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'Everything is Original' by CSK and Birgit Richter

I really enjoyed this short film made by two friends, director, Christian Svanes Kolding and photographer, Birgit Richter. CSK's film goes behind the scenes to give life to B's portraits of Los Angeles-based housecleaners. They both uncover the somewhat lonely occupation of others. I hope you enjoy the film too!

Call For Submission: THE YYY T-SHIRT JAM A RAMA

From the YYYs:

Hey Folks, all us YYYs have been avid collectors of t-shirts over the years, what can we say, WE LIKEY A GOOD T-SHIRT. In our travels many of you have chucked a homemade YYY tee on the stage or what not and all the shirts have always been unique and poured over with loooooove. So it got us thinking: how about giving you the fans a crack at coming up with a fresh new blitzin' YYY T-shirt design! It's a natural fact that YYYs have amongst YOU a whole heap of ART STARS! So school's out for the summer and we want you to spend a hot lazy afternoon throwing something together for us YYYs to REPRESENT! And I got a hunch you're gonna bring it! And if you do we'll bring back a little something in return…!! Luv, YYYs

Maya Hayuk: A Path for the Light

MAYA HAYUK: A PATH FOR THE LIGHT from Raphael on Vimeo.

LA - The Porch of July Event (07.04.09)

The Porch of July

Folk Americana Groupsing with an Open Porchestra

July 4th, 2009
Starts at 6pm

links for 2009-06-30

• Laboratory Tests of Vegan Restaurants in LA
  "Is your vegan food really vegan? We pull out all the stops to test 17 LA area vegan restaurants for non-vegan ingredients, and to find out why seven of them failed miserably."
  (tags: Food Science LosAngeles Restaurants Blog)
• Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
  "When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week."
  (tags: BBC Media Gadgets Humor History Music Technology)

Philly - "Installation Five" (07.03.09 - 07.25.09)

Brooklyn - 'Futr Wrld" Book Event (07.03.09)

Anna's Gnocchi

June 28, 2009 - 4:31 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

Anna continued to dazzle our bellies with homemade gnocchi, Silvio's favorite!

NYC - "Black Acid Co-op" (07.02.09 - 08.15.09)

LA - "Minneapolis" (07.02.09 - 08.29.09)

Group Exhibition
Minneapolis
July 2 – August 29, 2009
Opening Reception: July 2, 2009, 6 - 9 pm

Javier Peres is very pleased to present "Minneapolis," a group exhibition featuring works by the following artists:

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Dan Attoe
Antonio Ballester Moreno
Joe Bradley
Dan Colen
Amie Dicke
Kaye Donachie
Mark Flood
John Kleckner
Terence Koh
Bruce LaBruce
Paul Lee
Kirstine Roepstorff
Dean Sameshima
Agathe Snow
Dash Snow
Mark Titchner

links for 2009-06-28

• Koenig's Case Study House No. 22 as Home
  "The Stahl children recall growing up in the iconic glass-and-steel structure, which is marking its 50th year."
  (tags: Architecture PopularCulture RealEstate MidCenturyModern Landmark LosAngeles LATimes)
• Cory Arcangel @ Kunsthaus Graz Video by Sailor Ripley
  Bootleg video of Cory Arcangel's recent Austrian performance.
  (tags: Art Music Video)
• Remembering The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson
  "Michael Jackson died Thursday of cardiac arrest at the age of 50." Good night, Michael.
  (tags: PopularCulture, Music, NPR, Obituary)
• Pet Names Reflect Trend To Humanize Furry Pals
  "In all, 49 percent of respondents, including 51 percent of dog owners and 50 percent of cat owners, had given at least one of their pets a humanlike name."
  (tags: NPR Animals Family Trends)
• After Michael Jackson, Fame May Never Be the Same
  "Fame on the level that Mr. Jackson achieved is all but impossible for pop culture heroes today, and quite likely it will never be possible again."
  (tags: NYTimes PopularCulture Music)
• USELESS
  "USELESS is dedicated to reducing the impacts of irresponsible consumerism, especially climate change, and helping those in the developing world who lack the basic necessities to lead healthy lives, such as clean drinking water and sanitation."
  (tags: Green Environment Consumption Recycling Sustainability)

MMFBBQ7 Crew Dinner

June 27, 2009 - 7:05 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

We hosted a thank you dinner for our friends who helped us with this year's MMF BBQ #7. Both our moms supplied us with some "to die for" home cooking. Thanks again, all!

LA - Pablove Foundation Benefit Concert (07.01.09)

NYC - A-Trak + Dust la Rock Event (07.01.09)

Wonder

June 26, 2009 - 4:05 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

LA - Hammer Lecture: Hitoshi Abe (06.30.09)