our indifference, owing to over-exposure, toward the signs that dominate our daily lives…McEwen excavates our obsession, in a tabloid-dominated culture.” He often plays with the recognizable graphic styles of “Sorry We Are Closed” window signs or the large-scale “sale” type banners found at car dealerships, subtly changing the message or wording which may go unnoticed, due to their visual familiarity. With a similar approach, McEwen exploits the form of the obituary by inserting and essentially killing living celebrities through the act of printing their obituary (as a continuation of or reference to the typical newspaper practice of writing and updating obituaries for celebrities prior to their deaths.)

SJ - "Problems, Power and Solutions. City." (04/07/06 - 05/20/06)

Problems, Power and Solutions. City. - Opens APRIL 7th, 2006
an art show by Sara Thustra

Sara Thustra and friends come to you with examples of life desperately loved and passionately concerned. Labored over is a beautiful cityscape telling you their stories! .Thustra accompanies this scape with intricate paintings discussing the push and pull of what he sees as our complicated emotional spheres, connecting us to the bigger picture.

LA - "Attack" (04/08/06 - 05/13/06)

ATTACK
an exhibit of new works by
Jordi Molla

April 8 2006 through May 13 2006

Opening Reception: April 8 2006 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Glu Gallery
7424 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-0510

NYC - "The Drop" (04/08/06 - 06/10/06)

Ojai - "Three Decades" (04/08/06 - 05/31/06)

Gary Lang
April 08 – May 31, 2006

The Nathan Larramendy Gallery is proud to announce, Three Decades, a solo exhibition of paintings by Gary Lang. The gallery will host an opening reception on Saturday, April 8th, 5 -7 pm. The exhibition dates are April 8th – May 31, 2006. The artist will be present at the opening reception.

Nathan Larramendy Gallery
107 S. Signal St.
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-2750-phone
www.larramendygallery.com
nathan@larramendygallery.com

NYC - "Coming Home" (04/07/06 - 04/27/06)

LA - "Reckless Behavior" (04/19/06)

Reckless Behavior (video)
April 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center

Artists have been bad—and they've captured it on film. Experience the full range of recklessness-as-art in this program of videos featuring staged irresponsibility, risky public interventions, and dangerous stunts in the tradition of Chris Burden and Marina Abramovic.

The program features work by 14 artists, including newly commissioned works by Ryan Trecartin and Juneau/Projects and Joanne Jones.

Free; reservations required.

Please note that no one under the age of 18 will be admitted.

Philadelphia - "Themescapes" (04/07/06 - 05/22/06)

222gallery Philadelphia proudly presents:

THEMESCAPES
Paul Coors, Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone.

April 7TH - May 22nd, 2006

Opening Reception: April 7th, 6:00PM - 9:00PM

222gallery, 222 Vine st. Philadelphia PA. 222gallery.com

Philadelphia
222 Gallery is proud to announce Themescapes, a new exhibition of collaborative artwork by Paul Coors, Jamie Dillon and Nick Paparone. Themescapes presents a series of artifacts set within a full gallery installation where the spaces of common domestic environments become the backdrop for moments of reflection, stimulation and motivation. A multitude of various media, styles, and ideas found within this one exhibition echo the density of human experience and certain cultural dilemmas. Thus, many objects within Themescapes have been editioned to consciously make them more attainable for the average person and to allow a simple functional place in any home. Objects like wallpaper, curtains, rugs and vases, reinvented as art objects, transform household standards to encourage daily re-evaluation.

LA - Scion xPress Fest (04/06/06)

Scion xPress Fest

LA - I Am 8Bit (03/18/06 - 04/19/06)

Mario Block by Gabe Swarr (acrylic on illustration board, 5x7)

April 18 - May 19
Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight
7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA

I Am 8-Bit, the second installment of a group art show dedicated to the videogame classics of the 1980s, opens April 18th at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight in Los Angeles. The exhibit showcases more than one hundred artists' efforts to recapture their childhood gaming obsessions with painted and sculpted re-imaginings of their favorite console and coin-op heroes. Artists include Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Dalek, Ashley Wood, the late Seth Fisher and many more. Also, look for Gibson's I Am 8-Bit book, newly published by Chronicle Books. Both the exhibit and book are sure to delight those nostalgic for a time before cartridges became obsolete.

NYC - Quality of Life Premiere (04/06/06 - 04/12/06)

Dear Loyal Readers of Hustler of Culture, Please read to the end for your sweet surprise.

QUALITY OF LIFE *** NEW YORK AND EAST COAST PREMIERE ***

"Extraordinary"
- Berlin International Film Festival Jury (WINNER - Special Mention)

"A powerful and emotionally satisfying film"
- Jane Ganahl, San Francisco Chronicle

"Supreme acting and great music...captivating"
- Stockholm International Film Festival Jr. Jury (WINNER - Best Youth Film)

"Streetwise honesty...powerful"
-Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Respect and love to Quality of Life. Finally there is a film that honors the writing culture… smart and beautiful enough to be a great film, not just 'a graffiti movie.'"
- ZEPHYR… New York City (www.zephyrgraffiti.com)

Advance tickets, the film's official trailer, afterparty info and more are available online at http://www.qualityoflife-themovie.com/presales.html

NYC - "Damage" (04/01/06 - 05/06/06)

Christina Ray
DAMAGE
April 1 – May 6, 2006

Christina RAY invites you to damage DCKT Contemporary by proxy through her enactment of collected requests. Prior to the opening of the show, the DAMAGE interactive website (http://damageproject.christinaray.com) will allow visitors to mark a spot to be damaged on a virtual map of the gallery and to submit a message, poem, story or other text relating to the concept of damage. Based on the submissions, RAY will inflict physical damage points on the actual wall space which will generate the pattern for a large-scale wall drawing. RAY will execute the wall drawing April 1 – 7 and the gallery will be open to the public while she works.

London - "Sell Out" (04/01/06 - 04/15/06)

SF - "The Man Box and Beyond" (04/07/06 - 05/06/06)

The LAB presents

The Man Box and Beyond: An exhibit about masculinity and male identity

Curated by Allegra Fortunati

Featuring Daniel Anderson, Victor Barbieri, Bill Berry, Jaime Cortez, Richard Godinez, Clinton Hensley, Jonn Herschend, John Jenkins, Scott Kildall, Shaun Leonardo, Scott Newell, Emet Sosna, Marq Sutherland, Ehren Tool, and Scott Tsuchitani

April 7-May 6, 2006
Opening Reception: Friday, April 7, 6-9 PM, performance by Shaun Leonardo at 7 PM
Closing Reception, Artists Talk, and distribution of Ehren Tool's work: Saturday, May 6, 5-7 PM
Gallery Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6 PM
Free admission
At The LAB, 2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco

LA - "The Whistle Test" (04/01/06)

LA - Laura Ball + Andrew Schoultz New Works (04/06/06 - 05/13/06)

Laura Ball + Andrew Schoultz
April 6 - May 13, 2006

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 6, 6-8pm

Morgan Lehman is pleased to present the work of Laura Ball and Andrew Schoultz in both artists’ first New York debut. Hailing from San Francisco, the artists create fantastical narratives with underlying elements of political awareness. The works on view confront issues including femininity, community, domination, and war. These topics are represented in each artist’s own artistic style: Laura Ball guides us through an exploration of her dream-like, beautifully crafted watercolors; and Andrew Schoultz expresses his ideals with his explosive, obsessive mark-making techniques.

adicolor Video: White.

“For those colours which you wish to be beautiful, always first prepare a pure white ground.” - Leonardo da Vinci

Tits selling trainers is kind of the last campaign concept I would conceive for king of kicks, adidas. But I shouldn't be so shocked. I know that sex sells and I live in Los Angeles and there are billboards for jeans with nothing but bare bottoms. Creative studio Tronic teamed up with porn queen Jenna Jameson for the hot new adicolor video, "White Out with Jenna Jameson and 'Bad Ass'"

LA - LACMA 40th Anniversary (03/30/06 - 04/02/06)

LACMA Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary...

...with free admission to the community who supported us along the way!

Brooklyn - "America Smells" & "In Transit" (04/01/06 - 04/30/06)

VertexList has the pleasure to present recent works by Lee Arnold and Mike Houston.

The opening reception will take place on Saturday, April 1st, 2006, from 7pm - 10pm.

A live 8 bit musicperformance by Receptors will begin at 9 pm. The exhibition will be on display until Sunday, April 30th, 2006.

Mike Houston: "American Smells"

Mike Houston is a Brooklyn based artist, long-time instrumental member of the Barnstormers painting crew and co-founder of the legendary Cannonball Press.

Mike Houston's new collection of work, entitled American Smells, consists of new silkscreen and letterpress prints, paintings on the wall and vinyl floor tiles, directly and indirectly relating to the quirky specifics of consumerism, sloth, determination and collective thought that are part and parcel of the American Circus.

Drawing from television, advertisements, observation and the general American subconscious, Mike's work relies on a simple illustrative aesthetic whose influences are underground comics, populist printmaking, signage, and pure absurdist silliness.

LA - “Sheep of Fools” (04/01/06 - 05/07/06)

“Sheep of Fools”

Sue Coe & Amy Ross

EXHIBITION DATES: April 1 – May 7, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, April 1, 2006 7—11pm
*both artists will be in attendance for the reception!

OVERTONES is pleased to present "Sheep of Fools", a two-person exhibition featuring recent work by artists SUE COE and AMY ROSS. “Sheep of Fools” is titled after Sue Coe’s most recent book, published in 2005.

NYC - Telepresence & Bio Art Book Launch (04/01/06)

Printed Matter, Inc. presents a book launch for Telepresence & Bio Art: Networking Humans, Rabbits, and Robots by the artist Eduardo Kac on Saturday, April 1, 2006 from 5-7 PM. This book presents a compendium of writings spanning 12 years by Kac that explore the multiple implications of his own art. Crisscrossing the boundaries of inventor/artist and questioning basic notions of creation, Kac writes to investigate internet art, robotics, and bio art. The author will be on hand to sign books as well as discuss his writings and projects. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

Brooklyn - "Sticks" (04/01/06 - 04/30/06)

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to present the first New York solo show by San Francisco-based artist Samuel Lopes. The show, titled STICKS will include 20 acrylic paintings on wood hung in tight formation on the walls of the gallery.

The STICKS paintings represent an extensive body of work centered on scenes of communal living, self-sustainability, groupthink and stories of queer radical transformation. The characters Lopes employs shift from fox to boy to girl to cat to country house through their group activities far from the mainland of society. The isolation of this self-made family brings them together in ways that are as often entertaining as they are unsettling. The narrative that runs through the STICKS paintings frequently mirrors Lopes's own life story, at least in its attempt to articulate ambiguity, placelessness, and redefinition.

Samuel Lopes lives and paints in San Francisco.

Call For Submissions: JPG Magazine

Coming Up: Oops!

We'll open submissions for Issue 6 on April 1. The theme? "Oops!"
Really! So start shooting all those happy accidents.

JPG Magazine Submission Guidelines

JPG Magazine seeks fantastic photos that speak to the issue's theme. Images can be color or black and white, digital or film, any aspect ratio. Images must be in JPG format, saved at the highest quality, and as large as possible - minimum 1,800 pixels wide, but larger is better.

We will not accept photographs that have been overly manipulated, have borders, or text superimposed on top (including copyright notices). All submitted work must be original and the work of the artist submitting. Previously published photos are totally cool.

SJ - Perpetual Motion Roadshow #32 (03/23/06)

Perpetual Motion Roadshow #32 Tonight! - Thursday, March 23rd features...

singer/songwriter/spoken word sensation
TROY CURTIS from San Jose opens the show!

folk singer gone bad
MARK SILVERMAN from San Francisco!

wood-chopping performance artist
PRAWNS from Vancouver!

radical romantic
LAURA BOO MACDONALD from Vancouver!

Event Date: Thursday, March 23rd, 8 p.m.
Doors: 8 p.m. (performance begins at 8:30 p.m.)
Admission: Free and open to the public

Anno Domini is located at 366 South First Street in San Jose's SoFA district (downtown).

LA - "Long Distance" (03/25/06 - 04/22/06)

NYC - "The Way It Is" (03/23/06 - 04/29/06)

THE WAY IT IS
March 23 – April 29, 2006

jen bekman is pleased to present The Way It Is, an exhibition of photographs by Addie Juell. The exhibition will be on view from March 23 – April 29, 2006 at jen bekman, located at 6 Spring Street, between Elizabeth and Bowery, New York, 10012

Jen Bekman will host an opening reception for the artist on Thursday, March 23, from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the gallery.

LA - "Actuality" (04/01/06 - 05/06/06)

NYC - Arno Rafael Minkkinen Lecture (03/30/06)

Parsons Photography Lecture: Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Sponsored by Aperture Foundation and Parsons Photography Department

copyright by Arno Rafael Minkkinen

Aperture Foundation Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY
Thu, Mar 30

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Ticket Price: FREE

Photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen will discuss his body of work, taken over thirty-five years, which focuses on the nude in landscape and in interior settings. In Minkkinen’s sleek abstractions of the human form, environmental art meets performance art and self-portraiture doubles as landscape.

Ticket Info: Seating on a first-come, first-serve basis

Webcast Location: http://www.arnorafaelminkkinen.org

Open To: All

NYC - "Kaleidoscope" (03/31/06 - 04/08/06)

KALEIDOSCOPE

Kaleidoscope opens on Friday, March 31, 2006 at the Changing Room. The exhibit runs from March 31st April 8 and is open on Monday’s for the convenience of Art Professionals.

The photographic image for many years was hailed as a medium that recorded fact. Early in its inception photography was quickly embraced as a way to record moments deemed important. In reality, photography is a very subjective medium. In Kaleidoscope, Gild presents two styles of photographs: those that are "staged" and those that are not.

Videogame Content Creators.

March 22, 2006 - 2:01 p.m. PST - San Jose, CA

Meet some of the industry's brightest: Atman, Silvio, Keita, and Robin.

NYC - "The Scales that Weigh the Whales" (03/30/06 - 05/13/06)

John Breiner
The Scales that Weigh the Whales

Invisible NYC is proud to host a solo-exhibit of new, mixed-media works by John Breiner. Mr. Breiner received his BA from School of Visual Arts in 2004, has had numerous exhibitions in New York City as well as throughout the U.S., and his work appears on walls through out the tri state area and album covers including “Look Mom…. No Hands” by Vast Aires. He currently lives in Jersey City.

NYC - Mass Appeal & Nature Sounds Party (03/21/06)

Mass Appeal and Nature Sounds present...
"Natural Selection" Release Party
Tuesday, March 21st 2006
Harp Lager Open Bar 10pm – 11pm

Opus 22
559 W. 22nd Street @ 11th Ave, NYC

SF - Jack Hirschman Inaugural Address (04/04/06)

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE 4TH SAN FRANCISCO POET LAUREATE

Jack Hirschman has been appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom!

Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Reception 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room

Inaugural address by Jack Hirschman 6:30 p.m.
Koret Auditorium

Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, (415) 557-4277
Sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

LA - "Stations of the Cross" (03/25/06 - 04/20/06)

Miami - Stones Throw/Guitar Center Showcase (03/24/06)

LA - RES Screening (03/20/06)

Peep RES because they're friends:

LA - "Design Your Self" Book Signing (03/26/06)

"Design Your Self" by Karim Rashid

Join us in welcoming world-renowned designer, DJ, artist and author Karim Rashid to our Los Angeles Studio. Rashid will be signing copies of his soon-to-be released book, Design Your Self: Rethinking the Way You Live, Love, Work, and Play (Harper Collins). Born in Cairo and raised in Canada, Karim now practices his craft in New York. His attention-grabbing Kite Chair and Magino Acrylic Stool are both available at DWR. Karim will also be selecting the music for the event, either from an impromptu iPod
DJ session or from his two CDs available on boutique label, Neverstop.

Be there by 4 p.m. to purchase one of only 35 signed Magino stools.

Food and drink by PHO Café (Silverlake).

RSVP to beverlyblvd@dwr.com by March 24, 2006

Karim Rashid at DWR
Sunday, March 26, 4-6 p.m.
DWR Beverly Boulevard Studio
8070 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Directions: http://www.dwr.com/beverlyblvd.cfm

Costa Mesa - "Gravy Yard" (03/25/06 - 04/23/06)

Subject Matter Gallery & Volcom
Presents "Gravy Yard"

Featuring New Works By
Mike Aho, Todd Bratrud, Travis Millard & Micheal Sieben
Curated By: Mike Aho

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 25th 7pm-12midnight w/ DJ's
Subject Matter @ The LAB

LA - "Private Property" (03/25/06 - 04/22/06)

Amie DICKE: Private Property

March 25 - April 22, 2006, opening March 25th from 7 to 9 pm

Javier Peres is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Amie Dicke: Private Property, in the Berlin gallery. Amie Dicke will be present at the opening.

adidas Chinatown (03/18/06 - 03/25/06)

adidas opens adicolor Chinatown, a hidden, private showroom that will serve as adicolor headquarters for the next two weeks in the midst of the infamous Canal Street vendors. Visitors will only be provided an address for a “front” at 267 Canal Street where they will meet a dispatcher who will clue them in to the location of the showroom. Like the counterfeit vendors, official adicolor “merchants” will communicate on radios to lure select visitors and lead guests to the actual location where this underground haven will exist.

LA - "My Identity Lab" (04/01/06 - 04/28/06)

Carol Es
My Identity Lab
April 1 - 28, 2006

If you saw a sign on a door that read, "Identity Lab," would you expect to find a place of creation or dissection?

My Identity Lab simulates a scientific laboratory filled with the artist’s unique renderings on paper and small, sculptural specimens used to dissect, deconstruct, and regenerate her present-day identity. Using garment patterns, fabric, and dressmaking elements, she expresses a pathogenic examination of her having grown up in the garment manufacturing industry.

Reclaiming the tools of her family trade was initially a subconscious or perhaps genetic reaction to dark childhood memories, but after close examination the media seamlessly melded with the artist’s conscious representations of invented biology. Sculptural forms have evolved and technical drawings of hand tools have suddenly grown fur and sprouted hair follicles, becoming living hybrids, while collar shapes have morphed into cellular, organic forms. Under a proverbial microscope, studying the mysteries of these experimental creations, the artist’s identity unfolds upon the same papers that were once used in making master patterns.

LA - "One of Each: A Retrospective" (03/18/06 - 06/30/06)

"One of Each: A Retrospective" an exhibition of work by artists Enrico Donati Reception: Saturday, June 3 2006 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Exhibition runs March 18, 2006 through June 30, 2006

galerie yoramgil
462 North Robertson Blvd.,
West Hollywood, CA 90048
310.659.2641

I Heart Suitman.

March 18, 2006 - 9:18 a.m. PST - Hollywood, CA

This morning as I wandered into the Standard's lobby making a beeline for the pool for breakfast with Dennis, I ran into artist, creative director, and commercial director Young Kim aka Suitman checking out. Silvio and I were like super crazy happy to see him since it was totally unexpected (Young currently lives in Tokyo). We only had a minute to exchange words but were reassured we'd see him later at Rostarr's opening in Culver City. Before leaving us, Young made sure to leave me with a little bit of himself. And so, we spent our morning hanging out with Suitman. Getting up early today had a huge payoff and I was left smiling for the rest of the day.

LA - Bert Green Artists' Talk (03/25/06)

Bert Green Fine Art
102 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-624-6212

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Artist's Talk 3 pm
Reception 4:30 - 6 pm

3 Artists will be speaking
about their solo shows currently on display in the gallery:

Kavin Buck
Ken Bracken
Adolph "Kush" Simpson

All gallery events are free and open to the public. You are encouraged to forward this information to any and all interested parties.

The Art of Motion.

March 16, 2006 - 8:45 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

WK's art interpreting an athlete without equal, "Motion X Impact" is currently showing at Blu House.

In addition to the exhibit, Janet produced "The Art of Motion" showcasing Los Angeles' superstar architects, artists and designers. We were treated to a lovely dance performance before Peter Frankfurt, Hernan Diaz Alonso and Christian Moeller waxed poetic about their industries and past and future projects. Peter highlighted work for New York's MoMa and discussed the constraints and joys of working with such a prestigious establishment. For me, Christian's dissection of his video installation "Cheese" was the most interesting. Having spent enough years in dance and cheerleading competitions (it's true), I have been forced to smile without warrant and found it fascinating to watch the smile as sport and art. Hernan was the most comical flashing pictures of sunbathers on his installation at PS1 last year (it disgusted him). I left the intimate gathering pleased that it wasn't as pretentious as it might have been and feeling happy that creativity is alive and kicking.

The night ended at our home with Los Angeles' next generation of great architects, artists and designers discussing what we had all just experienced. The future looks promising!

Photographs from The Art of Motion.

NYC - St. Patricks Day Party (03/17/06)

St Patty's day party tomorrow night at crash mansion 199 Bowery/Spring

Free admission all night if you rsvp to: rsvp@1134nyc.com

Call For Submissions: First Annual Artists' Television Access Film & Video Festival.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS
Weekly Calendar

:: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!!!

First Annual Artists' Television Access Film & Video Festival
Call for Submissions 2006

Submission Categories:
1. General: Shorts (running less than 30 minutes) in all genres and formats.
2. Special category: “Culture Jamming” - Including films with subversive meanings, media hacking, information warfare, terror-art and guerrilla semiotics, public activism opposed to commercialism and corporate imagery that plays with the branded images and icons of consumer culture to make consumers aware of surrounding problems and diverse cultural experiences that warrant their attention.

Postmark deadline: May 19, 2006

For more info, check out:
http://www.atasite.org/news/?x=1753

SF - "Layered" (03/16/06 - 04/28/06)

SF - Shepard Fairey "New Works" (04/01/06 - 05/01/06)

NYC - adicolor (03/18/06)

London - "Pimp Car Project" (03/18/06 - 04/02/06)

Pimp Car Project

18th March – 2nd April 2006
opening Friday 17th March 5 – 9 pm

Ever designed your own car, or wanted to pimp some wheels? Dismantle an engine and put some bling in the thing? Well the Pimp Car Project gets right under the hoods.

Popular modern British youth culture has long succumbed to the influences of East and West Coast of American ‘Rap’ – woman are bitches, kids carry guns and there's one solution to any problem. Violence. Forty 'fire arms' incidents every day, if you believe the Home Office figures.

Ever younger generations aspire to Gangsta chic and the Pimp is god of bling, but who was the pimp, and whats pimp now?

For the last two months a group of youths, garage mechanics and artists, led by Neil Taylor of Campbell Works have been developing the Pimp Car Project. The collision is now ready to view, and the final bling, a real live pimpstallation, will show a full size hand crafted car made from cardboard and urban building material detritus on a slow revolving turntable, brightly light, conjuring fantasy ‘Motor Show’ aesthetics. Alongside this constructed dream will be the de-constructed reality that was an oily engine.

Unstoppable and unforgiveable, the Pimp Car conjures both respect and amusement, it represents a dream come true, but when the dream is over who mops up the mess?

London - SWATCH ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK 2006 (03/20/06 - 03/24/06)

SWATCH ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK 2006

presented by Alternative Arts

20 - 24 MARCH 2006

Spitalfields Traders Market, Crispin Place, Brushfield St, London E1 (Liverpool St Station)

SWATCH ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK is the event for new designers to be discovered. Hard on the heels of New York, Paris and Milan, London's Swatch Alternative

Fashion Week brings out the most original and creative collections.

SWATCH is delighted to announce its sponsorship and has created two major awards –

The Individual Designer Award for innovative use of fabrics and design and The College Award - for the most innovative collection on the theme of TIME. Visitors to the event will have the opportunity to buy vintage Swatch watches, not available anywhere else in the UK.

London - UEL Exhibition (03/15/06 - 03/25/06)

International artists choose happiness for new UEL exhibition

As Albert Camus once said, “there is nothing to be ashamed of in choosing happiness,” and a group of international artists have done just that as they prepare for a life-affirming exhibition to be held at the University of East London’s (UEL) Docklands Campus from 15-25 March.

The nine artists, working in a diverse variety of media and styles, have each contributed work which points out the positive side of life and provides an optimistic counterpoint to the depressing themes which often seem to dominate the contemporary art scene.

Konstantina Kapanidou, the show’s curator, said: “It’s true that we don’t live in an idyllic world, that ugliness, brutality, violence and injustice are all around us, and that artists should continue to be influenced by that. But there’s also plenty of beauty and happiness around us, and it’s equally important that art captures the more hopeful, positive side of life.

“The artists involved in this exhibition have all been asked to respond to the call of happiness and beauty, to share their own positive personal views, and to show that art can still be striking, surprising and to-the-point, without having to be brutal, ugly, or violent.”

LA - Faris McReynolds Paintings (03/18/06 - 04/15/06)

Faris McReynolds

March 18 - April 15, 2006

Paintings

McReynolds creates narrative paintings that combine selective art history with a subjective psychological history, alluding to events both familiar and impossible. The muted presence of the work, along with an even application of paint, act to level the disparate sources of his imagery into singular moments of poetic conversion, often disquieting in their sober ambiguity and flattened space. Working through a cumulative process of drawing and digital manipulation, McReynolds employs a formal procedure that returns the paintings to an intuitive pathos, extending beyond their apparent immediacy. The use of scale as a referent to the experience of the viewer detaches his narratives from conventional expectations of illustration.

More Information: Roberts & Tilton

SF - DEFENESTRATION LITERARY JOURNAL Party (03/15/06)

6:00pm: DEFENESTRATION LITERARY JOURNAL launch party, free! (early event)

Wednesday, March 15, 6:30 p.m.

All-girl, all-original, all-adventurous lit journal Defenestration celebrates its premiere issue with a launch party and you're all invited.

We will delight you with sassy hosts and readings from our contributors, who are journalists, performance artists, law professors, and surreal poets. We will titillate you with a performance from The Cock-Ts, SF's hottest burlesque cheerleading squad. You will delight yourself with Rickshaw drink specials and our DJ, who will play music you want to hear.

Doors 6:00, Admission FREE

More Information: Rick Shaw Stop

Working...sort of.

March 14, 2006 - 6:09 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

He's baaack! Silvio's sketching up a storm these days. No time for pixel pushing, he's gone old skool rockin' paper and pencil. Samples can be seen here. Enjoy.

LA - "Neospectives" (03/18/06 - 04/22/06)

LA - CALARTS MUSICIANS PERFORM TERRY RILEY’S GROUNDBREAKING IN C LIVE AT DISNEY CONCERT HALL (03/20/06)

Hustler of Culture Readers, peep the end of this post!

CALARTS MUSICIANS PERFORM TERRY RILEY’S GROUNDBREAKING IN C LIVE AT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

CALARTS NEW CENTURY PLAYERS PART OF “MINIMALIST JUKEBOX” – A TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY THE LA PHILHARMONIC

On Monday, March 20, over 100 members of the CalArts community joins together to perform Terry Riley’s groundbreaking IN C. Performing musicians include conductor David Rosenboom, as well as Stuart Dempster, Jon Hassell, and Katrina Krimsky special guests.

California Composer Terry Riley launched what is now known as the Minimalist movement with his revolutionary classic IN C in 1964. This seminal work provided a new concept in musical form based on interlocking repetitive patterns. Its influence has been heard in the works of prominent composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams and in the music of Rock Groups such as The Who, The Soft Machine, Tangerine Dream, Curved Air and many others.

Chicago - “The Impossibility of Saying Anything" (03/025/06 - 04/22/06)

NABLAB Presents: “The Impossibility of Saying Anything.”

Opens Saturday, March 25,2006 with a reception for the artists from 5-9 PM and will continue through Saturday April 22, 2006

“The Impossibility of Saying Anything,” is an exhibition of two artists, Kelly Maron and MM Robinson, who are skeptical of the communicative abilities of images in the current cultural environment. In Robinson's view, the symbolic function of images has been abused in our media-saturated culture to the point of displacing meaning with mere association. In his hyperactive ink jet compositions, images loaded with associations are placed with unrelated or contradictory elements, forming dense constellations of images competing for an elusive cognitive foothold. By contrast, Kelly Maron's self portraiture is reserved and sparse. Presented as grids of nearly identical shots, the images focus on nuance - a head positioned slightly lower, a part half of one inch to the left. However, Maron has eschewed the practice of expressing one's self as a person or even as a projected identity. She prefers instead topresent her own image as a pure object, expressionless and serialized into anonymity. Like Robinson, Maron puts a potentially meaningful subject in play only to let it die on the vine, refusing it a role as anything but pure data.

NYC - "Wounded but not Broken" (03/25/06 - 04/19/06)

Saturday, March 25th, 2006 | 6:30 – 10PM

at Giant Robot New York
437 East 9th Street
Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A
New York, New York 10009
(212) 674-GRNY (4769) | www.grny.net

Wounded but not Broken, Caroline Hwang’s first solo show at Giant Robot explores the nooks and crannies of the heart, the vulnerability of love, the ache of love lost and the healing that follows. Hwang takes the cuts and scrapes of relationships and transforms them with fabric, stitching, paint and collage to create beautifully poignant work. In this show, Indian girls, wounded bears, piercing arrows and protective teepees all represent our desire to help heal one another and ourselves and the caution with which we move forward.

From the quirks of a heart in love to the aches of relationships gone awry, Wounded but not Broken is Hwang at her best: delicately honest, beautifully melancholy and quietly healing. Each piece is sadly
comforting: awkward girls, distant boys, the sweetness of a crush, and the loneliness of regret. We are all wounded. These pieces, stitched, painted and crafted, simply offer the comfort that we are not alone.

Costa Mesa - Art, Skateboarding & Life Book Signing (03/18/06)

NY, LA, SF - Mome Book Signing (03/18/06, 03/25/06, 04/08/06)

FANTAGRAPHICS AND GIANT ROBOT TEAM-UP FOR THREE MOME EVENTS THIS MARCH AND APRIL

This March and April, Fantagraphics Books and Giant Robot will team-up to put on three cross-country events featuring artists from Fantagraphics’ acclaimed new anthology, MOME. The events will kick off in New York City and culminate in a book signing and after party during the Alternative Press Expo weekend in San Francisco, CA. A full list of events, with participating artists, follows.

WHAT: MOME book signing with Jonathan Bennett, David Heatley, Gabrielle Bell, Sophie Crumb, R. Kikuo Johnson and Kurt Wolfgang
WHEN: Saturday, March 18, 6 to 8PM
WHERE: Giant Robot N.Y., 437 E. Ninth St., New York, NY 10009
http://www.grny.net

LA - "ALPHABET: AN EXHIBITION OF HAND-DRAWN LETTERING AND EXPERIMENTAL TYPOGRAPHY" (03/11/06 - 03/31/06)

Sticky Situation.

Originally uploaded by!Habit Forming.

Man, somebody's going to be pissed! This prank is hilarious and harmless but a total pain in the ass! I wonder how long it took to do and how many Post-It sheets were required?

Hey working folks, can we make up a new office meme? The next time a co-worker goes on holiday, do this and snap a photo of it. Send me your pix please! Bonus points for your office mate's reaction.

LA - "Night Swim" (03/11/06 - 04/02/06)

Night Swim
March 11-April 2

featuring Washington, Christopher Silas Neal, Kammy Nasman and APAK .

Reception Saturday March 11 7-p.m. Artists will be in attendence

Final reminder to come out and see some really great work. Opening the art filled boxes that come in is always like Christmas around here. Its really fun to see an artists work for the first time who you know is going make a big splash in here L.A. and thats definitely the case here.

You can read the full press release and see more of the work at www.juncgallery.com Come out Saturday night and say you saw them when. hope to see you there!

Junc Gallery
4017 Sunset Blvd. 90029
info@juncgallery.com

Tokyo - "Experimental Surf Art Shop" (03/18/06 - 04/04/06)

"Experimental Surf Art Shop"

@ Uplink Gallery in Shibuya, Tokyo

*Opening Reception: March 18th, 7pm - 11pm.

Featured art and surfboads by PEI, FOO, Dopesac, DEM, ESOW, KAMI, 5South, EDEC, SASU, Diska, CheJen, Mike Ming, West-O, Kads Mida, Madsaki, Yuri Shibuya, WHO?, Ken the Flattop, SKW, Jun Marie, ZY$, and Want

Date: Mar. 18 - Apr. 4
Address: 37-18 Udagawa-cho Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Info: +01181.3.6825.5502

LA - "Beast From the East" (03/11/06 - 04/01/06)

This is a paid event but team Project would like to comp a few of my readers tickets to the art opening. The first two people to respond to this post will get in for free. Wow. Lots of free good stuff these days! Good luck!

Hollywood and Games Summit (06/27/06)

Hollywood and video games. It was only a matter of time that the two decided to fully commit and marry. Billions are being made so why not combine the two super media powers and go for trillions? There are so many video game-movie crossovers it's hard to remember which format came first. With powerhouse auteurs Spielberg, Cameron and Jackson all having video game-related deals it's safe to assume the marriage is director approved.

CMP, the fine folks behind the Game Developers Conference and The Hollywood Reporter will help grow this partnership. I bet you've already snickered a couple of times before reading this line. Hey man, it's dialog -- and having these conversations is probably better than staying where we currently are.

The Hollywood and Games Summit is June 27, 2006, in where else, but Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the website (and the shout out to Lucas; an old friend to games). I'll be at the conference. Holler if you want to round up.

LA - The Orb (03/18/06)

Dear fans of Hustler of Culture, please read to the end.

THE ORB GIVES RARE PERFORMANCE AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL DURING AN ALL-NIGHT CONCERT EXPERIENCE

SPECIAL EVENT LAUNCHES “MINIMALIST JUKEBOX” – A TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY THE LA PHILHARMONIC

On Saturday, March 18, just before midnight, Walt Disney Concert Hall becomes the setting for a progressive, ambient musical movement. The boundaries of time, space, and sound harmonize during an all-night experience of music and visual art presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association to kick start Minimalist Jukebox, a two-week festival dedicated to this diverse genre under the guidance of American composer John Adams.

This event, which runs from 11:59pm Saturday, March 18 to 6:00am Sunday, March 19, features sets by special guest artists Boom Bip, Dntel, and John Tejada as LA's own dublab soundsystem provides the soundtrack between acts. The evening culminates with The Orb’slive performance.

The Orb are Dr. Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann. Since their seminal Adventures Beyond the Ultraworldin 1991 to last year’s Okie Dokie It’s The Orb on Kompakt, the Orb have continued to create electronic music from spacious and minimal celestial-techno to spiraling and hypnotic dance floor anthems. Special Guests:Boom Bip, Dntel, John Tejada and dublab soundsystems. Live Visual Art by Vello Virkhaus.

I'll Look You Ugly in the Eye, I Will!

Originally uploaded by lorenzodom.

Children are beautiful in all states. This little one's obviously posing and not really angry (follow the series). Lorenzo, his father, was able to capture some passion in this image. I wish I had more pictures like this of me growing up! It would be proof that I was once a bad ass too. Put 'em up!

LA - Patrick Kelly: Éire irish landscapes (03/11/06 - 04/08/06)

Patrick Kelly: Éire irish landscapes
March 11th- April 8th, 2006
Artist Reception Saturday, March 11th, 6-10pm

FREE VALET PARKING

Patrick Kelly’s timeless black and white photographs capture the awe and mystery of Ireland’s mythic landscape and reveal a collective past shrouded in the mist laden mountains, woods and ancient fortresses of this sacred land.

Drkrm.Photo Lab/Studio/Gallery is located at 2121 N. San Fernando Road, Suite 3, Los Angeles CA 90065 in the old Capitol Records building, just across the street from the FedEx Global Center.

Drkrm. Gallery and Lab hours are 11am till 5pm Tuesday thru Saturday. For more info call 323-223-6867 or email drkrm@mac.com.

All gallery events are free and open to the public.

NYC - NLK 2006 (03/10/06 - 03/11/06)

More: New London Kicks

Williamsburg - "After Hours: Williamsburg Celebrates" (03/11/06)

AFTER HOURS: Williamsburg Celebrates
Saturday, March 11th 2006

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to be participating in this year's After Hours celebration as part of the Williamsburg Gallery Association. After Hours is an evening event held on the Armory Show weekend each year to provide an excellent opportunity to visit Williamsburg's expanding art community.

All participating galleries will be open until 11pm on Saturday night, March 11th.

Stop by to see our exhibition of Danish artist, Thomas Ovlisen's paintings and sculptures, or look through our flatfiles for new works by Klaus artists.

After Hours will continue after 11pm at Supreme Trading (213 N 8th St) for an all-Williamsburg party with drink specials.

For full event listings, please visit www.williamsburgcelebrates.com

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Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery
438 Union Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
917-912-5482
www.klausgallery.com

LA - Mark Bradford Lecture (03/09/06)

Mark Bradford

Thursday, March 9th
7:00 p.m.

Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford creates works that link formal abstraction to popular culture, often addressing race and class. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Hammer Museum; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; and the Studio Museum, New York. Bradford is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts, a third-generation hairdresser, and self-described "beauty operator."

SM - Huck Gee at Kid Robot (03/09/06)

Chicago - Joseph Bryl Presents Musical Enchantments & Wondrous Sounds (03/07/06)

ohm Curator Series: Joseph Bryl Presents Musical Enchantments & Wondrous Sounds

Tuesday, March 7 at 7 pm
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center
Free

The ohm performance series incorporates new media in the arenas of performance, music and visual art. The new ohm Curator Series takes place on the first Tuesday of every month and features guest curators who bring in artists performing electronic music as well as a visual component at the Chicago Cultural Center. The second installment of the new series is Musical Enchantments & Wondrous Sounds, the program created by guest curator Joseph Bryl of Sonotheque.

Chanel Pease

Musicians Chanel Pease (acoustic harp and keyboards), Marc Hellner (electronics and laptop) and Christine Stlaske (keyboards) perform a live score as accompaniment to the films The Teddy Bears (1907), The Wonderful World of Oz (1910) and The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914). Video specialist Eric Gelehrter, aka Merkaba, provides visuals.

Chanel Pease is a classically trained musician. She uses acoustic and electronic instruments and manipulates the sounds through various effects to create an ethereal backdrop to her instrumental melodies. Her work has involved a broad spectrum of sounds and mediums including playing keyboards in many bands and composing with Chicago based electronic musicians.

NYC - "GAMES FOR A BLACKOUT MACHINE" (03/11/06 - 04/08/06)

Guild & Greyshkul invites you to the opening reception for:

Ernesto Caivano - GAMES FOR A BLACKOUT MACHINE

Saturday March 11, 2006 7pm - 9pm

Exhibition runs March 11, 2006 - April 8, 2006

For more information please contact the gallery.

Thank you.

Guild & Greyshkul
28 Wooster St. 1st Fl.
(corner of Grand Street)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 625-9224
Tues-Sat. 11am - 6pm
www.guildgreyshkul.com

NYC - Platon Lecture (03/09/06)

Platon Lecture
Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:30 p.m.

Free
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10001
212-505-5555

Parsons The New School for Design Lectures

Photographer Platon, an Englishman living in New York, will discuss his first monograph, Platon’s Republic, featuring iconic studio portraits of influential and controversial people from around the world, along with documentary images.

NYC - " Distillation 1965-2005" (03/08/06 - 04/22/06)

Audra Skuodas: Distillation 1965-2005 / March 8 - April 22, 2006

Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 8

Moti Hasson Gallery is pleased to present Audra Skuodas' mini-retrospective, Distillation 1965-2005, her second solo show at the gallery.

Distillation 1965-2005 offers a summary, or rather a sketch of the main concepts and techniques that the mixed-media artist Skuodas has explored during her long and distinguished career. For the past four decades, Skuodas has been producing paintings, collages, drawings and artist’s books that are at the same time abstract and figurative as well as personal and universal, a subtle contrast emphasized in her latest series of works. In 1990, when writing about Skuodas’ paintings, Donald Kuspit states: "Whatever suffering the figure [in Skuodas' paintings] may signify, it does so largely through the tense way it formally interacts with the rest of the picture, which is essentially geometrical […]."

NYC - "THE GARDEN PARTY" (03/09/06 - 04/29/06)

NYC - SxF / New York City (03/07/06)

Hundreds of filmmakers entered for a chance to make a music video for talented indie bands. Our judges chose ten finalists, including a filmmaker from New York City. Ten exceptional music videos were made. Come watch the premier of the music videos and cast your vote to help determine which filmmaker will walk away with the $20,000 grand prize. This is the Scion xPress Fest

Join us Tuesday, March 7th 2006 at the Anthology Film Archives for the SxF | New York City. The event will be hosted by NYC's own Palomar and DJ JDH (FIXED/We Are 138) will be maning the turntables and there willbe a hosted bar for those 21+.

Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue @ 2nd St
New York City, New York 10003

Doors open at 7:00PM. Screening at 7:30PM

This event is FREE but you must RSVP to gain access.
RSVP @ http://www.scionxpressfest.com/rsvp

NYC - "ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTER PLANES 2006" (03/11/06 - 04/15/06)

FIONA BANNER

ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTER PLANES 2006

Exhibition on view from March 11 through April 15, 2006

Opening Reception and Book Launch
Saturday, March 11 from 5 - 7 PM

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition by British artist Fiona Banner in conjunction with the release of her new artist's book. All the World's Fighter Planes 2006 is an updated edition of her previous book, All the World's Fighter Planes 2004, both published by Banner's imprint The Vanity Press. The opening will feature a screening of Banner's film, All the World's Fighter Planes. For the opening, All the World's Fighter Planes 2006 will be available at a special launch prince of $15 ($5 off the $20 retail!)—for in person purchases only.

Alhambra - "The Unicorn Show" (03/18/06 - 04/10/06)

The Unicorn Show

March 18 - April 10, 2006

Opening reception: Saturday, March 18, 2006 (7pm-11pm)

Music by: DJ G.R.uses
Complimentary: Drinks, Unicorn cookies, and Face Painting

Bring in your flyer to recieve a free gift at the door

Far East Meets West Coast.

March 4, 2006 - 9:37 p.m. PST - Culver City, CA

One of the perks of having worked at Tokion Magazine in its infancy is having a lot of Japanese friends. So I was stoked to hear that my friend, Yuta Man was going to be in town for the Scion Far Eastern Conference Exhibition. I was hoping to find Yuta and surprise him, but he found me instead (and surprised us all). The last time we hung out was at least two years ago in New York City or possibly, Tokyo.

Things change but remain the same. Having hustled the magazine world, we have both moved on to hustle the film industry (still keeping our ties in "the word"). It's not much of a stretch; it's all still media. I hope it's not another two years until we meet again. Good luck Yuta with all your new ventures!

Related: Scion Far Eastern Coference Exhibition

Video: When in Paris, Act American.

We should all dance around the world without music. Everybody, stop faking the funk and have some fun.

SF - Justin Chin Book Release Party (03/07/06)

Tuesday, March 7th, 7 pm

City Lights welcomes back Justin Chin to celebrate the release of his new book Attack of the Man-Eating Lotus Blossoms, published by Suspect Thoughts Press

Justin Chin

Attack of the Man-Eating Lotus Blossoms

Justin Chin is the author of two collections of poetry, Harmless Medicine and Bite Hard, and two collections of essays, Burden of Ashes and Mongrel: Essays, Diatribes and Pranks. Chin's writings have also been anthologized widely, most notably in The Outlaw Bible Of American Poetry, American Poetry: The Next Generation, and The World In Us: Lesbian and Gay Poetry of the Next Wave, among others. He lives in San Francisco.

NYC - Mass Appeal #38 Release Party (03/04/06)

Mass Appeal #38 Release Party!
Saturday, March 4th 2006
9pm – 12am

The Canal Chapter
343 Canal Street 4th floor, NYC

Music by Team Facelift, Apathy & a special guest D.J.

The Great Bape.

If you ever wondered if Nigo from Bape actually worked, I can confirm that he does...at least for promo pieces. Enjoy:

Related: Japan Stock Climbing
Interview: Steven Nereo
The Secret Is Lost on You Unless You've Been To Tokyo
Interview: W. David Marx
Marxy Press
We Are All Monkeys

SF - Tyson Reeder & Scott Reeder Art Opening (03/04/06 - 04/01/06)

Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
March 4 – April 1, 2006
Opening reception: Saturday, March 4th, 6-9 pm

In 395 Valencia Street: Tyson Reeder

In 389 Valencia Street: Scott Reeder

The Jack Hanley Gallery is pleased to present two exhibitions in the San Francisco galleries by Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based artists and brothers Scott and Tyson Reeder.

Scott and Tyson will exhibit new work, including drawing, painting, ceramics and a collaborative video, in the 395 and 389 Valencia Street gallery spaces, respectively. Scott will be showing action paintings made with mops and brooms, as well as detailed black and white ink drawings, where old men and teddy bears and bananas clutter abstract platforms. Tyson will be exhibiting new watercolors of weathered buildings, freak portraits, and urban wildlife, including a large tie-dyed poodle. Their collaborative piece, Reflections 2.0, a new 20 minute video, depicts the brothers as old men in the future, making clumsy paintings with potatoes and bricks in between naps and epic daydream sequences.

Brooklyn - "THOROUGHFARE" (03/02/06 - 03/19/06)

The Riviera Gallery is in full bloom. Metal trees and street poles sprout through the grass covered floor. The walls are covered with rolling hills, trees and signs. Ambient birdcalls and sirens fill the air. Some street poles bend and twist with the trees, while others hold street signs aloft. The strict regulations normally found on these signs have been overgrown with playful imagery.

The show is a product of three street artists devoted to altering the cityscape. Leon Reid (AKA Darius Jones) has been acclaimed in the New York Times and Time Magazine for installing sculptures on city streets for years. Andrew Poneros (AKA PORK) has stenciled and postered walls across the globe. Alex Holden works outdoors with hand painted posters and stickers. Together, these artists successfully created a unique environment for their outdoor mediums to coexist within the gallery.

12PM-?PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

Riviera Gallery
103 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11211 USA
www.seeyouattheriviera.com

LA - "Everything But The Kitschen Sync" (03/03/06 - 04/02/06)

March 3-April 2, 2006

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, March 3, 2006
8:00-11:00pm

Available now from La Luz de Jesus Press!

DANIEL MARTIN DIAZ
Triginta Uno Dies

JOE COLEMAN
The Book of Joe

GLENN BARR
Lowlife Paradise

THE PIZZ
Atavistic Avatar

SHAG
Bottomless Cocktail

NEON PARK
Somewhere Over
the Rainbow

THE CLAYTON BROS.
The Most Special Day
of My Life

"Everything But The Kitschen Sync"
9th Annual Group Show

4633 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone (323) 666-7667 Fax (323) 663-0243
(800) YRU-POOP

SF - "Risk and Response" (03/02/06)

Risk and Response
Dhamaal Artist Collective

Thu, Mar 2, 6:30 pm • Grand Lobby & Resource Room

Come dance, socialize, and experience the sights and sounds of South Asia remixed. Dhamaal, San Francisco's critically acclaimed artist collective, unleashes a rhythm romping performance featuring DJ Maneesh the Twister, Ferhan Qureshi on Tabla, MC Samba Guisse and visual maestro Skip Intro. As a kickoff to their Third Annual Dhamaal Sights & Sounds Festival, they will perform original material and remixes that fuse elements of Hindustani and Carnatic classical with modern electronica such as Downtempo, Breakbeats, and Drum'n'Bass. For almost seven years this crew has been creating audio, video and fine art hybrids of South Asian culture. Two-time winners of SF Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay Award for Best Electronic Act/Best DJ and for their legendary monthly club night at Club Six, Dhamaal continues to evolve hosting the largest South Asian electronica events in the US and abroad.

Inglewood - "Skins" (03/04/06 - ?)

More Information: Terrell Moore

Beverly Hills - Christopher Wool (03/02/06 - 04/08/06)

CHRISTOPHER WOOL
Mar 2 - Apr 8, 2006

Opening reception for the artist: Thursday, March 2nd, 6 - 8pm

Gagosian Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new paintings by Christopher Wool. This will be Wool's first major solo show in Los Angeles since his retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 1998.

For this exhibition, Christopher Wool continues his exploration of conventional painting, through a combined array of painterly techniques, including spray paint, silkscreen, and hand painting. Commonly known for his restricted palette, these new works surprisingly introduce colors, such as pink and brown, but they are primarily single-color canvases. Yet the emphasis remains on painterly technique and the works' formal properties. Wool provides tension between painting and erasing, gesture and removal, depth and flatness.

Born in 1955 in Chicago, Christopher Wool is an internationally exhibited artist whose work has been shown in major museums and galleries including Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and PS 1 Contemporary Arts Center, Long Island City, NY.

LA - "Kramer's Ergot Night" (03/02/06)

Kramer's Ergot Night

Sammy Harkham, Jordan Crane, Souther Salazar, Paper Rad, Mystical Unionists

Kramer's Ergot Night is a special evening of discussion, readings, films, and music. This event is organized with Sammy Harkham, editor of the underground comics anthology series Kramer's Ergot, and featuring contributors Jordan Crane, Souther Salazar, films from Paper Rad, and live music by Mystical Unionists (Ron Rege, Jr. and Becky Stark).

7:00 p.m.

NYC - Soulpusher NYC Birthday Blowout (03/02/06)

Free Book For Bloggers.

Free Book for Bloggers:

Do you have a blog? Have you been blogging for a minimum of three months? If so, and if you would like a Free Copy of Living the Artist’s Life, by Paul Dorrell, please send us an email with the following information:

Write to bloggers@hillsteadpublishing.com with Free Book for Bloggers in the subject line.

A link to your blog.

A U.S. mailing address.

If your blog meets the qualifications, we'll send you a book. This offer is limited to the first 250 bloggers who respond. Our apologies to those of you outside the U.S., but at this time free books will only be mailed to recipients living within the United States. Please allow two weeks for delivery.

All mailing information will be held in strictest confidence—in fact will be destroyed after the book is shipped. This means you will never receive a promotional mailing from us, and the information will not be shared.

Hamster Jedi.

A young friend recently told me she saw "Star Wars" and didn't understand what all the fuss was about. We engaged in a very long conversation/argument about the film's importance (she mainly thought it was a stupid franchise with stupid dialog -- what can I say, she was born around the time of E.T.)

Another friend, Cindy, forwarded me this photo today. Why? Because she probably thought I'd smile looking at it. Cindy was right to guess that. And to my young friend who recently saw "Star Wars", this photo is the reason why the movie was so important -- it has made such an impact on our popular culture that it cannot be denied its place in history. I mean this isn't like, a hamster reenacting a scene out of "Happiness", "Bring it On", or "Rushmore" -- movies I love...it's doing "Star Wars"!

Related: Empire of the Universe.

SF - "Cinco Letras Que No Dicen Nada" (03/02/06 - 04/01/06)

"Cinco Letras Que No Dicen Nada"

Upper Playground in association with FIFTY24SF Gallery are pleased to present new works by up and coming artist, Basco.

Hailing from Santiago, Chile Basco is a driven young lad who wears flourecent visors and bright socks. Basco is rad and his paintings are like a rare T-Bone steak. If you like mustaches and Wu Tang you might enjoy this collection of work.

March 2- April 1, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION
March 2, 2006 7-9:30pm

FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, Ca
94117
415.252.0144

www.upperplayground.com
www.fifty24sf.com

SF - Andrew Kleindolph Artist Talk (03/01/06)

Andrew Kleindolph
ARTIST TALK
7:30pm

Stop by tonite for an artist talk by Andrew Kleindolph who will discuss his current works including those on exhibit.

Kleindolph's meticulously crafted sculptures incorporate both found and fabricated mechanical parts along with custom electronics to arrive at intricate machines which explore the interface of humans and technology. Taking cues from surrealism, electronic and organic systems, household accessories, and garage inventions, the artist uses a low-tech vocabulary to engage us in playful interactivity where we become part of the system.

More: RX Gallery

Harlem - "J3553" (03/01/06 - 03/13/06)

The show will be up for all of March with a reception on Sunday March 5th from 6 - 8PM , so get your butts on the A train and come celebrate!

The Studio Museum in Harlem is across the street, so may want to check that out as well! ( http://www.studiomuseum.org/)

atmos
203 W 125th Street (near 8th Ave)
212 666 2242
http://www.atmosnyc.com/

LA - "Wrathmaster 3000" (03/04/06 - 04/08/06)

Michael French :: Wrathmaster 3000©
Project room: Duncan Anderson – new drawings and sculpture
March 4 – April 8, 2006
Reception: Saturday, March 4 from 6-9pm

@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA (entrance in back)
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 12-6pm (sixspace will be closed March 7-10)
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Sixspace invites you to participate in the interactive multi-media installation Wrathmaster 3000© by Los Angeles artist Michael French that opens this Saturday with a reception from 6-9pm. Guest-curated by Lorraine Molina from Bank, this exhibition uses projected video game graphics, gestural interactivity, and cartoon-like sculptural elements in a piece that explores the novelty in art, consequence and inconsequence, as well as power and subordination.

LA - "Night Swim" (03/11/06 - 04/02/06)

Night Swim March 11-April 2 featuring Washington, Christopher Silas Neal, Kammy Nasman and APAK .

Reception Saturday March 11 7-p.m. Artists will be in attendence

APAK's charming illustrations read like snapshots of a fantastic vacation in which a pair of his and hers stand in egos travel from one fantastic locale to another, while in reality the actual journey is the one traveled by the viewer into the hyper creative psyche of this artistic duo. At the other end of the spectrum is Marci Washington who creates sparse yet equally compelling compositions are the only clues leaving the viewer to look inward in order to resolve the narrative. The best of folk art contributions are extracted in the work of Kammy Nasman the result is beautiful, tightly rendered paintings reminiscent of Rousseau but filtered through an idiosyncratic pathology all her own. Christopher Silas Neal effortlessly combines techniques that strike an unlikely balance between delicate composition and an offbeat mix of mythology, religious iconography and subjects found in a 7th graders sketch book.

Philly - Scion Art Tour (03/03/06 - 03/29/06)

222gallery Philadelphia proudly presents:

Installation
Scion Art Tour

March 3rd - March 29th, 2006

Opening Reception: March 3rd, 6:00 - 10 pm

Music provided by:
DJ Statik & Lil' Dave (Illvibe Collective)

222gallery, 222 Vine st. Philadelphia PA. 222gallery.com

Philadelphia
Scion presents... Installation. Featuring original artwork on 3' long polyurethane sculptures from: David Choe, Coro, Crash, Daim, Dez Einswell, Iosefatu Sua, Jeremy Fish, Blaine Fontana, Kofie, Mad, Mike Giant, Kenton Parker, Ricky Powell, Rammellzee, Dr. Revolt, Rostarr, Sage Vaughn, Seak and Sever

PLEASE JOIN US!

January Visuals.

Following are the visuals to all the posts I was hoping to write about in January but never got around to knowing that I'd instead compile this little visual guide for you instead:

01.01.06 - New Year's Eve

01.05.06 - CES

01.11.06 - Porous Walker / Owltooth Christmas Presents

01.13.06 - Team HP Photoshoot

01.21.06 - Survival Research Labs

Pasadena - Greyone Grand Opening (02/28/06)

GREYONE Grand Opening
Cake Party

February 28th 2006, Pasadena – A new chapter for GREYONE has arrived in the form of a new storefront in Pasadena. To commemorate this new venture, GREYONE has invited a select number of creative companies to display their art in edible confections. Ten cakes in the dimension of 16 x 12 will be displayed and enjoyed throughout the night¹s proceedings. Participants include: Adidas, The Hundreds, SSUR, Hysteric Glamour, 10 Deep, Crooks & Castles, Evil Monito, Dezeinswell, Diamond Supply Co., and of course GREYONE. In addition to the tasteful delights, audio ambiance will be provided by Phoreyz, Endo, and Higher. The store space will be liberally utilized with a window display showcasing a tattoo parlor. Zeke will also be presenting time lapse footage of the GREYONE store build out which will be projected on the back wall. Sound Equipment is provided courtesy of RANE/SERATO. Appetizers will be provided by Porto's Bakery. Drinks will be provided by Plethora Bars and HAN Vodka.

The event will take place on February 28th, 2006 from the time of 7pm to 12 pm PST. The location is at 15 East Holly St., Pasadena, CA 91103.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please RSVP at jerry@greyone.com

LA - "Inside Picasso's Studio" (03/02/06 - 04/15/06)

LA - Living Room: Space and Place in Infoshop Culture (02/27/06)

Journal of Aesthetics and Protest present-

Living Room: Space and Place in Infoshop Culture
***********************************************************
a documentary film directed by Courtney Kallas and Liz Simmons
(film makers will be present. they are on a coast-to-coast tour)
http://www.livingroomdocumentary.org/

Monday February 27th at 7:30 PM

Infoshops and a Place-based Culture of Resistance:
We live in a society where public places that people feel like they are an active part of and can use for non-economic purposes are increasingly rare. Public spaces where people can go in order to feel like a part of a community and to participate in creating a transformational culture of resistance to the dominant society are even more rare. One exception to this general scarcity of alternative public spaces is the emergence of Info-shops in urban centers across the United States - and indeed around the world. Info-shops are community spaces that facilitate access to traditionally marginalized information while providing a physical space for people to build creative projects of resistance to current forms of destruction and domination.

We focus on six infoshops in the film: the Lucy Parsons Center in Boston, Breakdown Book Collective & Community Space in Denver, Jane Doe Books in Brooklyn (RIP), the Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley, The Back to Back Worker-run Cafe in Portland, OR, and the Wooden Shoe in Philadelphia. We decided to approach the film from a point of view interested in interrogating the importance of place and space in relation to 1.) peoples daily lives in urban areas 2.) the creation of activist movements for social change 3.) the decline of open/free public, non-commercialized space 4.) ways that privilege and oppression are manifest physically in space 5.) ways in which people participate in place-making exercises and/or resist feelings of placelessness.

Brooklyn - "Nothing Stays the Same" (02/25/06 - 03/26/06)

Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to present the first New York solo show of Danish artist Thomas Ovlisen. The show will feature paintings and sculpture using auto-lacquer and enamel on MDF and Styrofoam.

Ovlisen's process mimics that of auto-body shops; his visual inspiration is derived mainly from weathered cars, the worn down layers of lacquer revealing the forces of nature on its utmost adversary. Beyond this, however, the paintings may be also seen as abstract landscapes. Layer after layer is applied, sanded down, and built up until a kind of emotional memory is satisfied, evoking the layers that weather and time generate on natural landscapes through the spans of geological epochs.

The sculptures grew from the paintings, but are also informed by Formes formentarius (better known as Tinder or hoof fungus,) a fungal growth living in a destructive parasitic relationship with trees. In creating the sculptures using a techniques similar to those used to make the paintings, Ovlisen is able to produce both a weathered feeling and a sense of history. They have marks that shows a lifetime of battering and disease, and whose relationship to the effects of man on a post-industrial landscape are therefore more imminent than ancillary.

NYC - "Show and Tell" (03/02/06 - 04/15/06)

PETER STANICK: SHOW AND TELL

March 2 - April 15, 2006

Please join us on Thursday March 2nd from 6 - 9 pm for an Opening Reception.

Peter Stanick combines traditional photography with vector-based computer rendering, creating large scale paintings of a fantasy land inhabited by lingerie models and movie starlets. Each piece is based on a computer model rendered for the web using Flash illustration and then output digitally on canvas using UV ink. It is with this cutting edge technique that Stanick explores and often lambastes more time-tested art world pretensions.

Peter Stanick is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Osaka Museum of Art, the Carnegie museum in Pittsburgh, and the Continental Corporation.

More Info: Museum Works Galleries

LA - Scion Far Eastern Conference Exhibition (03/04/06 - 03/24/06)

SCION presents
FRANK 151 FAR EASTERN
CONFERENCE EXHIBITION

featuring work from
AK51, EDA, sense, WANTO, ZYS,
REI, SAL, YUTA MAN, QP and CR

beats by
DJ HIRO (NYC)

curated by
FRANK 151

MARCH 4th, 2006 – MARCH 24th, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY MARCH 4th 7-10PM

SCION INSTALLATION L.A.
8553 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA. 90232 310.841.0478
http://www.scion.com/space

SF - "National Psyche: Feminine Vision, Thought, and Action During Wartime" (02/24/06 - 03/12/06)

The LAB presents
National Psyche: Feminine Vision, Thought, and Action During Wartime
February 24 - March 12, 2006

National Psyche is a group exhibition and interdisciplinary project series exploring current feminine dimensions of contemporary art, while highlighting creative leadership within the context of post 9/11 America. This project includes a colorful range of innovative artistic programming and educational presentations featuring visual artists, educators and progressive leaders from within and outside the Bay Area. See www.thelab.org for a complete schedule and details concerning all National Psyche Projects.

National Psyche: The Exhibition
Featuring Jane Benson, Maria Bustnes, Carole Caroompas, Caroline Cox, Alyse Emdur, Oriana Fox, Linda Ganjian, Jean Lowe, Jyung Mee Park, Sabrina Raaf, Paige Sarlin, Nicole Tschampel, and Saya Woolfalk

Curated by Elliot Lessing

February 24 - March 11, 2006
Opening Reception: Friday, February 24th, 2006, 6-9 PM

Gallery Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6 PM
At The LAB, 2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco

The LAB presents this centerpiece of the multi-faceted National Psyche project, featuring a selection of new works from thirteen national and international contemporary artists. Din Din Party: Exploring the Judy Chicago Legacy will also be on view--San Francisco-based artist Matt Gerring presents this piece extending dialogue and concepts sparked by Judy Chicago's 1979 signature installation. Join the party! The public is invited to contribute to its design. Artists respond to various evils associated with the Pandora Myth in Pandora Box: A DVD Collection, co-curated by Ellen Lake and Heike Liss.

LA - RES Screening (02/28/06)

This is a paid event. I will however, happily support old friends. We'll be there if you want to round up.

LA - Angela Boatwright "Sorcerers" (03/03/06 - 04/28/06)

March 3rd - April 28th, 2006

Opening Reception: March 3rd, 6:30 - 10 pm

222gallery, 7922 w. 3rd. st. Los Angeles CA. 222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Gallery Contact: Jeremy Baker, tel: 323.782.1900
email: jbaker@222gallery.com

LOS ANGELES - 222gallery is pleased to exhibit new photographs by Killer of Giants owner and freelance photographer Angela Boatwright. We will be featuring her heavy metal imagery: long haired fans, intense crowd shots, backstage- behind the scenes, corpse paint and fake blood all in one intence showcase.

NYC - Tats Tats Cru Show and NYC Lase's Birthday (02/24/06)

ats crew show and Nyc Lase's B-day party!

Friday feb. 24th @the Aurora gallery.
515 w 29th street (2nd floor) between 10th & 11th ave.
opening party: 7-11pm

Vancouver - "Yesterday's Sunset" (02/24/06 - 04/01/06)

Commuters heading home across the Burrard Street Bridge may catch a glimpse of Vancouver artist Eric Deis braving the elements to photograph the sunset. He is taking over seven hundred exposures each
day, as part of a new work entitled Yesterday's Sunset, on display at Western Front as part of the group exhibition Until Then Then running from February 24 until April 1, 2006.

"Yesterday's Sunset is an entrancing artwork that re-imagines the fleeting moments of sunset as one prolonged, seamless image," says Deis. "The result is a photographic memory, brought to life to turn
the business of living into the art of living."

Over the course of eight hours, the images from Yesterday's Sunset play on a high definition monitor inside the gallery space. The harried hustle and bustle of city life is transformed into a subtly moving, nearly imperceptible, and highly evocative image.

Until Then Then looks "critically at nostalgia and future utopias," explains Jonathan Middleton, Curator at Western Front. "On one hand overtly nostalgic, Deis' work employs the familiar motif of a sunset in order to point to... issues such as urban development."

Eric Deis is an emerging artist from Vancouver, Canada. His artwork explores how the urban environment and the construction of cities influence the lives of its inhabitants, and vice versa. Through large-scale photography, sculpture, and video, Deis reconfigures our perception of the world by exposing the subtle peculiarities of our everyday environment.

Deis is a graduate of Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver (B.F.A.) and the University of California, San Diego (M.F.A.). His work has been exhibited in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia, United States, and Germany.

Until Then Then
Eric Deis, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Holly Ward, and Elizabeth Zvonar
Curated by Candice Hopkins and Jonathan Middleton

February 24 - April 1, 2006
Opening Reception Friday, February 24, 2006 at 8pm
Western Front Society
303 East 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, V5T 1S1
http://www.front.bc.ca

For more information, please contact Eric Deis at (604) 707-0251 or visit http://ericdeis.com

LA - Help Support Acme! (02/27/06)

Play With Me. Touch Me Please.

Dear Nerd Herd,

Remember how you freaked out when you caught glimpse of Sony's "Minority Report-esque" glass plate experiment?

If you thought that was fucking cool, check out what, Jefferson Y. Han, project director of FTIR (frustrated total internal reflection) created!

Download the multi-touch demo (30 megs) 1000% worth the wait! images and video property of Jefferson Y. Han

Mr. Han's a consultant to NYU's computer science department. Anyone know him?! I want to ask him what he's going to do with this rad "graphical interaction surface"? Is he taking it to market? Entertainment, technology and art -- the special combo I've been looking for. Hang it on a wall or use it as a dining table surface, I don't care...just make it commercially available!

If this isn't entertaining, you are 1) living in 1984, 2) beyond jaded, or 3) developing a competitor product.

If you are doing #3, holler! And apologies if you saw this like, more than a week ago.

UPDATE: Jeff presents at ETech 2006.

LA - Faces of Music Book Signing (03/08/06)

David Patrick Goggin AKA Mr. Bonzai, with members of Devo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police and The Traveling Wilburys, presents and signs Faces of Music: 25 Years of Lunching with Legends

This insightful and inspiring anthology features over 400 photographs and 160 interviews with popular music artists, songwriters, producers, and recording engineers. A uniquely valuable insider's resource, this collection of interviews and exclusive photographs is perfect for any music fan or recording enthusiast. (Course Technology)

3/8/2006 - 7:00 PM

Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood CA 90069

NYC - "Sound Digressions in Seven Colors" (02/25/06 - 04/06)

OPENING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH 7-9PM

TONY OURSLER: SOUND DIGRESSIONS IN SEVEN COLORS
On view at Nyehaus from February 25th - April, 2006.

Sound Digressions in Seven Colors is the culmination of several projects that Tony Oursler has been experimenting with for a number of years. A perpetually changing piece of music, this idea first took hold in Oursler's mind while at Cal Arts and attending lectures by John Cage. For this project, the performers were recorded and then recombined in an installation setting to experiment with chance recombination. Each performer was not told what the other one would play, only that they would be mixed with 6 other players. In this way, an exquisite corpse was developed between the players. Oursler chose the musical elements with the performers but asked the musicians to improvise, keeping in mind that there would be 6 other performers. Once the performances were captured in high quality sound and video, they were projected upon a specially designed video screen that allows the viewer to see the image from both sides. Each screen is 4x6 feet and has speakers mounted directly into the surface of the screen; thus the music comes from the image of each player.

Chicago - "Conversations In the Galleries: Not Funny" (02/22/06)

Conversations In the Galleries: Not Funny

Wednesday, February 22, 6pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Exhibit Hall
78 E. Washington St., Chicago
Free

Exhibition co-curators Dominic Molon and Michael Rooks, along with artists Stephanie Brooks, Alexej Koschkarow and Tony Tasset, will lead a discussion called "Conversations in the Galleries: Not Funny," where they talk about what is really humorous in the exhibiton and in life, in general.

SF - "Conversation 2" Marcel Dzama & Alice Shaw (02/23/06 - 04/08/06)

Conversation 2: Marcel Dzama & Alice Shaw
February 23 - April 8, 2006
Admission: FREE

Artists
Marcel Dzama
Alice Shaw

Curator
Meg Shiffler

Conversation 2: Marcel Dzama & Alice Shaw is the second in a three-part series of two-person exhibitions that explore the relationship between an artist from the Bay Area and an artist from another point on the globe. The intent of this series is two-fold: on an intimate level it allows for a closer look at the production of two individual artists, and it also informs an expansive perspective of how artists from our region participate in an international contemporary art dialogue.

The Opening Reception for Conversation 2: Marcel Dzama & Alice Shaw will be on Thursday, February 23 from 6 - 8 pm at the Gallery at 401 Van Ness.

LA - "The Mother of all Black Comedy" (02/22/06)

more info: http://dirtyblanks.com/

NYC - "Skeletons, Saints & Devils" (02/25/06)

Jeffrey Isaac

Skeletons, Saints & Devils

Book Launch and Video Presentation

Saturday, February 25, 2006 from 5 to 7 PM

Printed Matter Inc. is very pleased to announce a book launch and presentation of video works by Jeffrey Isaac on Saturday, February 25, 2006 from 5 - 7 PM. Please join us as we celebrate the release of Isaac's 477 Paintings -- 1982-2005 and his DVD compilation Skeletons, Saints & Devils. Stop by, meet the artist and watch clips from his latest videos. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

NYC - "THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF KAREN BLACK" (02/23/06 - 02/24/06)

THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF KAREN BLACK
February 23 - 24 at 9 PM

DEITCH PROJECTS
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
212.343.7300
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - The Film Snob's Dictionary Book Signing (03/01/06)

David Kamp and Lawrence Levi present and sign The Film Snob’s Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Filmological Knowledge

From the same brain trust that brought you "The Rock Snob*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes "The Film Snob*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a "Tod Browning's "Freaks" T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to "wire-fu" pictures, "Todd-AO process," and "Sam Raimi.” (Broadway)

3/1/2006 - 7:00 PM

BOOK SOUP 8818 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood CA 90069 310.659.3110

London - The Invited Cinema (02/20/06)

Filmmakers and lovers are invited to the first...The Invited Cinema event of 2006. Bring your film on the night and have it screened in an intimate friendly and relaxed atmosphere. We shall also be showing a retrospective of some of our favourite submissions from the many emerging talents of 2005.

"Whether you are new to film making or an old hand; simply turn up on the night clutching your wares on your preferred format {from digital to super8}, form an orderly cue and wait your turn..."

MORE DETAIL
TIC Film are pleased to be at the Jamm as it provides an ideal space for film screenings, networking with other filmmakers and relaxing with friends. The audience will be asked to cast votes by candlelight from comfortable seating and tables especially brought in for the night. With scheduled screenings/submissions being broken up into slots of approximately 30 minutes , and home cooked food and refreshments being served throughout the evening . The venue has equipped itself with a giant screen and a modern sound system featuring surround sound processing.

We shall be closing up the night with a VERY SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST ... to be announced.

BACKGROUND
TIC Film was founded in early 2005 by David Duck, Johannes Schaff and Mike Cupcake. The group provides an easily accessible platform for a wealth of amateur and professional filmmakers to screen their work to a large and receptive audience. They have reached a diverse range of people by running a season of special events at Bar Story in Peckham and a regular all-night cinema room at the "Signs of Life..." events around South London , This year they were invited to screen the closing night of the "Elefest film festival", as well as a number of submitted films finding there way on to the screen at some of this years major music festivals.

theinvitedcinema supporting underground arts & culture

8pm - 12midnight

FREE!

SF - "The Jingi: Japanese Yakuza Spirit" (02/25/06 - 03/22/06)

Giant Robot SF Presents:
The Jingi: Japanese Yakuza Spirit
Figure Exhibition by Yukinora Dehara
622 Shrader Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

February 25th - March 22nd, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday February 25th, 6:30 - 10pm

Giant Robot is pleased to announce Yukinora Dehara's first exhibition in San Francisco, and second show with Giant Robot.

From farmers, salary men, ghosts, gangsters and even killer vegetables, Dehara transforms these often absurd archetypes, into observations of Japanese and American society and pop culture. His clay sculptures are raw but detailed, painted with a precise and glossy aesthetic. They impart the subject's state of being, whether it's a subservient rice cooker, or a tortured Yakuza boss.

For each exhibition Dehara sculpts a unique cast of characters. Previous series have included killer produce in "Oyasi: Vegetable Wars", villagers and farmers for the "Jibasan" collection, and Japanese ghosts for "Pop Yokai: Japanese Old Ghost". In "The Jingi" Dehara will depict the Japanese gangster icon. Dehara has created 100 original sculptures that will expose every possible incarnation of the Jingi. Giant Robot San Francisco will have Dehara's hard to find products in stock, including books, toys and other selected merchandise that catalog Dehara's prolific body of work. Yukinori Dehara will be in attendance for the opening of the show!

For more information, contact:
Derek SongGiant Robot SF, Manager
415.876.GRSF
derek@giantrobot.com
622 Shrader Street and Haight
San Francisco, CA 94117
www.giantrobot.com / www.gr-sf.com

LA - "70 MORE ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!" (02/18/06 - 03/18/06)

70 MORE ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED !!!

FEBRUARY 18 - MARCH 18, 2006

Opening - SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2006 7-10PM

Live performances by the Artists!!!!

West Coast Release Party Extravaganza

For the Paper Rad Book!!!!

Featured artists: Brian Chippendale Devin Flynn Leif Goldberg Jung Hong Takeshi Murata Paper Rad Erin Rosenthal Andrew Jeffrey Wright and ...

New Image Art Gallery presents: 70 MORE ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED!!! a group show of artists from Providence, RI and Philadelphia, PA. The artists include Brian Chippendale, Devin Flynn, Leif Goldberg, Jung Hong, Takeshi Murata, Paper Rad, Erin Rosenthal, and Andrew Jeffrey Wright.

SF - Bitch Magazine 10th Anniversary Party! (02/21/06)

Bitch Magazine 10th Anniversary Party!

Bitch Magazine

Bitch was born in June of 1995, when two recent college graduates, eating stir-fried ramen and watching a flea-market TV in a shabby Oakland apartment, got fed up. Lisa Jervis and Andi Zeisler were unapologetic media junkies, devouring everything from "Beverly Hills 90210" reruns to Esquire Magazine to Susan Bordo’s scholarly work on body image with equal ferocity. Both had plenty of opinions, but no public forum in which to vent them. In true let’s-put-on-a-show spirit, they seized on the idea of a zine – that low-fi, photocopied, stapled-together bastion of the do-it-yourselfer with a cause – and, five months later, produced a 300-copy run of the very first issue of Bitch. Articles included a reminiscence about the female role models of early MTV, a stinging subtextual reading of the little-seen film "Sleep With Me," and an overheated ode to the enduring appeal of Mr. John Travolta. (Just to be clear: This was post-"Pulp Fiction," but before the whole Scientology thing.)

In 2006, Bitch’s celebration of its tenth year of existence kicks off with the special 112-page anniversary issue, which hits stands in February, and is packed with features, interviews, and special 10-year updates from noted feminists such as Robin Morgan, Susie Bright, Jennifer Baumgardner, and Ann Powers, as well as from the Bitch editors themselves. In August, Bitch will see the publication of BitchFest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine (published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-362-8193

NYC - The Mind of the Art Director (02/23/06)

The Mind of the Art Director
Thursday, February 23, 2006
6:30 p.m.

Free
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
212-505-5555

Aperture Evenings
Aperture magazine presents art critic Vince Aletti and Aperture magazine art director Yolanda Cuomo, who will discuss the dynamic and fertile collaboration between art directors and the photographers whose work they commission. The conversation will touch on the contributions of such luminaries as Alexey Brodovitch, Marvin Israel, Henry Wolf, Irving Penn, and Diane Arbus.

LA - Nathan Mabry (02/18/06 - 03/25/06)

Nathan Mabry

February 18, 2006 and runs through March 25, 2006.
Opening reception is Saturday, February 18, 2006 from 6-9pm

Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm or by appointment
For further information and images contact Mary Leigh Cherry or Philip Martin at 310.398.7404.

Cherry and Martin presents the highly anticipated solo debut of new sculpture by Los Angeles-based artist Nathan Mabry. The exhibition will feature several new freestanding and wall-mounted sculptural works.

Writing for the award-winning Hammer Museum exhibition, Thing: New Sculpture from Los Angeles, curator Aimee Chang writes, “Nathan Mabry works with traditional materials – clay, wood, plaster – to create idiosyncratic figurative sculptures whose playful use of appropriation and medium-based puns expresses a quirky sense of humor.” Nathan Mabry’s first solo exhibition at Cherry and Martin will include an ambitious new work from his series A Very Touching Moment depicting figures inspired by Pre-Columbian Moche sculpture in an embrace suggestive of not only erotic concerns, but formal and historical ones as well.

LA - "Chop Chop" (02/17/06 - 03/15/06)

NYC - Reed Space Winter Sale (02/16/06 - 02/19/06)

LA - "Filigree" (02/18/06 - 03/26/06)

“Filigree”
Simone Lourenço
Carole Silverstein

February 18th-March 26th, 2006
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 18th, 2006; 7-11pm

OVERTONES is pleased to present "Filigree", a two-person exhibition featuring recent work by artists SIMONE LOURENÇO and CAROLE SILVERSTEIN.

Simone Lourenço’s drawings reference nature and its abundant motifs, through use of vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Laurenço’s intent is to “capture the movement of growth and infiniteness in plant and animal life”. She builds the space in her intimate creations by using elements of collage and layering and excising parts to build on line and detail. Through her explorations of the cyclical beauty of nature, Lourenço often finds herself thinking of people when creating her drawings, thus expanding the circle to include all living things.

Simone Lourenço is a New York based artist of Portuguese decent who has exhibited her both nationally and internationally. “Filigree” is her first exhibition in Los Angeles.

LA - Finger Bang Book Signing (02/16/06)

TOFER'S
FINGER BANG!
BOOK SIGNING
THURSDAY FEB. 16TH 6-8pm
MOCA STORE
GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY
152 N. CENTRAL AVE. LA CA 90013
FOR DIRECTIONS PLEASE VISIT WWW.MOCA.ORG

THERE WILL BE FREE ADMITTANCE TO MOCA'S CURRENT EXHIBITION:
ECSTASY: IN AND ABOUT ALTERED STATES

NYC - THE SALiVATION ARMY BLACK BOOK Launch (02/16/06)

Printed Matter presents

THE SALiVATION ARMY BLACK BOOK

by Scott Treleaven

book launch and reception

Thursday, February 16, 2006 5 to 7 PM

Printed Matter Inc. is very happy to announce the publication of Scott Treleaven's THE SALiVATION ARMY BLACK BOOK through our Emerging Artist Publication Series. Please join us for a book launch and reception for the artist on Thursday, February 16 from 5 to 7 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

NYC - "Divine Objects of Hatred" (02/18/06 - 03/25/06)

Ryan Humphrey
Divine Objects of Hatred
February 18 – March 25, 2006

For Ryan HUMPHREY’s first exhibition with DCKT Contemporary, the artist will show round paintings made to resemble practice targets in a variety of diameters. At first glance the paintings are seemingly decorative but upon closer examination one sees that they have in fact been riddled with bullet holes.

HUMPHREY’s negotiations of the pitfalls of capitalism and his existence within the contradictions of the class system are facets of his life experience. The paintings have been titled to reference adverse events with individuals, the pettiness of the “art world” and engagement with larger entities. HUMPHREY questions the assimilation of art within the home decorating industry and the use of artworks as accessories. The paintings are consciously benign and decorative yet wounded, raw, unforgiving and purposely devalued.

NYC - "True Love Never Dies" (02/13/06)

PUMA and EVISU would like to invite you, this Valentine’s eve, to feel the spirit of TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES, and celebrate the launch of a series of co-branded EVISU denim available exclusively ONLY at the PUMA Broadway store

MONDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2006 8-11PM

THE PUMA BROADWAY STORE
521 BROADWAY (BETWEEN SPRING & BROOME)

MUSICAL FLIRTATIONS FROM QUEEN MAJESTY, SMALL CHANGE, LINDSEY AND JIN
COMPLIMENTARY BEVERAGES PROVIDED COURTESY OF STOLICHNAYA AND TIGER

RSVP TLNDNYC@PUMA.COM
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY, CAPACITY IS LIMITED
RSVP REQUIRED FOR ENTRY MUST BE 21+ TO ATTEND

Costa Mesa - "Day Late, Dollar Short" (02/18/06 - 03/18/06)

Subject Matter Gallery
Presents
"Day Late, Dollar Short"

Featuring Artwork and Sculption By Lee Ballard, Kevin Peterson, Jason Shawn Alexander, Jonathon Wayshak, Lucien Shapiro & Brad Isdrab

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 18th 7pm-12midnight w/ DJ's
Subject Matter @ The LAB

Show Runs
February 18th, 2006 - March 18th, 2006

About "Day Late, Dollar Short"
Welcome to the dark worlds of Jason Alexander, Kevin Peterson, Jonathan Wayshak, Lucien Shapiro, Brad Isdrab and Lee Ballard. In their worlds brooding and haunting figures reign supreme with tales of love, pain, sorrow, passion, exhilaration, curiosity, and humility. Life’s subtle nuances hidden within dim, shadowy, thin figures, eerie satirical animal hybrid experiments, and murky silhouettes of men and women twisted in ecstasy and torture. Looking past the initial impression of the frightening, ominous, and sometimes spine-chilling images, lays layer beneath layer of pure emotion and experience. Each sinister piece gives way to a different experience, drawing the onlooker into its world amid the swirling, shaking, and tilting landscape around them. Thereby leaving an undying impact to the core of your being that will surely not be forgotten.

NYC - “Mary Mack Dressed in Black” (02/24/06 - 03/04/06)

“Mary Mack Dressed in Black”, Curated by Gild (http://gildlilies.com)

VIEW/PRINT PRESS RELEASE PLEASE: http://gildlilies.com/media/marymack_pr.pdf

Artists: DOZE GREEN, LISA ALISA, ADRIAN HALPERN, KAREN PATTERSON + MARC ALAIN

February 24, 2006 – March 4, 2006
Exhibit Hours Monday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm
Or by Appointment (917) 693 - 9250

Coming up in a New York minute: Mary Mack Dressed in Black. Opening Night is February 24 from 7 PM - 11 PM with Pismo once again rocking it on the ones and two’s. Check out work by Doze Green, Lisa Alisa, Adrian Halpern, Karen Patterson and Marc Alain. If the invite didn’t tip you off, Mary Mack explores erotica and the various forms its energy is manifested.

Cambridge - "Memory Keeper" (02/11/06 - 03/09/06)

Installations@EMF presents MEMORY KEEPER by Tighe Clark

February 11-March 9

Tighe Clark is a Cambrige native currently living and working in Long Island City, NY. A prominant boston based graffiti artist throughout the 90's, Clark has spent the last several years working on his fine art. MEMORY KEEPER will feature mixed media, prints and paintings. For more information, please visit:

www.emfinstalls.com
www.monkeyshine.name

NYC - What Makes an Image Iconic? (02/15/06)

What Makes an Image Iconic?
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
7:00 p.m.

Free
The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York, New York
212-229-5353

Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context
Aperture, the Photography Department of Parsons The New School for Design, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present an ongoing series of panel discussions.

This first Confounding Expectations panel of 2006 focuses on images that are representative not only of their creators, but also of a culture. The panel will explore the qualities that make a photograph’s impact last and ask if it is possible to predict which images will be deemed “great” or emblematic of our times.

Moderator: Diana Edkins, Director of Exhibitions and Limited-Edition Photographs, Aperture

Panelists: Rick Wester, Director, photography department, Phillips de Pury auction house; Anthony Bannon, Executive Director, George Eastman House; Celso Gonzalez-Falla, Aperture Foundation Board Chair and Prominent Collector

Seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context and Aperture Foundation Lecture Series is made possible, in part, by public funds from New York State Council for the Arts, a State agency, and from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. In addition, this program receives generous support from The Kettering Family Foundation and the Henry Nias Foundation.

SF - ANDREW KLEINDOLPH (02/09/06 - 03/11/06)

Andrew Kleindolph New Works

February 9 - March 11, 2006

OPENING Thursday February 9, 7:00PM - 10:00PM
ARTIST LECTURE Wednesday March 1, 7:30PM (doors at 7:00PM)
GALLERY HOURS WED-SAT 2-6PM and by appt.

Kleindolph's meticulously crafted sculptures incorporate both found and fabricated mechanical parts along with custom electronics to arrive at intricate systems which explore the interface of humans and machines. Taking cues from surrealism, electronic and organic systems, household accessories, and garage inventions, the artist uses a low-tech vocabulary to engage us in playful interactivity where we become part of the process.

The artist's intentionally illogical and curiously frustrating interactive sculptures lure us into intricately woven narratives. At first glance, the works confuse the user with shiny buttons, LED displays, knobs, switches, and blinking lights. Ultimately, the user finds himself reaching around the lack of structure for clarity, only to realize that it's the reaching that makes the lack of structure redemptive. Acknowledging Duchamp's readymades which heralded the final statement about the "disapperance of the object" in art, Kleindolph examines the notion of art existing instead within this threshold of interactivity and offers us a "user-experience" which becomes the "form" itself.

Complimenting his three-dimensional works, the artist will also exhibit recent "digital drawings," which echo the same "form" and (il)logic of play found in his sculptures. Kleindolph's fanciful original drawings reiterate an interest in the intersection of the organic and the electronic. These works relate to his sculptures as imaginary operational diagrams or psychedelic electronic schematics. Loosely developed scientific detritus conspire with precise geometric iconography and organic digitalis to simultaneously emphasize and transcend the digital medium.

Milan - "Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture" (02/17/06 - 03/19/06)

Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture

February 16, 6.30pm

Triennale di Milano
Viale Alemagna 6
Milano, Italy

Exhibition will open to the public from 17th February until 19th March 2006

from 10.30am until 8.30pm

closed on Mondays
www.beautifullosers.it

MORE: Beautiful Losers OC Opening Pictures / Beautiful Losers SF Opening Pictures

LA - "Way Out West: Cowboys, Crowns, n' Bebop'" (02/18/06 - 03/20/06)

The Lab 101 Gallery and STEREO present;

'WAY OUT WEST: Cowboys, Crowns, n' Bebop'

Featuring the art work of:

Chris Pastras . Jason Lee . Clint Peterson . Wes Martin Chris Miller . Heavyweight . Christopher Wessman
Andy Howell . Todd Francis . Rachell Sumpter . Craig Metzger

FEBRUARY 18 - MARCH 20, 2006
Opening Reception: SATURDAY . FEBRUARY 18 . 2006 7-10pm

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http://www.thelab101.com

Chicago - "The World" Screening (02/16/06)

Film Screening: The World (139 minutes)

When: Thursday, February 16, 6 pm
Where: Ferguson Lecture Hall
600 S. Michigan Ave., 1st floor
FREE

Internationally acclaimed Chinese film maker Jia Zhang-ke explores globalism and the rapid cultural and economic changes happening in contemporary China through the lives of the twenty-somethings who come from China’s remote provinces to live and work in Beijing’s World theme park. Dislocated and alienated, the lives of these young workers unfold amid replicas of global attractions including the Taj Majal, Eiffel Tower, the great pyramids of Egypt and even the Manhattan sky line.

Philly - Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land Exhibition (02/11/06 - 04/08/06)

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land Exhibition

Photographs by Neil Folberg
Saturday, February 11, 2006 — Saturday, April 08, 2006

Free admission
Gershman Y Galleries
The Borowsky and Open Lens Galleries
401 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
215-446-3027

Neil Folberg, former student and colleague of the late Ansel Adams, is widely known for his large and medium-format color photographs that infuse landscapes and “built environments” with great drama and beauty. Born and raised in the U.S., Folberg has lived with his family in Jerusalem since 1976. In this new series and exhibition of compelling black-and-white night images, Celestial Nights, the ancient land and skies of Israel are offered to the viewer as mystical points of entry and departure. Folberg emphasizes the singular and poignant presence of objects against the backdrop of the infinite. His photographs describe and underline places where the spiritual is at once near, imprinted in the forms of the arid landscapes, and far away in the dark, starlit recesses of space.

NYC - Deborah Willis Lecture (02/09/06)

Deborah Willis with photographers Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick
Thursday, February 09, 2006
6:30 p.m.

Free
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
212-505-5555

Aperture magazine presents writer and critic Deborah Willis, who will discuss the transformation of the black image in photography, and how African-Americans created a revised self-image through the medium. She will show historical imagery of the black female body and contemporary images by black photographers working today. This lecture coincides with the publication of the Spring 2006 issue of Aperture, which includes a story about life behind bars at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, near Baton Rouge. Willis contributed the text and Calhoun and McCormick made the photographs. The images published in this issue are among the few that survived Hurricane Katrina. Willis, McCormick and Calhoun will discuss the work and how it poignantly documents the tragic cycle of crime and incarceration in one of America's maximum-security prisons.

NYC - "ARTSTAR" (02/09/06 - 02/18/06)

ARTSTAR

Gigi Chen
Sy Colen
Abigail Deville
Christian Dietkus
Zackary Drucker
Anney Fresh
Bec Stupak
Virgil Wong

February 9 - 18, 2006
Opening Thursday February 9, 6 - 9 PM

DEITCH PROJECTS
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
212.343.7300
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - Kavin Buck, Ken Bracken & Adolph Simpson (02/09/06 - 04/04/06)

Bert Green Fine Art
102 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-624-6212
http://www.bgfa.us

announces the opening of our latest exhibitions:

Kavin Buck
Urban Rhythms: New Paintings

Ken Bracken
New Paintings

Adolph "Kush" Simpson
Collages

February 9 - April 4, 2006

Also: On Display in the Project Windows:
Joella March: Neon (Installation in association with the Museum of Neon Art)
Swinda Reichelt: "ENDLOSS T"
Richard Godfrey: Snapdaddy for Robert
Through March 2006

Opening Reception
Thursday, February 9, 6 - 9pm

During the Downtown Art Walk
Thursday, February 9, 12 - 9pm
http://www.downtownartwalk.com

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday 12 - 6 pm

LA - LACMA President's Day Family Event (02/20/06)

Presidents' Day Family Event

Monday, February 20, 12:30-3:15pm

On Presidents' Day, visit LACMA for fun family films and gallery tours of the permanent collection. See Families of the World, featuring families from Japan, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Korea, and more! Also, don't miss Going to School in India, four mini movies that tell the story of going to school in India through the eyes of a child who goes to school in a mud desert, in the dark, on a mountaintop, and by wheelchair.

info | MON 2/20 12:30pm-3:15pm | Bing Theater | For kids ages 5-12.

FREE, no reservations required.

Tree Believer.

Cool "trees"
Originally uploaded by tuckergurl.

I have a lot of friends that live in New York City (and the outer boroughs). This IM chat happened with a Brooklyn-based friend last week:

Friend: Nice trees.

Me: That's landscape ARCHITECTURE. They're not really trees.

Friend: Oops.

Me: They're structures. That's not wood.

Friend: I am out of touch with nature. Don't tell anyone!

Me: Very [out of touch] since you thought IRON was a tree. Hahahha. LMAO. omg. I have to fucking POST THIS CONVO. You thought metal structures were real trees. You have lived in NYC too long.

Friend: No fucking way! I have a garden! (a couple of minutes later) I can't believe I thought those trees were real...

Chicago - "Turning a Corner" (02/06/06)

LA - Diane Ward at Betalevel (02/05/06)

LA-Lit presents:
Diane Ward at Betalevel

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
February 5 at 5pm

http://betalevel.com/2006/02/05/la-lit-diane-ward/

Like most Americans, you've been searching high and low for a good poetry reading and discussion to attend while you're TiVo'ing the Superbowl commercials. Look no further, my friend. LA-Lit has all your poetic discourse needs covered!

Our stairs are noisy and we will be recording -- please try to arrive on time or very quietly.

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DIANE WARD has published ten books of poetry including "When You Awake" and "Portrait As If Through My Own Voice" along with countless anthologies, journals and small press publications. Several of her poems have been set to music by the Los Angeles composer Michael Webster, and she is currently working on a text for avant-garde sound performer and musician Emily Hay.

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LA-LIT interviews poets and writers who are currently in the Los Angeles area, for a few days or for their entire lives. Co-hosted and co-produced by Stephanie Rioux and Mathew Timmons, LA-Lit is sponsored by Superbunker and recorded at Betalevel.

For information, downloads and podcast subscriptions, visit: http://www.la-lit.com

SF - "Good Grief" (02/11/06 - 03/15/06)

More: http://aftermodern.com/

LA - "The Heavy Ammunition Project" (02/11/06 - ?)

Urban Medium, DJ Spider and Project:
present
The Heavy Ammunition Project

Feb 11th, 8pm-1am

Urban Medium creates a visual soundtrack with DJ Spider.
50 limited edition ammo can kits from Urban Medium

Unique ammo cans painted by Kofie, Dave Flores, Tes One, Tiki Jay 1, Hippytree, The Love Movement, Danny Estrada and more…

Guest DJs from TheBASSment.com

And many more surprises…

@ project:
5016 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019

www.project.bz
www.heavyammunition.com

Paris - Mekanism / Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Jones (02/04/06)

NYC - All Die Alone Book Signing (02/23/06)

Mark Newgarden, We All Die Alone
February 23 06:30PM - 08:00PM

Mark Newgarden's We All Die Alone is full of pictures of the artist, his influences, and is a funny and fascinating book that will appeal to comics readers, pop culture buffs, and any appreciator of the graphic arts. Newgarden’s comic are hilarious, alarming, and masterful uses of the medium, alternating between old-time gags and avant-garde storytelling, often on the same page without missing a comedic beat. His syndicated strip in such publications as L.A. Weekly and The New York Press encouraged a fervent following and exerted a fresh influence on the medium. Today they remain as vital and entertaining as when they first appeared.

Slide Show and Lecture with Signing.

Strand Book Store
828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-473-1452

NYC - "Fever Atlas" (02/04/06 - 03/11/006)

ROBERT GUTIERREZ
fever atlas

FEBRUARY 4 – MARCH 11, 2006
Reception: Saturday, Feb 4, 6-8

Sixtyseven is pleased to present the opening of fever atlas, the first New York solo exhibition of the California based painter Robert Gutierrez.

Gutierrez’s work is usually intimate in scale, intensely colored and finely detailed. A combination of landscape painting, figurative work and abstraction, Gutierrez’s paintings tend to invoke open-ended narratives with a nod to Filipino-folk supernaturalism.

Chicago - "Haven’t Seen You In a Minute." (02/03/06 - 02/25/06)

40000 presents Dave McKenzie:

Haven’t Seen You In a Minute.

Opening Reception: Feb 3, 7-10pm, performance at 8pm
Exhibition Dates: Feb 3 - Feb 25, 2006
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 1-6pm

Mr. McKenzie will also be participating in two lecture series’ open to the public:

Voices Lecture Series @ Gallery 400
Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 5:00pm,
University of Illinois Chicago, 1240 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL,
(312) 996-6114 for more information
_________

“Post Post Studio: Reconsidering Sites of Artistic Production and Intervention” @ The Block Museum of Art
Thursday, February 2, 2006, 6:00pm.

Panel discussion including Dave McKenzie, Amy Adler, Conrad Bakker, Michelle Grabner and Gareth James, moderated by Lane Relyea.

Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, (847)
491-7346 for more information

________
Britton Bertran
40000
1001 N. Winchester
Chicago, IL 60622

info@gallery40000.com
www.gallery40000.com

NYC - " Net Aesthetics 2.0" (02/06/06)

Net Aesthetics 2.0

Monday, February 6, 2006
6:30 pm

Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
535 West 22nd Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
(212) 337-0680

Rhizome.org and EAI are pleased to present a panel that will consider current expressions of Internet art in light of larger technological and cultural shifts. For this panel, artists Cory Arcangel, Michael Bell-Smith, Marisa Olson, and Wolfgang Staehle will join curators Caitlin Jones and Michael Connor to discuss how the nature of online practice has changed over Internet art's first decade.

Over the past ten years, Internet-based art has transformed, moving away from a medium defined by an intimate, international avant-garde towards a more loose and dispersed range of conceptual and formal practices. This development has, in large part, to do with the expanded and diversified terrain of the Web itself. What was previously a thin network of interlinked pages, construction signs, and awkward animated gifs is now a sprawling area, home to some of the best new business models, largest communities, and billions of users both amateur and expert---a second stage some call the "Web 2.0." Now, artists working on or drawing source material from the Internet face not only a faster, richer, more complicated landscape, but also one whose parameters for art practice are continually being pushed out by artists and non-artists alike.

SF - "Still Lovers" (02/02/06)

BOOK RELEASE PARTY

For local artists Elena Dorfman and Lynn Hershman to celebrate their new publications

Thursday, February 2 @ 7 pm

Hosted at Camerawork, 1246 Folsom Street between 8th & 9th
Free admission

Still Lovers
Photographs by Elena Dorfman

The Art and Films of Lynn Hershman Leeson: Secret Agents, Private I
Includes a DVD with excerpts from several of her seminal works.

NYC - "Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation" (02/02/06 - 03/25/06)

Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation

Curated by Howie Chen and Gabrielle Giattino

With: Jos� Le�n Cerrillo, Jon Connor, Alex Hubbard, Daniel Lefcourt,
Justin Matherly, Andrea Merkx, Megan Pflug, Eileen Quinlan,
David Adamo with Michael Portnoy

February 2 � March 25, 2006
Opening Reception, February 2, 6 8 PM
Performance by David Adamo and Michael Portnoy, February 2

EFA Gallery
EFA Studio Center
323 West 39th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
between 8th and 9th Avenues

Gallery Hours: Wed. through Sat., 12-6 PM

For further information:
Elaine Tin Nyo, Program Officer
T. 212-563-5855 x203, F. 212-563-1875

SF - "WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE" (02/02/06)

WILL EISNER: A SPIRITED LIFE
TALK & SLIDE SHOW
BY BIOGRAPHER BOB ANDELMAN

February 2, 2006, 7pm – 9pm

Bob Andelman, author of the just published biography, “Will Eisner: A Spirited Life” (M Press/Dark Horse) will offer an hour-long presentation on Eisner’s life, including rare family photos and artwork from the master’s 70-year career, at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco on February 2, 2006 at 7 pm.
Andelman will sign books and meet with attendees immediately following the presentation.

ABOUT WILL EISNER: Pop culture would never have been the same without Will Eisner. Internationally recognized as the founding father of an utterly American medium—comic books—Eisner pioneered this art form in the late 1930s, and continued to shape its direction until his passing at 87 in 2005. This personality-driven biography, written by Bob Andelman, explores the fascinating life of Eisner and details a career that stretched over 70 years. Eisner spearheaded the cause of comics for adult readers (including 30 years spent producing comics for the U.S. Army and corporate clients such as General Motors and the United Nations) and in 1978 published the first widely recognized graphic novel, A Contract With God.

LA - "Hands On" (02/04/06 - ?)

'Hands On' is a straight up a black, white & grey showcase. New Paintings will focus on solid line-works, detailed illustrations & the artists ability to convey industrial strength & sleek subtleness in pure line strokes.

LA - "Cartoon Network" (02/04/06 - 02/25/06)

Cartoon Network
Featuring Thuy Le, Mark Mulroney and Andrew Schoultz
David French in the North Gallery

Opening: Saturday, February 4, 7 - 10
Exhibition Runs: February 4 -25, 2006

The word 'cartoon' initially described a full-sized preliminary drawing. It later mutated to mean a graphic satire and then to mean a drawing simplified for a comic. Eventually 'comix' developed, and the graphic novel was born. Since Frank Miller's 'Dark Knight' versions of the Batman saga, graphic novels have been pushing visual narrative to the extreme. In addition to influencing the world of illustration with their bold innovations, graphic novelists, cartoonists and animators have also had a profound impact on the contemporary fine arts. In particular, their experimental graphic strategies and mechanisms have been extensively adopted by fine artists to interrogate more traditional modes of visual representation and communication.

Having grown out of an avowedly 'high art' practice, how are the modes and mores of the contemporary 'cartoon' currently feeding their influences back into the arena of the 'high-brow'? Rather than examining the terrain of the 'low-brow', as it is sometimes called, Cartoon Networks considers the ways in which three young painters fuse their own concerns with innovative graphic and representational strategies, and asks how the co-option of these strategies impacts what the paintings concerned say, and how they say it?.

The works of these artists disrupt and reinvent the conventions of the 'comic' - whether this be the conventions of the graphic novel, of the most recent anime developments, of Mad Magazine style cartooning, or of Marvel-esque monthly instalments. In the process 'comic' styles, tropes, and visual conventions are re-aligned within a fine art context. The references to the cartoon and its many relatives are explicit. But the 'welds' of what may be termed 'high' and 'low' that these artists' perform suggest that it is not so much explicit narrative communication that is intended here, as it is a play of hermetic discourse and cultural signifiers.

Gallery hours: Friday and Saturday, 12-5pm, or by appointment.

LA - "Duke and Duchess" (02/04/06 - 02/25/06)

Carrie Marill :: Duke and Duchess

Project room -Objects of Desire (group exhibition featuring works on paper)

February 4 -25, 2006
Reception: Saturday, February 4 from 6-9pm

imageThis February sixspace is pleased to present the latest body of work by Arizona-based artist Carrie Marill. Duke and Duchess depicts personal items included in the Sotheby estate auction (#700) that took place September 11-19, 1997 for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Mrs. Wallis Simpson and Edward, Prince of Wales. Mounted in walnut frames with adorning ribbons marked with the Windsor/Wallis family seal, Carrie Marill's fourteen new gouache paintings poke fun at genre painting, celebrity, and the idea of ownership. Perhaps most significantly, these paintings deal with the gluttony of winning and how the act of gaining a possession is often times more thrilling than the end result. Duke and Duchess suggests that the act of acquiring an item from this family of stature, with a salacious history attached, during such an exciting event can prove to be even more desirable than the object itself. Ironically, many of the items in the auction were the result of Wallis Simpson's rampant shopping.

Chicago - "Rhubarb...rhubarb, rhubarb...rhubarb..." (02/02/06 - ?)

Rhubarb...rhubarb, rhubarb...rhubarb...
An Exhibition of Drawings by Anthony Elms

Opening reception Thursday, February 2, 6-9pm
Open Thursdays in February 6-9pm
or by appointment

Rhubarb...rhubarb, rhubarb...rhubarb... presents a handful of drawings by Anthony Elms, a side of his production that rarely sees the light of day. The works revolve around still life, and while tabletops and foodstuffs may not always be prevalent, the drawings have never left the realm of the small gesture, the quiet scene, the domestic, the minute, the day to day. Consider it an interest in material culture, and the ways we belie our philosophies through our domestic routines more tellingly than in our public pronouncements. The works sometimes translate photographs, sometimes are drawn from life, or sometimes try to copy Krazy Kat, and are handmade with pen on paper, because Elms is a scribe after all. Somehow, the titles are important. If the drawings ever attained the level of a visual aphorism, he'd die a happy man. Elms' drawings are needlessly time consuming, but then again, nothing says art like borscht.

Portland - "The Valentine" by Brandon Steen (02/01/06 - 02/28/06)

Brandon Steen : artist
SILA Illustration West 44 2006 award winner

http://www.brandonsteenart.com

416.483.5381 toronto.studio
818.508.5889 los angeles.rep
07891390750 london.rep

NYC - THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL'S WINTER PARTY (01/30/06)

THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL'S WINTER PARTY

Anthem and Brendt Barbur are proud to present a party for bikers and their friends. Almost all the Bike Film Festivals sold out in 2005 with fun loving crowds from London to Tokyo. So ride on over and get down with merriment and drink. Who knows, you may even find a riding partner for 06' or at least for the night.

- Complimentary Brooklyn Lager 10:30 -11:30
- DJs Brian DeGraw (Gang Gang Dance) James F!@#$%^ Friedman (Defend Music) and Ted Shred (SF)
- Valet Bicycle Parking provided by Crumpler Bags
- Decor by Trackstar

Monday January 30th, 10pm-4am

LIT. 93 2nd Avenue @ E. 5th St. NYC

Jump Baker Beach!

January 29, 2006 - 2:26 p.m. PST - San Francisco, CA

Fakefunk Jump Project participants: Brian, Chris, Souris, & Cyril

Chicago - Yutaka Sone "Forecast Snow" (01/29/06 - 04/09/06)

Yutaka Sone
Forecast: Snow
January 29 – April 9, 2006

Yutaka Sone - Exhibition Icon

This multimedia installation will present the definitive collection of a group of works Sone (Japan, living in U.S.) has been developing in recent years in which he envisions snowflake patterns as blueprints for architectural spaces and psychological states, and transforms their crystallized forms into fields and structures. His work on this project began with a small number of drawings, sculptural studies, photographs, and paintings. The photographs--currently in development--include detailed images of individual snowflakes in mountain landscapes. The drawings and paintings feature monochromatic or two-toned images of individual snowflakes, sometimes transformed into architectural shapes, sometimes simplified to emphasize their elegant design. Glass, wood, and marble sculptures that expand the architectural elements of the drawings, a video, and a performance by Sone's band Snowflake are also planned. Once the artworks are installed, Sone plans to place up to 200 pine trees in the gallery, creating a real forest in the gallery.

LA - Tim Biskup at Kid Robot (01/26/06)

London - Taiko Thunder (01/27/06)

Taiko Thunder

Friday 27 January, 7pm, BGLT

Joji Hirota Taiko Drummers

Admission Free

The mighty thunder of the renowned Japanese drums blend with a range of other percussion instruments and the haunting bamboo flute shakuhachi in traditional pieces as well as Joji Hirota's imaginative and evocative original compositions. The ensemble takes us through intricate and fascinating rhythms and soundscapes.
Taiko Thunder

Joji HIROTA's music embraces the foundations of Japanese traditional drumming while reflecting the influence of many worldwide musical collaborations. Based in London, Joji has worked with artists as diverse as the London Metropolitan Ensemble, percussionist Pete Lockett, Chinese musician Guo Yue, and the Ensemble Tozai (piano, violin, shakuhachi, percussion).

NYC - King Yellowman Performance (01/28/06)

Come celebrate the closing of Jim Drain and Ara Peterson's HYPNOGOOGIA with a super special bashment featuring live performance by Jamaican dance hall legend:

KING YELLOWMAN

SATURDAY JANUARY 28
9PM
18 WOOSTER STREET
NEW YORK NY 10013

FREE! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
BEER PROVIDED BY RED STRIPE

PRESENTED BY DEITCH PROJECTS

London - "WARHOL’S WORLD: PHOTOGRAPHY & TELEVISION" (01/27/06 - 03/11/06)

WARHOL’S WORLD: PHOTOGRAPHY & TELEVISION

January 27 – March 11, 2006
Opening: January 26, 2006, 6 - 8 pm

Hauser & Wirth London are extremely pleased to present an exhibition of photographs and television shows by Andy Warhol. Curated by Anthony d'Offay, Warhol's World features over three hundred unique and previously unseen prints selected from the collection of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Taken between 1976 and 1987, these images vividly depict the vibrant social scene surrounding Warhol. Featured individuals include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Diana Ross, Robert Rauschenberg, Jerry Hall, Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones, Demi Moore, David Hockney, Kenny Scharf, Diana Vreeland, Paloma Piccaso, and Ozzy Ozbourne.

London - "Prefabulous London" (01/26/06 - 03/18/06)

PREFABULOUS LONDON, a Building Centre Trust exhibition opening at New London Architecture on 26 January 2006, will explore how a new wave of modern house types is making living in a box desirable. With demand for new homes in the capital standing at an additional 32,000 per year, Prefabulous London will showcase the modules, pods and panels that are transforming perceptions of factory-built living.

From pre-assembled, fully-fitted, transport-ready house modules to flat-pack kit homes from well-known retailers such as the German Hufhaus, modern methods of construction are increasingly being applied by developers to create contemporary, affordable and sustainable homes. The exhibition will show how existing London housing projects from the pioneering Murray Grove to futuristic new concepts of compact-living can remove the stigma surrounding traditional prefabs.

Starting with ‘A for Affordability’ through ‘M for Modular’ to ‘Z for Zero defects’, Prefabulous London will examine the implications of these innovative methods of housing construction and component manufacture. More industrialised systems of housing production are increasingly being accepted as a necessary solution to our urgent need for urban low-cost housing. Through partnerships between manufacturers, architects and housing associations, new methods of construction can maximise design, finishes and performance to reflect higher consumer expectations and greater demands for energy efficiency.

LA - "Junta" (01/28/06 - 02/12/06)

Scion presents Junta this Saturday at the Scion Installation Gallery L.A.

...this Saturday, January 28th ...you are cordially invited...

SCION presents Junta

featuring work from
Vitche, Juan Angel Chavez, Basco, Elisita Balbontin, Charles Glaubitz, Dr. Lakra, Raza Uno, Masa, Eduardo Recife, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon, Rob Abeyta Jr.

curated by Upper Playground

JANUARY 28, 2006 – February 12, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY JANUARY 28TH 7-10PM

SCION INSTALLATION L.A.
8553 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA. 90232 310.841.0478
www.scion.com/space

Special thanks to Guitar Center

LA - "An Image Bank for Everyday Revolutionary Life" (02/02/06 - 04/02/06)

Ruben Ochoa, proposal for An Image Bank for Everyday Revolutionary Life, 2005.

AN IMAGE BANK FOR EVERYDAY REVOLUTIONARY LIFE
Guest curators: Lauri Firstenberg and Anton Vidokle
February 2-April 2, 2006

Wednesday February 1
Opening reception: 7-10pm

The Getty Center by Richard Meier.

January 24, 2006 - 3:54 p.m. PST - Brentwood, CA

For me, the Getty Center's architecture is more interesting than the art it plays host to.

Photo by Silvio.

SF - Giant Robot "2 Years" (01/28/06 - 02/22/06)

January 28 - February 22
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 28, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Giant Robot SF
622 Shrader Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

SF - "Urban Abstract" (01/27/06 - ?)

Artists: Rene Fressola, Pierre Guttier, Mike Puccio, Rob Racine, Nikolai Atanassov, Phillip Hua
Reception: Friday, Jan 27th 7:30pm

@ the Backstage Salon & Gallery - 2134 Polk Street.

Chicago - The Origin of Animation (01/25/06)

Reeltime Film Series

The Reeltime Independent Film and Video Forum is a presentation of award-winning independent feature, documentary, and short subject films and videos. The series is jointly sponsored by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and the Evanston Public Library, in partnership with project directors Kathy Berger and Ines Sommer. Each screening is followed by discussions with the audience. All Reeltime screens are free.

1/25
The Origins of Animation
7:30pm

Wednesday, January 25, 7:30pm Free!

The Origins of Animation

(Various directors, 1906-1918, various countries, 90 min, video)

Northwestern University professor Scott Curtis will present a selection of films from such animation pioneers as Emile Cohl, J. Stuart Blackton, and Winsor McCay. The first animated films drew from longstanding traditions in caricature, comic strips, and vaudeville, but they also established patterns and themes in animation that continue to this day.

Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright.

January 22, 2006 - 3:26 p.m. PST - Los Feliz, CA

Hollyhock House Est. 1918-1920

At Barnsdall Art Park. The first residence designed by organic architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Los Angeles region.

LA - "Symmetry" (01/26/06 - 05/07/06)

Symmetry
January 26, 2006 - May 07, 2006

Exhibition
Opening Reception, Wednesday, January 25, 7 pm – 9 pm
Curators Walkthrough, Saturday, February 18, 1 pm

In the world of space and time, symmetry derives its meaning from a center, a repetition of forms on mirroring sides of an axis. The exhibition Symmetry features works by Los Angeles-based contemporary artists that use or relate to this concept. Curated by Nizan Shaked and Kimberli Meyer, Symmetry presents work by nine artists: Edgar Arcenaux, Patrick Hill, Brandon Lattu, Sandeep Mukherjee, Amy Sarkisian, Eddo Stern and Jessica Hutchins, Stephanie Taylor and Sam Watters.

Symmetry describes a formal property; it also has been continuously associated with an ideological position. In ancient Greece, symmetry was seen as key to creating balance, order and beauty. Modernism, posited as the antithesis to the persistence of classicism, deemed symmetry a redundant form that facilitated idle viewing. Attached to neither of these positions, the exhibition artworks underscore and often directly respond to the unique symmetry of the Schindler House. Like the house, the works perform a spin on the idea of balance, the use of symmetry—or its careful undoing—appearing sometimes on the surface, sometimes hidden in the structure, but always at the core of a work’s meaning.

The Schindler House’s symmetry can only be perceived by experiencing its space, reading its floor plan, or from a bird’s eye view, for it is not apparent in a facade. Conceptualized on the horizontal rather than the vertical plane, the pin-wheel floor plan revolves around a central axis, creating a flipped symmetry that enabled two families to share the same home with maximum privacy. Schindler’s use of interlocking spaces and the resulting multi-planar vistas and transparencies further extends the sensation of spaciousness in this utopian experiment in Modern living. The properties of the house, the history of its residents, and the exhibition it will host, all reveal subtle formal symmetries that spin narratives of similarity and difference.

Ballerina Clown.

January 20, 2006 - 2:23 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

This artwork hangs on the corner of a residential/commerical building on Rose and Main Street in Venice. I used to hate this clown. Now that it's been around for so long, I kinda like the creepy mofo. Thank you Jonathan Borofsky for this neighborhood landmark.

Photo by Silvio.

LA - SRL at Fringe Exhibitions (01/21/06 - 02/25/06)

SRL at Fringe Exhibitions
Exhibition Dates: January 21 - February 25, 2006

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21, from 6 - 8 PM
504 chung king court,
los angeles 90012
213 613 0160

For its inaugural exhibition Fringe Exhibitions is pleased to present the work of Mark Pauline, director of Survival Research Laboratories (SRL).

LA - "Casa De Tinta Negra" (01/20/06 - 02/24/06)

222gallerylos angeles proudly presents:

Casa De Tinta Negra

January 20th - Febuary 24, 2005
Opening Reception: January 20th, 6 - 9 pm

222gallery, 7922 W. 3rd. St. Los Angeles, CA 90048. 222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Philly - "Caleb Neelon's Unrealistic Expectations" (02/03/06 - 02/24/06)

There's gonna be a twenty foot boat and a whole obstacle course of things in the way. Come through for my biggest art venture yet. Opens Friday, February 3 at Space 1026 in Philly... last day is Feb 24.

Caleb Neelon's Unrealistic Expectations!

http://www.theartwheredreamscometrue.com

NYC - Arthur Danto: Embodied Meanings as Aesthetic Ideas (01/17/06)

Arthur Danto: Embodied Meanings as Aesthetic Ideas

Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 7pm
Ampitheater
209 East 23rd Street, 3rd floor

School of Visual Arts presents Embodied Meanings as Aesthetic Ideas, a lecture by distinguished author and scholar Arthur Danto. Professor Danto will discuss Immanuel Kant, Clement Greenberg and his own critical practice based on three decades of writing about art. With this program, the newly-formed MFA Department of Art Criticism and Writing launches The Critics Series, a new series of lectures by pre-eminent thinkers and writers in the visual arts. The lecture takes place Tuesday, January 17, 7pm at School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23rd Street, New York City. Admission is free.

Arthur Danto is Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and art critic for The Nation. His books include The Abuse of Beauty, After the End of Art, The Madonna of the Future, The Transfiguration of the Commonplace, Embodied Meanings, Beyond the Brillo Box, Philosophizing Art and Encounters & Reflections, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Prize for Criticism. Professor Danto is the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants including two Guggenheims and a Fulbright.

LA - "PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DEL VALLE ARCHIVES" (01/21/06 - 02/11/06)

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE DEL VALLE ARCHIVES
Opening Reception Saturday, January 21, 2006 6-10pm

Within the dream palace of the cinema there exists an underworld filled with all the potent images of the unconscious. This landscape of the mind seems to require a constant yearning for the fantastic. Since cinema is bound to follow popular taste to a great degree being the product of an industry it cannot help but reflect the collective unconscious of pop culture it represents

From the birth of the movies where photographs began to move immortalized by the celluloid in light, a Pandora’s box of fantasy and horror spilled onto the psychic hinterland. It is then with the images in Until Dawn that we can gaze with fascination at the films of the fantastic that transcends the superficial limitations of genre headings or aesthetic theory.

Chicago - Beyond Warhol, Smith and Anger Film Screenings (01/13/06 - 02/10/06)

Beyond Warhol, Smith and Anger
Recovering the Significance of Postwar Queer Underground Cinema
Film Series January 13 - February 10, 2006
Symposium April 7 - 8, 2006

Kenneth Anger's "Scorpio Rising" (1963), Jack Smith's "Flaming Creatures" (1963), and Andy Warhol's "Chelsea Girls" (1966) are widely regarded as some of the most influential films of postwar underground cinema. But cinema studies has only recently begun to take seriously the fact that Warhol, Smith, and Anger were gay filmmakers whose films developed a distinctly queer aesthetic. Moreover, the field has still barely registered the fact that they were not just brilliant auteurs but were enmeshed in and influenced by a larger circle of mostly New York-based queer filmmakers, performers, writers, and artists. These screenings and the accompanying symposium seek to map the contours of this wider cultural formation, which we call postwar queer underground cinema. This cinema largely developed in the 1950s and 60s in the ferment of New York's East Village, the scene of complex interactions, collaborations, and conflicts between mostly gay or bisexual filmmakers and between white and Puerto Rican bohemian, queer, and street cultures.

Friday, January 13, 7 pm : Queer Classics
Friday, January 20, 7 pm: Mythology and Abstraction in Queer Representation
Friday, January 27, 7 pm: Women Looking (At) Queer
Friday, February 3, 7 pm: The Gender Question / Questioning Gender
Friday, February 10, 8 pm (special time): Special Guest, Jose Rodriguez-Soltero, will introduce his films.

Organized by the University of Chicago Lesbian and Gay Studies Project in cooperation with the Committee on Cinema and Media Studies, Film Studies Center, and Experimental Film Club.

NYC - "I Fell in Love, I Fell Out of Love, 100$, Potato Chips, Airplanes, Clouds & Sky" (01/21/06 - 02/04/06)

i fell in love, i fell out of love, 100$, potato chips, airplanes, clouds & sky

an exhibition of the work of Michalis Pichler

on view from Saturday, January 21 through Saturday, February 4, 2006

opening reception and book launch: Saturday, January 21 from 5 to 7 PM

Printed Matter Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition of the work of Berlin-based artist Michalis Pichler this Saturday, January 21 from 5 to 7 PM. i fell in love, i fell out of love, 100$, potato chips, airplanes, clouds & sky, the name of the exhibition, is also the title of an ephemeral newspaper piece published on the occasion of the exhibition and designed to be given away at Printed Matter. At the opening reception we will also celebrate the launch of two books by Pichler, both published in 2005 by Revolver: "WAR"diary and New York Garbage Flag Profile. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

NYC - Juergen Teller "Nurnberg" (01/13/06 - 02/11/06)

Smiling Ed, 2005, image property of Juergen Teller

For his third exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, German photographer Juergen Teller presents a major new body of work entitled Nürnberg. The exhibition is an emotional panorama that draws on personal history, both new and old. It is a celebration of family and an investigation of the past, in private and public terms, as represented by the city of Nuremberg.

In the centre of Nuremberg, home of the National Socialist Party in the 1940s and the site of subsequent war trials, there is a partially completed group of Nazi monuments: a coliseum, a parade ground and a huge stadium. Designed by Albert Speer and personally commissioned by Adolf Hitler, the completed Zeppelintribüne at the Reich Party Rally grounds is well documented as the site of Nazi propaganda rallies, memorably captured on film by Leni Riefenstahl in Triumph of the Will. Today the Zeppelintribüne parade ground still stands, remarkable in its architecture and the failure of its ideal. It has not been turned into a historical study centre as the neighboring coliseum has, nor has it been destroyed to make way for physical and emotional regeneration. Instead it has been ignored and allowed to begin a gentle process of decay, used casually by local people for walking their dogs, rollerblading and the occasional sport event or rock concert.

LA - "Fragile / Handle With Care" (01/14/06 - N/A)

Fragile / Handle with Care
A Group Show Featuring New Work By: Kelly Tunstall,
Luke Chueh, Benjamin Britton, Faryn Davis, and Robert Mars.

Opening January 14th 2006

LOS ANGELES-Museum Works Los Angeles is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by five emerging painters: Kelly Tunstall, Luke Chueh, Benjamin Britton, Faryn Davis, and Robert Mars. Fragile / Handle with Care just closed successfully in New York and travels to Los Angeles to open for the Art Walk on the Avenues of Art and Design January 14th from 6-9pm.

The title of this exhibition stems from the fragile nature of the formats and expressions exercised in the creation of these various bodies of work. This fragility is bound less to the physical properties of each piece as it is to the subjects these artists aim to explore. Kelly Tunstall’s small scale paintings echo a similar awareness of fragility. The wispy and bedazzled females that inhabit each piece seem to be forthrightly vying for our mutual adoration. Their razor thin features and coquettish passivity, however, reveals a particular brand of frailty and weakness that only exists among the uber-fashionable.

You Want to Take My Picture?!

January 13, 2006 - 12:50 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Glamour shots were taken of our home today for a shelter title. We highly recommend photographer, Gregg Segal for your next ad campaign. Thanks Gregg and Glen for making it relatively painfree (and for laughing at my lame jokes and for the banter). Oh and by the way, modeling's like mad hard. You know how long a second is when you have to hold a pose? Silvio threw a few "blue steels" like an old pro. He would've secured a contract today if America's Next Top Model had been around.

LA - "Sport of Art" (01/13/06)

Deck the Wall.

January 12, 2006 - 11:40 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

With friends and family adapting to and accepting the digital life, good old fashion mail just isn't what it used to be. However, come winter hols season, it's a bit of a treat to check the mailbox. So thank you people for wishing us all the good stuff. Peace in 2006!

Presents From Porous.

January 11, 2006 - 8:18 a.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Artist Porous Walker sent me a package for the winter hols. Honestly, these are the best presents I've received in years -- and they probably didn't cost that much. One by one, I freed my little gifts from the awesome hand-decorated box and while laughing, asked myself, "What the fuck is this?" And then I realized, that Porous probably wanted me to think just that. He is brilliant!

Thank you Porous. You are a hero to everyone who thinks art is dead.

Related:
Porous Walker at the Low Gallery
I Got Me Some Porous Action.
Humor Me.
For Play.
I Can't Stop Laughing.

NYC - "RADICAL EARTH MAGIC FLOWER" (01/12/06 - 02/25/06)

BEC STUPAK & HONEYGUN LABS
RADICAL EARTH MAGIC FLOWER
JANUARY 12 - FEBRUARY 25, 2006
OPENING THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 6 - 9 PM

DEITCH PROJECTS
76 Grand St
New York, NY 10013
212.343.7300
WWW.DEITCH.COM

Call for Printmaking Entries

PRINTER PROOFS: PRINTMAKING IN PROGRESS

Heaven Gallery announces a call for submission for Printer Proofs: Printmaking in Progress, an exhibition showcasing the development of a print.

Heaven is accepting any form of a printmaker's proof for this show. This includes a wide spectrum from preliminary stages of a final print to any experimental state of an image.

Submission Info:

Maximum of 8 images
Include multiple steps if applicable
Provide final print if available

Submission Format:

Send digital images (including title, dimensions, material) and contact info to: dave@heavengallery.com
or mail/drop off submissions between 9A-7P to:
Attn: Dave Dobie
1573 N Milwaukee #469
Chicago, IL 60622

Submission deadline
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 1, 2006 by 7PM

If you have further questions please e-mail comerkl@aol.com.

DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR PROOFS!

Heaven is Located at 1550 N. Milwaukee in Chicago.

Madison, WI - Design Madison Speaker Series (01/19/06)

Mike Giant

Design Madison Speaker Series / Madison, WI

January 19th, 6:30PM at Club Majestic, 115 King Street, Madison, WI.

Details at www.designmadison.com

From the walls of buildings in San Francisco to gallery walls in Tokyo and Paris, Mike Giant has certainly come a long way. Now regular fixture in Juxtapoz magazine and long known to the graffiti underground and "street art" scene, Mike has also recently made an indelible mark in the world of tattooing. An illustrator, designer, graffiti and tattoo artist, Mike can't seem to make up his mind what medium to stick with and we are all the better for it.

LA - Hugh Holland "Angels (01/14/06 - 02/18/06)

More info: M B Fine Art

LA - “Zoomen” (01/12/06)

Live Body Painting Session and Photo Shoot
“Zoomen”
Thursday, January 12, 5 – 9 pm

Clive Barker will paint the nude bodies of 5 men and photograph the results. The session will also be open to any amateur photographer who wishes to shoot the session.

Bert Green Fine Art
102 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-624-6212

Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday 12-6 pm
Downtown Art Walk 2nd Thursday 12-9 pm

LIC - Ricky Swallow: Gallery Talk (01/16/06)

Ricky Swallow: Gallery Talk

Monday, January 16

6:00pm

Ricky Swallow leads a talk on his new exhibition in P.S.1’s galleries. Renowned for their basis in personal memory and pop iconography, Swallow’s wood sculptures bridge the gap between monumentality and the everyday, between tradition and disposability. His recent work focuses on themes at the heart of this exercise: the passage of time, (im)mortality, evolution, and survival. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach, the works on view at P.S.1 have been selected from Swallow’s exhibition at the Biennale Venezia in 2005, where he represented the Australian Pavilion.

This special exhibition preview is free and open to the public.

SF - "Private Transits" (01/12/06 - 02/24/06)

http://www.urbis-artium.com/

LA - "The Nature of Landscape and Independent Perception" (01/14/06 - 02/18/06)

Georg Gudni / Viggo Mortensen
"The Nature of Landscape and Independent Perception"
January 14-February 18, 2006

22 December, 2005, Santa Monica--Track 16 Gallery is pleased to present its foray into the genre of landscape with an exhibition of paintings by Georg Gudni and photographs by Viggo Mortensen. The exhibition, curated by Kevin Power, will be on view from Saturday, January 14, 2006, through February 18, 2006. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 14 from 6 to 9 P.M. and will be open to the public. There will also be a limited edition multiple signed by Georg Gudni and Viggo Mortensen available for purchase. Mortensen and Gudni will be signing the multiple from 1 to 4 P.M. on Saturday, January 14, 2006. Only the limited edition multiple and art books will be signed (no photographs, or movie memorabilia will be signed).

Chicago - TV-A-Go-Go: Rock Music on Television (01/11/06)

TV-A-Go-Go: Rock Music on Television

Wednesday, January 11, **Correction: 6pm not 7pm**
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago
Free

This event celebrates the history of rock music on television, with an emphasis on Chicago artists and programs. Jake Austen will use his book TV-A-Go-Go as a guide through a screening of rare video clips, including Bo Diddley's historic 1955 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, obscure ‘60s and ‘70s dance show clips, and the infamous 1981 Saturday Night Live punk rock "riot." The event will honor a panel of guests, including local TV legend Jack Mulqueen (producer of the ‘60s dance shows Kiddie-A-Go-Go and Swingin' Majority) and crooner/nightclub owner Milt Trenier, who began his showbiz career over 50 years ago as a member of the pioneering rock n' roll act, the Treniers.

London - "Machismo" (01/13/06 - 02/12/06)

Machismo
Paul Murphy, James Payne, Paul Clark, Ann Course, Rebecca Knapp

13 Jan – 12 Feb 2006

Machismo conjures up images of strength, silence, stoicism and self-reliance, the lone man (must it always be a man?) on a constant quest to master all that is around them. Central to the idea of machismo is the conceit of what is right, what is proper: ‘This is not how a man behaves’, and what is brought into question is the virility of the hero character.

In this show five artists explore this gendered conceit of machismo and in doing so pit its inherent destructive urges, the desire to smash up the things that one doesn’t understand, against its other trait, the willing-up of something out of nothing through sheer force of will.

NYC - "Ship of Fools" Performance (01/10/06)

untitled (...and then your wages, your blankets, and your right to suck cocks won't do you any good, because we'll all drown) 2005, thirty nine wool blankets

Performance / Ship of Fools / Gardar Eide Einarsson
Tuesday, January 10 / Doors 7:30pm

Gardar Eide Einarsson will stage a one-night performance of "Ship of Fools", a play written by Theodore Kaczynski while incarcerated for murdering four people and injuring many others. The performance engages with the theatre’s history as a vehicle for the avant garde, and makes comment on theatre’s inert and ineffective role in contemporary cultural practice.

Hollywood Hot Shot.

January 10, 2006 - 8:50 a.m. PST - Beverly Hills, CA

Californians love their vanity plates. In Hollywood, or actually, Beverly Hills, people especially want to tell you who they are. This guy's vanity plate reads, "silverback". In the gorilla population, a silverback is an adult male and the dominant group leader. He keeps order, makes decisions and protects his posse.

Working in entertainment, I understood this vanity plate to mean, "800-pound gorilla", slang for a powerful person. The Mercedes Benz demonstrates some wealth but I guess this agent or whoever wanted to make sure we all knew he was a baller. Most of the big ballers I know, don't express themselves this way; they're way more stealth -- easier for the attack, I suppose.

Chicago - "Made In China" (01/12/06 - 03/04/06)

Michael Wolf, The Real Toy Story, 2004, mixed media installation

NEW EXHIBITION AT MOCP

Made In China

Opening reception Thursday, January 12th, 2006
5 - 7 pm

Gallery Talks: Polly Braden, Melanie Jackson, and Michael Wolf
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
5:30 - 6:30pm

Esprit de Corps.

January 8, 2006 - 3:58 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

The StoryCorps are here for about a month. Go and tell your story.

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LA - "Learn By Doing" (01/19/06 - 02/22/06)

EQUATOR BOOKS PRESENTS

LEARN BY DOING: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDMUND TESKE
featuring images from his fellowship at Taliesin

JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 22

OPENING RECEPTIONS:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 : 7-10 PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 : 7-10 PM

This exhibit features many of Edmund Teske's photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright, the artisans and the making of his landmark workshop at Taliesin.

Photographs are from the collection of Thomas A. Heinz

Stephanie the Nomad.

June 6, 2005 - 10:22 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Stephanie's in town. Two weeks ago we hung out in Paris together. An art conservationist, she travels the world for work and play. Before landing at our home Steph's calendar looked a little something like this: Paris - New York City - San Diego - Mexico - Los Angeles. After the pitstop here, her schedule will be San Francisco - Tokyo - London - India. Who's jealous?!

Costa Mesa - "Phoney Roosters" (01/14/06 - 02/10/06)

Subject Matter Gallery
Presents
"Phoney Roosters"
Paintings By Ex-Occupants Of Jefferson St.
Joseph Whitmarsh
CrapFactory
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Opening Reception
Saturday, January 14th 7pm-12midnight w/ DJ's
Subject Matter @ The LAB

Show Runs
January 14th, 2006 - February 10th, 2006

SF - ON THE ROAD: THE JACK KEROUAC MANUSCRIPT ON EXHIBIT (01/14/06 - 03/19/06)

ON THE ROAD: THE JACK KEROUAC MANUSCRIPT ON EXHIBIT AT THE SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY

JANUARY 14 - MARCH 19, 2006

Jack Kerouac wrote the manuscript for the now classic Beat Generation novel On the Road within a 20-day period in New York City in 1951 employing “spontaneous prose,” a nonstop, unedited style inspired by letters from his friend Neal Cassady. Kerouac’s manuscript is a 120-foot long scroll consisting of a series of single-spaced typed twelve-foot long rolls of paper that have been taped together. 36 feet of the original manuscript will be exhibited along with an overview of Kerouac’s life and other works, a brief history of the Beat movement and Beats in San Francisco told through photos, books and ephemera.

SF - Baghdad Bulletin: Dispatches on the American Occupation Reading (01/12/06)

Thursday, January 12th, 7 pm

David Enders discusses his new book Baghdad Bulletin: Dispatches on the American Occupation, published by University of Michigan Press

David Enders

Baghdad Bulletin is a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of the young independent journalist David Enders. The book recounts Enders's story of his decision to go to Iraq, where he opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war.

LA - "SUPERIORITY COMPLEX" (01/07/06 - 01/21/06)

This Saturday, January 7 ...welcome in 2006 as you are cordially invited...

SCION presents
SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

featuring work from
AMANDALYNN, CHAZ, GRIME, JERSEY JOE, KRUSH, NORM,
PUSH, RETNA, REVOK, REYES, RON ENGLISH*, SEVER

curated by
SABER

JANUARY 7, 2006 – JANUARY 21, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY JANUARY 7TH 7-10PM

special guest dj
SHEPARD FAIREY

SCION INSTALLATION L.A.
8553 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA. 90232 310.841.0478
www.scion.com/space

Happy New Year!
Special thanks to Guitar Center
* RON ENGLISH appears courtesy of Berman/Turner Projects

NYC - "America the Beautiful" (01/07/06 - 02/11/06)

Exene Cervenka
America the Beautiful
January 7 - February 11, 2006
Opening Reception: January 7 6:00-8:00pm

Love Swing • mixed media collage • 12.5 x 15.5” • 2004

Dennis Christie
DCKT Contemporary, Inc.
552 West 24th Street, floor 2
New York, NY 10011

212/741-9955
212/741-5052 fax

SF - "A Searing Lesson Every Girl Should Know" (01/05/06 - 01/28/06)

Tami Demaree
A Searing Lesson Every Girl Should Know
January 5 - Jan 28, 2006

This L.A.-based artist investigates the constructions of love by creating installations that uphold a mirror to the void of pop culture and demand of the sphinx, “I want to know what love is… I want you to show me.”

Chicago - The 2006 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival (01/06/06 - 01/10/06)

The 2006 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival

Friday, January 6 & Tuesday, January 10, 12:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Café
78 E. Washington Street, Chicago
Free

Need a few laughs to brighten up your lunch break? Join us for special performances from The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. Top sketch comedy groups from Chicago and across the nation delight you with hilarious, original sketches designed to warm up the coldest winter day.

Friday, January 6, 12:15pm
Stir Friday Night! Chicago's premiere Asian American sketch comedy group will perform some of its best material from its 10 year history, including some material from its current hit show, "Yellow!"

Fake Flakes.

January 3, 2006 - 5:11 p.m. PST - Beverly Hills, CA

There are a lot of flakes in SoCal - the ones that don't turn up when they're supposed to. However, these twinklers in Beverly Hills are kinda charming.

Tomorrow's weather is going to be in the low 70s. I guess if we can't feel the season weather-wise, we can at least enjoy the neighborhood's attempt at reminding us it's wintertime.

LA - "Sour Chandelier" (01/14/06 - 02/19/06)

Sour Chandelier
Saturday January 14th Reception 7-10 p.m.(artists will be in attendance)

For the first show of the year we're pleased to present Sour Chandelier featuring Camilla Engman, Kelly Lynn Jones, Mari Araki and Maxwell Loren Holyoke. Stylistically and thematically diverse what they do have in common are well developed personal narratives that put them at the forefront of young artists working in the post illustration tradition. But don't take our word for it we've posted much of the work and you can check it out for yourself.

Incorporating elements taken from photographs and an interest in native plants and animals Kelly Lynn Jones's fragile compositions underscore the delicate boundaries between humans and nature. Personal apprehension and public lore is facetiously chronicled by an offbeat cast of people and anthropomorphic creatures in the formally dense drawings and collages of Maxwell Loren Holyoke.

LA - The First BMG ARTISTS' ANNUAL (01/14/06 - 02/25/06)

LIC, NY - "One Art" (01/08/06 - 04/03/06)

Anya Gallaccio:
one art
January 8 - April 3, 2006

SculptureCenter is pleased to present one art, a new project by internationally renowned artist Anya Gallaccio. Commissioned through SculptureCenter's Artist-in-Residence program, this will be Gallaccio's first solo exhibition in an American museum. one art will be on view January 8 - April 3, 2006 with an opening reception on Sunday, January 8th from 4-6 pm.

Born in Scotland, Gallaccio lives and works in London, and is well known in the United Kingdom for her site-specific work with temporal materials. For one art, Gallaccio will fell and disassemble a tree and then reconstruct it with all the engineering required to support it visible. The tree, a weeping cherry killed when contractors erroneously cut its root system, will reach into SculptureCenter's fifty-foot-high clerestory, virtually filling the space with its branches. Viewers will enter the space under its branches and will only be able to apprehend the full tree when standing at the far end of the gallery fifty feet away.

Shock Waves.

January 2, 2006 - 4:26 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

I hardly ever go to the beach because I live next to it (this doesn't mean I don't try to catch a glimpse of it daily). According to Essanee, 30+ year westside residents, that's when you know you're local. I know we take our "backyard" ocean for granted and I'm not one to make new year's resolutions but I think I'm going to try to increase my beach attendance this year. It shouldn't be too hard, I think I went less than a handful of times in '05!

Earlier today, our neighbor Stuart, a surfer, told me that killer waves were pounding our beaches. So Don Milvio and I went to check them out for a minute. Stuart was right. The waves were boss. The only people brave enough to play with them were kite-surfers. And damn they looked like they were having a good time. I hope to join them someday...

LA - StoryCorps (01/09/06 - 02/05/06)

A writer once said to me, "Not every story is a good story." My response was, "Every story is a good story. Not everybody is a good storyteller." Readers, go tell your story!

Everyone has a story to tell: tell yours at StoryCorps!

StoryCorps comes to Downtown Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade from Monday, January 9th through Sunday, February 5th. Select segments from StoryCorps air nationally on Friday mornings on KCRW, during National Public Radio's Morning Edition.

The largest oral history project since the Great Depression, StoryCorps is recording the stories of everyday people who make up the kaleidoscopic American landscape. The goal is 250,000 interviews over ten years, to be archived at The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

LA - "The Fogged Mirror" (01/07/06 - 02/04/06)

Roberts & Tilton
6150 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel 323.549.0223
Fax 323.549.0224
info@robertsandtilton.com
robertsandtilton.com

Land Of Plenty Auction Now!

Friends of the LOP:

The first Land Of Plenty Boardshow went off last Sunday. We had a great turnout, and the skating and art were banging. You can check out a few pictures at: http://thelandofplenty.org/event/index.html

Thanks to everyone for making it out, look for coverage on Fuel TV soon.

Now we are in the process of auctioning off the boards from the show. Support the cause and check out:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZthelandofplenty

The first ten boards are up, with only a day or two left before the auction closes. These include handpainted boards by Donny Barley, Jahmal Williams, Rich Jacobs, Bret Banta, Tim Kerr, Steven Nereo, and 4 youth participants from the Board Exchange. Bids are still low, don't let them slip by!

We will be auctioning off the rest of the boards each week in groups of 10. So keep checking back to find a board you'd like to own. All proceeds go back into the Board Exchange, getting skateboards to youth and encouraging artistic expression. Read more at http://www.thelandofplenty.org

Thanks for you support. Skate or die.

More: Pictures from the Land of Plenty opening.

SF - Saskia Leek "Points of Vanishing" (12/17/05 - 01/28/06)

Saskia Leek: Points of Vanishing
Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 17, 6-9pm

The Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco is pleased to present the first American solo show by New Zealand-based painter Saskia Leek, featuring 16 new works.

Saskia Leek began exhibiting her paintings in the early 1990s, and her subject matter is drawn from her real and imagined memories of growing up in Christchurch. Her naïve, almost childlike style established her reputation as an artist who was willing to question accepted principles of ‘good painting’. Initially the works appear crude and amateurish; her naïve style is often absent of scale and perspective. Leek’s choice of media, acrylic on board, as well as the flatness with which she depicts her subject matter evokes a second-hand quality. The works are all uniform in size but each work creates a world unto itself - making each painting wholly different from the group.

The essentially feminine subject matter in this series of work elicits strong nostalgic responses. The scenes remain anonymous and mostly vacant but suggest things from Leek’s past, both real and imaginary – pastoral houses, galloping horses, and crystallized landscapes; things left behind but not forgotten. Her bleached palette even recalls the faded colors of memory - pastel yellows, faint blues, washed out greens and hazy pinks.

Saskia Leek has shown widely in New Zealand and in 2004 was part of the exhibition entitled Some Forgotten Place at the Berkeley Art Museum.

For more information or images, please contact Ava Jancar at: (415)522-1623, or visit our website at: www.jackhanley.com.

SF - Sara Thursta's 2006 calendar release (12/15/05)

Sara Thursta's 2006 calendar release

Sara Thustra's hand screen-printed 2006 calendars features art by: Sara Thustra, Kiddy Kattle, Kyle Randson, and Greg Scott. PLUS!!...Sy's XXX comic release!!! PLUS!!!PLUS!!...Frog Nuda's Happy Toilet comic release....with an amazing cross word puzzle and drawings!! PLUS!!!PLUS!!PLUS...Sahar Khoury's ....T-shirts to die for!! Come and enjoy art, a little music, eat some food and do a little holiday shopping!!! (The calendar makes a great gift!!!) and have a good time!!

Where: Needles & Pens
483 14th street.
When: 6-9pm

NYC - AG Bookstore Group Exhibition (12/23/05 - 01/29/06)

12/23 - 1/29/2005 "AG Bookstore Group Exhibition"
Opening Reception: 12/23 Friday, 7-10pm

Punk'd.

Jonny Rotten
Photographed by Andy Rosen.

Andy Rosen has posted photos on Flickr from his old rock photography days. These gems from his private collection have not been viewed in 25 years. Looking at the photos I thought (the same thing you will), "Man, what must it have been like to have experienced this era growing up?"

Andy Rosen will sell you custom prints and can be contacted at getreel1*at* gmail.com. Someone give the man a show and get the man a book deal. I would love to see his London Punks 1976 - 1984 up close, in real life.

LA - Anzevino and Florence Collection Party (12/15/05)

LA - Swindle Magazine Issue #5 Launch Party (12/17/05)

LA - "Your Kids Belong to us" (12/17/05 - 12/30/05)

You are invited to the 3RD show at SCION INSTALLATION, LA:

‘your kids belong to us.’
post neo explosionism in los angeles

featuring new work from: emek, justin hampton, & jermaine rogers
curated by: justin hampton

december 17th – december 30th, 2005
opening reception saturday, december 17th, 7-10pm

scion installation l.a.
8553 washington blvd
culver city. ca. 90232
tel: (310)841-0478
www.scion.com/space

NYC - JD's Lesbian Utopia (12/15/05 - 12/24/05)

Chicago - The Coctails Live at Rotofugi (12/15/05)

More info: Rotofugi

Chicago - Book Release Party: Industry of the Ordinary (12/15/05)

Match of the Day(2), 2005 Industry of the Ordinary, as Old God and Young God, play table football, first to 100 goals, on the promontory point by North Avenue beach.

Book Release Party: Industry of the Ordinary
When: Thursday, December 15th, 5 - 7pm
Where: MoCP, 600 S. Michigan

Celebrate the publication of Midwest Photographers Project Artists Industry of the Ordinary’s (Mat Wilson and Adam Brooks) newly released book Text Book: Notes around the Margins. The evening will also feature a discussion by participants in this book project and an action orchestrated by Industry of the Ordinary. Early arrival is encouraged as the first one hundred attendees will receive a free gift.

Text Book is co-published by Links Hall, and partially funded by the Illinois Humanities Council and faculty development grants from Columbia College Chicago and the University of St. Francis, Joliet.

NYC - Shelby Lee Adams Lecture (12/15/05)

Shelby Lee Adams
Lecture with the Artist
Thursday, December 15, 2005
6:30 p.m.

Free to public
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
212-505-5555

Presented by The Department of Photography, Parsons The New School for Design.

Photographer Shelby Lee Adams discusses his thirty-year body of work featuring penetrating portraits of Appalachian families.

NYC - "Hello Sunday" (12/17/05 - 01/28/06)

Hello Sunday

Katherine Bernhardt, Benjamin Butler, Maureen Cavanaugh, Jennifer Coates, Matthew Fisher, Portia Hein, Ridley Howard, David Humphrey, Brad Kahlhamer, Dave Miko, Brad Phillips, Bettina Sellmann.

Curated by: Holly Coulis

December 17 – January 28, 2006
Opening: Saturday, December 17, 6-8

Sixtyseven
547 West 27th Street #309. (bet. 10th ave & 11th ave)
New York, NY 10001 212.967.2260

Sixtyseven is pleased to announce the opening of Hello Sunday, a group show curated by artist Holly Coulis. The works included in Hello Sunday encapsulate a romantic notion of painting: an ease regarding process, a personal, and sometimes quirky vision, a love of painting.

NYC - KleinReid Studio Sale (12/10/05 & 12/17/05)

If you are struggling to find a lovely winter holiday present for a design snob, check out KleinReid, purveyors of fine porcelain pottery. KleinReid goods are the perfect gift for friends planning to tie the knot or who are moving on up. James and Dave's pieces can be found in luxe retailers around the globe and on my kitchen counter. The objects are perfect for both modern and traditional homes.

Just in time for their annual holiday studio sale, you can grab a beautiful piece for a small fraction of the retail cost. Go early for the best selection and tell them that I sent you.

LA - "Drawings and Wrapping Service" (12/10/05 - 01/14/06)

SIMONE SHUBUCK
Initial Cuff
2005
mixed media on paper
17" x 22"

Exhibition dates: December 10, 2005 - January 14, 2006
Reception: Saturday, December 10th, 6 to 8pm

SIMONE SHUBUCK
"Drawings and Wrapping Service"

Theme: Siblings

Theme magazine's issue #4 should be hitting the newsstands right about now. Go pick it up. Why? Because I said so. Hah. But seriously, if you enjoyed the interview I conducted with Wook Kim awhile back, I got to revisit and interrogate him and his seriously talented sisters, Sahn and Kyoung for this "siblings" issue. Also included is a great piece with Suitman, aka my man Young Kim (not related to the Kim siblings). More Kims please!

There's lots of other fresh content inside. If you're looking for a magazine with equally satisfying words-to-read and images, Theme is the choice. And if you ever had to fight for the mango core, you'll really want to read this issue.

NYC - La Suprette 2005 (12/17/05 - 12/18/05)

IN ASSOCIATION WITH EXIT ART

LA SUPERETTE 2005

SATURDAY DECEMBER 17, 2:00 TO 10:00 PM +
SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 1:00 TO 6:00 PM

EXIT ART | 475 TENTH AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY 10018

CONTACT TALI HINKIS (LA SUPERETTE) 212.678.9345
OR ANDRÉA SALERNO (DECK THE WALLS AT EXIT ART) 212.966.7745 x24

This year LA SUPERETTE comes to Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan where over 100 artists will showcase original, handmade gifts (ranging from $1-$100) including light fixtures, i-pod holders, recycled accessories, multifunctional stuffed animals, artist publications, homemade clothes, and so much more. LA SUPERETTE is an annual art market where professional and amateur artists and craftsmen present and sell their creations to a wide range of visitors. LA SUPERETTE is a collaborative project seeking to enhance the dialog between artists and their audience, placing art in the middle of daily life. EXIT ART joins LA SUPERETTE this year with DECK THE WALLS, offering a selection of original artworks in a diverse range of media (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture) priced at $350 or under.

LA - Christmas Mixer at Junc (12/10/05)

Christmas Mixer at Junc w/the Society of Illustrators L.A.

LA - Jane Sprague reading (12/11/05)

LA-Lit interviews Jane Sprague
Sunday, December 11 at 5pm

http://betalevel.com/2005/12/11/la-lit-jane-sprague/

Jane Sprague’s poems have been published in many print and online magazines including How2, Kiosk, Columbia Poetry Review, Barrow Street, Tinfish, ecopoetics, kultureflash, Bird Dog & others. Her chapbooks include monster: a bestiary, break / fast, The Port of Los Angeles & Fuck Your Pastoral. The recipient of numerous grants and awards (NYSCA, NYFA, among others), she has worked as a teaching artist in the public schools of New York, a NYFA Artist in the School Community at Cornell University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and for Bank Street College at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a maximum-security prison for women in New York. Sprague began and curated the West End Reading Series in Ithaca, NY before relocating to Long Beach, California where she currently lives with her family. She publishes Palm Press: www.palmpress.org.

LA Lit records interviews poets and writers in the Los Angeles area. Reflecting the shifting nature of Los Angeles as a place, this may mean writers that have lived in LA all their lives or writers who happen to be in LA for a couple of days. LA-Lit is a place for the literary culture of Los Angeles to develop and exhibit itself. LA-Lit is co-hosted and co-produced by Stephanie Rioux and Mathew Timmons and with the help of Jason Brown and the support of Superbunker.

This event will be recorded. Please arrive on time and/or quietly.

NYC - DIGITAL PLAY : RELOADED (12/09/05)

NEW YORK TOKYO AND MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
PRESENT
“DIGITAL PLAY : RELOADED”
OPENING NIGHT

DEC. 09 (FRI) 6PM
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
35 AVE @ 36 ST, ASTORIA

* FREE ADMISSION FOR GNG 6 –> 8PM
* GET TICKETS FOR GNG+DRINKS+”DEATH RACE 2000” SCREENING (8PM): 718.784.452

London - "Tits and Typo" (12/06/05 - 01/31/05)

More Info: Kemistry Gallery

NYC - "i am beautiful" (12/08/05 - 01/28/06)

i am beautiful.

Yoshitaka Azuma, Yoriko Kita, Sakiko Kurita

December 8, 2005 - January 28, 2006

Opening Reception:
Thursday , December 8, 6 - 8pm

PH Gallery is pleased to present i am beautiful, a group show of young painters from the Kansai region of Japan featuring Yoshitaka Azuma, Yoriko Kita, and Sakiko Kurita. This exhibition is the New York debut for all three artists.

LA - King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon Book Signing (12/12/05)

Time: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:00 PM
Title of Event: Ray Morton discusses and signs King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon

Morton, himself a King Kong fanatic, has collected a vast amount of materials recording a unique history of the making of all 7 feature films in which Kong has appeared. Complete with illustrations, photographs, production art, and promotional materials, this book is replete with loads of information for fans of the legendary giant gorilla.

Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Fax: 626-792-7308

London - "Beauty, Sex and Death: Araki and Japanese Popular Culture" (12/07/05)

Beauty, Sex and Death: Araki and Japanese Popular Culture
Group Discussion
7 December 2005 / 18:30
Barbican Art Gallery

Tickets: Free to same day ticket holders. Start - 6.30pm.
subject to availability

How do Araki's genre defying photographs relate to Japanese popular culture? Find out at this revealing discussion.

Speakers include: Joanna Pitman, photography critic for The Times is joined by Yoko Ono, lecturer in Japanese film studies, Oxford Brookes University; Junko Fuwa, art director, Blueprint magazine and Dr Lucia Dolce, Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions, SOAS, University of London.

Chicago - Shopocalypse Tour Revival at United Church of Rogers Park (12/08/05)

Thursday, December 8, 2005
7:00p

The Shopocalypse Tour Revival at United Church of Rogers Park...FREE OFF SITE PERFORMANCE
Mess Hall is proud to sponsor Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping's Chicago performance on the Shopocalypse Tour! Doors open at 7 pm tonight at our neighborhood's friendliest reconciling congregation hall...the United Church of Rogers Park.

Join us to see the Reverend preach, the choir sing, live music, and stop shopping! This performance is free and open to the public.

The United Church of Rogers Park is about 4 blocks west of Mess Hall at 1545 W. Morse. Go to their website at http://www.ucrogerspark.org for directions and parking information. And check out what Reverend Billy is all about at http://www.revbilly.com.

If the crowd is willing, everyone is welcome to come back to Mess Hall after the performance for potluck snacking action and a chance to chat to the choir "out of the robes and collar". Join us!

LA - Betting on our Muses (12/10/05 - 12/11/05)

LA - "There Goes the Neighborhood" (12/10/05 - 01/14/06)

There Goes the Neighborhood

Wendy Heldmann, Sean Higgins, Elizabeth Huey, D'nell Larson, and Jacob Magraw

December 10, 2005 - January 14, 2006
Reception: December 10 from 6-9pm

@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 **entrance in back

There Goes the Neighborhood marks the full arrival of sixspace in our new gallery home of Culver City. As an introduction and celebration, we're thrilled to present an exhibition that features the work of five
artists who are new to the gallery: Wendy Heldmann (Los Angeles), Sean Higgins (Los Angeles), Elizabeth Huey (Brooklyn), Jacob Magraw (Los Angeles), and D'nell Larson (Los Angeles) with an installation in the
project room. Appropriately, though the artists differ stylistically, they all share an interest in exploring the landscape and diverse environments.

Antwerp - Ephameron EXPO at 85 Gallery (12/16/05)

Please feel free to stop by for a drink and spot some nice art and fashion at the Ephameron / Kid Vanilla gig opening on Friday December 16, 19h at 85 Gallery, Zakstraat 2 in Antwerp. Photography, merchandise, huge paintings, tape drawings, sketches and much much more... You think you saw everything at the Art Trek show in Mekanik Strip (still running through December 10, last call!)? Think again and come on by. It'll be worth it. Running every Satur- and Sunday until January 8.

NYC - Artists' Books, Revisted (12/10/05 - 01/04/06)

Printed Matter is pleased to announce the opening of our new space, with the inaugural exhibition Artists’ Books, revisited.

The exhibition presents a project in which artists altered their own exhibition catalogues to create unique artists' books. The 39 artists in the show include Doug Aitken, Sam Durant, James Coleman, Renée Green, Simon Starling, Diana Thater, and many more. The show is curated by Matthias Herrmann, artist and President of the Secession in Vienna.

Matthias Herrmann and many of the artists will be present at the opening. Join us, see Printed Matter’s new space, and raise your glass to artists’ books and to Artists’ Books, revisited.

Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street, New York City.

Chicago - Listening Event for Beck's Guerolito (12/08/05)

Exclusive Early Access: Guerolito
When: Thursday, December 8th, 6 - 8pm
Where: MoCP, 600 S. Michigan

The Museum of Contemporary Photography and Filter Magazine host an evening listening event of new music by Beck!!! Guerolito is a fully reworked version of his latest album featuring remixes by the Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock, the Dust Brothers’ John King, and Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada, among others. The album will be played throughout the museum from 6 - 8 pm on December 8th, five days before the album’s official release. This listening event is free and open to the public.

LA - "I do Adore" (12/10/05 - 01/14/06)

"I do Adore" -SWINDLE Artists at Subliminal Projects, LA

Saturday, December 10th, 2005
Curated by Day19

Artist Reception: Saturday December 10th, 2005, 8-11pm

Exhibition dates: December 10th, 2005 - January 14th, 2006
Subliminal Projects, 3780 Wilshire Blvd. #210, Los Angeles CA
Public parking at 6th and Western
Music courtesy of DJ Diabetic (Shepard Fairey)

Sponsored by: Red Stripe, HER, DC Artist Projects, OBEY and SWINDLE Magazine

info@swindlemagazine.com
http://www.subliminalprojects.com
http://www.swindlequarterly.com

LA - 3rd STREET BLOCK PARTY (12/08/05)

3rd STREET BLOCK PARTY
Thursday, December 8th 6-9 PM
Third Street (Between Fairfax and Crescent Heights)

If you're in Los Angeles on Thursday night come celebrate on the block and check out TWOTWENTYTWO!

7922 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048 - 323.782.9220

We've got all new product for the holiday season including clothing and accessories from Rebel 8, Upper Playground, RVCA, 10 Deep, Bape, Audiophile, Print Liberation, I-Manifest and much more...

ALL REGULARLY PRICED MERCHANDISE WILL BE REDUCED BY 10% FOR THE PARTY!

Thanks for supporting TWOTWENTYTWO and 222gallery!

For more information about the block party call 323.782.1316, or visit:
www.3rdstreetla.com

This announcement does not apply to our online store.

LA - RES Screening (12/13/05)

December 13th
Tuesday, December 13, 8pm

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

$10

RES invites you to our monthly screening series in Los Angeles that showcases brand new music videos, short films and motion graphics. This month, we will announce and celebrate the Audience Choice and Jury Award winning films of RESFEST 2005. Also on tap are brand new video works for the likes of Röyksopp, Bright Eyes and the White Stripes, new short films from Tronic and Neill Blomkamp, and the latest from Michel Gondry on the big screen. Following the screening, join us for a drink with guest DJs to celebrate the release of the Nov/Dec issue of RES magazine.

BUY TICKETS NOW

NOTE: I generally do not post events that cost money unless 1) The event coughs up tickets for my five readers, 2) it's for charity, or 3) a dear friend is personally involved. In this case, RES has donated tickets to HOC and HOC readers in the past and well, they are dear friends. Thank you in turn, for supporting friends of Hustler of Culture.

NYC - Maripolarama at Nom de Guerre (12/09/05)

Video: Making of Stairway

This video, Making of Stairway, is interesting for the eyes and easy on the ears. Enjoy it. The song is "The Dance #1" from Ambient 3: Day of Radiance by Brian Eno.

LA - "The Bird House Show" (12/10/05 - 01/10/06)

The Lab 101 Gallery and The Drama magazine present:

"The Bird House Show"
featuring installation, collaboration and new paintings by:

BLAINE FONTANA, SAM FLORES, ERIK OTTO, SAGE VAUGHN plus guest artists;ANDREW SCHOULTZ, CAIA KOOPMAN, FERRIS PLOCK, BROOKE REIDT, KOFIE ONE, CHRIS SILVA, CHRIS BETTIG.

Costa Mesa - "1/2 Snot 1/2 Amazing,Son" (12/10/05 - 01/10/06)

Subject Matter Gallery Presents 1/2 Snot 1/2 Amazing,Son!!!

Paintings And Goodies by Jersey Joe & Persue

Opening Reception
Saturday, December 10th 7pm-12midnight w/ DJ's
Subject Matter @ The LAB

We know parking is difficult. Spaces are available at The Camp, Randolph Street & the Business Complex next To Memphis

Show Runs
December 10th, 2005 - January 10th, 2006

SF - "Postcards from Poketo" (12/10/05 - 01/23/06)

Postcards from Poketo, December 10th — January 23rd

Newer, Younger Artists Examine Wanderlust and Imagine Distant Travels
LA art darlings, Poketo, present “Postcards from Poketo” at Receiver Gallery in San Francisco

Working within the themes of wanderlust, and the fantasy journeys elicited when receiving greetings from a distant land, the artists of Poketo's latest artshow exhibit their work at Receiver Gallery in San Francisco, December 10, 2005.

Exhibiting artists include:Isaac Lin, Chris Duncan, Alika Cooper, Deth P Sun, SP One, Susie Ghahremani, Chris Pew, PCP, Little Friends of Printmaking, Nathalie Roland, Keith Andrew Shore, Suzanne Husky, Jeana Sohn, Eun-Ha Park, Caitlin Keegan, Jillian Tamaki, Mark Mulroney, and Tom Vadakan.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 10th, between 6 - 10 pm.

LA - Future Farmers (12/10/05 - 12/31/05)

Future Farmers: Saturday December 10 Reception: 7-10 (artists will be in attendance)

Our Last year of the show is a doozy featuring Future Farmers and Amy Fanceschini. If you're not already familiar with their highly influential work you can check out all their projects at futurefarmers.com Their work has been exhibited internationally; New York Museum of Modern Art, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, ZKM, Karlsrhue, Whitney Museum of Art, New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. We're very excited about this show. Its really going to be a fabulous! Hope to see you there.

*Plus we will be hosting an Christmas mixer right after the reception....Details soon!

Call for Entries: CrownDozen.com Desktop Wallpaper Contest

Hot Mess!

Just a quickee message to let the fans know that CrownDozen.com is indeed having our first official desktop wallpaper contest - the "C12 Desktop Throwdown"!

All December long CrownDozen.com will be giving away tons of t-shirts to those that send us our favorite CrownDozen-themed desktop wallpapers. Three tees - A WEEK - AT LEAST. The tees are all primo shirts too - with designs from Threadless, HelloMinor, Teetsy, Squidfire and more!

Here's the info: http://crowndozen.com/main/throwdown.shtml

Please help spread the word - Thanks & Happy Holidaze!

Shane and Your Pals at C12
http://CrownDozen.com

SF - "Out of Doors" (12/10/05 - 01/28/06)

More info: After Modern

London - "Santas Ghetto" (until 12/24/05)

Open daily from 10am until 8pm, (9pm on Thursdays, 5pm on Sundays)
until December 24th

Pictures on Walls
9 Berwick St, Soho, London W1

The ghetto is a street level free-for-all art gallery that brings you some of the most feared names from the failed artist circuit.

LA - Making News: A Discussion of Photojournalism (12/08/05)

John F. Kennedy, Burbank, California, Robert Flora, September 9, 1960
Copyright permission courtesy of Corbis-Bettmann

This photograph currently on view in Pictures for the Press

Making News: A Discussion of Photojournalism (panel discussion)

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Admission: Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300.

LA - Left Coast Modernism: Architecture and Urban Form in Los Angeles (12/07/05)

Mobil Gas Station, Anaheim, CA, Julius Shulman, 1956 © J. Paul Getty Trust. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library, Getty Research Institute Left Coast Modernism: Architecture and Urban Form in Los Angeles (film and discussion)

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Admission: Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300

This event, part of the Getty Research Institute's ongoing Modern Art in Los Angeles Project, presents a screening of Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (1972, 52 min.) followed by a discussion on representations of L.A. and its architecture in film, photography, and digital media.

LA - Jeff Soto Book Signing (12/08/05)

More Info: Gallery 1988

Philly - "Something in the Water" (12/02/05 - 01/22/06)

222gallery proudly presents:

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

December 2nd - January 22nd, 2005

Opening Reception:
Friday, December 2nd, 2005 6-9pm

222gallery
222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Gallery Contact: Karl Peters
tel: 215.873.0750
email: info@222gallery.com

PHILADELPHIA:
In Philadelphia's art world today, and elsewhere in the country, there exists a strong group of artists hailing from the western suburbs of Philadelphia. Over the years, they have stuck together, supported and inspired each other. 'Something in the Water' is an exhibition that acknowledges and celebrates the extraordinary amount of accomplished artists that sprung from this small area.

Although the group assembled for this show in no way represents all of the creative people from the Delaware County, it shows a strong cross section of the talent that emerged from this area. One can only look at this group and wonder... There must be something in the water...

LA - Ingrid Boberg "Home Beautiful" (12/03/05 - 01/11/06)

INGRID BOBERG

HOME BEAUTIFUL

DECEMBER 3 - JANUARY 11

612 NORTH ALMONT DRIVE
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
TEL 310 550 0050
FAX 310 550 0605
info@mbfala.com
www.mbfala.com
TUE-SAT 10-5

SM - Doma Opening and Release (12/08/05)

NYC - "Myths, Legends, Ghosts, and Demons" (12/01/05 - 02/18/06)

Jason Loui

Myths, Legends, Ghosts, and Demons

Invisible NYC is proud to host a solo-exhibit by mixed-media artist and world famous tattoo artist, Jason Loui.

Jason Loui, a 27 year old tattooer and painter who owns and operates Redemption Tattoo in Cambridge Massachuesets, is known for his exceptional tattooing as well as his brilliantly executed watercolors. Both are in high demand. Mr. Loui’s exhibit of watercolors at Invisible NYC, Myths, Legends, Ghosts, and Demons, combines imagery from traditional Japanese folklore and ghost stories with contemporary tattoo inspired visual structures and motifs.

SF - "Hysterical Paroxysm" (11/29/05 - 12/10/05)

Hysterical Paroxysm
PlaySpace exhibition

November 29–December 10

Graduate Gallery, San Francisco campus
Opening reception: December 2, 6–9 p.m.

Gallery hours: Tues.–Sat., 12–6 p.m.
Info: 415.551.9213

According to one 17th-century physician, hysteria was "the most common of diseases except fevers" and became the most frequently diagnosed disease in history.

This multimedia installation explores portrayals of hysterical women from film and television history. A broad range of source materials will craft the perfect chamber of suffering that will strike a dark familiarity with anyone who has grown up with these images from the American media.

SF - Alarm Magazine 10th Anniversary Art Show (11/28/05 - 12/04/05)

The current art show at 111 Minna is Dimensional Overload will be coming down this week and making room for ALARM Magazines 10th Anniversary Art show. There will be an opening reception this Thursday Dec, 1st from 5pm-2am.

Miami - Marco Brambilla (11/30/05 - 12/04/05)

Creative Time presents
An Art Basel Miami Beach Preview Presentation of
Marco Brambilla's film Sync
The Raleigh Hotel (rooms and lobby)
1775 Collins Ave. Miami Beach
November 30 - December 4, 2006

Creative Time cordially invites you to fluff (the pillow), grab the remote, and turn on channel 2 for your private in-room screening of Marco Brambilla's scintillating film Sync. Didn't get a room? Do it in the Raleigh Lobby. Sync will play for the public all day and all night, November 30 - December 4.

Sampling sex scenes from Hollywood and adult films, Brambilla tosses out the old formulaic treatment to create a new work that builds to a state of sensory overload.

Creative Time is proud to present this preview presentation with thanks to Andre Balazs at The Raleigh Hotel. Sync is part of a two-channel video installation to be shown @ Christopher Grimes Gallery in Los Angeles in January 2006. Staying in NY? More to come here soon!

Chicago - Musicians at Work Forum (12/05/05)

Musicians at Work Forum Looks at Independent Labels

Monday, December 5, 6 pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater
Free

Moderator Bruce Iglauer (Alligator Records) and panelists Nan Warshaw (Bloodshot Records), Jim Powers (Minty Fresh Records), Tony Brummell (Victory Records), and Mike Friedman (Premonition Records) will discuss what differentiates an independent label from a major corporate label, how to determine what a label does, and if it is the right label for that particular musician. Participants also learn how to win a label contract, what to expect when that happens, and what it takes to start your own record label. Presented by Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Music Commission, sponsored by Columbia College and the Chicago Federation of Musicians.

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs: 312-744-6630

SF - DAVID CHOE @ FIFTY24SF GALLERY (12/01/05 - 12/31/05)

DAVID CHOE @ FIFTY24SF GALLERY

Upper Playground in association with FIFTY24SF Gallery are pleased to present new paintings by world famous artist and escape convict David Choe.

For years David has been traveling the globe destroying its crust, leaving his mark behind everywhere he goes, painting portraits of twisted twin sisters and vicious dogs wielded by half naked women.

Please join us this December to celebrate David's freedom and creativity.

OPENING RECEPTION
Dec. 1, 2005: 7-9:30pm

FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 Fillmore St.
SF CA 94117
(415)252-0144 ext.4

www.fifty24sf.com
www.upperplayground.com
www.davidchoe.com

LA - "REGGAE RISING" (12/03/05 - 01/11/06)

LEE JAFFE

REGGAE RISING

DECEMBER 3 - JANUARY 11

612 NORTH ALMONT DRIVE
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
TEL 310 550 0050
FAX 310 550 0605
info@mbfala.com
www.mbfala.com
TUE-SAT 10-5

NYC - The Chowrangi 2005 Fundraiser (12/08/05)

The Chowrangi 2005 Fundraiser
Thursday, December 8, 2005, 6:30 – 9:30pm at the
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
137 Greene Street
New York, New York 10012

Dear Friends:

As you know, on October 8th, tragedy struck Pakistan in the most horrific proportions in the country's history. An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale has led to widespread destruction in the north. With over 86,000 feared dead and a much higher number injured and homeless, urgent and steady action is required.

Chowrangi Magazine, a new print magazine for the Pakistani-American community, will be holding a fundraiser on the evening of Dec 8th at the Tagore Gallery in New York - both to mark our third issue and to raise money for post-earthquake reconstruction through the NGO ibtida (www.ibtida.org). You can view our mandate, bios and board at www.chowrangi.org. Our aim is to be a thinking publication, to encourage debate and discussion on social and political issues within the community and present the diversity of Pak-Am society, particularly within the realms of arts and culture.

See link below for event details:
http://www.chowrangi.org/chowrangi_event.html

LA - "The Vivisect Playset (Round 2)" (12/01/05 - 12/23/05)

More info: Gallery 1988

I got me some Porous Walker action.

I bought myself a Porous Walker action figure. It'll have to do battle against our Metal Gear Solid guys. There are only a few left so grab one while you can! It'll only put you out $5.00 so you don't even have to think about it. If you miss out on this opportunity, look to grab some original crap for $10.00. Porous' artwork will make anyone feel warm and fuzzy during the winter holidays.

More info: http://www.owltooth.com/

Pasadena - 2nd Annual Bispop Holiday Party (12/10/05)

2nd annual Bispop holiday party!

Saturday, December 10th, 5-8pm

At: Bispop Gallery: The Tim Biskup Store
(located inside of Johnson Motors)
36 W. Colorado Blvd.
#7 Mills Place Alley
Pasadena, CA. 91105
(626) 796-5666

http://www.bispop.com

Join Tim Biskup for a party to celebrate the release of two new prints and the premier of several new original works of art. The evening get together will take place at Bispop Gallery, in Old Town Pasadena. Drinks and snacks will be served.

Bronx - "Who's N.Y.C.E." (12/07/05 - 12/30/05)

Opening Reception Dec 9th from 6-10pm

At The HAVEN ARTS Gallery in the Bronx. This is the first group show in a Bronx gallery since the early 80’s. Featured artist will be. 2FLY, BROKER, CERN, CEOS, CLYDE, COL, DEMER, EMA, FARGO, F.D.T. FUME, HOPS, HOST ONE, IMUNE, JNUB, LASK, LOU, MERES, NERO, NIC1, PART, REE, SASHA (SHR) JENKINS, SEK3, SENSE3, SETER, SNATCH, SONIC, STEM, TOPAZ, VENG, ZIMAD.

LA - Experience Experiment (12/03/05)

Please support our friends!

More Info: Brian Lebarton, Daedelus, Estevan Oriol

London - PSP / RCA (12/01/05 - 12/10/05)

PSP / RCA

Exhibition dates – 1-10 December, 2005
RCA Galleries

For the first time the Royal College of Art’s team of student designers from the world class Design Products, Interaction Design and Industrial Design Engineering departments have combined their respective talents in an exhibition designed to illustrate the behaviour, movement and ergonomics of gamers when playing the PSP.

London - PSP Design Club Exhibition (11/28/05)

More info: PSP Design Club

LA - "Visions of Heaven and Hell (and Then Some)" (12/08/05 - 01/28/06)

Clive Barker
Visions of Heaven and Hell (and Then Some)

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 8 2005 6–9 pm

Book Signing: Saturday, December 17 2005 2–5 pm (held at the gallery, and sponsored by Book Soup)

Live Painting Demonstration on 5 Nude Male Models: Thursday January 12, 2006

Clive Barker’s vision focuses on dense nether regions of parallel worlds and on the bodies of the characters who inhabit and colonize these worlds. Barker has revealed startling metaphors for our inner dreams and fears; as in Plato’s Cave, we fear that which we are not accustomed to experiencing. Fear gives way to erotic fantasy as unusual creatures open doors to our education in a new world order.

Bert Green Fine Art
102 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-624-6212

Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday 12-6 pm

LA - Tasha Amini (11/26/05 - 01/01/06)

Tasha Amini

November 26, 2005 - January 1, 2006
opening Saturday, November 26th, 6-9pm

Jack Hanley Gallery
945 Sun Mun Way
Los Angeles, CA 90012

tel: 213/626.0403
info@jackhanley.com
hours: wednesday - saturday, 12am - 6pm

A Pack of Wild Dogs.

I know, you have been tossing and turning at night because you are wondering, how can someone who loves Keith Haring so much not yet mention Blik's recent addition of Haring's work to their collection? Well, you can sleep easy now dear readers. Here's the post:

Keith Haring's commodification-of-art boutique, the Pop Shop is now closed, but you can still enjoy Haring's work, even temporarily by adding Blik-Haring wall decals to your super boring environment. Ranging from $18 to $45, it's cheaper than repainting the media room and it's yours to take when you move. The options are great, but I'm especially loving the pack of Haring dogs. Add color. Add life. Long live Keith Haring.

More: A Space Invader

Miami - Deitch Projects @ ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH (12/01/05 - 12/04/05)

Deitch Projects | New York, NY | 212.343.7300
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - The Manuscript Painting Techniques of Jean Bourdichon Lecture (12/01/05)

Louis XII of France Kneeling in Prayer, Accompanied by Saints Michael, Charlemagne, Louis, and Denis (detail), Jean Bourdichon, 1498/99

The Manuscript Painting Techniques of Jean Bourdichon (lecture)

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Admission: Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300.

Costa Mesa - Jeff Soto's Potato Stamp Dreams Book Signing (12/03/05)

Subject Matter Gallery & Murphy Design Presents

Jeff Soto's Potato Stamp Dreams Book Signing

Meet Jeff, get your book signed and receive the limited edition mini SOTO zine / published by Murphy Design

Signing Opens
Saturday, December 3rd 6pm - 9pm
Subject Matter @ The LAB

Early Arrival Suggested

Copies Of "Potato Stamp Dreams" Will Be Available For Purchase. Already Have A Copy, Bring It By And Have Jeff Sign It for you.

NYC - Bling Bling Dunny Release (12/01/05)

London - London Liming (12/06/05)

London Liming

Tilt in association with renaissance one, the Watch-Men Agency and the GE Club are delighted to invite you to

London Liming: a Trini-style lime in London, with short readings and performances and soca, Brazilian and carnival sounds.

Admission is free but by guest list only.
We hope to see you there, best wishes

renaissance one

Email: events@renaissanceone.com

Enjoy the lime with a free bottle of Guinness® Foreign Extra Stout, while stocks last!

LA - The Land Of Plenty Boardshow (12/11/05)

The Land Of Plenty is gearing up for our first skateboard art show and fundraiser on December 11th at Brooklyn Projects skateshop, 7664 Melrose Ave. Details at: http://thelandofplenty.org/event.html

We will be rocking from 7pm to 10pm with over 50 hand-painted skateboards up for auction, tshirts, drinks, music, raffles, and skating on the mini-ramp out back. All proceeds will go towards the LOP skateboard foundation, providing kids with skateboard equipment and artistic inspiration.

Brooklyn, Providence & Cambridge - Slow Motion Video Festival (11/30/05, 12/03/05 & 12/04/05)

THE SLOW MOTION VIDEO FESTIVAL
120 One Minute Slow Motion Videos

Pass the Robitussin! The Slow Motion Video Festival will be dragging its tortoise-like feet across the east coast for three spellbinding dates November 30th, December 3rd, and December 4th. The two hour program includes a ten minute intermission.

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East Coast Mini-Tour Winter 2005
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Wednesday, November 30th
Brooklyn, NY
Monkeytown
http://monkeytownhq.com/nov_wed.html#slomo
58 N. 3rd @ Wythe in Williamsburg
7:30pm & 10pm
full food service/limited seating/reservations recommended
$5
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Saturday, December 3rd
Providence, RI
X-Patriot Cinema on the Woonasquabadassquatucket!
(call 415-320-2487 for location)
9pm
byob/popcorn served
$2 donation
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Sunday, December 4th
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Community TV Studios
675 Mass Avenue
(entrance on Prospect St)
8pm
$4 donation
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http://slomovideo.com/tour.html
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LA - Ben Tour "A Sneaking Suspicion" (11/26/05 - 12/31/05)

NYC - "Exploration in the Domain of Idiocy" (11/17/05 - 01/14/06)

TAMY BEN-TOR
Exploration in the Domain of Idiocy

November 17, 2005 to January 14, 2005
Opening Reception November 17th, 6 to 8 PM
Closed December 23th to January 2nd

Live performances of
"Exotica, The Rat and The Liberal"
Every Friday and Saturday at 4pm
except November 18th, 25th and 26th

ZACH FEUER GALLERY (LFL)
530 West 24th Street New York, New York 10011
T 212 989 7700 F 212 989 7720
www.zachfeuer.com / info@zachfeuer.com
Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 6

NYC - RES Magazine Launch + Animal Collective Pre-party (11/20/05)

"patterings" photos.

if you missed the opening for kozyndan's "patterings" show, relax, my photos have been posted. although you really should head on over to GR2 to see the pieces in person!

SF - "Love and Other Natural Disasters" (11/17/05 - 01/07/06)

CEREAL, 2005; oil on panel, 6' x 8'

LOVE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Recent work by Michael Thrush

On view from Nov. 17, 2005 - Jan 7, 2006

Gallery Hours
WED-THU
3pm-7pm (bar opens at 5pm)

FRI-SAT
5pm to 9pm
or by appointment by calling (415) 756-8890.

LA - Swap Meet at Betalevel (11/19/05)

SWAP MEET
Piracy - Karaoke - Conviviality

Saturday, November 19
9pm till late
Free

* Sweet 16 Winter Wonderland Edition *
http://betalevel.com/2005/11/19/swap-meet-6/

- - - - -
By now you've probably heard about the SonyBMG rootkit? The one that installs a destructive exploit on your computer if you foolishly try to listen to one of their CDs? At Swap Meet, we applaud this multinational media conglomerate in their valiant attempt to protect the world from their horrible music. They've already wiped out billions in profits and ruined their reputation, all just to free the world from the banal tyranny of corporate pabulum. Kudos, Sony!

In the spirit of giving, Swap Meet will also install a rootkit deep into your system... a rootkit of FUNK !

LA - "First in Flight" (11/18/05)

FIRST IN FLIGHT - FEATURING VANESSA TRAINA

First in Flight is an exhibition of photographs created by David J. Weissberg, Kiino Villand and Gena Tuso for a fashion story appearing in Anthem's winter issue. The exhibit runs from 11/18 - 12/28. Sales to partly benefit the Nick Traina Foundation.

- Complimentary Beer

Friday November 18th, 7 - 10pm

Where:
Peel Studio
5529 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028

More Info: First In Flight

Video: Best Breakdancer.

everybody loves a good boogie down production. just look at box office hits with a lot of dancing (flashdance, footloose, singing in the rain, dirty dancing, etc.) having spent nearly a decade studying formal dance, i like to watch people move just for the sake of it. so when i saw this video, i got excited.

i've seen a lot of breakdancing live, even performing a little at a bar mitzvah last week, but i have never seen a person move like this guy. he is so unbelievably strong. it takes an enormous amount of gymnastics to develop that kind of stomach and upper body strength. just try to mimic one move and you'll understand. i am envious and curious. so best.

note: the video incorporates special effects by speeding/slowing/rewinding the film. nevertheless, this guy is amazing.

LA - "Recognize" Book Release Event (11/19/05)

Glen E. Friedman Recognize Book Release Event
Saturday, November 19 from 6-8pm
@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 (entrance in back)

*Friedman will be in attendance – open to the public

SF - Yoshifumi Nomura "Life" (11/17/05)

NYC - Salvor Kiosk Opening Party (11/21/05)

more info: salvor kiosk

NYC - Damon Soule (11/17/05)

LIC - "Chess Sets: Modernist Art & Design (and Beyond)" (11/13/05)

Chess Sets: Modernist Art & Design (and Beyond)

November 13, 2005

Robert Rabinovitz will moderate a discussion on design evolution as reflected in chess set design. Panelists will include Michael Graves and Douglas Polumbaum among others. After the discussion, guests will be able to view the chess set finalists from the Museum’s collegiate design competition and the winning design will be recognized.

The Noguchi Museum entrance is located at 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard) in Long Island City.

LA - "PROPAGANDA 2.0" (11/12/05)

NYC - "Holiday Windows" (11/19/05 - 01/01/06)

Holiday Windows

Exit Art commissions artists to create eight holiday inspired window displays

November 19, 2005 – January 1, 2006– Visible 24 hours a day

Opening Nov. 19th 6-8pm

Holiday Window Artists
Karen Dolmanisth
Hector Ducci
Kate Gilmore/ Anne Spurgeon
Charles Juhasz-Alvarado
nicoykatiushka
José Letelier/ Jimmie Stone
Seth Weiner
Saya Woolfalk

LA - Katrina Relief Silent Art Auction (11/12/05)

L. A. Arts for Katrina Relief Silent Art Auction
Saturday, November 12th, 2005 from 3 to 8 PM
(first bidding section closes at 6pm, silent auction ends at 7pm)

"Notcher" 2005 by Carol Es, 7" x 5" (in maple frame), Pencil on Dot Marker paper. Courtesy of George Billis Gallery.

Carol Es
http://esart.com

For more information please contact: la4katrina@yahoo.com

Brooklyn - "Loyal and His Band" Book Release Party (11/15/05)

Book Release LOYAL And His Band

Tuesday, November 15th. 8-10 pm

Spoonbill and Sugartown, Booksellers, 218 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 718-387-7322

After party at Zablowski's, N. 6th St. btwn Berry and Wythe

Available in the US through D.A.P. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. January 2006

Now available in Europe and Japan through I D E A B O O K S - http://www.ideabooks.nl

http://www.loyalmagazine.com

NYC - "EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH" (11/09/05)

TONIGHT!
EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH
NOVEMBER 9, 8PM
18 WOOSTER STREET
FREE!

Tonight, in Jim Drain and Ara Peterson's exhibition HYPNOGOOGIA, join us for a special performance by Peter Kember. This performance is part of PERFORMA 05, the first biennial of visual art performance.

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

NYC - "Static Free" (11/11/05 - 11/19/05)

NYC - Maria E. Piñeres "A Rogues' Gallery" (11/19/05 - 12/17/05)

Jack White, 2005, cotton thread on paper

Maria E. Piñeres
A Rogues' Gallery

November 19 - December 17, 2005
Reception: November 19, 6-8 PM

DCKT Contemporary, Inc.
552 West 24th Street, floor 2
New York, NY 10011

212/741-9955
212/741-5052 fax

NYC - Kehinde Wiley "Rumors of War" (11/11/05 - 12/10/05)

KEHINDE WILEY
RUMORS OF WAR
11.11.05 - 12.10.05
OPENING FRIDAY 11.11.05, 6 - 9PM
Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954

LA - “Flood the Gutters” (11/12/05 - 12/03/05)

NYC - "Shimmer" (11/10/05 - 12/31/05)

Tobias Schwinn, biothing, Bifid Intersections Diagram, 2005

Fresh Projects: Shimmer

November 10 - December 31, 2005

Fresh Projects act as a showcase for emerging artists working in all aspects of the digital medium. Shimmer consists of two installations, both created using generative software, that reconfigure the gallery into a laboratory for innovation in the use of scale and material.

In Waken, Beth Coleman and Howard Goldkrand use a code that emulates the movement of bees to create sound that is audibly diverse, accidental and spontaneous. This work, which continues their investigation into system design and generative forms, creates an electronic-architectural distortion of space.

In Bifid, Alisa Andrasek uses a form of "design intelligence"—a combination of genetic engineering techniques and design software—to create a constellation-like field of intricate and translucent fabric structures. Here, Bifid takes the form of an architectural installation, but in theory, it could manifest itself as an infinitely customized design product, the surface of clothing, or a dynamic sound pattern.

LA - Kozyndan's "Patterings" (11/12/05 - 12/07/05)

kozy and dan are showing at GR2. the opening is this saturday. please come and make that space a sweatbox.

santa claus interview!

now that halloween's over, america's going to start pressing full court the winter holiday vibes. so to jump start everything, i thought i'd turn you over to porous walker's latest production, an exclusive interview with santa claus. just try to keep a straight face!

Antwerp - "Art Trek" (11/26/05 - 12/10/05)

NOVEMBER 26, 2005 - from 18 > 23u
galerie mekanik, st.-jacobsmarkt 73, antwerp
NEW EXPO OPENING: ART TREK - THE SECOND GENERATION

Costa Mesa - Consumption Manual Issue 2 Release Party (11/05/05)

Consumption Manual Issue002
“Ninja’s Sailing Pirate Ships”
Magazine Release Party

Issue Two, “Ninja’s sailing pirate ships”, debuts October 26th and features the revolutionary work of Dave Flores, Joshua Krause, Stutter, Audrey Kawasaki, Tim McCormick, Chris Silva, Jophen Stein and a 16 page bonus feature developed by the Scrawl Collective. Editorials include interviews with world renowned companies such as Instant Winner Skateboards, 5 Boro Skateboards and an in depth look at the Relentless Skateworks. Guest artist and layout designer for issue two will feature the stunning artistic abilities of bay area artist Erik Otto, collaborating with our incredibly talented resident design artist Blaine Fontana.

LA - An Evening with Kenneth Turan (11/03/05)

“THE BIG TWO-OH!”: It’s here! Vidiots celebrates its 20th anniversary! Three big events! Specials! We’re throwing a big party and you’re invited!

From a simple storefront in 1985 to today’s “movie library” of over 40,000 titles, Vidiots marks two decades of great movies, great staff and great customers with these November events you’re sure to remember:

AN EVENING WITH KENNETH TURAN, Thursday, November 3rd, 8pm.

Mr. Turan, also familiar from his NPR Morning Edition commentaries, will be speaking about his latest book, which is a perfect match for Vidiots: “Never Coming to a Theatre Near You: a Celebration of a Certain Kind of Movie”. Turan will discuss his enthusiasm for films like “Bottle Rocket”, “Yi Yi”, “Safe” and “The Iron Giant”. There will be a Q and A, book signing and reception following.

NYC - "Builded" (11/03/05 - 11/20/05)

Please come out Thursday, November 3rd for an opening reception, followed by a party to celebrate the release of "Green Lady: Ten Years".

The Riviera Presents:

BUILDED

Experiments and Work by Gary Benzel and Todd St. John
(HunterGatherer/Green Lady)

November 3-20, Opening Reception: Thursday, November 3rd 7-9pm

103 Metropolitan Avenue (Near Wythe)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
718.599.5589

http://www.seeyouattheriviera.com
www.huntergatherer.net/builded.html

NYC - "The Vortex Paintings" (11/05/05 - 12/17/05)

SF - "Hinterland Who's Who?" (11/03/05 - 11/26/05)

Upper Playground in association with Fifty24SF Gallery are pleased to present: "Hinterland Who's Who?" A Canadian art extravaganza featuring Other, Thesis, Elicser, Dixon, and Pat Thomson Nov. 3- Nov26, 2005.

LA - Jeremiah Garcia (11/05/05)

Workhorse Gallery presents
Jeremiah Garcia
A Collection of Artwork on Salvaged Materials
www.n10z.com

Saturday, November 5th
From 7-11pm

NYC - New London Kicks (11/03/05 - 11/30/05)

a not so quick flix.

i've been a member of netflix since 1999. in the past, they have lost money on me the same way an all-you-can-eat oyster bar does. but right now, they're making up for lost revenue. how? because i'm so pretend-busy, i can't find 120 minutes to plop my butt down and watch a movie at home. the kicker of course is that for what i've paid in monthly rental fees, i could have bought all three DVDs by now.

please, someone, tell me if i should return "my architect: a son's journey" or if i should really watch it. i know i should watch "steamboy" so i'll hold on to that for however long it takes for me to view. i'm happy to report, "the interpreter" was returned today (without my viewing pleasure). finally!

LA - "LAS CHICAS DE BURQUE" (11/05/05 - 12/05/05)

The Lab 101 Gallery & URB Magazine Present:
Our one year in the Culver City Location anniversary exhibition:

"LAS CHICAS DE BURQUE"
featuring new illustrations and photography by Mike Giant

NOVEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 5, 2005
Opening Reception: SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 5 . 2005 7-10pm

Beats by DJ DAZE

free event and gifts for the 1st 100 attendees
open bar provided by RED STRIPE.'please drink responsibly

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http://www.thelab101.com

lacma sucks so bad.

image property of sketchypad

hey guys. the reason you're probably here is because of the free party/event listings i regularly post. but i know some of you are here because you want to know what's happening in the art "scene". well, i've got some bad news to share, LACMA plans to destroy their parking garage, thereby destroying the museum's barry mcgee and margaret kilgallen commissioned artwork.

please, if you care, take action! i'm going to write LACMA and tell them that i won't be renewing my membership unless they do something drastic, like, try to save this work. it's not a lot, but it's something. i suggest the lacma funnel some of the money they made from the over-priced lame ass king tut show (i paid, saw, and left disappointed) and try save something irreplaceable.

some of margaret and barry's work can be seen here:
beautiful loser OC
in the sweet bye & bye
lacma parking garage photo-documentary

thanks to wb and tyler green for the heads up.

NYC - "HYPNOGOOGIA" (11/04/05 - 12/24/05)

LA - "Los Angeles vs. Sao Paulo" (11/04/05 - 12/30/05)

222gallery LOS ANGELES proudly presents:

Los Angeles vs. Sao Paulo
SABER and SPETO

November 4 - December 30, 2005

Opening Reception:
November 4, 6 - 9:30 pm

222gallery, 7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles.
222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

NYC - Picturesque (11/02/05)

LA - ANDREW PAYNTER EXHIBITION LAUNCH (11/03/05)

ANDREW PAYNTER EXHIBITION LAUNCH

Join Anthem and photographer Andrew Paynter for the launch of an exhibition celebrating the last five years of his career. Paynter will be showing various photographs documenting his intimate connection to the art and music worlds.

-Andrew Paynter's large silver gelatin prints.
-Complimentary drinks.

Thursday November 3, 2005 7-11pm

Curio 6 9 Gallery
8764 Holloway Dr. (at Sunset near Book Soup)
West Hollywood, CA 90069

RSVP: 310.659.1695

LA - Davy & Peter Rothbart Reading (11/04/05)

Store Events - November 4, 7:30 PM

Time: Friday, November 4, 2005 7:30 PM
Title of Event: DAVY AND PETER ROTHBART

Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas
You may know Davy as the genius who brought you FOUND magazine, but let me tell you, this cat can WRITE! This fantastic short story collection is a Skylight favorite and one of our bestsellers in 2004. It’s has recently been picked up by Simon and Schuster who gave it a fancy new cover but the road trips, gold hearted thugs, shady heroes and Mexican brothels are still here. He will be joined by his brother, singer songwriter, Peter, who brought us the album The Poet Adept, which has been in constant rotation on the Skylight sound system for a year now. (Simon & Schuster)

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: (323) 660-1175
Fax: (323) 660-0232

London - Future Maps 05 (11/07/05 - 12/23/05)

Future Map 05

7 November - 23 December 2005

The Arts Gallery
University of the Arts London
65 Davies St
London W1K 5DA
(nearest tube: Bond Street)

LA - NEVILLE GARRICK: BOB MARLEY PHOTOGRAPHS (11/05/05 - 12/17/05)

Drkrm. proudly presents

NEVILLE GARRICK: BOB MARLEY PHOTOGRAPHS

November 5th – December 17th, 2005
Opening Reception with the Artist: Saturday November 5th 6pm-10pm

Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter and activist. He is the most widely known Reggae musician of all time, famous for popularizing the genre outside of Jamaica. Much of his work deals with the struggles of the impoverished and/or powerless. Bob Marley's music and legend have gone from strength to strength in the years since his early death in 1981, whilst also bringing him a nearly mythic status in music history. He remains enormously popular and well known all over the world, and particularly so in Africa.

Costa Mesa - "SlaughterHouse" (11/05/05 - 12/05/05)

Subject Matter Gallery Presents "SlaughterHouse"

An Art Exhibition Featuring The Work Of Zach Johnsen, AZStar78, Tra Selhtrow

London - Last Exit to Brooklyn (10/28/05 - 11/19/05)

LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN

NEW YORK'S COUNTER CULTURE

OCTOBER 28th - NOVEMBER 19th 2005

Monday - Saturday 12.00 - 6.00pm

Renowned for it's culturally diverse and landmark exhibitions, Elms Lesters forthcoming exhibition will be showcasing new work by five cutting edge Brooklyn based, contemporary, pop-surrealist and urban artists.;

PHIL FROST

STASH

MARK DEAN VECA

WK INTERACT

RON ENGLISH

New York is currently experiencing an explosion of interest in this genre of fine art, and the five artists we are bringing to London, have been carefully selected as controversial, maverick exponents of this subculture.

Futher information to follow......

PRESS ENQUIRIES please email: info@elmslesters.co.uk

NYC - Chris Ware "The ACME Novelty Library #16" (10/28/05 - 12/03/05)

Chris Ware

The ACME Novelty Library #16

New Original Cartoon Ink Drawings on Bristol Board

October 28 - December 3, 2005

Adam Baumgold Gallery presents a new series of original comic drawings by Chris Ware for his forthcoming book Acme Novelty Library #16. This will be Chris Ware’s first New York solo exhibition. The works in the exhibition continue the serialized stories of “Rusty Brown” and “Building Stories,” which Ware has been working on during the last four years. All of the drawings in the exhibition will be from or at least have some connection to this 16th issue, which will premiere with advance copies at the opening.

SF - "Gross, Gruesome and Gothic" (10/27/05 - 03/12/06)

Gross, Gruesome and Gothic

Opening Reception
Thursday, October 27, 2005
7:00-9:00 pm

Free to the Public

From the darkest depths of the cartoon vaults comes the Cartoon Art Museum's latest exhibition, Gross, Gruesome and Gothic. Enjoy gourmet food courtesy of our festive sponsors. There will be spooky cookies, chilling sushi, rib-tickling barbeque, dastardly evil nibbles and captivating liquid refreshment.

Guests will receive bloodcurdling door prizes courtesy of Things From Another World, and special prizes will be awarded to those attending in costume.

kozyndan's first comic strip ever!

our good buddies, kozy and dan were asked to create a comic strip for swindle magazine. after submitting their illustration, swindle asked them to censor part of the comic. the artists declined and reclaimed their work. i now have kozy and dan's first comic strip to share with you. drum roll please...introducing, "kozyndan in indoor land":

Singapore - "Decade of Decadence" (11/05/05 - 11/20/05)

Decade of Decadence

A Phunk Studio Exhibition

A retrospective exhibition to commemorate creative collective, Phunk Studio’s 10 years anniversary. The exhibition will showcase works, experiences, and thoughts from their “Greatest Hits” collection.

Chicago - "Full Metal Jacket" (10/26/05)

Alhambra - "Two to the Dome" (10/29/05 - 11/27/05)

new york times.

i visited new york city last weekend for work and play. my schedule looked a little something like this:

THURSDAY, OCT 13

4:30 - Arrive NYC
5:00 - 6:00 - Honest Studio visit with Cary
6:00 - 8:00 - Reddish-Blue Studio visit with Wook and snack at Vietnamese Banh Mi Inc.
8:00 - Dinner at Shabu Tatsu with Kaly

FRIDAY, OCT 14

12:00 - 1:00 - MTV visit and lunch with Jeff
1:00 - 5:00 - Digital Life Expo
5:00 - 7:00 - Check in at Team BG's
7:00 - 9:00 - Ryan McGinness' "installationview" opening at Deitch Projects
9:00 - Artist Reception and Dinner

Toronto - Jesse Savath "Reset" (11/04/05 - 12/15/05)

more info: monster dinosaur

Call for Entries: Photographers for "Story"

Attention Photographers

New York based publisher (former publisher of the now defunct art and music magazine, b.informed) is in search of talented photographers to feature in a documentary photography book, Story.

Story, a photo annual, will exhibit new and unpublished work by ten invited documentary photographers.

Selection Process
Invitations will be extended to photographers who:
-demonstrate artistic and technical facility
-are willing to create new and unpublished work
-work exclusively or extremely well with black-and-white film
-have a sincere interest in the use of photography as a storytelling medium
-take a unique and stylish approach to their work

NYC - Chris Caccamise "Talisman of Doom" (11/01/05 - 12/10/05)

CHRIS CACCAMISE
TALISMAN OF DOOM
NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 10, 2005
Reception: Thursday, Nov 10, 6-8

SF - "Contrast" with Bozic, Fish, Giant, O'Brien (10/22/05 - 11/20/05)

CONTRAST
OPENING: Saturday October 22nd 6-9pm
at the Low Gallery

*B/W drawings from Tiffany Bozic, Mike Giant, Jeremy Fish, and Mat O'Brien

"Tiffany Bozic's works on paper demonstrate her drafting virtuosity in stark relief; and the precise naturalism of her technique migrates to her paintings, combining with the rather esoteric subject matter to create a kind of surrealism derived from erotic archetypes of the natural world that is essentially Humanist, lyrical and spiritual." -Shana Nys Dambrot

LA - Howard L. Bingham "Witness" (10/21/05 - 11/30/05)

more info: MB Fine Arts

Cambridge - Installations at EMF (10/21/05)

Installations @ EMF
120 Brookline St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

EMF Electric Supply presents Installations @ EMF

Cambridge, MA October 4, 2005- EMF Electric Supply, an 80-year-old Cambridge business, still operated by the same family, is reopening its showroom on the lower level of their Brookline Street building. To
commemorate this occasion, EMF is proud to announce the creation of Installations @ EMF a new space devoted to promoting progressive artists and their work. Installations @ EMF takes advantage of the building's peculiar design, which features a window display area seven feet deep, seven feet tall, and thirty feet long - all of which is visible from the Brookline Street sidewalk at all hours of the day. Cambridge native Caleb Neelon, aka 'Sonik' will inaugurate the space, which will be open to the public beginning on October 21.

SF - Seen @ KidRobot (10/28/05)

LA - Malcolm Venville's "Lucha Loco" (10/28/05)

EQUATOR BOOKS
1103 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD
VENICE, CA 90291

310.399.5544 phone
310.399.5510 fax

mail@equatorbooks.com
www.equatorbooks.com

NYC - Charwei Tsai's "Lovely Daze" Book Launch (10/22/05)

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to host the launch of Charwei Tsai's new publication, Lovely Daze, a collection of artists' writings and artworks. Please join us for a reception at Printed Matter on Saturday, October 22nd from 5 to 7 PM. Afterwards, head down to the ICU Bar where contributing artists and musicians Japanther and Peace-Zone will perform special sets from 8 to 10 PM. Printed Matter is located at 535 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues and ICU Bar is located at 765 Washington Street at West 12th Street.

LA - "Keep A Breast" (10/22/05 - 10/31/05)

NYC - Art Collaborative "See Me Speak" (10/20/05)

LA - "Print Damaged" (10/20/05)

LA - Sidekick II City (10/18/05)

Chicago - Wolin and Heinemann at MoCP (10/19/05)

Above: Jeffrey A. Wolin, Larry Heinemann, 2003
Conversation: Jeffrey A. Wolin and Larry Heinemann
Wednesday, October 19th, 6pm
MoCP Main Gallery, 600 S. Michigan

Exhibiting artist Jeff Wolin and Vietnam Veteran and author Larry Heinemann will discuss the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of US Veterans as evidenced in the images and text on view. Following the discussion, Heinemann will sign copies of his recently released memoir Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam.

This event is presented in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the English Department of Columbia College Chicago.

This event is a part of Talk the Walk at Columbia College Chicago.

LA - The LA Panorama Project Featuring Peter Loewy (10/27/05)

The LA Panorama Project (Exclusive North America premiere) Featuring Peter Loewy

Photography Exhibit

Opening Night: Thursday, October 27th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The exhibit will run through November 3rd.

Design Within Reach
8070 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323.653.3923
http://www.dwr.com/beverlyblvd.cfm

RSVP to: beverlyblvd@dwr.com

LA - Peter Beste: NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL (10/22/05 - 11/12/05)

NYC - "The Plain of Heaven" (10/14/05 - 11/20/05)

Adam Cvijanovic, Song Dong, Trisha Donnelly, Shannon Ebner, Leandro Erlich, William Forsythe, Sol LeWitt, O. Winston Link, Gordon Matta-Clark, Corey McCorkle, Helen Mirra, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Adam Putnam, and Paul Ramírez Jonas.

OCTOBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20, 2005
820 WASHINGTON STREET @ THE END OF THE HIGH LINE, NYC
12-6 PM, FRIDAY-SUNDAY

OPENING PARTY: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 8 -10 P.M.
COURTYARD AT 832 WASHINGTON STREET

Opening night special hours 8 - 10 p.m. Exhibition capacity is limited.

Beer by Pabst Blue Ribbon
DJ Jonny Cragg Spins

LA - Swap Meet at Betalevel (10/15/05)

:: Betalevel Events ::

Swap Meet
All Hallows Eve-Eve-Eve Edition

Saturday, October 15
8pm till late
Free

http://betalevel.com/2005/10/15/swap-meet-5/

We know you've been asking yourself: how could Swap Meet *possibly* be any better?

* Secret basement hideout? Check.
* Sneaker net file sharing? Check.
* Hand-crafted karaoke? Check.
* Plastic fun balls? Check.
* Foos ball? Check.
* Dig-Dug on an old C64 monitor? Cha-Heck.

Well we finally figured out what was missing...

Dry. Ice. Fog.

This Saturday, come to Betalevel with your hell-born mUz1k f1l3z, your laptop of Demon Summoning and your memory stick of EVIL to commune with the dark forces of piracy. And since no one will be able to see you (because of all the fog!) maybe even sing a little.

Spooky pirate zombie movies will be served. Costuming at your own discretion.

Barcelona - Gary Baseman (10/15/05)

This Saturday, Oct. 15th 7pm

BASEMAN IN BARCELONA, SPAIN

Exhibition to celebrate the NEW Taschen book: Illustration NOW!
Paintings, Drawings, Books, and Vinyl

MERCADO
Plaza Comercial 03
Barcelona, 08003
http://www.mercadodelborne.com

LA - "therediculousnessofitall" (10/15/05 - 11/05/05)

LA - Jordan Crane "Light for Dark" (10/22/05 - 11/17/05)

Saturday October 22 7-10 p.m. (artist will be in attandence)

We're very happy to announce our next show "Light for Dark" Jordan Cranes first solo show at Junc

Jordan Crane's refined illustrative style is the result of a mastery of craft reflecting a keen appreciation of comics, Japanese prints and punk rock. The creator of several acclaimed comics including the award winning anthology NON, he's noted for his well observed, thoroughly modern narratives that focus on the vulnerability and mystery of the human experience. For his first solo show at Junc he will present a spectacular new collection of screen prints as well as the corresponding original drawings.

This is Crane's most sophisticated work to date and is going to be an amazing show. You can preview much of the work on the website. Hope and to see you there!

Cambridge - Glowlab: Open Lab (10/14/05)

10/14 - OPENING RECEPTION FOR GLOWLAB: OPEN LAB

Experience psychogeography at its best as Anthem presents Glowlab: Open Lab, opening reception at Art Interactive. The city of Cambridge is your playground during this unique nine week psychogeography exhibition and art festival.

FEATURING:
-Special exhibitions curated by Christina Ray
-Complimentary drinks provided by Tiger Beer
-Psychogeography goodie bags for the first 100 visitors

Friday October 14, 6-9pm

Art Interactive
130 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139

MORE INFO:
info@artinteractive.org or (617) 498-0100

LA - "Right Place, Wrong Time" (10/15/05 - 11/20/05)

LA - Milwaukee's Lucky Star Studio (10/15/05)

London - Crude Oils by Banksy (10/13/05)

Crude Oils by Banksy

100 Westbourne Grove
London W2

6-9pm
Thursday 13th October 2005

Please be aware: The gallery has a very limited capacity, and there are only 40 bottles of cheap red wine to go around. If you want to seriously look at the paintings you’re advised to come the following day.

NYC - Song Dong "Writing Time With Water" (10/17/05)

SONG DONG, WRITING TIME WITH WATER
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 12 -1 PM
(MILITARY ISLAND AT BROADWAY AND 44TH STREET)

Creative Time and Times Square Alliance present Writing Time with Water, a special performance by Chinese artist Song Dong. For one hour, in the center of Times Square, Song Dong will continuously record the time using water and brush to paint directly onto the concrete surface that surrounds him. Within this frenetic setting, Song Dong’s modest gesture compels us to focus on the present by exposing our unthinking consumption of time.

Norfolk - "I For An Eye" (10/08/05 - 11/12/05)

NYC - "Stereomongrel" (10/08/05 - 11/12/05)

NYC - "Play" (10/15/05 - 11/12/05)

Image: Marcelo Gomes

PLAY
A Photographic Exploration
Curated by Alicia McDole and Yasha Wallin
Presented by Jen Bekman Gallery

Opening: Saturday, October 15th, 2005 7:00 – 10:00pm
Exhibition: October 15th – November 12th, 2005

LA - RBK / BASQUIAT SHOE LAUNCH RECEPTION (10/07/05)

Anthem goes downtown upscale at the MOCA LA to present Basquiat inspired Rbk Reeboppers launch reception. See this exclusive and limited run of kicks up close and personal and take the opportunity to view the Basquiat exhibit in its final days at MOCA. The perfect warm up your Friday evening.

FEATURING:

- Limited first release of approx. 60 pairs
- Private viewing of the Basquiat exhibit

Friday October 7th, 7-10pm

MOCA Downtown Los Angeles
250 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

RSVP: www.govacant.com/reeboppers

Chicago - "Inconvenient Stories" (10/13/05 - 12/17/05)

Jeffrey A. Wolin: Inconvenient Stories
Stages of Memory: The War in Vietnam
Open Thursday, October 13th, 2005
5 - 7 pm

Lecture by artist Dinh Q. Le
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan
7pm

Stockholm - Kim Jones "Umbro" (10/13/05 - 11/13/05)

Umbro by Kim Jones Exhibition
13th October – 13th November

Umbro by Kim Jones will be staging an exhibition of polaroids in association with international fashion magazine Fantastic Man who will be releasing their second issue at the BENEATH store in Stockholm from October 14th - November 12th.

vice squad.

we dropped in on project gallery's vice group art show preview tonight. i had the pleasure of seeing all the work -- artists' visual translations of their vices, undisturbed and at my own pace. i took a few photos of the works i most enjoyed. i hope you like them too.

beau (pictured above) filled me in on how the gallery got started. he is a champion of affordable art and the under-represented. it's a win-win for the artists, owners, and buyers. can't argue with that!

have you always wanted to own a one of kind? if so, be sure to hit the opening on saturday.

NYC - Ryan McGinness "Installation View" (10/14/05 - 11/05/05)

more info: ryan mcginness, deitch projects

japan times.

.

troops, i edited over a thousand photographs to bring you these five albums. but then i got burnt out so i did a poor job of paring my photos down some more. i decided, why not let you see everything? et voila -- old friends and new experiences. enjoy my visual diaries from japan 2005!

tokyo: september 9 - 12, 2005
kyoto: september 12 - 13, 2005
tokyo: september 14 - 17, 2005
tokyo: september 14, 2005 (ghibli museum)
tokyo: september 16, 2005 (tokyo game show)

NJ - Anthem "FASHION, ART AND ARCHITECTURE" (10/06/05)

Join Anthem and famed architect Daniel Libeskind as the worlds of fashion, art, and architecture merge to celebrate Nelly Biche de Bere's fall 2005 couture collection. Nelly will be premiering her new collection in addition to Sur le Fil contemporary art opening exhibit and Daniel Libeskind announcing his new design project in an event that is not to be missed.

FEATURING:
-Light sculptures by France's new media artists
-DJs James Friedman and Max Pask
-Cocktails by Bombay Sapphire

Thursday October 6, 8-11 pm

Biche de Bere Gallery
1506 Manhattan Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
*Transportation provided from Pier 63, West 23rd St.

RSVP: 212.358.0800 x11

NYC - Dalek @ KidRobot (10/13/05)

SF - ROJO.golden Group Show (10/06/05 - 10/22/05)

more info: urbis artium gallery

NYC - Timothy Tompkins "Manifest Destiny" (10/15/05 - 11/12/05)

Interstate Sublime - Power Plant, 2005 commercial enamel on aluminum

Timothy Tompkins

Manifest Destiny

October 15 - November 12, 2005

Reception: Saturday October 15, 6-8 PM

DCKT Contemporary, Inc.
552 West 24th Street, floor 2
New York, NY 10011

212/741-9955
212/741-5052 fax

SF - Mike "Giant" "Sweet Sixteen" (10/13/05 - 12/14/05)

SWEET SIXTEEN

Graffiti works from 1989-2005

Featuring New artwork by: Mike “Giant”

Thursday October 13th - Wednesday December 14th

Display Running: October 13 - December 14, 2005

SF - Michelle Handleman "The Delicate Monster" (10/06/05 - 10/29/05)

Rx: 132 Eddy Street
6:00pm - 9:00pm / 21+UP

THE DELICATE MONSTER
Recent work by Michelle Handlman

October 6 - 29, 2005 Opening Reception Thursday October 6, 6:00PM-9:00PM

Performances Thursday October 6, 6:00PM-9:00PM & Saturday October 8, 2:00PM-5:00PM

GALLERY HOURS: WED-THU 3-9PM, SAT 5-9PM or by appointment

LA - Seonna Hong "People in the City" (10/08/05 - 11/12/05)

(Left) Maps, 2005, Oil on wood, 8x10 in. (Right) The Unlisteners (Noise Pollution), 2005, Oil on wood, 40x40 in.

seonna hong people in the city
October 8 - November 12, 2005
Reception: Saturday, October 8 from 6-9pm

@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Blvd., Culver City *gallery entrance in back of building
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6pm (open until 9pm on October 15)

Philly - "3 Photographers" (10/07/05 - 11/23/05)

222gallery Philadelphia proudly presents:

3 Photographers
NATHAN CHASE
JEREMY INGEBRAND
MICHAEL SKILES

October 7 - November 23, 2005

Opening Reception:
October 7th, 6-9 PM

222gallery PA, 222 VINE STREET Philadelphia PA. 222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

NYC - Vapors Magazine Release Party (10/04/05)

Vapors Magazine Release Party
@ Home & Guest House

RSVP Required...Featuring Mark Ronson (All I Do, Thrive) & Stretch Armstrong (X Mix)

Tuesday, October 04, 2005
10:00 PM - 4:00 AM
21+
cover: FREE | RSVP is a must by Tuesday 4pm

RSVP Email: vapors-nyc@overamerica.com

Home & Guest House
532 W. 27th St.
New York, NY 10001
view map

Links:
http://www.vaporsmagazine.com/

LA - "Half-Hour From Home: CalArts Alumni at Barnsdall" (10/15/05 - 10/16/05)

A two-day celebration at Barnsdall Art Park showcases the talents of CalArts alumni in Los Angeles.
__________________________________________________________________

Half-Hour From Home: CalArts Alumni at Barnsdall

When: October 15-16, 2005, Saturday, noon-10 p.m., Sunday, noon- 6 p.m.
Where: Barnsdall Art Park, 4808 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles
Admission: FREE

Los Angeles, California – Since its inception in 1972, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) and its graduates have impacted the cultural landscape of Southern California, the nation and beyond. For two days in October, Half-Hour From Home: CalArts Alumni at Barnsdall will showcase the talents of CalArts graduates based in the Los Angeles area. This celebration of art, music, dance, theater, performance, film and video features artists whose work is shaped by CalArts’ legacy of experimentation. Admission is free.

NYC - "WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED" (10/06/05 - 10/27/05)

EXIT ART’S FAST TRACK GALLERY PRESENTS

WORLD WAR 3 ILLUSTRATED
25th anniversary issue exhibition

October 6 - 27, 2005
Opening Reception Thursday October 6, 6-8pm

Exit Art is pleased to present the original artwork from World War 3 Illustrated’s 25th anniversary issue in the Fast Track Gallery (located in the rear of Exit Art’s ground floor gallery space). There will be a release party in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition with many of the artists in attendance.

WW3 is the longest running zine in history. Co-founded by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper, WW3 was born on Manhattan's Lower East Side and has been a platform for political art and comics etching our collective history from Ronald Reagan to G.W.Bush.

NYC - Joshua Abram Howard "Novelties" (10/14/05 - 11/19/05)

Joshua Abram Howard

Novelties

Invisible NYC is proud to host Novelties, a solo-exhibit by mixed-media artist, Joshua Abram Howard.

Mr. Howard was born in Seattle Washington and currently resides in Queens, New York. After graduating in 2003 from the Pratt Institute with a BFA in drawing, he was chosen to attend the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Mr. Howard’s art combines childhood experiences, through his use of electric color and playful subject, with biting commentary on contemporary art and culture. He states:

“It’s a struggle to make something new, like finding something novel and interesting in a junk draw. I want my work to reflect the problems I encounter in making something new. My drawings are based on objects, and images that I have had an ongoing relationship with. Some of the objects/images have been with me since my childhood, while others I have picked up on the way. Totems inspire me. They reuse a system of symbols to make something that is customized. I combine familiar objects to try to create a potent representation of myself and the society that I belong to.”

LA - "project: Vice" (10/08/05 - 11/04/05)

"project: Vice" a show we are collaborating with Vice Magazine on. Over 40 artists creating their Vice's...

October 8th Opening Show. 8p-1am

Open bar and DJs

MORE INFO: Project

Paris - Neistat Brothers (10/03/05 - 11/05/05)

Exhibition: October 3rd - November 5th, 2005.

Video fever hits colette as our first-floor gallery space is taken over with works from the infamous brotherly-duo, the Neistat Brothers. Part-jackass/ part-revolutionaries, live and direct from New York City, Casey and Van Neistat prepare to make their presence felt through an assortment of works and crafty inventions. For the first-ever time in France they present twenty or so films, in addition to customising items ranging from Kiehl's beauty products to boxes of matches, t-shirts and more. Having shot to fame in the art world thanks to their short film "iPod's Dirty Secret" their presence in Paris is sure to ruffle a few feathers with the following scheduled events:

- Live performance at the Grand Palais for FIAC art fair: October 7th at 8.30pm. For more info check: www.fiacparis.com

- Special video projection screenings will continuously play at Palais de Tokyo from mid-day to midnight on the following dates: Sunday October 9th, Tuesday October 18th and Saturday October 22nd. Check www.palaisdetokyo.com for more details.

For more information go to: www.neistat.com and the Neistat Brothers DVD is available on the eshop.

NYC - Paper Rad Exhibition (09/30/05 - 10/15/05)

Paper Rad Exhibition at Printed Matter, Inc.

September 30 - October 15, 2005

Book Launch for Paper Rad, B.J. and da Dogs

Saturday, October 15 from 5 to 7 PM

Reception and Performance to follow upstairs at Electronic Arts Intermix

Printed Matter Inc. is pleased to announce our first Back Room exhibition of the fall season, on view from Friday, September 30 through Saturday, October 15. The artist collective Paper Rad will fill the walls and vitrines of the Back Room with posters, drawings and ephemera generated over the past five years. On October 15th we will celebrate the exhibition and launch Paper Rad's first book, Paper Rad, B.J. and da Dogs with a reception for the artists from 5-7PM. The party will continue upstairs from 7-10 PM at EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix) where the artists will screen new videos, DJ and perform live. Printed Matter and EAI are located at 535 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.

NYC - New London Kicks Event (10/06/05 - 10/27/05)

NYC - The Smartest Person in New York Contest & Book Signing (10/11/05)

Tuesday, October 11th at 6:30pm
ARE YOU THE SMARTEST PERSON IN NEW YORK?

Find out during our event with author AJ Jacob's and his book THE KNOW-IT-ALL!

Author A.J. Jacobs set out to read the Encyclopedia Britannica in its entirety, a journey recalled in his hilarious and insightful book The Know-It-All. Do you think YOU might be THE SMARTEST PERSON IN NEW YORK? Find out in a contest with A.J. Jacobs. A trivia quiz of 26 questions culled from AJ's newly encountered bits of wisdom, the prizes range from Strand totes and T's, Strand Gift Certificates, free copies of Britannica series (valued at $1600), and of course the prestigious title of Smartest Person in New York!

Strand Book Store
828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-473-1452
www.strandbooks.com

LA - Starving for Embarrassing Architecture Book Launch & BBQ (10/04/05)

A Book Launch and Presentation of "Starving for Embarrassing Architecture" with a barbecue by Erik Göngrich

Tuesday, October 4, 2005
8pm meeting at the nothern end of Yale Street (it is a cul de sac) in Chinatown (near betalevel) from there we go all together with our cars to Downtown onto a parking lot which is on Flower str. and 9th Street.

If you are late you should come directly to the parking lot on Flower str. and 9th Street. If you can´t find us please phone the mobile number: 323 490 4957 And please bring some sausages and beer for the barbecue.

Costa Mesa - "Ink and Daggers" (10/01/05 - 10/18/05)

To Die For Clothing Presents "Ink And Daggers"

An Art Exhibition Featuring The Great Artists Behind To Die For Clothing

Deph / Craola / Gunnar / Devious /
Konkr / Steven Daily / Justin Kamerer /
Jim Miner / Lindsey Carmichael / Tim Hendricks /
Adam Hathorn / Brent Vann / Marc Jackson
*All artists will be available for signings on the Opening Night ONLY!!*

LA - RESFEST (09/29/05 - 10/02/05)

RESFEST 2005: LOS ANGELES
6712 HOLLYWOOD BLVD (EAST OF HIGHLAND)
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 2

This year's RESFEST global tour makes its third US stop next week when it arrives at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood from Thursday, September 29 through Sunday, October 2. RESFEST offers its broadest slate of programming ever this year, with expanded film content, a continuing live music series, panels and seminars, studio tours and interactive entertainment.

Innovative filmmaking remains the core of RESFEST, and there's more of that than ever this year, with numerous hybrid techniques appearing throughout RESFEST Shorts One, Two and Three, our annual motion graphics roundup By Design and this year's special thematic program Cut and Paste, which examines collage and mixed media techniques. RESFEST 2005 also offers three brilliant music video programs, including longtime favorites Cinema Electronica, Videos That Rock and this year's special retrospective devoted to Beck's groundbreaking video collaborations. Los Angeles attendees get an extra bonus in the form of New Order: Early Years, surveying the synth-pop pioneers' '80s music video endeavors with leading directors. Three different documentaries screen as well, looking at various manifestations of urban culture in the US and abroad: Doug Pray's latest, Infamy, looks at the passion and pain behind graffiti art; Just for Kicks examines the worldwide sneaker fetish; and Ginga draws a portrait of the unique drive and grace behind Brazilian soccer. Our closing night director retrospective is devoted to the hilarious commercial experiments of Swedish collective Traktor, while Triple Threat spotlights up-and-comers Jonnie Ross, Nagi Noda and François Vogel, and Two by Mike Mills pairs two little seen shorts by the acclaimed Thumbsucker director.

dan drinks up.

we have dinner with kozy and dan every week. on this particular night, robin and doug joined us. silvio took several snapshots of dan drinking up. i think this picture says it all. i hate to say that booze makes some people funnier. but like, when dan drinks, he *is* hysterical. i once complained that none of my socal girlfriends would have dance offs with me like my girls back east. so dan tried his hardest to be my "girlfriend" dancer that night. classic. i am so laughing with you.

Chicago - Book Signing & Closing Reception (09/29/05)

Above: Eirik Johnson, Untitled, 2002 c-print
Thursday, September 29, 2005, 5 - 7 pm
Museum of Contemporary Photography

Please join us for the closing reception of Eirik Johnson: Borderlands and Taryn Simon: The Innocents. Eirik Johnson will give a gallery talk at 5 pm and sign copies of his newly-released book Borderlands at 6 pm.

Baltimore - Logan Hicks & Lesley Reppeteaux at Shinola Gallery (10/01/05)

This Saturday, October 1st, Workhorse members Logan Hicks and Lesley Reppeteaux hit Baltimore for a two person show at the Shinola Gallery

NYC - Jenny Holzer Illuminates Landmark NYC Buildings (09/29/05 - 10/02/05)

more info: creative time

Berlin - Peres Projects Opening (09/28/05 - 10/03/05)

PERES PROJECTS BERLIN OPENING:
Solo Exhibitions by Terence Koh and Chris Ballantyne
29 September 2005
Opening from 6-9pm
Terence Koh performance begins promptly at 9pm

PERES PROJECTS PRESENTS:
Amie Dicke at Art Forum Berlin
28 September - 03 October 2005

Peres Projects Berlin
Schlesische Str. 26
10997 Berlin Germany
T +49 30 6162 6962
F +49 30 6162 7066

NYC - Tokion King Of Zine Party (09/28/05)

This Wednesday at Spoonbill and Sugartown on hip Bedford Street in stylish Williamsburg.

blockbuster video.

i was in japan for ten days. i did so much, everything is a blur. every day was spent propelling myself from one fun event to another. i've got a thousand photos to edit before you get to see a pretty slideshow. but in the meantime, you can check out my tokyo appearances in kozy and dan and justin's videos. i am grateful to all our japanese friends who made our stay so comfortable and for all our local friends who met us in another land to continue our adventures abroad.

i love leaving this country. it does the body and mind a lot of good.

NYC - CultureFest 2005 (09/24/05 & 09/25/05)

CultureFest 2005

Saturday and Sunday
September 24 and 25
11am-5:30pm
Free
Rain or Shine
Historic Battery Park
Downtown at State Street and Battery Place

The fifth annual CultureFest 2005 takes place this weekend on Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25, in Battery Park and features the complete range of New York City's diverse arts community from all five boroughs... in one place, at one time.

SF - 1st ANNUAL LOWER HAIGHT ART CRAWL (09/24/05)

1st ANNUAL LOWER HAIGHT ART CRAWL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 2005

6pm – 9pm in the Lower Haight

Stockholm - "Tiger Drip" (09/23/05 - 11/06/05)

Galleri Loyal Presents:

TIGER DRIP
Misaki Kawai & Taylor McKimens
Opening reception Friday, Sept 23, 6 - 9 pm
September 23 - November 6, 2005

Hello Friends!

This Friday we're proud to present the opening of Misaki Kawai and Taylor McKimens amazing show TIGER DRIP at Galleri Loyal.

Misaki Kawai presents a new series of her intuitive, enthusiastic and colorful collages and sculptures including the amazing Tiger Jet! Taylor McKimens shows a collection of paintings with his comic graphic influenced visual language of tangles, drips, and hamburgers to present nuanced domestic scenes with equal parts humor and sadness.

For those of you in Stockholm come on over! Both Misaki and Taylor are here in town.
The opening is hosted along with our pals at 76. At 9 the evening continues at Tranan.

Yours,
Loyals

Galleri Loyal
Torsgatan 59, Stockholm, Sweden
Opening hours: Th-F 12-6pm, Sa-Su 12-5pm.
tel: +46 (0)8 32 44 91

SF- Tony Labat "Trust Me" (09/21/05 - 10/22/05)

September 21 — October 22, 2005

Opening Reception
Thursday September 22, 6-8 pm
Admission Free

Langton celebrates its 30th year with Trust Me, the first survey of the work of Bay Area performance, video and installation artist Tony Labat.

SM - Joe Ledbetter "Swallowed Alive" @ KidRobot (09/22/05)

SF - Craig Pop Artist @ KidRobot (09/22/05 - 11/08/05)

NYC - Ewok Signing @ KidRobot (09/22/05)

NYC - Closing Party for Justin Lowe's Back Room Exhibition & LTTR #4 Book Release Party (09/24/05)

Two Events:

Closing Party for Justin Lowe's Back Room Exhibition

And

LTTR Block Party Celebrating the Release of LTTR #4: Do You Wish to Direct Me?

Saturday, September 24, 2005, 5-7 PM

Printed Matter is excited to invite you to a block party on 22nd Street this Saturday, September 24, from 5 to 7 PM. Come celebrate the release of LTTR #4: Do You Wish to Direct Me? with music, live and videotaped performances and other outdoor activities planned by the queer feminist collective, LTTR. Saturday is also the day to take a last look at Justin Lowe's critically acclaimed Back Room exhibition and to fete the success of his unique floor and wallpaper installation. Printed Matter is located at 535 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.

NYC - Tokion Creativity Now Conference (10/15/05 & 10/16/05)

LA - "Nobodys" Screening (09/27/05)

Nobodys: A Graffiti & Street Art Documentary
@ Cinespace

Directed by Andre Hyland
Music by Anticon's Odd Nosdam (Clouddead) and Cobra Kai

Synopsis: Nobodys is a documentary focused around what personally drives four different graffiti/street artists to create the illegal work they install publicly, and what they hope to accomplish by producing it. Featuring MERZ (Autograf, Graffiti World), WHEN (Scribble, Juxtapoz), DARIUS JONES (Public Discourse, Wooster Collective), and FIVE (Scribble), along with appearances by others such as WOOSH and BUDDY LEMBEK, Nobodys gives the viewer a look into a more personal side of the graffiti world than most recent graffiti films with its more insightful interviews, great images, and street bombing footage. Shot between 1996 and 2005, Nobodys is a graffiti documentary that will please audiences that range from seasoned graffiti writers to open-minded individuals who know little to nothing of graffiti culture.

London - "All Smiles Have Teeth" Collected Works By Geoff McFetridge (09/20/05 - 10/03/05)

Kemistry Gallery is proud to present Geoff McFetridge’s first UK show.

Few people better exemplify the lack of boundaries in today's design world than Geoff - McFetridge is a truely multi-disiplinary designer, ‘an all-around visual auteur’...

LA - "Pieces of Sheet" (09/17/05 - 10/17/05)

The ART DUMP COLLECTIVE and Vice magazine Present

'PIECES OF SHEET'

featuring new works from
Andy Jenkins .Tony Larson . Andy Mueller . Rob Abeyta Jr. Jeremy Carnahan . Eric Anthony . *Plus Special Guests*

SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 17, 2005
Opening Reception: this SATURDAY . SEPTEMBER 17 . 2005 6-10pm

Open bar provided by RED STRIPE
hooray responsible drinking!

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / www.thelab101.com (map & directions)

NYC - Tristan Eaton @ KidRobot (09/15/05)

SKUMBO SIGNING!
And for our domestic friends, Tristan Eaton will be at Kidrobot NY this Thursday, September 15th, from 6-8pm to bail out his delinquent friends: Purple Felony and Red Cutty Skumbo. If you can't make it to the signing don't worry, these new vinyl figures will be available online this Thursday as well.

Stockholm - POW Group Show (09/20/05 - 10/23/05)

POW have put together a group show in Stockholm.

Works by Eine, D*Face, Banksy, Mode2, and Stanley Donwood in one place at one time in Scandinavia? - a Smorgasbord.

20th September - 23rd October.

Allmänna Galleriet Str 925, Kroerbergsgatan 37, Stockholm, Sweden.

LA - THOMAS CAMPBELL NEW MONOTYPE PRINTS (09/10/05 - 10/08/05)

SF - "Altered States" (09/08/05 - 10/01/05)

Altered States
ART OPENING

6:00pm - 9:00pm
RX GALLERY
132 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA
94103

Come join us for the opening of one of this year's best photography/video exhibitions. "Altered States" featuring new work by three contemporary artists. LA's Jeremy Kidd's recent works incorporate hundreds of time-lapse photographs of urban vistas and panoramic landscapes. The resulting images become a fictionalized reality and what the artist describes as "objective fantasies." New York's Trevor Traynor's (pictured right) photographs probe those mysterious thresholds where our normal sense of time and space is brought into question. Subway stations, escalators and airport terminals are explored using only traditional photographic means. San Francisco's Nate Pagel's current body of work involves using video and sound to explore the processes of connection and movement within the public transit systems of Paris, London and Tokyo.

LA - Barminski (09/10/05 - 10/04/05)

Barminski opening. Saturday September 10th • 6:30 - 8:30

http://www.barminski.com/
http://www.bermanturnerprojects.com/

LA - Libby McInnis "Excavation" (09/09/05 - 10/28/05)

222gallery LA proudly presents:

Libby McInnis
Excavation

September 9th - October 28, 2005

Opening Reception:
September 9th, 6-9 PM

222gallery LA, 7922 W. 3rd. St., Los Angeles. 222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Stockholm - Loyal and His Band Book Release Party (09/09/05)

Friday Sept 9, 2005, 6-9 PM

Release party LOYAL And His Band

Galleri Loyal
Torsgatan 59, Stockholm, Sweden

THE FIRST LOYAL BOOK

Be the first one to see it! This Friday Sept 9:th at 6pm Loyal premieres its first book LOYAL And His Band at Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden.

At 9pm the evening continues at bar Tranan. Just follow Kristians drunk dad! He's the one with the Hawaiian shirt and red nose!

AND

HAND PAINTED COVERS EXHIBITION by :

Karin Mamma Andersson
Joseph Hart
Misaki Kawai
Wes Lang
Matt Leines
Eddie Martinez
Taylor McKimens
Jockum Nordström
Anna Norlander
Brett Wilson

The exhibition will run through Sept 18:th. Open everyday from noon to 6pm.

The creators of Loyal magazine celebrate five years by bringing you their first book. Curated by Loyal's Martin Lilja, Kristian Bengtsson, and Amy Giunta, LOYAL And His Band is a collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, humorous, poignant stories, and personal artist interviews with many of the artists whom have been part of the Loyal family over the years including Matt Leines, Taylor McKimens, Misaki Kawai, Wes Lang, Eddie Martinez, Jockum Nordstrom, Mamma Andersson, Yun-Fei Ji, Jules de Balincourt, Stephen Shore, Miroslav Tichy, Brian Belott and more.

LOYAL And His Band will be available worldwide later in the year through D.A.P. in North America, Idea Books in Europe and Japan and Art Data in the U.K.

Please go to www.loyalmagazine.com for more information

NYC - iGames Double Feature (09/08/05 - 09/10/05)

New York - Tokyo Presents an iGames Double Feature!

IGAMES EXPO
THU. SEP. 8 – SAT.SEP. 10
(sep. 8 : press/industry only)
MANHATTAN CENTER STUDIOS
311 WEST 34TH STREET, NYC

MORE INFO
HTTP://GAME.NEWYORK-TOKYO.COM
HTTP://FILM.NEWYORK-TOKYO.COM
ADMISSION INFO
HTTP://WWW.IGAMESEXPO.COM
PRESS AND MEDIA INQUIRY
BTAEKO@NEWYORK-TOKYO.COM

SPECIAL MDS SEP
IMMORTAL GRAND PRIX™
EAST COAST PREMIERE
WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE BY BLOCKHEAD/NINJA TUNE
FRI. SEP. 9. 5:30PM

NYC - Just For Kicks Screening (09/08/05)

NYC - Resfest (09/15/05 - 09/18/05)

RESFEST New York
September 15 – 18, 2005
Tribeca Performing Arts Center (TPAC)

Thursday, September 15, 2005
10:00AM - STUDIO TOUR #1
(Loyal Kaspar, Q Department, Honest, Psyop, Mass Market)
> 6:00PM – Keynote Guest: Stèphane Sednaoui (TPAC)
8:00PM - RESFEST Shorts 1 (TPAC)
10:00PM - Opening Night Party (included with Shorts 1 ticket purchase)

Friday, September 16, 2005
10:00AM - STUDIO TOUR #2
(Hornet Inc., Curious Pictures, Plus et Plus, Freestyle Collective, VH1)
4:00PM - First Look: Panasonic HVX-200 camcorder (TPAC)
> 6:00PM - Feature: JUST FOR KICKS (TPAC)
8:00PM - RESFEST Shorts 2 (TPAC)
10:00PM - CINEMA ELECTRONICA (TPAC)

Saturday, September 17, 2005
12:00PM - Seminar: BEYOND DV – HD and the Future of Indie Filmmaking (TPAC)
2:00PM - TRIPLE THREAT (TPAC)
2:00PM - Panel: STREET ART OR NOT (Dekk)
4:00PM - RESFEST Shorts 3 (TPAC)
4:00PM - Panel: ICON CHEF DESIGNER SHOWDOWN (Dekk)
6:00PM - BY DESIGN (TPAC)
> 8:00PM - Artist Retrospective: BECK (TPAC)
> 10:00PM - Feature: INFAMY (TPAC)

Sunday, September 18, 2005
> 12:00PM - Wooster Collective Street Art Walking Tour (FREE)
12:00PM - Two By Mike Mills: Not How, What or Why But Yes showing with
The Architecture of Reassurance (TPAC)
2:00PM - VIDEOS THAT ROCK (TPAC)
2:00PM - Panel: COPY FIGHT (Dekk)
4:00PM - CUT & PASTE (TPAC)
4:00PM - Panel: INSIDE MUSIC VIDEOS (Dekk)
> 6:00PM - Feature: GINGA: The Soul of Brasilian Football (TPAC)
> 7:45PM - Director Retrospective: TRAKTOR (TPAC)
> 9:30PM - Live Music Event: HOT CHIP w/SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (Hiro Ballroom)

Tribeca Performing Arts Center:
199 Chambers Street
btw. Greenwich & West Side Hwy.
1, 2, 3, 9 Train to Chambers

Dekk:
134 Reade Street
btw. Hudson & Greenwich
1, 2, 3, 9 Train to Chambers

Hiro:
366 West 17th @ Maritime Hotel
btw. 8th & 9th Ave.
A, C, E Train to 14th Street

Ticket Information:
Screenings ($10 advance/$12 door)
Keynote Guest ($10 advance/$12 door)
Panels ($15)
Studio Tours ($75 at resfest.com only)
Hot Chip @ Hiro Ballroom ($15)

RESPASS ($99)
*$175 value: includes VIP access to all screenings, parties and music events; a one-year domestic subscription to RES Magazine, and complimentary admission on a space-available basis to panel discussions

NYC - Nazar "Photographs of the Arab World" (09/08/05 - 11/03/05)

Aperture is pleased to present the inaugural exhibition at our new gallery:

Nazar: Photographs from the Arab World
With the Noorderlicht Photofestival and FotoFest, Houston

An unprecedented view of the Arab world as seen through the eyes of seventeen contemprary Arab photographers.

Exhibition opening:
Thursday, September 8, 2005
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Friday, September 09, 2005 — Thursday, November 03, 2005
10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Free to public
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
212-505-5555

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., except on opening nights and holidays

Chicago - Sigur Ros Listening Party (09/07/05)

Listening Event: Sigur Ros
September 07, 2005

When: Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 7-9 pm
Where: Museum of Contemporary Photography

The Museum of Contemporary Photography and Filter Magazine will host an evening listening event of new music by Icelandic rock group Sigur Ros. The new album called Takk… which is Icelandic for “Thank You”, will be played throughout the museums exhibition space from 7 – 9 pm on September 7th, 2005, five days before the album’s official release. The listening event is free and open to the public.

SF - 911 Power to the Peaceful Festival (09/10/05)

more info: peaceful festival

SF - "Labyrinth" (09/09/05)

LA - OTHER POSSIBILITIES: NEW WORK (09/10/05 - 10/08/05)

NYC - Isidro Blasco (09/06/05 - 10/08/05)

London - Swatch Urban Expression (09/11/05)

more info: swatch urban

LA - Patrick Tourneboeuf "The Museum Project" (09/10/05 - 10/19/05)

Le Grand Palais, Depose du quadrige, no. 14, 2001 Chromogenic print 45 1/2 x 67 1/2 inches Edition of 11

PATRICK TOURNEBOEUF

THE MUSEUM PROJECT

SEPTEMBER 10 - OCTOBER 19

612 NORTH ALMONT DRIVE
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
TEL 310 550 0050
FAX 310 550 0605
info@mbfala.com
www.mbfala.com
TUE-SAT 10-5

London - Brick Lane Festival (09/11/05)

Celebrating UK’s most famous Lane

Sunday, 11th September 2005
From 12noon ­ 6.30pm (Show continues at selected venues after 6.30pm)
Brick Lane/Hanbury Street and Allen Gardens, London E1

Once again London’s most famous Lane is set to embrace itself for the most happening event on the London’s calendar. More than 60,000 visitors are expected to decend upon London’s Brick Lane on Sunday, 11th September for the highly acclaimed global mix of music, food, history and culture that make up the Brick Lane Festival. Hailed as one of the biggest and most exciting cross cultural street parties, this year’s Brick Lane Festival promises to be even bigger with a fantastic line up of events including:

MUSIC
Music will be taking centre stage at this year’s festival as a raft of UK’s musical talents joining the fun-loving festival crowds. For something a little bit more festive, crowds can also expect to see some of Britain’s best R&B and Bhangra groups, whose range of smash hit singles are bound to get the people moving on their feet.

LA - Beautiful Dreamer Screening (09/07/05)

A community avant garde, experimental, underground film/video series located at SPONTO GALLERY at 7 Dudley Avenue, between Speedway and the Boardwalk, just South of Rose Ave.

Admission: FREE

For more info: Gerry Fialka 310-306-7330 or Eli @ Elienation@hotmail.com

7 DUDLEY CINEMA at Sponto Gallery
7 Dudley Ave. Venice, CA. 310-399-2078

Film Screenings start at 8PM. FREE admission. Come early since seating is limited. WED, Sept 7.

BEAUTIFUL DREAMER: Brian Wilson And The Story of SMiLE (2004, 120minutes)

Director David Leaf traces the 37-year saga of Wilson's most fabled work. Through interviews with celebrated musicians and peers, this colorful documentary explains the ambition and inspiration behind SMiLE's acclaimed songs, the obstacles that prevented their release and the joyous conclusion at the 2004 Royal Festival Hall debut performance of SMiLE. With live special guests and host: Domenic Priore, author of the book - Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece.

London - Richard Wentworth (09/08/05 - 10/08/05)

Richard Wentworth

Lisson Gallery, London

starts 8-Sep-2005 until 8-Oct-2005

General information

Renowned multi-media artist Richard Wentworth is to exhibit a body of new work at the Lisson Gallery this autumn. An anthropologist who repeatedly sees the world around him from a fresh perspective, Wentworth has developed a 35-year career out of being an alchemist of the everyday; a connoisseur of the commonplace.

Wentworth has an insatiable fascination with creating provocative 'object poetry'. His work and exuberant personality are intertwined as he questions the traditional definition of sculpture. By manipulating found objects, his effortless and light-handed approach subverts the original function and challenges our understanding of conventional systems of classification.

The exhibition includes new works, such as Tantamount, (2005), a bale of straw that was specially commissioned at an irregular 6ft diameter to represent the harvest of an acre of land - along with a medley of 'Classic Wentworths' not previously shown at Lisson Gallery. These include such works as Tract (from Boost to Wham), (1993) and City, (1993) that traverse the exhibition and act as reference points and punctuation to his latest paragraph of work. Wentworth's work is far from illustrative, as it thrives on the multi-layering of meanings, word-play and association and his sculptural-equations play with the juxtaposition of obscure objects to form a new kind of algebra.

LA - Victor Gastelum (09/09/05)

LA - "Plushtastrophe" @ Blk/Mrkt (09/10/05 - 10/08/05)

NYC - Gary Baseman "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" (09/10/05 - 10/08/05)

This Saturday, Sept. 10th 6-9pm
NYC Solo Show, Opening Reception

The Garden of Unearthly Delights
September 10th - October 8th
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 W 20th St, 9th Fl
NYC 10011

(212) 243-3822

Also, this Friday, Sept. 9th 6-9
Baseman Signing for STRONG STUFF at YOYAMART in NYC
15 Gansevoort St, NYC 10014
212-242-5511

NYC - Raquib Shaw "Garden of Earthly Delights" (09/07/05 - 10/08/05)

Raqib Shaw
Garden of Earthly Delights

September 7 - October 8, 2005

Opening Wednesday September 7, 6 - 9 PM

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
212 343 7300
www.deitch.com

LA - Jose Parla Billboard Party (09/09/05)

LA - Nancy Spero "Tattoo" (09/10/05 - 10/22/05)

Nancy Spero, “Tattoo” 2000 handprinting on paper, 19.5” x 24.5”

Nancy Spero “Tattoo”

Exhibition Dates: September 10th – October 22nd, 2005

Opening Reception:
SATURDAY, September 10th, 2005 7—11pm

NYC - The Art Parade (09/10/05)

NYC - Jim Isermann @ Deitch Projects (09/07/05 - 10/15/05)

LA - Rachel Sumpter "Seahorses Unite" (09/03/05 - 10/01/05)

Rachell Sumpter - fodder for the slaughter, 2005

Rachell Sumpter :: Seahorses Unite
Receptions: Friday, September 9 from 5-8pm & Saturday, September 10
from 7-10pm
Show runs: September 3 – October 1, 2005

@ sixspace :: 5803 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232
*Entrance in back of building
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 12-6pm

LA - Kara Walker "Song of the South" (09/02/05 - 10/23/05)

Kara Walker Activates Her Redcat Installation With Live Shadow Puppet Performances on 9.2.05 and 10.23.05

View the exhibition

L.A. Premiere Of Walker's New Film ...Possible Beginnings Or The Creation Of African-America A Moving Picture By The Young, Self-Taught, Genius Of The South K.E. Walker

Kara Walker, Darkytown Rebellion 2001, Cut paper and projection on wall, Installation view, Brent Sikkema, New York, Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

Kara E. Walker's Song Of The South
September 3 - October 23, 2005
Opening reception: Friday, September 2, 6-9:00 pm
Closing reception: Sunday, October 23, 6-9:00 pm
with performances by the artist at 7:00 pm at the opening and closing receptions

LA - "Humans" by Mike Mills (09/02/05)

NYC - Danica Phelps "Wake" (09/01/05 - 10/01/05)

Danica Phelps
“Wake”

Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 1, 2005
Opening reception: September 8, 2005

Zach Feuer Gallery is please to present an exhibition of Danica Phelps titled “Wake,” running from September 1 to October 1, 2005.

For ten years, Danica Phelps has been documenting and drawing her life, using a monetary (and later erotic) system to provide parameters and guidelines for her drawings. Instead of focusing on her whole life as in the past, “Wake” spends months studying a very small part of it: the process of waking each morning. This show consists of 36 drawings of Danica taking a shower and getting ready for the day. In addition to the shower drawings, she will be exhibiting 20 drawings that each document one week of her life, with detailed documentation of money, time and making love. All of these shower and week-long drawings will be installed directly on top of tracings of drawings that where exhibited in her last show. The tracings will be installed as closely as possible to the way they where installed in her 2003 show “Integrating Sex into Every Day Life.”

CALL FOR ENTRIES: PSP AMAZE ME

PSP AMAZE ME

5-30 September 2005, Dover Street Market, London

AMAZE ME is a new, touring, interactive project inspired by the brief issued by art director Alexi Brodovitch to photographer Richard Avedon - simply to 'inspire him'. The challenge asks the public to respond to a brief set by a panel of six leading creative industry figures by coming along to one of our micro-studio booths and make a 30 second video pitch. The best six entries will win a PSP (Playstation Portable), plus an exclusive opportunity to work with the panellist the participant attempts to amaze.

For this first, London-based, leg of the project (which will also tour to Antwerp, Berlin, Rome, Barcelona and Dublin this autumn), viewers are invited to travel down to our installation at the Dover Street Market in London's Mayfair district from 5-30 September to amaze: Isabella Blow, Fashion Editor at Tatler; Sarah Doukas, Head Booker at Storm Models; Graham Fink, Creative Director at M&C Saatchi; Terry Jones, Creative Director of i-D; Tim Marlow, art critic and Director of Exhibitions at White Cube; Geoff Travis, Founder of Rough Trade Records.

SF - 5 1/2 Year Anniversary Show (09/01/05)

WHAT: Fecal Face 5 1/2 Show!
WHEN: THURSDAY, Sept 1, 2005. 5-2am
WHERE: @111 Minna

LA - Carol Es at George Billis Gallery (09/06/05 - 10/05/05)

Carol Es
September 6 - October 15, 2005

Los Angeles -- George Billis Gallery, L.A. will showcase paintings by Carol Es beginning September 6, 2005; an opening reception will be held at the gallery on Saturday, September 10, from 5-8 p.m. George Billis Gallery, L.A. is located at 2716 South La Cienega Boulevard between Venice and Washington Boulevards, in the emerging Culver City arts district.

In addition to the paintings, Carol Es has created 1-SELF, a thirty-six page handmade catalog in an edition of fifty. The title suggests dual meaning of both intimate self-expression and the artist’s pattern making background in the garment industry, as patterns were often marked "1-self" for manufacturing.

London - "Connecting Spaces" (09/01/05 - 09/18/05)

Connecting Spaces
Kezia Cantwell-Wright
1-18 September
Private view 1st September 6-9pm

‘Connecting Spaces’ is an exhibition of new work by the emerging multi-disciplinary artist Kezia Cantwell-Wright. The exhibition comprises photographs, drawings and interactive sculptures. The former explores the geometry and structure of modernist architecture, and the relationships between different elements, which acts as a metaphor for the relationships between sections of society. The drawings quote both architecture and puzzles, such as Rubik’s cube, in their exploration of geometry and spatial relationships, presenting the city as something that can be taken apart and put back together in another formation. Finally Kezia’s new sculptures, a hybrid between construction toys, such as Lego, and architectural models, allow viewers to explore the urban landscape for themselves by playing with the given forms and colours.

SF - First Annual African American Spoken Word Festival (09/03/05)

Title: First Annual African American Spoken Word Festival
Category: Performances
Date: Saturday, September 3, 2005
Time: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Calendar: Koret Auditorium (Main)

Contact: Stewart Shaw
Locations: Main Library Koret Auditorium
Permit Number: 436
Address: 100 Larkin St. (at Grove)
Associated With: Library Sponsored Public Program

Complete Description: The First Annual Festival Of African-American Spoken Word cosponsored by the San Francisco Public Library's African American Center and Conversations on Africa/Forum-COAForum.com

London - "Two Rooms" (09/02/05 - 10/30/05)

Florence presents:
'Two rooms'
Art & Photography of the 20th Century

Exhibition runs 2nd Sept - 30 Oct 2005
- Monday to Friday - 10am - 6pm

Florence Gallery
91 Great Russell Street WC1B 3PS

Room one featuring works by:
Damien Hirst, Bridget Riley, Michael Craig-Martin, Mark Quinn, Alison Jackson, Duggie Fields

Room two featuring works by: Henri-Cartier Bresson, William Eggleston, Lee Miller, Erwin Blumenfeld, Mike Figgis, Gerald Brockhurst and Hew Locke

NYC - Kids With Cameras Fundraiser (09/01/05)

Equador - The Wankers "Live" at Tuami (09/13/05 - 10/14/05)

THE WANKERS "LIVE" AT TUAMI
A :Phunk studio exhibition

Opening: Tuesday, 13th September 2005

Venue:
Tuami 2Show

V.E Estrada 603
y las Monjas, 2do piso
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Time:
8:30 pm

Exhibition runs till 14th October 2005

NYC - Free Shakespeare on the Waterfront (08/27/05 - 08/28/05 & 09/03/05 - 09/04/05)

Free Performances of Twelfth Night & Hamlet at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Aug. 27, 28 & Sept. 3, 4

In a twist on one of New York City’s favorite summer traditions, the thriftshop theatre workshop, directed by Nina Pinchin, will perform abridged and condensed versions of Twelfth Night and Hamlet at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on Aug. 27, 28 and Sept. 3, 4. Twelfth Night will be performed in vaudevillian style, complete with magic tricks, music and puppetry, and Hamlet will be interpreted in the context of a New York prohibition era crime family using Kevin Connell’s new concise and accessible adaptation.

Call for Entries: Rockstar Games Upload 4

Rockstar Games Upload 4

ENTRY DEADLINE: September 30, 2005

Rockstar Games, IFC, Flaunt, XLR8R and Design is Kinky Present:

The Rockstar Games Upload 4 Contest welcomes filmmakers, writers and designers, both amateur and professional, to submit digitized projects and possibly walk away with some cash prizes. A panel of distinguished judges will evaluate each entry based on artistic merit, entertainment value and overall execution to determine grand jury winners and runners-up for all categories.

Entries can be any genre or subject matter and should be uploaded to the Rockstar Games Website via FTP client. The entry deadline is September 30, 2005. A winner will be announced in November or December.

LA - Bedroom Rockers Book Launch (08/27/05)

Launch parties are just getting started for our limited edition hardcover re-issue of Bedroom Rockers: Where DJs Call Home, happening in select US cities. Get a little inspiration with a sneak preview of the book, then come join us in SoCal this Saturday.

WHAT: Bedroom Rockers Book Launch
WHEN: Los Angeles: August 27
WHERE: adidas Originals, 8009 Melrose Ave, LA, 2pm-6pm
MORE: Music By Valida and DJ Language

NYC - Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Screening (08/30/05)

NEW YORK – TOKYO PRESENTS
MDS (MONTHLY DIRECTOR SERIES) AUG

US PREMIERE of

GANKUTSUOU:
The Count of Monte Cristo

Directed by Mahiro Maeda (The Animatrix, Kill Bill 1 Key Animator)
Costume Design by : Anna Sui
Music by : Jean-Jaques-Burnell

MDS Website: http://film.newyork-tokyo.com

Seating is limited therefore not guaranteed so please RSVP as soon as possible to: film@newyork-tokyo.com

Once the RSVPs have been randomly chosen those who are not picked will be entered into a second lottery for a chance to win a Gankutsuou DVD provided by Geneon!

Chicago - Scion Metro (08/24/05)

WHAT: SCION CHICAGO

Scion presents a night of hip hop action featuring

Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Evil Dee
DJ Language
theTwilitetone
Tone B Nimble

No Cover

WHEN: August 24, Doors open @ 8pm
RSVP to: www.scion.com/metro

Early arrival suggested

SF - Nathan Cordero (08/24/05 - 09/11/05)

WHAT: Nathan Cordero
WHEN: Aug 24 - Sept 11, 2005
WHERE: Low Gallery
MORE: artists reception: Saturday Aug 27. 6-9pm

We survived the five week Daily Dose, and now we are honored to bring Nathan Cordero back to the gallery. This time his show runs longer than just a day!... His show is up now with a reception this Saturday night from 6 till 9pm!

Call for Entries: SHOPDROPPING

SHOPDROPPING OPEN CALL:

Deadline: November 1, 2005

Please submit all types of works on paper: photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, computer printouts, etc.etc. but please no cardboard, heavyweight paper, or other “thick” surfaces that won’t adhere easily to the cans.

All submitted materials should be 4 inches by 9.5 inches. Please send 2 copies of each image so that one set can be “shopdropped” into grocery stores and another set can be displayed as a group project in a gallery in NYC.

aaron horkey art -- so best.

with a lot of outsider art, i sometimes feel that the work, although expressing a lot, didn't seem too complicated to make (admittedly, i am no artist, i only live with one). aaron horkey is a brilliant painter. a skateboarder surrealist, it takes a super OCD madman to do what he does. and he does it so well! aaron's work is meant to be seen and appreciated in person. if ever he should exhibit in your neck of the woods, do yourself a favor and show up. aaron doesn't seem to want to sell his work so if you're looking to own anything of his, these skatedecks are for sale. my lame photographs don't do his work justice but i think you'll enjoy looking at them anyway.

MORE:
aaron horkey interview
aaron horkey "nfs"

bye & bye.

i dragged silvio, dennis, and brian to downtown los angeles today. chilling with art seemed like a nice way to kick off the weekend. we started out at the moca to torture ourselves. no, i mean, to scope the basquiat exhibit. and i found the show to be a bit overwhelming -- so much of basquiat's work exudes A.D.H.D. energy. i'm sure it's all very thoughtful, but after i tried to actually read everything he wrote on over a dozen paintings, i started feeling stressed out. the piece i enjoyed the most was titled "now's the time". it is an homage to charlie parker and it is in fact, nothing fancy. just a big ole record.

it was a relief to end our art day across the street with margaret kilgallen's work. her colors are muted and the typography is well, really charming. it was a nice change of pace. much of the art i'd already seen at the philly ICA in 2001 and at the deitch projects in manhattan. nevertheless, it was a treat to see it all again. "in the sweet bye & bye" is closing in two days at the redcat gallery (located inside the beautiful walt disney concert hall by frank gehry). go now. run.

p.s. if you live too far away to check out "in the sweet bye & bye", you can now purchase the exhibition catalog online. $40.

SF - "RUSH" featuring Blu Jemz & Roger Yamaha (08/19/05)

NYC - Spiral-Bound book signing with Aaron Renier (08/27/05)

LA - "Sofa King" by David Choe (08/20/05 - 09/14/05)

Sofa King

David Choe at GR2, August 20 - September 14
Reception: Saturday, August 20, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310)445-9276

NYC - Battery Dance Company Performs at the Tobacco Warehouse (08/21/05)

www.brooklynbridgepark.org

Battery Dance Company Celebrates 30th Anniversary with a Free Performance at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Sunday, Aug. 21, 3 pm

The Battery Dance Company, one of New York City’s most public-spirited dance companies, will showcase its innovative choreography in a performance at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 3 pm. The program will include some of the company’s signature works including Used Car Salesman, Where There’s Smoke III & IV, and The Travelers which features guest dancers from the Frank Sinatra School for the Arts.

SF - Porous Walker @ Low Gallery (08/17/05)

Porous Walker is participating in John Trippes' Daily Dose at his LOW GALLERY in San Francisco, this Wednesday, August 17.

http://www.lowgallery.com/daily_dose/porous_walker.html

Low Gallery
487 14th st.
San Francisco, CA 94103
cross street: Guerrero
district: Mission
phone: 415-552-4057

Noon until 7 P.M.

London - Ray Charles & The Birth of Soul (08/19/05 - 09/18/05)

August 19th – September 18th 2005.
Private view and Book Launch 18h August 2005

Exploring the pictorial life and legacy of a musician for whom the word “genius” can be the only apt description.

The late Ray Charles was a musical giant who fused jazz, blues and gospel music into nothing less than the birth of soul. Opening on 19th August 2005 Redferns Music Picture Gallery is pleased to announce a one off exhibition in conjunction with Omnibus Press and the launch of a major new biography by Mike Evans.

Ray Charles & The Birth of Soul is the amazing story of a true innovator and his enormous impact on the popular music of the last fifty years: Redferns Music Picture Gallery plays host to many wonderful images of the man himself and presents an tribute to an inspirational musician.

LA - You vs. John Pham Drawing Contest (08/14/05)

John Pham draw off This sunday at giant robot silverlake 3-5p see John's site.! Draw with John. He's good! John added that if you draw against him, you'll get a free comic book.

LA - Aaron Horkey "NFS" (08/20/05)

Join us for our one-year (Culver City) anniversary exhibition on Saturday, August 20th, 7-11 pm highlighting Aaron Horkey's fantastical paintings and drawings.

BLK/MRKT Gallery was established in Los Angeles in 2001 with an emphasis on urban contemporary art and has become a premier destination for established and emerging artists and enthusiasts alike. Artists include Jose Parla, Tiffany Bozic, Jeff Soto, Dave Kinsey, Evan Hecox, David Choe, WK Interact and Maya Hayuk. The gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 11-6pm.

Chicago - Panda Meat Release Party (08/13/05)

The Bird Machine family celebrates
Panda Meat
Saturday, August 13th, 7PM
FREE

Panda Meat is a cutting-edge collection of 110 contemporary underground and mainstream artists, illustrators, and graphic designers from a networked community of self-made artisans. In recent years, the world of independent poster artists has created a new revolution, bringing together designers from all around the world. This explosion of creativity has resulted in the equivalent of a new pop art movement that is continuously growing in popularity. Panda Meat is a source book to some of the great talent involved in this new movement. Each artist uses different media, but all of them work independently to manufacture their own products. Contact information for each artist is included in the back of the book. Edited by Frank Kozik, the widely-recognized master of concert poster art and author of Man's Ruin, Ode to Joy, and Desperate Measures, Empty Pleasures.

NYC - Trisha Brown Dance Company (08/11/05)

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Thursday, August 11, 2005
Beginning at 8:30 PM
Central Park SummerStage

In the midst of a year-long celebration of its 35th anniversary, Trisha Brown Dance Company returns to Summerstage to perform three original pieces choreographed by its legendary Artistic Director, Trisha Brown: Astral Convertible (1989), PRESENT TENSE (2003), and Geometry of Quiet (2002).

LA - BEAUTIFUL/DECAY MAGAZINE Sex Sells Issue RELEASE PARTY (08/16/05)

BEAUTIFUL/DECAY MAGAZINE Sex Sells Issue RELEASE PARTY__ Tuesday August 16th 9:30pm-2:00am *** Rsvp Only: bd@beautifuldecay.com *** ___Performing: A-Ski (LOVE Is The Message.../FourTrack Minds) DJSLOEPOKE (UGLY PEOPLE/PYRAMID BROS)___ **Free Sparks for the first hour. Free Giftbags to first 150 people through the door.** The Derby 4500 Los Feliz Blvd. Inter. Los Feliz/HillHurst 323-663-897 the-derby.com

LA - Good Buddy Collective "13 Wheeler" (08/13 - 08/14/05)

Asia - K-Spray Asian Tour: Logan Hicks Schedule (various dates in 09/05)

LOGAN HICKS TO SHOW IN JAPAN, CHINA, TAIWAN, KOREA, AND THAILAND

LOS ANGELES, July 1- Workhorse Studios is pleased to announce Logan Hicks' involvement in the upcoming K-Spray Asian Tour. 'K-Spray', sponsored by shoe company K-Swiss, and curated by artist Ghetto Kitty, will bring the medium of stenciling to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. This stencil tour promises to be the most comprehensive documentation of this burgeoning genre.

The three artists who will be featured in the progressive tour, Logan Hicks (United States), Sixten (Europe), and Phibs (Australia), will be featured in live painting demonstrations during the opening nights for each city. The 'live painting' sessions will allow the audience to view the actual stencils from which the artists work as well as follow the process of creating stencil artwork. Each artist will also be available to converse with the public and answer questions from interested audience members concerning their artistic history.

In addition to the Live Painting, K-Spray will host a gallery exhibition of several dozen artists from around the world. Works shown in the gallery will feature a cross section of styles and approaches to stenciling as a medium. All artwork displayed will be available for purchase and a catalogue of the event will be printed for distribution. A limited number of promotional T-shirts from Logan Hicks, Sixten, and Phibs will be given away on the opening nights.

LA - "Public Works" by DJ Shadow & Shepard Fairey (08/25/05)

On August 25th, DJ Shadow and Obey's Shepard Fairey will Reconstruct Kidrobot LA. Be sure to stop by for exclusive prints, t-shirts, and super-limited box sets at their Public Works Opening.

London - Vauxhall Tribes: Going Underground

Vauxhall Tribes: Going Underground

Sun 14 Aug (6-9pm)
Underground car park near Old Street (Secret location to be revealed)

RSVP through the Vauxhall Tribes website required.

LA - "Flaunt" (08/20/05)

Flaunt: Reception August 20 from 7-10 pm (Artists will be in attendance)

Junc is very happy to announce the line up for our next show Flaunt featuring: Ron Rege, Calef Brown, Kyoko Kawasaki, Amanda Visell, Jacob Magraw, Josh Cochran, Martha Rich, Souther Salazar, Dave Miller, Matt Haber and Meredith Dittmar. This is our only unthemed group show of the year where we present a range of work by emerging artists along side established favorites. Its an opportunity to see some great work and discover some very talented new artists. Much of the art has come in and there's some spectacular stuff that isn't yet out of reach of newer collectors price range. You can view examples of the work online and will be posting more soon. This year show The show runs concurrent with Sunset Junction August 27,28, billed as the largest street fair (definitely the best) in L.A. with over 200,000 attendees each year.

Junc Gallery
4017 Sunset Blvd 90029
info@juncgallery.com

NYC - Getting Up Block Party (08/24/05)

London - "Dislocated Ground" (08/11/05 - 08/28/05)

Dislocated Ground
Carey Dean,
J L Dean,
Jessika Worrall
11-28 August
Private view 12th August 6-9pm

The postmodern emphasis on interpretation and reference has spawned a generation of artists that have worked so extensively with readymade and appropriated material, that the actual engagement between ideological and physical materials is reduced to a mere incidence. While the creative commitments of the exhibiting artists preclude them from producing anything conceivably documentary, their work represents a tangible commitment to the search for engaging subject matter.

More info at Seven Seven.

fifty-fifty online auction (08/05/05 - 08/12/05)

auction info: http://missionfish.org/NPMMF/nphomepage.jsp?NP_ID=8456

class portraits: series 1

MIXED MEDIA front: souris, alexis, fennis, & linda back: silvio , joel , & junki

CREATIVE CATS front: dan, rob, & pete back: kozy & silvio

GAME GEMS front: robin & silvio back: doug, warren, mark

GH avisualagency "Job #36:1" (08/05/05 - 09/30/05)

222gallery proudly presents:

GH avisualagency™
Job #36:1

August 5th - September 30th, 2005

Opening Reception:
Friday, August 5th, 6-9 PM

222gallery, 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

LA - RES Screening (08/02/05)

R E S S C R E E N I N G, L A

A U G U S T 2 0 0 5

Tuesday, August 2, 8:00 PM

Egyptian Theatre,
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CALI

SF - Romanowski "Swiss Made in America" (08/11/05 - 10/12/05)

+SWISS MADE IN AMERICA+

Featuring New work by:

ROMANOWSKI

Thursday August 11th – Wednesday October 12th

Opening Reception 7:00pm Thursday August 11th

Rsvp to store@futureprimitivesound.com

Future Primitive Sound Headquarters

597 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117

LA - "Synapse" (07/31/05 - 08/27/05)

The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art in association with EZTV, the CyberSpace Gallery, the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery and the SIGGRAPH Guerilla Studio presents:

SYNAPSE

July 31-Aug 27 2005
Reception Sunday July 31, 8-10pm

LA - Date Farmers & Neckface "Los Muertos" (07/30/05 - 09/03/05)

Grand Opening
July 30
Date Farmers and Neckface

"LOS MUERTOS"

New Image Art @ 7908 Santa Monica Blvd.West Hollywood CA 90046

Featuring the art of Neckface
and The Date Farmers (Armando Lerma and Carlos Ramirez)
introducing Denise Despirito

OnPnEnNnInNnG
SATURDAY July 30, 2005 7-11PM

SF - John Casey @ Low Gallery (07/30/05)

image property of john casey John Casey - Saturday 7/30 from 12 to 9 pm

John Casey will be showing approximately 50 or so of his small personal exorcisms in the form of pen and ink drawings.

John Casey is a former Bostonian. He has shown in a wide array of venues in the New England area, most recently at the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. John relocated to Oakland a few years ago, where he has recently shown at the Cricket Engine Gallery. Low is his second solo exhibition in the Bay Area. www.bunnywax.com

More info: Low Gallery

LA - Gary Baseman and John Harris Sign Strong Stuff (08/28/05)

Gary Baseman interprets Herakles for the 21st century in the action-packed Strong Stuff

Gary Baseman and John Harris Sign Strong Stuff

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Children's Bookstore (West Pavillion, lower level)
Admission: Free

SF - Charlie Callahan (07/31/05)

Charlie Callahan - Sun 7/31 from 12 to 7 pm

Come join Charlie Callahan, Tomo Otsuka, And David Benzler for 7 hours of Frozen Lava/Mission Living room. You may participate in this event of improve sound/music and wall adornment. Bring your instrument of choice or paint as we battle it out till 7:pm. A time lapse will be taken of the progression of the space throughout the day. Who knows who you'll play.

More info: Low Gallery

london - publish and be damned (07/31/05)

published and be damned self publishing fair

july 31, 2005
3 - 7 PM
FREE

The Crypt, St James Church (Clerkenwell Close, EC1, 020.7684.0870) Tube: Farringdon

LA - I, Fatty Reading by Jerry Stahl (07/29/05)

I, Fatty reading by Jerry Stahl (TV writer of Alf fame)

Time: Friday, July 29, 2005 7:30 PM
Title of Event: JERRY STAHL

I, Fatty (now out in paperback)
Only Jerry Stahl could get inside the mind of original Hollywood casualty Fatty Arbuckle. (Bloomsbury)

In this highly acclaimed novel, the author of Permanent Midnight channels fallen early-Hollywood star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Fatty tells his own story of success, addiction, and a precipitous fall from grace after being framed for a brutal crime-a national media scandal that set the precedent for those so familiar today.

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: (323) 660-1175
Fax: (323) 660-0232

LA - Henan Province Shaolin Monks Performance (07/28/05)

Henan Province Shaolin Monks & Acrobats
July 28 2005, 8:00 PM

For thousands of years, the Shaolin King Fu Martial Arts form has been a source of enlightenment and strength. Westerners have been privy to the various styles for less than two centuries. Since the late 70s, martial arts have made tremendous impact around the globe. The combination of spirituality, mental and physical development has crossed boundaries and fostered belief in many cultures. This afternoon's event featuring The Henan Province Shaolin Monk's mastery of Kung Fu, as well as the accompanying acrobats is one that Grand Performances is proud to present to Angelenos.

FREE. More info at Grand Performances.

LA - "Summary" (07/30/05)

Fluxco Gallery Presents SUMMARY, a group show featuring work by:

BOOM BOX PETE
CALI DEWITT
PAT DEWITT
DAN MONICK
MIKE PISCITELLI
ANTON RICHARD
SAGE VAUGHN

July 30th 2005
7-11 PM

Fluxco
2038 Bay Street
LA, CA 90039

Between 7th and 8th, 1 block east of Mateo

Long Beach - PAUL FRANK FOR ANDY WARHOL COLLABORATION LAUNCH PARTY (07/28/05)

PAUL FRANK FOR ANDY WARHOL COLLABORATION LAUNCH PARTY

LOWDOWN:

Anthem Magazine is proud to present the launch party of the Paul Frank for Andy Warhol Collaboration. Long awaited and eagerly anticipated, Paul Frank has teamed up with 20th century pop art's super hero and will be celebrating the launch of their first collection under his name.

LA - Art Prostitute Issue 06 Release Party (07/30/05)

sixspace and Art Prostitute invite you to the...

ART PROSTITUTE ISSUE 06 RELEASE PARTY
Saturday, July 30 from 7-10pm
@ sixspace :: 549 West 23rd Street

Come celebrate our last event in sixspace's downtown location with drinks, cupcakes, and a fantastic new issue. Most artists will be in attendance. Issue 06 will be available for purchase and the first 25 people to buy the issue will receive an AP exclusive Luke Cheuh t-shirt. All prints that come with the issue are now UNFOLDED.

AP 06 Features: The Clayton Brothers, Seonna Hong, Florencio Zavala & Brendan Monroe along with featurettes on Evah Fan, Tes One, Rachel Domm, Caia Coopman, and Luke Cheuh.

On view in the gallery: Go Lov Me Face Btr - C Roof Btw Leg Ave with Evah Fan and Florencio Zavala continues through August 13. Summer hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 12-5pm

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sixspace :: http://www.sixspace.com
Art Prostitute :: http://www.artprostitute.com

LA - "We Love Chickens" (08/02/05 - 08/24/05)

NYC - DIY: The Aesthetics of Life (08/04/05 - 09/03/05)

Invisible NYC in collaboration with Metro Color Collision is pleased to present DIY: The Aesthetics of Life. Unlike other group shows, the artists here have created works directly pertaining to their lives as artists who choose to dissociate from corporate strongholds and make their own clothes, jewelry, stuffed animals or anything that turns unique art objects into a lifestyle and vice versa. Did they figure out the perfect existence to incorporate punk rock productivity and creative innovations? Their creative drive is entirely infused into their daily existence; for them, art is inextricably linked to life as creation is the sole means of survival. This exhibition hopes to convey not only their DIY aesthetics of self-reliance and self-sufficiency but also a philosophy carried on in the true spirit of modern anarchy.

London - Han Lee's Future Boy (07/28/05)

HAN LEE PRIVATE VIEW IN DAZED GALLERY THIS THURSDAY

Han Lee's Future Boy

This Thursday 28th the Dazed & Confused Gallery at our Old Street HQ will host the first exhibition by an artist discovered in our online talent showcase, the Dazed Creative Directory. Despite having only recently graduated from St Martins in Graphic Design, Taiwanese Londoner Han's comic book style, music inspired art work has already been put to good use by Dazed, Puma and Levi's. His debut solo show, featuring large scale silk screen prints and site specific murals of his super hero alter-ego future boy, will be showing from next Friday.

LA - Surf vs. Skate (8/13/05 - 9/3/05)

for play.

an artist with a twisted sense of humor hit my inbox with another hilarious moment. thanks man, i needed the laugh.

more info: http://www.porouswalker.com / http://www.owltooth.com

LA - "Everywhere Show" (07/23/05 - 08/16/05)

The EVERYWHERE SHOW is a celebration of artists leaving their mark on all media everywhere. The new generation of fine artists whose voice comes from Popular Culture and uses their new language to find small human truths about our generation through their art. Many came from commercial art, like Warhol, learning to become Master Visual Message Makers, eventually rejecting the confines of compromise in message.

LA - "Drawn & Quartered (07/23/05 - 08/22/05)

Drawn & Quartered
An Exhibition Cut In 4Four Pieces
New Works by Poor Al, Alex Pardee, Chris Coggan & Robert Bowen

Show Runs:
July 23 - August 22, 2005

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 23, 6-11pm
Subject Matter @ The LAB
(Click For Directions)
Giveaways To The First 100 Guests

LA - TRASHed: Recycling Bin Art Benefit (07/21/05 - 07/23/05)

TRASHed: Recycling Bin Art Benefit
You have the opportunity to purchase original recycling bin artwork last seen at the Coachella Music Festival 2005.

LA - Evah Fan and Florencio Zavala "Go Lov Me Face Btr - C Roof Btw Leg Ave" (07/16/05 - 08/13/05)

Evah Fan and Florencio Zavala :: Go Lov Me Face Btr - C Roof Btw Leg Ave
July 16 - August 13, 2005 / Reception: Saturday, July 16 from 7-10pm

@ sixspace :: 549 West 23rd Street in downtown Los Angeles
Summer Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday from 12-5pm
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sixspace invites you to celebrate the last exhibition in our downtown location with the reception for Go Lov Me Face Btr - C Roof Btw Leg Ave - a two-person show features new works by Evah Fan (Berkeley, CA) and Florencio Zavala (Los Angeles, CA) - this Saturday, July 16 from 7-10pm. The title, derived from an original artwork mail exchange project between the artists, was an experiment in chance that also provides an interesting merger between these two stylistically different artists. And although they are aesthetically opposite in their illustration-based styles, with Fan's preciseness and Zavala's rawness, they are both are exploring similar opposing themes such as reality vs. altered reality, invention vs. non-fiction, truth vs. constructed myths.

LA - Wowch "Wowch You Talkin' 'Bout?" (07/08/05 - 08/26/05)

222gallery LOS ANGELES proudly presents:

WOWCH
Wowch You Talkin' 'Bout?

July 8 - August 26, 2005

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 8, 2005 6-9pm

222gallery, 7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles.

PLEASE JOIN US!

Call For Entries: That Looks Like A Good Idea

That Looks Like a Good Idea

The RE:UP x Turntable Lab x Stones Throw Lord Quas Skateboard Giveaway / Call for Entries.

Enter for a chance to win the infamous Zoo York / Stones Throw / RE:UP Quasimoto Skateboard (only 100 made), a Free 1 year subscription to RE:UP Magazine and exclusive Stones Throw treats directly from the vaults at Stones Throw Records.

The Contest:
Email us an original illustration or photo based on the phrase:
"That Looks Like a Good Idea"

The 5 most creative will be chosen by our panel of experts and published in the next issue of RE:UP (Manual 008). Winners will receive a Quasimoto Skateboard and a 1 year subscription to RE:UP Magazine.

Technical Specs:
5" x 5" / No Bleeds. Black & White / Greyscale only! Vector File (Illustrator) or 300 dpi Hi-Quality Jpeg are the only files that will be accepted. File size should not exceed 2.5 MB.

Deadline:
Sunday July 17th. Email your entry including 5" x 5" illustration, name, email address and phone number to: reupgiveaway@yahoo.com
Only US residents will be elgible to win.

Click here for all the info:
http://www.reupmag.com/quasboard/contest.html
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LA - New Traditionalists (07/09/05 - 09/09/05)

Subliminal Projects presents:
New Traditionalists
July -September 9
Artist Reception, THIS SATURDAY 7-11pm

3780 Wilshire Blvd. #210
LA, CA 90010

Long Beach - Cole Gerst "Kilowatt" (07/09/05 - 08/06/05)

COLE GERST / option-g :: kilowatt July 9th – August 6th Exhibit opens July 9th 2005 Artists Reception 6pm-10pm http://option-g.com/gallery/kilowatt.html info@option-g.com

LA - CANCELED FLIGHT: 101 Tried and True Pigeon Killin’ Methods (07/09/05 - 07/24/05)

PUMA and SCION present an exhibition of original artwork from the book:

CANCELED FLIGHT: 101 Tried and True Pigeon Killin’ Methods (Throckmorton Press) by A.V. Jones

Opening: Saturday, July 9th, 6-9pm

THE LAB101 GALLERY

8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http:www.thelab101.com (map & directions)
hours: Tue – Sat, 11am-6:30pm

Exhibition runs through July 24th, 2005

Participating artists include Craig Metzger, Joshua Krause, Nate Williams (n8w), Mike Maxwell, Matt Kelly, Nago Richardis, James Jean, Gabe Leonard, BUFFMONSTER, Matthew Curry, Chris Pew, Saiman Chow, Ryan McGinness, Tiffany Bozic, Damon Soule, Michael Sieben, kozyndan, David Choe, Jon Jackson, GH avisualagency, Dustin Amery Hostetler, Jon Burgerman, Richard Colman, Rik Catlow, Lance Sells, Matt Clark, Brendan Monroe, Travis M. Millard, Ferris Plock, SFAUSTINA, Lee Misenheimer, PARS, TOFER, Sirron Norris, HONEST, Andrew Pommier, Luke Chueh, Robert Bellm, Chris Silva, Ryan Wallace, Derrick Hodgson and many more.

Sponsored by: PUMA, SCION, Tiger Beer and EvilMonito.

http://www.canceledflight.com

LA - Sneaker Pimps Exhibition USA Tour 2005 (07/08/05)

FINISH LINE presents...
the SNEAKER PIMPS EXHIBITION USA TOUR 2005

Sneaker Pimps Exhibition is kicking off it's USA Tour in LA on July 8th.
Featuring...

Live skate demo with Stevie Williams and the DGK team

Live DJ's: Biz Markie, Mix Master Mike, DJ AM and DJ Trasha

Live artist instillation by the 5 Deadly Venoms: Peekaboo, Angry Woebots,
Tragnark, Joel Ledbetter & Thomas Han

JB Classics Instillation
First 100 people receive special Sneaker Pimps gift bags.

Opening night: July 8th from 8pm till 2am
General Viewing: July 9th from 9:30am till 12pm

@ Rec Center Studio
1161 Logan St, LA, CA, 90026

http://www.sneakerpimpsusa.com

NYC - Jesse Jones "Recent Work" (07/01/05 - 007/30/05)

Jesse Jones
"Recent Work"
July 1st - July 30th
Opening Reception Friday July 1st, 7PM

Invisible NYC
148 Orchard Street (Stanton and Rivington) NYC 10002
http://www.calliopestudios.com

NYC - Swoon @ Deitch (07/07/05 - 08/13/05)

SWOON
July 7 - August 13, 2005
Opening, Thursday, July 7, 6 - 9 PM

Deitch Projects
76 Grand St
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - Liz Larner Opening (07/01/05 - 07/30/05)

Guest, 2005, Silver plated stainless steel variable by Liz Larner

LIZ LARNER
July 1-July 30, 2005
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00-6:00 PM
Opening Reception: Friday, July 1 5:00-7:00 PM

Regen Projects is pleased to announce an exhibition of new sculpture by Liz Larner. This recent work takes off from the place where color, form, and materials relate to space. In Larner’s words, “Some of the related concerns of this work have to do with: The West and California, Joan Didion’s Where I Was From, 2-D and 3-D space, the elusive nature of symbolic color, and smiles.”

NYC - Live Through This Book Release Party (06/30/05)

DEITCH PROJECTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF:
LIVE THROUGH THIS: NEW YORK 2005
AN ANTHOLOGY CAPTURING THE NEW ART SCENE IN NEW YORK INCLUDING:

Assume Vivid Astro Focus
Bec Stupak / Honeygunlabs
Jules de Balincourt
Ryan McGinley
Dan Colen
Terrence Koh
Cory Arcangel and BEIGE
Paper Rad
Phiiliip, Grant Worth, Avenue D
Jim Drain
Ara Peterson
Scott Hug and K48
Taylor McKimens
Misaki Kawai
As Four
Julie Atlas Muz
Justin Samson
Hisham Bharoocha
Dearraindrop
Ry Fyan
Dash Snow
Le Tigre
Tracy and the Plastics
BARR
Matt Leines
ALIFE
Brian Belott
Devendra Banhart
Keegan McHargue

LA - RES Screening (06/28/05)

RES invites you to our monthly series showcasing brand new music videos, short films and motion graphics.

This month we are proud to feature a retrospective of the stylish work of London’s Ne-o including short films, music videos and commercials like their hot "Singing In The Rain."

The evening will also feature brand new music videos for Bloc Party, Chemical Brothers, Yuki by Nagi Noda plus the latest for Beck by Motion Theory and more.

Plus a great short films including Stylewar’s Little Pony, Rafael Macho’s Oil & Water and John Bryant’s classic Oh My God.

See breaking new work on the big screen, hear from special guests in attendance and join us for a drink following the screening with resident DJs Kiino Villand and Todd Roberts + a special guest DJ.

Tuesday June 28th, 8:00 p.m.

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
$10

BUY TICKETS NOW:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=601555&interf
ace=resfestla

MORE INFO:
http://www.res.com/events
Info: 310-401-0362 | events@res.com

NYC - Cerealart Exhbition at Perry Rubenstein Gallery (06/28/05 - 08/12/05)

Please join Cerealart for an exhibition of our designs at the Perry Rubenstein Gallery

526 West 24th Street, NYC
June 28th-August 12th.

Please join us tonight Tuesday June 28th from 6-8pm for the opening of the exhibition.

For more infomation please contact the Perry Rubenstein Gallery at 212-627-8000, or Cerealart
at 215-627-5060 or via email info@cerealart.com.

www.cerealart.com

Call for Entries: Slomo Video Festival and DVD

THE SLOMO VIDEO FESTIVAL AND DVD

120 ONE MINUTE SLOW MOTION VIDEOS
SloMo Video is a unique creative collaboration of video artists and filmmakers from around the world. We put out an open call on the internet for submissions in April 2005 and are accepting video works of slow motion, exactly one minute in length, until July 15th. Would you like to submit a video?

THE MINUTE BY MINUTE
Stop and smell the roses! Leap into that k-hole! Rubberneck your own own navel for a spell! Celebrate a savory moment... its the human way! Remember when you were a kid and you could stare at ants crawling around for hours, or just space out and look at the ceiling or the patterns on the floor? SloMo Video is a recreation of that meditative place in the present. It is a video experience that isn't afraid to put a 78 record on at 33 1/3rd and kick back in a beanbag to ponder the mysteries of space and time.

THE PLAN
SloMo Video will screech into towns around the world, put on the brakes for a few hours, turn time into taffy, and turn the usual expectations of a video show on its side (and inside out). It will pull the audience through a molasses-tinged warp of catastrophic visual and audio beauty. A DVD of the videos featured in the festival will be also be available.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
July 15th, 2005

SUBMISSION DETAILS
http://www.slomovideo.com/submit.html

MORE INFORMATION
http://www.slomovideo.com

CONTACT
Ryan Junell
Festival Director, SloMo Video
gas@slomovideo.com
(415) 320-2487

NYC - Artist Series 01 Insitu: Matzu-MTP Expo (07/02/05 - 10/07/05)

LA - Equator Books Does the Centennial (07/02/05)

LA - "The Minded Swarm" (06/29/05 - 09/04/05)

THE MINDED SWARM Four artists collaboratively produce large-scale sculptural installation through science fiction-inspired “Communal Consciousness” + Exhibition opens Wednesday 29 June from 7 - 9 pm + Exhibition runs Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 4 September 2005 + The Minded Swarm science fiction reading group – Friday 1 July at 7 pm

LA - Patrick Fraser's "In-famous" (06/25/05 - 07/04/05)

The Lab 101 Gallery and GEN ART Present

'IN-FAMOUS'

featuring new works by renowned English photographer:

PATRICK FRASER

JUNE 25 - JULY 4, 2005

Opening Reception: SATURDAY JUNE 25 2005 7:30-10pm

guest DJ: TIPPER (spinning a cinematic, downtempo set)

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http://www.thelab101.com

NYC - Casa Susanna Book Launch (06/29/05)

powerHouse Books is pleased to invite you to the launch of our July 2005 release

Casa Susanna
Edited by Robert Swope and Michel Hurst

Wednesday, June 29, 2005, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

The powerHouse Gallery & Bookstore
68 Charlton Street, New York
Between Varick & Hudson Streets

RSVP: 212-604-9074 x103

Refreshments will be served

LA - "Lucid" (06/25/05 - 07/23/05)

image property of Carol Nitze

OVERTONES is pleased to present “Lucid”, a special exhibition that extends art beyond white gallery walls and into the community at large. The exhibition was organized by artist Brian Moss, in collaboration with members of the The Wellness Community, West Los Angeles and is a culmination of a project that focuses on providing a creative outlet and support to cancer patients and survivors.

“Lucid” is the last exhibition of the season—OVERTONES will close for the last part of the Summer, undergo an expansion during the month of August and reopen in September—we hope to see you here before our Summer working vacation, to help us usher in the next chapter!

“LUCID”
1: suffused with light
2: having full use of one’s faculties
3: clear to the understanding

A project by Brian Moss
In collaboration with
Elisabeth Bersin, Marianne Doran, Yvette Hubbard,
Carol Nitze, Sheila Siemons & Phil Stern

Exhibition Dates: June 25th – July 23rd, 2005

Opening Reception:
SATURDAY, June 25th, 2005 7-11pm

Miami - Kelly Tunstall "It's a Wonder" (07/01/05 - 07/30/05)

Kelly Tunstall Ascends Upon Miami

It's a Wonder, features the artwork of San Francisco based artist Kelly Tunstall. Opening reception to be held on Friday, July 1, 2005 from7:00-10:00 pm at Miami Art Lab. The gallery is located at 3117 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables, FL 33134. The exhibition will be available for viewing Monday through Saturday from 12:00-6:00 pm through July 30, 2005.

Kelly Tunstall, San Francisco-based artist, brings new figurative work to Miami Art Lab for her solo show “It's a Wonder.” A decidedly glamorous collection of painted works, Tunstall's gorgeous veneer belies a deeper examination of the intertwined nature of celebrity, class, beauty, and fashion. From Tunstall’s typical arsenal of acrylic, aerosol, pencil and gold leaf on wood panels, expect a polished, rich palette and the character-laden details that have attracted fans and collectors around the world.

NYC - Miguel Paredes (06/23/05 - 07/13/05)

more info: miguel paredes

SF - "Creature Heroes" (06/17/05 - 07/07/05)

CREATURE HEROES ART OPENING PARTY
Rx: 132 Eddy Street
9:00pm - until

Tonite is the much anticipated party for "Creature Heroes" featuring new work by Damon Soule, Matt Furie and Nome. Celebrated San Francisco painter Damon Soule is one of the leading artists to emerge from the Bay Area's vibrant graffiti art scene. His mixed media works center around an imaginary comic universe with a widely-recognized cast of hybridized man/machine characters, each of whom continue to evolve, age and morph after nearly a decade. With exploding robots, cartoonlike animals, design riffs and urban automata, Soule's works capture the raw energy of urban life with invigorating style. This will be the artist's first exhibition since moving to New York nearly two years ago.

In addition, the show features new work by Nome, who's formalist blob-like paintings explore the lyrical potential of graffiti and word-drawings. By abandoning the decipherable qualities or "hidden truth" of the graffiti text and focusing on the interplay of rhythmic form and pure color, the artist frees graffiti from language altogether making a kind of "sculptural creature" which owes as much to blob-design as to the discourse of urban art and graffiti writing.

Finally, local emerging artist Matt Furie makes very small and intricate drawings of his imaginary aliens, monsters, and oddly beautiful mise en scenes. In like manner, his cast of creatures extend beyond their often normalized settings, conjuring up familiar science fiction narratives and kitschy futuristic diasporas .

LA - Albert Reyes, Ben Loiz, Caroline Chavez, Christopher Bettig, & Timothy Reed (06/25/05)

SF - Christopher Lee "Moving In" (06/30/05 - 08/16/05)

NYC & SF - Dunny Series 2 Release Party @ Kidrobot (06/16/05)

LA - Haunted Mansion Show (06/15/05)

wed June 15th...stephen hauptfuhr, beautiful/decay magazine, tia browsh, jack henry couture, red bull & kamarov vodka proudly present: the HAUNTED MANSION a fashion / burlesque show featuring designer KIT PISTOL w/ PetrosK. Jewelery / burlesque performances by KAT & friends of the VELVET HAMMER burlesque plus special ZOMBIE STRIPTEASE show by KITTY DIGGINS. kit pistol was just recently one of 3 featured designers at the 2005 Red Bull Ascension show

FREE VODKA 10 - 11pm FREE Jello Vodka shots again starting at midnight (while they last)..... with DJ's: Chris Holmes & Special Surprise guest / resident DJs: Justin Sterling& C-Town.... located at star shoes 6364 hollywood blvd 10 - 2 am 21 w/ id... SHOW at 11pm rsvp to: kitpistol@radiolovesyou.com

fiddy.

skateboard/ers. culver city. people. gary baseman jumped. hot house. auction. limited time. outsider art. really i don't know what else to say about the fifty-fifty opening. here are the pix. enjoy.

LA - Drawings by Pat deWitt (06/16/05 - 06/26/05)

Drawings by Pat deWitt

At the Jeff Electric Gallery
Thurs June 16th
7-10 PM
3022 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90026

Walk Ins welcome
Friday June 17th-Sunday June 19th
Friday June 24th-Sunday June 26th
12-3pm
By Appt. June 20th-23rd
323 664 8580

Rubik, the Amazing Cube.

invader's show "rubikcubism: a logical exhibition by invader" opens tonight at sixspace gallery in downtown LA.

i swung by the show pre-opening earlier today with silvio, dan and kozy, midori, and simone and snapped a few shots. respectful of the gallerists' (the gracious caryn coleman and sean bonner) wishes i didn't take any of my normal close up shots. however, you can still get the gist of invader's work and how things looked.

i work in the games industry while straddling the urban art scene; invader's work ties my interests together. i've photographed his art in japan, france, new york, and los angeles. yes, some day, i'll scan them in and post them up. if you'd like to learn more about invader's work, use the search bar in the upper right hand corner of this page and type in "invader" -- this should pull up past entries i've dedicated to him.

this is a show you must go to. i promise, you won't be disappointed. enjoy!

Philly - Dalek "Buried Hatchets" (06/10/05 - 07/29/05)

222gallery proudly presents:

DALEK
Buried Hatchets

June 10 - July 29, 2005

Opening Receptions:
Friday, June 10th, 2005 6-9pm
Friday, July 1st, 2005 6-9pm

222gallery, 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
222gallery.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Gallery Contact: Karl Peters, tel: 215.873.0750
email: info@222gallery.com

NYC - The Dreamland Artist Club 2005 (06/18/05)

Photo: Captain Bob with Os Gemeos by Nina Pandolfo

Creative Time invites you to ride the Cyclone, eat ridiculous amounts of fried food, try your luck at the arcade games, and check out the new artworks in Coney Island by The Dreamland Artist Club 2005.

CELEBRATE WITH THE ARTISTS AT A BOARDWALK HAPPY HOUR
CO-HOSTED WITH TOKION MAGAZINE

WHEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 5-8 p.m.
WHAT: Opening Party for The Dreamland Artist Club 2005
WHERE: Ruby's, 1213 Boardwalk, Coney Island (between Stillwell Ave & 12th Street)

Steve Powers and a new team of artists are back in Coney Island this summer to continue the work of The Dreamland Artist Club 2004 in which artists infused the legendary amusement park with murals and signs for rides, food shacks, and game booths. This year, the new group of artists--from New York street artists Swoon and Crash to the Brazilian twins Os Gemeos--painted more signs and murals, created limited edition prizes for select arcades, and set up shop with The Dreamland Artist Clubhouse.

art therapy weekend.

it was nice to escape this weekend and check out some new work by friends. if you're going to be in the los angeles area, you really should try to stop by the various galleries and see the work in person. click on the exhibit's name for access to photos from the openings (we missed john's opening but got a personal walk through). enjoy!

john pham, martin cendreda, and ron rege
doodz
GR2 gallery in los angeles, CA
may 21, 2005 - june 15, 2005

rick klotz, trace marshall, neil friedman, & dave nason
3 weeks i mexico or have you seen my girlfriend holga?
lab 101 gallery in culver city, ca
june 4, 2005

jose parla (ease)
autonomous paths
blk mrkt gallery in culver city, ca
june 04, 2005 - july 2, 2005

congrats jose on getting the nike billboard on la brea (above undftd, stussy, & union). folks, keep an eye out!

LA - "RAR: Arkitip x Modernica" (06/16/05 - 07/16/05)

Please join us -

RAR: Arkitip X Modernica

Ten Modernica 1950 fiberglass Rocking Chairs as interpreted by ten artists from Arkitip Magazine.

André, Rob Abeyta Jr., Evan Hecox, Cody Hudson, Michael Leon, Chris Lindig, Kevin Lyons, Rostarr, Space Invader, Todd St. John.

June 16 - July 16 2005

Opening Reception June 16 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Modernica
7366 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, Ca 90036 Usa
323 933-0383

ARKITIP
http://www.arkitip.com

pop stopped.

image property of charles dolfi-michels

everybody knows how much i love keith haring's work. so much so, that i had his angel baby icon tattoo'd on my arm a decade ago (i still love it).

so it makes me a little sad to inform you that after 20 years of exisiting on lafayette street in soho, the pop shop; haring's fun-boutique, is closing doors this september. run. go now quick and pick up some great stuff for your home and gifts for friends. all profits go to the keith haring foundation and various AIDS charities. and if you can't make it to new york city, it's okay, place your web orders by july 15th.

LA - Margaret Kilgallen (06/15/05 - 08/21/05)

MARGARET KILGALLEN
June 16 to August 21, 2005
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 pm to midnight
8pm -- Live sets by The Hallflowers and Tommy Guerrero
10pm -- Screening of Bill Daniel's new film, Who is Bozo Texino?

This exhibition presents a survey of the works of the highly influential Bay Area painter, Margaret Kilgallen. The exhibition will feature over 50 individual works and groupings of paintings and drawings from private collections and the artist's estate. These works will be punctuated by one or two recreations of Kilgallen's wall paintings.

The exhibition will be the first survey of Kilgallen's work and will be accompanied by a catalogue designed by Michael Worthington that documents and contextualizes the hundreds of works the artist produced during her prolific career. The catalogue will include an essay by Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art curator Alex Baker, who organized East Meets West at the ICA Philadelphia in 2001, Kilgallen's last and arguably most profound installation (later recreated for the 2002 Whitney Biennial). It will also feature excerpts from Susan Sollins' interview with the artist from the PBS television program, website and book Art21.

LA - Catherine Hardwicke & Stacy Peralta @ Vidiots (06/06/05)

BOOK SIGNING & QUESTION/ANSWER

“BEHIND THE SCENES LORDS OF DOGTOWN”

MEET CATHERINE HARDWICKE AND SCREENWRITER STACY PERALTA AT VIDIOTS

Where: 302 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica
When: Monday, June 6th
Time: 8 p.m.
Admission Free

Behind the Scenes Lords of Dogtown is a book that captures the images and antics of both actors and skaters during the sometimes grueling and often times humorous filming of the movie. The 60 page book retails for $19.95 and will only be available at Vidiots, skate shops and select on-line retailers. Get your copy personally autographed at the event! LORDS OF DOGTOWN, the movie, opens this Friday, June 3rd . It is based on the documentary DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS and follows a group of teenage surfers who pioneer a revolutionary new style of skateboarding.

Catherine Hardwicke is the director of LORDS OF DOGTOWN as well as Writer/Director of THIRTEEN and production designer for numerous films including THREE KINGS and LAUREL CANYON.

Stacy Peralta is the screenwriter for LORDS OF DOGTOWN. Stacy drew from his experience as one of the founding fathers of modern skateboarding and an original member of the Z-Boys. Stacy Peralta directed the documentary DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS and the surf documentary RIDING GIANTS.

For more information: Call (310)392-8508

SF - "Canceled Flight" (06/04/05 - 06/30/05)

more info: http://www.canceledflight.com/

Antwerp- Sneakerpimps (06/04/05 - 06/05/05)

more info:
http://www.sneakerpimpsusa.com/

LA - Tristan Eaton @ Kidrobot LA (06/02/05)

SF - Freestyle DVD release party (06/02/05)

Thursday June 2 2005

Future Primitive Sound and Giant Peach are proud to present the DVD release of:

FREESTYLE
Directed by Kevin Fitzgerald
Meet & Greet / Signing with Director and Guests - 6:00pm
Future Primitive Sound HQ
597 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Special Screening and Afterparty at Money$hot - 9:00pm
with special guest MCs
Milk
1840 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

LA - Nomads & Residents @ Beta-Level (06/05/05)

NOMADS + RESIDENTS
Rabea Eipperle (Berlin/Germany) and Kim Schoen (Los Angeles/USA)

Sunday, June 5, 2005
Beta-level, Chinatown (former C-level, directions below)

6.00 PM - Screening of 'Panjandrum'
7.30 PM - Artist talk, moderated by Hugo Hopping of ESL

say my name.

i stumbled on a great application for ransom notes, party invites, and annoying emails! spell with flickr thanks to del.icio.us

SF - Paul Urich "Inside Out" (06/04/05 - 07/02/05)

Opening: June 4, 2005. 6-10pm

Runs:
June 4 - July 2, 2005

Low Gallery and Anthem Magazine are pleased to announce the opening of Low's fifth solo show entitled "Inside Out" featuring new paintings and installation from Paul Urich and a release party for Anthem's newest issue Saturday night, June 4th from 6 till 10pm.

Inside Out: family time isolation love distance interaction consciousness growth death energy community matter origin

LA - Invader "Rubikcubism" (06/11/05 - 07/09/05)

Invader :: RUBIKCUBISM - A logical exhibition
June 11 - July 9, 2005

Reception: Saturday, June 11 from 7-10pm (Invader will be present)
*Book signing: Saturday, June 11 from 5-7pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 12-6 pm

image property of space-invader

Boston - “Judy Kermis Blotnick: Running Out” and “Eddie Martinez: A Big Ole Steely Dan Conversation” (06/03/05 - 06/25/05)

Eddie Martinez, "If I only had a sweet Bill Cosby sweater" 2005, acrylic and enamel on panel

Please join us on Friday, June 3, 5-8 pm, to celebrate the opening of “Judy Kermis Blotnick: Running Out” and “Eddie Martinez: A Big Ole Steely Dan Conversation” at Allston Skirt Gallery. These shows will remain on view through Saturday, June 25.

“Judy Kermis Blotnick: Running Out” features paintings and drawings by this Boston-based painter who was included in the MFA’s exhibition Traveling Scholars 2002, and whose new work deals with the time-honored, heavy hitting emotional duo of love and loss. With a shimmery new palette and imagery that struggles between free movement (cascading flowers, flowing water) and constraint (bundled sticks, circumscribed mirrors), Blotnick ventures out in dynamic new directions.

And Behind the Scenes at the Skirt, “Eddie Martinez: A Big Ole Steely Dan Conversation” presents new work by a young artist, formerly of Boston, now of Brooklyn, who applies his graffiti-like touch and skateboarder sensibility to the familiar images around him.

Martinez’s work was recently exhibited at Gallery Loyal in Stockholm, where he was described as creating characters that appear to come from the same family each with the same haircut, usually wearing sweaters and the same beard, and definitely almost always with a baseball cap. do we know these folks?

allston skirt gallery
450 harrison avenue, storefront #65
boston, ma 02118

617 482 3652

hours – wednesday through saturday, 11 am – 5 pm

http://www.allstonskirt.com
info@allstonskirt.com

SF - Saelee Oh & Souther Salazar "I'm Glad We Met" (05/28/05 - 06/30/05)

Giant Robot SF Presents:

I'm Glad We Met

New works and collaborations by Saelee Oh & Souther Salazar

GRSF
622 Shrader Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Saturday, May 28 to Thursday, June 30, 2005
Opening Reception: May 28, 6:30 - 10pm

Longtime friends and collaborators Saelee Oh and Souther Salazar team up for Giant Robot SF's next art show, I'm Glad We Met. Saelee and Souther's colorful art complement each other; whimsical paintings and textured mixed media pieces showcase their delightfully crafty flair. Both utilize found objects and traditional art materials into their works and their illustrations of fanciful animals make them the reigning queen and king of charm.

Stockholm - "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" (05/27/05 - 07/03/05)

Friday May 27:th *** 6pm - 9pm *** Galleri Loyal, Stockholm Sweden

Galleri Loyal is proud to welcome you to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

a Group Exhibition featuring

Matt Leines
Brian Degraw
Brett Wilson
Wes Lang
Brian Belott
Anna Norlander
French
Joseph Hart

Galleri Loyal continues to build a tunnel from New York's arts scene to Stockholm, Sweden, this time by way of London. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere shows Matt Leines' exciting mythology of futuristic icons, Brian Degraw's pencil portraits of John Lee Malvo, the collages and handmade books of Brian Belott, painting and collage drawing from Loyal favorite Wes Lang, Joseph Hart's collages, and a tribute to ODB and first time exhibition by Brett Wilson. From London comes, French's death metal pen and ink drawings, and Loyal's own Anna Norlander's wood and nail sculptures.

Opening reception will be held this Friday at 6pm at Galleri Loyal, together with our pals at 76. Drinks and music! At 9pm the evening continues at our favorite bar Tranan.

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Exhibition runs from May 27th - July 3rd, 2005

Galleri Loyal, Torsgatan 59, Stockholm, Sweden. +46 (0)8 32 44 91

www.loyalmagazine.com

LA - "autonomous paths" - jose parla @ blkmrkt gallery (06/04/05 - 07/02/05)

http://www.joseparla.com/
http://www.blkmrktgallery.com/

SF, LA, NYC - Gorillaz Album Listening & Toy Release Party @ Kidrobot (05/24/05 + 05/26/05)

Gorillaz are invading Kidrobot!

Kidrobot, Cornerstone Promotions and Gorillaz invite you to join us as we celebrate the release of our new limited edition Gorillaz toys, along with the platinum-selling band's new album "Demon Days!"
Join us for toy-release and album listening parties at all of our stores, plus an unbelievable SIGNING by Gorillaz creator Jamie Hewlett.

The toys and the new album are both totally amazing so please come by and join us as we party with our favorite band.Giveaways, music, toys and and more! Plus, the Gorillaz toys will be on hand for sale while supplies last (you can order 'em online as well)

Check out the sensational events happening at a Kidrobot near you!

Kidrobot San Francisco: May 24th from 6- 8pm -- Gorillaz Album Listening & Toy Release Party

Kidrobot Santa Monica: May 24th from 7- 9pm -- Gorillaz Album Listening & Toy Release Party

Kidrobot New York on May 26th from 7- 8:30pm -- Gorillaz Toy Signing with creator Jamie Hewlett

LA - "Fifty-Fifty" (06/11/05 - 06/18/05)

JUNE 11- JUNE 18

Beck(y) & Stereo Sound Agents in conjunction with Vapors magazine present: 'FIFTY - FIFTY'

Opening reception: SATURDAY . JUNE 11. 6-9 pm

participating artists includes: DAVID FLORES / BARRY MCGEE / SHEPARD FAIREY / MIKE GIANT / JASON LEE/ CHRIS PASTRAS / SAM FLORES / MICHAEL SIBEN / DUSTIN AMERY HOSTETLER / KINSEY / STEVE CABALLERO / FARAH SIOZON / MATT IRVING / WESLEY MARTIN / RICH JACOBS / SAIMAN CHOW / PERSUE / SPAZMAT / CAROLINE HWANG / BEN TOUR / AUSTIN SPENCER / DYLAN MADDUX/ NATE CRANE / SOLOMON SHCLOTSKY / MICHIKO / FREDDI C / RYAN RISS / TRENT WATANABE / MAYA HAYUK /
AHIL PATRICK JILBERT / RACHEL SUMPTER / CLINT PETERSON / TESONE / MARS-1 / AMIR FALLAH / RUVAN WIJESOORIYA

All work will be auctioned off to benefit Adaptive Action Sports

http://www.beckycity.com

LA - "3 Weeks in Mexico, or Have You Seen My Girlfriend Holga?" @ Lab101 Gallery (06/04/05)

SATURDAY . JUNE 4 . 7-10pm – ONE NIGHT EVENT

Freshjive presents In conjunction with VICE magazine:
"3 Weeks in Mexico, or Have You Seen My Girlfriend Holga?"

Photographs from a surf trip in Mexico by:
Rick Klotz / Tracey Marshall / Neil Friedman / Dave Nason

4 DUDES, 4 HOLGA CAMERAS, 80 FILM ROLLS, 3 WEEKS, 7 BOARDS, 1 VAN , 2 NEW FRIENDS.
From their forthcoming second issue of their publication: The Freshjive Propagandist

http://www.freshjive.com
http://www.viceland.com

* Prints will be for sale, along with a limted edition run of T-shirts and tranny soft dolls.

HOURS: TUESDAY - SATURDAY 11am - 6.30pm

THE LAB101 GALLERY
8530-B Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
310 558 0911 / http://www.thelab101.com

SF - Kelly Tunstall @ Future Primitive Sound (06/09/05 - 08/10/05)

Opening Party: Thursday June 9th 7:00pm – 10:00 pm

Display Running: June 9th through August 10th

RSVP to info@futureprimitivesound.com to attend

Future Primitive Sound Headquarters Gallery Hours

597 Haight St. at Steiner 12pm – 7pm Sun – Thurs

San Francisco, CA 94117 11am – 7:30 pm Fri -Sat

Whether it's painting on 6 foot panels of wood, creating scruptiously gorgeious details for her own limited edition chocolates or working on textiles for sought-after clothing lines, San Francisco artist Kelly Tunstall never misses a beat. Her demure vixens have been featured internationally in chic publications and the most prominent galleries, as well as hanging in the homes of the biggest names in entertainment and music. Please join us for her new gallery showing reception at Future Primitive Sound.
Hope to see you there!

show art.

this blog was never meant to be so art heavy. but over the past couple of years, the more my artist friends showed, the more compelled i felt to document their openings.

i wish i could write better descriptions of everybody's work. but art's subjective. so what do you care what i think anyway? if i'm free, i'm there. following are photo albums of openings i've attended in the last several months. albums of art openings in years past are also accessible at the bottom of my side bar. someday i'll find the time to post up more. enjoy.

beautiful losers: contemporary art and street culture - everybody involved in outsider art
neee deep - tobin yelland & chris yormick
ginga: the soul of brazilian football - os gemeos
pain-free kittens - ryan mcginness
nike blu house opening - os gemeos
the parallel campaign - derrick hodgson & andrew pommier
pilgrimage - kozyndan
for the love of toby - gary baseman

you can find out more about these fine artists by using the google search bar in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

OC - Yucef Merhi: Poetic Engineering (05/14/05 - 08/28/05)

Yucef Merhi: Poetic Engineering
Orange Lounge at South Coast Plaza

may 14 - aug 28, 2005
Poetry and electronic media merge in the Orange Lounge with Poetic Engineering, an exhibition of works by new media artist Yucef Merhi. Born in Venezuela in 1977 and now living in New York and Caracas, Merhi was trained as both an artist and a poet. In his works, electronic devices, Internet projects, computer installations, and video game systems are transformed into artworks that incorporate the artist's written words.

LA - Doodz @ GR2 Gallery (05/21/05 - 06/15/05)

Doodz at GR2 Gallery, May 21 - June 15

Giant Robot is proud to present drawings, sketches, and other personal, unpublished works by John Pham, Martin Cendreda, and Ron Rege at the GR2 gallery.

John Pham entered the indie comics scene when he won a Xeric Foundation grant to publish the first issue of Epoxy. Since then, his well-designed, manga-influenced comic magazine has gained recognition from such diverse media as XLR8R, Publishers Weekly, and The Face. After being forced by a Canadian design company to change Epoxy's name, Pham has produced mini-comics, zines, a sketchbook, and 1-Up magazine under the Substitute Life banner, as well as provided illustrations for numerous CDs and posters.

SF - Jeremy Fish "I'm With Stupid" @ The Low Gallery (05/20/05)

///I'M WITH STUPID// ONE NIGHT JEREMY FISH SHOW// 5-20-05////

+We are pleased to announce a one night art show to celebrate the release of Jeremy Fish's new book entitled "I'm With Stupid" Friday, May 20th, 2005. The show will run from 3pm till 10pm.

+Recent paintings, books, posters, skateboards are all being sold to help raise money for Jeremy's hospital bills. Jeremy destroyed his ankle while skating in NYC at the Autumn Bowl.

+Copies of his book sold the night of the show will be autographed as well.

+Come on through and celebrate the release of Jeremy's new book and view some his most recent paintings and prints.

////JEREMY FISH AND BIGFOOT PRINTS////
+Limited edition prints from both of these amazing San Francisco based artists are now for sale on the Fecal Face online shop. www.fecalface.com/store.php You can also stop into Low to pick one up. We are open Wed-Sun 12-7pm.

+Jeremy Fish's new book can also be purchased from the Fecal Face shop as well for only $20.

Low Gallery
http://www.lowgallery.com

LA - "No Bones About it" @ New Image Art Gallery (05/14/05 - 06/04/05)

Featured Artists: Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough Alison Elizabeth Taylor Caroline Hwang Saelee Oh Suzannah Sinclair Erika Borboa Evah Fan Ashley Macomber Megan Whitmarsh Nina Pandolfo Misaki Kawai

london - neckface @ dpmhi gallery (05/13/05 - 06/10/05)

Friday, May 13th - Friday, June 10th, 2005

Having already stamped his claim on New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, Neck Face heads to London's dpmhi gallery.

Besides setting a new standard in the underground scene, the twenty-year old has also broken into the mainstream. His work, featured in a variety of mediums, has been featured not only in art galleries, but also in national publications like The New Yorker and The San Francisco Bay Guardian.

The dpmhi exhibition includes Neck Face paintings and drawings, as well as his work with maharishi. Limited edition t-shirts and books will be sold at the gallery.

dpmhi
2-3 GPS, Great Pulteney Street, London
Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm, Sun: 12pm-5pm
+44 (0)871 218 0260
http://www.dpmhi.com

words penned by a friend.

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today when i went to my mailbox, waiting for me was a copy of william gibson's pattern recognition, two cds for review, bills, and coupons for the local carwash. i've been meaning to read this book for awhile and now i have no excuse not too. anyway, i really love the inscription. big love randy. thanks for paying attention when i babble on. billy g. HAH! i'm still laughing.

human creativity products.

this weekend was spent running from one art opening to the next. i've posted photos from kozyndan's pilgrimage show at sixspace gallery and derrick hodgson and andrew pommier's the parallel campaign show at lab 101 gallery. we did stop by ryan mcginness' multiverse book signing at agnes b. on robertson but i failed to take any photos there (too busy chatting). the shows will be up for a little while so if you find yourself in los angeles, please check them out!

NYC - "Tedious Limbs" @ Deitch (05/07/05 - 05/14/05)

TEDIOUS LIMBS

May 7 - May 14, 2005
26 Wooster Street
Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 6PM

Videos by...
Ben Jones
Ara Peterson
Takeshi Murata
Jessica Ciocci
Noah Lyon
ZZ Pot
Devin Flynn
Billy Grant
Michael Williams
Melissa Brown
Andy Hershey
and others...

Deitch Projects
26 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - DOLLY BIRD & KATSUO DESIGN "Midnight Pumpkin" (05/07/05 - 06/03/05)

DOLLY BIRD & KATSUO DESIGN
Group exhibition "MIDNIGHT PUMPKIN"
MAY 07 - JUN 03, 2005

Show Pony ---
1543 Echo Park Ave LA CA 90026
Tel: 213.482.7676

Opening Reception: MAY 07 (SAT) / 7:00 - 10:00pm

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Hope to see you there!


-Katsuo
www.katsuodesign.com

LA - Gary Baseman "For the Love of Toby" (05/14/05 - 06/18/05)

Save the Date: Saturday, May 14th 7-10pm

For the Love of Toby
New Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures by Gary Baseman

Toby is your shadow. Your mirror. Your best friend in the whole wide world. He can smell your fear. He is addicted to your insecurity. He knows how to push your buttons. But he loves you. He truly loves you.

The exhibition features Toby and his all-knowing eye in a number of mediums, including wood panel paintings, vintage photographs, ephemera, and most intriguingly, as a plush pleather toy and a vinyl figure.

Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Boulevard,
Culver City, CA 90232
(323) 297-0600
Www.billyshirefinearts.com
Www.garybaseman.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Smith+Gard
310.927.5965
info@smithgard.com

MORE: opening night photos.

LA - "Lick it up" by Buff Monster (05/07/05 - 06/18/05)

LICK IT UP - New Paintings by Buff Monster
May 7, 2005 - June 18, 2005

Opening reception: Saturday May 7th, 7pm - 11pm

TRANSPORT GALLERY
1308 Factory Place
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213.623.4099

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For complete details see press release below or visit:
http://www.transportgallery.com

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After the reception, please join us for the after party...

Little Pedro’s Blue Bongo
901 East 1st Street
11:30pm to 4:00am
featuring DJ Gordon Gecko
&
special guest DJ Tommy Ryan - Baltimore (hip-hop/funk) - - and more to be announced - - (FREE!)

NYC - Double Feature: THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS & VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR (05/10/05)

New York-Tokyo and ADV Films Proudly Presents:
Monthly Director's Series: May 2005
Double Feature

Makoto Shinkai's THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS
US Premiere Screening!

and his critically acclaimed short film VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR

Tuesday, 5/10, 8pm
Tribeca Grand Hotel Screening Room
2 Avenue of the Americas NYC

http://film.newyork-tokyo.com

RSVP to: film@newyork-tokyo.com
With your full name and your guest's (only 1 guest)
You will receive confirmation of your invite via e-mail.
Please print your confirmation and bring it with you to the screening!

New York-Tokyo is proud to present the US Premiere screening of ADV Films' THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS! This is the feature length film debut of upstart Japanese animator Makoto Shinkai, who garnered widespread critical acclaim for the 2002 short film VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR, which he wrote, directed, edited, and animated entirely by himself on a Mac computer. Having been released in 16 countries worldwide, VOICES put Shinkai on the map in a big way, and with the feature length PLACE PROMISED set to be released in select US theaters this summer by ADV Films, there seems to be no stopping him. Having already made a major impact in Japanese theaters, the multiple award winning PLACE PROMISED is set to build on this talented director's already shining star.

Shinkai's vision of an alternate history, where post World War II Japan is divided between the US and the remaining Japanese government, sets the stage for this science fiction tale about dreams and memories, in a world that looks strikingly familiar but eerily alien at the same time. Three young schoolchildren make a promise to one day find out the purpose of the mysterious giant tower built on the still Japanese-controlled island of Hokkaido, until young Sayuri falls into a coma. Years later, Sayuri's friends renew their vow to keep their promise to her when they discover that their dear friend may have some connection to the mystery of the tower.

SF - "A World of Influence Redux" (05/05/05 - 06/03/05)

Philly - Josh Own "Big Ideas / Small Packages" Book Launch & Signing (05/06/05 - 05/07/05)

Please join 222gallery and Woodsphere Publishing as we celebrate the release of:

JOSH OWEN : BIG IDEAS / SMALL PACKAGES

Book Launch:
Friday, May 6th, 2005, 6-8pm

Book Signing and Reception:
Saturday, May 7th, 2005, 6-8pm

JOSH OWEN : BIG IDEAS / SMALL PACKAGES exhibition:
APRIL 1 - MAY 27, 2005

222gallery, 222vine street, Philadelphia, Pa 19106

Press contact:
Karl Peters, 222gallery
tel: 215.873.0750
email: info@222gallery.com

NYC - Barry McGee "One More Thing" (05/07/05 - 08/13/05)

BARRY MCGEE

ONE MORE THING
May 7 - August 13, 2005
Opening Saturday, May 7, 6 - 9PM
18 Wooster Street

Screening of Bill Daniel's hobo graffiti film WHO IS BOZO TEXINO?
Sunday, May 8, 9PM
18 Wooster Street

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - Richard Colman "Lonesome" (05/07/05 - 06/04/05)

SWINDLE presents: Richard Colman

Lonesome
New Works from Richard Colman
May 7 -June 4, 2005

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 7
8-11pm

Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 South La Brea Ave
(in the art 170 building)
LA, CA 90036
323.933.4408

NYC - "Mystica" @ Deitch Projects (05/07/05 - 06/11/05)

hobbypop MUSEUM
Mystica

May 7 - June 11, 2005

Opening Saturday, May 7, 6 - 9 PM

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

NYC - JK5 @ kidrobot (05/12/05)

NYC - "Tedious Limbs" @ Deitch Projects (05/03/05)

TEDIOUS LIMBS

ONE NIGHT ONLY AT
76 GRAND STREET
TONIGHT May 3, 8 - 11PM

Videos by...
Ben Jones
Ara Peterson
Takeshi Murata
Jessica Ciocci
Noah Lyon
ZZ Pot
Devin Flynn
Billy Grant
Michael Williams
Melissa Brown
Andy Hershey
and others...

EXHIBITION CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY AT 26 WOOSTER STREET

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

caution: surfers crossing!

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i went for a short walk to run an errand today. when i returned home, i looked up and found this sign tacked high up on a pole on the corner of my home. i love my ocean park neighborhood. i'm not about the west or east sides but when i see these kinds of posts, i'm stoked to live where i do. the hill i live on is a mecca for fearless skateboarders. they'll cruise down it at unspeakable speeds. i'm always worried for them, but i've never seen someone bail. hello hottie neighbors!

head in the clouds.

a day in the blissful lives of kozyndan

kozy and dan have been busy. so busy that we'll take a day of running errands with them over not seeing them at all. first stop, the framers. pick up art. second stop, empress pavilion. it was 1:15 pm and the sign at the check-in said, "Dim sum may not be available when you are seated." 1:30 pm, chowing on har kow and spare ribs. third stop, sixspace gallery. drop off art for pending solo show. next 1/2 stop, pull off onto la brea to see john. minus 1/2 stop, change mind in five lanes of traffic because we don't know if he's home. fourth stop, DK donuts. order iced coffee and buy three bananas. fifth stop, 7-11. buy lottery tickets because we all know creatives don't make money. discuss winning arrangement splits and shake hands. proceed to make prank phone calls. feel bad two minutes later. sixth stop, home. back to work the kids go.

biased or proud?

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i'm obsessed with the vanity plates in southern california. as if your car wasn't already, supposedly, an extension of yourself. vanity plates are the IM handles of the automobile world. seven letters or icons represent you. are you fun, hot, or clever? got the whale tail license plate? i know i already like you. wink.

FL, TX, IL, CA, NY - Crazy's Commandos (05/29/05, 06/04/05, 06/18/05, 07/03/05, 07/28/05, 07/29/05)

Crazy's Commandos

This year, the Rock Steady Crew and Scion are teaming up to present Crazy's Commandos, a series of highly competitive 2 on 2 national B-boy battles. Each region will host a weekend of activities, including
workshops, networking events, B-boy competitions, concerts, and after parties. The winners from these competitions will be awarded the opportunity to battle at the Rock Steady 28th Anniversary in New York
City.

All events are FREE!!!

Crazy's Commandos Tour Schedule
MAY 29 Orlando - University of Central Florida Arena

JUNE 4 Houston - University of Houston's MAC Center

JUNE 18 Chicago - Location TBA

JULY 3 Los Angeles - Location TBA

JULY 28-29 New York - FINALS - Held during the Rock Steady Crew 28th
Anniversary

DJs and Hosts
Tony Touch
DV One
Presto One
Wobbles
Crazy Legs
Bonz Malone
and many more

Crews
Rock Steady Crew
HaviKoro
Brick Heads
Unique Styles
and many more

Prizes
Regional Prizes:
$2000 and *2 tickets to the RSC 28th Anniversary for
the finals.

Finals Prizes:
$5000 2 title belts and other prizes

*Excluding winners of the NYC regional.

More details coming soon!

www.rocksteadycrew.com

bacon bits.

bacon makes everything taste better. but now, bacon makes boo boos better too! when i saw these bacon strips bandages, i immediately thought to scrape my knee so that i could sport these slabs of pork on my caps for the summer. i don't really know what to say, except that they are so realistic looking they make me drool? gross, i know. lia understands...

$4.95 for 15 strips and a surprise gift. available at archie mcphee.

Interview: Dennis Christie

Dennis Christie, Hustler of Art, 32, New York, NY

There’s nothing like a college environment to give you a glimpse of what someone might become as they begin to explore their future in earnest. I have few friends who have stayed on one track their whole career. And Dennis does it with crazy humor and chutzpah. With endless knowledge about the formidable world of art, Dennis makes museum visits painless, fun, and educational. I caught up with him about the opening of his new contemporary art gallery.

How many careers have you had? What is your current title?

One. Partner & Director of DCKT Contemporary, Inc.

What project will you be working on next?

Upcoming shows here and art related travel:

May 7 - June 18: Mario M. Muller: Heaven or Las Vegas @ DCKT

early June weeklong trip to Los Angeles & San Francisco for studio visits, gallery & museum visits, artist openings

June 24 - August 12: In My Empire Life is Sweet: Rosana Castrillo Diaz, Augusto Di Stefano, Dan Steinhilber (curated by Tyler Green) @ DCKT

late June/july trip to New Mexico (to go to The Lightning Field) , LA, and Japan (hopefully)

Your house is burning down. What one possession (aside from human/animal life) would you grab on the way out?

As much of my art collection as possible.

When and how did we meet?

Boston University, 1992. We met as a result of my friendships with your suitemates in your dorm room. I don't remember the exact first time we met but I have visions of you in coxswain gear.

LA - RES Screening Series (04/26/05)

RES invites you to our monthly series showcasing brand new music videos, short films and motion graphics.

This month, filmmaker Brian Beletic will present a mini-retrospective of his work including Discover Hip Hop, El-P, Basement Jaxx and the world premiere of his Fatboy Slim video.

Also screening: U.S. Premiere of short film Le Regulateur, new music videos for Gorillaz, The Arcade Fire, Mad Action, as well as the latest Chemical Brothers music video by Dom & Nic.

See breaking new work on the big screen, hear from special guests in attendance and join us for a drink and gifts from Verve Records following the screening with DJs Todd Roberts & Kiino Villand at Geisha House (screening ticket required).

Tuesday, April 26, 8:00 p.m.

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
$10

BUY TICKETS NOW:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=583950&interf
ace=resfestla

INFO AND PROGRAM LIST:
http://www.res.com/events
Info: 310-826-1298 | events@res.com

LA - "Fucking Idol" (04/28/05)

THURS APR 28H!!

iheartcomix, dim mak records, OBEY & FILTER magazine present: !!!!!! FUCKING AWESOME !!!!!

@ BEAUTY BAR (cahuenga & hollywood)

FUCKING IDOL!! THE BILLY IDOL RECORD RELEASE PARTY!!!
W/ SHEPARD FAIREY (OBEY GIANT)!!!
DJ FRANKI CHAN
DJ STEVE AOKI KID MILLIONAIRE

doors 10pm

FREE
21+

SF - Mr. Cartoon, Estevan Oriol & Rob Abeyta (05/19/05 - 06/09/05)

Upper Playground in association with SA Studios presents: MR. CARTOON, ESTEVAN ORIOL AND ROB ABEYTA

OPENING RECEPTION: May 19th, 7-9pm

FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 FILLMORE STREET
SAN FRANCISCO

More Info: www.fifty24sf.com

NYC - The Royal Magazine Issue 5 Release Party (04/27/05)

NYC - Jim Hodge's "Look and See" (05/05/05 - 10/30/05)

Celebrate the opening of Jim Hodges' Look and See with your friends at Creative Time.

Thursday, May 5th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
(Two West Street @ Battery Place)

Jim Hodges' new 9-ton sculpture, Look and See, is a camouflage curtain that transports visitors to a refractive environment fusing their own fluid image with the opposing landscapes of skyscrapers and nature in Lower Manhattan. Hodges transforms materials explored in previous works-shattered mirrors, cutouts, and camouflage-and combines them with stainless steel for the first time, pushing his practice into new terrain.

Jim Hodges is the fifth artist to participate in Creative Time's Art on the Plaza, following internationally acclaimed artists Jim Campbell, Gary Hume, Zhang Huan, and Shirazeh Houshiary & Pip Horne. Art on the Plaza is an ongoing public sculpture series presented at The Ritz-Carlton in Battery Park in cooperation with Millennium Partners and The Battery Park City Authority.

More info: Creative Time

Taipei - Phunk Studio's "Baroqracy" (05/07/05 - 06/12/05)

:phunk will be holding an exhibition in Pixie Gallery Taipei, called Baroqracy.

Show Opening 07 May, 2005.

PIXIE GALLERY
1F, NO 46, LANE 51,SEC.1,
DA-AN RD, TAIPEI,TAIWAN.
Ph: 886-2-27118289

For more info on the show, pls mail to: pixie.mail@gmail.com or check out phunk studio.

Tokion Magazine King of Zine Contest!

Tokion Magazine Proudly Presents the King of Zine Contest! This is a call for entries!

Create your own zine to win big prizes!
1st Prize: One year of health insurance!
Plus have your magazine reprinted through Tokion.
2nd Prize: $500

THE DEADLINE IS JULY 1ST, 2005
All zines must be produced using a standard photocopy machine.
Entrants must submit a minimum of 10 copies.
Tokion is not responsible for returning any submissions.

Winning zines will be selected by our panel of distinguished judges:
Kevin Lyons, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Deanne Cheuk, Ed Templeton, Eva Prinz of Rizzoli Books, REAS, Carlo McCormick, Sarah from Colette, Adrian Tomine and KAWS.

Mail your entries to:

Tokion Magazine
attn: King of Zine
78 Clinton Street Ground Floor
New York, NY 10002

For all the latest info on the King of Zine contest please go to Tokion.com or to Ouchthewebsite.com

Special thanks to Tylenol for the health insurance.

pretty kitties and funny bunnies.

our cats, atari and godzuki recently posed for friends and artists kozy and dan (kozyndan). you can see the finished piece at their upcoming show at the sixspace gallery in may (mark your calendars now, there's a lot going on that weekend). we're very proud of all parties involved.

if you're slow to hop on the kozyndan train, they've got a pretty special sense of humor that spills into their art work. they're pretty prolific too balancing personal with commercial work -- i'm sure you've seen their illustrations in various publications and on record album covers.

bunny blossoms was recently released and it's already an overnight fan favorite. bring a little cheer into your home with this fun representation of cherry blossoms. perfect for spring. and it can be yours for only $15.

NYC - Liquid Architecture "Live Statement" (04/22/05)

Deitch Projects presents LIQUID ARCHITECTURE
Live Statement
Friday, April 22, 2005 at 8PM

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

a few words.

two decades worth of saved letters found their way back to me today. i read as much as i could and then threw them all away. i was surprised that these letters still existed as i thought i'd gotten rid of most of them in years past. having lived in well under a thousand square feet for the last 14 years, i've gotten pretty good at getting rid of the superficially sentimental (i do keep some letters that mark milestones in my life). having recently moved from new york city to los angeles i was already familiar with the weeding process throwing away wedding cards from well wishers i did not know (my parents' friends) and countless post cards from well traveled friends. the only cards i kept were those from the dearly departed.

looking back and reading over the handwritten mementos, i realize that these letters are simply, records of a time that really do not exist for me anymore. with email today, it seems as though the only mail i receive is impersonal. and on that occassion when i do get something personalized, i'm ridiculously happy. i hope that once i settle back into a routine, i'm going to take the time to write a few notes. memos worth chucking out and maybe some worth keeping for a lifetime. the truth is, i'm not sure i know what your handwriting looks like, and isn't that kind of weird?

the more i move the more i realize that i simply do not have the space to harbor such tokens. however, it was a pleasure to see names i hadn't remembered in decades. i don't wish to re-initiate friendships from the past but i do wish that someday these old pen pals and friends of mine, might find my letters and remember that time as fondly i do.

LA - Gary Baseman @ Kidrobot (04/20/05)

Surprise Signing for Kidrobot LA! Gary Baseman will be signing Dumb Lucks this Wednesday, April 20th! Gary Baseman will be signing from 7-9pm so you might as well go stand in line now to secure your spot. Only 75 of the highly anticipated Dumb Luck NYC Editions will be available Wednesday night.

the kid enters the picture.

okay. kevin and britney are not the only ones expecting. stop. don't even think about it. neither are we fools, but holy f*#@(!$ shit, a lot of our friends are preggers, popping little ones out, or picking them up (adopting that is). and good for them. good-bye sleep. ME, ME, ME now means well, not YOU.

kids rock. at least the well behaved, polite, and less hyper ones do. we're nowhere near wanting them yet. but i'm looking forward to being the cool (and maybe a little nutty) auntie. i don't want to spoil your kids, but i wouldn't mind teaching them a few things. dibs on bikes!

she's crafty pixie cap & maryjane bootie set. $48

i'm so frugal, my future spawn are going to rock the salvation army special (just like i did). however, for A and E's newborn son, M, we bought this exquisite she's crafty heirloom knit set. M's parents have given us enough things in our lifetime to make us feel special so we thought it was only appropriate to give him something, well...something nice that might last awhile. i hope M enjoys being fitted in luxurious merino wool. hey hadley, any chance of ever making i don't know, something for mom?!

and when your little rascal graduates to keeping it real in his/her diaper, don't forget to kit them in infantile -- original baby clothing for the beautiful losers set. the designs are so dope i wish they were made in regular kids sizes so i could rock them.

LA - Kozyndan "Pilgrimage" (05/07/05 - 06/04/05)

KOZYNDAN :: PILGRIMAGE
May 7 - June 4, 2005

Reception: Saturday, May 7 from 7-10pm (kozyndan will be in attendance)
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 12-6pm

This May, sixspace is proud to present a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based team of artist/illustrators kozyndan (Dan and Kozue Kitchens). Known for their digitally painted pencil drawings of contemporary urban cityscapes and surreal interior spaces, Pilgrimage will be the first exhibition by kozyndan to feature only original one-of-a-kind paintings and drawings. These works will depict characters in a state of movement, either on their journey or the interruptions that befall them during this journey.

Since the late 1990s, the collaboration between the kozyndan has resulted in a series of personal works that often reflect their affection – and repulsion – for the rampant urban sprawl and technological overload that characterize everyday city life. Their detailed drawings portray realistic urban panoramas, which on closer inspection often reveal absurd scenarios. In one, for example, elderly Chinese women, armed only with dim-sum, stave off an aerial attack on San Francisco’s Chinatown, while in another, marauding day-glo bunnies take on Manhattan. According to Dan, the pair’s work portrays their “unease with and love of the modern world.”

Koznydan’s other work includes album covers for Weezer, John Mayer, Daedelus, Lyrics Born, and the Postal Service, as well as magazine illustrations for Colors, Tokion, Giant Robot, XLR8R, among others. They’ve also completed commercial projects for RES Fest, Electronic Arts, Nike, Wieden+Kennedy and Idn, and they’ve produced an array of products featuring their artwork including posters, books (their first, Urban Myths, was recently published by Giant Robot) and t-shirts. The couple has exhibited work in galleries in Los Angeles, Houston, Toronto, and London.

*If you are interested in being placed on the preview/wait list for artwork by kozyndan, please contact the gallery.

Kyle Ranson "Braille" (04/16/05 - 05/15/05)

Kyle Ranson & The 14th St Freak Out!

Braille: New works by Kyle Ranson
Opens: Saturday, April 16, 2005.
5-10pm
Runs: 4/16 - 5/15/05

With Music by Randtonio around 6pm.
*All part of The 14th Street Freak Out* Details below.

Low Gallery
487 14th St. @ Guerrero

In mythology, when one goes into the abyss, the ultimate darkness, this is where the "light" is seen, the light of the spirit. But what if there was no light? what if all revelation came from groping in the darkness, feeling things instead of seeing them? What if the thing you've been looking for your whole life couldn't actually be seen, only felt. What if it's been within your grasp the whole time?

LA - kozyndan "mad L show" (04/09/05)

more info at munky king.

hit this deck.

space invader's released a new skateboard through french skate company, mekanism. i don't know how much it's going to cost. but if you like to collect decks, here's a good one.

RELATED: map quest, a space invader, space invader at subliminal, photos from the rubik show

NYC - Misfits Signing at Kid Robot (04/14/05)

NYC - Ridley Howard (04/07/05 - 05/07/05)

Zach Feuer Gallery

Exhibition dates: April 7 - May 7, 2005
Opening reception: April 9, 2005

RIDLEY HOWARD

Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL) is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Brooklyn-based artist Ridley Howard. For this show, Howard will present a series of new large and small scale paintings. The exhibition will run from April 7th to May 7th, 2005.

Ridley Howard's most recent work blends the epic and banal in beautifully painted images of simple interactions. The works casually allude to masculine melodrama or male sentimentality and longing with delicacy and subtle humor. Loosely based on his own relationships, experiences, and imagination, the work functions like a daydream, where memory, longing, and external influences shape a personal fiction.

JPG Magazine Call for Entries

JPG Magazine News: http://jpgmag.com

+ Submit Your FABULOUS Photo

JPG Magazine Issue 3: FABULOUS is now open for submissions! What does "fabulous" look like to you? Submit your fabulous photo today!

http://jpgmag.com/submit/

Stockholm - Wes Lang "American Beauty" & Eddie Martinez "Cool Beans Brother" (04/08/05 - 05/22/05)

GALLERI LOYAL IS PROUD TO WELCOME YOU TO WES LANG'S AND EDDIE MARTINEZ FIRST EUROPEAN SOLO SHOW!

Friday April 8:th *** 6pm - 9pm *** Galleri Loyal, Stockholm Sweden

i can't...stop laughing.

HOC: hola, i tried to give away one of your I CAN'T cards earlier this week and it didn't work. i still had to drive to long beach to pick up a friend who was to cheap to pay for a flight to lax. so i was going to ask for a refund but realized that i didn't pay shit for it.

POROUS: Call me next time the card don't work...or better have the individual whos denying the card call me...(707) XXX-1447...I took speech classes in grade school. Love Porous

related: humor me.

NY - Fiona Tan "Correction" (04/09/05 - 06/04/05)

FIONA TAN: CORRECTION
April 9 - June 4, 2005
New Museum of Contemporary Art / Chelsea

Fiona Tan's Correction will be the first commission presented at the New Museum as part of the Three M Project, a consortium between the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, to commission and exhibit new works of art by emerging international artists.

In Correction, Tan uses video portraiture to explore stereotypes and representation by filming approximately 300 prison inmates and guards in four U.S. facilities. Each forty-second portrait features an anonymous inmate or guard standing as still as possible in front of the camera as they are filmed framed from the waist up, a reference to the Amerikanische Einstellung (the American shot) technique used in Hollywood in the 30's, 40's and 50's. The intense focus of her camera's gaze turns each prisoner from an anonymous statistic into a distinct individual.

LA - Art2Art (04/14/05 -05/10/05)

2005 april 14 - may 10
Art2Art #1created by elizabeth ai

Event Host: Tracey Tee of Aunt Beep & Elizabeth Ai of RTEA www.rtea.org
Benefit/Outreach of Choice: Beepers 4 Bazoo http://www.auntbeep.blogspot.com

Place: Little Pedro’s Blue Bongo www.littlepedros.com
901 E. 1st St. Downtown LA CA 90012
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2005 (Exhibition up until May 10)
Time: 8pm-2am
Cost: $1 donation at door

Art2Art Mission:

Art2Art is an Art Show, a Fundraiser and an Opportunity. It is a community gathering of businesses, charities, and artists who seek to further their endeavors by celebrating the successes and challenges of their peers.

LA - Dean Sameshima "Young Men At Play" (04/02/05 - 05/14/05)

Peres Projects Presents Dean SAMESHIMA: Young Men At Play

April 2 - May 14, 2005

Opening: Saturday, April 2nd, 6 to 8 pm

Megan Lindeman, Gallery Assistant

Peres Projects
969 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012

info@peres-projects.com
www.peres-projects.com
T 213.617.1100
F 213.617.1141

NYC - Michael Bevilacqua @ Deitch (04/05/05 - 04/30/05)

MICHAEL BEVILACQUA
SURFACE TO AIR
APRIL 5 - 30, 2005

OPENING TUESDAY APRIL 5, 6-9 PM

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
PH 212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954
WWW.DEITCH.COM

LA - Brendan Monroe + Giant Robot Opening (04/02/05)

more info: brendan monroe, junc gallery, and giant robot

LA - "I Am 8-Bit" (04/19/05 - 05/20/05)

where: 7020 melrose ave, los angeles, ca

more info: i am 8 bit, gallery nineteen eighty eight

NYC - "Welcome 2 the Jungle" (04/09/05 - 04/30/05)

Welcome 2 the Jungle
April 9 - 30, 2005

Opening: Saturday, April 9, 6-8 PM

Helen Altman Chris Ballantyne Isidro Blasco castaneda/reiman Zoe Crosher Kim Krans David Lefkowitz Mario M. Muller Maria E. Piñeres Christina Ray William Swanson Tony de los Reyes Timothy Tompkins

NYC - Jet & Rubble "Our Junk Is Jacked" (04/13/05 - 05/08/05)

jet+rubble are a team-of-two living in New York who set out to change perspectives. Primarily posting multi-layered, multi-colored stencil work and hand-cut stickers, they’ve spent the past few years taking what is overlooked in our everyday lives and flipping those things back on themselves.

jet+rubble
urban environmentalists
jetandrubble@hotmail.com

Philly - Josh Owen "big ideas / small packages" (04/01/05 - 05/27/05)

JOSH OWEN
big ideas / small packages

APRIL 1 - MAY 27, 2005

OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, April 1, 2005, 6-9pm
222gallery, 222vine street, Philadelphia, Pa 19106

Press contact:
Karl Peters, 222gallery
tel: 215.873.0750
email: info@222gallery.com

PHILADELPHIA - JOSH OWEN : big ideas / small packages opens at 222gallery on April 1, 2005. In this exhibition, industrial and graphic designer Josh Owen will be showing newly designed products in a series of vignettes throughout the gallery. The show will focus on Owen's smaller objects, including his tone knob lamp for Umbra, clocks for Benza, a lamp and table for Bozart, and others for Kikkerland; several of them on view to the public for the first time in this exhibition.

Raised by an archaeologist, trained as a sculptor and visual-anthropologist, and for the past seven years a professor of industrial design, Josh Owen has focused his energies on what he calls "the perfect marriage of his upbringing and educational experiences." As a result, Owen's vision manifests itself in a body of avant-garde product designs. In this, his first solo exhibition of mass-produced work, Owen has chosen to focus on storytelling through small, common objects reinvented through this unique approach. The installations tell an interconnected story of how each object's presence can amplify its environment through the statement it makes.

Brooklyn - "Dine-In Theater" (03/31/05)

We are now accepting reservations for the first installment of our \"Dine-In Theater\"; an exclusive, gourmet dining event at The Archive on Thursday, March 31st at 8PM. We will be showing Luis Bunuel\'s Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie\", an absurdist indictment of French bourgeois society. In the film a group of friends gather to enjoy adinner party but their efforts are constantly thwarted by bizarre turns of events. During the film, each course will be timed to mirror the interruptions of the dinner guests on-screen, thereby transforming the act of dining into a surrealist exercise in its own right.

Our guest chef Leighton Edmondson has prepared two menu options; one to accommodate our veggie friendly clientele and one for the carnivores.

First Course:
Salad Tricolor (arugula, radicchio, watercress)
with a homemade mustard vinaigrette

Main Course:
Cumin Roast Pork with Apple Brandy Compote (Calvados)
with Sauerkraut Red Cabbage

or

Gnocchi accompanied by two sauces: Roasted Garlic Sage Butter and Wild Mushroom
all with Reggio Parmigiano

Both come with a side of Smashed Rutabaga

Dessert:
Lemon Ice with Goat Cheese and Balsamic Strawberries

LA - Frank Kozik at Kid Robot (03/30/05)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th 7-9 PM

FRANK KOZIK

ART OPENING AND TOY SIGNING!

San Francisco Artist Frank Kozik is credited with single handedly reviving the "lost" art of the concert poster. Frank's creative career exploded along with the underground rock scene in the mid-eighties. Highly sought after by collectors all over the world, Kozik's prints, sculptures, and toys are frequently featured in well known galleries in the USA, Europe, and Japan. His poster art is a staple at venues such as CBGBs in New York City and La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles. March 30th marks the date of Frank Kozik's second show with Kidrobot. Frank will be showing new work and one-of-a-kind custom toys.

Kidrobot will be releasing a new Kozik Smorkin' Dunny toy on opening night, and Frank will be on hand to sign toys and prints.

LA - Sarah Cromarty and Karin Weiner "Forecast & Conditions" (04/02/05 - 04/30/05)

Sarah Cromarty and Karin Weiner :: Forecast & Conditions

April 2 - April 30, 2005 :: Reception: Saturday, April 2 from 7-10pm

(gallery opens at 5pm) :: All are invited

@ sixspace :: 549 West 23rd Street, Los Angeles (downtown)

On April 2nd, sixspace is proud to present Forecast & Conditions, the major Los Angeles exhibition debut of Sarah Cromarty (Los Angeles) and Karin Weiner (Brooklyn). Cromarty and Weiner are both heavily influenced by the landscape and are exploring various ideas pertaining to nature and our environment. Through appropriation they re-construct items such as vintage paintings, cut-outs of publications and books, and/or fabric to (re)create an entirely new object and context.

Sarah Cromarty’s painting practice involves acts of re-appropriation, defacement and recreation. The foundation of her work is the landscape paintings acquired at second-hand stores as merchandise that then undergo transformations via the artist’s hand such as remounting, cutting, scraping, gluing, collage, varnishing, and the subtle additions of color. In Forecast & Conditions, Cromarty presents a new work including a snow paintings series that function paradoxically (both ugly and beautiful, cynical and optimistic, attractive and repulsive), palm tree landscapes, and carved vintage "Time Life" nature books. Through her work, particularly the snow paintings, Cromarty is interested in transforming mundane spaces into something magical. (Sarah Cromarty is currently pursuing her BFA at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Her work was most recently seen in Can’t See the Forest at sixspace and artLA.)

Karin Weiner connects the contemporary aspect of life, with technology and the completely discovered world, with a historical past rooted in nature. She creates falsely constructed scenes of the landscape via cut-out images of birds, wolves, and flora from publications such as National Geographic (items that are indeed foreign to her within her everyday very urban landscape); these imaginary visual realms, created from real things, form a compelling narrative that allows the viewer to question reality. In Forecast & Conditions, Weiner presents these landscape works along with cut-out images of mid-century women, again re-inserting a historical image into a distorted and manipulated context, large-scale bird collage works on paper, and a large installation featuring five clouds made of re-constructed fabric hanging from the gallery ceiling. (Weiner received her MFA from Hunter College, New York and her BFA from the University of Vermont, Burlington. She has recently exhibited in her solo exhibition Shades of White at ZieherSmith. New York and in the group show Happy Medium at New York’s Clementine Gallery, curated by Meghan Dailey.)

To view complete exhibition details visit:
http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/cromartyweiner2005/pressrelease.php
For image preview request & questions contact: Caryn Coleman at 213.765.0248 or caryn@sixspace.com

PARIS - Deanna Templeton "Only Once" (04/07/05 - 04/28/05)

Deanna Templeton’s exhibition at n.44 in Paris is her first solo show outside of the U.S. and features large scale (24x36 and 30x30) black and white photographs from her series of “autographed girls”and other portraits. Her photos capture the young groupies who flock to skateboarding events in Southern California, not as skateboarders themselves, but as fans of the skaters who perform.

Shooting photos seriously since 1998, Deanna documents this world as one of its insiders. Married to Ed Templeton since 1991, she is intimately familiar with the skater subculture that has increasingly attracted media attention, and in the process elevated many of its members to rock star status. Her photographs capture these young women proudly displaying the autographs they've collected at these events. The skaters scrawl their names across their bodies, often on their bras or breasts and, in turn, the young women beam with pride at the camera.

LA - The Drama Presents "A to Z" (04/06/05)

The Drama Presents: A to Z

@ New Image on 1005 N Fairfax

This is a one-night only event, lasting from 7pm - 10pm on April 6, 2005

Original works by: Jordan Crane Lump Lipshitz Henrik Drescher Saelee Oh Kevin Christy Lee Misenheimer Maya Hayuk Yoko Kondo Katsuo Design Helge Reumann Frank McAuley Cosdy Hudson Phil Elverum Matt Irving Dan McCarthy Evah Fan Eduardo Recife Mauro Gatti James Jean Xavier Robel Syrup Helsinki Sammy Harkham Rachell Sumpter Ed Martinez Tom Gauld Matthew Curry

Coinciding with the release of their newest issue, The Drama is proud to present A TO Z, a collection of twenty six 15" x 15" works by an international group of artists, representing all corners of the US, England, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, and Brazil. Each piece is an interpretation of a letter of the alphabet, ranging anywhere from An Affable Attack to Zeus. The artists involved bring together a full spectrum of underground, emerging, and contemporary artists whose works cross the borders between illustration, comic art, photography, design, and more.

LA - RES Brazil Event (03/29/05)

BRAZIL EVENT IN LA

Ginga

RES is hosting a special installment of its monthly screening series in Los Angeles this week, dedicated to the celebration of contemporary Brazilian art and culture. The event will feature the premiere of GINGA: The Soul of Brazilian Football, a new documentary film from the producers of City of God. We will also be screening a selection of the best shorts, music videos and motion graphics from RESFEST Brazil. Special guests representing the cultural wealth of Brazil will include filmmaker Marcelo Machado, designers Lobo and artists Os Gemeos. The screening will be followed by a party offering Brazilian food and drinks, as well as music courtesy of DJs Diplo (recently renowned for his Brazilian booty-bass mix Favelas on Blast) and Sergio Mielniczenko. The night gets started at 8:00 pm at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood).

If you're a subscriber of RES ALERT and would like to attend this special free event, you qualify for an invite. If you have not signed up for RES ALERT, you can do so here.

NYC- EC ISSUE 14 RELEASE PARTY + RICKY'S SLIDE SHOW (03/31/05)

EDUCATED COMMUNITY ISSUE 14 RELEASE PARTY + RICKY'S SLIDE SHOW

We're celebrating the launching of Educated Community magazine issue 14!

Photographer Ricky Powell will be on hand to present his famous slide show. 100 goodie bags will be given out plus a raffle for Ricky's book and other prizes, so do not forget to bring your business card!

Space is limited so RSVP is a must. RSVP here: event@ecnyc.org.

@ Pancake Studio
Address: 158 Grand Street, Suite 204, NYC 10013
Date: March 31st, 2005
Hour: 8pm -midnight
(btw Lafayette and Centre St.)
http://ecnyc.org

the art of getting up.

image property of banksy

last week english artist banksy hit the museum of modern art, the metropolitan museum of art, the brooklyn museum and the american museum of natural history. he installed four of his own pieces of work, one in each museum, and sent photo proof to the must-read compendium of street art, the wooster collective. within 24 hours of the wooster collective posting banksy's exclusive photos, the ny times scooped the story. then NPR. and now, everybody else. the street art community is excitedly discussing/praising the happenings.

it's not the first time banksy has hit prestigious museums. last year he installed work at the natural history museum of london. but it's the first time stateside so american media is all up on it.

image property of invader

it should also be noted that banksy is not the only street artist that has ever pulled the wool over museum eyes. french artist, invader successfully installed his work at the louvre...in 1998!

it is a fun idea to reclaim the museums the way peeps reclaim the streets. and i'm happy for all those involved on a job well done. keep rockin' the establishment, please!

LA - Peres Projects Presents THE VOYAGE OF LADY MIDNIGHT SNOWDROPS THROUGH DOUBLE STAR DEATH (03/26/05)

The World Music Institute together with Peres Projects Presents:

Xu Han Wei & Terence KOH
Kohbunny Beijing Opera Company in

THE VOYAGE OF LADY MIDNIGHT SNOWDROPS THROUGH DOUBLE STAR DEATH

location:
outside of Peres Projects, Los Angeles
969 Chung King Road
LA, CA 90012

ONE NIGHT ONLY, Saturday, March 26th, performance begins at 9 PM

Please contact info@peres-projects.com or visit www.peresprojects.com
for further information

Sarah Walzer, Gallery Manager
Peres Projects
969 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012
sarah@peres-projects.com
www.peres-projects.com
T 213.617.1100
F 213.617.1141

Paris - Space Invader "Rubik Space" (03/24/05 - 05/07/05)

March 24th 2005 - May 7th 2005

RUBIK SPACE
An exhibition of Invader at Patricia Dorfmann gallery.
Signature of a new catalog during the opening.

to know more : http://www.space-invaders.com/rubik.html

RUBIK SPACE
du 24 mars au 07 mai 2005

Vernissage 24 mars 18h - 21h
+signature du catalogue

GALERIE PATRICIA DORFMANN
61 rue de la Verrerie / 75004 Paris
T 01 42 77 55 41 F 01 42 77 72 74
Info: galerie@patriciadorfmann.com

RELATED: map quest, a space invader, space invader at subliminal

UPDATE: photos from the show.

NYC - Rex Ray at DWR

Rex Ray comes to DWR's Upper East Side Studio.

Meet lauded visual artist and graphic designer Rex Ray www.rexray.com and view his newest collage and resin works at the DWR Upper East Side Studio on Wednesday, March 30, from 7:30 to 9:30pm. The event, co-sponsored by San Francisco's Haley Martin Gallery (www.haleymartin.com), will also introduce Ray's book, "Cut&Paste," which will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Ray's work has received the 1994 Publish Magazine Award, was selected by Swatch for its competitive designer watch series and is represented in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres as you mingle with other art and design lovers.

RSVP to e62nd@dwr.com by Monday, March 28.

An Evening with Rex Ray
DWR Upper East Side Studio
Wednesday, March 30, 7:30-9:30pm
27 East 62nd Street (at Madison Avenue)
For directions click here - http://www.dwr.com/nyceast62.cfm

LA - Transport Gallery "Hell Yeah!" (03/25/05)

Transport Gallery presents:

"HELL YEAH!"
A Transport Gallery Benefit Party
We've made you say "hell yeah!" for 2 years and we want to keep on doing it!

Hosted by Transport Gallery and our good friends and supporters At Little Pedro's Blue Bongo Bar

"ALL-GOOD" FRIDAY, MARCH 25 10pm-3am

Little Pedro's Blue Bongo Bar
901 E.1st St LA, CA 90012

We will have multiple original art works available by raffle from artists Shepard Fairey, Robbie Conal, Ro-starr, Edward Colver, Doze Green, Buffmonster, Spectr, Kofie, Dez Einswell, and others!

Raffle Tickets Are $7 each and $25 for 5!

Drawing will be held between 1-1:30am

Spectr Brand Clothing will also be for sale and Frecuencia Modulada FM (fashion & music) both stylee With the good deals on selective variety of: New vintage recycled fashion & records.

DJ's B+, Eric Coleman, Jeremy Sole, DJ Chachin, King Ruly and others will produce beatsof ill-matic nature through-out the night!

RED STRIPE BEER WILL BE SOLD FOR $2 BUCKS...DRINK RED STRIPE, IT HELPS TRANSPORT GALLERY. THE BLUE BONGO WILL ALSO HAVE IT'S NORMAL FULLY STOCKED BAR AS WELL!

GOOD FOOD WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM PLAYFOOD SO, COME HUNGRY!

Miami - CREATION STEPPER: NYC 2 MIA (03/26/05)

LA - Tiffany Bozic "One Hundred Seasons" (03/19/05 - 05/07/05)

One Hundred Seasons
New Works by Tiffany Bozic

Mar. 19 - May. 7

A beloved figure in San Francisco's underground art scene, Tiffany Bozic is broadening her audience and her perspective, bringing her luminous painting and exquisite draftsmanship back to BLK/MRKT Gallery for her first solo show.

Her work is both powerful and exceedingly fine. Her paintings and drawings are insistently figurative, though at times her imagery possesses a cryptic symbolism that borders on the abstract.

opening reception: Saturday, March 19th, 2005, 6-10 pm

@ BLK/MRKT Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California

310.837.1989
http://www.blkmrktgallery.com

SF - Caitlin Kuhwald @ Low Gallery (03/19/05 - 04/10/05)

NYC - Move #13 curated by Rich Jacobs (03/17/05 - 04/16/05)

more info: clementine gallery

NYC - DIGITAL PLAY: RELOADED (03/18/05)

DIGITAL PLAY: RELOADED
OPENING RECEPTION

Friday, March 18
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
RECEPTION

7:00 p.m.
LIVE PERFORMANCE BY ARTISTS PRIZE BUDGET FOR BOYS

Museum of the Moving Image welcomes Pac-Mondrian and nine other irreverent and innovative digital games to an upgraded, expanded version of Digital Play, the Museum’s interactive exhibition of video games and game-based art.

Digital Play: Reloaded opens on Friday, March 18, 2005, with appearances and a 7:00 p.m. performance by the makers of Pac-Mondrian, a video “artcade” game created by the Toronto-based art collective Prize Budget for Boys. The exhibition will be shown in the Museum’s William Fox Gallery, where all of the games and installations can be played by visitors. Digital Play Reloaded will be open to the public on weekends through May 30, 2005.

Austin - WEAPONS INSPECTORS :: CONVERSE SNEAKER SHOW (03/19/05)

Aerosol Warfare Presents the:
WEAPONS INSPECTORS :: CONVERSE SNEAKER SHOW
60 Artists - 60 Sneakers
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Saturday. March 19th SWSX
Motive 807 - 710 Brazos. Austin, Texas
512.275.7385a
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DJ's Scuba Gooding Sr. and Donnie D
Live Ice Sculpting by The Reverend Butter
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Here's a look at Zoltron's shoe:
http://zoltron.com/shoeseum/

Online Art Gallery For Your Mobile Phone

WOOSTERCOLLECTIVE.COM LAUNCHES WOOSTER MOBILE, THE WORLD’S FIRST CURRATED ONLINE ART GALLERY FOR YOUR MOBILE PHONE

New York, New York, March 14 2005

Today, WoosterCollective.com, a leading international showcase for urban/street art announced the launch of Wooster Mobile, a curated online art gallery of downloadable artwork designed for your mobile phone by a group of the world’s most prominent contemporary artists. Images from Wooster Mobile can now be downloaded onto mobile phones around the world at www.woostercollective.com/mobile.

Marc and Sara Schiller, founders of the Wooster Collective said – “Our goal with Wooster Mobile is to provide contemporary artists with a new revenue stream and at the same time, generate funds for a terrific cause. All of the Wooster Collective revenue from this project is being donated to a wonderful non-profit organization called Keep A Child Alive (www.keepachildalive.com). Keep A Child Alive provides life saving drugs to children and families in Africa who are dying each day of AIDS simply because they don't have access to the drugs that can save and prolong their lives.”

NYC - The Fischerspooner Excellent Workshop Open Studio

The Fischerspooner Excellent Workshop Open Studio, is a series held at 110 North First Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn every Thursday through April 7, 2005. The Salon reveals the work that formed the basis of inspiration for Fischerspooner's pending new album, and previews new tracks for the first time. This project was created to encourage participation and experimentation in the creative process that surrounds Fischerspooner, and has been a breeding ground of ideas and references for their new bodies of work in music and art. Each gathering showcases the work of a range of artists involved in Fischerspooner's creative world and has spanned dance, performance, music, photography, painting and installation.

more info: deitch events

NYC - On The Subject of War (02/12/03 - 03/27/05)

Artists Bobby Neel Adams, Mike Asente, Barnstormers, Nina Berman, Melissa Dubbin & Aaron S. Davidson, Ron Haviv, Susan Meiselas, Eve Sussman, Patricia Thornley, Sarah Trigg and photographs by anonymous WWII photographers from the collection of Edward C. Graves.

Curated by Kathleen Gilrain

February 12 – March 27, 2005
Artists' Reception: Saturday, February 12 from 7-9pm
Smack Mellon Members Preview: Saturday, February 12 from 6-7pm

Smack Mellon
56 Water Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 11201
phone 718-834-8761
gallery hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12:00 – 6:00pm

LA - Evil Monito x Creative Recreation "The Story" (03/19/05)

Workhorse Studios presents Evil Monito x Creative Recreation - The Story

The Story will be an presentation of events chronicling the journeys of both companies - Evil Monito and Creative Recreation - respectively.

This interactive piece will trace the beginnings, the hardships, and the growth that one undertakes to realize one's goals. Presently, Evil Monito and Creative Recreation collaborated to create a shoe that signifies a mutual and respectable union. We invite one and all to experience The Story.

The Beat Junkies will be providing the evening's soundtrack. The EM x Cr8 shoes will also be available for on-site purchase. Special Family Tee/Canister development on behalf of SBSTNS will also be available for purchase. After party will take place at Tangiers, please email: carl@climaxglobal.com to be added to the guest list.

Location:

4210 SANTA MONICA BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90029
(323) 666-6163

DOORS OPEN 7 PM - 11 PM

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OFFICIAL DEBUT OF
EM X CR8 LUCIANOS
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SPECIAL DEPLOYMENT OF FAMILY TEE/CANISTER BY SBSTNS

SF - A World of Influence (03/16/05 - 04/30/05)

URBIS ARTIUM presents A World of Influence

Paintings, Murals, Installations from the Workhorse Collective

Featuring a sampling of work from Antwerp, Bristol, Berlin, Oakland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Rhode Island, San Diego and San Francisco

Featuring:
Adam 5100 / Empte Eyes / Ephameron / Erick Rodriguez / Evol CTink / Lesley Reppeteaux / Logan Hicks / KGBE Rotgut / Man One / Nick Walker / Pisa 73 CTink / Sean Starwars / Surge MDR

March 16th - April 30th, 2005
Opening Reception
March 17th 6:30-10:00pm

Urbis Artium Gallery
140 Second Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.urbis-artium.com

NYC - Os Gemeos "Cavaleiro Marginal" (03/12/05 - 04/02/05)

Os Gemeos
Cavaleiro Marginal
March 12 - April 2, 2005

Opening March 12, 6-9PM

Deitch Projects
76 Grand Street
New York, NY 10013
PH  212.343.7300
FAX 212.343.2954

love theme.

i'm a magazine junkie. i subscribe to more titles than everyone in your household combined. i'm a page turning banshee with a short attention span. you've got eight seconds to sell me. my eyes examine print quality while my fingers caress cover stock. weird, but if you rub wrong, sorry, i can't read you. i don't even want to hold you! working in publishing fuels my habit and is a ready excuse for plopping down $20 every so often in the name of research. it's my duty to report to you, dear readers, when something newsworthy hits my mailbox.

introducing theme magazine, straight out of new york city, launching nationwide this week. theme is a delicately designed culture title fulfilling my desire for clean and clever without slacking off on multi-syllabic words. admittedly, i was a bit hesitant noticing the all-asian content but after about five seconds i found myself totally absorbed reading all the words (who actually reads all the words in magazines these days)?! i didn't know whose interview i wanted to read first.

theme's dynamic duo and publishers, john lee and jiae kim lined up an all star cast for their debut issue, appropriately titled, vanguard. hiroshi fujiwara, barry mcgee, and nam june paik all make appearances. theme's vanguard issue is graceful. my only complaint is that the next issue doesn't hit until this summer.

available at your better newsstands. $5.95. quarterly. barry mcgee excerpt.

Stockholm - Adam Green "Animal Dreams" (03/07/05 - 04/02/05)

GALLERI LOYAL IS PROUD TO WELCOME YOU TO ADAM GREEN'S FIRST ART SHOW EVER!

Monday March 7:th *** 6pm - 8pm *** Galleri Loyal, Stockholm Sweden

Hello again! More fun...He sings, He's cute, He makes posters - It's Adam Green!

On Monday Galleri Loyal is holding it's second opening reception (together w our pals at 76) It's Adam Green (from you know, the Moldy Peaches) and he is coming to Galleri Loyal to bring you 100 of his HUGE signed posters (90cm x 110cm) made from his original drawings and to sing us some songs! The drawings are of everything from Garfield and strange insects to portraits! Adam wants everyone to have their own. So the price is low like lo-fi: 250 sek each. The perfect art-gift! Come early to have first pick! Cheap drinks and great music.

At 8pm we take the train to Debaser to see Adam play from a stage!!!

c u monday loyalists!

loyals

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ADAM GREEN
ANIMAL DREAMS
Solo exhibition
March 7:th - April 2:nd

Galleri Loyal, Torsgatan 59, Stockholm, Sweden
+46 (0)8 32 44 91
www.loyalmagazine.com

NYC - DAVID SHRIGLEY AT THE NEW MUSEUM STORE (03/04/05)

DAVID SHRIGLEY AT THE NEW MUSEUM STORE

Join us at the New Museum of Contemporary Art Bookstore for a book signing with Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley.

Date: Friday, March 4th, Time: 6-8PM

Location: New Museum of Contemporary Art Bookstore (556 West 22nd Street, NYC)

Refreshments will be served.

NYC - Jules de Balincourt @ LFL (03/05/05 - 04/02/05)

Jules de Balincourt
"This is Our Town"

March 5th to April 2nd, 2005
opening March 5th 6 to 8PM

www.zachfeuer.com

Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL)
530 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
t. 212 989 7700
f. 212 989 7720
zach@zachfeuer.com

i hear.

toy tokyo is now taking pre-orders for the i-bear, a combo medicom-ipod docking station. perfect for anyone wanting to combine their gadget fetish with their toy fetish. offered in all your favorite ipod mini colors. $60 USD. available in late may.

and if that's not enough, for those of you with bag fetishes, you can also rock the ipod carrying cases by yoshida, makers of japan's bag kings, head porter. artists hand-picked by GAS. available at super select shop, colette. 121 euros. dimensions: 110 x 65 x 25 mm.

LA - P-Towns: Philadelphia/Providence (03/04/05 - 04/02/05)

P-Towns
Philadelphia/Providence

@ New Image on 1005 N Fairfax

March 4 , 2005 - April 2, 2005

OPENING RECEPTION:FRIDAY, March 4, 2005 7-10 PM

NYC - Kimsooja Brings Serenity To Times Square - Videos and Performance (03/11/05)

"Times Square may be one of the world's most chaotic crossroads, but the South Korean-born artist Kimsooja hopes to transform visitors into a state of spiritual serenity." Carol Vogel, The New York Times, February 25, 2005.

From March 10 - June 10, 2005, Conditions of Anonymity, one-minute segments from Kimsooja's lauded video works, A Needle Woman (Kitakyushu), A Beggar Woman (Cairo), and A Laundry Woman (Yamuna River, India), play on Creative Time's 59th Minute: Video Art on the NBC Astrovision by Panasonic. In the heart of Times Square, Kimsooja's video art exudes a spiritual calmness and encourages reflection and introspection.

LA - NEOCON WEST Keynote Address (03/10/05)

Who: GREG LYNN and ALEX MCDOWELL
What: "An L.A. Story"
When: Thursday, March 10, 12-1 PM, ADMISSION IS FREE
Where: L.A. Mart, California Room
Why: Cutting Edge Design and Architecture

Sponsored by METROPOLIS magazine. Underwritten by The Mohawk Group

Kick off the conference with METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Susan Szenasy and designers Greg Lynn and Alex McDowell as they reveal the impact of combining movie studio model making with software-generated architecture. An authority on computer-aided design, Greg Lynn was selected in 2000 by Time Magazine as one of the top design innovators of the 21st century. Lynn specializes in creating exotic forms and is an expert in cutting-edge design and construction techniques. Lynn's projects range from boutique interiors and public housing, to automotive design and special effects in major motion pictures. Production designer Alex McDowell ("The Crow", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Minority Report", "The Cat in the Hat") integrates digital technology with traditional design to create unprecedented control over the look of a film. McDowell recently completed "The Terminal" for Steven Spielberg, constructing a full-sized airport terminal; the largest architectural interior ever built for film.

Don't miss the exciting and valuable NEOCON WEST Keynote Address. Join us on March 10, 2005.

LA - Laura Mosquera :: Rain Check Reception - (03/05/05)

Now that the skies have dried, sixspace would like to invite you to a special encore reception this Saturday in celebration of Laura Mosquera's solo exhibition, Beauty in the Breakdown...

"Rain Check Reception"

Laura Mosquera :: Beauty in the Breakdown

Saturday, March 5th from 5-8pm

@ sixspace :: 549 West 23rd Street

*Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 12-6pm (show is up
through March 19)

Exhibition Page: http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/mosquera2005/index.php

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sixspace
549 West 23rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
www.sixspace.com / art.blogging.la

LA - RES SCREENING (02/28/05)

THANKS TO OUR FINE FRIENDS AT RES, I HAVE COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS TO GIVEAWAY TO THE FIRST FOUR PEOPLE WHO RESPOND TO THIS POST. PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR EMAIL AND I WILL SEND YOU THE DETAILS. ONE TICKET PER PERSON. THANK YOU RES!

RES invites you to our monthly series showcasing brand new music videos, short films and motion graphics.

This month we will present the RESFEST Audience Choice Awards for Best Short Film (Peter Cornwell’s Ward 13) and Best Music Video (Michel Gondry’s Walkie Talkie Man). We will also screen audience favorites from RESFEST Japan and Canada.

The evening will also feature brand new works from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite), Olivier Gondry and Airside plus new music videos such as Shynola’s latest for Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Lemon Jelly, the Postal Service and more!

Bonus action: First 100 audience members get a new pair of Converse shoes!

See breaking new work on the big screen, hear from special guests in attendance and join us for a drink following the screening.

Monday February 28th, 8:00 p.m.

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
$10

BUY TICKETS NOW:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=574866&interface=resfestla

MORE INFO:
http://www.res.com/events
Info: 310-401-0362 | events@res.com

NYC - Low Level All Stars Event (02/23/05 - 02/24/05)

Low Level All Stars, Curated by Cory Arcangel and Radical Software Group. Featuring live performances by Bodenstandig 2000, Treewave and Nullsleep.

February 23 + 24, 7-10pm at 76 Grand Street.

more information: deitch projects

RELATED: super mario movie, Cory Arcangel (Beige), Welcome to my Homepage Artshow

sydney - contemporary palimpsests by jose parla/ease (03/04/05 - 03/18/05)

Jose Parla, Contemporary Palimpsests.
March 4th until March 18th

OPENING: 03/04/05 @7:30 PM

Refill Gallery, Sydney Australia
157 REGENT STREET REDFERN. SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ON +61 2 9698 8921 OR 0431 366 900

jose parla / refill magazine

LA - Neee Deep (02/26/05 - 03/28/05)

Beautiful Decay magazine issue J release party

opening reception: saturday february 26, 6-9 PM

The Lab 101 / Beautiful Decay / Tobin Yelland / Chris Yormick

Interview: Wook Kim

Wook Kim, Hustler of Patterns, 30, New York, NY

Wook Kim sees patterns in every day life and quietly files them away in his head. An avid daydreamer, he is always absorbing his environment. And lucky for us because Wook eventually creates ethereal wall art for our consumption. His world is filled with animals and exotic motifs. Wook graduated from Cranbrook Academy of Art's high profile MFA program and is now teaching textile art at the Rhode Island School of Design. The NY Times recently gave him a shout out. The art world is noticing. It’s about time.

How many careers have you had? What is your current title?

Careers: Artist, Graphic Designer, Textile Designer, Sweatshop Worker, and Teacher. Current Title: Life Juggler.

What project will you be working on next?

Projects that will let me grow and build my utopia.

Your house is burning down. What one possession (aside from human/animal life) would you grab on the way out?

Material objects are replaceable.

When and how did we meet?

David spoke highly of both you and Silvio, during my last few months at Cranbrook. I have to say that I was excited to meet you both. I met you both at the opening of the Joan Mitchell Show at the Whitney during the summer of 2002. Souris you were very animated and Silvio was very reserved. The conversation I remember that night was talking to you about old video game consoles, and I believe that you had just purchased EJ an Atari 2600. It wasn't until I got back from my summer trip and it was in the beginning of the Fall, when we started to have lengthier conversations. I realized and felt that you and the Don were people I were happy to let into my life. You have both been tremendous help for your kindness and for all the times I needed peeps to talk to and lean on.

NYC - GH avisualagency (02/24/05)

NYC - adFunture New York Exhibition (02/21/05 - 03/20/05)

Opening Party: 8:30pm on February 21st

LA - Laura Mosquera "Beauty in the Breakdown" (02/19/05 - 03/19/05)

Laura Mosquera - Beauty in the Breakdown

Reception: Saturday, February 19 from 7-10 pm (Artist will be in attendance)
Continues through March 19
@ sixspace :: 549 West 23rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday from 12-6pm

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To view images: <http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/mosquera2005/index.php>

"Beauty in the Breakdown," the Los Angeles debut solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist Laura Mosquera opens at sixspace this Saturday, February 19th with a reception from 7-10pm. Featuring a new body of her narrative work depicting figures in abstract background planes, Mosquera presents four acrylic-on-canvas paintings (three of which are large scale) and a series of drawings.

Laura Mosquera’s work is grounded in contemporary human experiences and reflections of everyday life exploring the representation of reality and the perception of what is real and its construction using non-linear narrative. They are cinematic depictions of seemingly inconsequential moments describing everyday narratives. While there is no linear narrative there is enough information to suggest a mood open to the interpretation of the viewer. The drawings and paintings are constructed with the use of snapshots. The figures are never posed, but rather captured in a moment, unaware of being documented. The work acts as movie stills, shots of a moment in time. Within the paintings the distance between the color as photographed (as it really was) and the color as painted creates the interpretive space for the viewer.

the ironiclipse cometh.

a lot of thoughts rushed to mind when i found out about the new deitch projects reality tv show, artstar. i passed out. but now i'm okay. listen, i know we've all watched every season of the "real world" (yes you have) and sometimes some other really really bad copycats, but yikes! i thought we covered every subject/industry?! corporate careers. check. daredevils. check. makeovers. check. airlines. check. single losers. check infinity!

leave no fifteen minutes behind. hey art world, it's time for your close up! and of course jeffrey, it had to be you. and you're calling it a television documentary? OMG. get real. it's more junk television! we know the art world is mad. there's lots of pressure and it's super competitive. drama is sure to ensue. i suppose it all adds up to the perfect reality show set up. artists are a sensitive bunch. please take care of them. i wish i had something more positive to say about this. truly. good luck folks. i'll be watching.

SF - Albert Reyes: Free the Slaves (02/12/05 - 03/12/05)

Albert Reyes: Free the Slaves

Show Opens Saturday, Feb 12. 6-10pm

We are pleased to announce the opening of Free the Slaves, a solo exhibition of recent works by LA based artist Albert Reyes featuring paintings, video, and installation. Show openings this Saturday 6-10pm. View a sample of Albert's previous works:
http://lowgallery.com/images/artists/albert_reyes/index.html

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Low Gallery
contact@lowgallery.com
http://www.lowgallery.com
Wednesday - Sunday 12pm - 7pm
487 14th St.
San Francisco, Ca.
94103

humor me.

sifting through old emails, i was reconnected with cario owltooth's wacky and absurdly interesting illustrations (thanks rob). i cruised through his "drawings of art" book #0 half a dozen times. laughing aloud like a fool. the drawings are so bad they're good (like not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good). the messages are highdea-driven. i'm a fan.

illustration property of cario owltooth

"drawings of art" book #1 are available for $2.00. everybody wins.

NYC - Alison Fox at ATM Gallery (02/18/05 - 03/20/05)

alison fox
february 18 - march 20, 2005

opening reception: friday, feb 18, 6-9PM

atm gallery
170 avenue b (btwn 10th and 11th streets)
new york, ny 10009
212.375.0349
www.atmgallery.com
tuesday - sunday 11-6PM

NYC - Def Poetry Jam (02/22/05 - 02/25/05)

From Russell Simmons and the Producers of DEF COMEDY JAM, four more historic days/nights of DEF POETRY JAM will be filmed in New York on February 22, 23, 24, 25, 2005 for HBO. MORE SHOWS, MORE POETRY -- BE PART OF THE LIVE DEF POETRY EXPERIENCE!

There will be two shows each night - 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM except for WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, February 23rd and 24th when there will be three shows - 2:00 PM, 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM. The shows will feature roots stars and future sensations -- URSULA RUCKER to SEKU SUNDIATA. Each show will present 10 different poets. Mos Def will host all TEN shows. In addition to the best performance poetry in the nation, there will be a celebrity guest reader at each show.

If you missed being in the audience for the last season don't miss out this time, RSVP quickly or you might not get tickets. YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO ATTEND DEF POETRY AND YOU MUST LIVE IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TICKETS OR BE IN NYC DURING THE TAPING WEEK.

If you are interested in being part of these exclusive free,live television events, please email us at defpoetry05@broadwayvideo.com with the following information in both the subject line and body of your email:

1. Def Poetry 05
2. your full name
3. your email address (one which will not "spam" out our reply to you.)
4. your phone number(s)
5. which show(s) you can attend, Put "ANY SHOW" if you can attend any of the 10 shows (DO NOT PUT "ANY SHOW" IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE AFTERNOON SHOWS!! Please note if you are flexible about which show you can attend you are more likely to get tickets. We don't generally give tickets to more than one show but if you wish to attend an afternoon show and an evening show we will allow for that this year.)
6. 4 tickets is the maximum number we can allow per request.(please don't ask for 4 tickets unless you are 100% sure you will use them. Thanks)

Example: Def Poetry 05/Angela Davis/angelapower@blackplanet.com /(212) 555-1212 /ANY SHOW/4 tickets

losers 3, winners 0.

for those of you who missed the opening of the beautiful losers: contemporary art and street culture opening in newport beach, i've posted photos. if you missed the yerba buena show, here's another chance to view this collection of outsider art before it leaves california.

highlights include rounding up with old friends, meeting mister cartoon and hanging with osGemeos again since our last rendezvous in 2001.

Belgium, Antwerp - ART TREK (02/05/05)

Mekanik Strip Gallery
Antwerpen Belgium
February 5th
6pm - 10pm

www.mekanik-strip.be
(under expo)

Drawings, stencils, silkscreen prints. A one night art event that creatively unites the work of young up-and-coming (street) artists. this new generation blends "low art" and "high art" into an interesting whole.

FEATURING THE VISUAL TALENTS OF:
Ephameron (belgium)- http://www.ephemeron.com
Mackplakt (belgium) - http://www.mackplakt.tk
Kolchoz (belgium) - http://users.pandora.be/kolchoz/
Logan Hicks / Workhorse (USA) - http://www.workhorsevisuals.com
Rory Wilson / Text (USA) - http://www.nonverbal-communication.com/
Baschz (Netherlands) - http://www.baschz.com/
Flotte (Switzerland) - http://www.yummyindustries.ch/
Mentary (Switzerland) - http://www.mentary.com/
Frank Plastiq (Austria) - http://www.fotolog.net/frank_plastiq
Jiem (France) - http://laluchasigue.free.fr/
Eugene (belgium) - http://www.fotolog.net/eugene_louise/
Wardo / AF (belgium) - http://www.afreux.be/
Alexone (belgium)http://www.alexone.net/ -
Dem666 (Italy) - http://www.fotolog.net/dem666

Stockholm - Loyal Magazine Gallery Opening (02/03/05)

LOYAL MAGAZINE OPENS GALLERY IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Art magazine LOYAL opens the doors to its own art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden this Thursday Feb 3. The premiere show presents San Francisco Bay area artist CHRIS LINDIG in his first solo exhibition in Sweden, entitled WE ARE PSYCHOLOGY. The show features a collection of Chris's bold paintings in which he uses symbology from religious cult, heavy metal, hot turbo cars, sex, and death.

The gallery is located in Vasastan, Stockholm at Torsgatan 59. The opening reception is this Thursday, Feb 3rd, 6-10 p.m. Drinks and music by Loyal and friends. In the back room, we will hold a silent auction of 20 signed and hand-printed silkscreen posters by Chris Lindig. The party is co-hosted with our good friends at Club 76. After the reception the evening will continue at Tranan until 1 am with DJ Kai Stavre.

CHRIS LINDIG
We Are Psychology
Solo Exhibition
February 3 - March 5, 2005
Galleri Loyal, Torsgatan 59, Stockholm, Sweden

Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb 3. 6-10 p.m. Drinks and music
AfterParty: Tranan, Odenplan, Stockholm 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. w/ DJ Kai Stavre

For more information about the show and gallery please check www.loyalmagazine.com -site brought to you by Jason Faulkner (www.adora.us).

NYC - SPICE OPENING (01/27/05)

SPICE OPENING TONIGHT @ 7pm

ABC No Rio Gallery
156 Rivington Street, New York, NY

A Photography Exhibition and Auction for the Architecture for Humanity/WorldChanging.com Tsunami Reconstruction Appeal opens tonight.

One month after the Indian Ocean tsunami, an exhibition and auction of photography of South East Asia opens on New York's Lower East Side to raise funds for reconstruction projects in countries affected by the disaster.

Spice, named to evoke the diversity of cultures and the variety of contributors involved, is hosted at the art and activism collective, ABC No Rio, to raise money for Architecture for Humanity. Architecture for Humanity is the registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need.

OC - Beautiful Losers @ Orange County Museum of Art (02/06/05 - 05/15/05)

Beautiful Losers opens at the Orange County Museum of Art

Beautiful Losers opens at the Orange County Museum of Art on February 6th and runs through May 15th. The opening night party is on Saturday the 5th. Also running concurrently is an installation at OCMA's Orange Lounge located at the South Coast Plaza in Newport Beach. The Orange Lounge will be featuring the entire Film & Video portion of Beautiful Losers as well as a major collaborative installation entitled "You Are Here" by the infamous collective The Art Dump of Girl Skateboards. More info available at www.ocma.net and www.ocma.net/orangelounge.

Iconoclast website set to launch mid February

The Iconoclast website will be launching in about 3 weeks. The site will feature a wealth of resource information on its illustrious roster of artists. Exclusive Iconoclast Editions will also be available directly on the site. Be sure to bookmark www.iconoclastusa.com. Later this spring a limited number of only 30 complete Beautiful Losers Silkscreen Portfolios will be available on the site. Each Portfolio will include over 30 silkscreens by Beautiful Losers artists packaged in a custom box with numbered title page.

agnes b. reception for The Beautiful Losers Silkscreen Portfolio

On Sunday February 6th, the agnes b. store located at 100 North Robertson in Los Angeles will be hosting a reception for the Beautiful Losers Silkscreen Portfolio including several newly available prints. There will be a special guest DJ as well as the premier screening of Cheryl Dunn's new short film entitled "Tokyo Hands". Call 310.271.9643 for more information.

Texas - Kozyndan (01/22/05 - 02/21/05)

ART PROSTITUTE PROUDLY PRESENTS
Hidden Characters: JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 21
FEATURING THE WORK OF: KOZYNDAN
http://www.kozyndan.com

ARTIST'S RECEPTION SAT. JANUARY 22 (7-11 PM)
ART PROSTITUTE GALLERY
210 E. HICKORY
DENTON, TX 76201
940.381.1526
http://www.artprostitute.com
Regular Hours: Mon-Sat 12-8 (or by appointment)
After party will be at Hailey's (122 Mulberry St. Denton, TX)

ARTIST'S BOOK SIGNING FRIDAY JANUARY 21 (7-10 PM)
GRAY MATTERS GALLERY
113 N. HASKELL
DALLAS, TX 75226
214.824.7108
http://www.graymattersgallery.com

NYC - Beatrice Caracciolo Exhibition (01/20/05 - 02/26/05)

More Info: Charles Cowles Gallery

NYC - Kim Krans (01/20/05 - 02/26/05)

No Name Ocean, 2004, oil, acrylic, ink, graphite, synthetic fur, glitter, sequins, gold leaf, and glue on paper, 48 x 89”

Kim Krans

…but whatever it was, it came out of the trees.

January 20 • February 26, 2005

Reception for the artist: Friday January 21 6 • 8 pm

537 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10011 (212) 741-9955 WWW.DCKTCONTEMPORARY.COM

NYC - Paul Ramirez Jonas' Heavier Than Air at Printed Matter (01/22/05)

Heavier Than Air

By Paul Ramirez Jonas

Book Launch at Printed Matter, Inc.

Saturday, January, 22, 2005 from 5 to 7 PM

Printed Matter is pleased to announce a book launch for Paul Ramirez Jonas' latest publication, Heavier Than Air. Please join us for a reception for the artist on Saturday, January 22, 2005 from 5 to 7 PM. Printed Matter is located at 535 West 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.

Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition, Heavier than Air: Paul Ramirez Jonas, the book surveys Ramirez Jonas' work from the last ten years, offering insight into his artistic practice - one that is pervaded by a sense of futile endeavor and an almost perverse celebration of failure. The unwritten history of technology provides the basis for the artist's meditations on much broader concerns, in particular, loss, memory, and the passage of time.

philly - memory document (02/04/05 - 03/25/05)

more info: jose parla / ease / www.222gallery.com

NYC - Cory Arcangel (Beige), Welcome to my Homepage Artshow (01/13/05 - 02/12/05)

Cory Arcangel (Beige), Welcome to my Homepage Artshow
13 January - 12 February 2005

Team will present new work by Cory Arcangel from the 13th of January through the 12th of February 2005. The gallery is located at 527 West 26th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, on the ground floor.

This exhibition, entitled Welcome to my Homepage Artshow, is the first solo show in New York by Arcangel, a founding member of the Beige Programming Ensemble. The show includes a number of new hacked Nintendo game cartridges - the work that Arcangel has become known for - and a number of new works in the medium of video. In the former group are a fully interactive Ipod® programmed for the Nintendo® system and an absurdly slowed down version of Tetris®. In the latter group are Sans Simon, a video of Simon and Garfunkel in which the artist uses his hand to hide Simon's presence, and Geto Boys/Beach Boys in which videos by the two eponymous bands are played side by side creating an oddly harmonic synchronicity.

LA - Political Minded 4 (01/14/05 - 01/16/05)

Political Minded 4, Los Angeles

Cold Water Flat, HVW8.com and PUMA presents :
Political Minded 4, Los Angeles

125 W 4th Street Ste 103 LosAngeles, CA 90013
www.thespacela.com

Dates:
Opening: Friday, Jan 14th, 2004, 9pm - 2am
Closing: Sunday, Jan16th, 2004, 5pm – 9pm

Afterparties at Situation Normal
120 West 4th Street

During Gallery opening hours more art will be on display at Situation Normal.

For press inquires please email Jamaal Layne coldwaterflat@gmail.com

SM - The PreHistoric Lizard Dancers Peep Show (01/22/05)

O N E N I G H T O N L Y

BUSHWICK FARMS PRESENTS...

The PreHistoric Lizard Dancers Peep Show

Saturday January 22nd, 2005 5pm - 8 pm

At Bergamot Station

Building G Courtyard

In front of Bergamot Books, 2525 Michigan Avenue Santa Monica, CA

12 - 4pm Come and meet The Managers, Joe Rotto and Violet Gray at the Bushwick Farms Pumpkin Butter stand

5 - 8pm PreHistoric Lizard Dancers Peep Show inside the highly acclaimed travel trailer

7.15pm DONT MISS JAM SELLERS

please visit us at http://www.bushwickfarms.com/

NYC - New Works by Koa (01/13/05)

NYC - NUEVOS RICOS = USA (01/27/05)

CREATIVE TIME PRESENTS: NUEVOS RICOS = USA

Organized by Carlos Amorales and Featuring Aux Raus, Silverio, and Sonido Lasser Drakar

THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2005

PASSERBY, 436 West 15th Street, NYC, 10 P.M. - 2 A.M.
Image by Carlos Amorales

To attend please RSVP to rsvp@creativetime.org.

Dance the night away! Creative Time and Carlos Amorales present the U.S. premiere of the independent record label Nuevos Ricos. NUEVOS RICOS = USA is a rare and electrifying combination of music, visual art, performance, and spectacle featuring bands that use rock and electronic music as a jumping point for their outlandish and interactive performances.

Nuevos Ricos = USA is presented in conjunction with Carlos Amorales' artwork, The Forest, on Creative Time's The 59th Minute: Video Art on the NBC Astrovision by Panasonic in Times Square through February 28, 2005. For more information.

Visit nuevosricos.com to download music and videos!

Special thanks to Yvon Lambert Gallery, Rita Ackermann, Agathe Snow from feedthetroops-onthemove.com, and Gavin Brown.

Nuevos Ricos = USA has been made possible with funds from the Mondriaan Foundation and the Consulate General of the Netherlands.

NYC - Pretend Friendly (01/14/05 - 02/15/05)

Pretend Friendly
Curated by Alfredo Martinez

January 14-February 15, 2005

Opening reception: January 14, 2005, 6-9 pm

New York, December 23, 2004—the:artist:network is pleased to present Pretend Friendly, a group exhibition of 20 emerging artists, curated by Alfredo Martinez. Pretend Friendly is the dynamic synthesis of increasingly subversive attitudes by a younger generation of New York-based artists exploring the tension between aesthetic sensibilities and a darkening global vision.

The exhibition provides an intimate setting for these artists to express their idiosyncratic voices freely as they investigate a creeping uneasiness in American society. Despite their varied artistic backgrounds their works share the ambiguity of apparent beauty laced with a sinister mood; the often attractive and skillfully rendered artwork at second sight reveals an insurgent edge.

welcome. we love you.

love heart and international love by alexander girard

ej once ragged on me for obsessing about and starting the home design process at the front door. the welcome mat we had in southern california had succumbed to beach weather and erosion and was not transferable. it took me over six months to find the perfect doormat to welcome guests into our manhattan home. i wanted something simple; pretty to wipe my feet on, but sturdy. i found the perfect mondrian-patterned round mat and have brought it here with us. it's very new york.

i recently found a new doormat for the interior of our home. nothing says hello and welcome like the folk-inspired modernist doormats by textile artist alexander girard. reissued by maximo, this hand-tufted, 100% natural coir fiber welcome mat can be yours for $40.00. it's very california. 24L x24W 1-1/2H”.

maximo offers more designs.

LA - Move 12 "raw dogs" (01/08/05)

Move 12 raw dogs curated by Rich Jacobs

@ New Image Art Gallery

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, January 8, 2005 7-10 PM

NYC - Alphabet City Book Launch Party (01/20/05)

Alphabet City Book Launch Party

Date: January 20, 2005
Time: 6-8 PM
Location: New Museum Store at the New Museum of Contemporary Art / Chelsea
556 West 22nd Street (at 11th Avenue)

Join artist Michael De Feo (aka The Flower Guy) to celebrate the release of his first book, Alphabet City - Out On the Streets. This work examines the concept of street art spawned by childhood memories. Bound as a "board book" for kids, Alphabet City - Out On the Streets is guaranteed to appeal to children, and there's absolutely no doubt that it will appeal to adults, too!

De Feo's work first appeared in books such as The Art of Rebellion, I NY, Stick'em Up, Street Logos and Graffiti World, and has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles around the world.

Purchase Alphabet City.

LA - EVERY OTHER MOMENT: STEPHEN KASNER AND CHARLES SHERMAN (01/08/05 - 02/26/05)

EVERY OTHER MOMENT: STEPHEN KASNER AND CHARLES SHERMAN

Los Angeles—BLK/MRKT Gallery presents Every Other Moment, an exhibition combining the paintings of Stephen Kasner and sculpture by Charles Sherman. The show opens with an artist’s reception on the evening of January 8th and will continue through February 26th, 2005.

Stephen Kasner’s paintings operate in between the worlds of spirit and flesh. Working in a large scale and an earthy palette dominated by black and white, his mainly abstract images move the eye using form, texture and an elusive, vaguely hallucinatory optical dynamism. Despite the subtlety of the symbolic images that do sometimes appear, these paintings are essentially emotional and psychological landscapes. Great inky clouds accumulate above shadowy places, and Kasner’s technique itself invites comparison with naturally occurring patterns like lichen, fossilizations, and the leavings of dried-up tide pools. They share a weighty sense of absence, piquing curiosity as to what has or is about to happen there, and their size ineluctably involve the viewer’s body in the unfolding events.

This is a haunting paradox that motivates the work: it has the force of compelling representation, but that which it represents is ethereal in nature. On a broader level, the work’s subject is Life itself—the everlasting, impenetrable, uncontrollable patterns and cycles of Nature and the human soul. He believes that symbols and ideas have the power to create balance and harmony between the competing desires of the human mind. The paintings move back and forth between acting as meditative focal points for the viewer and sincere attempts to portray the universal continuum of beauty evident in the cycle of life.

wallpaper by wook.

wallpaper by wook kim

tired of sitting on the toilet and scanning your walls for something new to look at? that bare vanilla wall in the living room make you want to refurnish all over again? liven up your environment! purchase wook's wall coverings and relax in resplendent surroundings.

wook's always creating patterns. he'll turn down invites to most things so that he can stay at home or at his studio to knock out the images in his head. aside from teaching textile art at RISD, wook's found the time to launch his own wall covering line. and he’s in today's ny times, home and garden section. i'm so proud him! please support a friendly local artist.

RELATED: Interview: Wook Kim

NY - Tawkin' New Yawk City Walls (01/18/05 - 04/10/05)

Tawkin' New Yawk City Walls

Opening January 27th 5-8pm at Hillwood Art Museum featuring Gordon Matta Clark, Lady Pink, John Fekner, Don Leicht, Stephen Powers aka Espo, Andrew Castrucci/Bullet Space, Monica Bravo, Shepard Fairey/Obey Giant, Phillip Baldwin, Shinique Smith, Dan Shiffman.

This exhibition presents a selection of artists who have examined and artistically used the walls of New York City as a template for creative pursuits. The grid of the city constitutes a living canvas, a nexus for exploration, reflection and contemplation. This show is not so much about hip-hop per se, as it is about showcasing artists who create work that reflects some of the uniqueness and spirit of the culture. Surpass the Fifth Wall!

Hillwood Art Museum
C.W. Post Campus
Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard,
Brookville, New York 11548-1300 USA

Street Art Museum

Phone: 516-299-4073 Fax: 516-299-2787 info@streetartmuseum.com

NYC - History in the Making, Part II (01/21/05 - 02/23/05)

celebrating graffiti art from the trains to the streets. opening reception

jan 21 05
6 pm - 10 pm

CRIME 79, JAMES TOP, SADE, ERO, LA 2, PART TDS, DOMS KOC, STEM ynn, MUCK, K-FEVER, ZORI 4, DEC, DEMER, MUSE, PHYME, JACK 1 NCB, PRIZ 1 TSF, STAN 1 TSF, PC KID, BOM 5, NAC 143, RD, SD,
MERES

De La Vega and many more..................
opening night reception music by DJ Brassknucles aka SOE and DJ K- sah-Rah aka ERO.

http://theauroragallery.com/

NYC - Super Mario Movie @ Deitch Projects (01/15/05 - 02/26/05)

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"Super Mario Movie" by Cory Arcangel & Paper Rad

"it is a hacked 8bit Super Mario Brothers 1 cartridge. i will hack the game cartridge and totally reprogram it... so when you put in THIS cartridge, instead of the game, you are presented with a 15 minute movie
using all original graphics from the game........."  Cory A. @ Deitch Projects

76 Grand St. at Wooster St.
Jan. 15 - Feb. 26
212.343.7300

MORE: http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/

RELATED: Cory Arcangel (Beige), Welcome to my Homepage Artshow (01/13/05 - 02/12/05)

NYC - New Works by Dalek (01/08/05 - 01/30/05)

DALEK NYC SHOW!

JAN 08- JAN 30

Opening reception: Saturday, Jan 08, 8-10pm

MCCAIG-WELLES
129 Roebling Street
Suite B
Brooklyn NY 11211
T: 718.384.8729
www.mccaigwelles.com
H: Tuesday – Friday 11-7p,. Saturday-Sunday 12-7pm

Don’t forget to check out the new print in the store. It’s all most sold
out!

Thanks

DALEKART

www.dalekart.com

LA - Listen With Your Ears (01/07/05 - 02/25/05)

Rich Jacobs
Listen With Your Ears
a solo exhibition

January 7 - February 25, 2005

Opening Reception: Friday, January 7 6-10pm

four x four 7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

LOS ANGELES - four x four and 222gallery are proud to present New York based artist Rich Jacobs in his solo exhibition: Listen With Your Eyes. This exhibition will showcase a new collection of paintings, drawings, and site-specific work. This show will feature Rich's ever evolving figurative work, with an emphasis on his more abstracted pattern work. Rich has described this body of work as inspired by music from all parts of the world. Jacobs says of his show, "As the title implies, this new work begins by exploring a correlation between music and drawing or painting, but generally I hope it will spark a dialogue regarding the interconnectedness of all forms of personal expression and how we perceive this."

ARTIST STATEMENT:
My current work is based on the need and desire to document the human condition. My goal (however specific or not) is to help people remember that one's own life is more important than art. The aim of making art, or my art more specifically, serves as a reminder of life's great simplicities, complexities, absurdities, beauties, mysteries, necessities, and meanings.

I feel compelled and obsessed with finding out more about humans and what makes them tick because I too am in the process of sorting out my own existence. I enjoy observing, listening, and then trying to capture the essence of those around me. Faces and bodies -- our shells -- become markers, proof of one's existence, a physical scoreboard that carries the weight and stress of one's life experiences.

LA - Can’t See the Forest (01/08/05 - 2/12/05)

This January, sixspace presents Can’t See the Forest, a curated exhibition that explores the use and meaning regarding the depiction of trees by contemporary artists. The title is derived from a saying that means one is incapable of looking at the larger picture because he/she is too concentrated on one particular aspect comprising that picture. With Can’t See the Forest we are using the term literally by synthesis: examining these parts (trees) as they construct a whole (contemporary art).

Art history is full of artists utilizing landscapes as primary imagery; ranging from ancient Japanese wood blocks to the landscapes of Van Gogh and Cezanne, artists have been fascinated with nature and how it applies as both an aesthetically pleasing subject matter as well as an appropriate metaphor for nature vs. man. Artists of this century such as Robert Smithson, Georgia O’Keffe, Winslow Homer on up to Sam Durant and Christo have individually and uniquely utilized the imagery of this inspiring organic life force that is scientific, symbolic, and at times overpowering.

Although differing from the traditional landscape, contemporary artists continue to be intrigued by trees. The idea for this exhibition came about as I continued to discover the utilization of trees (branches, trucks, leaves, etc.) in artwork from a very diverse group of artists. This show will encompass photography, painting, and drawing as they relate to the enticing new ways trees are being appropriated and discussed by young artists. As trees are a part of our history, so it would seem that incorporating them into art seems, pardon the pun, only natural.

Participating artists are: Larissa Bates, Tim Biedron, Ernesto Caivano, Rich Colman, Jen Corace, Sarah Cromarty, Marcel Dzama, Echo Eggebrecht, James Franklin, Glen E. Friedman, Seonna Hong, Chris Patch, Chad Robertson, Roxene Rockwell, Randall Sellers, Pär Strömberg, Rachell Sumpter, and Megan Whitmarsh

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space invaders à genève
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LA - Spend NYE With Equator Books and Beautiful Losers (12/31/04)

SPEND NEW YEARS EVE WITH EQUATOR BOOKS AND BEAUTIFUL LOSERS

December 31 - 8pm to 1am

On New Years Eve Equator Books will be presenting a series of silkscreen prints from the Beautiful Losers exhibit, created by Iconoclast Editions.

Each print in the Beautiful Losers Silkscreen Portfolio has been published in an edition of 200, numbered and signed by the artists. Iconoclast Editions is proud to offer prints by the following artists as of the Beautiful Losers Portfolio: Mike Mills, Ed Templeton, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine, Jo Jackson, Tobin Yelland, Terry Richardson, Cheryl Dunn, Geoff McFetridge, Cynthia Connolly, Ari Marcopoulos, Rostarr, Craig R. Stecyk III, Glen E. Friedman, Evan Hecox, Andy Jenkins, Wes Humpston, Ryan McGinness, Henry Chalfant and others. Prints will be on sale, but as quantities are limited, plan on buying early.

The party will have the usual Equator Books elements, including an open bar-b-que pit, mind-numbing amounts of alcohol, some form of loud musical entertainment and more Venetians than you can shake a stick at.

The Beautiful Losers prints will be on display through January 2005. For more information, contact someone at 310.399.5544.

SD - Giant vs. Giant (01/07/05 - 01/28/05)

GIANT vs. GIANT

January 7 - January 28
New work by Shepard Fairey and Mike Giant
Opening Reception Friday January 7th 2005
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Music by - Willow (MHE, sound in color)

VOICE 1156 Gallery
1156 7th Ave
San Diego,Ca 92101
619-235-6922
www.voice1156.com

SHEPARD FAIREY

Artist Shepard Fairey has long been haunting consumer culture with an ambitious mocking street campaign featuring an omnipresent Andre the Giant. An astute student in the arts of persuasion, Fairey began his epic satire on the science of celebrity endorsements and the alchemy of suggesting desire back in 1989, while he was still a student at The Rhode Island School of Design. Since then his propaganda has been proliferated through stickers, clothing, skateboards, posters, stencil based graffiti and even a documentary film, to spread over the United States and the unsuspecting world at large. Currently based in Los Angeles, where his design firm Number One is landing high-level corporate accounts from companies eager to see how his commercial parodies can help sell their products, Fairey’s rising success has helped transform his once homemade Xerox style into lush multi-colored screen prints. There’s no telling what these images are selling, but whatever it is, it’s all so seductive that it’s hard to resist.

As an aesthetic consideration of the form and content of art itself, the case of Shepard Fairey presents a modest, almost trivial joke that has totally run amok, and as it gets ever grander in scope, it just will not play itself out. Rather, Shepard Fairey’s flippant prank continues to accrue greater intensity, complexity, ambition and sophistication. His ongoing “Giant” project has reached 14 years of unrelenting manic and remains as much of an utter provocation as ever, but by now the joke is dead serious and right on in it’s deconstruction of society and it’s signs, and by some totally perverse twist of fate, it has come to represent a validated consensus construct of truth. It’s still nonsense, yet real nonetheless.

just add color.

i love coloring books. because i could never draw quite as i imagined, i could at least excel as a colorist. i coveted my first crayola 64 set with built-in sharpener. i was a stay-in-the-lines kind of kid. and i made sure the outlines were always darker than the fill-space. a long time ago, i used to get lost for hours pushing boundaries. two coloring books recently caught my attention:

kozyndan's "lactaid dreams" coloring book is an adventure in coloring. i dare you try to stay in the lines! to fully appreciate the detailed images, i suggest coloring in an altered state. experience firsthand the controlled chaos the creative duo illustrates so well. available for $8.00.

wooster collective have combined powers with sherbert magazine to bring you "sherbert & wooster collective coloring book", a limited edition compilation of drawings by 37 artists worldwide. intended for the professional kid, the book offers original art inspired by children's coloring books. available for $5.00.

SF - Quantum Reality (01/08/05 - 01/30/05)

Low Gallery announces a solo exhibition titled "Quantum Reality" by San Francisco based artist, Mars-1 which opens on Saturday, January 8, 2005 (6-10pm) and runs till January 30.

Over the last 5 months, Mars has created a new body of work featuring distant subconscious universes. Using wood, paper, ink, water colors, pencil, oils, these mixed media works dive deep into a world that only Mars can envision.

For years Mars has been creating mainly character driven pieces. "This new body of work illustrates where these characters might come from", says Mars. "After I finish this body of work, it'll make more sense to me… being able to see it from outside my own head". Through the idea Quantum Universe, there is no start or end to it. Once the universe dies, it is reborn again on imaginary time. Mars's created reality could potentially exist. "The title of the show helps the viewer open up to the possibility of it being an actual place", he says… "Very psychedelic but also based on the scientific possibility of its existence. It adds another element to the universe within."

Mars mixes elements of graffiti art, American Indian culture, Japanese animation, even the drawings of comic book legend Moebius in his work. "I like (combining) different ideas," he says. "I have a deep interest in space and the possibility of extraterrestrials. It opens my mind to different, deeper possibilities of existence. That plays a real big role in my art. We have the ability to bring our imagination into existence. That's how I view my (artwork). All of this stuff comes out the creative end and reforms into something new, but you still see remnants of (the inspiration)."

Mars has exhibited work across the United States with shows in Detroit, New York, Toronto, Portland, and Los Angeles. He created his own toy figure for Strange Co… Along side other artists, Damon Soule, David Lee, and Nome, Mars is featured in the book "4 Words". He has been interviewed and featured in Juxtapoz, Staf, Mass Appeal and many other magazines and web sites. He lives and works out of San Francisco.

"The evaluation of our perception of mathematical reality causes a new sense to develop, which gives us access to a reality that is neither visual nor auditory, but something else altogether"

Press Contact:
John Trippe
contact@lowgallery.com
415-552-4057

low gallery

pick me.

i'm a subscriber to yahoo! picks, a daily compendium of "The best sites on the Web, chosen and reviewed by Yahoo!'s crack team of editors." i have always wondered, how does a site get picked? i don't have an answer, but after nearly three years of global jumping, my goofy fakefunk jump project finally made their list. yay!

NYC - Then and Now - The Gallery Scene (12/16/04)

Then and Now - The Gallery Scene

an East Village USA Public Program at the New Museum of Contemporary Art / Chelsea

Thursday, December 16, 2004
6:30-8PM
New Museum of Contemporary Art / Chelsea
556 West 22nd Street, NYC
(Program is free with museum admission, always free for New Museum members)

Dan Cameron leads a panel discussion on the East Village gallery scene with former Interview music writer Glenn O'Brien, gallerist Magdalena Sawon and Lia Gangitano, Director of Participant Inc. Panelists will discuss the similarities and differences between the 1980s East Village scene and the present-day gallery scene in Chelsea, Williamsburg and the Lower East Side. This panel discussion will also examine the current nature of the gallery business as well as the continued importance of the bar/club/storefront scene.

NYC - Tom McGrath and Jon Widman (12/16/04 - 01/22/05)

Gallery 1: TOM MCGRATH
Gallery 2: JON WIDMAN

December 16, 2004 to January 22, 2005
Opening Reception December 16, 6 to 8 PM

ZACH FEUER GALLERY (LFL)
530 West 24th Street New York, New York 10011
T 212 989 7700 F 212 989 7720
www.lflgallery.com / info@lflgallery.com
Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 6

Closed December 24 to January 3

la - kid robot store opening (12/15/04)

Get your party shoes on! Our Kidrobot LA Store Grand Opening Extravaganza is TOMORROW! That's right- Wednesday, December 15th, from 8-11 pm. Gary Baseman will be there signing exclusive Dumb Luck figures and Deph of To Die For will be presenting original artwork. So come get your exclusive figures and enjoy complimentary drinks by Bossa Nova.

nyc - pulsation (12/10/04 - 12/31/04)

SF - Affordable Art Sale (12/09/04 - 12/31/04)

December 9 - December 31
opening Dec. 9 from 6pm - late

Rx Gallery presents "Affordable Art Sale" from December 9 to December 31, 2004. Featuring Get ready for AAS, Rx's First Annual Affordable Art Show running from December 9 until the end of the year. The exhibition will feature affordable works by over 3 dozen artists working in a variety of media. Don't miss your chance to purchase some great artwork just in time for that special someone or yourself! Gallery hours for "AAS" are Wednesday - Saturday 2pm-7pm or by appointment by calling (415) 756-8890. Bar opens at 5pm Wednesday-Saturday.

NYC - be.bike present: "the Shift Exhibition" (12/09/04 - 12/23/04)

be.bike present: "the Shift Exhibition"
In association with Dream So Much

Supreme Trading NY Gallery | 213 N. 8th St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

OPENING RECEPTION: DEC.9, 2004 | 7pm -9pm
All artist are expected to attend this event, as HAZE and MISK are being flown from Cali just for the event. The exhibition will run through the 23rd of Decemeber. This event is not to be missed.

"Shift is an exhibition of eight custom-designed Be.BIKE bicycles by eight highly-acclaimed graffiti-influenced artists: FUTURA, HAZE, KAWS, KENJI HIRATA, MATZU MTP, MISK, SKWERM, and STASH. Each bike has been altered completely to represent the artist's vision. Shift brings together a representation of the historical expanse of street art, from the 1970s to the present. It investigates the blurred boundaries of art and the quotidian sublime within design and urban life. Production of each artist's edition is limited to 100 units."

The exhibition is located at the Supreme Trading NY Gallery at 213 N. 8th St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Opening party is December 9, 2004, from 7 pm to 9 pm. All the artists are expected to attend, as Haze and Misk are being flown from California just for the event. The Shift Exhibition will run through December 23, 2004. It is being sponsored by Be.BIKE, Scion, Altoids, amNew York, and Freshnessmag.com.

http://www.dreamsomuch.com

KEEP IT FRESH!!

info@freshnessmag.com
http://www.freshnessmag.com/

holiday jump.

jumping at the statue of liberty

all of you are going from one place to another, all over the world, right now. do me a favor and take a jump photograph wherever you are. when you've got a minute, send it to me. your photos will be on display at the fake funk project gallery. cheers.

miami - pictography (12/03/04 - 12/06/04)

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hollywood to the street.

conversations with rotella by jose parla

jose parla aka ease had a blow out opening last week at the chelsea art museum, titled, "Hollywood to the Street: From the Poster to Graffiti". new york's street elite was out in full force, supporting one of their own. it was awesome running into many friends we hadn't seen in awhile. i've posted some photos in case you don't live anywhere near new york city. locals, don't be a sucker. drag your ass to chelsea and check out jose's work while you can. the exhibit runs from november 13 2004, to january 29, 2005.

NYC - tim biskup at kid robot (11/19/04)

SF - frank kozik at kid robot (11/18/04)

greetings of the season.

tis the season. or at least it seems so since all the window displays in manhattan have stopped with the orange and black and have been filled with fake snow. if you're not crafty enough to make your own cards and the free "donation" cards haven't arrived yet, or your moma membership has run out and you can't buy their selection at 20% off, i suggest checking out these festive holiday greetings by sherise lee. each bundle comes with six cards and envelopes and have been tender lovingly hand letter-pressed. insert a signature et voila, a wonderful piece of art for the mantle. shoo, lazy butt...before it's 2005.

multiverse.

ryan mcginness at play

if you find yourself in the city of lights for winter hols, please check out ryan mcginness' new works, "multiverse," at agnes b.'s galerie du jour from december 11, 2004 to january 22, 2005. we were lucky to be invited to peek some of his new work and play some games. i won $3.00 playing the best ms. pac man of my life. as always, loads of fun and laughter.

UPDATE: the new york times write up of the evening.

interview: jeffstaple

Jeffrey C. Ng aka jeffstaple, Hustler of Multitasking Design, 29, New York, NY

Jeff is one of the hardest working people I know. So it’s nice to hear him say the same about others. But I mean really, if I’m on instant messenger at 4:00 a.m., I’m killing time, whereas Jeff is actually working. He’s up early, he’s up late. Being humble and wanting to mentor is the kicker. Meet Mr. Staple.

How many careers have you had? What is your current title?

Currently, Founder/Creative Director of Staple Design. Past in reverse chronological order: Graphic Designer, Design Application Instructor, Laser Output Supervisor, In Line Skating Instructor, Sneaker Salesperson, Receptionist/Hair Salon, Busboy, Pizza Delivery Dude, Produce Rotator/Supermarket, Hair Sweeper/Hair Salon, and One Hour Photo Film Developer.

What project will you be working on next?

A book about hip-hop culture in Cuba. The next issue of Dime Magazine (#15). A catalog for And1. And Staple's Fall 2005 collection. All before Nov 12th, when I go to Japan.

Your house is burning down. What one possession (aside from human/animal life) would you grab on the way out?

My 15" Powerbook. Sad, but true.

When and how did we meet?

I believe we met in 1999 or so...when you were trying to get me to pay for 120-day-old advertising invoices for Tokion Magazine. (What? "pay" for ads? Ha ha ha ha ha). I became very familiar with the way you wrote the letters: P-A-S-T-D-U-E. [I used to break legs for Tokion.]

NYC - Dalek at Kidrobot (11/11/04)

Kidrobot is proud to present a signing of toys by New York City pop and graffiti artist:

DALEK

Join us for drinks and Dunnys on

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

6-8 pm

Kidrobot NYC
126 Prince St, SoHo
New York, NY 10012
212-966-6688

Also a special preview of Dalek’s upcoming releases including super-secret, not yet released 8 Inch Dunnys.

nystore@kidrobot.com

la - cultura clash (11/12/04)

la - MADEMOISELLE PRETTY DEPRESSING (11/12/04)

Opening Reception: Friday, November 12, 2004, 6-10 PM

7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Sponsored in part by: Red Stripe Beer, Thunderbirds USA, Anthem Magazine and Busy-Being.com

Curated by Amber Abramson

four x four gallery proudly presents new work by French graffitti artist FAFI in her solo exhibition titled MADEMOISELLE PRETTY DEPRESSING.

Fafi began painting murals on the walls in her hometown of Toulouse, France over ten years ago. Inspired by her own image and those close to her Fafi uses stereotypes to create girls that are both strong and aware of their sexuality.

Her images of cute creatures and sexy Fafinettes have been muraled all over the world and exhibited at such galleries as: Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, Prosper Gallery, New York, Ox-Op Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Phatcat, Harajuku, Japan, Sixspace, Los Angeles, CA, and Musee National Jean Jaures, Castres, France to name a few. Her work has also been featured in magazines such as: Italian Vogue, German Elle, The Face (UK), Strength Magazine (US), Nylon (U.S.), Dish (Japan), Warp (Japan), Yen (Australia) Studio Voice (Japan), L'Express (France).

Her book "Girls Rock" book presented by Le Club Colette (France) was released in 2003 as well as her own clothing line.

FAFI on the subject of MADEMOISELLE PRETTY DEPRESSING
"It's a story of a girl, a Fafinette of course...She is first into sexy stuff and hitting on guys, but then when she realises that she is someone else, maybe someone more interesting and mysterious, she wants to travel, travel into time and in her mind. She gets to know new horizons and new characters. (introducing) Hmilo, her friend. He's a cute monster, he's got hairbrushes instead of teeth and he can brush her hair because she loves it."

For more information on FAFI please visit:
http://www.fafi.net/

four x four
www.fourxfourthestore.com

nyc - hollywood to the street: from the poster to graffiti (11/13/04 -01/29/05)

beijing - beijing tee bar (11/11/04)

NYC - Look-Look Magazine Launch (11/06/04)

Agnes b presents an exhibition featuring the work of young artists from Look-Look Magazine, curated by Aaron Rose.

When: Saturday, November 6th, 2004

Where: agnes b. and agnes b. homme

79 and 103 Greene St, New York, NY 10012

The stores will be open from 11-7, with drinks being offered between 5 and 7PM.

Selected prints will be for sale with proceeds going to the Look-Look Arts Foundation providing grants, scholarships, and financial aid to young artists.

for all you lost angels.

i've been missing my sneaker collection since we packed most of it up.  i haven't been shoe shopping in awhile.  matter of fact, i rarely buy shoes anymore.  however, these trainers caught my eye.  check it, the cultura cortez by mister cartoon.  the first in a series of four to be released by nike.  some of you might think it's a little too much.  was there anything ever little about representing LA?

NYC - David Lefkowitz (11/03/04 - 12/04/04)

David Lefkowitz

Improvised Structures

November 3 • December 4, 2004

Reception for the artist: Friday November 5 6 • 8 pm

537 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10011 (212) 741-9955 WWW.DCKTCONTEMPORARY.COM

NYC/SF - Evil Broken Toy Sale (10/31/04)

NYC - gene davis (11/03/04 - 12/04/04)

Opening reception: Friday, November 5, 6-8 PM

for more information: cowles gallery

LA - BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE (11/06/04)

CURATED BY MAYA HAYUK

BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE is a print show comprised mostly of east coast printmakers working on paper, t-shirts, handmade books, zines and 45 record covers. many of the artists are involved and collaborate with the following collectives and programs:

a better tomorrow
barnstormers
cannonball press
downtown for democracy
K48
space 1026
violence grows

PART OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS SHOW WILL BE DONATED TO DOWNTOWN FOR DEMOCRACY AND STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

most of the work in BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE has been made during the last few months of rising tensions of an unjust war, alienation most generations suffer from our nation's ethical, moral and political polarity, a collective fear of our world's fate and a general distrust of the electoral process. although much of the work doesn't necessarily comment on these issues directly, they do have one thing in common: democracy. printmaking, making multiples, producing art that can get into the hands of the people with the grace and enlightenment that the first printing press achieved is a testimony to possibly
the most democratic and sovereign form of art.

curated by maya hayuk featuring

joseph ari aloi lori d courtney dailey craig dransfield david ellis bill fick barry mcgee jesse goldstein tim gough doze green maya hayuk alice helander kenji hirata kayrock/wolfy joey garfield clare rojas dennis mcnett mike ming dustin hostetler jim houser mike houston thom lessner isaac lin martin mazorra mike paré marc swanson jesse olanday kyle ranson david rees sean star wars keren richter south spectr davin watne ben woodward andrew jeffrey wright and others....

opening reception
Saturday, November 6th
7 - 11pm

special after-hours party with The Lab 101 (celebrating it's grand opening at new venue) at Little Pedro's Blue Bongo Bar.

featuring
eric coleman
dj len deluxer
&
other kick ass dj's

word.

11pm - 4:30am

Gallery Hours
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12 to 5pm
Or by appointment @ (213) 623-4099

transport gallery

artists cut a rug!

the graffiti and graphic design aesthetic we have consumed for the last decade has recently morphed into modern furnishings -- a sure sign that we are growing up. now you can add limited edition rugs to your overflowing limited edition toy, art, and clothing collections.

rugged art by ease, ryan and ro

rugged art is modern floor coverings for homemakers who welcome the street sensibilities indoors. romon yang (rostarr), jose parla (ease) and ryan mcginness collaborated with nat turner, a london-based textile specialist to create rugs with a twist. meant to last a life time, at $22.50 to $50.00 per square foot, you get what you pay for. each hand made rug is knotted in tibetan wool mixed with the highest quality swiss dyes. artists zissou, skwerm, steven tsang, and jamie hewlett are next in production. living room head spins maybe out of the question but the worm might do just fine.

sf - way out east (10/25/04)

michigan - Royal Magazine Party (10/24/04)

NYC - JENNY HOLZER FOR NEW YORK CITY: truisms and xenon (10/26/04 - 11/01/04)

JENNY HOLZER FOR NEW YORK CITY: truisms and xenon

Jenny Holzer takes thought to the skies, wraps majestic facades in poetry, and elevates the individual voice.

Internationally acclaimed artist Jenny Holzer returns to New York City to launch her first public art project here in over a decade. The project consists of her first xenon projections in the U.S. and an inventive and dazzling display of her Truisms flying high in the New York City sky.

AIRPLANE BANNER TRUISMS

Saturday October 30, Sunday October 31, Monday November 1
1:00 - 3:30 PM

A squadron of five airplanes will fly in succession along the Hudson River pulling banners emblazoned with text including Holzer's Truisms and quotes from Abraham Lincoln and visionary thinkers. Filling the sky with universal declarations, the artwork will enthrall onlookers to reflect upon the manifestations of power, public life, and the role of the individual in collective society.

Planes fly from Verrazano Bridge up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge, looping twice again from Battery Park City. Best viewing along the Hudson waterfront from New York and New Jersey.

Press preview Tuesday October 26 11:30AM - 1.30PM.

Dates and times are approximate and subject to change.
Call 212.206.6674 x2 for up to the minute information.

XENON POETRY PROJECTIONS

8PM until Midnight

Tuesday October 26
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Amsterdam at 112th St.

Wednesday October 27
Site TBD

Thursday October 28
515 Greenwich St. at Spring St., Tribeca

Friday October 29
Cooper Union, Intersection of 7th St. and 3rd Ave.

Jenny Holzer's stirring xenon projections have captivated audiences around the globe from Buenos Aires to Paris to Berlin. She now presents them for the first time in the United States. On several evenings, from dusk until midnight, the words of important poets Wislawa Szymborska, Yehuda Amichai, and Henri Cole, among others will scroll over landmark NYC buildings enveloping them with beauty and power. Location and projection fuse to imbue the environment with the compelling language, and the language with intoxicating physicality.

Additional dates and locations TBA. Check web site for updates or call 212.206.6674 x2.

JENNY HOLZER

For more than twenty-five years, Jenny Holzer has presented her astringent ideas, arguments, and sorrows in public places and international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, the Reichstag, and the Guggenheim Museums in New York and Bilbao. Her medium, whether formulated as a t-shirt, as a plaque, or as an LED sign, always is writing, and the public dimension is integral to the delivery of her work. Starting in the late 1970s with the posters that Holzer pasted on buildings in New York City, and up to her recent xenon projections on landscape and architecture, her practice has rivaled ignorance and violence with humor, kindness, and moral courage. Holzer lives in Hoosick, New York.

UPDATE:  JENNY HOLZER: FOR NEW YORK CITY AIRPLANE BANNERS RESCHEDULED TO FLY THIS WEEKEND

Though the election is over, Jenny's Truisms are as relevant as ever. The flights were cancelled last week due to high winds and we want you to know that we're giving it one more try! Please call 212 206 6674 x2 an hour prior to flight times to confirm.

DATE: Five planes fly on Saturday, November 6 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

ALTERNATIVE DATE: Three planes fly on Sunday, November 7 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

PLACE: Planes fly from Verrazano Bridge up the Hudson River to the GW Bridge, looping from Battery Park City.

Times are estimates and subject to change.

For additional information on Jenny Holzer: For New York City and other Creative Time projects,

throw me a bone.

bones brigade

james jarvis, illustrator, toy maker, and designer extraordinaire released a t-shirt for the house of silas and maria this past summer. i can't find it anywhere anymore (it used to be available at the hanon shop). i want it. i've been real good. i'm a size xs or youth medium. i'll pay you back. thanks.

resfest los angeles (10/13/04 - 10/17/04)

RESFEST 2004 – Los Angeles
Egyptian Theatre

Wednesday, October 13 - Sunday, October 17

The eighth annual RESFEST kicks off on Wednesday October 13th. Come enjoy five jam-packed days with over a hundred of the year's most inventive and inspiring short films, music videos and animation. This year's lineup is the biggest yet, featuring Shynola Rarities, the festival premiere of Thomas
Campbell's Sprout, a Jonathan Glazer Retrospective, Warp Vision a collection of 15 years of groundbreaking videos from Warp Records, Studio Tours and nighttime events featuring live music performances from Midnight Movies and Hifana.

Arrive early to experience immersive environments brought to you by Panasonic, Diesel Dreams, Apple, Canon, Getty Images, Dr. Martens and more. Pick up the best magazines in our READ lounge and shop for the latest DVDs, books and clothing in our on-site RES Store.

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=535303&interface=resfest

Buy tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=schedule&attract=111501&interface=resfest

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13
8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #1
Includes Opening Night Party featuring first ever U.S. Performance by Japan’s
hot turntablist outfit HIFANA with special guest VJs.
Presented by Panasonic, AMP Filmworks, drinks courtesy of S Guaro and Red Stripe.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
9:00 am Studio Tour west (Motion Theory, Brand New School, Blind, Stardust)
8:00 pm Shynola Rarities
10:00 pm Warp Vision

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
9:00 am Studio Tour east (Imaginary Forces, Directors Bureau, Exopolis, Oceanmonsters)
6:30 pm Canon XL2 Digital Camcorder Presentation (Free)
8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #2
10:00 pm Cinema Electronica

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
2:00 pm Commissioned Films & Creative Briefs Panel discussion (Free)
4:00 pm Meet the Filmmakers BBQ with guest DJs and free drinks
6:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #3
8:00 pm Bushwhacked!
10:00 pm Videos That Rock

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
1:00 pm Cinema Electronica (REPEAT)
3:00 pm Feature Film: Sprout
5:00 pm By Design
7:00 pm Jonathan Glazer Retrospective includes Closing Night Party
with live performance by band MIDNIGHT MOVIES
Presented by Diesel Dreams, drinks courtesy S Guaro and Red Stripe.

Individual tickets are $9 in advance or $12 at the door. Opening night (screening + party) is $12 in advance or $15 at the door.

All-access RESPASS for $99, includes entrance to all screenings and parties (except for Studio Tours). Studio Tours are $75. Tickets are available online via www.resfest.com, through TicketWeb or via the Egyptian Theatre box office on event days.

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=detail&event=535303&interface=resfest

Buy tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=socal&query=schedule&attract=111501&interface=resfest

More info:
http://www.resfest.com

sweet balls.

ryan mcginness soccer ball available at cerealart.

it's always soccer season in my book. those thighs. those sweaty boys (and girls) running up and down and back and forth. of all the professional sports out there, soccer yields the most diesel athletes. imaginative artists and the soccer ball are joining forces once again. first it was takashi murakami. now, ryan mcginness. mcginness, the multi-talented artist with a gentle demeanor is only going to get bigger and bigger. grab some sweet hot art action now. best of all, it's fifa approved!

fyi, fifa soccer 2005 was released today. scooooore!

NYC - The "Political Minded" Series by Heavyweight (10/13/04 - 10/17/04)

Political Minded 3 -- It’s Bigger Than You.
Political Art Installation By HVW8

Presented By Puma

October 13th-17th, 2004
Guerilla Gallery Open 12-6pm daily

Opening Party: Wed Oct. 13th 6:30pm
Closing Party: Sun, Oct. 17th, 4pm

One off Collectibles by PUMA at opening party only

Free Beer provided by Red Stripe

Revolutionary Tunes By:
DJ Language (Negroclash)
Lindsey (Negroclash)
DJ Damon Bell (HVW8)

184 Orchard St. Between Houston/Stanton
New York, NY 10002

Brought to you by:
PUMA, Heavyweight (hvw8.com), Cold Water Flat

The "Political Minded" Series by Heavyweight

Heavyweight Art Installation first unveiled its latest series, Political Minded, in 2003 in San Francisco at the RedFive Gallery. The second installment came a year later in Los Angeles’s 33 1/3 Books and Gallery in the spring of 2004, followed by an independently produced exposition in Montreal on July 7th, 2004. The next installment, Political Minded III, is due to open for October 13th 2004 in New York City. The series is a collection of portraits and hommages of people, activists, political figures and cultural icons whose work, lives and sometimes their deaths reveal vital details about the reality of our world and the shape of our own social political perspectives.

For the past five years, Heavyweight Art intallation’s live painting canvases have featured the portraits of favorite musical influences and cultural icons, writers, and artists celebrating their contributions to our cultural lives. In the Political Minded series - now created in studio, as well as site specific installations, we have directed the focus on the lives of people who help define the meaning of activism and/or whose work or careers reveal information about a political climate that can often be missed in corporate media. The figures represent stories in which people insist on putting their careers, lives and freedom at stake in order to provide qualified, educated information about important world situations and strife. Others whose confrontations with policy, authority and inhumane idealologies highlight the struggle against injustice, and in some cases their actions typifying the qualities that we would hope of from our own leaders, society and policies. Some figures represent voices of impassioned leadership, the goals for progressive political objectives through basic democratic principles, or the yearning of the oppressed to be heard.

The ongoing series consists, so far, of portraits of:
CESAR E. CHAVEZ
SHIRIN EBADI
PAUL KRUGMAN
SALVADOR ALLENDE
General ROMEO DALLAIRE
NOAM CHOMSKY
RENE LEVESQUE
FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI
HELEN THOMAS Senior White House Correspondent

for futher information please check www.hvw8.com

nyc - john divola (10/13/04 - 11/13/04)

more info: http://cowlesgallery.com/catalogues/Divola04.html

Good & Evil (10/22/04)

Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboarding Company Presents...

GOOD&EVIL
Toy Machine's 5th full length video!!!!!!!!!!

Starring:
Billy Marks
Josh Harmony
Diego Bucchieri
Austin Stephens
Special Secret Rider
Johnny Layton
Ed Templeton

WORLD PREMIERE OCT 22 2004

HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHIEM, CA
130 S. Disneyland Dr.
Anaheim, Ca. 92802

Doors open at 7pm
1st showing at 8pm
2nd showing at 9pm
First come, First seated, open to public

At 10pm House of Blues DJ’s play music, All of our guests are invited to stay as long as they like.

www.toymachine.com

Call 1-800-TUM-YETO during business hours if you have any questions, ask for Mike Page.
Or call the house of blues: (714) 520-2381 phone (714) 490-0784 fax www.hob.com

hungry ghost (10/16/04)

Image: SPANISH PRAYERS, Rob Abeyta, Jr. 2004

hungry ghost
edith abeyta • rob abeyta, jr. • charlene roth

Reception Saturday, October 16, 7-10 PM

WALLED CITY GALLERY
309 west 7th Street, San Pedro, CA • 310.985.9714

Dave Delaney - Grain: Paintings on Wood (10/01/04 - 11/26/04)

DAVE DELANEY
GRAIN
Paintings on Wood

October 1 - November 26 2004

Opening Reception: Friday, October 1 - 6-10pm
Second Reception: Friday, November 5 - 6-9pm

222gallery
222 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

222gallery is proud to present Philadelphia based artist Dave Delaney in his debut solo exhibition: Grain. Consisting of oil paintings on plywood, Delaney's work reveals another facet of the photo realist genre. In this exhibition, Delaney continues to study the people and objects that surround him.

Like many of his predecessors, Dave Delaney's paintings walk a fine line between true reality and abstraction. While other realist artists such as Gerhard Richter and Don Eddy have used depth of field or absolute focus, respectively; as recurring structure for their imagery, Delaney uses the undulating wood grain of plywood as an abstract background for his closely studied subjects. Carefully paired with, and oriented to the subject, the organic pattern of the wood can suggest horizon, movement, and emotional tone. Equally, this open milieu stands in direct contrast to the detailed subject before it, soliciting a closer look into the subject of the painting. It is this careful inspection that reveals the subtlety of emotion, and perhaps a better understanding of Delaney's careful choice of subject.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Grain, as a body of work, is a move forward in my painting. My work has always been very subject oriented, painted exclusively on wood. I paint things and people that influence me on a daily basis.

As an artist, I tend to feel that my work needs to change with each milestone, but at the same time, I feel the need to stick with what works, what feels comfortable; as a result, I have found ways to subtly explore within the process that already exists.

Grain is the most recent incarnation of this exploration; color has been explored, as well as a subtle narration at times with my figures and objects, while maintaining the simple portraiture I strive for. I have always had a reason or meaning for choosing any one person or pose, usually based upon the subtleties of that persons personality or actions; or the manner in which and object interacts with my life, and I have tried to push that with this body of work, maybe imperceptibly to the viewer, maybe not.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

David Delaney is a 28 year old Painter, Designer and Illustrator. Dave grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs surrounded by a strong art influence, both from family and friends. Dave started drawing at an early age under the training of his grandfather, who was also a painter. During high school Dave took as many art classes as possible and continued his studies at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 1998 with BFA in Illustration. During his tenure at U of A, Dave became friends with a group of artists who now show as a collective under the name 1208. Delaney also works as a Designer and Web-Developer for odg / otto design group.

Delaney was recently named one of twenty-five emerging designers in 2004 by STEP Magazine. Dave Delaney currently lives and works in Philadelphia.

For additional information regarding 222gallery events, exhibitions, art / artist information and press, please contact Karl Peters, kpeters@222gallery.com or call 215.873.0750.

For additional information regarding 222gallery website, sales + buying, please contact: sales@222gallery.com.

j'adore kawaii.

the japanese love the french. they do. i asked natives why this was and they said the french make everything more sophisticated and sexy. combining french joie de vivre and japanese whimsy, marchand de legumes (green grocer), a select shop in japan with one outlet in the states (new york city) has unleased several of their own creative designs. i especially favor these items:

if you missed the talking watches and alarm clocks by marchand de legumes and live nowhere near new york city, they can be purchased online at fred flare. marchand de legumes is located at 252 elizabeth street between prince and houston . 212-965-1954.

HyperPop (10/07/04 - 11/06/04)

Rx Gallery presents Hyper-Pop: Recent work by Michael Thrush from October 7 ­ November 6, 2004.

opening Oct. 7 from 6-9pm

This Thursday at Rx from 6:00pm - 9:00pm, blasthaus presents a rare exhibition of 2d art: "HYPERPOP: recent work by Michael Thrush." This is the first one-person show at Rx and features over a dozen paintings by this emerging artist Atlanta-based artist.

Rx is open Tuesday-Wednesday 12:00PM-5:00PM, Thursday and Friday 2:00PM ­ 2:00AM and Saturday 9:00PM ­ 2:00AM

Contact (10/15/04 - 11/08/04)

Stay Gold Gallery and The Thought Cooperative present:

CONTACT
October 15 - ­November 8

Featuring new work by:

Maya Hayuk
JustinK
Robert Sinclair
Gina Triplett/Matt Curtius
Ryan Wallace
Chris Yormick

Opening Reception - Friday, October 15, 2004
7-10pm
DJ Mike Sharp

Stay Gold Gallery
451 Grand St @ Keap
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-599-7778

www.staygoldgallery.com
www.thoughtcooperative.com

beat down.

dj kreemy designed by karim rashid

attention all turntablists. and design junkies. remember how you felt when you were watching that queer eye episode (yes, you were) and they gave that dude this amazing get up for his decks? yeah, i was gizzing for the rig and i'm no dj. it's not a new item. but it's a clever one, made for people with money to burn. turn any bedroom dj into a superstar even if you're still playing...in the bedroom. i only suggest that you learn how to make some beats before investing in this piece. you'd be an ass otherwise. dj kreemy is pretty damn fresh no matter how your tunes sound.

available at edge modern, made to order in white, orange, yellow, pink or any other custom color.

ambriel floyd: wallflower and other visions (10/08/04 - 11/05/04)

four x four gallery presents:

AMBRIEL FLOYD
wallflower and other visions

October 8 - November 5, 2004

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 8, 2004, 6-10 p.m.

four x four
7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Bridging the gap between art and fashion, artist/designer Ambriel Floyd has made a name for herself by using original artwork to create textile designs for her own line of accessories and ready-to-wear. Each piece she creates has a hand-worked quality created by printing, hand stitching, or hand beading. Clients include Four x Four LA, Barneys, Seven New York, United Arrows Japan, Changes Japan, And Shine Hong Kong.

Her work has been featured in Inside Design Now (The Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial book), V Magazine, Blackbook, i-D, Time Out New York, Dazed and Confused Japan, Elle Japan, Home Japan, Spur Japan, Madame Figaro Korea, Squint Germany, The Today Show, MTV Music Awards, and Daily Candy, to name a few. She was a finalist in the GenArt Styles Design Competition in 2003.

Past collaborations have included work with designer Tess Giberson and work with artist Kenzo Minami. For the current show, she is working with Swarovski Crystals, Miss Sixty, and Standard Screen Supply to explore a body of work ranging from purely visual art to fashion within the context of art.

Ambriel is from South Carolina but lives and works in New York.

AMBRIEL FLOYD on the subject of WALLFLOWER AND OTHER VISIONS

I've always been a big believer in the process of revision.

My finished pieces generally start out as complicated sketches that are then reduced to a more abstract and pure form, thus creating a lexicon of symbols and images that work together in code to tell a story. The works for this show are based on particular settings, from childhood memories of my grandparents' garden to more recent experiences in urban and rural environments. For each setting I use a vocabulary of essential shapes and lines to illustrate the world as I see it. Like a puzzle, each element has its own place in the original artwork. Each element can also be repurposed to create a patterned textile design. And each textile design can then be used as inspiration for a more sculptural incarnation, that of an accessory or piece of clothing. This project is meant to illustrate the process from idea to art to utility to fashion, using screen printing as the uniting medium.

For more information please visit:
www.ambrielfloyd.com

four x four
www.fourxfourthestore.com

otto design group
www.ottodesigngroup.com

Anton Richard (10/07/04)

The Jeff Electric GalleryPresents: "The Messenger"

A showing of paintings by Anton Richard

Opening Reception
Thurs. Oct 7th
7-10 pm

3022 W Sunset blvd
Los Angeles CA 90039
323 664 8580

Walk ins welcome
Fri Oct 8th-Sun Oct 10th
Fri Oct 15th-Sat Oct 16th

12-3pm
By appointment
Oct. 10th -14th

Www.jeffelectricgallery.com

Tony de los Reyes (10/07/04 - 10/30/04)

Tony de los Reyes

The Strange Tale of Near & Far

October 7 • October 30 2004

Reception for the artist:

Friday October 8 6 • 8 pm

537 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10011 (212) 741-9955 WWW.DCKTCONTEMPORARY.COM

Resfest San Francisco (09/30/04 - 10/03/04)

RESFEST 2004 – San Francisco

Palace of Fine Arts
Thursday, September 30 - Sunday, October 3

The eighth annual RESFEST kicks off on Thursday September 30th. Come enjoy four jam-packed days with over a hundred of the year's most inventive and inspiring short films, music videos and animation. This year's lineup is the biggest yet, featuring Shynola Rarities, the festival premiere of Thomas
Campbell's Sprout, a Jonathan Glazer Retrospective, Warp Vision a collection of 15 years of groundbreaking videos from Warp Records, Studio Tours and nighttime events featuring live performances from Midnight Movies and Hexstatic.

Arrive early to experience immersive environments brought to you by Panasonic, Diesel Dreams, Apple, Canon, Getty Images, Dr. Martens and more. Pick up the best magazines in our READ lounge and shop for the latest DVDs, books and clothing in our on-site RES Store.

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=detail&event=535680&interface=resfest

Buy tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=schedule&attract=111498&interface=resfest

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #1
Includes Opening Night Party presented by Diesel Dreams
featuring band Midnight Movies

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
10:00 am Studio Tour
(The Orphanage, Eric Henry, Radium, FutureFarmers)
6:30 pm Canon XL2 Digital Camcorder Presentation (Free)
8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #2
10:00 pm Cinema Electronica

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
1:00 pm Commissioned Films & Creative Briefs Panel discussion (Free)
2:00 pm Meet the Filmmakers BBQ with free drinks
4:00 pm Shynola Rarities
6:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #3
8:00 pm Bushwhacked!
10:00 pm Warp Vision

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3
1:00 pm Feature Film: Sprout
3:00 pm Videos That Rock
5:00 pm By Design
8:00 pm Jonathan Glazer Retrospective includes Closing Night Party
with live A/V performance by Hexstatic

Individual tickets are $9 in advance or $12 at the door. Opening and Closing night events (screening + party) are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. All-access RESPASS for $99, includes entrance to all screenings and parties (except for Studio Tours). Studio Tours are $75. Tickets are available online
via www.resfest.com, through TicketWeb or via the Palace of Fine Arts box office on event days.

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=sfbay&query=detail&event=535680&interface=resfest

Buy tickets:
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More info:
http://www.resfest.com

what logo (09/26/04 & 10/01/04)

WHAT LOGO?

A GIRL SKATEBOARD CO. ART DUMP COLLECTIVE UNDERTAKING in AUSTRALIA featuring andy mueller / tony larson / rob abeyta, jr. / andy jenkins + guests: jeremy carnahan / evan hecox / lori damiano / eric anthony / misato suzuki / megan baltimore / rick mccrank / marc johnson / brian anderson
........................................................................

VICTORIA SUNDAY 26th SEPT@ the Artery, 97-89 Moor St. Fitzroy

NEW SOUTH WALES FRIDAY 1ST OCT @ Monster Children Gallery, Syndney @ 7pm

www.crailtap.com

graf doctor.

the numbers room by tracy 168

hospital rooms and clinics are sterile for obvious reasons. decoration is usually sparse or non existent, consisting of medical paraphernalia and body charts, often stressing out waiting patients. juan tapia-mendoza, a pediatrician, former wall writer and co-founder of pediatrics 2000 is mixing traditional meds with the healing arts. hugo martinez, a gallery owner and friend encouraged dr. tapia-mendoza to share his clinic's walls to showcase graffiti art. restless kids can kill time coloring graffiti-themed coloring books.

we've all been there. sitting in our hospital gown, butt exposed to the wind, flipping through tattered old gossip rags. good bye twiddling thumbs, hello, art! i don't have a kid and am too old to be dr. tapia-mendoza's patient, but i'd like to make an appointment to check out tracy 168 and mosco's current works. brill! only in new york city...

don't miss the graffiti 207: art, medicine & design show opening october 8, starting at 6 p.m. the clinic is located at 515 west 207th street in the inwood section of new york city (half a block from the 1 train).

tokion creativity now (10/02/04 - 10/03/04)

TOKION MAGAZINE PRESENTS

THE SECOND ANNUAL CREATIVITY NOW CONFERENCE

NEW YORK CITY, OCT. 2 & 3, 2004

COOPER UNION’S GREAT HALL

www.TOKION.com

For the second year in a row, the Creativity Now Conference will bring together top figures in art, design, photography, music, film and political marketing. The people shaping today's popular culture will spend two days exchanging ideas, methods and inspirations in Cooper Union’s Great Hall. The conference will consist of several panel discussions and individual presentations. Once again, Creativity Now will prove to be the definitive cultural gathering of the year. Get your tickets now before they disappear!

Highlights from the weekend include:

- Raymond Pettibon will speak on his artwork, which was recently featured in the 2004 Whitney Biennial.

- Documenting Downtown, a conversation with legendary photographer Nan Goldin and Ryan McGinley, the youngest artist to ever to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art.

- Interview with Brian Eno by Carlo McCormick

- Art into Rock, with Rita Ackermann, members of Black Dice and Eye Yamataka of the Boredoms.

- Cinematography panel featuring award-winning cameramen Anthony Dod Mantle (28 Days Later, Dogville), Harris Savides (Elephant, Last Days), and Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Hero).

- Skateboarding’s Influence on Popular Culture, with Jackass producer Jeff Tremaine, DC Shoes founder Damon Way, pro-skater and artist Ed Templeton and filmmaker Thomas Campbell.

- Policy vs. Persona, with Howard Dean’s former campaign manager Joe Trippi, Center for American Progress founder John Podesta, MoveOn.org’s Laura Dawn and Gideon Yago of MTV News.

- Art Direction in Fashion, with m/m paris (whose clients include Björk, Madonna and French Vogue), SHOWstudio Editor-in-Chief Penny Martin, andJapan’s acclaimed art director Nagi Noda.

- Future of Film, with Mike White (Chuck & Buck, School of Rock), Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar), Asia Argento (Scarlet Diva, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things), and David Gordon Green (George Washington, All the Real Girls)

- Independent Curators, with Creative Time’s Anne Pasternak, James Fuentes, Aaron Rose and Terminal 5’s Rachel K. Ward.

- Making Beats, with legendary music makers Hank Shocklee, Carl Craig, James Murphy and Trevor Jackson.

Tickets go on sale Friday the 10th at www.tokion.com and at the Tokion Shop (78 Clinton Street, between Rivington and Delancey, in NYC.) This event will sell out so we advise reserving your tickets in advance!

The Thrills In-Store (09/16/04)

The Thrills In-Store

September 16th

6:00pm

Tower

692 Broadway (Village)

Performance and Signing

Check Them Out at Irving Plaza After at 10:00pm

"Let's Bottle Bohemia" Out September 14th

Thomas Campbell's "Sprout" Premier in Hollywood @ The Egyptian (09/13/04)

“Sprout”—a feature length film (90-minutes) shot entirely on 16mm—documents a new movement in surfing. In recent years a paradigm shift of consciousness has taken place—one of open-mindedness to riding new and different types of equipment. The longstanding wall between longboarders and shortboarders is breaking down fast, and, amongst the rubble surfers are discovering that it’s OK to embrace all forms of waveriding.

Join Thomas Campbell as he packs up his 16mm camera and travels the world to document the “riding of mountains and molehills.” With surfers like Joel Tudor, Dan Malloy, Mike Stewart,David Rastovich, Skip Frye, Alex Knost, Rob Machado, Ozzie Wright, CJ Nelson, Kassia Meador, Belinda Baggs and Mark Cunningham among others, see the riding of logs, eggs, mats, fishes, shorties, single-fin guns and more at such places like South africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, Costa rica,Indonesia, Baja, Morocco, California and Hawaii. With wave sizes and dimensions ranging from Indo’s heaviest barrels to the more simple and perfect noseriding walls of Baja, Sprout promises to deliver one of the most unique and interesting viewing experiences in surfing to date.

Thomas Campbell has made one other surf film prior to Sprout called the Seedling. Released in 1999, the Seedling documented a very small group of California surfers that were riding in a style that was quite unique but heavily shadowed by mainstream surfing’s aesthetic preferences for equipment (shortboards) and approach to riding (attacking the wave). It was called “traditional longboarding,” and was labeled so because these kids weren’t riding ultra light thruster shortboards. They were gliding stylishly and elegantly atop 1960s heavy single-fins. Using a classic style and approach to riding them, they drew clean, beautiful tracks on waves not seen for decades. Like surf films, this type of surfing was a lost art form too, unearthed and passed on to this next generation by just a dying handful of holdouts who still remembered how it was done. These kids preserved and continued a line of surfing and aesthetic that nearly disappeared in the late ‘60s when the “shortboard revolution” all but whipped longboards off the map. But these traditionalists weren’t just mimicking what had been done before. They were taking this lost art to the next level—doing maneuvers never seen before, while still maintaining a crucial connection to their roots and surfing’s past by doing more traditional moves. Clean, eye pleasing surfing was the benchmark of this style, and it was what made it stand apart from the more aggressive approach found in shortboarding. The release of the Seedling planted the idea in viewers minds that there were alternative disciplines to enjoy within the art of riding waves, and that sometimes surfing a longboard is a better option—especially when considering that the average day in America is ideal for such equipment. The Seedling started a buzz that rumbled through the surfing community. Die-hard shortboarders were soon seen sliding atop a longboard, something that was unheard of during previous decades. Campbell’s second film, Sprout, documents that change. And within this film, viewers will see that the surfers minds’ have expanded beyond just the shortboard and longboard realm as they are now embracing other forms of wave riding like fishes, eggs, mats and bodysurfing.

Spiewak and RES Present Manhattan Remixed (09/14/04 & 09/21/04)

If you are in the NYC area don't miss these two unique events. Also make sure to check out RESFEST 2004 going on right now. Spiewak is sponsoring "Bushwhacked," a series of short films featuring the world's top activist film makers.

For more information on these events and RESFEST visit www.spiewak.com

framed.

reFRAME. made in brooklyn by 54Dean.

when i look at art, i always check out the frame. often, i spend more time looking at a frame than the showcased piece. i am super selective about what houses my works, sometimes purchasing a frame that costs four times more the retail value (not emotional) of a piece. i've been collecting limited edition art for about five years and currently have more art than wall space. most of the un-hung lay flat in an artist portfolio case. some, rolled in a tube. i know...i'll store them flat soon!

always on the hunt for a cool way to display art, i stumbled upon the reFrame poster frame available at elsewares, an online shop pimping goods by local artisans. two things about the reFrame caught my eye. first, the clean, very scandinavian-like design and second, the vintage tokion poster in the display photograph. starting at $14, the reFrame is a bargain and the perfect choice for my prints' temporary digs. have a lot of wall space? line up six of these and turn your boring hallway into an impromptu gallery.

proprietor, ryan deussing told me that he started elsewares because he, "couldn't believe there wasn't something like it, a catalog promoting independent, DIY design and encouraging designers to be entrepreneurs." elsewares offers a superb selection of handcrafted and well designed goods available for purchase. hustlers, support your local craftsmen. buy something from your DUMBO neighbor!

by a thread (09/10/04)

resfest NY (09/09/04 - 09/12/04)

RESFEST 2004 - New York City

Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Thursday, September 9 - Sunday, September 12

The eighth annual RESFEST kicks off on Thursday September 9th. Come enjoy four jam-packed days with over a hundred of the year's most inventive and inspiring short films, music videos and animation. This year's lineup is the biggest yet, featuring Shynola Rarities, the festival premiere of Thomas Campbell's Sprout with a live performance by Mojave 3, a Jonathan Glazer Retrospective, Studio Tours, free classes from Apple and Canon, and nighttime events featuring Diplo from Hollertronix, Jimmy Edgar, Emergency Broadcast Network and Hexstatic.

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=535669&interface=resfest
Buy tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=schedule&attract=111503&interface=resfest

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
9:00 am Studio Tour #1 (Morning)
(Brand New School, HunterGatherer, Ryan McGinness and Q Department)
2:00 pm Studio Tour #1 (Afternoon)
(Brand New School, HunterGatherer, Ryan McGinness and Q Department)

8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #1

10:00 pm Opening Night Party presented by Diesel Dreams, featuring DJs Jimmy Edgar (Warp), kotchy and Diplo from Hollertronix (Big Dada). This after party is for RESPASS HOLDERS ONLY.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
9:00 am Studio Tour #2 (Morning)
(R/GA, Freestyle Collective, Curious Pictures and Tomato)
2:00 pm Studio Tour #2 (Afternoon)
(R/GA, Freestyle Collective, Curious Pictures and Tomato)
6:30 pm Canon XL2 Digital Camcorder Presentation (Free)
8:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #2
10:00 pm Cinema Electronica

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
1:00 pm Commissioned Films & Creative Briefs Panel discussion (Free)
2:00 pm Meet the Filmmakers BBQ
4:00 pm Shynola Rarities
6:00 pm RESFEST Shorts #3
8:00 pm Bushwhacked!
10:00 pm Feature Film: Sprout
With Live Performance by Mojave 3.
Director Thomas Campbell will introduce his film.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12
1:00 pm Warp Vision
3:00 pm Videos That Rock
5:00 pm By Design
8:00 pm Jonathan Glazer Retrospective
10:00 pm Live Music Event/VJ Jam
with Hexstatic and EBN (Emergency Broadcast Network)
at Canal Room (285 W. Broadway)

Individual tickets are $9 in advance or $12 at the door. Sunday night live music event is $12 in advance or $15 at the door. All-access RESPASS for $99, includes entrance to all screenings and parties (except for Studio Tours). Studio Tours are $75. Tickets are available online via www.resfest.com, through TicketWeb or via the Tribeca Performing Arts Center Box Office at 199 Chambers Street (Between Greenwich and West Streets; Box Office 212-220-1460).

Buy All-access RESPASS:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=535669&interface=resfest

Buy tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=schedule&attract=111503&interface=resfest

More info:
http://www.resfest.com

ARKITIP RETROSPECTIVE & EPHEMERA DC SHOES ARTIST PROJECTS HISTORY (09/02/04)

ARKITIP RETROSPECTIVE & EPHEMERA
DC SHOES ARTIST PROJECTS HISTORY

OPENING RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 02 | 8 - 11:00PM

MUSIC BY BARR, CASSETTE

RUDY'S BARBERSHOP
4451 SUNSET BLVD
LOS ANGELES CA 90029 USA
323-661-6535

ARKITIP
PO BOX 4108 HOLLYWOOD CA 90078 USA
CONNECT@ARKITIP.COM
HTTP://WWW.ARKITIP.COM

A RECEPTION AT RUDY'S BARBERSHOP IN LOS FELIZ FEATURING ARTWORK FROM PAST ISSUES, PREPARATORY AND FINISHED ARTWORK FOR ARKITIP’S FIRST 23 ISSUES.

Along with THE ARTISTS PROJECTS HISTORY (SAMPLES, PROTOTYPES, SKETCHES, ETC).

Also DC’S ARTIST SERIES (SHEPARD FAIREY, KAWS, THOMAS CAMPBELL, and PHIL FROST among others.

KEVIN LYONS - IT'S ONLY BUSINESS: Words That Define Me (09/03/04 - 10/02/04)

September 3 - October 2, 2004

Opening Reception: Friday, September 3, 2004, 6-10 p.m.
7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Sponsored in part by: SSUR/ Anthem Magazine / HUF /
Nievesbooks.com / UBIQ / Sandinista / II Step / ODG / Stacks.

Soundplates provided by Mason (UBIQ / PayerHaters)
Curated by Christopher Bettig

"Beauty, no doubt, does not make revolutions. But a day will come when revolutions will have a need for beauty." - Albert Camus, The Rebel

Four x four Gallery presents new works from east coast typographer, artist, and father, Kevin Lyons / a.k.a. Natural born in the exhibition, IT'S ONLY BUSINESS: Words That Define Me. Lyons graphically explores the semiotics of old school hip-hop through a series of typographically-driven installation pieces that illustrate and capture the colorful and dynamic wordplay that characterized his early influential years. The show reflects growing up surrounded by words and beats and the struggle to find a typographic equivalent. By displaying these combinations, he attempts to expose the process and methodology by which he developed his own style and humor and the conceptual basis behind the quirkiness and non-linear quality of his personal work. Tired of trying to convince the world that there could be a graphic equivalent to rap music, Lyons has resigned himself to taking all the qualities of hip-hop and using them as a platform to design and work from.

Again choosing to explode his patented daily hand-drawn to scanner to computer to printer techniques (known only in the business as "the skillz"), he elevates his methodology by increasing scale and size and subject upon a larger surface. Lyons recombines some of the very lyrics that helped lead him to a lifelong love for envisioning and pysically representing the spoken word. The show is to be read from top to bottom. Lyons states "Often I find myself overdoing something in order to to feel that it is better than something else. Overcompensating. Using sheer, overwhelming quanity of work to overcome any insecurity regarding the quality of the work itself. I often fight this urge. However, here in IT'S ONLY BUSINESS I fully embrace this idea and overcompenate to the nth degree."

The show is dense in linework and pays formal homeage to a few of his favorites including echoes of Cy Twombly and Kieth Haring and includes a personal challenge to legendary designer / art director Herb Lubalin. But it is the subject matter itself which takes center stage here. Lyons borrows and then recreates a master poem to himself - a list of toasting and boasting, flipping verbs, and shifting sentences. Fragments of his most formidable years.

Background:
After receiving his masters degree from CalArts in 1998, Kevin Lyons has worked for Nike, both in and out of house, has been Art Director of Urban Outfitters on two separate occasions and has been Art Director at filmmaker Spike Jonze's Girl Skateboard Company. He was also the original US Art Director for TOKION Magazine. He continues to maintain long-standing freelance relation-ships with Nike, Jordan Brand, Adidas, Stussy and Stussy Japan, Neroli Records, UBIQ, HUF, Redfive, Commonwealth Stacks, Sandinista, and longtime friend and collaborator NYC artist, SSUR.

A typographer, an art director, a designer, a teacher, and a father, in 2001, he was named as one of the "top forty designers under thirty" by ID Magazine. His work has been published worldwide from Thrasher to The Face to Relax to Lodown to Anthem and Refill, as well as shown worldwide including solo shows in Philadelphia, SF and Tokyo. He has also written articles for the AIGA Journal, as well as adressing the AIGA on two occasions including as a published recipient of its Fresh Dialogues Series. He also taught typography for two years at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Most recently Lyons was the Design Director at Stussy. This year saw the release of his own line of toys (UPROCK ANIMALS) through Sony Creative in Japan. He also produces two clothing lines; one for 2K called Atlantis, and the under under his personal namesake, NATURAL BORN. Both are distributed globally. Currently, Lyons maintains his own small experimental graphic project also under the namesake, Natural Born from Philadelphia where he lives and works with his wife and daughter drawing type and bumping Twin Hype.

four x four
www.fourxfourthestore.com

otto design group
www.ottodesigngroup.com

girl open house #3 (09/09/04)

Zoltron ATM art show (08/21/04)

THE ATM ART SHOW
This is NOT your typical wine + cheese art opening!
50 emerging artists from San Francisco will be making art LIVE in an amazing 14,000 square foot space that used to be a garage!

EVERYTHING that is being created is available for less than $200 - with ALL the money going directly to the artists! We are even bringing in a mobile ATM for your art shopping convenience...

This is simply a showcase of San Francisco's emerging artistic talent, and a unique opportunity for folks to DIRECTLY support San Francisco's premier emerging artists.

You might recognize some of their names. Others have NEVER shown their work publicly before...

And EVERYTHING is less than $200!

Featured artists include Winston Smith, Kelly Tunstall, Warner Williams, Sandro Tchikovani, NoMe, Josh Feldman, Matt Irving, Anne Faith Nicholls, Sirron Norris, Gennifer Hirano, Ward Moore, Jakob Bokulich, Apex, Vic Chapa, Seth Minkin, Isaac McKay-Randozzi, Brad Isdrab, Ryan Stubbs, Preston Thomas, Timothy Rose, Ray Torres, Weston Thomson, David Troyer Sutherland, Grime, Teresa Moore, John Sheridan, Jake Hout, sfaustina, PUSH, Sarah Schumm, Karissa, Norm, Jennifer Wanderer, Steven Barich, Robert Allison, Ann Simms, Jennifer Hagen, Davin Skonberg, Melina Raissnia, Emet Sosna, Max Carlson, Reuben Raffael, Scatha G. Allison, Jennifer Delilah, Olivia Park, Max Carlson, SEVER, Mari Naomi, Chris Oatey, Amanda Lynn, Eric Helsley, Lucien Shapiro, Ta Sin Sabir, Jenny Pfeiffer, The Culprit Research Project, Sasha Harris-Cronin, Hang Nguyen, Erin Ashford, Ciaran Doyle, Alexis Mackenzie, Casondra Sobieralski, Gabrielle Wolodarski, Erica Schuck, Erik Siador, and Heather Luque.

Plus the Gestalt Collective painting a giant mural LIVE!

Along with a special booth from our friends at Last Gasp Press, who have been supporting local emerging artists for DECADES!

The ATM ART SHOW is open from 6 pm until midnight...

be reel.

geeks. cool kids. fans of film. listen up. resfest, the digital film festival for everybody who gives a damn is currently on tour. in short, resfest is a showcase of new media including film, music, art, design and technology. a launch pad for new artists and center stage for those we're interested in (last year's event included appearances by michel gondry and spike jonze), it's not to be missed.

resfest is in new york from september 9 - 12 so block out your calendar now! trust me, you'll want to purchase the respass, a badge that will allow you to pull a wayne and garth at all the events. it'll guarantee you admission to the hottest sessions and well, with the pass you won't have to be a sucker and wait in line with the masses.

check out resfest's website for dates and announcements. check out this blog for updates. last year's round up is available here. well, what are you waiting for? hop to it. thank me later.

State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings (08/04/04)

State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings

featuring Laurie Anderson, Paul Auster, Russell Banks, Don DeLillo, Jonathan Safran Foer, Barbara Goldsmith, A.M. Homes, Margo Jefferson, Edward P. Jones, Walter Dean Myers, Salman Rushdie, Monique Truong, and others to be announced.

Wednesday, August 4th at 7:00 pm (doors at 6:30)
The Great Hall, Cooper Union: 7 East 7th Street at Third Avenue

FREE ADMISSION

for more information, call PEN at 212 334 1660 x 107 or email andrea@pen.org

cosponsored by the Cooper Union Office for Continuing Education and Public Programs

Counter Culture (08/07/04)

Join us for a free walking tour of COUNTER CULTURE

When: Saturday, August 7, 2004
2-3:30PM

Where: 235 Bowery

Daupo of Flux Factory and curator Melanie Cohn will lead the next exhibition walking tour on Saturday, August 7, from 2-3:30PM. Please meet at 235 Bowery.

The collective known as Flux Factory presents Secret Spaces (2004), an installation in an area of Bowery Martial Arts (246 Bowery) not usually accessible to customers. A password, which is included on the walking tour map and MP3 and at the store itself, allows visitors to access to a hidden, alternate realm. Each Flux Factory member has left something to be discovered by visitors once inside the secret space, including various missions that visitors can read about and, if desired, perform. Missions range from the silly to the sublime, from clandestine deeds requiring the greatest stealth and cunning to truly trivial fun. Some missions relate to the historical topography or psycho-geography of the neighborhood, while on others, visitors are sent shopping.

This Saturday Flux Factory will offer a special mission to all tour attendees. Each individual on the tour will receive a little bag at the beginning. As the tour progresses, Fluxers will mysteriously appear, drop clues into each bag, and then disappear. At the conclusion of the tour, Flux Factory will have a delightful surprise for all spies who choose to undertake the mission contained in the bags.

About Counter Culture
A seek-and-ye-shall-find exhibition for the adventurer in all art lovers, Counter Culture partners contemporary artists with shopkeepers near our future home on the Bowery. Through site-specific installations by six New York based artists, visitors will be taken on a journey to examine the zones of exchange and cultural diversity surrounding this unique neighborhood. A self-guided walking tour will take people on a path to the "interventions" installed throughout the bodegas, kitchen and restaurant supply stores, Noho boutiques and other local businesses that make up this historical area of Manhattan.

Participating artists include Flux Factory, Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga, Jean Shin, Julianne Swartz, Marion Wilson, and Raul Vincent Enriquez, who have created a narrative-based walking tour for the exhibition that is available as a downloadable MP3 on the New Museum’s website. A special brochure with map has also been created for the exhibition. Counter Culture is organized by Melanie Cohn.

A series of guided tours offer a personal look at the exhibition while allowing visitors to familiarize themselves with the new neighborhood of the New Museum. Each tour is led by the exhibition curator and one of the participating artists. Over 100 people were in attendance at the first two tours!

New Museum of Contemporary Art
Administrative Offices
210 11th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 219-1222

Banksy Unveiling (08/04/04)

Banksy Unveiling tonight 7.30pm sharp

CLERKENWELL GREEN, LONDON EC1

Nearest Tube: Farringdon

Refreshments provided. Children & dogs welcome.

half baked (08/05/04 - 09/05/04)

Hello! Check out this group show at Ghettogloss--there are some really amazing artists...Cole Gerst/option-g is showing new paintings on wood and Skewville, the wooden-shoes-over-the-power-lines-guys, have created all new art for their second LA show. The opening party is this Thursday night at Ghettogloss Gallery in Silver Lake, and the show runs for one month. Hope to see you there!

Cole Gerst, Kent Parker, Ana Osgood, Mariano Diaz, Hans Haveron, Chris Bettig, Umar, Daniel Louis Rivas, & Ben Loiz

Cole Gerst (08/07/04 - 09/01/04)

This is another amazing show on Saturday-- Cole Gerst is doing a solo exhibit at Han Cholo in the Echo Park fashion district. They are showing his new photo paintings, and a selection of his LA rock posters from 2003-2004 will be on view and for sale. After party at The Echo on Sunset Blvd. Check it out!

hand made handbags.

handmade collectible by liz kelly

when the rest of us fell for le sport sac in the 9th grade, my high school friend liz chose instead to rock something funky and different. having a discriminating eye for unique clutches, liz has purchased antique and new purses almost every month since she was 17. amassing a collection rivaling all other bag ladies, she recently decided to turn her obsession into a hobby that pays.

learning to stitch at six, liz decided it was time to put away the credit cards and dust off the sewing machine. scouring flea markets, ebay and thrift stores for vintage fabrics (also upholstery fabrics that look vintage), liz carefully crafts each bag and accessory at her home studio.

style mavens this is your chance to snatch up original shoulder art. every piece is nearly a one-off since liz doesn't use patterns and fabrics are very limited. hit up her online shop before the bricks and mortar boutique opens. and for everybody looking for a reason to move on, liz drops some knowledge, "I just don't want to spend the rest of my life behind a desk. And I'm up sewing till 1 a.m. anyway... so why not go with it?" word. i couldn't agree more.

UPDATE: due to an identity/branding issue, liz's site is currently down but will be up again shortly! thanks for your patience all you purse snatchers!

UPDATE: hey, peeps, all good now. re-introducing mary hick handbags!

Beautiful Losers Part 1

We are pleased to announce that the opening of Beautiful Losers in San Francisco on 7/16 shattered attendance records for an opening at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Thanks to everyone who came out in support of the project, and apologies for those who were turned away at the door due to overcapacity.

The following evening, Part 1 of the Beautiful Losers Portfolio was exhibited at the agnes b. boutique. The Portfolio is a series of limited edition silkscreen prints by the Beautiful Losers artists. Each print measures 16x20", is signed by the artist and numbered in an edition of 200 each. There will be a series of openings at various locations [Deitch Projects in NYC, Roberts & Tilton in LA, Circle Culture in Berlin, and Art Basel Miami] featuring prints by more Beautiful Losers artists beginning in September 2004 until Beautiful Losers opens at the Orange County Museum of Art in February 2005. At that time, the complete portfolio will be on display and available.

Please be aware that Part 1 of the Beautiful Losers Portfolio is available exclusively at agnes b. in San Francisco through the month of August. The prints are also available online at www.agnesb.net. Part 1 includes prints by Ari Marcopoulos, Chris Johanson, Glen E. Friedman, Henry Chalfant, Jo Jackson, Terry Richardson, Ed Templeton, Tobin Yelland, Geoff McFetridge, Rostarr, Cynthia Connolly, and Craig R. Stecyk III.

For information, contact the agnes b. boutique:
33 Grant Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel 415 772 9995

Deanne Cheuk / Mushroom Girls Virus - (08/06/04 - 09/24/04)

222gallery proudly presents:

DEANNE CHEUK
Mushroom Girls Virus

August 6 - September 24, 2004

Opening Reception: Friday, August 6, 2004 6-10pm

PLEASE JOIN US!

Gallery Contact: Karl Peters, tel: 215.873.0750
email: info@222gallery.com

PHILADELPHIA - 222gallery proudly presents artist, DEANNE CHEUK in her solo exhibition: Mushroom Girls Virus. This new body of work showcases an exquisite collection of delicate and psychedelic paintings, sculptures and illustrations.

Please join us for an opening reception on August 6, 2004, 6-10pm at 222gallery, 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

About Deanne Cheuk
Deanne Cheuk was labeled one of the top 50 creatives in the world by The Face magazine, one of 34 "Young Guns" under the age of 30 by The Art Directors Club NY, and one of "20 under 30" by Print Magazine. She has art directed and designed 13 magazines including her self published Mu, Big and Tokion. Cheuk has been featured in over 70 magazines and her work has been exhibited in New York, London, Tokyo, Zaragoza Spain, Vancouver and Sydney.

Deanne Cheuk currently lives and works in New York City

ABOUT 222gallery
odg is a design collective with offices in Los Angeles, and Philadelphia specializing in identifying and directing new concepts in architecture, graphics and design. 222gallery is a nonprofit exhibition space dedicated to expanding our traditional notions of fine art, communication, and function by presenting work that blurs the boundaries between art and everyday life. As a complement to odg's design studio and prototyping shop, the gallery is an effort to further explore the cultural landscape in which we work. 222gallery is a member of the Old City Arts Association.

For additional information regarding 222gallery events, exhibitions, art / artist information and press, please contact Karl Peters, kpeters@222gallery.com or call 215.873.0750.

For additional information regarding 222gallery website, sales + buying, please contact Dave at, sales@222gallery.com.

222gallery hours: M-F 12-5 or by appointment.

Yo! What Happened to Peace? (08/06/04 - 09/05/04)

Stay Gold Gallery Presents…"Yo! What Happened to Peace?"

An Exhibition featuring over 100 Peace & Anti-War Posters Handcrafted by Top Graphic Artists
August 6 - September 5, 2004
Opening Friday August 6, 7-10 PM

BROOKLYN, USA - Stay Gold Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is pleased to present a politically charged and eye-popping collection of handmade peace/anti-war/anti-occupation posters as preparations and anticipation for the Republican National Convention reach their peak.

Designed to spread the message of non-violence and showcase the beauty of hand-crafted printing, the exhibit features new works by an international artist roster. The show includes artists well known for their political works such as Robbie Conal, Eric Drooker, Winston Smith, Seth Tobocman, and Edward Colver, and others from a graffiti/street-art background such as Shepard Fairey, Futura, Mear One, B-Stormers, Man One, Freddi C and Buff Monster. The show will also feature works by well-known silkscreen printer/designers Chuck Sperry & Ron Donovan/ Firehouse, Serigraphie Populaire, Lucky Bunny, Malleus, Jared Connor/Mexican Chocolate Design, EMEK and Gary Houston/Voodoo Catbox plus many more.

Curated by graphic artist John Carr (whose political poster art has been featured on the covers of magazines such as The Nation, Italy's Internazionale, and Seattle Weekly), the show was originally sponsored by and exhibited at Tokyo's renowned CWC gallery and consisted of 14 posters. The show expanded greatly as it moved to new venues such as Transport Gallery/Los Angeles & Punch Gallery/San Francisco. The exhibit received a feature review by the LA Times and was viewed by over 1,200 people. The exhibit arrives in New York after just having been exhibited at Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, MA during the Democratic National Convention.

The exhibit will continue to travel to other cities after NYC. Interviews with the curator and/or artists from the show can be coordinated by calling John Carr at 213-596-5987 or emailing: info@33graphic.com. More info can be obtained by visiting http://www.staygoldgallery.com & http://www.yowhathappenedtopeace.org
For further information contact Anna Sheffield or Farika at 718.599.7778 or info@staygoldgallery.com

Press contact Mandana at Empty Media. empty@empty-media.com or call 415.846.6378.

Gallery Hours: M-F by appointment, Sat-Sun 12-5p

Stay Gold Gallery
451 Grand St. @ Keap St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.599.7778
www.staygoldgallery.com
SPONSORS:

Triple 5 Soul – www.triple5soul.com

Anthem-Magazine – www.anthem-magazine.com

Empty-Media – www.empty-media.com

TrueMajority – www.truemajority.org

Eddie Martinez / Take 'er Easy (08/16/04 - 08/30/04)

EDDIE MARTINEZ
"take 'er easy"

August 16-30,2004
Opening: Thursday, August 19th, 6-9pm

GAGA Gallery
137 Rivington St.
New York,NY 10002

http://emartinez.com/

THE SONIC ORDER OF HAPPINESS (07/31/04 - 08/30/04)

The Merry Karnowsky Gallery Presents:

THE SONIC ORDER OF HAPPINESS

new works by DALEK

July 31st -August 30th

opening reception: Saturday, July 31st 8-11pm

Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170. S. LaBrea Ave (in art 170 Building)
LA CA 90036

323.933.4408
mkgallery.com

KOSTAS SEREMETIS / Now and Neve® (07/30/04 - 08/28/04)

KOSTAS SEREMETIS
Now and Neve®

July 30 - August 28, 2004
Opening Reception: Friday, July 30, 2004, 6-10 p.m.
7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

four x four gallery and Otto Design Group continues its focus on the real-life art forms of design and urban culture with the solo exhibition NOW & NEVE® featuring new paintings by artist Kostas Seremetis.

BACKGROUND
Kostas Seremetis was born in 1972. He started his career painting walls in Boston night clubs after high school, and by the age of 19, had his first exhibition. Since then, Kostas has developed an international underground following.

He has exhibited work all over the world: at the Parco Museum in Tokyo, Deitch Projects in New York, Made Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, Colette in Paris and the Hyteck Convention Center in Hong Kong, to name a few. His work is sought out by private and corporate collections such as Nike and Berlin Movement.

In addition to painting, Kostas creates abstract short films. His films have been exhibited in the Laforett Museum in Tokyo and The Bonn International film festival in Berlin.

He has also collaborated on projects with bands, including The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 20 Miles, DJ IZU and The Cult, and in the commercial world with corporations like Levis, Puma, Medicom Toys and NGAP.

Kostas's work has been featured in a number of magazines, including Tokion, Rolling Stone, Relax, Spectacle, Dazed and Confused and XLR8R. In 2002, he published his first book, Superhero & Six, and is currently working on a second, called The Seven Devils.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
NOW & NEVE® I once heard a story about a shaman, who went to the forest to die and to return to life enlightened. The forest is where he would find his power, strength and wisdom. The studio is my forest, my temple, my church - it's where I create and recreate. I've gone beyond Lex Luther and the Man of Steel, and entered a new stage in my life, with new vision and a wider spectrum, no longer limiting myself to proven formulas and hipster references. Now I am battling with contrasts and the unexpected: bullets & brushstrokes, abstract & structure, spartans & nomads, life & death, anarchy & peace, black & white, lovers & haters, reality & myths, coffee & cigarettes, science & fiction, NOW & NEVE®.

Kostas Seremetis lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he maintains a private studio and works as a full-time artist.

For more information please visit: www.kostasystems.com

four x four
www.fourxfourthestore.com

otto design group
www.ottodesigngroup.com

four x four is a retail and exhibition space dedicated to expanding our traditional notions of fine art, communication, and function by presenting work that blurs the boundaries between art, commerce and everyday life.

otto design group is a design collective with offices in Los Angeles, and Philadelphia specializing in identifying and directing new concepts in architecture, graphics and design. Otto Design Group's sister exhibition space is 222gallery in Philadelphia.

For additional information regarding four x four events, exhibitions, and press, please contact Amber Abramson: aabramson@odgla.com or call 323.782.9220.

If you would like to be added to the four x four / 222gallery mailing list, please email: info@fourxfourthestore.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.

DIGITAL DAY CAMP (07/27/04)

DIGITAL DAY CAMP

Opening Party: July 27, 6pm-12am

Exibition: July 27-31, 12-6pm
540 West 21st Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
New York, NY

Eyebeam celebrates its seventh annual Digital Day Camp next week, featuring projects and proposals pertaining to urban design and renewal, an especially apropos topic in New York City right now. The culmination of an intensive month-long digital arts education program for local high school students sponsored by Eyebeam's Education Studio, the public festivities will begin with student presentations of their work, which employ both traditional architectural concepts and game theory to approach redeveloping the High Line, the heavily contested abandoned rail structure that runs through the West Side of Manhattan. Following the DDC presentations and exhibition opening, Eyebeam hosts Gamers Nite Groove, a four-hour collision of gaming and music hosted by New York-Tokyo. The evening is free, but donations are encouraged.
http://www.eyebeam.org/learning/ddc_content.html
http://www.newyork-tokyo.com

richard kidd & devilock (07/31/04)

richard kidd & devilock

scion installation art auction (07/24/04 - 08/14/04)

GENEVIÈVE GAUCKLER / "YEAH/OUTCH" (07/05/04 - 08/28/04)

GENEVIÈVE GAUCKLER
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"YEAH/OUTCH"
JULY 5TH – AUGUST 28TH, 2004

culture ka-ching.

friends, you've asked what i work on from midnight to 3:00 am. voila. introducing www.hustlerofculture.com, my new site to document every thing i've ever purchased or experienced. instead of launching complete, i've decided to post reviews piecemeal. otherwise, i wouldn't go live for at least another six months! and i want to stay focused and motivated. i'll be hitting up some of you for interviews over the next couple of weeks. thanks for your support. and as always, constructive criticism welcomed.

THE SONIC ORDER OF HAPPINESS (07/31/04 - 08/30/04)

The Merry Karnowsky Gallery Presents:

THE SONIC ORDER OF HAPPINESS

new works by DALEK

July 31st -August 30th

opening reception: Saturday, July 31st 8-11pm

Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170. S. LaBrea Ave (in art 170 Building)
LA CA 90036

323.933.4408
mkgallery.com

free: gmail accounts.

one for me, free for you. free is buzzworthy. i have two gmail invites to give away. the first two readers to submit a jump photo will receive one invite each. winning invite non transferable. one entry per person. if hotmail, yahoo mail or other-mail application junks your invite, that's your deal. please don't flame the messenger. mail entries here. good luck catching air!

UPDATE: i will not accept links to random jump photos on other people's websites (but thanks for trying). your photo must be an original and adhere to the fakefunk jump submissions rules.

UPDATE: readers jorge r. and L Cpl kitt are the winners of the free gmail accounts. thank you for your entries.

Michelle Kasprzak european tour (07/23/04 - 08/21/04)

Viva Chizé!
2nd International Contemporary Art Festival
Chizé, France. 23-26 July, 2004.

I will be presenting "I Love A Parade" with Shawn Micallef. Custom soundscape by Lewis Kaye. For more info on "I Love A Parade", check out:
http://michelle.kasprzak.ca/iloveaparade.html

Festival URLs:
http://www.agencetopo.qc.ca/chize/
http://chize.brinkster.net/

--
Girls and Guns
Dorottya Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
Artists: Sheila Butler, Nina Czegledy, Michelle Kasprzak, Sally McKay, Paola Poletto (Canada) Roza El-Hassan (Hungary)

I will be presenting a VJ performance, "Stick 'em up", under my VJ alias, VJ Faux Amie, with musical accompaniment by local street musicians.

on Tuesday, 10 August:
6 p.m. - greeting by Mr Michael Danagher, chargé d'affaires - Canadian Embassy opening speech by art historian Emese Süvecz
6.30 p.m. - performance by Michelle Kasprzak
7 p.m. - Reception
7.30 p.m. - The warrior woman as sex-ideal - public discussion with the artists. Moderation by art historian Emese Süvecz

The exhibition is on view until 4th September, Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

--
ISEA 2004
I'll be presenting on two panels at the Helsinki portion of the conference:

Friday August 20
9:30-11:00 Wireless Experience, session 3
"Tracing space; locative media as a means for artistic expression"
Moderated by Marc Tuters

Saturday August 21
09:30-11:00 Critical Interaction Design, session 4
"Open Source City", Moderated by Michelle Kasprzak

For more information, check out: http://www.isea2004.net

found: old people partying.

our plane touched down at 9:15 pm last night. we pulled up to our home at 10:00. running inside to drop off our bags we were back at the curb and in a cab at 10:15 headed to blvd, a posh new downtown venue dripping with technology and comfortable seating. tired and jet-bloated we were motivated to attend the launch party for shepard's new magazine, swindle, a quarterly lifestyle title profiling art, music and interesting heads. packaged with a hardcover similar to french comic books (hello, collectors) it’s meant to be kept and not recycled. with a title like swindle, how can you resist? support independent press!

checked in and ready to rock, we received wristbands at the door. the respect-bands (don milvio's creation) allowed us to mingle in comfort in a closed off area flowing with free beer. legendary rapper, kurtis blow dropped house favorites. hundreds of street kids appeared to have fun, generally smiling lots. booty shook. and cute boys ogled. off to the side, we enjoyed the night without the collective body odor. the party was solid. glad we committed.

paparazzi had a field day (sic). two old people were snapped making fun of young people. we ran into kyle who we've only run into twice outside of his work since living in new york city. i've known kyle since high school. it was good to catch up. you'd think five days of balls-to-walls partying would've been enough. heh. we thought so too.

polaroid scene is an interesting concept. get me on your list and i'll snap pictures of people at your party. genius, why didn't i think of that?! apparently kids really do check out this site. edwin in southern california emailed to poke fun at us.

team hp san francisco tour.

collage courtesy of dan wolfe

our bay area hols are over. we were in town for the beautiful losers opening at the yerba buena. i noticed at the opening and after party that i knew as many out-of-towners as locals. no surprise. it made sense. those traveling were involved with the show one way or another. others turned up for a free peak of street life. several showed to say they were there but complained about it (too many hipsters). note: if you’re really there to see the art, go on a tuesday afternoon, don’t turn up for the opening! it was so best hanging out with everybody. i was interviewed for a documentary on the show. friends made interesting observations -- like how the art was showcased in a funky order (i.e. ed templeton's photos placed next to larry clark’s photos would have been logical). nevertheless, beautiful losers is a treat for san francisco. everybody go check it out. support the arts. support our friends!

i’m happy that the masses are getting exposed to street culture/life. there is a lot of creativity happening from the ground up. it should be shared and enjoyed. it's great that everyone is beginning to recognize that a generation of skateboarders and street hustlers can contribute so much to the arts. harmony, spike and stacy in films. adam, shepard, and eric in magazine publishing. writers, musicians and artists there are too many of you to individually name.

san francisco jump!

hello friends. we just returned from sunny san francisco. we took a few jump photos. enjoy!

Defecit Disorder / Downtown for Democracy & Vice Magazine (07/16/04)

Downtown for Democracy  and Vice Magazine present: DEFICIT DISORDER
 
10 bands playing 10 minute sets
curated by Jesse Pearson, Editor of Vice Magazine
 
PG SIX
MIKE FELLOWS / MIIGHTY FLASHLIGHT BAND
EARLY MAN
AMONG NATIVES (EX-BLACK DICE)
BRANCA / BLOOR (GLENN BRANCA AND REG BLOOR)/ ANOMOANON ROGERS SISTERS /
BLOOD ON THE WALL / JUELZ SANTANA / BATTLETORN / SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST
 
  video art by CORY ARCANGEL, PAPER RAD and others
 
  Friday, July 16th 9PM
  Volume
 
  99 N. 13th St. - Williamsburg
 
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Everything Is Soft picnic (07/10/04)

Dearraindrop and Little Cakes present:

Everything Is Soft picnic

Hang out, listen, eat, drink and be merry inside Dearraindrop's psychedelic Egyptian theme park complete with pyramid entryway, 15 foot wooden sphinx with video projecting eyes, talking mummy sarcophagus,
and an underground neon tunnel leading to a black lit make out city.

Saturday bands include Elvish Presley, Hoppy the Frog, Plate Tectonics, the Mystical Unionists, Corndawg, Pcpcg, Algebrassiere, and Threace. Sunday: Temple of Bon Matin, Kites, Feathers, Mouthus, Tighty Whitey,
Slo-Jams, Knifestorm, Dreamhouse, and Yours Truly.

Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street, between Grand and Canal, Manhattan

4p-midnight; $free food, music, and drinks

Continues SUNDAY

Counter Culture (07/10/04)

Counter Culture

An exhibition featuring site-specific interventions by six contemporary New York artists: Raul Vincent Enriquez, Flux Factory, Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga, Jean Shin, Julianne Swartz, and Marion Wilson. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, explores the commerce and cultural diversity of the neighborhoods surrounding the Bowery -- the future home of the New Museum -- by pairing each of the six artists with a small business or organization in the area.

A self-guided walking tour created by artist Raul Vincent Enriquez -- including interviews and exchanges between shop owners, customers and the artists in the exhibition -- will direct visitors to the five other
projects in the exhibition.

The collective known as Flux Factory presents Secret Spaces, an installation in an area of Bowery Martial Arts (246 Bowery) not usually accessible to customers. A password, which will be included on the
walking tour map, MP3 and at the store itself, will allow visitors to access a hidden, alternate realm. Each Flux Factory member will leave something to be discovered by visitors once inside the secret space, including various missions that visitors can read about and, if desired, perform. Missions range from the silly to the sublime.

In From Darkness to Daylight, Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga constructs an installation at 1 Freeman Alley (off of Rivington Street between the Bowery and Chrystie Street), reflecting on the history and the future of the Bowery. The sculptural work is made of a series of large ducts, similar to those found in the alley itself, that have been interwoven together and inserted with monitors featuring computer animated characters that reflect different histories of the Bowery.

Jean Shin will place one specially designed, stainless steel counter sink filled with sudsy water outside the NoLiTa restaurant Public (210 Elizabeth Street) for her installation Wishing Well (2004). Pedestrians, shoppers and restaurant employees are encouraged to toss pennies into the sinks and make a wish.

Using lenses, magnets, hoses, and screens, Julianne Swartz creates sculptures that make circuits or journeys through space. Swartz's Can You Hear Me (2004) consists of a pipe system stretching from the
Bowery's Sunshine Hotel to its ground-floor neighbor, Bari Restaurant Supply (both at 241 Bowery).

In creating This Store Too (2004), Marion Wilson was inspired by the philosophy of the neighborhood Bowery Mission. In partnership with the local homeless organization, Wilson will create merchandise with the
assistance of a person in a local residential program. Each person collaborating with Wilson will contribute an object or suggest an idea, which Wilson will then turn into a sculptural object.

Weekly walking tours will be led by the curator and artists. July 10: Julianne Swartz; July 17: Marion Wilson; July 24: Jean Shin; July 31: Raul Vincent Enriquez, plus Family Day event; August 7: Flux Factory; August 14: Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga.

Tours begin at the parking lot at 235 Bowery, at Prince Street, Manhattan

2-3:30p; $free

Continues SATURDAYS through August

David Ellis - Beat Box: A Painting is A Drum Opening (07/02/04)

PLEASE JOIN US!

222gallery presents:

DAVID ELLIS
BEAT BOX : A PAINTING IS A DRUM

OPENING RECEPTION:
JULY 2, 2004, 6-9pm

New work by David Ellis. An installation of gourd speakers, an automated acoustic drum machine and hybrid turntable, field recordinggs, beats, paintings, drawings, and letter press prints.

www.222gallery.com

Please do not reply to this message, if you would like to contact 222gallery or fourxfour, you can do so using the following email addresses: info@222gallery.com or sales@222gallery.com - Thank you!

1:100, Hillevi Baar, & Pamela Harris (07/01/04 - 08/27/04)

Daydream Nation @ X-Girl (07/01/04 - 08/31/04)

"Daydream Nation" by Molly Dilworth

Is your Fed-ex delivery guy dreaming of a Miami vacation? Does a haz-mat trailer secretly desire to be a girly 3-wheeled Mickey mobile for a kid? And maybe an eight year old fantasizes about the speed of an 18-wheeler. Maybe the blank blonde youth is absorbed in her imaginary alternate life as an elegant church lady. These are just a few of the possibilities suggested by the iconic portraits in the ongoing series Daydream Nation.

Molly Dilworth is a painter and designer who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She believes in the power of visual language to communicate subtle and complex ideas. Her work addresses the seductive impossibility of utopia, nostalgia for future worlds which never manifest, and a fascination with advertising, pop culture and shopping.

*Opening reception: Thu, Jul. 1st, 8-10pm

@ X-girl NYC store
Address: 265 Lafayette.(bet. Prince st.and Spring)

Date: Jul. 1st - Aug. 31st, 2004

X-girl NYC
265 Lafayette Street, NYC 10012
212.343.2457
M-Sat: 12-7pm
Sun: 12-6pm

http://www.xgirlusa.com

http://www.x-girl.jp

zoe rocks harder.

how many elementary school-aged girls get shout outs from the beastie boys? is zoe even phased by it? probably not. she is after all, the daughter of ian rogers, seminal web tinker. hold up, who's ian? know of winamp? no? okay. how about rabid beastie boys fan promoted official webmaster and tour diarist? and if that doesn't impress, sing praise to ian everytime you download an mp3 from the web. king of all internet music applications is he.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. zoe made two mixed cds. proud dad had a listen and posted her impressive song list. the song list is discovered and zoe is given an opportunity to dj her own radio show. hello, little radio, zoe radio.

listen up kids! tune in every sunday from 12:00 - 2:00 pm, PST. if you thought your ipod song list rocked, you'll soon learn that zoe rocks harder. dishing out indie rock and indie pop must-knows, she'll also feed you meatheads a few guilty pleasures (missy and justin). even her mainstream choices are boss. prodigy music selector, zoe, at 13, reminds us all that the future is bright. you've been schooled. don't dismiss.

UPDATE: Zoe's Radio Show is now webcasted at www.zoeradio.com. So have a listen!

Beautiful Mutants - Art of Mark Mothersbaught (07/24/04 - 09/04/04)

FUSE GALLERY
93 Second Ave. Btw. 5th and 6th St. NY, NY, 10003
212-777-7988 www.fusegallery.com
Gallery Hours: Tues., 12-5pm, Wed. - Sat., 12-7pm

Fuse Gallery Presents:
"Beautiful Mutants"
The Art of Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO
July 24 - September 4, 2004

Please join us for a Special Opening Reception: Sat., July 24, 7-10pm!

Fuse Gallery invites you to join us for a special opening reception for our next exhibition featuring the art of Mark Mothersbaugh, artist and musical mastermind of DEVO! This event will take place on Saturday, July 24 from 7-10pm. DEVO will be performing on July 23rd in Central Park and its very likely that Mark and DEVO will be attending the Fuse Reception. Complimentary beverages will be available. To view the art of Mark Mothersbaugh, please visit www.mutato.com. Mark is available for interviews, please contact Michael Pilmer at mpilmer@earthlink.net.

Mark Mothersbaugh, The Music:
Most of Mark's life has been dedicated to his most prolific musical endeavor, DEVO - a college art project that blossomed into a long career for the Akron quintet. DEVO is widely known and respected as one of the most important bands to emerge from the 70's & 80's. Mark still creates music on a daily basis at Mutato Muzika, his LA based company which is responsible for a plethora of current television, movie and commercial scoring. Mutato's recent projects include the movies The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, and Rugrats The Movie. Recent scores for TV include The Mind of the Married Man, Rugrats, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and ads for Target and Swiffer.

Mark Mothersbaugh, The Music:
Mark's love of art started in his early childhood just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. His first correctional glasses offered Mark a new view of the world, inspiring his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60' and early 70's, consisted of many different mediums, including rubber stamp designs, ink illustrations, screen printing decals, and mail art. He participated in local showings and received recognition for his work in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.

During his downtime on worldwide tours with DEVO, he began creating postcard art to send to his friends, which he has been creating every day since then - for 30+ years - a very obsessive habit. These cards originally served as his personal diaries, and were never intended for public viewing. That all changed when Mark decided to share his postcard works in his critically acclaimed worldwide solo shows during the 80's and 90's, and with his worldwide HOMEFRONT INVASION gallery tour in 2003.

Now Mark has embarked on his BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS tour in 2004, which showcases his photographic symmetrical creations and "corrected" imagery. See you there...

Fuse Gallery
93 2nd Ave, NYC, 10003
Subway: F to 2nd Ave.
www.fusegallery.com

green lady / huntergatherer mind thoughts (06/25/04 - 07/18/04)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

four x four gallery presents:

GREEN LADY / HUNTERGATHERER
mind thoughts

June 25th - July 18th, 2004
Opening Reception: Friday, June 25, 2004, 6-10PM.
7922 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048

four x four gallery and Otto Design Group continues its focus on the real-life art forms of design and urban culture with the June 25th installation by the multi-media design team of Todd St. John and Gary Benzel, known for their Green Lady series of street wear and graphics and their HunterGatherer design entity, based in Brooklyn. St. John & Benzel create installations, graphics, products, and motion design as means of both personal expression and wry cultural commentary. The new work focuses on basic forms, and brings more of their current idea

set into a 3 dimensional realm primarily via cut wood pieces. The show includes cut wood objects, silkscreen prints and wood form installations. "Mind Thoughts" will run June 25 through July 18, with an opening reception on Friday June 25th from 6-10pm.

BACKGROUND
In addition to their collaborative efforts, which began in 1993 when they were still attending the University of Arizona, both St. John and Benzel are active as independent designers. St. John has worked as an art director/designer in film, television, environmental, and print media; as an art director at MTV he was responsible for numerous print and on-air projects, including the graphics for the '98 and '99 Sports and Music Festivals as well as the summer 1999 channel redesign. St. John has also taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York and has been a guest graduate critic at Yale. Benzel currently lives in San Diego, CA, where he has run his own design office since 1996. Beginning as a graphic designer for magazines, Benzel's scope soon broadened to include art direction and design for footwear, apparel, and music clients. Together, St. John and Benzel have designed for MTV, Sony, Adidas, Raygun Magazine, Interscope Records, The Getty, Giant Robot Magazine, Airwalk, Knopf, Mammoth Records, Chronicle Books, and Little/Brown. They are the subject of the book by the AIGA/NY and the Princeton Architectural Press as part of their "Fresh Dialogue" series, which documents an annual program of discussions among young and influential figures of the design world. In recent years, St. John and Benzel have been participating in an increasing number of gallery shows as well, including Houston, alife / arkitip, RedFive, Studio NumberOne, and 222 gallery.

For more information please visit:
www.huntergatherer.net www.greenlady.com

four x four
www.fourxfourthestore.com

otto design group
www.ottodesigngroup.com

four x four is a retail and exhibition space dedicated to expanding our traditional notions of fine art, communication, and function by presenting work that blurs the boundaries between art, commerce and everyday life.

otto design group is a design collective with offices in Los Angeles, and Philadelphia specializing in identifying and directing new concepts in architecture, graphics and design. Otto Design Group's sister exhibition space is 222gallery in Philadelphia.

Steve Powers at Deitch (06/25/04 - 08/07/04)

Steve Powers at Deitch Projects with My List of Demands.

Deitch's 76 Grand Street

Tue-Sat: 12-6pm

stamp of approval.

it's been a long time since i've received any good mail. i mean the hand written kawaii japanese stationary kind. aside from the credit card offers, bills, party invites and magazine subscriptions, we get a post card maybe twice a month from friends who've managed to escape. if i'm going to send mail, i pay attention to the stamps i chose. for a long time, andy warhol graced the upper right-hand corner. recently, dr. seuss. these days, i use stamps bearing the works of isamu noguchi.

image property of the usps

noguchi is best known for his mid century modern creations. but he was also a master landscape architect, sculptor, painter, and art director. the isamu noguchi garden museum houses an extraordinary collection of his works. last week, after several years of renovations, it reopened. it is a mandatory stop for fans of noguchi's craft. a vist to the museum and a stop in the gardens can yield some much needed spiritual healing. and it's cheaper than a visit to the spa or therapist.

Plan B by Rudolf Stingel (07/01/04)

air festival (06/20/04)

The Air Festival, is a day of kite flying on Pier 4 at 58th St. Sunset Park Brooklyn. On June 20th at 2pm, Families will be invited to decorate their own kites and spend a day flying them amidst the splendid view of the harbor and New York City skyline. The goal of the festival is to join people together in an activity to bring awareness to different issues that affect the Sunset Park community. For instance, under the direction of UPROSE, the festival will create awareness to the air quality of the neighborhood and how local efforts can help create cleaner air. Also the event will be used to foster an environment in which young single fathers will be encouraged to spend time with their children.

You can bring your own kite or there will be kite making kits and art supplies provided for families to decorate their own kites. Also there will be Kites available for purchase. At the event, concessions will be sold. There will also be live music performances.

The Air Festival is an opportunity to create positive action through art and allow a platform to distribute information on current and planned projects by various community groups. There are several plans for power barges to be placed in these waterways. Single fathers under the age of 25 are a common element to the family structure of Sunset Park. UPROSE is seeking to create opportunities for these young men to be involved with their children and to strengthen family relations.

Take the N,R,D to 59st stop at 4th Ave. Walk down to 2nd Ave and 58st. follow signs for Brooklyn Army Terminal Ferry Landing.

UPROSE is a 40 year old community activist group dedicated to improving the quality of life for the residents of Sunset Park.

Vinnie Ray is an artist who works primarily in the public realm promoting positivity. His street art and installations have been sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Manhattan Art Fund, and the Brooklyn Arts Council. He has shown in galleries in New York, Brighton, UK, and Madrid, Spain.

Presented by UPROSE and Vinnie Ray. Sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by The Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC), Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Brooklyn Borough Presidentâ•&Mac250;s Office Marty Markowitz, New York Power Authority NYPA, Lutheran Medical Center, The Imagination Works, and Blackout Arts Collective, assemblymen Felix Ortiz, and Clean Air Communities, (list in Formation)

Mermaid Parade at Coney Island (06/26/04)

The 22nd annual MERMAID PARADE will take place on Saturday, June 26th, 2004 at 2:00 pm starting from Astroland's Cyclone Roller coaster at Surf Avenue and West 10th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. MOBY, who will play the role of King Neptune, is not only one of the most successful musicians of the past decade but is also a directly descendant of seafaring novelist Herman Melville. THEO, actress, model, solo artist and former lead singer of the Lunachicks will serve as his Queen Mermaid.

At 22 years old the MERMAID PARADE is the oldest and largest art-parade in the United States of America. The parade is best known for its eccentric collection of mermaids from mars, walking/talking cans of tuna fish, crusty pirates, scantily clad wild women and the like. WFMU's Chris T. will MC the parade at the reviewing Stand on Surf Avenue.

A recent addition to the parade is a MERMAID PARADE BALL at 8 pm at PEGGY O'NEILLS BAR, 1904 Surf Avenue @ Keyspan Park Stadium, $10 admission; so the party doesn't stop when the sun goes down! The celebration of the summer solstice continues into the evening with food and fantastic entertainment included with the low price of admission and all proceeds support the parade and CONEY ISLAND USA the non-profit organizer of the day's events.

Parade participants can pre-register at www.coneyisland.com or by calling (718) 372-5159. Last minute entries can register the day of the parade at various assembly sites: Surf Ave and W. 10th Street for people and push/pull floats; Surf Ave and W. 15th Street for antique cars; and Surf Ave and W. 16th Street for motorized floats. The parade will take place rain or shine on June 26th.

The MERMAID PARADE is a production of the non-profit arts organization, CONEY ISLAND USA and the parade is sponsored by: DODGER THEATRICAL STAGE HOLDINGS INC; TEANY BEVERAGES; NEW YORK CITY NEWSDAY; NICK @ NITE ROADCREW; RHEINGOLD (The Official Beer of the Mermaid Parade); RED BULL; SOHO JOURNAL; THE VILLAGE VOICE; PAPER MAGAZINE PM TABLOID; and TABLE1.COM.

At 2:00 PM sharp people and push/pull floats will march on the Boardwalk from West 10th to West 16th Street and at the same time antique cars and motorized floats will drive down Surf Ave from West 16th to West 10th. People and push/pull floats will fall in behind the antique and motorized floats and then also march down Surf Ave back to West 10th and Surf where the Reviewing Stand will be located. Post parade speeches, hoopla activities and the ribbon cutting pageant that "opens the ocean" all will be centered at the Reviewing Stand under the Cyclone Roller Coaster.

ALL OF THE ABOVE GUARANTEED 100% TRUE!

For immediate release and/or comment. Kindly contact Dick Zigun or Jen Womack at (718) 372-5159 or email info@coneyisland.com for information, photos, etc.

art and amusement.

don milvio, marz, sona, danny, claire, kate and i trekked to coney island this past weekend. having lived in new york city for over three years, i've been to coney island only twice before. once for a sigur ros / bjork concert and another time, at the finish line of a cross country race i competed in for the scion. both times, i spent less than half an hour at the landmark.

coney island is the real deal. parts are run down, shady at times and kind of depressing. but at the same time, it's absolute americana. it is alive and it must be visited properly. it is after all, the birthplace of amusement parks; one of my favorite past times. it is also the original home of the escalator, once a thrill ride, it still captivates the young in buildings worldwide.

a NIGHT OF A HUNDRED COVERS by WES LANG (06/16/04)

Wed June 16th 8-11pm

LOYAL MAGAZINE PRESENTS a NIGHT OF A HUNDRED COVERS by WES LANG

SILENT AUCTION for one NIGHT only!

Gavin Brown Enterprise's Passerby
436 W 15th st (btn 9 & 10 aves)

After party at Marquee
289 10th ave (btn 26 & 27 st)

six ways out (06/18/04 - 07/17/04)

Brooklyn Fire Proof presents Six Ways Out, new work by six emerging artists working to explode the conventions of their media, movements, and moment.

The wooden sculptures, wheatpaste posters, oil paintings, installations, paper cutouts and graffiti of Todd St. John, Eric Elms, Patrick Rocha, Maya Hayuk, Craig Metzger, and Neck Face couldn't look more dis-similar, but they are champions of their respective crafts. Each challenges the classes of art that separate low from high, street from gallery, underground from mainstream, and popular from fine.

The current vanguard of art looks more disparate than alike, more fragmentary than coherent. And yet, the idea of art-making has never been stronger. Creative energy flows in every direction.

Please join us June 18th as the newly-renovated Brooklyn Fire Proof brings together these six artists, six models for art-making. With more than fifty new pieces and an enormous collaborative mural, Six Ways Out aims to show these works as myriad projections from the shared prism that ties the new art together.

Opening June 18, 8-11pm. Gallery hours Friday and Saturday 1-6pm through July 17.

For further information visit sixwaysout.com or contact Max Fenton at (917) 499-7546

Personal Space (06/16/04 - 07/31/04)

Personal Space
June 16 2004 - July 31 2004

Introduction:
Gigantic ArtSpace [GAS] presents a group exhibition located in relationships, concepts and sensitivities of Personal Space. Artists define and articulate spatial environments, meanings and dimensions of experience, and the intimacies of living [and dying]. An exhibition catalogue will be available.

Curated by Lea Rekow:
Lea Rekow is founding director of Gigantic ArtSpace.

unseen messages (06/12/04 - 07/25/04)

Opening reception: Saturday, June 12th 7-11pm

Featuring: Doze, Ro-Starr, David Ellis, Sasu, Kami, Jose Parla, Che Jen, Kenji Hirata, Kiku Yamaguchi, Mike Ming, Naomi/South, Christian Mendoza, West, and Yuri Shimojo.

transport gallery

Streetwise 3 - LA (05/22/04 - 06/16/04)

ROYAL ELASTICS STREETWISE 3 - LA

FIVE MONTHS: FIVE EXHIBITIONS:

FEATURING TODAY'S LEADING URBAN INFLUENCED ARTISTS.

SAT. MARCH 27 | DALEK . RICH COLMAN . BIGFOOT . BECCA

SAT. APRIL 24 | KINSEY . DOZE . KENTON PARKER . ANDREW SCHOULTZ

SAT. MAY 22 | MICHAEL LEON . TONY LARSON . ROB ABEYTA . RICH JACOBS

SAT. JUNE 19 | WK . FAILE . LONDON POLICE . SHEPARD FAIREY

SAT. JULY 17 | PNUT . DEZ EINSWELL . MATZU . KOFIE

SAT. AUGUST 14 | CLOSING PARTY

The Lab 101 Space, in conjunction with Royal Elastics, presents Streetwise 3. Streetwise 3 is the third event organized by Freddi C, in an ongoing series dedicated to showcasing the works of Urban Influenced artists in a gallery environment.

The ROYAL ELASTICS STREETWISE concept began two years ago when its inaugural exhibition took place at a gallery on London's Portobello road - featuring 28 of the most cutting-edge, established; artists, commercial designers, illustrators and anonymous makers of streetwise scenes. Following the success of RE SW1, the bar was set to create a unique, but equally memorable, event experience for STREETWISE 2 the following year. For RE SW 2, nine internationally recognized Œurban artists¹ came together for a week to paint large murals in a historic gallery in the heart of Berlin.