Looky See: A Summer Show
Ben Maltz Gallery - Los Angeles
Event: 7/26/08
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This large group show features inspired work by 29 artists who draw, cut, film, pin, perforate, perform, and journal. This exhibition is organized by Meg Linton, Director of the Ben Maltz Gallery and Public Programs, and Curatorial Intern Nina Laurinolli, and is a selection of work made from dozens of studio and gallery visits and lengthy reviews of artists’ materials over a one-year period. →

Art Talk recently posted a conversation with prolific underground artist, Gary Panter. Over the past three decades, he’s been uber-productive on a myriad of art projects which includes: recording music, doing puppetry, designing for magazines, set designing, creating alternative comics, among other things. It is incredible how much quality artwork this man has produced aside from being one of the main designers for the memorable demented children’s program, Pee-wee’s Playhouse →

The concept for “while tides guide you back home” is inspired by Edwin Ushiro’s feelings of regret and remorse for leaving his native Hawaii. Often wondering how life would have been different had he remained on Maui, Ushiro creates a body of work evoking childhood memories real and imagined. →

Adidas and 032c magazine celebrate the opening of No 74 with METROPOL PARASOL. The magic »Parasol«, a three-dimensional installation and photography by architect and designer Juergen Mayer H. is on display.

No 74 is a unique project curated by adidas, in partnership with No 6 in London. No 6 is a pure adidas store specializing in a select product range, following the same principles as No 74. →

Occupation and Position.
Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Civic Art Coordinator

What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes it so unique to you?
Northeast Koreatown, aka Historic Filipinotown, aka El Salvado Pequeno. It’s a fusion, it’s in flux, it’s freak-filled as well as family-friendly. It is also uniquely close to a metro →

Eric Haze Full Circle
MOCA China - Hong Kong
Event: 7/23/08
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Eric Haze will be showcasing a Solo Exhibit at the much coveted MOCA China in Hong Kong. →

Arkitip’s latest issue is proud to present: Tommy Guerrero. This issue edition will serve as a virtual scrap book; a sentimental gathering of images from past and present. We were lucky enough to be granted access to Tommy’s vault of uncommon memorabilia, private photographs, and to be able to share it with you. It also includes many essays from friends and peers →

The Scorching Sun
Art Seasons - Singapore
Event: 7/26/08 - 8/10/2008
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Growing up in the ‘70s, Wang Dajun spent his formative years under the blanket of the “Red Experience”, and that has resulted in charged political overtones in his art. Familiar scenes of the Cultural Revolution form the backdrop of his paintings, with their focal point usually on a single child in the middle of the canvas, seemingly out of place amidst these turbulent times. →

Creative Time presents Malcolm McLaren
Event: 6-25-08 through 07-31-08
MTV’s 44 ½ Screen - Times Square, NY
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Creative Time proudly announces the U.S. premiere of Malcolm McLaren’s video project, Shallow, in the heart of Times Square, airing from June 25 to mid-August on 44 ½, MTV’s giant outdoor, gilded HD screen between 44th and 45th Streets. →

Taken from foto_decadent (Click for full post), these photographs are beautiful, inspiring and chic. I wish I can pull off photos like these one day and I also wish photography like this will return. I swear, these photos are like freaking poems. →