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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

kid robot la 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.

tim biskup at kid robot nyc (11/19/04)

frank kozik at kid robot sf (11/18/04)

Dalek @ 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

MADEMOISELLE PRETTY DEPRESSING (11/12/04)

FAFI
mademoiselle pretty depressing

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

hollywood to the street: from the poster to graffiti (11/13/04 -01/29/05)

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

Evil Broken Toy Sale (10/31/04)

gene davis (11/03/04 - 12/04/04)

Opening reception: Friday, November 5, 6-8 PM

for more information: cowles gallery

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

john divola (10/13/04 - 11/13/04)

more info: http://cowlesgallery.com/catalogues/Divola04.html

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.

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

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

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

by a thread (09/10/04)

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

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...

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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)

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. As they painted live, the public and press could watch their work develop. This encouraged an open platform for the artists and the onlookers to open a dialogue about this rapidly growing art movement.

This year ROYAL ELASTICS STREETWISE 3 - LA will feature five unique exhibitions. There will be 20 of the top American urban artists showcasing their art. Live DJs, and painting will accompany each exhibition. As the Urban Art movement is growing, RE SW3 continues to grow along with it. Each exhibition will be on display for one month. This will allow ample time for artists to develop ideas and expand creatively while reaching out to an ever-expanding audience.

The Lab 101 aims to showcase the urban art that has evolved from a form of inner city expression to a massive global art movement. Rooted in the creative voice of inner city youths, this art forum has grown exponentially. The style has begun to seep into advertising campaigns of corporations. Artists who started as preteen graffiti artists now command the direction and Œfeel¹ of multi-million dollar ad campaigns. Their creative sights have moved from the sides of subway cars, to the glossy pages of magazines and ad campaigns.

Artists who were the founders of this art forum have turned their talents into a viable living. Each decade, the visuals that defined the urban experience grow, develop and fracture. New forms such as wheat pasting, roller tags, acid etch tags, stencils, and outlaw sculptures continue to crop up.

Several RE SW3 artists use the same approach of wheat pasting their creations on the buildings and electrical boxes of the cityscape. For example, Becca and Kinsey have vastly different styles but both choose wheat pasting as a method of displaying posters throughout the public realm. This common method allows for the colorful, scratchy drawings of Becca¹s young girls to be at home on the streets next to the towering male figures that are depicted with razor sharp precision in Kinsey's work.

The graphic and bold figures within the works of Dalek, Rich Jacobs, Bigfoot, and WK Interact seem to loom out from the canvas with the presence of George Orwell¹s 1984 Big Brother. This central-figure approach hammers the character identity so successfully that the image becomes a brand as much as a work of art. It is this ingenious approach that merges style and image into a theme. In today¹s age of attention deficit disorder and the MTV 5-second sound byte, this style of art reflects the times and is successfully capturing the attention of humans immersed in a sensory overloaded society.

Today urban art has moved off the streets and sits at the doorstep of galleries worldwide. Together with Royal Elastics, The Lab 101 is opening its doors and welcoming the artists that have ushered in this stylistic art movement.

www.Streetwise3.com

www.TheLab101.com

fecal face photo show (06/05/04)

David Black, Boogie, Dave Schubert, Jeremy Weiss, Stefan Simikich, Bob Kronbauer, John Groshong, Isaac Randozzi, Patrick O'Dell, Ray Potes, Richard Hart, Tobin Yelland, John Trippe, and Angela Boatwright.

David Black <-- At like 20 he worked as the director of photography for Nike and MTV2 commercials. He's been featured in a number of national magazines and was also featured in our last Arty Party. He's also directed photography for some amazingly creative music videos. check out his Fecal Feature.

Jeremy Weiss <-- Currently takes photos for record companies to pay the bills. His first book is about to come out this fall published by Ad Astra books. He's also in a documentary called Roadtrip Nation that will air on PBS this summer... Jeremy is also a founder of the very seccusful, Get the Fuck Up kill radio and his work has been featured in such magazines as Anthem, SOMA, Neon, Nylon, Spin, AP, Jane, and XLR8R.

Boogie <-- shoots a roll of film a day. He was born in Belgrade and now lives in NYC. He has been featured in Cube Magazine, Hamburger Eyes, and Empty Magazine... inside the lives of drug addicts and hanging out with some of the city's roughest/ gun tooting inner city poor all the while capturing some increidbly beautiful street scenes, Boogie has traveled to Belgrade and Cuba to produce photo documentaries. Check his site. You'll be blown away... you can also read a short FF interview on boogie here.

Dave Schubert <-- if you live in SF, you should know. Dave has been shooting for years. He's had shows at the luggage store and upper playground. He captures the lives of the young and restless primarily in the mission and NYC. Dave has been featured in Hamburger Eyes, Vice, Anthem, and most recently had a 10 page feature in UnFramed magazine... view some of recent photos

Stefan Simikich <-- we've recently just met Stefan, but have known of his work for awhile. Being a founder of Hamburger Eyes, he's down from the start. But besides the automatic down-ness, Stefan is a brilliant photographer. Take a look and see yourself.

Bob Kronbauer <-- we've known bob for years. He used to work at girl doing everything from board graphics to running the highly succesful Crailtap.com which he left just recently to focus his time and engery on his most epic Crownfarmer clothing line. Famous Utenils?!... Do we need to mention that Bob won our last game of F.E.C.A.L.?!... Bob has recently been featured/interviewed in Soma, SBC Skateboard, Strength and Art Prostitute magazines.

John Groshong <-- ok, so this dude is our intern, but he's also a brilliant photographer... He's coming into his own and unqiue style. He's been shooting since a young lad and once he escapes his boozing phase, he's truely going to be an amazing photographer- Oh wait, he already is... see a small sample.

Angela Boatwright <-- amazing lady indeed... photo editor for mass appeal. She owns her own creative talent agency entitled Killer of Giants. She's shot for W magazine, New York magazine, Lucky, Jane, Spin, XXL, Vibe, Tokion, Anthem and Guitar World to name a few... and has shown in galleries around the world... she also has a thing for New Wave of British Heavy Metal records. check her site: www.ihatephotography.com

John Trippe <-- ummm, spends his day and nights keeping this site running. worked in print design and now web design/ programming. produces short films from time to time including this most recent on michael leon entitled "Free and Easy". he carrys a camera with him at all times. sometimes digital for the site and others for the darkrooom. Recently featured in LoDown, Empty, Soma, and Mesh magazines. Likes small dogs and sunsets. www.johntrippe.com

Isaac Randozzi <-- a fecal pal for years, you should know who isaac is. he's shown his work throughout SF and also participated in the Bay Area show in Detroit which featured some of SF's finest... I'm pretty sure he's a virgo... see some of his work.

Patrick O'Dell <-- this thrasher magazine photo staffer travels the world to do nothing but to take photos of drunk teenage pros. He flies from country to country staying up until all hours living the life of a spoiled rock star all the while capturing it all on film... pat, we're jealous. see his Fecal Feature. www.epiclylaterd.com

Ray Potes <-- also a founding member of Hamburger Eyes, this guy is nothing but a photographer. He not only puts out an amazing magazine, but he also is one of it's strongest contributors. check out images from his show he had with bigfoot last february.

Richard Hart <-- this english bloke is yet another skate photographer, but this one comes from england and is now living in SF. he also travels the world taking photos of skaters and shoots everything in between.

Tobin Yelland <-- Tobin Yelland's photographs have been featured at The luggage Store gallery in San Francisco, Thread Waxing Space and White Columns in New York and Dazed and Confused gallery in London. Yelland's photographs have been featured in magazines such as Index, Visionare, Tokion, Dazed and Confused and The New York Times... if you know, you know. www.tobinyelland.com

Be sure to come to the opening this Saturday night @ the Brink Gallery (659 Haight @ Steiner). The show can be viewed also on Sunday and Monday from noon until 6pm.

www.fecalface.com

DAVID ELLIS - BEAT BOX [A Painting is a Drum] (06/04/04 - 07/30/04)

222gallery proudly presents:

DAVID ELLIS
BEAT BOX [A Painting is a Drum]

JUNE 4 - July 30, 2004

Opening Reception:
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2004, 6-10pm

PLEASE JOIN US!

Gallery Contact: Jean Won, tel:215.873.0750, email: info@222gallery.com

PHILADELPHIA - 222gallery proudly presents artist, DAVID ELLIS in his solo exhibition: BEAT BOX [A Painting is a Drum] which opens at 222gallery located at 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, June 4, 2004, and runs through Friday, July 30, 2004. 222gallery will display all new works by the New York based artist David Ellis. This exhibition will consist of an installation of gourd speakers, an automated acoustic drum machine and hybrid turntable, field recordings, beats, paintings, drawings and letter press prints. Please check out a process video clip shot by Mike Ming of David Ellis's work in progress at www.222gallery.com.

Please join us for an opening reception on February 6, 2004, 6-10pm at 222gallery, 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Artist Statement

"I am an artist from a family of musicians. My uncle plays and restores pianos and my brother travels the world playing tenor saxophone. As a kid I had no patience with piano lessons and learning to read music but absorbed everything I heard on the "Super Mix", a Saturday night radio program that was broadcast from the Fort Bragg military base near where I grew up. It was just far enough away that reception required one hand on the pause button and the other on an elaborate assembly of coat hangers, duct tape and tin foil jammed into the hole that was once an antenna on my boom box. I recorded the show every week with the volume low so not to disturb my mothers ultra sonic night hearing which would result in radio confiscation. Each week a new style of early New York hip hop found its way into the mind of a 12 year old boy living in the attic of a log cabin in rural North Carolina. By the time Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 dropped "The Message" I was writing my own rhymes and banging out beats on the desks at school. Those beats have been in the back of my mind all my life."

-David Ellis

ABOUT DAVID ELLIS
David Ellis is an internationally acclaimed artist who has exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He received his BFA from Cooper Union, New York and works in a variety of media such as Film / Video, Public Work, Painting, Sculpture and Music. In addition to creating his own singular work, Ellis is also part of the talented collaborative "Barnstormers". He is also an artist in resident at Dumbo's Smack Mellon in New York. Ellis's work has been reviewed in Art Forum, Flash Art, NY Times,The Fader, Mass Appeal, Tokion Magazine, Creative Review, et al.

Upcoming 2004 exhibitions include exhibitions at SECCA, North Carolina, Lumps Gallery, North Carolina and at the Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art. Ellis's "Paint on Trucks" installation can currently be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. David Ellis currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

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 Jean Won, jwon@ottodesigngroup.com or call 215.873.0750.
For additional information regarding 222gallery website, sales + buying, please contact Dave Delaney, ddelaney@ottodesigngroup.com.

222gallery hours: M-F 12-5 or by appointment.

dunny show (05/17/04 - 07/17/04)

CHRISTOPHER BETTIG (05/21/04 - 06/20/04)

four x four presents:

CHRISTOPHER BETTIG
He's a Mountain of a Man

May 21 - June 20, 2004

Opening Reception:
Friday, May 21, 2004, 6-10 p.m.
four x four gallery and Otto Design Group present new works by CHRISTOPHER BETTIG in his solo show, HE'S A MOUNTAIN OF A MAN. The show will run from May 21 - June 20, 2004, please join us for the opening reception on Friday, May 21st from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 7922 W. 3rd Street in Los Angeles.

This show is a collection of paintings and handsewn drawings based Christopher's interpretation of mountain landscapes and forest life.

BACKGROUND
Christopher Bettig has had his work featured in SPIN MAGAZINE, QUEST JAPAN, MUDDLE, LOOK-LOOK MAGAZINE, VIVIDHUES, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE, BACKJUMPS, the Thames & Hudson book STENCIL GRAFFITI by Tristan Manco, and in an upcoming book by Soft Skull Press entitled, STENCIL PIRATES by Josh Macphee.

He has had two solo exhibitions: DESTROY ALL THESE MONSTERS ARE REAL at Biola University in 2002, and THESE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE NEVER MET at FOUR X FOUR Gallery in 2003. He has been included in group exhibitions at : ARTAZART in Paris, ROCKET GALLERY in Tokyo, KUNSTRAUM KRUEZBERG in Berlin, DEITCH PROJECTS in New York City, WETLANDS ARENA in New York City, THE NIKE BLU HOUSE in Los Angeles, FOUR X FOUR in Los Angeles, GHETTOGLOSS in Los Angeles, SPACE 1026 in Philadelphia, 222 GALLERY in Philadelphia, CELLSPACE in San Francisco, MIMI BARR in San Francisco, PUNCH GALLERY in San Francisco, EIGHTHREEIGHT in San Diego, ROME 455 AD in San Diego, AEROSOL WARFARE in Houston, THE MARYLAND ART PLACE in Baltimore, SYNAPSE GALLERY in Baltimore, THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM in Baltimore, amongst others.

2004 includes a 2 man show at the Selective HearingGallery in San Diego in early spring, the Independent Arts Festival in Sint - Niklaas, Belgium and several pieces on display at MASS MOCA as part of the Interventionists : Art In The Social Sphere exhibit this summer. There are two scheduled solo shows for 2004; one at FOUR X FOUR Gallery and one at GHETTOGLOSS Gallery, both in Los Angeles.

Chris is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art and currently designs and constructs interiors for URBAN OUTFITTERS full time as well as freelancing for the OTTO DESIGN GROUP where he curates exhibits for the FOUR X FOUR GALLERY in Los Angeles. He is 27 years old, and works and lives in Los Angeles.

For more information about Christopher Bettig please visit www.455ad.com

05/15/2004 in Art, Events, Food and Drink, Sale | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

"ME, MYSELF & I" by Katrin Wiens (04/30/04 - 06/29/04)

X-girl presents Me, Myself & I, a quirky collection of textiles by New York City-based, German designer Katrin Wiens.

Katrin Wiens is a graphic designer and illustrator, and creator of Wiensworld, an inspired place of mind and design, colorfully rendered layer by layer. Wiensworld started with its first character Nyki, a peace icon introduced in 2002 with an array of products at Zakka New York. Now launching in Japan, the Spring/Summer 04 collection for Wiensworld is fluidly elegant, featuring a metallic accent closure on each garment.

Her witty and whimsical design work has appeared in numerous publications including WWD, Vogue (Japan) and Cutie (Japan), and in exhibitions in Tokyo and Berlin.

Me, Myself and I represents the softer side of evil, or perhaps the evil side of cuteness.

http://www.wiensworld.com/

@ X-girl NYC store
Address: 265 Lafayette.(bet. Prince st.and Spring)
Date: Fri, Apr. 30th - Tue, Jun. 29th, 2004
Info: 212.343.2457
FREE

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DUNNY series one! (04/22/04)

Thursday, APRIL 22nd from 6- 8pm, in our NYC store

126 Prince Street @ Wooster Street SoHo, NYC

Featuring art and toys by: QUIK RTW, Frank Kozik, NYC LASE, EWOK, Huck Gee, SKET, PERSUE, Dr. Revolt, Shane "MEWS" Jessup, Tristan, Paul Budnitz, Jerry Abstract and Superdeux!

for more info www.kidrobot.com

or 212-966-6688

FREE DRINKS! KILLER NEW TOYS!

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space invader at subliminal projects (04/03/04 - 05/20/04)

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Birth of Infantile (03/17/04)

Hello friends!

We're proud to announce that the day has finally come -- Infantile is open for business!

Infantile is a new brand of clothing for babies and toddlers. For our first season, we're offering a series of printed t-shirts featuring designs by a superstar collection of artists:

Tiffany Bozic
Jeremy Fish
Maya Hayuk
Evan Hecox
Jason Gnewikow
Dave Kinsey
Scott Sylvia

It's been a long time in the works and we're incredibly excited that our site is finally live. You can purchase shirts directly from our site, and we're working on establishing relationships with stores in the US, Japan and Europe. Grass roots, baby!

Thanks to all the people who helped us get everything where it is. And here's to a bright future for Infantile!

Robert Kissinger and Craig Melchiano
Infantile

http://www.infantile.com/

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RICH JACOBS: WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU PLAY? (03/11/04)

EXHIBITION Catalog
RICH JACOBS: WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU PLAY?

Co-published by: 222gallery, odg / otto design group and RVCA Clothing
Edited and Designed by: Rich Jacobs and Jean Won
Introduction by: Jocko Weyland
Photography by: Tobin Yelland, Adam Wallacavage, Dave Delaney

6in x 6in, 24 pages, staple bound
PRICE: $10
[First 100 copies signed by the artist, while supplies last]

ON SALE at www.fourxfourthestore.com

RICH JACOBS: WHAT INSTRUMENT DO YOU PLAY? is currently on display at 222gallery, 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia. In celebration of Rich's first solo show 222gallery, odg / otto design group and RVCA clothing has teamed up to co-publish Jacobs' exhibition catalog in a limited edition series of 2000 copies. This catalog includes photography of the exhibition at 222gallery and portraits of Rich Jacobs from Tobin Yelland, Adam Wallacavage and Dave Delaney.

These catalogs are ON SALE at www.fourxfourthestore.com, please purchase them while supplies last. The first 100 copies are signed by the artist!

ABOUT RICH JACOBS
Rich Jacobs was born in Long Beach, California (1972). Jacobs is an internationally acclaimed artist who has exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. He is also the curator of the on-going series of exhibitions titled MOVE. His work appears in magazines, publications, and on a broad range of media from fashion products, records and printed work. Rich Jacobs currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

ABOUT 222gallery and odg / otto design group
odg is a design collective with offices in Los Angeles, New York 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 located at 222 vine street philadelphia, pa 19106.

ABOUT RVCA CLOTHING
RVCA is a community minded clothing brand / art apparrel alliance that supports and works with young professional skaters, surfers, artists and musicians in various subcultures. The Artist Network Program is a division of RVCA that collaborates with various artists and charities. RVCA recently opened a gallery / store in costa mesa that features art products. limited artist books [zines] and clothing.
rvca is located at 919 sunset drive costa mesa, ca 92627

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bill mcmullen ad-at at kid robot (02/28/04)

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Kid Robot / Flavor Flav Event (1/17/04)

event photos here.

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Union, Stussy & Undftd Sale (12/14/03)

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X-girl Thanksgiving Sale! (11/28/03 - 11/30/03)

X-girl NYC Sale! Sale! Sale!

We're having a 'After Thanksgiving Sale'!
20 -40% off on stock items!
Date: Fri. 28th, Sat. 29th, and Sun. 30th
Hour: 12-7pm (Fri. & Sat.), 12-6pm (Sun.)
@ X-girl New York store

New items!
Jackets:
-Army Jacket w/fake fur (Army green)
-Tweed Long Coat (Beige)
-Corduroy Zip Up Jacket (Navy, Khaki, and Brown)

Kicks:
-Diamond-shape pattern wool sneakers (Beige, Grey, and Charcoal)
-Pumps w/contrast color trimming (Beige, Grey, and Charcoal)

Others:
-Knit Head Band (White, Pink, and Black) *restock item

See you at the store!

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X-girl NYC
265 Lafayette Street, NYC 10012
212.343.2457
M-Sat: 12-7pm
Sun: 12-6pm

11/28/2003 in Fashion, Sale | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack