Matthew Mahoney
Art as Authority
A contemporary, sometimes historical, art, social, political, blog in and around the art world and its artists. Poetry, litterature, commentary, images, music, books, life... Et aussi, un peu de la culture Française et ses artistes contemporains. A place to come to read, relax and contribute your ideas and projects.
mars 14, 2010
mars 10, 2010
Nepotism and Other Character Flaws
from the press release
Nepotism and Other Character Flaws
FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, March 12th, 8 PM
Nepotism and Other Character Flaws is the title and sole requirement for this evening of artist-made films. Four artists from the Family Matters exhibition are charged by curator Brian Goeltzenleuchter to develop a film series comprised of "artists, friends, and/or colleagues to whom you owe something or from whom you want something." Extending the theme of "family matters" and opening the typically derogatory concept of nepotism up for debate, this evening promises lively discussion between audience and panelists.
Panelists include Lisa Hutton, Andrew Kaufman, Lauren Tyler Norby and Donna Stack
Film and video by Justin Beckman, Mike Celona, Andrew Filippone Jr, Kip Fulbeck, Preston Poe, and Chris Todd
This Film Screening is part of the FAMILY MATTERS exhibition series
Sushi GALLERY HOURS: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 1 pm to 6 pm
Special Price for our Electronic Friends: Tickets to the March 12th Nepotism and Other Character
Flaws screenings are two-for-one, or $7.50/general public and $5.00/members and students. Email us
with your reservation at info@sushiart.org
mars 09, 2010
Christian Tedeschi: Laminin
March 11 – May 14
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 6pm - 9pm
Free and open to the public
Woodbury School of Architecture
2212 Main Street
San Diego, Ca 92113
619-235-2900
www.woodbury.edu
www.telegraphart.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri / 9-5pm
Woodbury School of Architecture continues the 2010 series of exhibitions featuring work by local artist and designers.
Dave Ghilarducci: Rattle and Hum
RATTLE AND HUM
An installation by Dave Ghilarducci at ART Produce Gallery
March 13 - April 18
Opening Reception: Saturday March 13, 6-9pm
Rattle and Hum is an interactive, room sized installation. The viewer enters a narrow gallery to find what, at first glance, appears to be a postminimalist sculpture: Two identical steel cages, each containing an imposing rusted steel panel, are placed opposite each other. However, motion sensors, electronics and motors are embedded into the artwork, endowing it with the potential for kinetic and acoustic theatricality. When the viewer enters the installation, motion sensors gage the viewer’s position relative to both of the cages and commands motors to vibrate the rusted steel panels. These vibrations change in intensity and duration based on the movement of the viewer. Yet, as the viewer lingers in the installation, the vibrations begin to change with apparent randomness. As the viewer moves toward a cage, the intensity may wax or wane, and the opposite cage may or may not also do the same. Each time the viewer changes direction, the piece randomizes again. Ultimately, an indeterminate relationship between the viewer and the objects becomes the basis for a time- and motion-based spectacle for other viewers.
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104
619.584.4448
www.artproducegallery.com
http://daveghilarducci.com
http://davewerld.com
mars 07, 2010
Things to Do with Art School
Two years at the San Francisco Art Institute (studying painting), one year in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.
mars 05, 2010
Jury-Rigged
from the press release
Jury-Rigged: improvised: done or made using whatever is available. Over 20 different local artists in 2 venues: Lestats Coffee and Art of Framing
Opening reception March 6th from 7 - 11pm
Artists:
Dan Allen, Bret Barrett, Sean Brannan, Paul Brogden, Scott L. Brown, Stephan Caddell, Vanessa Christie, bd Dombrowsky, Corey Du Laney, Peter Geise, Gary Holliday, James Ivey, Chesalie Loach, Andrew Lucas, Mullet Pony, Paul Nazri, S.Tink, David Russell Talbott, Seth Tegardine, Maura Vazakas and more...
Lestats Coffee House and Art of Framing are teaming up to bring a bigger art scene to San Diego. This March will be our first opening at 2 different venues. The first show is called "Jury-Rigged" and features over 20 different local artists.
The Opening is Saturday, March 6th, from 7pm to 11pm it will be held at Art of Framing 3333 Adams ave and at Lestats 3343 Adams ave. Art will be on display for the whole month. Art of framing open 10am-6pm mon-fri Saturday 10am-4pm . Lestats open 24 hours a day.
www.lestats.com
3343 Adams Avenue (North Park)
619.282.0437
www.theartofframing.net
3333 Adams Avenue (North Park)
619.563.9770
mars 04, 2010
Family Matters
from the press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Brian Goeltzenleuchter
858.602.8448
brian@cphomedecor.com
SUSHI Performance and Visual Arts Presents Family Matters
A visual arts exhibition in conjunction with a dynamic series of multidisciplinary events
San Diego, Calif. –Family Matters introduces Sushi’s audience to a group of artists who reflect on the esoteric legacies of the avant-garde through work that is formally – if paradoxically – influenced by popular entertainment.
On view from Thursday, March 4 through Saturday, April 24, the exhibition brings a range of expression similar to that of a young person coming to terms with his own family history - harsh criticism, misty-eyed sentimentality, perverse parody, and nuanced understanding all abound. SUSHI’s viewer is presented with a range of experiences stemming from the personal stakes these artists have in the often revolutionary, always transient moments that make up the history of the avant-garde.
OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
from the announcement
Thursday, March 4th
DAY OF ACTION
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM Breakfast at Sustainability Resource Center (next to PC Theater)
9.30 AM BSU Rally at Chancellor’s Complex
11.00 AM Faculty Press Conference at Cross Cultural Center,Comunidad Rm
11.30 AM Walkout/gather at Gilman Parking Structure
11.45 AM March to Geisel Library
12.00 – 3.00 PM Rally at Silent Tree (Library Walk)
including the Arts Collective, Sam Jung, Jake Blanc, Fnann Keflezighi, Mar Velez, Edwina Welch, Kuttin Kandy, Micah Cardenas, Yen Espiritu, Ivan Evans, K. Wayne Yang, Maria Tillmanns, Carolan Buckmaster, Matias Marin, L. Chase Smith, Krishna Sriram. And MCs: Chevelle Newell and Bryant Pena.
2.30 PM Buses leave for All San Diego Rally from Chancellor’s Complex
March begins at Centro Cultural de la Raza (Park & President’s Way) @ 3.30 PM
March Downtown to Governor’s Office (1350 Front Street)
· first-come-first-serve on buses
· travel to downtown also by Rt. 150 atGilman
In light of the recent events taking place on the UCSD campus, spurred by both the continued privatization of the University as well as the organization of racially derogatory events by some students and non-students, there will be a series of protests happening today on the UCSD campus and throughout San Diego. This is an invitation to join in.
mars 03, 2010
Christopher Puzio: Sketch, Prototype, Test
from the press release
The San Diego artist and designer will share prototype studies for large sculpture at this one-night event.
mars 02, 2010
Brian Fick at Sea Rocket Bistro
from the press release
"Rodney and Wes" - Brian Fick
Brian Fick
Skateboard Photography
Brian Fick has photographed some of the top skaters in the world and his photographs have been published internationally in almost every skateboarding magazine, including Thrasher and Transworld Skateboarding. He continually seeks challenges to develop his skill and with that pushes the field of skate photography to a new edge.
Show includes photos of: Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek, Lance Mountain, Wes Kremer, Peter Hewitt, Rodney Johnson, Marius Syvanen, Alex Perelson, Tyler Surrey, Div Adams, Rudolfo Ramos & others.
Opening Reception for the Artist March 7th, 4 - 10pm
Food & Drink Specials - Surprise Celebrity Guests - DJ Ken "Donger" Lieu
Sea Rocket Bistro
3382 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
619.255.7049
www.searocketbistro.com
www.brianfick.com
février 25, 2010
California Center for the Arts Escondido
by Marilyn Mitchell
"Cascade" - Wendy Maruyama
The California Center for the Arts in Escondido has a high quality exhibition that most everyone will find visually interesting and well installed (with only a few exceptions). To begin, "Material Matters: Selected Works by Allied Craftsmen" has a range of works, all worth pondering. The title of the show, 'Material Matters' could be interpreted as a pronouncement that material items have importance, versus decades of conceptual dominance in art or it could be viewed simply that all items presented highlight the use and transformation of materials. Here are a few that must be seen...
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Glashaus Birthday 1
Saturday, February 27
6pm
Glashaus celebrates its one-year anniversary with art and music.
It houses Device Gallery and the studios of Greg Brotherton, Matt Devine, Michael James Armstrong, Michael Maas, and others.
Parting Gift
OPEN LATE FOR THE FINAL WEEKEND!
11 AM - 7 PM Thursday, February 25
11 AM - 10 PM Saturday, February 27
11 AM - 10 PM Sunday, February 28
Folks who attended the opening said the show looked especially good at night, so here's the opportunity.
Meantime, Donovan herself will be giving a talk in the gallery Saturday afternoon at 2 PM. Note that the museum warns: "Space is extremely limited due to restricted gallery capacity. There are no advance tickets for this event. Entry will be on a first-come, first-served basis."
On that basis I'm skipping the talk, partly out of unwillingness to camp on the doorstep overnight, and mostly due to putting in a full day this Saturday at the sdspace4art community build.
février 22, 2010
Michael Arata - "No Laughing Matter"
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No Laughing Matter: Art and Humor in Southern California (a modest sampling)
Sixteen artists, some emerging, some veterans, are represented in the exhibition:
Michael Arata, Walter Askin, Merwin Belin, Stephen Berkman, Jim Eller, Walter Gabrielson, Doug Harvey, Richard Pettibone, Pierre Picot, Erika Rothenberg, Ilene Segalove, Mahara T. Sinclaire, Dave Smith, Masami Teraoka, Jeffrey Vallance, and William Wegman.
Artist’s Reception & Program
Wednesday, 7 pm, February 24, 2010
Open February 25 through April 15, 2010
Monday through Thursday, 11am to 2pm and 6pm to 9pm
Saturday, 10am to 1pm
(Closed for Spring Break, March 29 – April 5, 2010)
Art Gallery
Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen, CA 91401
818.778.5536
Technologie mon amour
Serge Essaian
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Derek M. Johnson at the (new) Andrews Gallery
from the press release
The Andrews Gallery
Press Release – February 2010 FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Drew Snyder, Owner Tel. 817.235.2404 || Email: drew@theandrewsgallery.com
www.theandrewsgallery.com | www.theandrewsgallery.blogspot.com
The Andrews Gallery has moved from its North County location to inside the 2400 Kettner ArtsComplex (#212) at 2400 Kettner Blvd, just north of down town San Diego.
See their latest newsletter to learn more about the move: http://www.theandrewsgallery.com/newsletter/2010-02/
Seattle-based Derek M. Johnson will be performing along with Andrew Senna in the new space on Tuesday February 23, 2010, 8:00 PM. The night will also feature paintings by Zack Hawkins andother gallery artists, all of whom you can see on the gallery's website. This event is free, all ages, and open to the public.
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Griselda Rosas
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février 12, 2010
David Adey at the Athenaeum La Jolla
At the conclusion of the Athenaeum exhibition, John Henry will be reinstalled at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, a new gallery space at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. The opening will be on Friday 4/9/2010.
février 11, 2010
Ann Mudge, Seth Augustine, and Allied Craftsmen
LOVE - no LOVE
février 09, 2010
ART San Diego
from the press release
ART SAN DIEGO (formerly Beyond the Border ICAF) returns with a new name, larger venue, extended dates and a strong curatorial vision (Sept 2 - 5 / 2010)
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED (DEADLINE FEB. 28.2010)
FILL OUT APPLICATION HERE | DOWNLOAD FLOORPLAN
San Diego, February 7, 2010. ART SAN DIEGO 2010 (formerly Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair), will be held September 2-5, 2010, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. More than 50 galleries will showcase paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, videos, and cutting-edge multimedia artworks. The Fair includes a VIP Opening Night, distinguished guest speakers, luxury brand displays, city-wide cultural programs, and exclusive wine and food events.
ART SAN DIEGO’s venue, the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, rises 30-stories at the edge of San Diego Bay. Designed with world-class sophistication and the largest pillar less ballroom in San Diego, it is the ideal place to browse and acquire art, to learn about collecting, and, simply, to have a very good time.
février 05, 2010
PPS - Performing Public Space
Ryan, Freerunner, 2009 - photo: Owen Driggs
Sit, stride, chat, hike, scramble, feed, scour, crunch, scamper, loiter
Bodily actions that interrupt the structuring of public space
an exhibition
an archive
February 6 — March 21, 2010
La Casa del Túnel, Tijuana, Mexico
Calle Chapo Márquez 133
Colonia Federal, Tijuana BC
MéxicoTel: (011) (52) 664-682-9570
http://performingpublicspace.org
février 04, 2010
This just in
ART HAPPENING AND FUNDRAISER FOR AGITPROP SPACE IN NORTH PARK
from the press release
The Border Patrol, a group of five Southern California artists, musicians and performers, will stage an art happening entitled Coatlicue mi Amor at Agitprop on Saturday, February 13th at 8pm. The event will be a fundraiser for the space. Admission is $5.00 and people bringing sketchbooks and pencils to the event will get in for $2.00. Agitprop Gallery is located at 2837 University Ave.
(behind Glenn's Market on Utah), San Diego, CA 92104.
Incorporating weird combinations of materials, sound, the human body, pop culture artifacts and historical sources, the happening will use the myth of Coatlicue to examine the conflicted relationship between indigenous culture and the legacy of colonialism in the Americas.
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Agitprop Reading and Performance Series
from the press release
We hope you can join us this Saturday, February 6 at 7:00 pm for the next event in the Agitprop Reading & Performance Series featuring Jane Sprague and Diane Ward.
Jane Sprague is the author of THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES (Chax, 2009), *BELLADONNA ELDERS SERIES NO. 8 (with Tina Darragh and Diane Ward; Belladonna, 2009) and numerous chapbooks including APACHE ROADKILL (Dusie, 2009) and SACKING THE HENWIFE (Dusie, 2008). She teaches at CSULB and for Bard College’s Institute for Language and Thinking. She lives in Long Beach, CA where she edits and publishes Palm Press. Her current projects include editing the collection IMAGINARY SYLLABI, a utopian and practical investigation into various writing pedagogies in higher education as well as researching a project on generational poverty and histories of race and genocide in upstate New York, where she’s from.
Diane Ward was born in 1956 in Washington, DC and currently lives in Santa Monica, California. She has published ten books of poetry including, most recently, *BELLADONNA ELDERS SERIES NO. 8 (with Tina Darragh and Diane Ward; Belladonna, 2009) NO LIST (NO LIST), Seeing Eye Books, 2008, Flim-Yoked Scrim, Factory School, 2006, among others. Her work has been included in numerous anthologies, among them: MOVING BORDERS: THREE DECADES OF INNOVATIVE WRITING BY WOMEN, edited by Mary Margaret Sloan (New Jersey: Talisman House, Publishers, 1998) and OUT OF EVERYWHERE: LINGUISTICALLY INNOVATIVE POETRY BY WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICA & THE UK, edited by Maggie O’Sullivan (London: Reality Street Editions, 1996). .
Please share this information with friends and any interested parties. Agitprop readings are free, but donations to the gallery are always welcome. We hope to see you there and for festivities afterward!
AGITPROP READING & PERFORMANCE SERIES Saturday, February 6, 7:00pm AGITPROP 2837 University Ave in North Park (Entrance on Utah, behind Glenn’s Market) * San Diego, CA * 92104 * 619.384.7989
janvier 31, 2010
Paradoxes
Paradoxes in Video
Saturday, February 6 @ 6 pm
Garage Gallery
4141 Alabama Street
San Diego, CA
Last September Garage posted an open call on the net requesting submissions for a video exhibition investigating "paradoxes within performance/performative actions that find their way into video/editing."
This Saturday Garage presents the work selected.
The screening is at 6 pm. Seating is limited — if you have a chair to bring, Larry would appreciate it.
janvier 30, 2010
Dave Ghilarducci - "Circle of Complication"
from the press release
Dave Ghilarducci - "Circle of Complication"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brian Goeltzenleuchter | Curator | 858.602.8448 | brian@cphomedecor.com
Contact: Patrick Stewart | Executive Director | 619.235.8466 | patrick@sushiart.org
"Circle of Complication", kinetic sculpture and drawings by Dave Ghilarducci
February 4 - 27, 2010 | Exhibition Reception: February 5, 6 - 9PM
Sushi Performance and Visual Art presents "Circle of Complication", a kinetic sculpture and series of drawings by Dave Ghilarducci.
Dave Ghilarducci’s artwork investigates perception on an everyday level, often using popular technology as the subject and object of artistic inquiry. Circle of Complication is an electronically mechanized sculpture designed to make drawings reminiscent of those made by a child using a Spirograph toy. In Ghilarducci's work, however, the drawings are made at large scale using a program designed to produce a series of random operations. Circle of Complication simultaneously evokes the spontaneous discovery of child's play and the complex laws of math and science that govern its creation.
Dave Ghilarducci was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He currently lives and works in Escondido, California. He studied engineering and physics at University of Illinois at Chicago. After graduating, Ghilarducci worked as an engineer, developing a range of culturally substantive objects - from rockets to Palm Pilots. He left the engineering word in 2006 to work full time as an artist. Ghilarducci’s work is often interactive and engages viewers while reminding them of the various and often transparent ways technology is used to manage interactions. Although still quite early in his career, Dave Ghilarducci’s work has garnered critical validation. His work has been exhibited at Track 16 Gallery and Oceanside Museum of Art, and later this year at Art Produce Gallery.
Vacancy 2
janvier 28, 2010
How Many Billboards?
from the press release
How Many Billboards? Art In Stead
February 5 - March 12, 2010
Reception: Saturday, February 27, 1-5 pm
www.howmanybillboards.org
The MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House is pleased to announce its most ambitious project to date: How Many Billboards? Art In Stead. This large-scale urban exhibition debuts 21 newly commissioned art works for billboards in Los Angeles.
Participating artists:
Kenneth Anger / Michael Asher / Jennifer Bornstein / Eileen Cowin / Christina Fernandez / Ken Gonzales-Day / Renée Green / Kira Lynn Harris / John Knight / David Lamelas / Brandon Lattu / Daniel Joseph Martinez / Kori Newkirk / Yvonne Rainer / Martha Rosler with Josh Neufeld / Allen Ruppersberg / Allan Sekula / Susan Silton / Kerry Tribe / James Welling / lauren woods
Each artist has produced a work especially for this exhibition that responds to the medium of the billboard and interprets its role in the urban landscape. How Many Billboards? investigates art as an idea as well as art as a media for critical intervention.
janvier 26, 2010
Carousel Microcinema
janvier 19, 2010
Public Culture in the Visual Sphere - "Public Culture and Democracy"
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janvier 15, 2010
Flittering Filters
Woodbury School of Architecture launches a new series of exhibitions featuring the work of local artist and designers. Please join us in welcoming Los Angeles based artist Ryan Logan for an installation of new works and drawings.
janvier 14, 2010
Locals only!
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janvier 13, 2010
Movers & Shakers 2: Who’s Who in the San Diego Visual Arts World
from the press release
Brian Goeltzenleuchter - Teri Sowell
Movers & Shakers 2: Who’s Who in the San Diego Visual Arts World
Local Artists Portray Local VIPs
Reception: Thursday, Jan 21 from 6:30 to 8:30pm
Show continues until Saturday, Feb 6, 2010
Art Expressions Gallery: 2645 Financial Court, Suite C, SD, 92117
Exhibition hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Info: Patricia Frischer 760.943.0148 or Patricia Smith 858.270.7577
Visit the Movers and Shakers website for Artists and Movers and Shakers biographies as well as VIP views of their visions for the future of the visual arts in San Diego in Part One and Part Two of this project. The website is sponsored by SDVAG. Part Two will be completed by January of 2010 and on display at Art Expressions Gallery. We are delighted to present a Catalog of Portraits of Part Two.
Continue reading "Movers & Shakers 2: Who’s Who in the San Diego Visual Arts World" »
janvier 12, 2010
"Visual Expressions 2010" Juried Art Show
from the press release
"Visual Expressions 2010" Juried Art Show
Artist Reception and Award Ceremony
14th January 2010 - The Arts Council of The Temecula Valley would like to invite you to the Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for the "Visual Expressions 2010" juried art show. The exhibit is scheduled to run from January 22, 2010 to February 21, 2010.
The Show is chaired by Angela Morris, President of The Council and Sissi Hale. The very talented and lovely Mollie Kellogg juried the Visual Expressions 2010 entries. She was assisted by Lisa Bebi, another fascinating artist from San Diego.
Angela Morris said "We are so excited to say that our 'Call to Artists' had an amazing turnout of artists and art. We had over 200 pieces of fantastic work submitted by 56 artists". Sissi Hale said "I would like to personally commend all the artists who entered the show on their artistry and talent. The Council is so pleasantly surprised to see such an eclectic display of style and brilliance".
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Public Culture in the Visual Sphere - Week Two
from the press release
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PUBLIC CULTURE in the Visual Sphere
Curated by John C. Welchman
In collaboration with VALS committee 2009-10 (Visual Arts Department lecture Series: Anya Gallacio, Teddy Cruz, Kyong Park, Suzanne Wright); the Public Culture gradate committee (Edward Sterrett, Orianna Cacchione, Cara Baldwin, Katrin Pesch, Sara Mameni, Tara Zepel), and Jordan Crandall.
Supported by the Visual Arts Department, UCSD; Dean of Arts and Humanities, UCSD; SoCCAS [Southern California Consortium of Art Schools] Collaborations with Art in the Public Sphere, USC Roski School of Fine Arts; English and Comparative Literature, UCLA; the graduate MFA program at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena; and the Athenaeum, La Jolla.
All events are at 6.30 on Thursdays in the Performance Space of the Visual Art Facility building (VAF), unless otherwise noted.
Jan 14 Pros and Cons: Graduate Research in Public Culture [panel]
pros* Issue Zero Launch
Nicole Holland [PhD candidate, Visual Arts] “Private as Public in the USSR”
David Mather [PhD candidate, Visual Arts] “Mass Forms, Mass Agency in the Early 20th Century”
Sheryl Oring [MFA candidate, Visual Arts] “I Wish to Say: Free Speech and Democracy”
David White [MFA candidate, Visual Arts] “'Network' as a Tool for Neighborhood Engagement"
Rayanne Tabet [MFA candidate, Visual Arts] "After the Flood: Reversing the Trans-Arabian Pipeline"
Cara Baldwin [PhD/Practice candidate, Visual Arts] “We are the ones we've been waiting for”
Moderated by Edward Sterrett [PhD candidate, Visual Arts]
New Village Theater
janvier 10, 2010
Allison Renshaw
from the press release
PLASTIC FANTASTIC: Allison Renshaw
Oceanside Museum of Art
January 31 – June 20, 2010
Reception January 30, 5-7pm
OMA presents the first West Coast solo museum exhibition for San Diego artist Allison Renshaw.
janvier 09, 2010
Women by Women
from the press release
EVENT:
January exhibition titled, “Women by Women; Figurative and Conceptual Images of Women”
Featuring artwork by The San Diego Women’s Figurative Group
DATE & TIME:
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 16th, 6:00pm-9:00pm.
Exhibition runs from Jan 16 – Feb 14, 2010
LOCATION:
The San Diego Art Department (SDAD) is on Ray Street in North Park one block east of 30th, just south of University.
3830 Ray Street
San Diego, CA 92104
CONTACT: Andrea Chamberlain
619.299.4ART
www.sdad-sdai.org
SPECIAL FEATURE:
“This mixed media exhibition explores the contemporary vision of the Southern California woman. We ask ourselves the following questions: How do we see women differently than men see us? How does our specific Southern Californian culture and identity affect how we portray women? Can the erotic, the feminist, the feminine, and the working artist/woman be reconciled?”
ARTISTS:
Irene Abraham, Jocelyn Duke, Jeanne Dunn, Michele Guieu, Misty Hawkins, Daphne Hill, Maura McHugh, Amy Paul, Ginger Rosser, Therese Rossi, Anna Stump, and Marcella Villasenor
janvier 07, 2010
Public Culture in the Visual Sphere
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All events are at 6:30pm on Thursdays in the Performance Space of the Visual Art Facility building (VAF)
UCSD Campus, La Jolla
janvier 05, 2010
A conversation with artist Michele Guieu
"Lucy, Darwin and Me” An installation by Michele Guieu at Art Produce Gallery
Artist Talk: Saturday, January 9th from 6:30 - 8:00pm
ART Produce Gallery
www.artproducegallery.com
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
619.584.4448
Read the review of the exhibition by Keli Dailey (SignOnSanDiego) here.
décembre 30, 2009
Snowbirds, An exhibition of photographs by Stephen Chalmers
from the press release
"B.J. O'Hara" - Stephen Chalmers
Snowbirds, An exhibition of photographs by Stephen Chalmers
January 4 – 30, 2010 | Exhibition Reception: January 15, 6-9 PM
Contact: Brian Goeltzenleuchter | Curator | 858.602.8448 | brian@cphomedecor.com
Contact: Patrick Stewart | Executive Director | 619.235.8466 | patrick@sushiart.org
SUSHI A Center for the Urban Arts
390 Eleventh Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619/235-8466
www.sushiart.org
Sushi Performance and Visual Art presents Snowbirds, an exhibition of photographs by documentary photographer Stephen Chalmers. Riffing on the popular term that describes retirees who spend the snowy winter months in warmer regions, Snowbirds reveals a much more diverse cross section of the RV lifestyle that abounds in the desert Southwest.
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décembre 29, 2009
Raul Guerrero - Open Studio
Visual Art Supply - Welcome to the Neighborhood!
décembre 18, 2009
SantaDiegoCon 2009
from the "press release"
SantaDiegoCon
Saturday December 19, 2009
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Balboa Park fountain (starting location)
San Diego's SantaCon will be on Saturday, Dec 19th, beginning at high noon at the fountain in Balboa Park. We will start out with some reindeer games in the park, then proceed to raise merry hell throughout Hillcrest, North Park, City Heights... wherever Christmas cheer and excessive drinking drive us. Bring cash for cabs, buses, and booze. Bring bullhorns, presents, and coal. Bring your sweet, unsuspecting Santa friends. Bring Santa a shot. Be there.
www.fortheempire.info/santa.html
SPREAD THE WORD!
Editor's note: Art as Authority neither condones nor is liable for the effects of chemically-induced consciousness. The event should, however, make for excellent viewing.
décembre 09, 2009
Dan Allen - “Pareidolia”
from the press release
Have you ever seen a face in the clouds? Ever play a record backwards, and hear a hidden message? This psychological phenomenon is called "Pareidolia" which is also the name of our next show. San Diego artist Dan Allen explores the relationship between perception and belief with his new series of paintings. Using a variety of media including watercolor,oil, acrylic, and even gilding and wax he creates modern "totems" describing emerging values in an ever changing society.
Opening reception: Saturday, December 12 from 6 - 10 pm
Art of Framing
3333 Adams ave
San Diego Ca 92116
www.theartofframing.net
619.563.9770
décembre 08, 2009
Stripping the Myth
décembre 06, 2009
FRINGE THEORIES: Ideas that Depart Significantly from the Prevailing or Orthodox Views
from the press release
FRINGE THEORIES: Ideas that Depart Significantly from the Prevailing or Orthodox Views
(An Art Exhibition)
Featuring the work of Tony Allard, DJ Brejle, Keith Engeron, Noah Doely, and Mark Van Stone.
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Opening reception: December 12th, 2009 from 7 - 9pm
Talk with Mark Van Stone, PhD - “Introduction to the 2012 Issue” at 6pm
Agitprop
2837 University Ave.
(behind Glenn's Market on Utah)
San Diego, CA 92104
http://agitpropspace.org
décembre 05, 2009
"MORRISSEY IS PLAYING AT FANTASY SPRINGS TONIGHT"
from the press release
One night of art, performances, sounds, visuals and ephemera by Micki Davis, Liz Chaney, Farrah Emami, Matthew Brooks, Ash Smith, Stephanie Lie and John Benson (that will also be broadcast live in the vicinity of Agitprop on the frequency 104.1FM). Please stop in! (or at minimum listen-in while driving by!)
Saturday, Dec 5th from 5 - 7 PM
Agitprop
2837 University Avenue (North Park)
San Diego, CA
contact@agitpropspace.org
novembre 30, 2009
Body Narratives: Expression through the human form
from the press release
Anna Stump
San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies Program
619.388.2829
www.sdmesa.edu/art-gallery
Alessandra Moctezuma, Professor
amoctezu@sdccd.edu
bodynarratives09@gmail.com
Body Narratives: Expression through the human form
Reception: Friday December 4, 2009 from 5 - 8pm
Exhibition Dates & Times: December 4 - 6 and 10 - 13, 2009 from 10 - 4pm
Location:
The New Americans Museum
NTC Promenade at Liberty Station
2825 Dewey Road, Building 202, Suite 102
San Diego, CA 92106
The San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies class invites you to an exhibition of artwork featuring the human form. From the Discobolus of Classical Greece, to Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical studies and Matisse's dancing figures, the human body has been a rich source of artistic inspiration. San Diego artists come together with striking artwork in various media that deals with the beauty, strength and passions of the body.
Artworks range from mysterious wrapped figures by Anna Stump, lyrical floating bodies by Misty Hawkins, figurative abstractions by Jeff Clark, and a Houdini-like escape performance by Autumn Hays. Other artists included are Francois Michel Beausoleil, Adrian Collins, Sheena Dowling, Jeanne Dunn, Daphne Hill, Julie Kitterman, David Krimmel, John Rankin and Michaela Simmons. The exhibit was curated and organized by Maria Bolivar, Megan Daly, James Johnson, Kevin Kao and Samantha Nessel.
On Friday, December 4 2009 the public is invited to enjoy Friday Night Liberty at NTC Promenade, the Arts and Cultural District at Roosevelt and Dewey Roads, in the heart of Liberty Station. Friday Night Liberty is a free monthly first-Friday event, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring open artist studios, galleries, shopping and entertainment throughout NTC Promenade. For additional information about NTC Promenade, visit: www.ntcpromenade.org
novembre 29, 2009
"Lucy, Darwin and Me”, an installation by Michele Guieu - Art Produce Gallery
from the press release
"Lucy, Darwin and Me”
an installation by Michele Guieu at Art Produce Gallery
December 12 through January 24, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, December 12, 2009, from 6 to 9pm.
Art Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92104
619.584.4448
Gallery Events
December 12, 2009:
12:00 - 4:00pm
Art Produce is hosting a fair trade market of African art and imports to benefit Women’s Empowerment STAR Center.
2:00 - 3:00pm
Marian Williams tells African tales for children.
7:00 - 8:00pm
Alfusainey Suso plays the traditional West African kora.
January 9, 2010:
6:30 - 8:00pm
A casual conversation with the artist, Michele Guieu.
January 16, 2010:
6:30-8:00pm
Panel Discussion, "Darwin's Weeds ” with Leslie Ryan, landscape architect, AEREA, a San Diego landscape architecture firm, and Deborah Forster, Dept. of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego.
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novembre 28, 2009
"Driven to Abstraction" - Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva
from the press release
L Street Fine Art
628 L Street
San Diego, CA 92101 at the Omni Hotel
858.254.3031
director@lstreetfineart.com
www.lstreetfineart.com
“Driven to Abstraction”
Exhibition featuring works by Tania Alcala (San Diego Art Prize New Contemporaries 2009) and Silvia Valentino Karbashlieva
Show Dates: November 25, 2009 to Feb 15, 2010
Reception: December 10, 2009 at 8pm - Artist talk begins at 8pm (L Street Fine Art)
After opening celebration for the artists at "The Corner Bar & Restaurant" starting at 9pm
369 10th Avenue (10th and "J")
San Diego, CA 92101
L Street Fine Art Gallery presents a joint exhibition of the works of Tania Alcala and Silvia Valentino Karabashlieva. Alcala’s abstracts are based on her experience as a commercial pilot, while Karabashlieva drives her car to create work with intense attention to details. This spotlight show for Alcala marks the end of her year as a participating artist in SD Art Prize New Contemporaries II. The SD Art Prize New Contemporaries II exhibition was held in the Spring of 09 at Noel Baza Fine Art.
TANIA ALCALA
Tania Alcala’s paintings are about finding the joy of being and freedom within herself. Her work is about experiencing consciousness and awareness with the seduction of color with her brush strokes.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Tania obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Ottawa University in Phoenix, AZ and a Master’s degree in Transformative Arts from John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, CA.
The sense of the ethereal that Tania Alcala discovered in the paintings of many artists like Mark Rothko, Yves Tanguy, and Eduardo Matta inspired her to take up flying. She took to the skies as a commercial pilot to seek the freedom she craved. While aviation offers mobility and a “heavenly” view of the world, the exacting, highly regimented aspects of that profession do not compare to the creative outlet she achieves as an artist.
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novembre 25, 2009
“ARTISTS BY ARTISTS” Group Show
from the press release
Brad Schneider by Scrojo
“ARTISTS BY ARTISTS” Group Show Organized by Mary Fleener
December 1, 2009 to January 4, 2010 at the Community Room in the Encinitas Library.
The reception: December 13, 2009
1pm-4pm
The event is free and the public is invited.
* THE AxA 27 *
Danny Salzhandler by D. Goth - Robert Nanninga by Vanessa Lemen - Alec McTurk by Ana Clark - Rodney McCoubrey by Anne Julian - Mary Fleener by Fred Caldwell - David J by Scott Saw - Jerry Waddle by Max Dolberg - Scrojo by Mary Fleener - Diane Stacey by Cheryl Tall - Jim and Linda Hornung by Faith Lindley - Brad Schneider by Scrojo - Rob Machado by Rodney McCoubrey - Paul Williams by Drew Snyder - Mike Totah by Diane Stacey - Jeremy Wright by Jean Krumbein - Vanessa Lemen by Brian Weisz - Ron Lemen by Dody Tucker - Kevin Anderson by Jim Hornung - Cindy Lee Berryhill by Ron Lemen - Manuelita Brown by Kevin Anderson - Julia Gray by Jack Quick - Sheri Fox by Roz Light - Jack Quick by Bryson Stein - Roz Light by Nancy Nelson - RAW by Scott Lynd - Dody Tucker by Taina Ringeride - Scott Saw by Mary Fleener
More information: Mary Fleener
novembre 19, 2009
BOOKMEAT - The silent auction of a one-night-only library
from the press release
BOOKMEAT - The silent auction of a one-night-only library
http://www.sidestreet.org/bookmeat
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 6pm-10pm
Event to be held at--
"The Brick Building"
8870 Washington Blvd. (between Robertson & National, next door to the Royal/T)
Culver City, CA 90232
Side Street Projects
PO Box 90432, Pasadena, CA 91103
626.798.7774
jon@sidestreet.org
www.sidestreet.org
Join LA's most intriguing & celebrated artists, writers and curators for a most unusual silent auction. Each has contributed a book from their personal collection that influenced their life's work. Tucked inside each book (for the buyer's eyes only) is an autograph and secret inscription from the contributor explaining the book's significance.
Tickets are $100. Most starting bids are $75. Proceeds benefit Side Street Projects' education programs for kids and adult artists throughout LA County. Order tickets on-line at http://www.sidestreet.org/bookmeat. Or call 626.798.7774
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novembre 18, 2009
Violence and Politics - final lecture
from the press release
Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art lecture
21 November 2009
UCSD Campus
Pepper Canyon Hall, room 106
1:00 pm
Please join the University Art Gallery, UCSD in our final discussions associated with the current exhibition entitled Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art that to explore the global ramifications of gender-based violence. "Throughout the world, women and girls are victims of countless and senseless acts of violence. The range of gender-based violence is devastating, occurring, quite literally, from womb to tomb," explains Randy Jayne Rosenberg curator and executive director of Art Works For Change. "The stories that underlie these artworks return us imaginatively to the event of violation and allow it to affect us." The final program examines the laws that keep women in compromised positions around the world as well as within the US.
Patrick Anderson, Asst. Professor of Communication will moderate the discussion with Carmen Chavez from Casa Cornelia Law Center; Steve Bush, Jenny's Law; Summer Stephan, District Attorney of North County
ABOUT ART WORKS FOR CHANGE
Art Works for Change produces contemporary art exhibitions to address social and environmental.
It uses the power of art as a vehicle to promote dialogue and awareness, and to inspire action and thought. Art Works for Change operates under the fiscal umbrella of the Tides Center, a tax-exempt organization.
ABOUT 5 WOMEN WHO CARE
5 Women Who Care is a group of women who came together to help make a difference and bring awareness to women's and children's issues globally. Operating out of the San Diego area, these 5 Women collaborate with like-minded organizations for the empowerment and justice of women and children worldwide.
The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
858.534.2107
uag@ucsd.edu
novembre 17, 2009
The Candy Store: Round-table discussion
from the press release
You are invited to join in a round-table discussion of The Candy Store:
Saturday November 21 @ 7:00 PM
Agitprop (North Park)
2837 University Ave. (behind Glenn’s Market on Utah)
San Diego, CA 92104
contact@agitpropspace.org
The discussion will focus on the project (currently on view at La Casa del Tunel: Art Center in Tijuana) and issues surrounding the general state of healthcare today. The panel will consist of the artists, a pharmacy owner from Tijuana, and others knowledgeable in the field. Attendees are encouraged to share their experiences navigating the system and thoughts on issues ranging from health insurance to the marketing of pharmaceuticals and current trends of medicating children with powerful mood altering drugs. Select objects from The Candy Store will also be on view in the gallery.
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Teapots: Object to Subject - works by regional artists including Lee Puffer
from the press release
Reception: Saturday, November 21, 2009
5 to 7 pm
Funded by Carlsbad Friends of the Arts
This exhibition takes a closer look at what is normally considered a simple utilitarian vessel used to hold tea. Teapots: Object to Subject is a collection of the best entries from the 2004 Survey of American Teapots sponsored by the Craft Alliance in St. Louis, Missouri. The best of both established artists and the most promising, innovative new artists from around the country are represented in this exhibition.
Teapots: Object to Subject is organized by the Craft Alliance and is being toured nationally by ExhibitsUSA.
This exhibition also features teapots from specially invited regional artists: Connie Beardsley, Christie Beniston, Kelly Berning, Nate Betschart, Richard Burkett, Levi Casias, Maria De Castro, Irene de Watteville, Ted Gallup, Flavia Gilmore, Joanne Hyakawa, Yoshimi Hayashi, Jeff Irwin, Christopher Lee, Ron Lenc, DeLoss McGraw, Lee Puffer, Eric Rempe, Gail Schneider, Scott Schoenherr, Fred Stodder, Cheryl Tall, Lana Wilson and Scott Young.
WILLIAM D. CANNON ART GALLERY
1775 Dove Lane
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760.602.2021
Arts@carlsbadca.gov
novembre 12, 2009
David Adey - "ZOOM" - Torrance Art Museum
from the press release
ZOOM
November 21 - December 19, 2009
Torrance Art Museum
3320 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90503
310.618.6340
mpresneill@torrrnet.com
www.torranceartmuseum.com
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am-5pm
ZOOM artists: David Adey, Kelly Barrie, York Chang, Allison Cortson, Roni Feldman, Tony Maher, Daniel Nevers, Nobuhito Nishigawara, Andrew Schoultz, Christina Shurts, Ali Smith, Cheryl Sorg Augusta Wood, Eric Yahnker.
The Torrance Art Museum is proud to present ZOOM, a juried survey of current developments in contemporary artistic practices from California, Arizona, Nevada, and Baja artists. In its inaugural year ZOOM breaks new ground and investigates a myriad of directions and movements in contemporary art beyond the traditional institutionalized juried show. ZOOM sets a new benchmark with an un-paralleled open application for a museum survey exhibition. This exhibition seeks to reflect current trends, track developments in contemporary practices, and explore associations between the regional geographical areas. But more importantly to give voice to new artists via the open call process, for those artists without the school connections or the favored gallery, ZOOM evens the playing field.
Los Angeles is considered one of the most dynamic cities globally for the creation of contemporary art and Torrance sits in the midst of this activity. ZOOM at TAM seeks to redefine this creative hub for contemporary art to include a larger geographical context and expand our local remit to include a larger swath of artists that have a direct influence on the cultural dialogues of our time. As we compare and contrast various art practices found in this larger region of influence we will present a more comprehensive view of current artistic developments regionally and further afield.
From Art History to Art Making: Emigrant/Immigrant: Culture and Identity in Art - Panel Discussion
from the press release
Saturday, November 14
1:00–3:30 p.m.
Museum Boardroom and Art School
The Museum is proud to host a panel discussion about identity, place, and culture in art inspired by the special exhibition American Artists from the Russian Empire. Join Michele Guieu, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, and Marisol Rendón — artists originally from France, Pakistan, and Colombia, respectively — as they discuss the impact their cultural identity has had on their work. After the discussion, join Museum Educators for a workshop inspired by the art of Russian-born American abstract sculptor Louise Nevelson. Lecture: Free after Museum admission.
http://www.sdmart.org/calendar.asp
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
619.232.7931
novembre 11, 2009
Artemio Rodriguez — "Life, Women and Politics"
from the press release
Eve Out of Paradise (From Woodcuts of Women)
Reception 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Noel-Baza Fine Art
2165 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Noel-Baza@cox.net
www.noel-bazafineart.com
619.876.4160
These amazingly beautiful woodcuts and linocut prints are timely and significant works of art. Featured in museums and major collections of Latin American art, Artemio's work offers an amazing value for the collector at this time.
Artemio Rodriguez was born in Tacambaro, Michoacan Mexico in 1972. He began by studying agronomy at the Universidad Autonomo Chapingo and was later introduced to art when he apprenticed and learned letterpress printing from Juan Pasco, a master print maker working out of the Taller San Martin Pescadoer near Rodriguez’s hometown.
As a print maker who works primarily in black and white, Rodriguez’s signature style emphasizes simplicity and clarity. European medieval woodcuts and the great Mexican print artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada have been influential in Rodriguez’s print making career. Though comfortable working in a wide variety of artistic media, Rodriguez regards his ten years as a print maker as the beginning of a long quest. His larger goal is to keep exploring and promoting printmaking until he feels he has contributed something important to the medium. He fully expects this to take a lifetime.
Rodriguez’s work has been featured in galleries and Museums in the United States and Mexico. He has also illustrated and published several books. In 2009, The San Diego Museum of Art acquired several prints by Artemio Rodriguez including his monumental ( 8 x 12 foot) “Triumph of Death". They are currently on display in the new
Mexican Gallery of the SDMA in Balboa Park.
More information here
United & Severed That window of Time.. - Special Video Screening
from the press release
United & Severed
That window of Time..
Special Video Screening
Saturday, Nov. 14th 6 - 9pm
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448
www.artproducegallery.com
Join the artists for a special screening of United & Severed, the 22 minute video that accompanies the installation. United & Severed is an experimental video based on interviews with three women living with traumatic injuries.
United and Severed is an interdisciplinary work based on the experiences of 3 women living with traumatic injuries. Research for this artwork began with Diekman & Schaffman's interviews with Kim Anderson, Michele Caputo, & Ivy Kensinger. They tell their personal stories of shock injury where in a single moment their lives were changed forever. Show runs to December 6th, 2009.
Kristine Diekman & Karen Schaffman
(writing-audio-videography-choreography-installation)
Richard Keely & Anna O'Cain
(sculpture-installation)
For more info. about United & Severed: http://www2.csusm.edu/diekman/un_sev/
novembre 06, 2009
San Diego NOW & Art After Dark: The Zodiac Lounge
from the press release
ART AFTER DARK: THE ZODIAC LOUNGE
Friday, November 20, 2009
What is your astrological sign? Find out at The Zodiac Lounge, Oceanside Museum of Art’s Art After Dark on Friday, November 20th from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Have your astrology, numerology and tarot cards read by Five Muses Entertainment or have Natasha Papousek of Crescent Moon Designs adorn you with a henna body art tattoo. Chris Brotzman will be spinning funky disco tribal Latin afro beats while video performance artist Megan Pogoda creates live video to his music on the façade of the museum. Inspired by all the creative energy you can make three dimensional figures in the sculpture center or hang out in the Kool lounge and experience Dave Ghilarducci’s Interactive Proverb Generator and site specific light and sound sculpture entitled "Pinholes in the Curtain of Night" that uses Morse code to communicate the twelve signs of the zodiac. Four art exhibitions will be on view, An American Dream: Gregg Jabs, Industrial Alchemy: John Zabrucky, San Diego NOW: Eight UCSD Visual Artists, and the Art of Les Perhacs. Guests will also have the chance to win Tim McCormick’s original oil painting The Stars with the opportunity drawing.
San Diego NOW: Eight UCSD Visual Artists
San Diego NOW: Eight UCSD Visual Artists presents artists from the MFA program at University of California, San Diego. The show was curated by Danielle Susalla, and features work by James Enos, Jesse Mockrin, Zac Monday, Omar Pimienta, Lesha Maria Rodriguez, Tim Schwartz, Julia Westerbeke, and Suzanne Wright.
A preview reception will be held on Friday, November 20th from 7 to 10 PM. Admission is $15 ($10 for OMA members) and includes, art, music, multimedia entertainment, art activities, food from Harney Sushi and Santino’s pizza, beer from Lost Abbey Brewery, and wine tasting from PRP Wine International.
Ticketless reservations are available by calling OMA at 760.435.3720. Or pay at the door the night of the event. Guests must be 21 or older.
An artists' forum moderated by UCSD professor Ernest Silva will be held on Thursday, December 3, from 7 to 9 PM. Meet the artists and learn about their methodologies, techniques, and the UCSD MFA program. The forum admission is $5 (free for OMA members).
OMA is located at 704 Pier View Way in downtown Oceanside, within walking distance of the Oceanside Transit Center and its Amtrak, Sprinter, and NCTD Coaster stops. Oceanside, California is half an hour north of San Diego.
Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM and Sunday 1 to 4 PM. General admission is $8, seniors 65 and over $5, students and active military free. For information on current exhibitions or other museum programs call 760-435-3720 or visit www.oma-online.org.
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novembre 04, 2009
Violence and Culture
from the press release
Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art lecture
14 November 2009
UCSD Campus
Pepper Canyon Hall, room 122
6:00 pm
Please join the University Art Gallery, UCSD in the second of three discussions associated with the current exhibition entitled Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art that to explore the global ramifications of gender-based violence. "Throughout the world, women and girls are victims of countless and senseless acts of violence. The range of gender-based violence is devastating, occurring, quite literally, from womb to tomb," explains Randy Jayne Rosenberg curator and executive director of Art Works For Change. "The stories that underlie these artworks return us imaginatively to the event of violation and allow it to affect us."
This program examines violence committed towards women based on culturally held beliefs and what women in different parts of the world are doing to challenge the status quo in their countries.
Kelli Moore, PhD Candidate, Communications will moderate the discussion with Farrah Douglas from 5 Women Who Care, Cima Rahmankhan, artist, Dep N. Tuany from Water for Sudan, Cindy Mathew from Amnesty International, Dilkhwaz Ahmed from License to Freedom.
ABOUT ART WORKS FOR CHANGE
Art Works for Change produces contemporary art exhibitions to address social and environmental.
It uses the power of art as a vehicle to promote dialogue and awareness, and to inspire action and thought. Art Works for Change operates under the fiscal umbrella of the Tides Center, a tax-exempt organization.
ABOUT 5 WOMEN WHO CARE
5 Women Who Care is a group of women who came together to help make a difference and bring awareness to women's and children's issues globally. Operating out of the San Diego area, these 5 Women collaborate with like-minded organizations for the empowerment and justice of women and children worldwide.
The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
858.534.2107
uag@ucsd.edu
novembre 03, 2009
Michael Arata — "Remember"
from the press release
ART EXHIBITION: MICHAEL ARATA
"REMEMBER"
November 14 - January 9
Opening Reception: November 14, 7-10 pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, December 6, 2pm
"Officials today took the rare step of publicly releasing photos of women connected in some way to convicted murderer Bill Bradford, hoping the public might help identify them. While detectives believe some have been murdered, they can't say conclusively and hope publicity might bring witnesses - or the women themselves - forward."
— Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2006
In his first project with Kristi Engle Gallery, artist Michael Arata uses the medium of painting as a process of photographic manipulation. This series of works entitled Remember features 54 small paintings (acrylic on panel), each a portrait of a young woman, hair carefully rendered but with faces blanked out. The hairstyles are all of a kind fashionable in the late 70s and early 80s and place the women in a distinctive place in time. That place tragically coincides with the 1984 arrest and conviction of William Bradford for the murders of two young women in the Los Angeles area.
Kristi Engle Gallery
5002 York Ave.
Highland Park, CA 90042
323.472.6237
kristi@kristienglegallery.com
www.kristienglegallery.com
octobre 29, 2009
Suzanne Wright - "Memories of the Future"
from the press release
Suzanne Wright
“Memories of the Future”
Closing reception: Friday, October 30
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Visual Arts Facility Gallery
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. MC 0084
Exhibition runs October 25 - 30, 2009, Noon - 5:00pm
Suzanne Wright is an Master of Fine Arts Candidate in UC San Diego’s Visual Arts Department. Her large scale colored pencil drawings create fantastical environments, landscapes, and a physiological space while evoking a sense of humor and beauty.
octobre 28, 2009
Art WOW
from the press release
Edgeware Gallery
4186 Adams Ave.
San Diego, CA 92116
On October 30, Edgeware Gallery will celebrate its one year anniversary with its first group show. The wine and cheese reception will be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m, and the artists in attendance will be Dan Adams, Kim Maria Cruz, Brittany Heskett, Anna Zappoli Jenkins, Maura McHugh, Joseph Mark Mueller, Mark Rimland, Anna Stump, Daniel Thedell, Chris Vannoy, and Eric Wixon.
“We wanted to create a bond with the artistic community”, says Edgeware Gallery Chief Dr. Stephen Edelson, who’s also the Director of the adjoining Autism Research Institute. “And what better way for us to get to know the artists, and for the artists to get to know Edgeware than by having them create their pieces live at Edgeware, which they’ve been doing for the past two weeks”, continues Edelson. “We hope to forge a permanent connection with these artists.”
So please come attend the Opening Night reception, rub elbows with the artists, and enjoy the art and wine and cheese, and remember that any artwork you purchase is a win/win/win: You, the patron, will now own an original artwork to grace the walls of your residence; you will be directly supporting a local artist; and at the same time, 100% of the net profits from all Art Wow sales go to support autism research.
The Autism Research Institute has been a fixture in San Diego since 1967. ARI was founded by the late Dr. Bernard Rimland to conduct research, and to spread the message that “autism is treatable”. Mark Rimland, the adult son of Dr. Rimland, is the resident artist at Edgeware.
octobre 27, 2009
Panel Discussion - United & Severed That window of Time..
from the press release
United & Severed
That window of Time..
Panel Discussion with Artists & Participants
Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 - 7:30pm
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448
www.artproducegallery.com
The panel discussion features a dialogue among the collaborators and Kim Anderson about the artwork, trauma and disability. Anderson participated in the project through sharing her personal stories and writings. Anderson was looking forward to majoring in music until a car accident permanently injured her two weeks before her 19th birthday. Now paralyzed from the shoulders down, she is finishing her teaching credential and her Masters of Education at National University, having graduated cum laude from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor's degree in Literature and Writing in 2007.
Kristine Diekman & Karen Schaffman
(writing-audio-videography-choreography-installation)
Richard Keely & Anna O'Cain
(sculpture-installation)
For more info. about United & Severed:
http://www2.csusm.edu/diekman/un_sev
octobre 26, 2009
"Flesh and Bone" - Art of Framing Gallery
octobre 24, 2009
"Inocente Whoo?" ARTS Gallery - A Reason to Survive
TONIGHT ONLY !
octobre 23, 2009
Violence and the Individual
from the press release
Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art lecture
26 October 2009
UCSD Campus
Center Hall, room 109
6:30pm
Please join the University Art Gallery, UCSD in the first of three discussions associated with the current exhibition entitled Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art that to explore the global ramifications of gender-based violence. "Throughout the world, women and girls are victims of countless and senseless acts of violence. The range of gender-based violence is devastating, occurring, quite literally, from womb to tomb," explains Randy Jayne Rosenberg curator and executive director of Art Works For Change. "The stories that underlie these artworks return us imaginatively to the event of violation and allow it to affect us."
This program will be in a roundtable discussion that examines the range of issues from domestic violence to human trafficking that affect women globally and what is being done to address these concerns as well as what action can be taken.
Speakers include: Farrah Douglas from 5 Women Who Care, Taja McKinney-Zisler from Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, Kathi Anderson from Survivors of Torture, Katie Feifer from The Voices and Faces Project and Verna Tabor from Center for Community Solutions.
This programming has been endorsed by Amnesty International, Casa Cornelia Law Center, Center for Community Solutions, San Diego, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, End Violence Against Women International, License to Freedom, Survivors of Torture, The Voices and Faces Project, United 4 Iran, and Women's Resource Center as well as departments and programs on campus.
ABOUT ART WORKS FOR CHANGE
Art Works for Change produces contemporary art exhibitions to address social and environmental.
It uses the power of art as a vehicle to promote dialogue and awareness, and to inspire action and thought. Art Works for Change operates under the fiscal umbrella of the Tides Center, a tax-exempt organization.
ABOUT 5 WOMEN WHO CARE
5 Women Who Care is a group of women who came together to help make a difference and bring awareness to women's and children's issues globally. Operating out of the San Diego area, these 5 Women collaborate with like-minded organizations for the empowerment and justice of women and children worldwide.
The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
858.534.2107
uag@ucsd.edu
octobre 21, 2009
VACANCY
octobre 20, 2009
Brewery ArtWalk Los Angeles
Saturday & Sunday October 24 + 25
11am to 6pm
Brewery 2009 Fall Artwalk
2100 North Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
E-mail: breweryartwalk@yahoo.com
Web site: http://breweryartwalk.com
octobre 18, 2009
OFF THE BEATEN PATH Violence, Women and Art
from the press release
23 October > 12 December 2009
Opening Reception 22 October 6:00 > 8.30pm
University Art Gallery, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
Mandeville Center
La Jolla, CA 92093
858.534.2107
uag.ucsd.edu
With: Amnesty International, Laylah Ali, Maimuna Feroze-Nana, Mona Hatoum, Icelandic Love Corporation, Yoko Inoue, International Rescue Committee, Jung Jungyeob, Amal Kenawy, Lisa Bjørne Linert, Hung Liu, Gabriela Morawetz, Miri Nishri, Yoko Ono, Cecilia Paredes, Susan Plum, Cima Rahmankhah, Joyce J. Scott, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Masami Teroka, Hank Willis Thomas
For the new exhibition season the University Art Gallery, UC San Diego presents an international exhibition entitled Off The Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art.
The exhibition brings together artists from around the world to explore the global ramifications of gender-based violence. The exhibition, curated by Randy Jayne Rosenberg executive director of Art Works For Change, features twenty-one artists from nineteen countries. "Throughout the world, women and girls are victims of countless and senseless acts of violence. The range of gender-based violence is devastating, occurring, quite literally, from womb to tomb," explains Randy Jayne Rosenberg. "The stories that underlie these artworks return us imaginatively to the event of violation and allow it to affect us." Premised on the visionary potential in art, the exhibition avoids tabloid and sensational imagery. The invited artists were asked, "To help us create new representations through their artworks and, in doing so, help us feel and understand the essence of the problem of violence against women," says Rosenberg.
The exhibition hopes to help create a new conversation on this important topic. The exhibition explores multiple aspects of violence against women and girls organized within several thematic categories: Violence and the Individual; Violence and the Family; Violence and the Community; Violence and Culture; Violence and Politics. The organizers hope the audience leaves the exhibition with a better understanding of the roots of abuse, a feeling of empathy, and an awareness of choice in their actions and beliefs. These problems, though widespread, are often invisible, says Rosenberg. "When we encounter violence against women, we often overlook the facts and experience a sort of blindness. We choose not to see the devastation of domestic violence, calling it 'a family affair'. Honor-killings of women in faraway regions of the world become nothing more than a 'cultural difference'. We find it hard to believe that sex trafficking and exploitation occur in our cities, close to home. The rape and torture of women during armed conflict is the inevitable 'messiness of war'. As such, the political and systemic sources of violence are often underestimated or overlooked."
The University Art Gallery is partnering with 5 Women Who Care, Amnesty International, Casa Cornelia Law Center, CastLA, Center for Community Solutions - San Diego, End Violence Against Women International, Survivors of Torture, The Voices and Faces Project, United 4 Iran and Women's Resource Center as well as departments and programs on campus in order to create an extensive calendar of programming. Please visit our website at uag.ucsd.edu regularly to find out about the different events taking place.
ABOUT ART WORKS FOR CHANGE
Art Works for Change produces contemporary art exhibitions to address social and environmental.
It uses the power of art as a vehicle to promote dialogue and awareness, and to inspire action and thought. Art Works for Change operates under the fiscal umbrella of the Tides Center, a tax-exempt organization.
ABOUT 5 WOMEN WHO CARE
5 Women Who Care is a group of women who came together to help make a difference and bring awareness to women's and children's issues globally. Operating out of the San Diego area, these 5 Women collaborate with like-minded organizations for the empowerment and justice of women and children worldwide.
The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm.
For further information please phone 858.534.2107 or email uag@ucsd.edu
octobre 17, 2009
Stan Brakhage
Monday, October 19, 7 p.m.
James S. Copley Auditorium
San Diego Museum of Art
$12 members/$15 nonmembers/$10 students
Artist and filmmaker Neil Kendricks leads a lecture/screening of three films by the hugely influential experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage.
So why pay and go when you can sit and click?
Because abstract Brakhage is less image than sound and light: and the sound's the clatter of celluloid, threading the sprockets on a hot machine.
octobre 14, 2009
ftagn (waits dreaming) — drawings by Clayton Llewellyn
The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.
— Chuck Palahniuk
octobre 13, 2009
United & Severed That window of Time..
from the press release
United & Severed
That window of Time..
Opening Reception: Oct. 17, 6 - 9pm
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448
An interdisciplinary work based on the experiences of 3 women living with traumatic injuries. Research for this artwork began with Diekman & Schaffman's interviews with Kim Anderson, Michele Caputo, & Ivy Kensinger. They tell their personal stories of shock injury where in a single moment their lives were changed forever.
Kristine Diekman & Karen Schaffman
(writing-audio-videography-choreography-installation)
Richard Keely & Anna O'Cain
(sculpture-installation)
Show dates: Oct.17 - Dec. 6, 2009
Panel Discussion with Artists & Participants: Oct. 29, 6 - 7:30pm
Video screening with Artists & Participants: Nov. 14, 6 - 9pm
For more info:
United & Severed: http://www2.csusm.edu/diekman/un_sev/
ART Produce Gallery: http://www.artproducegallery.com
octobre 06, 2009
Artist / Comedian / Poet — Stephen Caddell
from the press release
"The art scene in San Diego is a joke...," this is what some people say here. That's why we at The Art of Framing are showing Artist / Comedian / Poet Stephen Caddell.
Opening: 6 - 9 pm Saturday, October 10th
The Art of Framing
3333 Adams Avenue (Normal Heights)
San Diego, CA 92116
www.theartofframing.net
619.563.9770
We will be displaying Stephen's artwork and the artist will perform a 5 to 10 minute stand up comedy routine. At the same time we will also be viewing two of Stephen's favorite movies: a blacksploitation film "The Human Tornado" starring the late Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite and the 80's Comedy "D.C. Cab".
Comedy act and movies may contain profanity language and nudity so be warned.
Stephen Caddell
Art: www.midnitedesign.sonicdb.net
Comedy: www.blackplanet.com/NiteTrain107
octobre 02, 2009
"Real Estate" An Exhibition of Contemporary Landscape, Broadly Interpreted
from the press release
San Diego Women's Figurative Group presents
"Real Estate"
An Exhibition of Contemporary Landscape, Broadly Interpreted
Saturday, October 3
6 - 10pm
South Park Walkabout
http://southparkscene.com/whats_happening.html
Artists:
Jennifer Bennett
Jeanne Dunn
Misty Hawkins
Daphne Hill
Prudence Horne
Terri Hughes-Oelrich
Ginger Rosser
Anna Stump
Marcela Villasenor
Leah Younker
plus special guests!
Elsa Benedict Real Estate
2973 Beech St.
Corner Beech and 30th, South Park
San Diego, CA
619.279.2536
octobre 01, 2009
Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting
from the press release
... former professor of mine at UC Davis. You probably won't want to miss this show.
Wayne Thiebaud, Two Paint Cans, 1987, oil on paper mounted on board.
Thiebaud Family Collection, © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting
October 4, 2009 - January 31, 2010
Opening Event: Saturday, October 3, 2009 7-9pm
Pasadena Museun of California Art
490 East Union Street
Pasadena, CA. 91101
626.568.3665
info@pmcaonline.org
www.pmcaonline.org
Public hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12-5pm
The PMCA proudly presents a survey of more than one hundred twenty works drawn from the oeuvre of the celebrated painter Wayne Thiebaud. With his penchant for dazzling sunlight and high-keyed color, and a gift for painterly, sensuous handling of oils and other media, Thiebaud's paintings link high art with popular culture while conveying a sunny optimism that is quintessentially Californian. Although he is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings of bakeries and delicatessens, the artist has also specialized in Northern California landscapes, San Francisco cityscapes, and colorful beach scenes. A variety of these paintings will be on display along with prominent drawings and rarely seen figurative works spanning his career.
This exhibition is organized by the Palm Springs Art Museum and curated by Dr. Steven Nash.
Support for this exhibition has been provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Bel Air Investment Advisors, LLC., Simon Chiu, Michael and Barbara Brickman, Whitney and Susan Ganz , James Goodman Gallery, Community Bank and Maginnis, Knechtel & McIntyre LLP. In kind support is provided by Peet's Coffee and Tea and Whole Foods Arroyo.
septembre 23, 2009
"Chromatic" featuring Janelle Carter, Carla Naden, Eric Wixon
septembre 21, 2009
Stretched, Stitched, and Stuffed
septembre 18, 2009
North Park Nights Announces — "Green Scene"
from the press release
San Diego, CA (August 17, 2009) - On Saturday September, 19th from 6pm - 10pm North Park Nights, non-profit arts collective, will celebrate their third collective event - "Green Scene." September's event will feature local artists and businesses as they respond to the "green" theme. NPN believes in sustainability, responsibility and an overarching respect for our immediate community and by extension the planet at large. The date for the event was chosen specifically to build on the efforts of local architecture firm, Zagrodnik + Thomas, who for the past few years laid the groundwork for green events in their annual "Green Scene." The collaborative spirit has made this years' event bigger and better. Artwork will be featured at local galleries, restaurants, retailers and bars. Together we're going to paint the town "green," freckling the North Park landscape with creative eco-inspired works of art.
Cardboard Challenge
In the spirit of "green", select members are responding specifically to a cardboard challenge that coincides with our second scavenger hunt. Local artists and business were invited to create a window display, artwork or installation that is built primarily from cardboard. It will be juried, and participants will compete to win prizes for first and second place. Most importantly, the public is invited to come and enjoy the creativity. Stroll through and take a peak or head out on the scavenger hunt that will lead you to each participating location and ultimately to a wide array of prizes, from gift certificates to artwork, all donated by different local businesses. Local artists will show SD how North Park can convert objects that are ordinarily thrown out into works of art. Creativity meets sustainability in this interactive project.
About North Park Nights
NPN is a non-profit collective of North Park businesses, artists and community leaders dedicated to the support and preservation of arts and culture in the North Park community. Through the organization and promotion of individual artists and collective events, NPN insures the continued revitalization of the arts in North Park and by extension all the businesses there in. The strength of a committed collective group has laid the foundation to set North Park, its artists, businesses and general spirit, apart from any other community on the map.
FOR MORE INFO OR TO CONTACT:
www.NorthParkNights.org
npn@northparknights.org
septembre 16, 2009
"Meet the Press" - Panel Discussion
by Kevin Freitas
Title: “Meet the Press”
Where:
Art Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104
In conjunction with the exhibit – “Agitprop: Brain Trust”
When: September 26, 2009 – discussion kicks off at 6pm
Who:
Seth Combs – San Diego CityBeat
Keli Dailey - SignOnSanDiego
Patricia Frischer – SDVAN (San Diego Visual Arts Network)
Pam Kragen – North County Times
Moderator: Kevin Freitas – Art as Authority
info: 619.337.4891
artasauthority@artasauthority.com
Who covers the arts in San Diego? How do they decide? What makes for outstanding arts writing or reviews? What are their submission criteria?
These are some of the questions we will ask our distinguished panel from several local newspapers and weekly’s here in San Diego. At the end of the discussion, audience members will be invited to submit their own reviews or articles that cover various art, music, and theater events. The goal is to encourage more writing about the arts and to increase public awareness of our cultural and community institutions.
Julia Westerbeke - “Alien Organic” @ compactspace gallery
from the press release
“Alien Organic”
Julia Westerbeke
Sept 26th - Oct 31st
Opening Reception: Saturday September 26th, 6-9pm
compactspace announces “Alien Organic,” an installation of sculptures and site-specific works by Julia Westerbeke.
In her obsessively detailed works, Julia Westerbeke creates terrains that are by turns organic and curiously alien, quiet yet chock-a-block with information. These abstract sculptures covered in crops of cilia-like drawings invite associations that run the gamut from microbes and scientific diagrams to Dr. Seussian flora and fantastical illustrations. For instance, a mountainous spill of white hot-glue adorned with patches of vinyl drawings might be a glacial landscape or Superman’s Fortress of Solitude. A slick, coiling tube that sprouts leaf-like forms could inspire thoughts of tropical vines or venomous creatures. Through a certain indeterminacy, each piece feels at once familiar yet foreign. The artist is interested in these subtle contrasts, tempering the beautiful with elements of the strange or the unexpectedly alluring. In kind, her use of materials could best be described as alchemical: burnt Styrofoam, melted plastic, paper dipped in resin and tiny units of drawings clustering on the surface.
The detail in each work pays homage to the intricacies of natural forms, while the obsessive accretion of elements gives a nod to the process of germination. It could be argued that the artist likes to “grow” these works, building them slowly from the ground up. This installation is filled with sculptures that yield more after closer inspection. While exploring ordered rows of drawings you will discover a neighboring plastic sphere encasing a nest-like form and translucent arches that bend toward delicate filigrees of dripped glue. Here, there are patterns within the patterns. The sum-total creates an eco-system of the artist’s making, one that is grounded in a specific visual vocabulary that has been influenced by cultures of fantasy and science fiction.
Julia Westerbeke has just recently completed her MFA at the University of California, San Diego. This is her first solo show in Los Angeles.
About compactspace:
compactspace Los Angeles and its sister space in Geneva, Switzerland are part of the the compactspace collective started 2003 in Berlin. compactspace Los Angeles opened 2004 in LA’s Pico-Union district and has recently re-located to historic downtown LA, where they promote a multi-media arts program that mainly features emerging and mid-career artists. compactspace LA is made possible by the contributions of the University of California San Diego’s Visual Arts Department.
compactspace
105 East 6th St (near Main St)
Los Angeles, CA 90014
626.676.0627
www.compactspace.com
septembre 14, 2009
Agitprop's Brain Trust exhibit and schedule of events *UPDATED*
by Kevin Freitas
Agitprop aka David White, opened his entreprenurial exhibit this last Saturday night at the Art Produce Gallery in North Park. Titled Brain Trust, it is an "installation (which) addresses issues of social economics, art markets, commodities trading, and community engagement. In “Brain Trust”, Agitprop turns corporate and art world institutional conventions on their head as a method of generating support for projects based on connectivity and community at the scale of the neighborhood. Brain Trust asks people to become investors in Agitprop." More information about the exhibition can be found on the Agitprop website here.
In addition to this show, Agitprop is organizing a month long series of events that will reinforce the notion of community engagement, by offering a diversity of open public debates, tours of the North Park neighborhood, and serving homade soup. A complete calendar of these events can be found below:
Saturday, September 19:
North Park Thrift Store Bicycle Tour
12:00 to 2:00 pm
Location: Begins at Art Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
North Park, CA
info/contact: joyboe@hotmail.com
Join the San Diego Second Hand Shopping Society, lead by Joy and Joe, in conjunction with North Park Night's eco friendly focus theme, for our first annual North Park Thrift Store Bicycle Tour! We will leave Art Produce at noon sharp for a 2 hour pedal-powered tour of some of N.P.'s finest thrift establishments. Pump up your tires and show support of our local economy and several of North Park's non-profit organizations by filling your basket with those vintage wares you didn't know you couldn't live without! A sundown slideshow presentation with take place at Art Produce from 6-9 that evening, in conjunction with AGITPROP's current BRAIN TRUST exhibitition.
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septembre 13, 2009
Axelle Rioult — "Les Lisières" et "chAmbRe à parT"
from the press release
L’Artothèque de Caen présente du 18 septembre au 31 octobre 2009
Axelle Rioult
Exposition
Axelle Rioult
18 septembre - 31 octobre 2009
"(…) C’est difficile de sortir de prison, intérieure, extérieure (…) - Oui, surtout, intérieure, pour moi, c’est surtout de cela que je parle. C’est moi qui me suis créée une prison de cet appartement. Une prison que je traîne partout avec moi."Du 18 septembre au 31 octobre 2009, l’Artothèque de Caen présente une installation photographique d’Axelle Rioult.
— Interview de Chantal Akerman et de Frank Nouchi, Là-bas 2006
Cette exposition est l’aboutissement de plusieurs années de travail autour d’un même projet photographique intitulé "Les Lisières". La démarche d’Axelle Rioult cristallise deux approches préexistantes depuis 2005: celle de présenter à domicile son travail artistique à des personnes reçues individuellement et celle de photographier des espaces intersticiels dans son propre cadre de vie et celui de ses proches.
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septembre 09, 2009
Eric Wixon at Planet Rooth Studios Gallery
Paper Stacks
from the press release
"Paper Stacks" Tri-artist exhibit at The Living Room Gallery - Tucson, Arizona
Opening reception: Friday September 18th, 2009.
"Paper Stacks" showing September 18th, 2009 - October 16th, 2009.
The Living Room Gallery
413 E. 5th Street
Tucson, AZ
http://thelivingroomtucson.com
Artists:
Keegan Rider
www.phoenixartspace.com/keeganrider
www.myspace.com/kr_art
Josh Flood
Erik Krieger
Bands:
Dr.Dinosaur
www.myspace.com/doctordinosauraz
Mean Beans
Overcast Off
www.myspace.com/overcastoff
Poets:
Nicole Goff
www.myspace.com/thewhiterabbitaz
Ashely Winegart
www.always-june.webs.com
Artist Zines
White Rabbit
www.myspace.com/thewhiterabbitaz
septembre 05, 2009
Agitprop: Brain Trust
September 12, 2009 – October 11th 2009
Opening reception: Saturday, Sept. 12, 6-9 PM
Closing reception: Saturday, October 10, 6-9 PM
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego CA. 92104
Agitprop moves into a new phase of agitation and propaganda by illustrating some of the work it has done in the past and asking you to participate in future projects by becoming part of a “brain trust”. This installation addresses issues of social economics, art markets, commodities trading, and community engagement.
In “Brain Trust”, Agitprop turns corporate and art world institutional conventions on their head as a method of generating support for projects based on connectivity and community at the scale of the neighborhood. “Brain Trust” asks people to become “investors” in Agitprop. Agitprop is a space in North Park which attempts to blur the lines between individual art practice, the Studio, the Gallery and the Neighborhood.
The Agitprop “Brain Trust” is established through “Brain Blocks”, an edition of 1000 sculptures which when purchased serve as “stock” in Agitprop. “Brain Blocks” simultaneously reference the art market, think tanks, commodities trading, and the “Cube” as an art historical sculptural form. Each sculpture consists of a 4¼ inch concrete cube with a surface pattern resembling the human brain.
Sculptural “shareholders” will become facilitators of Agitprop’s upcoming projects and will be asked in the future for feedback on these same projects. Past projects include the Agitprop space itself, literature readings, Art Tap Outs I & II (live critiques in the form of underground pugilism), artwork in empty storefronts, collaborations with other neighborhood entities, etc.
The initiation of Agitprop as a space, and subsequently the “Brain Trust” project, stems from an examination of and response to current art support structures. Contemporary practice tends toward two approaches to art distribution: art works presented as commodities by commercial galleries and dealers, or conversely as visual culture by universities and museums whose funding, when traced backwards, often leads to a corporate source. This exhibition asks the question “Is it possible to have a neighborhood art practice supported wholly by those who the practice serves?”
In addition to the “Brain Blocks” component of the exhibition, several single-day events are scheduled over the duration of the exhibition, including a walking tour of residual spaces in North Park, self-portrait photography sessions, free soup, and more. A calendar of events will be available at the exhibition, as well as in postings on the Agitprop blog.
Beyond the Border Art Fair
by Richard Gleaves
If you were wondering how one goes about launching something as big as an art fair, but in San Diego in the current economy, the answer is better magic through good design.
The BTB booth design, with its strong emphasis on diagonals and irregular booth spaces, resembled nothing less than a Menger sponge, creating the illusion of an infinite exhibition hall while fitting in a room the size of a medium theatre.
septembre 02, 2009
John Oliver Lewis and Kim MacConnel
août 29, 2009
Project X: Art
While definitely sympatico with the "Juxtapoz" philosophy and aesthetic, we are by no means limited to lowbrow, pop surrealism or any other genre (in fact, the market seems to be getting a bit crowded with cute, big-eyed girls lost in ominous forests with cuddly animals and pop cultural references). That being said, if you're a traditional plein air master or water color diva, we're not the place for you. Other than that, it's game on.
— From the gallery web site
août 11, 2009
Trade Show, California - Turkey now in L.A.
août 10, 2009
Raging Art Bull Part Deux
by Kevin Freitas
The second installment of Raging Art Bull has been released and is online for your listening pleasure. Philly Joe Swendoza, co-host of Art Rocks! Radio, tackles such épineux subjects as whether or not artists should be paid for exhibiting their works in a gallery - or simply for showing up - and the abusive behavior of asking them in some cases, to "pay to play" in juried and charity events. I have opinions about both these questions but would like to hear what you have to say. Give a listen, leave a comment or drop Philly Joe a line at Art Rocks! Radio.
Raging Art Bull: Swendoza's Audio Blog Names the Good, Bad & Ugly
Bret Barrett - "Transports of Form"
août 09, 2009
Michael Arata at Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair
août 06, 2009
Tom Torluemke - "After Glow"
by Kevin Freitas
Tom Torluemke continues to draw the attention and notoriety he so well deserves with a current exhibit on view through September 27, 2009 at the Chicago Cultural Center. The video includes an interview with Tom about his show. He has also received several positive reviews from various online publications that can be found through the links Iisted below. Finally, I'm proud to announce that Tom has included an essay I wrote about his paintings in a newly published catalog that can be previewed and purchased here. All sales go directly to the artist. Help Tom celebrate this momentous occaision!
Art Talk Chicago
Art Letter
Proximity
The Gallery Crawl and So Much More
août 05, 2009
Andrew Printer - "Second Thoughts From Normal Heights"
from the press release
Agitprop presents “Second Thoughts From Normal Heights”, an exhibition of recent work by emerging photographer Andrew Printer. Exhibition Dates: August 8 – September 12, 2009 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 8, 2009 / 6 - 9pm
“Second Thoughts From Normal Heights” comprises two series of images addressing themes of gay male representation, queer identity and gay assimilation. In addition to premiering his photographs in San Diego, Printer invites the community to engage with the themes that motivate his work by participating in a free writing workshop facilitated by Rob Williams (a local writer and popular writing instructor - rsvp required) followed by a public reading.
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juillet 30, 2009
Ron Tomlinson - "The Language of Abstraction"
from the press release
Ron Tomlinson
The Language of Abstraction
August 8 - September 30, 2009
Two openings:
Brushworks Studio & Gallery
Thursday, August 6 @ 7pm
2400 Kettner Blvd., Ste. 212
San Diego, CA 92101
619.232.7329
The Andrews Gallery
Saturday, August 8 @ 7pm
1002 North Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
817.235.2404
www.theandrewsgallery.com
Ron Tomlinson
Ron Tomlinson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1945. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts from City University of New York, Brooklyn College, where he studied under the tutelage of Philip Pearlstein. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University, majoring in painting as well as minoring in sculpture and pyschology. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, where he studied also with Philip Pearlstein, as well as other illustrious figures such as Alex Katz, Ben Shahn, and John Cage. He has lectured on his work at various museums and universities, and was a professor of painting, sculpture, and film aesthetics at Texas Weslyan University. His work is held in both public and private collections throughout the United States and abroad. Tomlinson currently lives and works in Forth Worth, Texas.
juillet 29, 2009
Phenomenon
from the press release
Art Produce Gallery Presents:
Phenomenon
Natalie Macellaio and Shannon Sullivan
August 8 - September 5, 2009
Opening reception: Aug 8, 6 - 9pm
Art Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104
619.584.4448
artproducegallery.com
Lynn Susholtz: lynn@artproducegallery.com
Phenomenon is a blending of Macellaio and Sullivan’s interests in the physical world resulting in dynamic installations in unexpected materials. Objects are reinterpreted as the artists look at, react to, and contemplate nuance in nature.
Sullivan finds intrigue in microscopic cell forms or macroscopic kelp clusters, creating work that is tactile, viscous and sensuous. Further investigation reveals repetition within a hybrid landscape and the perseverance of order in nature. Macellaio finds disgust, interest, and intrigue within the world of insects. She interprets life cycle, chaotic balance, adaptation, and the significance of arthropods in every aspect of life.
juillet 27, 2009
The 18th Annual Juried Exhibition - Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
from the press release
Wendell is Copyright 2009/Nossan
THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY PRESENTS:
THE 18TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
August 1-September 5, 2009
RECEPTION:
Friday, July 31 6:30-8:30
JURORS:
Michael Krichman & Mathieu Gregoire
ARTISTS:
Dan Adams, Kraig Cavanaugh, William Feeney, Amy Hyde, Neil Kendricks, Elena Lomakin, Patricia Mercado, Steven Nossan, Annie Omens, Deborah Ruth, Neil Shigley, KV Tomney, Joseph Yorty
www.ljathenaeum.org
1008 Wall St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
858.454.5872
juillet 16, 2009
"FOUND" - Craig Kane - Art Sites Gallery
from the press release
Found
Exhibition Celebrating Conservation and Community
Curated by ANDREA COTE
July 25- August 29, 2009
Opening Reception July 25, 2009 / 5 - 7pm
Art Sites Gallery
651 West Main Street (Route 25)
Riverhead, New York 11901
631.591.2401
www.artsitesgallery.com
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 5pm
The urgency of conservation, waste, and renewal takes artistic form in the upcoming exhibition Found at Art Sites Gallery in Riverhead, NY, bringing together eight contemporary artists with overlapping interests in ecology, resourcefulness and community. Whether collected from curbsides, dumpsters, lunch trays, flea markets or from the artist's studio floor, objects once discarded and overlooked gain new value through transformation into works of art.
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juillet 14, 2009
DELAYED GRATIFICATION - Dave Ghilarducci - OMA
from the press release
DELAYED GRATIFICATION by Dave Ghilarducci
Curated by Emily Phelps
Oceanside Museum of Art Parker Gallery
July 14 - September 25, 2009
“Meet the Artist” Dave Ghilarducci on Saturday, August 8th at 2:00 p.m.
“Meet the Artist” is free with museum admission and complimentary for members of Oceanside Museum of Art as a benefit of membership.
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juillet 09, 2009
"Tender is the Night" - Art Produce Gallery
from the press release
Tender is the Night concludes several years of focused independent studio work and academic studies by recent graduates of the University of California, San Diego Visual Arts department. Ten students exhibit a broad range of media and practice, including a diversity of video, interactive sculpture, painting and photography. These graduates have worked closely with current UCSD professors: Ernest Silva, Kim MacConnel and Ruben Ortiz Torres to develop their interdisciplinary art practice and theory.
Tender is the Night
July 3 - Aug. 2
Opening Reception: July 11, 6 - 9pm
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448
Artists:
Regan Russell | Priscilla Lazaro | Francis Hwee | Jenny Yoo | Caitlin Peluffo | Mandy Jouan | Roxanne Lee | Patrick Tobias | Fabiola Hanna | Jeff Pacis
juillet 08, 2009
Miami Graffiti
from the press release
Mid-City Arts continues to bring the best of street art to Los Angeles with its latest show honoring the Miami graffiti scene. “Miami Graffiti” opens July 11, 7pm – 9pm and will be on view through July 26th.
Mid-City Arts
5111 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
http://www.midcity-arts.com
Rapidly becoming one of the United States' top graffiti destinations, Miami, Florida is home to a deep well of talented artists driven by a fiercely competitive graffiti scene. Miami’s profile has risen thanks to the city’s role as host to the famed "Art Basel" and most recently "Primary Flight.” “Primary Flight” is the internationally acclaimed, site-specific, street level mural installation that takes place during Art Basel. Artists that have graced the Primary Flight walls include Crome, MSG, Typoe as well as Blek Le Rat, Retna, El Mac, David Choe, Revok and many others.
juillet 07, 2009
"After Glow" - Tom Torluemke
from the press release
After Glow
The Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
Chicago, IL
312.744.6630
Opening Reception:
Friday, July 10 / 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
After Glow Afterparty
Jennifer Wolfe Photography
2021 W. Fulton
Chicago, IL
Gallery Talk: Thursday, July 16 / 12:15 p.m.
Tom Torluemke is a well-known, Chicago-area artist whose professional accomplishments include highly imaginative work in a wide variety of artistic mediums. A versatile and prolific artist, Torluemke’s artworks range from major public projects to site-specific installations, to oil paintings, watercolors, and his continuing use of paper in many forms. For this exhibition, the artist pursues his gallery work by showing mainly figurative, semi-abstract paper constructions in both two and three dimensions, with socio-political content guided by personal experiences. In Torluemke’s skillful manipulation of imaginative forms, his non-objective watercolors present intensely autobiographical themes relating to life experiences, states of being, and states of mind.
Pushing the limits of his imagination at all times, Torluemke has ventured to invent new ways of conveying his artistic language in collage, culminating in three separate bodies of collage work: using contact paper, construction paper, and inlaid painted paper. Just two of his collage portraits seen here collectively contain 60 parts, while his three new wall reliefs are complete works of sculpture, individually worked out to be an interesting, interlocking combination of fabricated elements.
His work addresses a myriad of complex domestic and social situations, taking us on numerous visual journeys of exploration and invention laced with life experiences and reflections on nature, man and society. They are intricate beyond our first impression, and both playful and profound at the same time. By employing collage techniques that are reminiscent of grade school art projects, and by manipulating and recycling his own pre-drawn images within the medium, Torluemke strikes a perfect balance between accessible abstraction and innovation. One wall of facial likenesses also exposes genitalia in the abstract, using the veiled sexual imagery that he favors in his deeply personal practice.
Tom Torluemke is a Chicago native now living in northern Indiana, with a career spanning more than 25 years. He has a long list of solo exhibitions since 1982, predominantly in the Midwest. In addition, he has participated in group shows too numerous to list, which took place in many states from California to New York. Torluemke has works in museum permanent collections and private collections in Chicago, Indiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Germany, in addition to his public and private commissions. In 2007, Torluemke was the recipient of the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, in addition to receiving other awards and honors for his educational work and community contributions. Besides giving private studio classes, Torluemke has taught as an adjunct instructor at Valparaiso University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and as a full-time instructor for 12 years at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
The Michigan Avenue Galleries exhibitions are generously supported by Friends of the Chicago Cultural Center.
EXHIBIT RUNS THROUGH September 27.
David Russell Talbott - Art of Pride
from the press release
"Art of Pride"
Group show curated by Noel-Baza Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday July 11, 2009 / 6 - 10pm
Ray Street Annex
3803 Ray Street
San Diego, CA
619.488.7540
anne@raystreetannex.com
Art of Pride
Show moves to the Pride Festival in Balboa Park July 18th and 19th.
juillet 06, 2009
The Art of Transitions
from the press release
The San Diego Art Department is pleased to announce our first Open Call Fundraiser Exhibition.
The world is full of transitions, whether it be internal or external, we are all affected by the passage from one form, state, style or place to another. Young to old, college to profession, single to married, daughter/son to mother/father, season to season, rich to poor, life to death.
Reception: August 15, 2009 6pm to 9pm - Awards Reception
Exhibition: August 15th thru September 13th
Submission Rules:
Please submit your work by August 1, 2009. All media accepted, original work only.
"Click on" the following link to view the registration form. Open Call Registration Form
Juror: Kevin Freitas with Art As Authority
Prizes will be awarded for Best In Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place, Honorable Mention and People's Choice.
Award prizes from: Baja Betty’s, California Ballet Company, Children’s Museum, Hornblower, Landmark Theatres, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Youth Symphony, Urban Mo’s, Urban Solace... And More!
Please visit our website: www.sdad-sdai.org and click on the “Exhibiting” tab for more details.
juillet 02, 2009
St. Jude Project: Can Cancer Art Show
from the press release
Saturday, July 11th, The Nesian Ohana, seventyNINE co., and Nesian's Can Cancer Foundation presents the St. Jude Project: Can Cancer Art Show- San Diego located at The Luce Loft (1037 J St. San Diego, CA 92101) on the corner of 10th & J from 6pm-midnight.
Join the Ohana in a night of art, culture, music entertainment, food and drinks as we hold a silent auction and raffles all for the fight against cancer. Come down and check out the art of:
Jenny Larsen
GrandLarsen
Dark Vomit
Mark Jesinoski
David Russell Talbott
Kevin Peterson
Chris Ganan
Bre Custodio
Paul Brogden
Taylor Johnson
Bret Barrett
Nilo Jones
Janelle Carter
and the debut of a VERY special artist.
Along with music guests:
Kontious and the Ko-op
Dj Chris Cutz
& Dj Cnerio
Food will be provided by the asian fusion taste of Ono's Cafe- Island Style Bistro.
Support is GREATLY needed! If you know of anyone who would also be interested in attending this great event, please forward this to them as well. Each donation package comes with a gift bag and raffle tickets, quantity depends on the package purchased.
juillet 01, 2009
Lux Art Institute 2009-2010 Artist-in-Residence Season
from the press release
Lux Art Institute Announces 2009-2010 Artist-in-Residence Season
Lux Art Institute, San Diego’s interactive art destination, announced today the artists who will participate in Lux’s third Artist-in-Residence season, which begins this September.
A significant contemporary art venue in San Diego County where visitors can “see art happen,” Lux is one of the first museum facilities in the United States to establish an innovative artist-in-residence program that focuses on the living artist and the creative process.
“We are thrilled with the artist line-up for the 2009-2010 season,” said Lux Director Reesey Shaw. “Lux is bringing a fresh and exciting pool of talent here, a group of inspiring artists that work in a variety of media, from marble to charcoal to metal. We hope the public will visit often throughout the new season to explore, experience and see great new art for themselves.”
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juin 28, 2009
Judith Pedroza: Marina Nacional 80
juin 26, 2009
May-Ling Martinez: Measured Resistance - Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects
from the press release
MAY-LING MARTINEZ: MEASURED RESISTANCE
JUNE 27 - AUGUST 1, 2009
ARTIST'S RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 6 - 8 PM
Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects is very pleased to announce MAY-LING MARTINEZ's debut solo exhibition, titled Measured Resistance, on view from June 27 through August 1, 2009. An artist's reception will be held on Friday, June 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
LUIS DE JESUS SEMINAL PROJECTS
2040 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
T 619 696 9699
F 619 696 9799
info@seminalprojects.com
www.seminalprojects.com
MAY-LING MARTINEZ's new sculpture and works on paper serve as a metaphor for an innate desire to understand and control our surroundings under difficult circumstances. The works in Measured Resistance engage in the larger domain of relations--among ideas, objects, and the human heart--in order to gain a deeper insight into existential issues, such as the need for security and balance. Intrigued by human behavior and thought process, MARTINEZ investigates the paradoxical idea of maintaining control and stability under chaos. At the same time, she explores the idea that reason and logic, as prescribed by science and engineering, can function as a solace to an unstable reality framed by the infallibility of perception and personal subjectivity.
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Judith Pedroza - "ARTruism" - Balboa Park
juin 25, 2009
Eric Wixon - Imagine Art Show at the Hardrock
juin 24, 2009
Bruno Tanonis @ Sea Rocket Bistro
from the press release
30th Street is becoming regarded as the "Restaurant Row" of San Diego because of the hip, community-minded, and innovative restaurants that have put down their roots in the last few years, but it has also long been a center of a vibrant and thriving community of artists. Sea Rocket has a lot of respect for this active, creative community and will be showing a rotation of local artists.
On view now at:
Sea Rocket Bistro
3382 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
619.255.7049
http://searocketbistro.com/
Trade Show, California – Turkey
from the press release
For Immediate Release:
Trade Show, California – Turkey
Summer, Fall 2009
First exhibition:
Garage Gallery, July 1-30, 2009
Opening: July 3, 7-9 pm
4141 Alabama St., San Diego
619.297.6032
"Trade Show" is a traveling exhibition of approximately 100 small artworks from Californian artists and 100 from Turkish artists. The artists will trade the works among themselves, exchanging ideas of “what we value” between cultures. All artworks address the following questions: “What do I value? What would I trade?” Specifications: All artworks are 15cm x 15cm (6" x 6") and are two-dimensional in nature: drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, collage, fabric, mixed media, etc.
California:
The works will be exhibited in San Diego and other Southern Californian venues.
Turkey:
The works will be exhibited in Ankara, Eskisehir, and in Istanbul during the 11th Istanbul Biennial as a parallel exhibition.
http://www.iksv.org/bienal/english/
Curators:
Anna Stump
amstump@gmail.com
3047 University, Studio 206
San Diego, CA 92104
USA
Melike Tascioglu
meliketascioglu@gmail.com
Anadolu Universitesi
Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi
26470 Eskisehir
Turkey
juin 23, 2009
Shirin Neshat at MCA San Diego
by Richard Gleaves
Segment from Women Without Men
On June 18, the supremely talented filmmaker and photographer Shirin Neshat appeared at MCA San Diego to present her feature-length film/work-in-progress Women without Men.
The film, based on Shahrnush Parsipur’s magic realist novel, is set in 1953 Iran during a period of national political turmoil, and uses the deaths of three Iranian women to explore a host of social issues involving personal and political freedom.
During the post-performance conversation, Neshat and film curator Neil Kendricks spoke extensively about the work's prescience given current events in Iran. What neither of them knew was that two days later, on June 20, Neda Agha-Soltan would lose her life and become an instant world symbol of the current political turmoil.
As a result, Neshat's film — which is six years in the making — has been given the semiotic equivalent of a spin dry set on "hot". It will be interesting to see how this work-in-progress resolves now that life has told its story.
Neda, rest in peace.
juin 18, 2009
Little & Large - Jewelry & Sculpture
juin 17, 2009
Talking to Myself: A Conversation with Brian Dick
Muscle in the Hustle - Panel Discussion - Tom Torluemke
from the press release
Muscle in the Hustle : Contemporary Approaches to Promoting Art
Tom Torluemke - "Sunny Side Up" 2009 acrylic on paper 48" x 72"
Tom Torluemke will be participating in this panel discussion on:
June 20, 2009
12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1048 West 37th Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60609
info@chgourbanartsociety.com
http://32ndandurban.carbonmade.com/
"Muscle in the Hustle" a 2 session panel discussion moderated by Angeline Gragasin & Gregg Hertzlieb.
The first session will be an artist-led discussion on the successes / failures of promoting their art, and new / unorthodox approaches to the current market.
The second session will be led by a panel of curators and gallery directors whose focus is emerging, contemporary, & local artists. They discuss their successes / failures in promoting their venue / vision / artist selection / & original approaches to attracting audiences.
This event is brought to you in partnership and collaboration with The Chicago Urban Art Society NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS & CISA Gallery. Hosted by The Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center (CSMC) in the community of Bridgeport on the south side of Chicago.
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juin 13, 2009
Larry Caveney: Throw the Shoe
by Richard Gleaves
Performance at Balboa Park. June 13, 2009.
GMN Projects Presents: Throw the Shoe Event
juin 11, 2009
Slapshock Performance by Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cardenas at Compactspace Los Angeles
from the press release
What: Slapshock Performance by Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cardenas at Compactspace
Where: Compactspace
105 E 6th St
Los Angeles, CA 90014
When: TONIGHT Thursday, June 11th, 8pm
Contact: Elle Mehrmand - ellemehrmand@gmail.com
Micha Cardenas - mcardenas@ucsd.edu
Compactspace - 626.676.0627
Slapshock is a performance using a Freeduino and an Arduino to create a pain sharing device. The performance, by CRCA researcher Elle Mehrmand and Calit2 researcher and Experimental Game Lab member Micha Cardenas, is an exploration of symbiotic relationality through pain, in which each performer slaps themself in turn causing the other performer to receive a painful electric shock.
The devices were created by Mehrmand and Cardenas using a Freeduino, an Aruino, piezo sensors and Transdermal Electro Nerve Stimulation (TENS) units. Mehrmand and Cardenas soldered the components together and programmed the microcontrollers to detect a slap through the piezo sensor and activate the TENS units when the slap occurs.
The performance is one of a series studies for “mixed relations”, a larger set of performances using technology to explore intersubjective relationships between people as well as between people and technology. “mixed relations” will involve two performers in mixed reality environments using their bodies as instruments to produce live audio, and will take place in the Fall of 2009.
Slapshock will be performed as part of The Dark Tower, a group show of UCSD MFA candidates and recent graduates curated by Cauleen Smith. The performance will be at the Compactspace gallery during the LA Artwalk on June 11th, 2009.
Art + Science "Eyesight is Insight" - Escondido
from the press release Escondido Arts Partnership
Art + Science
June 11th - July 3rd, 2009
Lectures: Sat. June 13th, 12 noon - 4pm
Featuring:
Larry Vogel , Philip Staiger- Digital Media Presentations / Joe Nalvan, Printing on Metal / Mark Bealieu- Novatel "Artist Scientist Manifesto" / Ruth West, UCLA - Genetics and New Media
"Art + Science" juried by Ruth West and Sarah Attwood features explorations into the unknown. First place went to Renee Richetts for her installation piece "He'll Go Far." Renee utilizes a blender and goldfish to challenge the question "Do different blending method affect the calcium loss in fresh food?" Second place went to artist Natalie Garduno for her wood/mixed media piece "My Periodic Table" which plays with the ideas of 'elements' and 'inspiration.' Third place went to artist Paula Poole-Stalbaum for her aquatint piece "Mars 1976/2001" Paula's piece presents the pictures taken of the 'Face' on Mars in 1976 and 2001.
Juror's Statement by Ruth West and Sarah Attwood:
"Art is a way of knowing our universe. Our quest for understanding has lead to the development of technologies to pry open atoms and look to the farthest reaches of the universe. All the while, an ultimate understanding of ourselves and the nature and origins of life eludes us. The work of the artists in this show spans this range of inquiry, from cosmology and environmental concerns, to the smallest scales inside of cells and the infinite permutations of patterns we see in nature. While posing more questions than answers, each work takes a personal approach to the notions of artistic practice as a mode of inquiry."
Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery
262 E. Grand Ave.
Escondido, CA
92025
760.480.4101
http://escondidoarts.org/
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juin 09, 2009
Sushi Red Ball
Live auction with Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Acamonchi, Teddy Cruz and others.
Sushi Performance & Visual Art
390 Eleventh Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619.235.8466
http://sushiart.org
juin 04, 2009
"Shaken Not Stirred" - Spacecraft Gallery
from the press release
click for larger image
Shaken Not Stirred:
Shake and stir with the designers at this one evening only celebration.
Miki Iwasaki, Megan Willis, Jose Parral & Tasi Paulson, Andre Dietz, Hector Perez, Petar Perisic,
Adriana Cueller & Marcel Sanchez, Phillip Bosshart, Emily Fierer & Christopher Puzio, Cameron Crockett,
and generica – Rene Peralta & Monica Fragoso
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12th, 2009, 6pm - 9pm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Location:
Spacecraft Gallery
2865 North Park Way (Behind the North Park Theater)
San Diego, Ca 92104
http://www.spacecraftgallery.com
Gallery Hours: by appointment only
juin 03, 2009
Check 2 Check
by KAI ONE
"My fight is ill" - Naughty by Nature
What do you do when you have no job and no money? I don’t know what you would do but I threw a party. It wasn’t just any party it was like getting flashed transported out of my shitty little miserable city through funk music and revelry. It was more than just a party though it was an art show. Actually it was two art shows in the same night. If you were too stupid to understand the concept then we didn’t want you to come. Check 2 Check. Shit was off the chain. Admission was $1 with a ticket to an art raffle that never happened because the MC got wasted. Instead art was hurled out into the crowd like nuclear warheads.
It all started as a stoned idea in the head of a local sandwich shop delivery driver. He came by our house while we were having a yard sale and saw the mass amount of art we had piled up in every corner. He had a venue that we could have a show in at a local Hardcore music spot. I rounded up a dozen or so of the most honest, free-wheeling, broke, degenerate, beautiful, talented cats doing their thing out here. We had so much art that we needed to find more than one spot to show it in. Plus we were trying to have a free show and they were trying to charge for our bands. Crack Banshee, Zackey Force Funk, and Twenty One Pump Street tore the walls down. Playing cards rained in the air. Minds were blown. This is what art is supposed to be about. Two shows one night. More art than you can shake a stick at. I lost ninety six bucks off the show. The fucking cops even came and red stickered the venue. Welcome to 2009 you still can’t stop us.
Photobucket link to slideshow of art and after party: http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u150/kai1st/
http://www.myspace.com/21pumpstreet
http://www.myspace.com/zac0ne
http://www.myspace.com/crackbanshee
Documentary on UK Crew: http://vimeo.com/4829666
juin 02, 2009
"The Go Solo Art Show" - Sarah Tink
from the press release
Art of Framing is featuring artist Sarah Tink, aka S.Tink, a self-taught, up-and-coming artist born and raised in San Diego. S.Tink is the owner of Tinks Creative Cakes (www.tinkscreativecakes.com) and although painting and drawing are her passion, the art of cake decorating keeps her creative juices flowing. The Go Solo Art Show will feature both old and new works, showcasing her growth as an artist. She has a fun, comical style of painting, using bold color and whimsical characters with a candy like appeal...Art so good you will want to eat it.
S.Tinks art will be featured in the gallery through June 20th.
The opening is from 6-10pm Saturday, June 6th in conjunction with Art Around Adams.
Art of Framing Gallery
3333 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
619.563.9770
http://theartofframing.net
ryan@theartofframing.net
"Color Odyssey" - Dr. Frank Leo Vicino
from the press release
Edgeware Gallery
“Color Odyssey”
June 6th, 2009 from 12 – 6 pm in conjunction with Art Around Adams Street Fair
Edgeware Gallery is proud to announce the debut of “Color Odyssey”, an exhibit featuring 35 collages from the artist Dr. Frank Leo Vicino. It is the gallery's first showing of an artist without autism.
Vicino’s collages range from abstracts to landscapes to portraits, with the universal component being their dazzling color. Comparing his pieces to a play, Vicino comments, “On my stage, the main actors are color, texture, and composition, with color in the lead role”. The supporting role of composition also adds an intriguing unpredictable/random element in the form of upside-down letters and word fragments which show up on many of the small magazine pieces which are laboriously pieced together to create each collage, a process Vicino calls “Mosiac Collage”.
Edgeware Gallery is the newest art gallery in the Kensington district, and has the distinction of featuring both disabled and non-disabled artists. Its resident artist is Mark Rimland, son of Gloria Rimland, and the late Dr. Bernard Rimland. Mark Rimland is an adult artist with autism, and Dr. Rimland was the founder of the adjacent Autism Research Institute, a fixture in Kensington since 1967.
Proceeds from the sale of artwork from the Edgeware Gallery fund research to develop and to validate effective treatment for people on the autism spectrum.
Edgeware Gallery
4186 Adams Ave
San Diego, CA 92116
619.534.8120
info@EdgewareGallery.com
www.EdgewareGallery.com
Give Some, Take Some Event @ the Garage Gallery
from the press release
"The soul, reaching,throwing out for love.
As the spider, from some little promontory, throwing out filament after filament, tirelessly out of itself, that one at least may catch and form a link, a bridge, a connection..."
--Walt Whitman
Description:
On June the 6th, 2009 we are opening the garage to a give and take system of exchange for the community at large. If you have a service, joke, poem, hair cut to offer or an object, please bring to garage; in turn you may take something/service of value away.
Give Some, Take Some Event
Saturday, June 6, 2009
12:00pm - 8:00pm
Garage Gallery
4141 Alabama Street, #4
San Diego, CA
619.297.6032
deepseal2@aol.com
Those arriving with nothing to offer, may not participate with the exchange. Notice, if items are not claimed in the course of "give and take" prior owner will reclaim items. This exhibit is based on the idea of relational aesthetics; by using the method of the 'gift' to bridge communities. Please note that is a practice of giving up things and not a practice of getting rid of unwanted clutter.
You can give:
Services:
Make sure to write on your business card or small sheet of paper what that service is, with your contact information. Services can be anything from one hour of discussion about anything to jokes, poems, plumbing, free compliments, free advice, whatever. Your service(s) will be pinned up on the gallery wall for those to retrieve. After offering the service, you are free to pick out one for your own to experience.
Objects:
On the tables will be objects that are given. This can be anything, including art, books, clothes, supplies, whatever!
mai 31, 2009
Counting Sheep
by Kevin Freitas
One San Diego artist, two San Diego artist, three San Diego artist....
mai 30, 2009
François Huon deux fois
EXPOSITION AU PARC DU CHATEAU DE JEHAY (COULEURS 3)
Vernissage/Opening le samedi 6 juin à 16h. Expo du dimanche 7 juin au dimanche 4 octobre 2009
Quarantaine (en)
L’isolement n’est pas la solitude absolue, qui est cosmique ; l’autre solitude, la petite solitude n’est que sociale.
-- Eugène Ionesco
Cette œuvre clôt un territoire centré par un socle qui au lieu de présenter un vase décoratif évoque le vase clos, celui qui interdit toute communication. Rangés à plat, en sommeil, 20 carrés fendus ; les mêmes que les signes de la clôture qui sont carrés ouverts, dressés et vigilants.
Exposition chez P&M Martens
Des petites oeuvres seront visibles le samedi 13 juin et le dimanche 14 juin de 14 à 18 h
346, rue Hollebeek
1630 Linkebeek
Belgium
mai 28, 2009
Satellite Ensemble II: An Event of Creative Transience
from the press release
May 30, 2009
Agitprop Gallery, 3:00-5:00 pm; 2837 University Avenue
Lui Velazquez, 4:00-9:00 pm; Calle Jose Maria Larroque #273, 2do Piso, Int. 6, Colonia Federal, Tijuana, Baja CA
Trolley Rides Every 30 Minutes to Tijuana
Bring Passport and $5 for Transportation
There are many spaces between neighborhoods in San Diego and Tijuana that resonate with stories from the personal to the universal. The everyday occurrences such as a daily commute are often dwarfed by stories that reach the world news about wall extension, immigrant rights restriction, drug cartels, or viral infection. However what is lasting though perhaps not spectacular and rarely news worthy, is the mundane, daily ritual completed by thousands.
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Getty Perspectives - Cultural Rights-Past and Future
from the press release
Getty Perspectives
Cultural Rights-Past and Future
Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 7 p.m.
FREE. For reservations call 310.440.7300 or visit http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/selected_shorts_2009.html
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
info@getty.edu
http://www.getty.edu
Hours: Tuesdays - Fridays, 10am-5:30pm; Saturdays, 10am-9pm; closed Mondays and major holidays.
To view this announcement online: http://artscenecal.com/0509/Getty0509.html
Do artists have a right to a prominent and engaged presence in public life?
Ask Bill Ivey, who penned the Cultural Bill of Rights during his tenure as the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. His advocacy for a greater role for culture and creativity in our national dialogue inspired President Obama to appoint Ivey to lead his transitional team on arts and the humanities.
Ivey is joined by cultural critic Lewis Hyde for a dialogue about the social value of the arts, of the cultural commons, and how policy and theory should ensure open access to creative work.
This program is the first installment in a new occasional series, Getty Perspectives, which will bring distinctive voices to the Getty to discuss the arts and the relationship of visual culture to our broader public culture.
About the Speakers
Bill Ivey
Bill Ivey was chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1998 to 2001 and director of the Country Music Foundation from 1971 to 1998. He was twice elected Chairman of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. His most recent book is Arts, Inc., which details "how greed and neglect have destroyed our cultural rights." He is also founding director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University.
Lewis Hyde
Lewis Hyde is a poet, essayist, translator, and cultural critic with a particular interest in the public life of the imagination. He is the author of The Gift, which was recently reissued in a special 25th anniversary edition. A MacArthur Fellow and former director of undergraduate creative writing at Harvard University, Hyde is the Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing at Kenyon College.
mai 27, 2009
Freephone
from the press release
WHAT: Freephone Art Project Provides Deported People with a Phone Call
WHO: Chris Head, Micha Cárdenas, Elle Mehrmand, Katherine Sweetman, Felipe Zuñiga and Camilo Ontiveros
WHERE: Lui Velazquez Gallery, Calle José Maria Larroque #273, 2do Piso, Int. 6, Colonia Federal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, C.P. 22 300
WHEN: Saturday May 30th, 2009, 1-6pm
CONTACT: Micha Cárdenas - mcardenas@ucsd.edu
The Freephone is an art project that aims to provide people just deported from the US with a free phone call. To achieve this, a group of UCSD Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students and graduates are coming together to present the phone at the Lui Velazquez gallery in Tijuana, just a few feet from the turnstiles where people who are deported are dropped off by the border patrol. The project is by the artists Chris Head, Micha Cárdenas, Elle Mehrmand, Katherine Sweetman, Felipe Zuñiga and Camilo Ontiveros.
MFA 2009 - UCSD
from the press release
29 May > 28 June 2009
Opening Reception 28 May 6:00 > 8.30pm
Selected work by the graduating Master of Visual Arts students from the University of California, San Diego's Department of Visual Arts
Robert Becraft, Susannah Bielak, Micha Cárdenas, Matthew Coors, James Enos, Kael Greco, Nico Herbst, Esteban Martinez, Gretchen Mercedes, Clare Parry, Omar Pimienta, Yvonne Venegas, Julia Westerbeke
The University Art Gallery is delighted to present its annual exhibition of work by the completing class 2009-2010 of Masters of Visual Arts students, from the Department of Visual Arts, at the University of California, San Diego. The exhibition of these thirteen emerging artists reflects the culmination of their time spent at UCSD and ranges from painting and sculpture to video, photography and installation.
Distinction at 5
from the press release
Distinction is pleased to announce that we have managed to remain in business in Escondido for 5 years!!!
Please help us celebrate this massive milestone with a very special anniversary featuring "The Journal Entries of Changing Tides": a solo show featuring new works by Andy Haynes. The opening reception with the artist and live music by The Band of Goodmen, Wiens Family Cellars wine, and Karl Strauss beer will be on Saturday June 13th from 6 - 11pm. Haynes is a personal gallery favorite and it is a true honor to hold his first solo exhibition.
For Artist Andy Haynes, creating visual art is an expressive outlet for internal emotions and energy. In essence, his art is a concentration of painting and drawing, focusing thematically around self-healing and contemporary moral issues. These issues portray both the dark as well as the beautiful sides of youth in the fast-paced society of modern America.
Gallery to Andy: Do you have a title picked out for your show?
"I am calling this body of work "The Journal Entries of Changing Tides." Since I began these pieces, I have been thinking a lot about what I would title the show....so after months of ups and downs, changes in techniques, and style, I began to develop a title. A lot of this work deals with the ocean. I think I just need to get back to it. So I have referenced it's theme throughout the series. That's where I came up with the "Changing Tides." Plus it portrays a great metaphor as to how my life has been these past 8 months (I think a lot of people may feel the same about their own lives). The "journal Entries" touches on how I approached my canvases throughout the body of work. As you can see there are a lot of small pieces. So, in order to pay the bills and all of that jazz, one needs to do some work here and there. From October through February, I took on a construction job under my father and worked 6 days a week for Habitat for Humanity. After I got home from work I would strive to complete one small painting a day. Somewhat like journal entries of what was running through my head each day. It seemed to work well for me. So there's the tip of the iceberg of what this series deals with."
Also on display will be over 50 artists in "The Alley" and over 100 works in the "Sub 1K Lounge". New works are added throughout the building every month. In addition most of our 14 studios will be open (and several are available for rent).
"The Journal Entries of Changing Tides." will be on display from June 13th to July 4th.
Distinction is a 7000 square foot building which houses a gallery and 14 artist studios ranging in size from 150 to 800 square feet. The Gallery features contemporary and cutting edge art work with a soft focus on Urban Surrealism. Distinction exhibits work by emerging and internationally acclaimed artists and is located at: 317 East Grand Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025.
A wide variety of art books and toys are now available for purchase. Custom framing is also available. This reception is made possible in part by Scion.
Coming in July "Mind Machine" curated by studio artist Roel Jovellanos
mai 26, 2009
Micha Cárdenas - "Becoming Dragon"
from the press release
"Becoming Dragon", the controversial art project by Micha Cárdenas which questions the possibilities of Species Change Surgery and the limits of merging the virtual and physical body, will be part of two exhibitions opening in Los Angeles and San Diego on May 28th and 29th. The project consisted of a 365 hour performance in Second Life, using a Head Mounted Display, motion capture and a stereoscopic projection and coincided with Cardenas' real life hormone replacement therapy. The project has been the subject of more than one controversy since it took place.
Micha Cárdenas - Photo by Elle Mehrmand
WHAT: "Becoming Dragon" opens in Los Angeles and San Diego, questions limits of gender and the virtual.
WHERE: Compactspace Gallery, 105 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014 and the University Art Gallery, UCSD
WHEN: Thursday, May 28th from 6 - 8:30pm University Art Gallery
Friday, May 29th from 6 - 10pm at Compactspace Gallery Los Angeles
CONTACT: Micha Cárdenas - mcardenas@ucsd.edu
On Thursday, May 28th: the University Art Gallery on the campus of UC San Diego will be opening the show MFA 2009, highlighting the work of MFA graduating MFA candidates including Cárdenas and many others. The show will include a 25 minute video of "Becoming Dragon" as well as a number of digital prints from the virtual point of view of the performance.More information about the show is at
http://va-grad.ucsd.edu/~drupal/node/903
On Friday, May 29th: Compactspace in Los Angeles will be holding an artists' reception for the show "The Dark Tower", which includes photo documentation of "Becoming Dragon". The show also features the work of a other UCSD MFA artists and was curated by Cauleen Smith. More details about the show are at http://www.compactspace.com/
mai 19, 2009
GARAGES
by Richard Gleaves
May 22, 2009
6:30 — 9:30 PM
3139 First Ave
San Diego
GARAGES is a one-night exhibit of art, performance, spoken word, and experiments in five garage spaces in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego.
Artists
Tom McDermott
M.A.G.N.U.S. & THOR
Kelly Schnorr
The Illuminauts
Kevin Oberbauer
DJ Unwell
Chris Warr
Nathan Gulick
The San Diego Poetry Slam Team
James Gielow
and more...
For more information contact the curators Erica Overskei and Alexander Jarman.
mai 14, 2009
Jennifer Rockage @ Garage
by Richard Gleaves
Mapping the Hood @ Art Produce
by Richard Gleaves
Voices: Mapping the Hood
A Multimedia Interactive Collaborative Installation
May 17 — June 28
Art Produce Gallery
Opening Sunday May 17, 10 AM — 6 PM
In conjunction with the North Park Arts Festival
Envisioned as an interactive collage, the installation is a giant pop-up book which tells a story you can walk through and contribute to. The idea is to physically, metaphorically, and cognitively “Map the Hood” of North Park and City Heights with all our various collaborating partners, including architecture students, professional artists, children, teens, and community members.
Stone Paper Scissors, Eveoke Dance Theatre, TranscenDance Youth Arts Project, North Park Main Street, and the Cultural Worker have collaborated to create Art @ the Core: Building Community, with the goal of increasing access, engagement, and participation in the civic process through community cultural development.
mai 12, 2009
Seth Tegardine @ Art of Framing
by Richard Gleaves
Seth Tegardine
Paintings, sculpture, and mixed media
May 16-30
Opening Saturday May 16, 6-9 PM
Art of Framing
3333 Adams Ave
www.theartofframing.net
La Ronde
by Richard Gleaves
The work of San Diego’s top-tier contemporary artists hasn’t been seen in the same place at the same time since 1985, when the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art presented “A San Diego Exhibition: Forty-Two Emerging Artists.”— Quint Gallery promotional copy
Quint's low profile among the non-cognoscenti should prevent a recurrence of the grand community stink that was raised over that museum show: irate artists, impromptu salons des refusés, and coverage of the controversy in the local family paper.
avril 27, 2009
Marilyn Mitchell at JC Gallery and Studio
God & Country
jcstudioandgallery.com
avril 23, 2009
In the blender
Event: The Infinity Lab presents "Nine Transient Things"
Opening Date & Time: Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Place: Voz Alta Project, 1754 National Avenue, Barrio Logan, CA 92113
THE INFINITY LAB GOES CRAYO-LOCO©
The Infinity Lab gets extravagant in their new exhibit, "Nine Transient Things." After reflecting upon the recent avant-garde art terms "un-monumental" and "Altermodernism," the infinitists take low-tech to the next level by creating nine 3' square drawings of their performance gear using only Crayola® crayons as materials. In the tradition of the late 10th-century Byzantine religious works, the subject matter could be considered The Infinity Icons or The Infinity Relics, but instead the doctors irreverently add whimsical intonations to the latest contemporary art aesthetics by calling them: "Nine Transient Things".
During the opening and closing receptions, DJ Dan Camacho will mix soundscapes on three turntables. Also on display is a top-secret installation of a new "Blue Chip [artist] Special."
Closing Reception: Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 7pm -11pm
Exhibit dates: May 2-May 16th.
For more information: vozaltaproject.org or myspace.com/theinfinitylab
avril 21, 2009
"Trade Show" California - Turkey
by Anna Stump
Dear Fellow Artists,
I'm organizing an exhibition of 100 artists from Southern California (and further) and 100 artists from Turkey. I'd like to invite you to participate.
Trade Show, California - Turkey asks each artist to consider the following questions:
What do I value? What would I trade?
Artworks will be traded between the Turks and Americans.
All artworks must be two-dimensional media, 6" x 6". Please see attached info sheet for more details.
Exhibitions venues for Summer and Fall 2009 include gallery spaces in San Diego, Los Angeles, Ankara, Eskisehir, and Istanbul as a parallel show to the 11th International Istanbul Biennial.
Deadline to submit is June 25, 2009.
Attached is more information. The website is on Facebook here.
I hope you'll consider participating. Please feel free to forward this email to any artists you think may be interested.
Warm regards, and tesekur ederim (thank you!)
"A rose is a rose is a rose" - Kim MacConnel and emerging artist Brian Dick
by Kevin Freitas
from the SDVAN website
DISCOMBOBULATED: KIM MacCONNEL and emerging artist BRIAN DICK
Opening Reception
Saturday, April 25th, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Exhibition runs April 25th - July 20th, 2009
L Street Gallery
628 L Street (Across from the Omni Hotel)
San Diego, CA 92101
DISCOMBOBULATED featuring works by Kim MacConnel and Brian Dick is the first exhibition of the 2009 San Diego Art Prize. The SD Art Prize, now in its third year, is given annually to established artists and emerging artist who have exhibited outstanding achievement in the field of Visual Arts.
The SD Art Prize is dedicated to the idea that the visual arts are a necessary and rewarding ingredient of any world-class city and a building block of the lifestyle of its residents. Conceived to promote and encourage dialogue, reflection and social interaction about San Diego’s artistic and cultural life.
Presented by:
San Diego Visual Arts Network (www.sdvan.net)
SanDiegoArtist.com (www.sandiegoartist.com)
L Street Fine Art / at the Omni Hotel (www.lstreetfineart.com )
For more info: 619.645.6593 Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat. 10-5pm
What's in a name was my other choice of a title for this seemingly much-anticipated two person show at L Street Fine Art. However, with the title of the show already chosen, DISCOMBOBULATED, it might make you wonder if its selection wasn't a bit prophetic considering the ballyhoo overheard (principally by its defenders) in favor of its curatorial debut so to speak. I clearly have a different opinion and have expressed this openly and freely. But legitimacy is a very difficult thing to claim at this moment: the burden of proof lies with both MacConnel and Dick and myself amongst others, to put on a "good" show and to have a fair assessment of its outcome regardless of its headliners. Though there might be some speculation and confusion already as to what is going to be allegedly exhibited — earlier works by MacConnel from the 90's and recently-seen photos by Dick vs. entirely new productions — we'll just have to sit tight and see for ourselves. I'm hoping for the sake of everyone involved that it rises to the occasion.
For another point of view, read Keli Dailey's take on it in the Union-Tribune.
UPDATE: 4/23/09
Established artist Richard Allen Morris (76) has chosen emerging artist Tom Driscoll (64) as the 2009 San Diego Art Prize recipient. This concludes this year's Art Prize winners with none of the emerging artists nominated to this effect - and recently seen in New Contemporaries II - having been selected.
avril 19, 2009
Jason Sherry & Neil Kendricks: In Conversation, April 18 @ Seminal Projects
by Richard Gleaves
I picked this because it's the most beautiful clip in the world. And I think you'll enjoy it. How it relates to my work is something about being a low-budget director, and you just have an idea that you have to do that means nothing to the entire movie — that's totally ridiculous — but you have to do it.— Jason Sherry
He's sort of this archaeologist in terms of pop culture and movies.— Neil Kendricks
Sherry's work is described in the gallery press release as "audio-mechanical sculptures and photo/print collages," but a more elegant way to conceptualize the work is as "image and non-image collage."
Image collage is in essence technically trivial: scissors, glue, and a magazine suffice. But non-image collage — a turntable with a bicycle; a pump organ with a pile of magazines; a hair dryer with ... an image collage! — takes mechanical genius, and Sherry's got it.
A worthwhile reference point here is Tim Hawkinson, who deploys similar levels of genius toward the very different goal of realizing Rube Goldberg. Hawkinson celebrates mechanism, while Sherry works to achieve a seamless whole: the collage ideal.
Update: 4/24
Michele Guieu has posted video of the full conversation.
avril 16, 2009
4 Play at Brokers
avril 14, 2009
Marisol Rendón - (lěft'ō'vər)
An Installation by Marisol Rendón
Opening reception: April 18 / 6 to 9pm
(a North Park Nights / San Diego Art Prize satellite exhibit)
Exhibit on view April 18 - May 3, 2009
Marisol Rendón pursues an interest in the metaphorical and quasi-spiritual existence of the objects around us. She was born in 1975 in Manizales, Colombia. She began her BA in the School of Arts at the Caldas University, where, after her graduation, she worked as a professor for four years. In 1999 she acquired the title of Specialist in Semiotics and Hermeneutics of Art, offered by the National University of Colombia. In 2001 she traveled to United States to earn her MFA in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Claremont Graduate University, California, where she focused her studio practice in installations as one of the new genres of art.
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448
lynn@artproducegallery.com
avril 09, 2009
Art @ the Core through Poetry!
from the press release
Art @ the Core is a community movement in North Park and City Heights that utilizes art as a catalyzing force for positive change. Our goal is to increase access, engagement and participation in the civic process through cultural development. www.artcoresd.org
Art @ the Core through Poetry!
April is National Poetry Month, so our monthly community gathering will be focused on making poetry together in creative ways! Join us this Saturday, April 11th, to participate in this fun, community building activity and to hear from our Leadership Teams about their experiences and progress in gathering voices from the neighborhoods of City Heights and North Park.
2:00-5:00pm
At the City Heights studio of transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project.
4634 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92105
avril 08, 2009
‘Creative Fix’ Invites Artists to Play an Active Role in Politics
‘Creative Fix’ Invites Artists to Play an Active Role in Politics
April 16 and 17
Marcuse Gallery
noon to 4:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Facility, University of California
San Diego, CA
May 2
Agitprop
3 to 6 p.m.
2837 University Avenue (entrance on Utah)
North Park, San Diego, CA
May 30
compactspace
3 to 7 p.m.
105 E 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA
La Jolla, California — In her upcoming project, “Creative Fix,” Sheryl Oring asks artists what they would do to fix the country if they could do anything at all. Oring, 43, is a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts candidate at the University of California, San Diego. She is calling artists to the university’s Marcuse Gallery on April 16 & 17, Agitprop in San Diego on May 2, and compactspace in Los Angeles on May 30, to discuss their creative solutions for our country. Oring will make one-minute videos of their answers and post them on YouTube. By doing so, Oring hopes to bring artists into the contemporary political debate. Artists of all types – writers, musicians, visual artists, architects etc. – are invited to participate.
“Creative Fix” is currently California-based and has the potential to expand to an international scale as viewers respond to the videos posted on Oring’sYouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/iwishtosay. The final shape of the participatory project depends on the creativity of respondents.
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"Sound of It" - Garage Gallery
Sound of It
Garage Gallery
Date: Friday, April 10, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
4141 Alabama Street, #4
San Diego, CA
619.297.6032
deepseal2@aol.com
This exhibit will happen in pitch darkness. Artists who are exploring the dimensions of sound/art; in the manner of John Cage. Please bring own chair. Performance will start and door will be closed during the sound pieces. An intermission will take place between for 1/2 hour.
Artists:
Timothy Gaewsky
Seth Cluett - www.onelonelypixel.org/bio.html
Mark Eden
Robert Fraher
Amy E. Day
Tania Kupczak
Neil Matthiessen
Travis Janssen
avril 03, 2009
DRAWN IN – Historic and Contemporary Drawings and Works on Paper
Robert Nelson - "The Great Manipulator"
On view April 7th – May 23rd, 2009
DRAWN IN – Historic and Contemporary Drawings and Works on Paper
NOEL-BAZA FINE ART celebrates the Beginning of Spring with a diverse show of drawings and works on paper by local and international artists both historic and contemporary.
The show will include work by:
Marianela de la Hoz, Hugo Crosthwaite, Linda Saphan, Ramon Miranda Medrano, Beto Martinez, Lynn Susholtz, Robert Nelson, Louanne Davis, Helene Wilder, Gunther Gerzso, Francisco Zuniga, Ethel Greene, K. V. Tomney, Jean Tinguely, Mark Kostabi, Picasso, Marisol Rendon and Antoni Tapies.
2165 India Street at Ivy in Little Italy
San Diego, CA 92109
619.876.4160
Noel-baza@cox.net
Noel-Bazafineart.com
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The Rising Son: A Mixed-Media Installation / Jesse Hensel / The Andrews Gallery
Due to the overwhelmingly positive reactions we have received from the community, The Andrews Gallery has extended the dates of its current exhibit The Rising Son: A Mixed-Media Installation by Jesse Hensel into April. We are happy to announce a second event with this show in conjunction with a live performance by The Frontier Brothers on Friday, April 10, 2009 @ 7:00pm. Please visit our website and blog for more information, pictures, news, directions and more. Please don't hesitate to call me with any questions or comments. Our events are free and open to the public, and we are trying to promote the arts in San Diego by engaging the community in a stimulating environment. Thank you very much.
The Andrews Gallery
1002 North Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
www.theandrewsgallery.com
www.theandrewsgallery.blogspot.com
760.230.2680
817.235.2404
avril 02, 2009
UCSD Open Studios 2009
by Richard Gleaves
Nico Herbst
Saturday, April 4, 2009
2-8 PM
UCSD Campus
Fifty MFA candidates open their studios and invite the public to view their work. The artists will be present to discuss their practice. The event includes performances, film screenings, and symposia.
UCSD Open Studios is free and open to the public. For more information visit ucsdopenstudios.com.
avril 01, 2009
Brian Goeltzenleuchter at OMA
"Institutional Wellbeing: Testing Center Table (front view)" - Brian Goeltzenleuchter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Danielle Susalla, Assistant Director, 760.435.3722, danielle@oma-online.org
Contact: Dr. Teri Sowell, Director of Exhibitions and Collections, 760.435.3730, teri.sowell@oma-online.org
Institutional Wellbeing: An Olfactory Plan for Oceanside Museum of Art
Institutional Wellbeing: An Olfactory Plan for Oceanside Museum of Art is a site-specific installation created by conceptual artist Brian Goeltzenleuchter that explores the perception of fragrance as an art media for interior environments. It playfully exploits the language of corporate aesthetics as well as new age healing to create and brand a scent for the museum using the latest in scent engineering technology. The exhibition will be on view through August 9, 2009.
Curatorial Statement
Institutional Wellbeing questions intersections between art, science, commodity and entertainment. Through various personas: artist, new age healer, corporate president and motivational speaker, Brian Goeltzenleuchter scrutinizes the role museums play in a world driven by image-based advertising and consumer capitalism.
mars 27, 2009
Kelly Hutchison & Bret Barrett in the Gaslamp
Gaslamp Art Showcase
Sunday, March 29 - Noon to 5pm
mars 24, 2009
Dan Graham at MOCA
by Richard Gleaves
MOCA's current show consists of two unequal parts:
- A large group show from the permanent collection, including works by Judd, Benglis, Chamberlain, and Rothko
- A retrospective of the conceptual artist Dan Graham
To anyone considering a visit with hungry eye or mind, consider yourself forewarned: the former makes the latter feel like a long string of late-night TV commercials (notwithstanding the occasional Glenn Branca score).
It's not every day — or decade, for that matter — that one can spend quality time in a roomful of Rothkos. For this, go.
But as for the half a museum of Graham, it left me in a state of anesthesia to a degree I've never before experienced from a major museum show. Out of profound respect for and affinity with conceptual art — good conceptual art — I'm considering a return trip to try and determine whether, as the museum claims, anyone's home.
mars 19, 2009
nineRooms - LIVEArtINSTALLATIONS
(click for larger image)
nineRooms
LIVEArtINSTALLATIONS
THURSDAY MARCH 19TH 2009
ONE NIGHT ONLY 5:00-9:00 PM
INSIDE
444 SOUTH CEDROS AVENUE
SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075
“nineRooms, LIVEArtINSTALLATIONS” features nine artists and their processes on exhibit for one night only. Curator and artist, Melissa Stager of Susan Street Fine Art Gallery and the South Cedros Property Owners Association have joined forces to reveal the extraordinary underlying talents of live artists in San Diego. The exhibition will include installation and performance pieces by MiraCosta College professors, Yoshimi Hayashi and Anna O’Cain, and San Diego Artists Chris Warr, Hollis Swan, Benjalmin Eldworlds, Jessica Gannon, Joshua Bellfy, Justin Morrison, and David White, founder of Agitprop art space in San Diego. The Installations are diverse and will vary between live performances of interactive process; artists creating in solitude who can be viewed through peepholes; artists who are presenting installations documenting site-specific performance pieces. Artist, David White will be providing free legitimate tax preparation services for any viewer that comes with the required documents in hand. Musical entertainment will be provided by the engaging Pacific Northwest’s indie rock, low fi/country/folk band, ‘The Gift Machine,’ whose performance will be sandwiched by eclectic San Diego DJ, Nick Gaby. “nineRooms, LIVEArtINSTALLATIONS” is a one-night event from 5pm–9pm that is expected to draw a large diverse crowd from both the San Diego and North County areas who are coming together to explore the engaging multi dimensions of live art. This exhibition is in partner with Cedros Third Thursday Gallery Walk Night and the Cedros Blooms festival and will take place inside of 444 South Cedros Avenue in the heart of the Cedros Design District in Solana Beach, CA. For further inquiries, please contact melissa_stager@yahoo.com
Panel Discussion & Exhibit - Agitprop
by David White
Discussion starts 9pm
Agitprop
2837 University Ave. (University and Utah)
North Park
619.384.7989
mars 18, 2009
Eric Wixon - Two Shows
Panel Discussion - "THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOD:
A dialogue on the meanings of body"
(click for larger image)
Saturday, March 21 / Panel Discussion - Videos
7:00pm
ART Produce Gallery
3139 University Ave.
San Diego, CA
619.584.4448 or 619.200.8297