'beyond the street' book launch & signing at phillips de pury london on may 7th



if u're in search for an exciting action to wash away the aftertaste of the uk general election, search no more: this is the place to be! to celebrate the european release of 'beyond the street: the 100 most important figures in urban art', there's a book launch and signing (incl. artists alëxone dizac, eine, lucas price aka cyclops, matt small, mode 2, slinkachu and sweet toof) at phillips de pury (howick place london) on fri may 7th from 6 to 9 pm, hosted by simon de pury.
although the launch has an rsvp to get an indication of numbers attending, the event is open to everyone, so please feel free to come with an extended entourage! :-)
& in case you happen to be in nyc on thu may 27th, there will be another launch that day at deitch projects from 6 to 9 pm.
... suckers as we are, we gonna be in nyc on the day of the london event, leaving back to europe on the 26th of may... that way we gonna miss both! aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhh

active liberty institute art party



we will be joining the folks of active liberty institute at their inaugural art party "identities" at phillips de pury on may 4th. a.l.i. works with artists from underdeveloped countries and let them show their work in new york.

shepard fairey on banksy and the may day exhibit



according2g has, as usual, been right where the action was: this time in the brooklyn museum, where he recorded shepard fairey talking about his upcoming 'may day' show @ deitch projects & about banksy's 'exit through the gift shop' blockbuster. great stuff & thnx geoffrey for sharing!
(read also geoffrey's 'free shepard fairey' post)

michael lewy's city of work



meet michael lewy, alias marcus sterling l'amour, ceo of omnipresent industries, city of work, usa.
(& for those who wish to solicitate, brush off your power-point skills & remember the company's motto: "if you worked here you would be at work right now!")

brucennial: extended to may 22


next week we'll visit brucennial 2010 titled miseducation. the show brings together 420 artists from 911 countries working in 666 discrete disciplines to reclaim education as part of an artist's ongoing practice beyond the principals of any one institution or experience. loads of pics at flickr

INTERVIEW WITH PIANIST AND COMPOSER STEVEN SCHOENBERG

Today, I am happy to have composer and pianist Steven Schoenberg as our guest. Steven is a dynamic, award-winning composer/pianist whose talents cross into musical theater, classical compositions, children’s music, and solo improvisational piano performances. Steven has also scored Emmy Award-winning films for such PBS series as NOVA and Smithsonian World among others. His acclaimed recordings, Pianoworks and Three Days in May, and the newly released Steven Schoenberg Live: An Improvisational Journey, are available on CD. He regularly performs improvisational piano concerts and has appeared at concert halls throughout the United States.

Steven, thanks so much for joining us today. As you know, I am a huge fan of yours. My first memory of listening to you play piano was at your house a few years ago. We all sat down in your living room, you turned off all the lights, and then you began to play. I got shivers down my spine as soon as you touched the keys. The funny thing is that when I heard you perform a while back at Smith College, you re-created that same kind of warmth and intimacy in a huge music hall. Can you explain to my readers how you are able to achieve that in such a large space? Also, maybe you could talk a little bit about where your musical inspiration comes from during these performances.

I wish I could explain to myself how I do that. When I started improvising on the piano at age three, I remember lying in bed—and this may sound really corny—and saying to myself, “How come I can do that?” I’ve always felt that the communication I depict through improvisation was just an extension of who I am. When I walk on stage, I’m definitely nervous at first, but I don’t feel any different than when I am talking to a good friend. When I sit down and the first sound is produced, I forget about my surroundings and just become absorbed in the music that is emanating from the piano. Each sound develops from moment to moment, and hopefully, at the end, an improvisation that has structure and form has been spontaneously realized. I like to think of my improvisations as spontaneous compositions.

When I improvise, I have no idea what will happen. How a piece will begin, where it will travel to, and how it will come to an end. It’s really like a conversation. We learn the language of words from the moment we are born, maybe even while we’re in the womb. And if that is the case, then we’re also hearing music and other sounds. As we learn, we begin to understand grammar and syntax and eventually, we can communicate with each other. There is no written script for us to follow.

The same is true of music. Having access to the harmonies and scales of the universe that resonate with me, and understanding the grammar and syntax of the language of music allows me to communicate using that language. We don’t reflect upon what we are going to say in a conversation, we just talk. Somehow, through our knowledge and understanding of the language it just happens. Of course, when we compose a piece, we now have the added element of reflection and making changes. There is no time for reflection or changes in a musical improvisation. A “mistake” becomes the next place where the improvisation can develop. I could say that my inspiration comes from the integrating of all the music that I have listened to combined with my emotions, since music is a language that exists without words. Now with that said, when words are put to music or visa-versa, another powerful art form emerges. I love writing songs with my wife, Jane Schoenberg, who, aside from being a children's book author is my collaborator on musicals and children’s songs.

I love that you can work so closely with your wife. Not everyone can do that! And you both have really encouraged and nurtured your two children, actress Sarah Kate Jackson and your son Adam Schoenberg, an amazing composer in his own right. Not only have you and Jane mentored your children in many ways but other young artists just starting out. Can you talk a little about a special mentor in your life and how he or she affected you?

I'd love to! My two most influential mentors were my last composition teacher while at The Hartt School of Music and my musical theater mentor, Sylvia Herscher. Arnold Franchetti was a great teacher and prolific composer, who was a student of Richard Strauss. Franchetti’s father was an Italian opera composer, whose good friend was Puccini! Franchetti taught me the craft needed to compose. He made me understand how to derive material from a motif and how to develop that material. We did this by writing fugues, by analyzing scores, and through other contrapuntal exercises. He taught me how to be complex and sophisticated without losing the soul of a work.

School was very hard for me, as the music I composed was given very little support. During that era—the 1970’s—music in the academic field was controlled by the atonal composers in powerful positions. I remember the worst moment for me came when I proudly brought in a chamber orchestra piece that was a very lyrical composition, very well composed and orchestrated, but . . . influenced by my love of rock’n’roll and the Blues. My composition teacher at that time said, “I can do nothing with this piece.” I threw it out, and changed teachers. That’s when I found Franchetti. I wish I never threw that piece away, but I had no outside support to know that.

When my son Adam was an undergraduate student at Oberlin Conservatory, he experienced the same lack of support from many of his teachers, because his music did not reflect the music that they were writing. The same composers, who piloted the direction of music when I was in school, still influenced most of Adam’s teachers. Since I had experienced that when I was a student, I was able to give my son advice that I would like to pass along to your young readers that I gave to both of my children. When studying, do all that your teachers ask of you. Learn what they know and always ask questions when you do not understand something. When you are working on your own piece, follow what your heart says, what is inside of you, and use the craft that you have learned up to that point to make it the best you can. Composing is heart and head. What’s inside of you is what makes you unique. If your teacher has something to say that will open up a new window in your mind, then bravo/brava to him/her for exposing you to that. But if the teacher cannot support your work, then don’t let that affect you, if you truly believe you have something to say. Either open up your teacher’s mind or get a new one.

Our teachers must inspire and elevate us as we learn, and not try to make us like them. As artists, we have to become somewhat unattached to what people think, because everyone has personal likes and dislikes. We all have them. Work to your fullest expression. Master your art and be happy with what you are doing regardless of where you are in your career and don’t be concerned about the judgment others put on your work. What is important is what you think about your work.

Sylvia Herscher was a great mentor of mine in the Musical Theater world. Before she died, she received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. She would have been called a producer in this age, but when she worked with Jule Styne in the 1950s, she was called a production assistant and general manager. She was an agent in the William Morris Agency and later in the 60s and 70s, she headed the theater department publishing of the Edwin H. Morris Company and after at G. Shirmer. Sylvia put together and matched creative teams for many musicals. A Chorus Line being the most successful. She also saw Annie, and brought that to the Goodspeed Opera House for it’s first production. I met Sylvia after being asked to be the composer of a Broadway bound musical that never really got off the ground. I can sum up Sylvia’s wisdom and detachment by quoting her four famous words. Because it takes so long to develop a musical and most fail to make it, Sylvia taught me and my daughter to just go “on to the next.” She said it as a statement. “On to the next!”

Steven, I know you had a serious injury early on in your career, just as you were beginning to play out a lot. Do you mind telling us about that and how that experience affected and transformed the tragectory of your career? And how does it feel to be back performing once again?

Well, in 1985, I was contacted by Brian Carr, who was Keith Jarrett’s manager and at the same time was offered a contract to sign with Ted Kurland Associates. Ted’s roster included such jazz artists as Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Betty Carter, and on and on. Though I am not a Jazz pianist, I do improvise, and was thrilled to be represented by such a great agency and decided to go with them to begin a major concertizing push. So you see, with just those two options, my career was growing at a fairly fast pace. My two albums, Pianoworks and Three Days in May were around 20,000 each in sales, which is unusual for a classical/jazz record.

Then, in 1986, less than six months after signing with Kurland, I was playing tag with my son, who was five years old at the time. I caught him while running down a hill with him in my arms. I tripped over a rock and landed hard on my right hand, pushing my son out from under me. I broke and tore ligaments in my right hand pinky finger. I went to a major hand specialist who was Leon Fleisher’s hand surgeon and he told me the bad news. I could not perform for over three years. It was one of those worst scenario injuries. That injury completely stopped my emerging career as an improvisational concert pianist. I said good-bye to my agent, to performing, and immediately began scoring more films. Mostly PBS, BBS documentary and kid’s stuff. I gave a few concerts in between, but was always too aware of my injured finger, which made it impossible for me to totally disappear into that special place when performing. So I stopped performing altogether. I knew I would return, I just didn’t know it would take so long for me to once again feel confident to be able to improvise in public.

It feels like it is supposed to be happening now. It feels right. Two years ago, I decided it was time to do it again and I performed and recorded a concert at Smith College in Northampton, MA. I wanted to release a new CD, but didn’t feel strong about all of the improvisations so I did another concert the next year and even filmed it, in hopes of showing myself to concert producers via my website. So, my new CD, Steven Schoenberg Live: An Improvisational Journey, features seven improvisations from the first Smith College concert and two from the second.

Well, I'm sure a lot of people are happy that you are performing live once again after all these years. The music world certainly has changed so dramatically since you first began your career, although you have, of course, continued to compose. Any pearls of wisdom for upcoming musicians or composers trying to make it now in the digital age?

I’m just learning about that right now. You are right. Things have really changed from when I first started my career. CD’s are selling less and less, and digital downloads are selling more and more. The power of the Internet for publicity and to market oneself is humongous. Everyone is learning as they go. Like your blog, it’s all about making oneself as visible as possible until eventually, if you are lucky enough to hit it at the right time, people will follow you. I have no words of wisdom, other than to say, keep on producing, getting performances, sending out your music to conductors, orchestra managers, musicians, producing your own concerts, designing your website, uploading your productions on to YouTube, Facebook, My Space and any other similar site. And if you can, hire a publicist and radio person to work your stuff.

Can you say a word or two about your upcoming concert at the Rubin Museum of Art on May 7th in New York City (a concert which, by the way, I will definitely be going to!)

Talking about publicists, I hired Chris DiGirolamo, of Two For The Show Media, to work my new CD. He got word of an opening to perform at the Rubin Museum of Art, in New York, and sent my CD to them. Soon afterwards, I received an email from the Rubin, inviting me to perform on May 7th. The concert begins at 7pm. The museum has an intimate hall and it’s a great place to perform. I’m very excited about the upcoming concert. Like all of my concerts, I have no idea what I will do. Hopefully, my Muses will be by my side that evening, and I look forward to playing for you, too, Mira!

Thanks for your time and generosity, Steven. I look forward to hearing you on May 7th! See you there!

You can find Steven Schoenberg's CDs on Amazon or go to his website: www.stevenschoenberg.com to order CDs, listen to his music and see video clips of him performing. If you would like to see Steven in concert on May 7th in NYC, please visit the Rubin Museum's website for tickets:
http://www.rmanyc.org/harleminthehimalayas. See you there I hope!

Concert Info:
The Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17
th Street
New York NY 10011
Box office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344
Tickets: $18 in advance / $20 day of. RMA Members receive 10% discount
.

http://www.rmanyc.org/harleminthehimalayas


I think Steven’s music is some of the most incomparably beautiful music I’ve ever heard. When I listen, I am transported . . . to someplace very peaceful. If I were to be banished to an island and could take music, his would be among what I’d choose . . . and if there were only two choices, Schoenberg would be one! ~ Lee Thornton, Senior Host, Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, National Public Radio

olivia jeffries : artists who blog



Olivia's blog: www.sweet-loon-bird.blogspot.com
Olivia's website: www.oliviajeffries.com
Olivia's shop: www.restlessthings.etsy.com



Why did you decide to start a blog?

I started my blog late in 2006. Six years after graduating from art school I still hadn't found my creative niche and was feeling very lost. I was really looking for a way to bring all of my ideas together and help me develop my style as a creative individual. Before starting my blog I had only ever looked at music blogs but after spending some time online one afternoon doing some research I had come across some artists' blogs (i think it was port2port!) which completely fascinated me and by going through all of their favorite reads I uncovered this amazing network of creative bloggers. This completely inspired me and although it still took me many months to finally get to a stage where I had anything interesting to write about I knew it was something that could help me bring all of my ideas and inspirations together.



How did you come up with the name of your blog?

It was some kind of mash up of my partners pet names for me, 'sweets' and 'loon', a loon is a kind of a bird and bird is slang for woman and I can be a bit of a loon so it's some kind of combo of those things!



How has blogging affected your work as an artist/designer?

Blogging has really helped me to keep track of my ideas and themes as they develop and also to go back in time and see what I was thinking about at a particular time. Getting feedback from other people who find my work of interest has been fantastically useful and has helped me to make connections with similar minded people. My blog also really helps to fuel me along through those times when I feel like I'm stuck in the mud creatively.



What are your favorite artist/designer blogs? Why?

all the mountains
an ambitious project collapsing
claire loder
my love for you is a stampede of horses
grass doe
to name but a few.

I like these blogs because they have something raw about them.



Do you have any advice for artists/designers who are starting a blog?

It can take a lot of time to develop a space that really comes across as being a visual/virtual version of yourself but eventually you find yourself at home in your little blog space - keep at it!



What has been the most positive and inspirational aspect of having a blog for you?

It has to be communicating with other people. I practically work in a vacuum so it's great to be able to finish something and get it straight out there and for people to be able to share their thoughts on it.



What do you find the most difficult/most rewarding part of having a creative profession?

I find working in isolation is a double edged sword. On the one hand I'm the type of person who really enjoys her own company and can spend many an hour/day pottering around drawing, writing, photographing, resting, eating on my own. There are some times however when it can be overwhelming and I want nothing more than a restorative coffee and chat with someone to take my brain out of the work zone.



Other than your blog, what has been the most effective way for you to promote your art/design?

Promoting my work is something I'm still working at and I don't think there are any cut and dry methods to getting good promotion - it will be different for everyone. I have paid for promotional slots and have found them to be inefficient. The best kind of promotions are those that happen by word of mouth. I try and provide really great customer service to those who buy my work who in turn leave great feedback which makes other potential customers feel confident that I am a professional artist to do business with. Also, keeping other others up to date with what you're working on with a newsletter can be useful. I've recently started a facebook fan page too because I keep reading about how amazing they are for business. We shall see!



How do you maintain a healthy work/life balance?

I don't as I work at home but I try and sneak in a lazy day with my partner where I can and try and have a good holiday at least once a year.



What would you like to accomplish by the end of 2010?

I would like to be able to take part in some shows around the uk, it's proven a tough market to break. I would also like to find the perfect studio and work towards separating my life from work.

Thank you Olivia!



sanford biggers



we looove sanford biggers' cheshire sculpture. visit the artist's website for more images & info about his work.

roger ballen directs die antwoord's 'wat pomp' video



pretty self-explanatory, i'd say! ...whatever, man...

kim guthrie's parallel universe



'family in an art gallery' above & other great 'stuff' on i photograph stuff. & if u happen to be in cooroy, australia in may, don't forget to drop by the butter factory arts center to see his ontour onexhibition extraordinary.

photography: pieter hugo



pieter hugo
is amongst fav photographers of our friend & artist kim guthrie. we can understand why ;-) - this guy's stuff is wicked. check it out!

showtime: romy smits



new collection straight from the fascinating world of darsahna - a brand by the antwerp-based designer romy smits - can be seen & admired @ fashion farm 2010. the event takes place this weekend!

showtime: david altmejd's colossi @ vanhaerents art collection



one more tip for tomorrow's art marathon in brussels / not-to-miss!! /: david altmejd's series of sculptures, 'colossi', can be seen @ the project area of vanhaerents art colection, anneessensstraat 29, 1000 brussels. 30-mins performances taking place every hour, & starting from 6pm until 9:30 are planned as well. the rest of the vanhaerents impressive contemporary art collection is accessible by appointment.

showtime: daniele buetti @ aeroplastics



see ya tomorrow @ aeroplastics contemporary for the opening of daniele buetti. u can squeeze it in before trajector art fair ;-)

Fellowships & Grants for Filmmakers, Writers, Playwrights and Photographers

(PLAYWRIGHTS) The P73 Playwriting Fellowship: provides year-long comprehensive support to one early-career playwright who has received neither wide public recognition nor substantial production opportunities in New York City. Through this program, Page 73 provides artistic and financial resources to one emerging playwright as he or she develops a new play that has not received substantial prior development support. The P73 Playwriting Fellow receives a cash stipend in the amount of $5,000 and development support in the amount of $10,000 – 15,000. The fellow is expected to be present in New York City from time to time to fully engage in the opportunities that the fellowship provides.

For more information including application: http://www.p73.org/programs/p73-playwriting-fellowship/ or contact info@p73.org. Deadline May 1st, 2010!

(FILMMAKERS) Reach Film Fellowship: Cinereach is currently seeking applicants for its annual Reach Film $5,000 fellowship. Cinereach is a not-for-profit founded by a group of young filmmakers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs to champion artful, vital filmmaking. The prestigious seven-month program supports young filmmakers with grants, resources, and industry mentors who help guide their short films through all stages of production. The application deadline is July 12, 2010. Applications and guidelines can be found at http://www.reachfilmfellowship.com/.

The Fellowship is open to emerging, early-career filmmakers who have completed at least one short film and completed a film studies program by summer 2010. Self-taught filmmakers may also apply, but are advised to discuss their eligibility with Cinereach staff before submitting an application. Applicants must also be able to reside in the New York Tri-State area from August 2010 through April 2011 to meet the Fellowship requirements.

(WRITERS) CEI Fellowship for Writers: The CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence encourages cross-border cooperation and promotion in the field of literature for young writers from non EU Central European countries. This winner will receive a cash award of EUR 5,000 for a three-month stay in any of the Central
European Initiative Member States. For more information, go to: http://www.ceinet.org/content/call-applications-cei-fellowship-writers-residence-deadline-1-june-2010
Deadline June 1, 2010.

(PHOTOGRAPHERS) Audience Engagement Grant: The Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project is offering a grant to support alternative models for presenting and disseminating documentary photography to the public.

The Audience Engagement Grant (formerly the Distribution Grant) supports innovative projects that use existing bodies of work to actively engage audiences on human rights and social justice issues. Projects should include a partnership between individuals and organizations that combines expertise in documentary photography with experience working on the topic or community the project addresses. A third distribution partner, whose expertise is in the dissemination or presentation method, may also be included but is not required. The 2010 program will provide five to eight project grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 each.

Optional Letters of Intent are due May 28, 2010. The online application deadline is July 23, 2010. Complete program guidelines are available at http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/focus_areas/engagement/guidelines


CALLING ALL ARTISTS! URGENT MAY DEADLINES!

(BOOK ARTISTS) Multiples/Limited Edition Proposals: The Present Group, a quarterly art subscription service, seeks artist proposals for projects that result in a limited edition, artist multiple, or multiple parts of a larger work. A $500 honorarium is awarded to each season’s artist and TPG covers production costs. We do not accept proposals for reproductions of paintings. Work must be reproducible in intent. Artists submit proposals to submit@thepresentgroup.com or via USPS: The Present Group Attn: Submission 593 8th St. #3 Oakland, CA 94607. For more information please visit: www.thepresentgroup.com, to download full submission guidelines: http://www.thepresentgroup.com/TPG-submissions.pdf May 3rd deadline!

(ARTISTS) Bumpkin Island Art Encampment: Request for Proposals: The Boston Harbor Island Alliance, the Berwick Research Institute, Mobius, and Studio Soto invite proposals for the Bumpkin Island Art Encampment, a five-day, public art experience in the Boston Harbor Islands national park area. Starting Thursday, July 29, 2010 and continuing through Monday, August 2, 2010, eight artist groups (one to five people per group) will take temporary ownership of eight plots of land on Bumpkin Island. As “homesteaders”, they will build some kind of home on the land, live on the land for five days, and “improve” the land via a site-specific, temporary performance or installation.

Artists will receive: A five-day “land grant” with full campsite access, ranger support and ferry transportation, a $100 stipend for basic expenses, and a supply of drinking water, production support and critical feedback from project curators.
Email proposals on or before May 4, 2010, 12 midnight EST, to: bumpkinlandoffice@gmail.com

(ARTISTS) Visual Arts Research AND Study Grants: The Fundación Marcelino Botín awards for Visual Arts Grants for study, research and the undertaking of individual projects in the sphere of (non-theoretical) artistic work. Artists may be any nationality. The exhibition agenda of the Fundación Marcelino Botín will include an exhibition which premieres the works realized by the artists during the period covered by the grant. This is a huge grant for artists wanting to live abroad for nine months. http://www.contestwatchers.com/fundacion-marcelino-botin-grants-2010-2011/ May 7 deadline!
  • Applicants for study grants must be between 23 and 40 years old.
  • There is no age limit for the research grants.
  • Artists may be any nationality.
  • The grants are individual, indivisible and non-transferable. They do not cover family provisions.
  • The grants are incompatible with any other institutional funding.
  • After being awarded, the grants shall be effective for the stipulated period and without interruption. Grants must be initiated before the end of 2010.
***By the way...these are really large grants. I'm sorry I didn't get this to you earlier. I know the deadline is coming up soon so you might want to file this away for next year (it's offered every year). The real website for this award is a bit confusing and is in Spanish, however, there is an English translation option. I have linked the award to another site that announced it but you can access the real site via that one. Good luck!

(ARTISTS)
Public Art Commissions: Southern Exposure proudly announces a new opportunity for local, national and international artists to develop and present a new public art project in 2011 and 2012. With the support of The Graue Family Foundation, SoEx is offering an annual $15,000 award to commission a public art project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through an open call for entries SoEx will select one project to commission and present to the public the following year. For more info go to: http://soex.org/soexgraueaward.html Deadline is May 26, 2010.




new @ skinover: the scarification model



enjoy the 10th model on www.skinover.biz, by silvia b.
available from 23 to 25 april at trajector art fair, brussels, taut - that certain tension between fashion & art.

graphic design: alberto antoniazzi



poignant commentary: italy by milan-based alberto antoniazzi. love it!

wicked lamps by volker haug



u can see more 'antlers' & other creations by the australian lightning & lamp designer volker haug on his website and read an interview with him on the design files blog.

studio glithero @ z33


we visited 'design by performance' @ z33 this weekend. the show manages to find a good balance between art & experimental design by showing a nice mix of interesting high tech evolutions & strong ideas. runs until end of may. it's worth a visit!

atelier van lieshout: dripping worldmap


galerie philippe jousse will present this great work by the dutch atelier van lieshout on art brussels.

showtime: saved by droog


lots of great stuff popping up nowadays from the 'salone del mobile' in milan but for us, nothing beats the 'saved by droog' show. droog proves once again their unique place in the design hot shop space. they invited 14 designers to work with items that were acquired from liquidation auctions of bankrupt companies. great concept & fantastic results! we agree with the new york times style magazine that these silicone-coated wooden spoons by designer marije vogelzang are an absolute eye catcher. they're just so yummie.

last but not least: art cologne!


& as if it wasn't enough cutting-edge art for one week, there's also art cologne. opening on april 20th, & running till the 25th, the 44th cologne art fair will ensure that anything which might be missing in brussels, is surely on display here. if u still have the energy, see u there! :-)

last but not least: art cologne!


& as if it wasn't enough cutting-edge art for one week, there's also art cologne. opening on april 20th, & running till the 25th, the 44th cologne art fair will ensure that anything which might be missing in brussels, is surely on display here. if u still have the energy, see u there! :-)

showtime: silvia b @ taut - that certain tension between fashion & art'



& a reminder: in parallel with art brussels, trajector art fair will take place from 23-25 april. come & see some super-awesome stuff from silvia b, on display @ taut (which is a part of the fair).

one week from today: opening of art brussels


art brussels, the increasingly exciting contemporary art fair is here again! 174 selected international galleries will show the latest hot art & the entire belgian artworld will meet & socialize. if u wanna count at all, better show yr ass @ the vernissage! ;-)

showtime: the gift @ galerie start



if u happen to visit prague sometimes before mid may, u should def drop @ galerie start/ divus underground to see 'the gift', painting expo of young czech artists & to meet publishers of the ab fab czech art mag, umelec.

david hochbaum



an artist & a facebook friend stina pehrsdotter just draw our attention to the great photographic constructions of ny based artist david hochbaum. you can read an interview with him in the february's issue of juxtapoz. david is represented by strychnin gallery in berlin & by corey helford gallery, san francisco (btw, corey helford also curates the art from the new world show starting next month in bristol city museum). great stuff!

sam fentress: bible road



american photographer sam fentress takes pics of religious road signs throughout the u.s. he has also authored a monograph with these photos, called bible road: signs of faith in the american landscape. we love! :-)
(hat tip ana abrunhosa)

RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS, WRITERS AND MUSICIANS IN HUNGARY AND A MIRA'S LIST UPDATE

Oh how I missed you all! As you know, I've been very busy and was also in NY meeting with my wonderful agent and my amazing editors. (I really lucked out with this book...I am very grateful! And yes, I will write about this whole process soon...) Anyway, I'm back now and will post a new interview in the next couple/few days (this time, a composer and pianist) as well as some new opportunities—hopefully tomorrow or Saturday.

In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about a new residency in Hungary (see below) and also, to alert you to a little change in the way you can leave comments after posts. Lately, my comment sections have become spammed so I will have to now moderate them. It's annoying for all of us but that way you don't have to deal, as readers, with evil spammers telling you to click on their links for great loans (don't do it!!!) etc. Just go ahead and leave your comments---I think that you will just get a message saying that I have to approve them or something. Nothing too complicated I hope.


Here's the new residency—the place looks beautiful by the way....and more things are coming in the next couple days...

(ALL) International Authors Lodge Residency: The International Authors Lodge is currently seeking artists, writers, and performing artists for summer residency in Budapest, Hungary. This residency does cost money, just so you know...it's not one of the freebies I often promote....however, the place does look beautiful. See website for residency information and costs. There is no fee to apply.

The International Authors Lodge is an independent non-profit association based in Budapest, Hungary. The association encourages awareness and exploration of personal and creative development as well as cross-cultural exchange of ideas. The International Authors Lodge aims to generate and encourage exchange between local artists and international artists, believing that this interaction is a unique way to gain new experiences while encountering other view points and perspectives concerning contemporary art. For more info, go to: http://www.authorslodge.webs.com/

showtime: blek le rat @ white walls


we look so much forward seeing "faces in the mirror" by blek le rat at white walls in san francisco. white walls organises an interesting joint show with 'blek le rat' and 'above', the original pioneer stencil artist and his younger counterpart, respectively (see also the press release in pdf). the show coincides perfectly with our happy famous trip to nyc, la & sf in may. if you happen to live in one of these cities and would like to meet hfa, get in touch through our facebook page.
for a sneak preview: check wooster collective's visit to blek le rat's studio

kohei nawa's pixcell series



bloody awesome! kohei nawa covers the entire surface of various objects with transparent glass beads. as such, the existence of the object itself is replaced by "a husk of light", and the new vision "the cell of an image" (pixcell) is shown.

calligraffiti




dutch digital hero nalden meets niels shoe meulman, the father of calligraffiti. (ht louise-lotte)

showtime: takeshi kitano at fondation cartier



beat takeshi kitano, internationally renowned filmmaker (hana-bi, sonatine...) reveals @ the fondation cartier pour l'art contemporain in paris his skills as painter & an installation artist. the exhibition runs until september 12 2010. more info & images on creative review.

happy famous birthday, great attractor!



keep art evil 4ever!
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ab fab: ishiyama youki



watch ishiyama youki's fab stuff @ his site, called solitude. all other info about him is unfortunately in japanese only ;-)

bad at sports: contemporary art talk


bad at sports is a weekly podcast produced in chicago that features artists talking about art and the community that makes, reviews and critiques it. latest feature: jeffrey deitch interviewed by carlo mccormick. bad at sports also curated the don't piss on me and tell me its raining exhibition, showing @ apex art, ny till may 22.

banksy in l.a. streets



and - banksy does his own p.r. as well :-) in parallel with the 'exit through the gift shop' premiere, some brand new stencils appeared on the walls of los angeles...
(via arrested motion)

the time is now....


banksy's premiere tonight! and for us, sad souls, who can't be there in person, here's some consolation: wooster collective (through their 'exit through the giftshop' facebook fan page) is going to try to offer photos, videos & other goodies live from los angeles. :-)))
& here some reviews of what we'd be missing: david edelstein for ny mag & geoffrey dicker for according to g. plus the already notorious trailer!

design: medical ads with a psycho twist :-)



wicked diabetes ads by greenroom advertising. don't treat diabetes to your heart ;-)
(visit street anatomy for more organs)

jemima brown: all tomorrows after-parties


jemima brown makes interesting multi-media installations & sculptures commenting on the art world in different "stages of disintegration". she participates in the trajector art fair. we are looking forward and hoping she will bring her synthetic twin sister dolly brown to brussels!

ab fab czech bastardos: pode bal



pode bal is a czech art collective consisting of three artists: petr motyčka, michal šiml and antonín kopp. they began their activity as a group in 1998, as a form of critical communication, counter-advertising, and were amongst the first ones that politicized the czech art scene in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
pode bal has received an extraordinary public & media acclaim in 2000, with their controversial exhibition "malik urvi" (a pun meaning literally “tear off the little finger” and implying “little whores”), displaying 36 portraits of former collaborators with the czechoslovak state secret police, its officers and communist officials, who maintained their important positions in czech society after the velvet revolution in 1989. the portraits included a biography of the relevant person with information about his/her pre- and post-revolution activities. ten years after, pode bal has prepared a sequel to this exhibition, which is now on display @ dox, prague. plus: this monday you can attend a discussion with the members of the group, about their project & its evolution.

showtime: for your eyes only



to start up the art events galore in brussels from the 23rd this month -stay tuned for more posts next week-, the exhibition 'for your eyes only', opening in de markten on april 22nd, promises a worthy take-off! (although you wouldn't say so from the website layout de markten offers :-(. helooooooo sirs, it's the 2010, not the 80s...).
already briefly mentioned on our blog couple of months ago, the show presents a selection of contemporary female painters, amongst which such 'hotshot bitches' ;-) as cindy wright, marilyn minter, kati heck etc. looking forward!!
 
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