Hustler of Culture

LA - "The Never Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession" (02.04.10)

Inspired by the collection of Susan Hancock, this exhibition reflects the interests of an international group of artists over the past ten years, taking as its theme, fairy tales, and it's contemporary expression, fantasy.

The Never Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession focuses on the singular trait that can be identified in a vast majority of contemporary art produced in the U.S., Europe, and Asia over the past decade, which is a renewed interest in narrative and the depiction of recognizable objects to tell a story. The exhibit draws on the Surrealist tradition, but also equally important, on popular cultural traditions, including book illustrations and comics, showcasing contemporary artists who create works that are accessible and familiar, yet at the same time, gothic and out-of-the-ordinary.

The Never Ending Story's curator, Laura Hoptman, is Senior Curator of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY.

Singapore - "New Focus" (02.04.10 - ?)

ART SEASONS cordially invites you to the Opening Party of NEW FOCUS

-  a new group exhibition featuring seven young Korean artists  -
Seong Tai-jin . Wee Young-il . Park Yuna
Lee Hyo-young . Mari Kim . Song Jin-hwa . Kim Seok

on Thursday, the 4th of February 2010, from 7pm.
(Wine and light refreshments will be served.)

Fullerton - Kurt Weston's "Seasons in the Prayer Garden" (02.04.10 - 03.28.10)

Thursday, February 4th
Three events for the price of fun.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Thursday, February 4, 4 PM, Free

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center celebrates the start of a new season with the opening of our new 3D gallery. The Ribbon Cutting ceremony, hosted by the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 4 PM. Stay after the ribbon cutting ceremony for a free reception in our gallery...

Opening Reception Gallery Exhibition
Kurt Weston: Seasons in the Prayer Garden
Thursday, February 4, 5-7 PM, Free

An opening reception, in our main gallery, of Kurt Weston: Seasons in the Prayer Garden. Kurt Weston is a legally blind photographer who works in both color and black and white. Appetizers will be served. The exhibit runs from February 4 to March 28. Stay after the opening for a free event from our storytelling series...

Storytelling at The Muck
Laura Bosworth
Thursday, February 4, 7 PM, Free

The fairy god mother of Long Beach storytelling shares tales of classic love from folk traditions in honor of Valentine’s day. (This will also be our gallery opening for our new exhibit of Kurt Weston: Seasons In The Prayer Garden). Presented by Davis Barber Productions.

Muckenthaler Cultural Center - 1201 West Malvern Avenue, Fullerton, 92833, United States

Brooklyn - 'Lowboy' Book Event (02.04.10)

NYC - AIGA's Small Talk No. 6: Jesse Auersalo / Big Active (03.03.10)

WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 2010 6:30–8:00PM
SMALL TALK NO. 6: JESSE AUERSALO / BIG ACTIVE

POLISHED / CLEAN / STICKY / DIRTY

In his first-ever U.S. presentation, Jesse Auersalo will discuss his design background, its relationship to his personal background and how they all affect what he is doing now.

We'll also learn a little about Jesse's technique.

Jesse is an illustrator dividing his time between Brooklyn and Helsinki. His distinctive, character-driven work is marked by an aesthetic he describes as, "polished and clean, as well as sticky and dirty." His images are uniquely powerful, dark, intriguing and captivating.

Brooklyn - 'How to Get Divorced by 30' Book Event (02.03.10)

The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to a book launch party for

How to Get Divorced by 30:
My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage
by Sascha Rothchild

A reading, signing, and discussion

Wednesday, February 3, 7–9PM
powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com

SM - 'Shinjuku Incident' Screening (02.02.10)

Giant Robot Filmmatters

Free Movie Screening - Jackie Chan's Shinjuku Incident in Santa Monica

You and a guest are cordially invited to a special advanced screening of Derek Yee's Shinjuku Incident, starring Jackie Chan & Daniel Wu.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

7:00PM Doors open, 7:30PM Screening

This special evening is presented by Barking Cow Distribution & FILMMATTERS, a national list of innovative films, screenings, festivals and related events that we at Giant Robot find important or worth noting.

RSVP Essential: filmmatters@giantrobot.com

Off the Wall: Doze Green Studio Visit

LA - "Mos Def: Ecstatic Moments" (01.30.10 - 02.06.10)

Berlin - Michail Pirgelis' "Ακρόπολης - Acropolis" (01.30.10 - 04.01.10)

MICHAIL PIRGELIS
‘Ακρόπολης - Acropolis’

30/01 - 01/04/2010
Opening Reception: 29/01/2010, 6-9 pm

Sprüth Magers Berlin is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of Michail Pirgelis in Berlin. The artist, who was born in Germany and grew up in Greece, is displaying in ‘Ακρόπολης – Acropolis’ new sculptures and objects which are all based on original parts of airplanes.

Sprüth Magers Berlin
Oranienburger Str. 18
D-10178 Berlin
Germany
phone +49(0)30 - 2888 40 30
fax +49(0)30 - 2888 403 52
info@spruethmagers.com
www.spruethmagers.com

Berlin - George Condo's "Family Portraits" (01.30.10 - 04.01.10)

GEORGE CONDO
‘Family Portraits’

30/01 - 01/04/2010
Opening Reception: 29/01/2010, 6-9 pm

Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are delighted to present an exhibition with new works by George Condo. At the opening of the gallery in Berlin in October 2008, large-format drawings by the artist were displayed in the cabinet on the upper floor. Now with the exhibition ‘Family Portraits’, Condo is continuing the discourse on the figurative element in painting, which is one of the fundamental aspects in the artist’s oeuvre.

LA - Alex Prager's "Week-End" (01.30.10 - 03.06.10)

links for 2010-01-24

• A First Look
  Heidi's writing another cookbook! w00t!
  (tags: HeidiSwanson Cooking Author Blogs 101Cookbooks Recipes FrieNDA)
• The Face Of A Famous Skull Found On Flickr
  "In 1848, Phineas Gage became a medical miracle."
  (tags: Photography Flickr History NPR)
• Adam Platt's Where to Eat 2010
  "The essential survey of really good food in New York right now."
  (tags: NYMagazine Food Restaurants Lists BestOf 2010 NYC)
• LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time
  Oh, LOST... I wish I could quit you! But alas, going to ride this show out!
  (tags: Lost TV YouTube Entertainment)
• Frank Serpico, Police Officer Played by Al Pacino, Looks Back
  "This is the man whose long and loud complaining about widespread corruption in the New York Police Department made him a pariah on the force."
  (tags: NYTimes Serpico NYC Police Films History)

Record Club: Skip Spence "Books of Moses"

Record Club: Skip Spence "Books Of Moses" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Performer Beck informally meets with other musician friends to re-record an album in one day without any prior rehearsals for something he calls Record Club. The video above features legendary sessions/Keepintime drummer, James Gadson and Jamie Lidell. They've got the beat.

LA - "We Love Art" (01.23.10)

LA - Scion Installation 6: VIDEO (01.23.10 - 02.13.10)

LA - Alexis Rochas' "I/O: Still Robot" (01.22.10 - 03.07.10)

Alexis Rochas, I/O: Still Robot

January 22–March 7, 2010
Opening reception: January 22, 7–9pm
Exhibition discussion: February 5, 7pm with Eric Owen Moss and Alexis Rochas

Still Robot is a 1,000 square-foot case study introducing the OCTA.BOT system, the proprietary technology of I/O, which is comprised of eight swivel joints, and introduces the unique universal building system of freely rotating elements that expands on space-frame technology. A member of SCI-Arc’s faculty, Rochas is well-known for his recent SYNTHe project, an adaptable synthetic environment managing air pollution and storm water runoff that was recognized as one of the first large-scale rooftop vegetable gardens in Los Angeles. I/O’s practice focuses on the development of dynamic architectural methodologies integrating design, technology and advanced fabrication techniques.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE  (SCI-Arc)
960 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
www.sciarc.edu

Cincinnati - "Shapeshifter" (01.22.10 - 04.10.10)

Bristol - Christopher Bettig + Lizzy Stewart's "Land & Sky" (01.21.10 - 02.27.10)

Austin - "Big Strange Mystery at Texas State University" (01.21.10 - 02.26.10)

Okay Mountain Collective Presents Big Strange Mystery at Texas State University

January 21-February 26th
Opening Reception: January 21st 5-7pm
Artist Talk: January 21st 6pm

Okay Mountain Collective presents Big Strange Mystery at Texas State University. Big Strange Mystery is an immersive installation that borrows, mimics and transforms various elements associated with such phenomena and institutions as Crypto-Zoology, U.F.O. and Natural History museums. The installation, based on the accumulation and staging of various periphery objects, acts as evidence and documentation of the existence and serarch for an elusive water creature, while also functioning as entertainment, likening the woven characterisitcs of information and its presentation to a narrative, rather than a set of objective, knowable facts. The Artists will give a Talk January 21st at 6pm.