Hustler of Culture

MOEBIUS-TRANSE-FORME at Fondation Cartier

MOEBIUS-TRANSE-FORME

October 12, 2010 through March 13, 2011 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

This is the first major exhibition in Paris devoted to the work of Jean Giraud, known by his pseudonyms Gir and Mœbius.

SD - Quint Contemporary Art: In Kicking Off of the New Year (12.30.10)

Swoon and Upper Playground Present: The Walki Print for The Konbit Shelter Project

Swoon and Upper Playground Present:
The Walki Print for The Konbit Shelter Project

New York based artist, Swoon, has teamed with creative lifestyle brand, Upper Playground, to release the limited edition Walki print - 100% of the proceeds from the print will go towards support of The Konbit Shelter Project.

The Konbit Shelter Project was created with the idea that a group of artists, engineers, architects and builders could pool their individual knowledge, resources and time to make a lasting difference in post-earthquake Haiti. Konbit Shelter is a rebuilding initiative, which uses dome-style structures and the super-adobe technique of earth bag architecture to create sustainable, inexpensive and dependable housing for the people of Haiti.  While the structures are extremely resistant to natural disasters, they also have the major benefit of being comprised of 90% earth and requiring no specialized scaffolding and understructure to build - making it a viable option for the people of Haiti to continue building on their own once they learn the method. 

Brooklyn - A Holiday Signing: Featuring Brooklyn's Best Foodie Authors (12.18.10)

A Holiday Signing
Featuring Brooklyn's Best Foodie Authors:

Melissa Clark, Amanda Hesser, Matt Lewis,
Renato Poliafito, and Melissa Vaughan

Saturday, December 18, 3–4PM

The powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
rsvp: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com

Brooklyn - HumanKind Book Event and Exhibition (12.17.10 - 01.20.11)

HumanKind

Book Launch and Juried Invitational Photo Exhibition

Exhibition: December 17–January 20
Opening Reception: Friday, December 17, 7–9PM

Refreshments provided by Stella Artois

The 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 - Kcymaerxthaere/Namibia Event (12.16.10 - 12.23.10)

 

NYC - Tom Sachs' Bricolage Magazine #2 Event (12.16.10)

Tom Sachs

Bricolage Magazine #2

Reception and Signing

Thursday, December 16, 6-8 PM

Printed Matter is pleased to announce the launch of the second issue of Bricolage Magazine, by Tom Sachs. Please join us and the artist for a reception & signing on Thursday, December 16, 6-8 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue, between 21st and 22nd Street in New York City.
 
Following the release of Bricolage Magazine #1 in November 2009, Tom Sachs presents the next limited edition zine in the series. The D.I.Y aesthetic of the magazine, photocopied and staple bound, is recognizable from the artist’s previous installation work and other print-based projects. Like much of Sachs’ work, the magazine takes its cue from various hallmarks of contemporary culture, re-tooling familiar imagery through bricolage to shift meaning and find a new sort of critical syntax.

Brooklyn - Spike Lee: Do The Right Thing Book Event (12.16.10)

Spike Lee: Do The Right Thing

By Spike Lee and Jason Matloff

Book Signing

Thursday, December 16, 7–8:30PM

The powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
rsvp: spikelee@powerHouseArena.com

Art For Teacher

One of illustrator and art teacher Rama Hughes' fifth graders drew this really awesome still life of Spiderman. Rama says, "This fifth grade drawing of a little vending machine Spider-Man toy is, of course, one of my favorites. I am especially proud of it though because the artist who drew it SO WELL began our classes with a few timid assertions that he just couldn't "do art." More fantastic drawings by Rama's students can be found on his Flickr stream. 

I hope Lulu will have a teacher as inspiring as Rama someday. Believers like him, make dreams a reality. If you'd like to see Rama's own work, drop by Giant Robot's "Post It Show 6" this Saturday!

LA - "Wreck the Walls" (12.11.10 - 01.15.11)

Wreck the Walls
A Winter Group Exhibition Featuring Over 30 Artists

Opening Reception:
Saturday, December 11th, 2010 / 5-9PM

Exhibition Dates:
December 11th - January 15th, 2011

Valet Parking Provided!

LA - "Post-It Show 6" (12.11.10 - 01.12.11)

SF - "Love Movement" (12.11.10 - ?)

SF - Bruce Bacca's "Pop-Up Church" (12.10.10 - 12.26.10)

London - Tom Lubbock's "Collages From The Independent 1999 - 2004" (12.10.10 - 12.21.10)

LA - "Dreams Deferred: Artists Respond to Immigration Reform" (12.10.10 - 05.22.11)

LA - Nathaniel Russell + Katsuo Design's "Mind Dreamin" (12.10.10 - 01.28.11)

NYC - "Law of the Jungle" (12.09.10 - 01.29.11)

Law of the Jungle
Curated by Tiago Carneiro da Cunha
9 December, 2010 - 29 January, 2011
540 West 26th Street

Opening Reception
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 6-8PM

Lehmann Maupin
540 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
Telephone 212 255 2923
info@lehmannmaupin.com

Brooklyn - "Mi Kasi es tu Kasi" (12.09.10 - 12.12.10)

Mi Kasi es tu Kasi*

Umuzi Photo Club Exhibition & Fundraiser

Thursday, December 9 – Saturday, December 12

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 9, 7–10PM

The powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.) · DUMBO, Brooklyn
For more information, please call 718.666.3049
rsvp: rsvp@powerHouseArena.com

LA - "The Hundreds: Garfield" (12.09.10 - ?)