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"Hello Kitty, Hello Art!" Recap

So many friends were involved with the art show for "Hello Kitty, Hello Art!": Roger Gastman, Adam Wallacavage, AIKO, RISK, Shepard Fairey, and Simone Legno so it didn't take much to get us to go and support the creative cabal. Lulu, a big fan of all things Hello Kitty slept through the whole event.

MOCAtv is Live!

MOCA has launched the first and only dedicated contemporary art channel to be part of YouTube Original Channels:

The Museum of Contemporary Art presents MOCAtv, a new contemporary art video channel for the expanding, international, online audience interested in visual culture. Developed as a digital extension of the museum’s education and exhibition programming, MOCAtv is the first and only dedicated art channel to be part of YouTube’s original channels announced October 2011, and is part of YouTube Education, a collection of more than 700,000 videos on a wide range of educational topics from math to science, history to geography. Views of educational content on YouTube more than doubled during 2011 and in just the last year, the number of subscribers to YouTube’s educational channels also more than doubled. MOCAtv will add curated and original videos to inform, educate and engage this global, interactive audience about contemporary art and its intersection with film, video, music, performance, dance, music, comedy, and more.

The YouTube Curated By Chris Johanson clip is one of many videos I'm excited about. So stoked for the upcoming programming.Tune in... art is for everyone, especially you!

Samuel L. Jackson Wake the Fuck Up Obama Ad 2012

A play on Jackson's reading of the popular children's book, Go the Fuck to Sleep, this political ad is going to spread like wildfire. Hey everybody, WAKE THE FUCK UP!

"Art in Area" by Roxanne Lowit

After a week on holiday, I arrived home to find this lovely gift, a photograph of Keith Haring by celebrity and legendary fashion photographer, Roxanne Lowit. Lucky and THANKS, Roxanne!!!!

Thank You X "Boy Wonder"

Everyone's got Batman fever these days. I've always liked Robin more.

Check out Thank You X's newest print, "Boy Wonder". It's a hand screened, spray painted print on gallery paper and limited to an edition of 40. Each print is hand signed and numbered and no two prints are alike.

Blade Runner Aquarelle Edition, Part 1 (Teaser)

Beautiful! I definitely want to see more. Love this aesthetic. [Thanks Tommy!]

LA - Aaron Rose's Fire Sale (07.07.12 - 07.21.12)

Happy Birthday, Keith Haring!

American artist and AIDS activist and campaigner, Keith Haring is being celebrated today as a Google Doodle. Haring would have been 54 today and is the only artist whose bold lines I have tattooed on my body. He has inspired me greatly.

In his honor, learn more about the Keith Haring Foundation, established to assist AIDS-related and children's charities.

Phil Frost On The Inspiration Of Bob Marley

Phil Frost is an artist's artist. He taught Shepard how to wheat paste. He is legend. To get to peek his studio, I want to weep (can you tell I ♥ him)?! More about this clip:

In celebration of the upcoming release of MARLEY, Kevin Macdonald's epic feature length documentary on the life of Bob Marley, artist Phil Frost (who's known to be incredibly reclusive) participated in an terrific short video in which he for the first time talks about how his work and life has been influenced by Marley. MARLEY hits theaters and all the digital outlets (including Facebook) on 4/20 and includes never before seen footage and music.

LA - John Van Hamersveld "T.V. Life" (01.14.12 - 02.11.12)

T.V. LIFE
Photographs by John Van Hamersveld

January 14- February 11, 2012

Opening Reception Saturday, January 14, 7-10 pm

Best known for his legendary poster for the 1964 blockbuster surf film The Endless Summer and his album covers for the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour, The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street, and The Grateful Dead Skeletons in the Closet among others, John Van Hamersveld has built up a wide-ranging body of work over a career verging on its sixth decade. The iconography of his oeuvre runs deep.

The Real Old World...

Okay if this doesn't make you feel saggy... it should be noted that I auditioned for Season 2 and secretly hope that my audition tape is dug up someday. 20 to 24 year olds... go for it!

TateShots: Maurice Sendak

Not possible. I love Maurice Sendak even MORE. Favorite quote:

"The magic of childhood is the strangeness of childhood. The uniqueness that makes us see things that other people don't see..."

Buff Monster + Star Wars = Far Out!

Buff Monster recently painted two vintage Star Wars posters for a good buddy of his. Each measures 20" x 30". Cool!

Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames

Eames Demetrios shared this short film with me earlier today. I was excited for its launch. I've never seen a rapper/actor talk about mid-century modern design with so much gusto. Of course, the local knows what's up.

Ice Cube walks around Case Study House #8 aka the Eames House dropping knowledge about the dynamic Eames duo. Classic. I love his remark, "Each freeway [in LA] has its own personality... the 405 -- "bougie" traffic. The 110, haha, that's gangster traffic right there!" Ice Cube comparing music sampling to how the Eames built is fantastic: "You know taking something that already exists and making it something special -- you know, kind of like sampling."

Celebrate the era that continues to inspire the world. More at pacificstandardtime.org. More Eames on HOC: http://bit.ly/HOCeames

LA - "East Village West" (10.01.11 - 01.10.12)

 

LA - “GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE” Screening *Giveaway*

“GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE”

***Opening Friday, September 2nd @ the Nuart Theatre***

**César Awards 2011 - Best Actor, Best First Film**

**Tribeca Film Festival 2010 - Best Actor**

Renowned comic book artist Joann Sfar’s GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE is a completely original take on one of France’s greatest mavericks, the illustrious and infamous singer-songwriter, Serge Gainsbourg (Eric Elmosnino). Born Lucien Ginsburg to Russian-Jewish parents, Gainsbourg evolves from a precocious child in Nazi-occupied Paris, to small-time jazz musician and finally international pop superstar. Along the way, he romances many of the era’s most beautiful women, including Juliette Greco (Anna Mouglalis), Brigitte Bardot (Laetitia Casta) and Jane Birkin (Lucy Gordon). With a witty surrealistic style and a soundtrack showcasing many of the musician’s greatest hits, the film is a sensual delight and a quintessential time capsule of the eras he enjoyed.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Serge Gainsbourg's death. His extraordinary legacy includes the re-interpretation of his songs by numerous musicians including Marianne Faithfull, Beck, Sean Lennon, Kylie Minogue and Arcade Fire. (A Music Box Films release)

Directed by Joann Sfar.
Stars Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta, Doug Jones, Sara Forestier.

The generous promoters of "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life" have five pairs of tickets (10 tickets total) to giveaway to you (awesome Hustler of Culture readers)!

For a chance to win, please leave a comment with your favorite Gainsbourg song and random.org will select the five winners on Sunday, September 4th at 9 pm PST. Winners will be notified via email so please be sure to submit a working email address.

Please note: Each pass is good for two people, to any Monday through Thursday screening next week. If a screening is sold out, you will not be able to attend that show (however, there are plenty of shows to choose from)!

NYC - Eric Doeringer Book Event (09.08.11)

Records (After Ed Ruscha)
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Arcs Circles & Grids (After Sol LeWitt)

By Eric Doeringer
Launch and Signing
Thursday, September 8th, 5-7 PM


Printed Matter is pleased to present a launch and signing for two new works from artist Eric Doeringer —Records (After Ed Ruscha) and Arcs Circles & Grids (After Sol LeWitt). Please join us this Thursday, September 8th, 5-7 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 Tenth Ave, between 21st and 22nd Street, New York.

Over the last ten years Doeringer has built a body of work recreating the seminal works of the early conceptual artists. The sly, deadpan facsimiles fall short (often intentionally) of a total faithfulness, and as the core principles of reproduction veer into the inventive, his books become artworks in their own right.

For Records (after Ed Ruscha), Doeringer has tracked-down and re-photographed all 30 records contained in Ruscha’s original 1971 artists' book, the left page of each spread showing an album cover, with the corresponding vinyl LP on the right. In an attempt to replicate the book totally, the two inevitably diverge--Doeringer’s records show different patterns of wear, price tags, markings, and other variations.

For Arcs Circles & Grids (after Sol LeWitt), Doeringer offers his version of Sol LeWitt's 1972 book Arcs Circles & Grids. The book features drawings of every possible combination of arcs (from the corners and the midpoints of sides), circles, and grids -- a total of 195 permutations. Because Doeringer’s book is slightly smaller than LeWitt's (7.5" square vs. 8"), the arcs, circles, and grids intersect in different places. And so, although the two works stem from a common place, Doeringer’s take on "Arcs from one corner and two opposite sides" is something that unfolds into a unique form all its own, a kind of LeWittian permutation on the level of the book itself.

Records (after Ed Ruscha) is perfect bound, 72 pages and measures 7 x 5.5". It retails for $35 and can be purchased at Printed Matter or online here.

Arcs Circles & Grids (after Sol LeWitt) is perfect bound, 208 pages and measures 7.5 x 7.5". It retails for $35 and can be purchased at Printed Matter or online here.

Studio Ghibli's "Kokuriko-Zaka Kara"

"Kokuriko Zaka Kara" (From Poppies Bloom Hill) 『コクリコ坂から』予告編

The second film directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son Gorō Miyazaki, the film is scheduled to be released on July 16, 2011 in Japan. The screenplay is by Hayao Miyazaki and Aoi Teshima, who sang the theme song for the film "Tales from Earthsea", will provide the score for this movie.

GOOD: 4th of July

Our friends at GOOD posted a video in honor of Independence Day showcasing what our community loves about America. Check out this clip of sixty answers in sixty seconds.

[Thanks to Rob for the link!]

Korea's Got Talent: Choi Sung-Bong

Warning! Tearjerker alert! Check out Korean orphan Choi Sung-Bong's performance on Korea's Got Talent. There is no way a person can watch this video and not shed a few tears for this boy. And that's before he even starts singing. His story is heart wrenching. I hope he's the real deal.

Everyone's saying Choi Sung-Bong may be the next Susan Boyle. Good luck, young man! May you go very far in this competition and more importantly, may you find love and family and go farther in life.

[Thanks, Eva for the share!]