Friday, July 31, 2009
milk. + g416 presents: Joe Claussell
Friday July 31, 2009 // MILK. + G416 Present: JOE CLAUSSELL // JOE CLAUSSELL (NYC)+ Felix + Gani (milk.) // hosted by: Pedro, Izzy, Ally M. + Pat Boogie // Cobra 10 King Street W, Toronto, ON CANADA // 22h until ... // 19+
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Carmichael Gallery: "A Mirror Distorted" Andrea Michaelsson, Candice Tripp, Cherri Wood, Pam Glew
August 6, 2009 until August 27, 2009 // Carmichael Gallery // West Hollywood, CA // opening reception Thursday August 6, 2009 // 19h – 22h
Carmichael Gallery presents "A Mirror Distorted"
The show features four talented female artists from Spain, South Africa, The USA and the UK. Andrea Michaelsson, Candice Tripp, Cherri Wood and Pam Glew have each created beautiful bodies of work that explore beauty, pain, vulnerability and strength.
English artist Pam Glew creates striking portraits of women on a variety of vintage media, including fabrics, metal, antique book paper and other aged materials. Her distinctive aesthetic is achieved through a unique creative process involving ink, ammonia, bleach, and spray paint. Pam has been particularly lauded in recent years for her series of hand-worked and sewn flags, which she has exhibited in galleries across the UK and USA. One of a select group of strong female urban artists working today, Pam’s pieces hang in collections throughout North America and Europe. She lives and works in Brighton, England.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Patta | Pro-Keds Royal Hi + Lo
Patta celebrates their 5th anniversary piece collabo with Pro-Keds.
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Pac Man 30th Anniversary Tee's
Thirty years Pac Man officially launched. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac Man UNIQLO has collaborated with six Japanese and international artists to create some very cool limited edition tees. Available at UT Harajuku.
Peter Saville – London, UK
Brian Alfred – New York, USA
DZINE (aka Carlos Rolon) – Chicago, USA
Naoko Ishikawa – Japan
Kohei Nawa – Japan
www.ut.uniqlo.com/pacman
Peter Saville – London, UK
Brian Alfred – New York, USA
DZINE (aka Carlos Rolon) – Chicago, USA
Naoko Ishikawa – Japan
Kohei Nawa – Japan
www.ut.uniqlo.com/pacman
Edge Gallery Hong Kong: Summer Sonata A Group Exhibition
July 24, 2009 until September 19, 2009 // Edge Gallery // Hong Kong, Hong Kong
To celebrate their Second Anniversary, EDGE Gallery will showcase works from fifteen gallery artists comprising paintings, sculptures and photographies. One of the high-lights of the exhibition is our new gallery artist, Li Fan, with his "Ethnical Yi People in LiangShan Mountains" series which has won him over 17 local and international awards. This show will run from July 24 until September 19, 2009.
www.edge-gallery.com
Dana Popa: not Natasha @ Photofusion Photography Centre, London
July 23, 2009 until September 18, 2009 // Photofusion Photography Centre // London, UK
Autograph ABP in partnership with Photofusion presents not Natasha by award-winning photographer Dana Popa. This major project began in 2006 when Popa first traveled to the Republic of Moldova to document, through photography and collected stories, the experiences of sex-trafficked women and their families. 'Natasha' is the nickname given to prostitutes with Eastern European looks. Sex trafficked girls hate it.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldova is one of the main trafficking source countries for women and children. It is estimated that between 200,000 and 400,000 women have been sold into prostitution abroad – up to 10% of the female population. In Moldova, Popa worked with the International Organization for Migration Shelters and Winlock International where she was given access to photograph and document the experiences of 17 women who had been trafficked.
In 2007 Autograph ABP commissioned Popa to return to Moldova where she began to collect the stories of the disappeared and photograph the families, the homes and in some cases the children who have been left behind. Finally, Popa returned to the UK where she documented the spaces where trafficked women are forced into prostitution in the brothels of Soho, London.
'Behind the fancy facades of the cosmopolitan capitals of Europe, hundreds of rooms become exile spaces for myriads of bodies objectified for male fantasy. While most of them are squalid and cold, many others appear familiar and warm. Mirrors, red lights, posters, the list of services on the bedside – all these little attempts at humanising these rooms, at imbuing them with a kind of homeliness, speak for the girls' need to survive.' Natasha Christia, photography writer and curator
Human trafficking is currently estimated to have a market value of over 32 billion US dollars. Forced prostitution of women and children is the most widespread form of human trafficking today. Kevin Bales, the world's leading expert on contemporary global slavery, recognizes that poverty, deprivation, the desire for a better life and the need to escape conflict and oppression are the vital elements that bring people into contact with traffickers. Deception and false promises are important strategies employed by traffickers. Gaining the confidence of the targeted individuals and their families is an essential part of the trafficking process.
Dana Popa is a photo-artist based in London who graduated from the London College of Communication. Popa specializes in contemporary social issues, with a particular emphasis on human rights. In 2007, not Natasha received the Jury Prize in the Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards and the Jerwood Photography Award. Her work has been exhibited widely and includes the Noorderlicht Photofestival in Leeuwarden, at the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Tokyo and in the exhibition Moving Walls 14 at the Open Society Institute in New York.
www.photofusion.org
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Emerald Tablet : Chen Xiaoyun @ ShanghART Gallery, China
July 19, 2009 until August 18, 2009 // ShanghArt, H-Space // Shanghai, China
The exhibition @ ShanghArt from July 19, 2009 through August 18, 2009, speaks the rule behind desire and fantasies, and the title, Emerald Tablet, relates to a text with 13 proverbs in 1900 BC which purporting to reveal the secret of the primordial substance and its transmutations. It claims to be the work of Hermes Trismegistus ("Hermes the Thrice-Great"), a legendary Egyptian sage or god, variously identified with the Egyptian god Thoth and/or the Greek god Hermes, and the proverbs was worshiped by ancient alchemists.
Three parts separately represents "material", "soul" and "outer images" with photographs, videos and installations, and the discussion suggests the inner world of beings. Having touched the balance around all mortals and immortals, now, Chen Xiaoyun practices to unfold his attention involved with experimental irony. The artist thinks the rules from the Emerald Tablet work on him too as they guided the ancient alchemists to explore the physical world with strong essence. Moreover, the precious factors in alchemy like "uncertainty" and "frustration" were inherited by art. Chen Xiaoyun speaks his mind carefully with metaphors and scenarios. Like the image of "octopus", which was given multiple implications like "king" "sun" or "comet", a power in chaos. Nevertheless, the rigorous order and basis appears whenever the surface was broken through, and the reason of everything runs on the same track.
www.shanghartgallery.com
Speech Debelle
Speech has a new Ustream channel and will be performing an exclusive live streaming show from Alaska Studios in London, UK this Monday July 27, 2009 @ 8pm GMT. Featuring her band The Therapists and special guests, viewers that tune in live on the night will receive a new unreleased Speech Debelle song. Links on the post.
Sun 26 July, Secret Garden Party Festival
Fri 31 July, London, Queen Elizabeth Hall - front foyer
Sat 1 Aug, Holland, Amsterdam, Raw Rhythm Festival
Wed 5 Aug, Paris, France, Africa Express
Sat 15 Aug, Bloom Festival
Sun 16 Aug, London, Female Beatmakers event
Sat 22 Aug, London, Queen of Hoxton - SHP charity gig
Fri 28 Aug, Katowice, Poland, Festival Nowa Musika
www.ustream.tv/speechdebelle
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Felix da Housecat 'We All Wanna Be Prince'
Grab the free Felix da Housecat download of 'We All Want to Be Prince'.
Download: 'We All Wanna Be Prince' (MP3)
Guy Denning "Celebrity Will Eat Itself"
August 6, 2009 – August 27, 2009 // opening reception: Thursday August 6, 2009 // 19:00h – 22:00h // Carmichael Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave West Hollywood CA 90038
Carmichael Gallery presents Celebrity Will Eat Itself, a new series of works on canvas by English painter Guy Denning. This is the artist’s debut US solo exhibition.
Guy Denning has long entranced fans with the striking style and ethereal beauty of his androgynous portraiture. The Bristol-born artist’s newest body of work explores the notion of the eternally solipsistic uber-celebrity in all its splendor, hedonism, and pain.
related posts: http://www.mondomedeusah.net/mondomedeusah/2009/07/guy-denning-celebrity-will-eat-itself.html
DâM-FunK: Spiritual Flight (podcast)
NEW JERSEY MASS CHOIR - Yah Mo B There ~ 1984 LP // Prelude Records
THE MICHAEL JOHNSON SINGERS - Just A Little Talk ~ 1984 LP // Plumbline Records
TONY COMER + CROSSWINDS - Part Of You ~ 1984 LP // Vidcom Enterprises
THE RAPPIN' REVEREND DR. C. DEXTER WISE, III - I Ain't Into That (Short Version) ~ 1986 12” // Fantasy Records
THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP - I Can't Help Myself ~ 1984 LP // Myrrh Records
KENNY SMITH - Trust In Him ~ 1985 LP // Message Records
THE DEBARGE FAMILY - Coming Home ~ 1991 LP // T.M. Records
WATSON BEASLEY - Dimensions ~ 1980 LP // Warner Bros Records
listen to podcast on RightON.FM
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Monday, July 20, 2009
White Walls Gallery presents: "Recognition" Hugh Leeman + Michael Holman
August 8, 2009 until September 7, 2009 // White Walls // San Francisco, CA
opening reception: August 8, 2009 // 19:00 h - 23:00 h
White Walls presents “Recognition", new works by Hugh Leeman and Michael Holman.
www.whitewallssf.com
Burke, Mia + Folkman: July 25 - August 11, 2009
Corey Helford Gallery presents: Dave Burke “Heavy Petting”, Mia “Riddles In The Dark” w/ Sarah Folkman “Keep It Down” // opening reception: Saturday July 25, 2009 // 19:00 h - 22:00 h // Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 // p.310 287 2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Thursday, July 09, 2009
TheDeathSet European Tour
July 9, 2009 // Mécanique Ondulatoire, Paris, FR
July 10, 2009 // Chauffer dans la noirceur // Montmartin sur mer, FR
July 11, 20097 // 1929 // Rennes, FR
July 17, 2009 // Loft show w/ Entrisme Magazine // Paris, FR
July 18, 2009 // Dour Festival // Dour, Belgium
July 19, 2009 // Lovebox Festival (Drowned in Sound stage) // London, UK
July 20, 2009 // Revo // Liverpool, UK
July 21, 2009 // Railway Hotel // Southend, UK
July 22, 2009 // Hoxton Bar & Kitchen // London, UK
July 23, 2009 // Redrum // Helsinki, FIN
July 24, 2009 // Victoria // Birmingham, UK
July 25, 2009 // Secret Garden Festival // Huntingdon, UK
Eine hits the streets of L.A
Eine has been out and about in Los Angeles over the past few nights painting his classic letters on storefront shutters around West Hollywood. Here are some examples of his work on La Brea + Melrose Avenues. The A-Z of Change opens tonight. Here’s a peek at what he’s been working on in the gallery, just the beginning of what is going to be quite an elaborate installation.
Eine // The A-Z of Change // Thursday June 9, 2009 // 19:00 h -22:00 h // Carmichael Galley of Contemporary Art // 1257 N. La Brea Ave West Hollywood CA 90038 // Show runs July 9, 2009 until July 30, 2009
The A-Z of Change @ Carmichael Gallery // W.Hollywood"WHERE'S THE LEAK?" Eternia + MoSS - Road to Release: Episode no. 5 feat. MARCO POLO + TORAE
Eternia addresses the growing requests for music in "Where's the Leak?" + reveals how Marco Polo + Torae are directly linked to the creation of her album w/ MoSS, "AT LAST". Marco + DJ JS1 speak on why timeless music is worth the wait.
Over the next 6 months Eternia will release steady video + audio leaks leading up to the highly anticipated release of eternia + MoSS's debut album, "AT LAST". Follow them as they shop for a record deal, promote the album and countdown to the release date.
www.myspace.com/eterniaSakimoto's Picks: Eric B. + Rakim "Juice (Know The Ledge)"
While digging in the crates we had to drop one of our top Eric B + Rakim picks off the 1992 Juice Soundtrack. And yes, it still gets heavy rotation on the decks. Classic!
post by Sakimoto8
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
LAL: Canadian Dates
Other Canadian dates:
July 30, 2009 // Hamilton @ Pepper Jacks Cafe
July 31, 2009 // Maynouth
August 1, 2009 // Montreal @ Club Lambi
August 2, 2009 // Ottawa
August 5, 2009 // Saskatoon
August 6, 2009 // Regina
August 9, 2009 // Vancouver: Under the Volcano Festival
August 13, 2009 // Duncan, BC
August 14, 2009 // Victoria, BC
August 15, 2009 // Cumberland, BC
www.myspace.com/lalforest
www.ptrmusic.com
Monday, July 06, 2009
Pool Gallery: Andy Gilmore "Black Math"
Arsis and Thesis
Gamma
Prima Vista
AScordatura
Pool Gallery presents Andy Gilmore "Black Math"
July 11, 2009 until August 22, 2009 // Pool Gallery // Berlin, Germany // opening reception: Friday July 10, 2009 @ 19:00 h - 23:00 h
Bright swirling colors, intricately interwoven lines morphing into sleek harmonius forms - the mesmerizing kaleidescopic images of Rochester, New York-based multi-talent Andy Gilmore have a futuristic, almost alien feel to them. His designs transcend straight-forward aesthetic beauty, their forms inhabiting a realm of mathematical complexity, containing a certain geometric musicality.
Andy Gilmore is also a musician. Deeply interested in the physics of sound and acoustics, his work reflects just that. In these pieces, Gilmore explores the physical properties of tone - the resonance of a single string creating a range of vibrations and sound waves, both audible and inaudible - and mirrors that relationship visually, producing complex images with overtones swimming through undertones, melodies dancing with accompaniment.
Composed primarily of bold and bright colors on black backgrounds, Gilmore's hypnotic forms seem to hover like spacecrafts - out-of-this-world figures of elaborate and sophisticated design. More than a participant in the rising trend of digital art, Andy Gilmore is an innovator, dreaming up works that, without computers, could not exist.
Andy Gilmore currently lives and works in Rochester, New York. His graphic design clients include: The New York Times, Dazed & Confused Magazine, Wire Magazine, and many more.
www.pool-gallery.comDJ DRISS SKALI @ Mercury Lounge
Mercury Lounge, Jazztronic Fridays + Bunkerbliss presents DJ DRISS SKALI // Friday July 17, 2009 // 22:00/h // Mercury Lounge 56 Byward Market Ottawa, ON CANADA
www.myspace.com/djdrissK'Naan with Muja Messiah, Manifest
B96 present celebrated hip hop emcee K’NAAN on Wednesday July 8, 2009. K’NAAN successfully blends samples and live instrumentation for a sound that’s both rooted in traditional African melodies and the classic hip-hop tradition. Growing up in war-torn Somalia, K'NAAN has seen more gun violence and tougher streets than your average gangster rapper could ever imagine, yet he chooses to use his experience to spread peace with his eloquent and thought-provoking lyrics.
K’NAAN’s newest album, Troubadour, represents the sum of these experiences and more. Having spent the better part of the last two years traveling the world, taking his message directly to the people , soaking in everything from Bob Dylan to Fela Kuti to and Mos Def , Troubadour is the sonic document of an artist who has a lot to share, but clearly has a lot more in the coming years. For anyone who’s said that hip-hop has nothing left to say, Troubadour proves that it all depends on where you look.Wednesday July 8, 2009 // The Fineline 318 First Ave N Minneapolis, MN // doors @ 20:00 h // info@B96.com // 9528427200 // Special Performance by: MUJA MESSIAH // M.ANIFEST // KAY
Every 1: A Group Exibition @ Hang Art
July 1, 2009 until July 15, 2009 // Hang Art // San Francisco, CA
HANG ART is pleased to present Every 1, a group show of new works by all HANG ART artists. On view from July 1 – 15, 2009, this exhibition is a collaboration and homage to the Hang Art collective spirit. Each of the gallery’s talented artists exhibits one piece from their current collections. All works in this show are of a variety of sizes and mediums. The only thematic requirement for this group exhibition is that the art incorporated best encapsulates where the artists are situated creatively and currently.
For eleven years HANG ART has offered a wide range of exceptional local artwork at attainable price points to loyal and worldwide clients for both sale and rental. Their selection of fresh artwork continues to thrive and evolve. Exhibiting works from each artist gives loyal clients and enthusiasts a glimpse into the current workings and interpretations of the artists involved with the HANG ART program.
www.hangart.com
TEA PARTY MUSIC + MANCHILDBLACK Present LIBATION w/ DJ's Ian Friday + Carlos Mena
TEA PARTY MUSIC + MANCHILDBLACK Present LIBATION // Resident DJ IAN FRIDAY // Special Guest: DJ CARLOS MENA (Ocha Records) // Hosted by AFRO MOSAIC SOUL // Live Art by ACE //
Thursday, July 9, 2009 // 22.00 h - 04.00 h // @ Sullivan Room 218 Sullivan Street
Between 3rd + Bleecker | A,C,E,B,D,F,V to W. 4th New York, NY // p. 212 252 2151
On Thursday, July 9, 2009, the soiree that Time Out NY magazine calls "a full-on
throwdown" will act as the official opening night after party for the 3rd annual
HOUSE DANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Expect dancers from all over the world to lose themselves in the music when resident DJ IAN FRIDAY is joined on the decks by the man behind the acclaimed Ocha Records label, CARLOS MENA.
This insane night of mayhem will be hosted by the talented Brooklyn collective AFRO MOSAIC SOUL. Also, visual artist ACE will be on hand to capture the essence of the party live on canvass.
www.sullivanroom.com
www.myspace.com/libationparty
www.myspace.com/teapartymusic
www.myspace.com/afromosaicsoul
www.manchildblack.com
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art: Frerk + Marc C. Woehr
Opening Reception: Thursday July 9, 2009 // 7 pm – 10 pm // July 9 until July 30 2009 // Carmichael Gallery 1257 N. La Brea Ave West Hollywood CA 90038
Carmichael Gallery presents new artwork by Frerk and Marc C. Woehr, the feature artists in their July Showcase. The German duo combines urban graphics and whimsical figures to create exciting mixed media work on canvas and wood. This is the first time both artists have exhibited their work in Los Angeles.
Frerk and Marc C. Woehr have each exhibited their work in solo and group exhibitions throughout their native Germany. The Stuttgart-based artists first worked together during the Modart/Scope Art Creative Boat Party in 2008. This was followed by an appearance at Primary Flight during Art Basel Miami that December.
Frerk and Marc C. Woehr’s collaborative and individual work has been published in numerous European magazines and books, including Modart, Stylefile, Backspin, Amateur and Graffiti Art.
Wiebke Morgan Gallery: Daniel Lehan, Suzanne Moxhay + Nicholas Symes
now until July 26, 2009 // Wiebke Morgan Gallery // London, UK
Daniel Lehan is an artist, writer and performer. His work has been shown extensively in the UK and overseas (Netherlands, USA, Lithuania, Sweden) including shows at The Public, ArtSway, Studio Voltaire and Witte de With, Rotterdam). Since graduating from the Royal Academy Schools in 2007, Suzanne Moxhay has exhibited in Australia, Italy and Poland, and her work is held by major public and private collections. Nicholas Symes work has regularly been shown at Wiebke Morgan and elsewhere in the UK and Canada.
www.wiebkemorgan.comLIVE @ LYRICIST LOUNGE: Eternia + MoSS - Road to Release: Episode no. 4 feat. JERU the DAMAJA
Eternia receives an Encore @ the legendary Lyricist Lounge show in NYC, while performing unreleased tracks from the new album "AT LAST" for the first time. Jeru the Damaja hosts the event and speaks on Eternia's skills, and Eternia leaves a fan from NJ at a loss for words. Over the next 6 months, Eternia will release steady video + audio leaks leading up to the highly anticipated release of Eternia & MoSS's debut album, "AT LAST". Follow them as they shop for a record deal, promote the album, and countdown to the release date. And you just never know what special guests may pop up. Stay tuned!
Converse Japan: New Releases for 07.2009
Converse Japan July 2009 releases. These Chucks are available in several colorways. Visit the site for a full selection.
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Linda Warren Gallery (Chicago): Alex O'Neal
June 26, 2009 until August 17, 2009 // Linda Warren Gallery // Chicago, IL
The gallery is excited to kick off summer with an exhibition of recent work by Alex O’Neal - his second solo show at Linda Warren Gallery. The exhibition runs from June 26 through August 17, 2009. The artist’s continuing life experiences and fascinations continue to inform paintings and elaborate oil pastel drawings in which a world full of eccentric, dynamic characters compete, even scream, for attention. Though their origins emanate from prior work – and the artist’s upbringing in the Mississippi Delta - they have developed a definitive, unabashed dress code of glam rock/punk rock/drag - accompanied by all the paraphernalia needed to make such a loud and dramatic fashion statement.
Working in the vein of Southern Gothic, O’Neal puts ostracized individuals, superstars, and superheroes center stage in his narratives to address a cacophony of ideas surrounding disguise, dysfunction, secrecy, anarchy, community, religious fervor, power, struggle, nature, “homegrown terrorism”, hope, passion and inspiration. O’Neal believes that the newest work “speaks more personally and specifically, referring more to the dysfunctional family unit” saying he, “in a way, is Pop-Artizing a small dysfunctional community, that…has its resident anarchists and terrorists, veiled in disguises…ready to drop their trademark bombs at family gatherings”.
Alex O’Neal received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1979 and his MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1985. He has been the recipient of many fellowships and awards, including from the Guggenheim Foundation in 1999, New York Foundation for the Arts in 2001, and National Endowment for the Arts 1987-1988. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries both here and abroad, and can be found in many prestigious private collections around the globe. Although he currently lives and works in Brooklyn, Artist Residency programs continue to play a big part in the development of O’Neal’s visual language, as he has enjoyed over a dozen of such experiences throughout the United States and Europe in the past 15 years.
www.lindawarrengallery.comErykah Badu + The Roots - 'I Wanna Be Where You Are (Michael Jackson) - mp3'
Erykah Badu and The Roots collab for couple Michael Jackson covers "I Wanna Be Where You Are" and "Billie Jean" with Questlove on the mic. Download links on the post
Bobby Evans 'Freak-A-Zoid Robotz'
Directed by Marcus Herring // Produced by Rick Ross
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