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R.I.P. E3!

Wait. So next year I have to host the "Missed my Conference BBQ?" Listen up friends. Are you still interested in gathering in May? Let me know. So I can throw something together. Read it to believe it:

Senior industry sources have revealed to Next-Gen.Biz that the E3 industry event, in its present form, has been cancelled for next year and the foreseeable future.

Image The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) shindig has been a staple of game industry life since the mid-1990s. However, we understand the larger exhibitors have jointly decided that the costs of the event do not justify the returns, generally measured in media exposure.

Publishers believe the multi-million dollar budgets would be better spent on more company-focused events that bring attention to their own product lines rather than the industry as a whole.

Well placed sources say the news that larger exhibitors were pulling out had prompted urgent meetings among publishing executives. They decided that, without the support of the larger software publishers and hardware manufacturers, there would be no point in continuing.

ESA president Doug Lowenstein will likely announce the news some time within the next 48 hours, possibly on Monday. It's possible that the ESA will seek to limit the damage by organizing some form of lesser event in May, but it's clear that the days of an industry event attended by all the major publishers, spending big money, are gone.

Calls to ESA staff are not being returned at present.

UPDATE: The official ESA press release!

NYC - One Size Fits All T-Shirt Blow Out! (07/29/06)

One Size Fits All: Artists T-Shirt Summer Blow Out!

Featuring Maya Hayuk, Kayrock and Wolfy, Ryan McGinness,

j.morrison, and Adam Shecter.

Saturday, July 29th from 12:00 to 7:00 PM

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce our first annual T-Shirt Summer Blow Out! which will take place on Saturday, July 29th from 12:00 - 7:00 PM—with a party featuring a raffle and house DJs beginning at 4:00 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street.

NYC - RES Issue Release Party & Screening (07/20/06)

Fresh URL. Sort of.

To all the nice people who link to Hustler of Culture, please update my URL to http://www.hustlerofculture.com. And dump the old hustlerofculture.typepad.com addy. Thank you for your continued support and for helping me out with this OCD issue. Peace out.

Flash Back with a Flashback.

If Santa Monica had a theme song it would be The Orb's, "Little Fluffy Clouds". What a magnificent song to usher back in the 90s! Can you believe this gem is 15 years old?! Now I have to go dig up Banco de Gaia's "Last Train to Lhasa"! I hope your weekend's going to be as beautiful as ours.

London - Serpentine Pavilion 2006 (07/13/06 - 10/15/06)

* Admission free
* Every day
* 10am - 6pm
* Kensington Gardens, London

The Serpentine Pavilion 2006 is co-designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas and innovative structural designer Cecil Balmond.

The centrepiece of the design is a spectacular ovoid-shaped inflatable canopy that floats above the Gallery's lawn. Made from translucent material, the structure will be illuminated from within at night. The canopy will be raised into the air or lowered to cover the amphitheatre below according to the weather.

A Common Thread.

July 8, 2006 - 6:40 p.m. PDT - Santa Monica, CA

Art by Camella Ehlke from the group show, A Common Thread.

LA - "Beefcake Babylon" (07/14/06 - 09/23/06)

“It's not easy being a God”…. Steve Reeves (1926-2000)

Beefcake Babylon
The Iconography of Sword and Sandal Epics from DeMille to Fellini

July 14th - September 23rd, 2006

Opening Reception Friday, July 14th 7-10pm

Free Valet Parking

During the late fifties and early sixties a cinematic genre was established through the genius of casting real life bodybuilders in the roles of figures from Greco Roman mythology. The most famous of all these bodybuilders was Steve Reeves. His first excursion into the realm of Zeus made him an an international star. The film was Le Fatiche di Ercole (1958). When it was released stateside as Hercules in 1960, the film caused a sensation at the box-office and the "peplum" or sword and sandal films became vogue. From this point on nearly two hundred films would follow the formula established in Hercules.

LA - Fourstar 10th Anniversary Event (07/08/06)

The Sultan's Elephant.

This past May, Royal de Luxe performed a spectacular puppet show for the people of London. Below is just one example of what amazed and captured the hearts of all who were lucky enough to witness the public spectacle:

More videos. More pictures. More information. Meet The Sultan's Elephant.

The show will next appear in Antwerp (Belgium) 6 – 9 July and then in Calais at the end of September and Le Havre at the end of October. Please come to America!

Cheep Cheap!

This plastic cuckoo clock has got to be the greatest housewarming gift find of the season! For $16.95, you can annoy the f*ck out of your friends every hour on the hour with 12 different songs! Force them to think about you all day long but don't blame them when they throw this lovely gift out the window.

7" x 12". Available at Koo de Kir.

Heavy Metal.

June 18, 2006 - 3:12 p.m. PST - Studio City, CA

Where do you find an office desk when your home's decor is best described as a hodgepodge of mid-century modern, Ikea, Modernica and vintage medical pieces?

Steel Casey! Look no further for refurbished and refinished salvaged vintage Steelcase office furniture. Located in hot-as-hell-Studio City, their bright yellow showroom is hard to miss. There is a generous selection of desks and a copious color palette that will work for any room in your home. The courteous and patient staff (especially Egan) is worth a visit alone, if not just for a chat. If you’re going to buy, remember to bring your checkbook; they’re vintage in the sales department too.

NYC - "Green by Design" (06/28/06)

New York Hustlers! The kind folks behind "Green by Design" have a pair of tickets to giveaway so you can come hang out. The first person to leave a comment, goes (with a friend). Good luck and have fun!

"Green by Design," the next event in Bryan Keefer's series of discussions on next-wave culture at Makor, the Upper West Side branch of the 92nd Street Y for New Yorkers in their 20s and 30s. "Green by Design" takes place on Wednesday, June 28th, at 7:00pm.

Featured panelists include Dominic Muren, an engineer, toy designer and contributor to Treehugger.com; Yael Alkalay, founder and CEO of red flower , a line of beauty products made with organic and sustainable botanicals; and Robert Frenay, author of Pulse: The Coming Age of Systems and Machines Inspired by Living Things.

Tagging the Sky.

June 17, 2006 - 2:53 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

Pedal Envy.

June 16, 2006 - 1:27 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

In Los Angeles people have car envy the way New Yorkers have apartment envy. I have neither. I have something far more juvenile. Now that I'm the owner of a modern chopper, I can't help but get a little envious when I see someone cruising on a vintage ride (I want one)!

Cruisers and choppers dominate the beach blocks I live on. And I'm always craning my neck to see who's riding what. Like dogs, bicycles can say a lot about their owners! This Schwinn Sting-Ray looks like it's been repainted but the fact that it's older than mine still makes it super fresh.

Secret Garden.

June 15, 2006 - 6:46 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Tucked away in the corner of my balcony is a little tiny garden. It's not much, but there's something to be said about having a little outdoor space to call my own. I need to repot everything properly but am afraid the minute I pull these plants out of their original containers that they will die. If anyone has green thumb secrets to share, please do.

Art Work.

June 13, 2006 - 11:32 p.m. PST - Los Angeles, CA

Happy Birthday to Jose and Darren. Big ups to Young and Davi. It was no surprise that the global network was out in full force to celebrate a gathering of creativity now.

Extreme Sweetness.

Diet Coke, Mentos and a lot of ingenuity will get you noticed. Maybe backyard scientists, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz can coordinate the water show for the next hot Vegas property. Bellagio, watch your back!

I Love Kristin Smith.

May 28, 2006 - 2:34 p.m. PST - Malibu, CA

This Memorial Day weekend someone wanted to tell Kristin Smith that she was loved.

Ball Art.

May 25, 2006 - 7:35 p.m. PST - Los Angeles, CA

Soccer ball art by Jose Parla. Drawn on the spot. As seen at Nike's Los Angeles Jogo Bonito tournament.

LA - "Quality of Life" Opening & After Party (05/26/06)

Hello Graffiti Art & Film Lovers (go see this movie, I will),

The indie film Quality of Life comes to LA for its theatrical debut hot after a successful run (multiple sold-out nights) in NYC. It opens Memorial Day Weekend on Friday, May 26th at Laemmle's Fairfax 3 (on Beverly Blvd.).

Shot on location in San Francisco's Mission District, Quality of Life is not a documentary, but a narrative drama. It sheds light on a clandestine graffiti subculture, with an authentic and riveting story of two young taggers who struggle to maintain their friendship as their lives unravel and the cops close in.

A former at-risk kid himself, director Benjamin Morgan's connection to the underground youth of today accentuates the film’s Cinéma Vérité style. Says Morgan, “I set out to make this film to expose the absurdity of so-called ‘quality of life’ laws. The tough-on-crime political climate has become endemic in the United States. After working in the juvenile justice and mental health fields for over a decade, I became frustrated with the systemic flaws inherent in youth programs...”

Stockholm - Vice Sneaker Preview (05/19/06)

VICE sneaker preview in Stockholm

There's a new adidas line being released in just a few days, and it is going to include the first ever VICE sneaker and tracksuit, with embroideries done by Jeneleen Floyd. Other designers in the line are Dark Horse Comics, Emilio Pucci, and Crooked Tongues.

Missed My Flight BBQ v. 4.0

May 13, 2006 - 6:58 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

We had a blast hanging with friends at our fourth annual post E3 "Missed My Flight BBQ". Thanks to all for showing up and making it so best!

adicolor Video: Black

Media maker Saiman Chow created "A Psychedelic, Cartoon-Noir" for the adicolor black campaign. What you see is a freakish Tim Burton'esque Panda and Fish short film; what you feel is a bit of nausea and admiration for such an imagination. Although the content might be infantile, puerile it's not.

adicolor Video: Yellow

The adicolor yellow video, "Even Artificial Life Finds a Way" by Neill Blomkamp is a creative example of techno media. In other words, he rocks the CG without the cheesy. And he apparently knows how to make a small budget go a long way.

Me Likey Mobiky.

April 30, 2006 - 3:54 p.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Linda and Junki rolled up in their new Mobikys; foldable French bicycles. They're perfect for casual riders and apartment dwellers. The price is a little steep but it's a lot cheaper than moving into a bigger home.

adicolor Video: Red

"A Brief History of the Color Red". By Roman Coppola and Andy Bruntel. Think of it as a trippy history lesson by insanely talented fourth graders.

Adicolor Video: Blue

I spy something blue by Psyop. Hipster blues.

Living Homes.

April 18, 2006 - 8:39 a.m. PST - Santa Monica, CA

Pre-fab homes have really hit this country by storm (thanks to dwell magazine). So it’s been really interesting watching this prototype Living Homes pre-fab building go up 1.5 blocks from my own home. I’ve been watching contractors pour/build the foundation for the past six months and a few days ago, nearly the whole unit was plopped into place. I have to say, I think architect Ray Kappe did a fine job. The unit itself is lovely, but the concept is striking as stated in their tagline, “Good homes that are good for you.” It’s only appropriate that this showroom house is in Santa Monica; my only wish is that they keep the pre-fab pricing affordable. It’s going to be exciting to follow the progress in the next months to come.

adicolor Video: Green

adicolor green as interpreted by Happy. This beautiful video installation reminded me of director Stanley Kubrick's work. Calm and freakish.

Dwell on this.

We're in the current issue of dwell magazine (May 2006). Okay so maybe not me. But Silvio, one of our cats, Godzuki, and our kitchen are in four-color for your viewing pleasure. How did it happen? dwell ran a kitchen essay contest in their October/November 2005 issue. We were enjoying our newly renovated kitchen. I felt inspired to write 300 words and submitted the required three pictures. We "won" along with four others. Et voila. I increased the value of our home with these words:

MY KITCHEN

I grew up in a 1500 square foot house with four siblings, two parents, and three kitchens. As immigrants, we lived in a cash-poor, food-rich environment. My mom, a caterer and well-known Vietnamese chef had one kitchen upstairs (electric), one downstairs (gas) and one outside (Vulcan commercial gas range/oven for mom’s stinkiest – but delicious creations). For nearly two decades, Mom prepared a daily home-cooked meal for our family. To this day, we are all very grateful and spoiled by it. If it weren’t for Mom and Dad’s persistence that we try and eat everything these dishes would've never made it into my belly -- beef tongue, Vietnamese shabu-shabu, South American flan, French ragout, and many other unforgettable culinary delights!

NYC - RES 10 Party (04/18/06)

LA - RES Screening (04/18/06)

Please come support our friends! We'll be there!

It Doesn't Pay to Make Play.

The majority of game developers do not enter the interactive entertainment industry to make bank. Most do it for the love of "play". Considering how big the games industry is today (three commas worth), isn't it odd that not one developer is making a $20,000,000 paycheck per game? Where are the Johnny Depp / Julia Robert equivalents of the games world? If the industry's going Hollywood, then why not really go Hollywood? Did I just say that aloud? Apologies.

Game Developer released its 5th Annual Salary Survey. Following are salaries of game industry personnel with between three to six years of employment:

PROGRAMMING

Technical Director: $104,738
Lead Programmer: $81,591
Programmer / Engineer: $73, 618

ART and ANIMATION

Art Director: $65,313
Lead Artist: $68,112
Artist: $61,065

GAME DESIGN

Creative Director: $72,125
Writer: $61,000
Game Designer: $54,777

adicolor Video: Pink

Charlie White, artist who makes awesome surburban portraits with aliens, directed this "Sparkle Pink Teenage Magic" video. I seriously wish Charlie would consider directing feature length films. I could sit through hours of his work sober and happy.

Blonde Icon.

Hello, fans of Blondie! To commemorate Blondie's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Marc Jacobs has created this limited edition Blondie t-shirt in aptly punk-titled colors "die young stay pink" and "atomic green". Deborah Harry has requested that all proceeds from the $20 t-shirts benefit the Riverkeeper organization to protect New York's Hudson River and New York City's water supply. How incredibly...politically correct?! Grab yours while you can. And then grab me one too please. XS. Thanks. Available now at Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Baby Zone.

April 4, 2006 - 1:53 p.m. EST - Orlando, FL

Pregnant mothers need not walk an extra couple of hundred feet in some wicked hot Orlando parking lots. Cool.

LA - RES Screening (03/20/06)

Peep RES because they're friends:

LA - "Design Your Self" Book Signing (03/26/06)

"Design Your Self" by Karim Rashid

Join us in welcoming world-renowned designer, DJ, artist and author Karim Rashid to our Los Angeles Studio. Rashid will be signing copies of his soon-to-be released book, Design Your Self: Rethinking the Way You Live, Love, Work, and Play (Harper Collins). Born in Cairo and raised in Canada, Karim now practices his craft in New York. His attention-grabbing Kite Chair and Magino Acrylic Stool are both available at DWR. Karim will also be selecting the music for the event, either from an impromptu iPod
DJ session or from his two CDs available on boutique label, Neverstop.

Be there by 4 p.m. to purchase one of only 35 signed Magino stools.

Food and drink by PHO Café (Silverlake).

RSVP to beverlyblvd@dwr.com by March 24, 2006

Karim Rashid at DWR
Sunday, March 26, 4-6 p.m.
DWR Beverly Boulevard Studio
8070 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Directions: http://www.dwr.com/beverlyblvd.cfm

The Art of Motion.

March 16, 2006 - 8:45 p.m. PST - Venice, CA

WK's art interpreting an athlete without equal, "Motion X Impact" is currently showing at Blu House.

In addition to the exhibit, Janet produced "The Art of Motion" showcasing Los Angeles' superstar architects, artists and designers. We were treated to a lovely dance performance before Peter Frankfurt, Hernan Diaz Alonso and Christian Moeller waxed poetic about their industries and past and future projects. Peter highlighted work for New York's MoMa and discussed the constraints and joys of working with such a prestigious establishment. For me, Christian's dissection of his video installation "Cheese" was the most interesting. Having spent enough years in dance and cheerleading competitions (it's true), I have been forced to smile without warrant and found it fascinating to watch the smile as sport and art. Hernan was the most comical flashing pictures of sunbathers on his installation at PS1 last year (it disgusted him). I left the intimate gathering pleased that it wasn't as pretentious as it might have been and feeling happy that creativity is alive and kicking.

The night ended at our home with Los Angeles' next generation of great architects, artists and designers discussing what we had all just experienced. The future looks promising!

Photographs from The Art of Motion.

LA - RES Screening (02/28/06)

This is a paid event. I will however, happily support old friends. We'll be there if you want to round up.

Play With Me. Touch Me Please.

Dear Nerd Herd,

Remember how you freaked out when you caught glimpse of Sony's "Minority Report-esque" glass plate experiment?

If you thought that was fucking cool, check out what, Jefferson Y. Han, project director of FTIR (frustrated total internal reflection) created!

Download the multi-touch demo (30 megs) 1000% worth the wait! images and video property of Jefferson Y. Han

Mr. Han's a consultant to NYU's computer science department. Anyone know him?! I want to ask him what he's going to do with this rad "graphical interaction surface"? Is he taking it to market? Entertainment, technology and art -- the special combo I've been looking for. Hang it on a wall or use it as a dining table surface, I don't care...just make it commercially available!

If this isn't entertaining, you are 1) living in 1984, 2) beyond jaded, or 3) developing a competitor product.

If you are doing #3, holler! And apologies if you saw this like, more than a week ago.

UPDATE: Jeff presents at ETech 2006.

Car Wars.

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In our crazy city, expect nothing and you get everything. This car was seen zooming or maybe hovering down the 10 freeway on Sunday. When I first caught a glimpse of R2, I thought to myself, "Oh no. That's not...oh yes it is!" If your car is a direct extension of yourself, why not get your geek on?! Car wars. I love it.

UPDATE: Courtesy of Eric: obi shawn

NYC - The Mind of the Art Director (02/23/06)

The Mind of the Art Director
Thursday, February 23, 2006
6:30 p.m.

Free
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
212-505-5555

Aperture Evenings
Aperture magazine presents art critic Vince Aletti and Aperture magazine art director Yolanda Cuomo, who will discuss the dynamic and fertile collaboration between art directors and the photographers whose work they commission. The conversation will touch on the contributions of such luminaries as Alexey Brodovitch, Marvin Israel, Henry Wolf, Irving Penn, and Diane Arbus.

Milan - "Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture" (02/17/06 - 03/19/06)

Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture

February 16, 6.30pm

Triennale di Milano
Viale Alemagna 6
Milano, Italy

Exhibition will open to the public from 17th February until 19th March 2006

from 10.30am until 8.30pm

closed on Mondays
www.beautifullosers.it

MORE: Beautiful Losers OC Opening Pictures / Beautiful Losers SF Opening Pictures

Paris - Mekanism / Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton Jones (02/04/06)

Hoover Dam.

February 1, 2006 - 12:31 p.m. PST - Hoover Dam CA/NV

Interesting fact: Hoover Dam does not have a street address.

Painted Ladies.

January 27, 2006 - 2:57 p.m. PST - San Francisco, CA

This beautiful scene was made famous by the opening of TV's popular sitcom (now known for their billionaire monkey twins), "Full House". The modern downtown skyline in the background is a great contrast and compliment to the row of old Victorians. Some of the houses are open to the public for tours if you want a peek inside.

The Getty Center by Richard Meier.

January 24, 2006 - 3:54 p.m. PST - Brentwood, CA

For me, the Getty Center's architecture is more interesting than the art it plays host to.

Photo by Silvio.

Chicago - The Origin of Animation (01/25/06)

Reeltime Film Series

The Reeltime Independent Film and Video Forum is a presentation of award-winning independent feature, documentary, and short subject films and videos. The series is jointly sponsored by the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and the Evanston Public Library, in partnership with project directors Kathy Berger and Ines Sommer. Each screening is followed by discussions with the audience. All Reeltime screens are free.

1/25
The Origins of Animation
7:30pm

Wednesday, January 25, 7:30pm Free!

The Origins of Animation

(Various directors, 1906-1918, various countries, 90 min, video)

Northwestern University professor Scott Curtis will present a selection of films from such animation pioneers as Emile Cohl, J. Stuart Blackton, and Winsor McCay. The first animated films drew from longstanding traditions in caricature, comic strips, and vaudeville, but they also established patterns and themes in animation that continue to this day.

Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright.

January 22, 2006 - 3:26 p.m. PST - Los Feliz, CA

Hollyhock House Est. 1918-1920

At Barnsdall Art Park. The first residence designed by organic architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Los Angeles region.

Madison, WI - Design Madison Speaker Series (01/19/06)

Mike Giant

Design Madison Speaker Series / Madison, WI

January 19th, 6:30PM at Club Majestic, 115 King Street, Madison, WI.

Details at www.designmadison.com

From the walls of buildings in San Francisco to gallery walls in Tokyo and Paris, Mike Giant has certainly come a long way. Now regular fixture in Juxtapoz magazine and long known to the graffiti underground and "street art" scene, Mike has also recently made an indelible mark in the world of tattooing. An illustrator, designer, graffiti and tattoo artist, Mike can't seem to make up his mind what medium to stick with and we are all the better for it.

Fake Flakes.

January 3, 2006 - 5:11 p.m. PST - Beverly Hills, CA

There are a lot of flakes in SoCal - the ones that don't turn up when they're supposed to. However, these twinklers in Beverly Hills are kinda charming.

Tomorrow's weather is going to be in the low 70s. I guess if we can't feel the season weather-wise, we can at least enjoy the neighborhood's attempt at reminding us it's wintertime.

NYC - KleinReid Studio Sale (12/10/05 & 12/17/05)

If you are struggling to find a lovely winter holiday present for a design snob, check out KleinReid, purveyors of fine porcelain pottery. KleinReid goods are the perfect gift for friends planning to tie the knot or who are moving on up. James and Dave's pieces can be found in luxe retailers around the globe and on my kitchen counter. The objects are perfect for both modern and traditional homes.

Just in time for their annual holiday studio sale, you can grab a beautiful piece for a small fraction of the retail cost. Go early for the best selection and tell them that I sent you.

Theme: Siblings

Theme magazine's issue #4 should be hitting the newsstands right about now. Go pick it up. Why? Because I said so. Hah. But seriously, if you enjoyed the interview I conducted with Wook Kim awhile back, I got to revisit and interrogate him and his seriously talented sisters, Sahn and Kyoung for this "siblings" issue. Also included is a great piece with Suitman, aka my man Young Kim (not related to the Kim siblings). More Kims please!

There's lots of other fresh content inside. If you're looking for a magazine with equally satisfying words-to-read and images, Theme is the choice. And if you ever had to fight for the mango core, you'll really want to read this issue.

NYC - La Suprette 2005 (12/17/05 - 12/18/05)

IN ASSOCIATION WITH EXIT ART

LA SUPERETTE 2005

SATURDAY DECEMBER 17, 2:00 TO 10:00 PM +
SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 1:00 TO 6:00 PM

EXIT ART | 475 TENTH AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY 10018

CONTACT TALI HINKIS (LA SUPERETTE) 212.678.9345
OR ANDRÉA SALERNO (DECK THE WALLS AT EXIT ART) 212.966.7745 x24

This year LA SUPERETTE comes to Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan where over 100 artists will showcase original, handmade gifts (ranging from $1-$100) including light fixtures, i-pod holders, recycled accessories, multifunctional stuffed animals, artist publications, homemade clothes, and so much more. LA SUPERETTE is an annual art market where professional and amateur artists and craftsmen present and sell their creations to a wide range of visitors. LA SUPERETTE is a collaborative project seeking to enhance the dialog between artists and their audience, placing art in the middle of daily life. EXIT ART joins LA SUPERETTE this year with DECK THE WALLS, offering a selection of original artworks in a diverse range of media (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture) priced at $350 or under.

NYC - Artists' Books, Revisted (12/10/05 - 01/04/06)

Printed Matter is pleased to announce the opening of our new space, with the inaugural exhibition Artists’ Books, revisited.

The exhibition presents a project in which artists altered their own exhibition catalogues to create unique artists' books. The 39 artists in the show include Doug Aitken, Sam Durant, James Coleman, Renée Green, Simon Starling, Diana Thater, and many more. The show is curated by Matthias Herrmann, artist and President of the Secession in Vienna.

Matthias Herrmann and many of the artists will be present at the opening. Join us, see Printed Matter’s new space, and raise your glass to artists’ books and to Artists’ Books, revisited.

Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street, New York City.

LA - RES Screening (12/13/05)

December 13th
Tuesday, December 13, 8pm

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

$10

RES invites you to our monthly screening series in Los Angeles that showcases brand new music videos, short films and motion graphics. This month, we will announce and celebrate the Audience Choice and Jury Award winning films of RESFEST 2005. Also on tap are brand new video works for the likes of Röyksopp, Bright Eyes and the White Stripes, new short films from Tronic and Neill Blomkamp, and the latest from Michel Gondry on the big screen. Following the screening, join us for a drink with guest DJs to celebrate the release of the Nov/Dec issue of RES magazine.

BUY TICKETS NOW

NOTE: I generally do not post events that cost money unless 1) The event coughs up tickets for my five readers, 2) it's for charity, or 3) a dear friend is personally involved. In this case, RES has donated tickets to HOC and HOC readers in the past and well, they are dear friends. Thank you in turn, for supporting friends of Hustler of Culture.

SF - "Postcards from Poketo" (12/10/05 - 01/23/06)

Postcards from Poketo, December 10th — January 23rd

Newer, Younger Artists Examine Wanderlust and Imagine Distant Travels
LA art darlings, Poketo, present “Postcards from Poketo” at Receiver Gallery in San Francisco

Working within the themes of wanderlust, and the fantasy journeys elicited when receiving greetings from a distant land, the artists of Poketo's latest artshow exhibit their work at Receiver Gallery in San Francisco, December 10, 2005.

Exhibiting artists include:Isaac Lin, Chris Duncan, Alika Cooper, Deth P Sun, SP One, Susie Ghahremani, Chris Pew, PCP, Little Friends of Printmaking, Nathalie Roland, Keith Andrew Shore, Suzanne Husky, Jeana Sohn, Eun-Ha Park, Caitlin Keegan, Jillian Tamaki, Mark Mulroney, and Tom Vadakan.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, December 10th, between 6 - 10 pm.

Call for Entries: CrownDozen.com Desktop Wallpaper Contest

Hot Mess!

Just a quickee message to let the fans know that CrownDozen.com is indeed having our first official desktop wallpaper contest - the "C12 Desktop Throwdown"!

All December long CrownDozen.com will be giving away tons of t-shirts to those that send us our favorite CrownDozen-themed desktop wallpapers. Three tees - A WEEK - AT LEAST. The tees are all primo shirts too - with designs from Threadless, HelloMinor, Teetsy, Squidfire and more!

Here's the info: http://crowndozen.com/main/throwdown.shtml

Please help spread the word - Thanks & Happy Holidaze!

Shane and Your Pals at C12
http://CrownDozen.com

LA - Left Coast Modernism: Architecture and Urban Form in Los Angeles (12/07/05)

Mobil Gas Station, Anaheim, CA, Julius Shulman, 1956 © J. Paul Getty Trust. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library, Getty Research Institute Left Coast Modernism: Architecture and Urban Form in Los Angeles (film and discussion)

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium
Admission: Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300

This event, part of the Getty Research Institute's ongoing Modern Art in Los Angeles Project, presents a screening of Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (1972, 52 min.) followed by a discussion on representations of L.A. and its architecture in film, photography, and digital media.

I got me some Porous Walker action.

I bought myself a Porous Walker action figure. It'll have to do battle against our Metal Gear Solid guys. There are only a few left so grab one while you can! It'll only put you out $5.00 so you don't even have to think about it. If you miss out on this opportunity, look to grab some original crap for $10.00. Porous' artwork will make anyone feel warm and fuzzy during the winter holidays.

More info: http://www.owltooth.com/

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Experimental Gameplay Workshop

We've just posted the Call for Participation for Experimental Gameplay 2006. http://experimental-gameplay.org

The Experimental Gameplay Workshop is a mini-conference at the GDC where we showcase new, experimental game designs. If you're working on new and interesting gameplay, check out the web site and submit your work. Also, please forward this announcement to other game designers -- in the past, we've gotten in touch with some very interesting projects solely by word of mouth, and those projects went on to get good exposure at the conference.

Thanks, everyone. Let us know if you have any questions about the CFP, comments or suggestions about previous years' sessions, or anything like that.

Jonathan Blow, Doug Church, Chris Hecker, Robin Hunicke
Organizers, Experimental Gameplay Workshop
http://experimental-gameplay.org

A Pack of Wild Dogs.

I know, you have been tossing and turning at night because you are wondering, how can someone who loves Keith Haring so much not yet mention Blik's recent addition of Haring's work to their collection? Well, you can sleep easy now dear readers. Here's the post:

Keith Haring's commodification-of-art boutique, the Pop Shop is now closed, but you can still enjoy Haring's work, even temporarily by adding Blik-Haring wall decals to your super boring environment. Ranging from $18 to $45, it's cheaper than repainting the media room and it's yours to take when you move. The options are great, but I'm especially loving the pack of Haring dogs. Add color. Add life. Long live Keith Haring.

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Xbox 360 Live!

For the last two nights I have been hauling ass out to the Mojave Desert (aka Palmdale, CA) for the exclusive Xbox 360 "Zero Hour" Launch Party; a ginormous marketing event for gamers-only. Omni-present flourescent green lights casted an eerie glow on everything; apropos of the very Microsoft-branded environment.

I arrived at the event at 7:45 PM this evening...two and a half hours after we'd left Santa Monica. Unbeknownst to me, Xbox 360 sales ended at 7:00 PM. I wasn't about to let the mal-information get me down. I knew I was walking home with an Xbox 360 so I had to start channeling the good vibes! According to event organizers, the registers had to be shut down to prep for the simultaneous east and west coast launch (midnight EST, 9:00 p.m. PST). Fair enough.

A little stressed from my long commute (Sunday night only took us an hour) and without receipts in hand, I knew I better get talking. So I talked to heads at Xbox, I talked to heads at Edelman PR, and I talked to heads at Best Buy (the on-site distributor). They all pointed me in different directions. Near the end of the night, I could see 500+ unsold Xbox 360s taunting me from the back of the trucks. I knew by evening's end that two would be mine.

future present.

dear mr. spielberg,

you are a visionary and great sentimental storyteller. and you believe in aliens. i am not so powerful but like yourself, i do believe that technology will remain a powerful force in the future. oh, and i believe in e.t. too. i'm convinced your senior friends at sony let you sneak peek this incredible technology from their computer science labs. i'm no user interface designer but i sure appreciated the tech demo (it's a doozy at 30 megs but worth the download). what i see looks unreal, but it appears legit.

jun rekimoto, director of the interaction lab looks real too -- although younger than i would've guessed. his interests are in "designing a new human computer interaction style for highly portable computers, that will be situation-aware and assistance-oriented rather than command oriented." before 2010, he expects, "that such computers will be as commonplace as today's Walkmans, electronic hearing aids, eyeglasses, and wristwatches."

so what do you think? the future is now, huh? i can't wait!

all my best,
hustler

p.s. with "war of the worlds", were you trying to tell us you saw something else behind closed doors?

p.p.s. sony, i would like to visit your laboratories. i have a blockbuster sci fi screenplay to squeeze out too.

Nintendo Time.

Every other day somebody asks me, "What time is it?" None of us wear watches much anymore since we all rock the mobile phones, yet nobody really wants to pull out their phone when we need to know what time it is! So I give you, gamers, a fun solution:

These playable retro Nintendo watches are available at fredflare for $60. So while you wait in line for War of the Worlds, go old school. Laugh at your friends who pull out the PSP or DS. I mean, come on, they're so brand new heavy school.

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the japanese love the french. they do. i asked natives why this was and they said the french make everything more sophisticated and sexy. combining french joie de vivre and japanese whimsy, marchand de legumes (green grocer), a select shop in japan with one outlet in the states (new york city) has unleased several of their own creative designs. i especially favor these items:

if you missed the talking watches and alarm clocks by marchand de legumes and live nowhere near new york city, they can be purchased online at fred flare. marchand de legumes is located at 252 elizabeth street between prince and houston . 212-965-1954.