Hustler of Culture

NYC - 4 Year Anniversary of Roxy's Mondaze (02.04.08)

Made Bed

January 30, 2008 - 11:32 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

I was raised in a family with military Asian parents. Which meant my bed was made every morning. I haven't lived under my parents roof in over 18 years. But I still keep the habits. And there's something to be said about slithering under the sheets at night when the bed is made. I consider it to be one of life's little luxuries. Doesn't cost a dime, takes a little time, but is oh so nice! This is one old habit I'm happy not to break!

LA - "Architecture in the Dark" (02.03.08)

ARCHITECTURE IN THE DARK
electro-acoustic freeform sonic architecture by an endless contortionist

SUNDAY, February 3, 10:30pm

This evening of sensory deprivation and assault will feature an epic aural performance of chaos, violence, and beauty. Much of the electro-acoustic sound manipulated in this performance is designed from found sound samples existing throughout Los Angeles. Recorded exclusively at odd hours in varying degrees of mental and physical deprivation, it is an expression of intense extremes. Each movement focuses on a central concept immersed in a surrealist juxtaposition. This entire series of sound greatly draws upon the philosophy, ideas, and works of Deleuze and Guattari.

WARNING! Portions of this performance will actually be in actual darkness. If you are uncomfortable with light deprivation or if you fear the darkness in your own soul, you should prepare yourself accordingly.

SF - Hip to Help Fundraiser (02.02.08)

NYC - "More Collections of Barbara Bloom" (02.02.08 - 03.29.08)

Barbara Bloom

More Collections of Barbara Bloom

February 2nd through March 29, 2008

Opening Reception and Book Launch
Saturday, February 2nd from 5 - 7 PM

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of More Collections of Barbara Bloom, an exhibition of the artist’s publications, editions, and ephemera, from the mid-eighties to the present. The opening also serves as the book launch for The Collections of Barbara Bloom, an ambitious new monograph designed by the artist herself and published by Steidl / International Center for Photography.

“Eclectic combinations of scholarship and pure hunch, Bloom's books give the reader a sense of entering into the artists way of thinking about her subjects without resorting to direct documentation." Dan Cameron in Artforum.

Ruh Roh

January 29, 2008 - 7:40 p.m. - Los Angeles, CA

A little fender bender thanks to LA's infamous stop-and-go traffic. If you live here, you will get in a car accident. It's just a matter of time. So I'm grateful my accident was as unsexy as this.

LA - Alex & Chloe Pop-Up Store (02.02.08 - 03.13.08)

NYC - "Sometimes Comes Mother, Sometimes Comes Wolf" (02.02.08 - 02.09.08)

Stockholm - Rookies Party (02.02.08)

LA - "Pretty Decorating" (02.02.08 - 02.24.08)

"PRETTY DECORATING"

The Art of Nick Walker

Saturday, February 2, 2008, 8 pm - 12 am

You MUST RSVP to make sure you are on the guest list! nwrsvp@carmichaelgallery.com Due to demand and limited capacity there will be strict enforcement of the guest list for this opening!

Show runs through February 24, 2008

Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90038

LA - Swap Meet (02.02.08)

SWAP MEET
Piracy - Karaoke - Conviviality

SATURDAY, February 2, 10pm until late

Sometimes at that that special midnight-never-happened moment, it can seem like Swap Meet will last forever. Always one more file to trade, one more cocktail to drink, one more song to sing. Hey, Billy Joel! Again!! Awesome. But every month there comes a time when we must emerge into the light and try to locate our shadow and/or our home.

Maybe this month we’ll all get caught up in one a them recurrent-time vortices, trapped in a cycle of dystopian repetition, unable to break free from the churning dissolution and evaporated meaning... Oh no, wait. That’s the music industry.

Look

January 28, 2008 - 10:55 p.m. - Santa Monica, CA

Hope

From Shepard Fairey on Obey Giant:

I believe with great conviction that Barack Obama should be the next President. I have been paying close attention to him since the Democratic convention in 2004. I feel that he is more a statesman than a politician. He was against the war when it was an unpopular position (and Hillary was for the war at that time), Obama is for energy and environmental conservation. He is for healthcare reform. Check him out for yourself www.barackobama.com. Proceeds from this print go to produce prints for a large statewide poster campaign.

Thanks.
-Shepard

Anyone interested in helping out please email info@obeygiant.com with OBAMA as the Subject Title for instructions. This screenprint is 24 X 36, edition of 350. Available next Wednesday, January 30th.

SM - The Arts and the 2008 Presidential Election (02.01.08)

Chicago - "Italian for Travelers" (02.01.08 - 04.05.08)

John Arndt - Italian for Travelers

Opening: Friday, February 1, 6-9pm
Exhibition Dates: February 1 - April 5, 2008

rowlandcontemporary is pleased to present Italian for Travelers, a solo exhibition by Chicago-based artist John Arndt.

London - "Detained" (02.01.08 - 03.15.08)

Jenny Holzer
DETAINED
1 February – 15 March, 2008
Opening: Thursday 31 January, 6-8 pm

Monika Sprüth Philomene Magers is pleased to present DETAINED, an installation by Jenny Holzer. Beginning with her 2004 exhibition at the Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria, Holzer has made the study of declassified US government documents the content for her context-based practice. Incorporating memos, sworn statements, emails, directives, judgments, and other government materials regarding the situation in the Middle East into paintings, large scale light projections, and electronic signs, Holzer has harnessed a variety of approaches to make sensate the accounting of war and torture. From documentation to material and situational renderings of bureaucracy’s operations, Holzer’s presentations of, among others, Department of Defense, White House, CIA, and FBI documents commingle the need to “get the word out” with the urgency to translate those words to a physical register. By activating the senses of the viewer, Holzer recasts the anonymity and indirection of government and administrative language as affecting and wounding objects. Holzer makes material Hannah Arendt’s claim that, “Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what we are given by the senses.”

Baltimore - "Cardinal Points" (02.01.08 - 04.15.08)

Philly - "Ecstasy and Devotion" (02.01.08 - 03.21.08)

ELLEN DEPOORTER ecstasy and devotion
FEBRUARY 1 - MARCH 21 2008

PHILADELPHIA - 1 FEBRUARY 2008
OPENING RECEPTION, FRIDAY 1 February 6-9pm

222gallery
222 Vine Street Philadelphia PA 19106
open mon - fri 12-5, or by appointment

www.222gallery.com
215.873.0750 x105
info@222gallery.com

Brussels - "A Teenage Prom Queen and a Loaded Gun" (01.31.08 - 03.08.08)

ALICE presents Antoine Bouillot

A teenage prom queen and a loaded gun

Opening reception: Thursday 31/01/2008 at 18h00
Exhibition: 31/01/2008 > 8/03/2008

Alice Gallery & Shop / 182 Rue A. Dansaert / B-1000 Brussels / Belgium

Opening hours: Tu to Sa 11:30am to 7pm
T +32 (0)2 513 33 07
info@alicebxl.com

Manhattan Beach - Bryan Winters Talk (01.31.08)

Seeking modern in the South Bay.

Though the South Bay isn't in the record books as a Mecca for modern architecture, seeking it out and finding it here can be as satisfying as a treasure hunt with some pretty rewarding loot at the end. Bryan Winters, a self described lover of modern, will join us in the Studio for a discussion on what makes a building modern, the many wonders of modern and how we, as residents, can help to introduce more of it into the area's architecture. Winters' goal, which is shared by DWR, is to help train your eye to better spot modern elements and gain an appreciation for its simplification of form and purposeful lack of ornamentation. Please join us for this informative, eye-opening discussion. Your questions and insights will be welcomed. Wine and appetizers will be served.

Seeking modern in the South Bay
Thursday, January 31, 6–8pm

DWR Manhattan Beach Studio
451 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Unit B100
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Directions: http://news.dwr.com/rd/9z1z0c9afhi5u7s2hgefgk7fapn2hrqluidc35rg9o8