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My friend, Mike P wanted me to tell y'all about his upcoming art show!
To quote him: "[this is a] message to all the party kids who I want to meet and drink 40s with. Should be a fun show. And, oh, there will be lots of alcohol." He's damn talented and a super nice guy, so go support, dammit!
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Blind Pilots @ Linc Real Art
Press release:
Linc Real Art presents Blind Pilots, a group exhibition organized by Tim Evans. Blind Pilots is a flight of mythic grace into the recesses of the graphic imagination. Careening across the interior tundras of subjective sublimation, Blind Pilots explores the pursuits of a diverse new generation of artists from Asia and the U.S. who possess a special element of commonality revolving around the premise that anime, manga and technology
have become viable forms of cultural production that are continually shaping contemporary art and ideas.
This exhibiton examines a vibrant trend and growing aesthetic sensibility that can be characterized by a revived interest in the
elliptical/ornamental pictorial representations of traditional Asian prints and drawings, and by a lack of interest in a consistent, well-formed narrative with strong social or moral messages, opting instead for more visceral pursuits such as the depiction of self-conscious and anti-heroic visions that imbue the work with a sense of quietly suffering the eventlessness of the every day world while peripatetically searching for a chance to break out into a vast conceptual wilderness.
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Participating artists include: Yoko Akiyama, Toby Barnes, Tim Evans, Keiji
Ito, Kyung Jeon, Hiroshi Kan, Akino Kondo, Mike Park, Jason Smith, and
Sayumi Yokouchi
Opening Party Thursday April 15, 2004 6pm - Late.
Linc is Located at:
1632 C Market
San Francisco, CA 94103
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some images from the show: mike park
aya-kondob
Mikio Takab
Edited by sugarboots on Apr 7, 2004 at 10:59 AM
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SOMEONE BUY THESE FUCKERS FROM ME
i am in love with these, but alas they are too big - they are a size 7.5 / 8 and are AUTHENTIC LEOPOLDO GIORDANO vs BAPY!!!
SOME ONE PLEASE BUY THEM! (you can PM me if you are interested)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MESSE%3AIT&rd=1
look at zee leetle apes
Edited by sugarboots on Apr 5, 2004 at 12:15 PM
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Three Minutes of Happiness: The Instant Gratification Show
@ Re:Up's Selective Hearing Gallery, 828 G Street, Downtown San Diego
Curated by: Chako Suzuki & Nick Wilkinson
Ninety-nine cent stores are sneaky. Sure, the sign says, "NOTHING OVER 99 CENTS!" but you can always find something that breaks that golden rule. RE:UP won't do you like that. You'll walk into our Three Minutes of Happiness show and see that, unbelievably, every piece of art is only $150. Then you'll walk out with a little treasure in your paws because RE:UP wants to make it easy on you. Consider this show your "starter kit" to collecting art. It's sure to instantly satisfy your art craving and set your tired checkbook at ease.
Curators, Chako Suzuki and Nick Wilkinson, bring you oodles of work dealing with the concept of instant gratification from more than 30 hot artists. This will be your chance to buy work at a price you may never see again.
Opening Reception is Saturday, April 17 from 6:00 – 10:00 pm at 828 G Street in downtown San Diego. Private showings are available on April 10 - 16 (Please contact [email protected] or [email protected]). The show will run one month until, May 10, 2004.
About RE:UP: RE:UP is the only magazine entirely dedicated to the art, music, and fashion of the emerging international downtempo culture. As a product of the downtempo scene, this quarterly publication documents from within, presenting influential audio and visual artists through an innovatively designed format. Professional producers, visual artists, casual music fans, and fashion forward consumers all read RE:UP for insight into the downtempo landscape. The Selective Hearing Gallery is the RE:UP store front. By hosting monthly art shows, the Gallery serves as an extension to the artistry of the magazine. The goal of Selective Hearing (SHG) is to expose San Diego to art/artists from around the world. The gallery curates shows every month, and the store carries art books, magazine, music, prints, shirts and anything else that is relevant to what the magazine features.
Artists Include:
Mr. Florencio Zavala / Jon Jackson
Jaime Nunez del Arco / Cody Hudson
John Duda / Upso / Chris Bettig / May-ling
Craig Metzger / Rebecca Westcott / Jim Houser
Ninjacruise / NormalNatural / Souther Salazar
Saelee Oh / Kaori Kasai / Jon Burgerman
Dez Einswell / Jeremiah Ketner / Trish Grantham
Keren Richter / Derrick Hodgson / Bwana Spoons
Wilson Hsu / Rachell Sumpter / Eric Elms
Claire Putney / Michael Leon / Gary Benzel
Logan Hicks / Dimitri Simakis / Nago Richardis
Cary Murnion / Type Stereo / Typevsm
Anthony Lukens / National Forest / Brendan Monroe
Ryan Waller / Carolina Chavez Urruzmendi
Artist Bios:
Kaori Kasai is an artist-in-moving. She is currently staying in Vancouver B.C. (Canada). Using androgynous characters in her paintings, Kaori creates storyboards of short vignettes about kinship, alienation, emotional boundaries and our interactions with physical environments. Her works have been shown at Otsu (San Francisco), Just Be/Compound gallery (Portland, Oregon) and SOMARTS: Kearny Street Workshop at the Fourth Annual Apature group show (San Francisco). Website: www.kaorikasai.com
Jon Burgerman draws pictures; sometimes cute, occasionally scratchy and sporadically odd. Mixing up ephemeral sketchbook drawings with digital media, printmaking, and painting; these intermittently disparate forms are united by a fervent identity, handiwork, and often wry cynical humor. His work has been exhibited and published on LP covers for Charles Webster and Winding Road Records to tee shirts, mobile phone animations and posters for Levis, and featured in a diverse range of magazines and books which includes Dazed and Confused, Sleazenation, Pictoplasma, Stick ‘Em Up, Computer Arts, Faesthetic, Half Empty Magazine, and This Is A Magazi
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For anyone in town, tomorrow night there's a pre-party for the boutique at Club Montage.
Print the flier below to get in free with $2 drink specials
Hope to see any san diego people at the show this Saturday!
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Magpie Arts and Boutique Grand Opening presents:
World of Wonder: Paintings in the Key of Stevie
Curated by: Chako Suzuki
As much as it may be said that I am an inspiration to others, you know, others are an inspiration to me (and) inspire me. So I think it is kind of a ying-yang kind of thing.
— Stevie Wonder, Technology, Music, and Being Blind, CSUN Conference
It ain't no superstition that everybody loves Stevie. He has written some of the most influential, important, and beloved do-be-do's of our time, and Magpie Arts wants to do its part in paying homage to him with its "World of Wonder" art show. Curator, Chako Suzuki, has drafted two bad mamma jamma artists, Evah Fan and Susie Ghahremani, to paint new works influenced by such heavenly grooves as Sir Duke, Boogie On, Reggae Woman, and Do I Do.
Cutie-pie artist couple, David and Meegan Cuzick mulled over of the idea of opening a hybrid gallery and boutique for over a year. Lots of brainstorming, buying, and hammering later, Magpie was born - its moniker a twist on Meegan's name and an ode to their fascination with birds. David built up the space and Meegan lovingly plucks each vintage item for the store to make visiting Magpie an experience and not just a shopping trip.
Opening night reception and grand opening party is on Saturday, March 27 from 7:00 until 11:00 pm, and is absolutely free (afterwards, head on over to the Whistlestop Bar for Bootie Basement night)! Magpie is located at 2205 Fern St. in South Park, San Diego. There will be lots of Stevie Wonder playing, artwork, and great clothes and accessories to buy, so gather your funds (credit cards and cash accepted). Bring the flier for 10% off boutique items! The show will run until April 27, 2004.
Evah Fan swears that she was smarter before the removal of the wisdom tooth. She is raspy-voiced and often murmurs to her neutered Jalapeno. Evah usually works with acrylics on paper, but guache is another favorite to get dirty with. The images produced are usually out of place, making sense in a nonsense way. Her work can be viewed at: http://204.97.89.2/%7Eefan/Pages/homey.html
Susie Ghahremani works as an illustrator, musician and painter out of her apartment in Rhode Island, the same town in which she received her BFA
from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in 2002. The patterning and attention to detail and color in her paintings and mixed media pieces are heavily intertwined with her interest and experiences in music. Her work has been featured on record covers, in a number of juried art shows around the world, and has seen publication in many magazines, including Bust, Martha Stewart Kids, Mac Design, and Utne. When Susie isn't making art or making music, you can find her rollerskating through her neighborhood of historic Benefit Street while eating ice cream and listening to the Pixies. For more information, please visit: http://www.boygirlparty.com
Edited by sugarboots on Mar 15, 2004 at 01:10 PM
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hey there, that's my home town you're talking about
kidding, i hate it there. growing up in vegas was the worst.
it's not really fun for me now when i go back with friends.
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oh but also you don't want to get fucked over by your card--so make sure you call and see what percentage they take on for "conversion" it should be around 1 - 3%
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ha this is late but i know comme ca takes credit card.
i try to bring as much cash as i can - actually not cash, i turn my cash into travellers checks and then change them at the narita airport--best exchange and you get more for travellers checks. i use my credit card only when i have to and when i can - i know comme ca takes them.
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oh woops i didn't see your "(i.e. habitual)" ha sorry. i have habitual jeans and i like them. their jackets are nice. not sure about welkin. i've tried on a stretchy wool dress by them--very simple cuts. haven't tried the pants yet though. hard to find in san diego.
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i've seen a few welkin pieces floating around san diego. it seems like the buzz around them has died down. did you end up buying anything? i'm sure you know this, but i think it'd be easier to find things from habitual..i am pretty sure it is the same designers..
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i've seen a few welkin pieces floating around san diego. it seems like the buzz around them has died down. did you end up buying anything? i'm sure you know this, but i think it'd be easier to find things from habitual..i am pretty sure it is the same designers..
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this is off topic, but, chad, what do you do in tokyo? my sister currently lives there and i'm going back in september for 3-4 weeks. i am considering moving there for 1/2 - 1 year..
i'm not sure what the hell to do though...any help would be appreciated! (i don't really want to teach english)
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Double Happiness: Chinese New Years Show
Curated and written by: Chako Suzuki
The new year ushers in the year of the monkey. By the Chinese calendar, based on observations of the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, the year is 4701. According to the Tayside Chinese Association, "Legend has it that the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived."
Cassius King and Giant Robot want to celebrate the New Year, and wish you the five traditional Chinese blessings of longevity, wealth, virtue, health, and natural ending. Come celebrate with us at the "Double Happiness Chinese New Year Show." The opening night party is on Friday, January 16 from 6:00 pm until midnight and is absolutely free! There will be a DJ line-up and artwork to buy. The show will run until February 8, 2004.
The show will have seven participating artists: Sean Dougall, Kaoru C. Kumano, Stella Lai, Ogi, Mike Park, Deth P. Sun, and Kelly Tunstall. Gather your funds because all artwork is for sale and not over-priced!
Giant Robot magazine has been covering all areas of Asian and Asian-American pop culture for nearly ten years. Launched with no budget by Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong in 1994, the magazine has grown from a stapled-together zine to having worldwide distribution. It is sited and praised by critics, academics and journalists alike, and its daring and unique articles have been copied by numerous publications. From cutting edge design and fashion to ethnic culinary delights to Asian movie stars, Giant Robot has stayed abreast of it all and brought it back to its eager readers.
The four founding members of the Cassius King Gallery created the gallery because, as active particpants in San Diego's burgeoning art community, they felt their city needed a place where both up-and-coming and established artists could show their work. The gallery provides an excellent space for showing and viewing art.
**Sean Dougall grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a B.F.A. in Ceramic Sculpture. He currently works as a set designer and ceramic sculptor in Los Angeles and has an uncanny love of porcelain elephants and space travel.
**Kaoru C. Kumano is a native of the bay area and studied painting in LA and San Francisco. She likes to involve herself in a variety of creative endeavors and hobbies, considering all of them to be intertwined artistic expressions. She lives, works, and bakes biscotti in Berkeley, California.
**Stella Lai was born in Hong Kong and currently teaches in the graphic design department at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She has been exhibiting her artwork since 1999 in at the Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and The Exploratorium, to name a few. In 2000, she won I.D. Magazine's Silver Interactive Design Award, has her own design studio called tree-axis, and participated in the Monster Drawing Rally at Southern Exposure, an San Francisco art non-profit, in 2002 and 2003. She lives, works, and chats with her cat, Pupi, in San Francisco, California.
**Ogi was born in Tokyo and has been in America for approximately seven years. He is a recent graduate in illustration at the California College of the Arts. He cites Mark Rothko, Evan Hecox, and Michael Lau among his list of favorite artists and loves to hear a good deep house set with a stiff drink. He currently resides in Oakland, California.
**Mike Park lives in Oakland, California and creates series of small-scale paintings about the size of a kitchen tile. He'd love to meet minimalist painter, Agnes Martin, through Friendster, but that might be a long shot. He's a big fan of Rocket from the Crypt and his mantra is, "Assemble, Disassemble, Reassemble, Repeat."
**Deth P Sun has been exhibiting his paintings around the US s
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awesome. if by chance you find me-- i might be greeting or something, say hi.
i can't believe it's already happening this week!
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Hello! You asked for a San Diego update, my friend?
and heeeeeeeeeeeeeere ya go:
oh, and go here to peep the flyer: http://www.jeffersonjones.com/giantrobot
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
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You don't want to miss this show...
The good folks at the world famous Giant Robot magazine, along with curator Chako Suzuki, are bringing "Check the Halls" to the Cassius King Gallery. The gallery will be showcasing the amazing illustrations and paintings of five of today's hottest artists influenced by Asian pop culture.
Opening Reception
Friday Dec 12, 2003 6PM- Midnight
Show runs through Jan 3rd 2004.
We suggest getting there early as this show will definitely get crowded.
Check out these links to see a preview of this amazing work:
mike park: http://www.beatnikscience.com/v1/
deth p sun: http://thisisheavenly.com/
******ABSOULTELY FREE!!********
The Cassius King Gallery is open Thurs-Sat 6PM- 10PM
435 3rd Avenue
Between Island and J in Downtown San Diego
619-232-KING (5464)
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SAN DIEGO: Magpie Gallery and Boutique presents: BEYOND THE RABBIT HOLE Matt Haber, Imran Shiekh
in superblurber
Posted
Another show, next Saturday. I hope to see some of you there!
xox
Chako
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Magpie Gallery and Boutique presents:
BEYOND THE RABBIT HOLE
Work by Matt Haber and Imran Sheikh
Curated and Press Release by: Chako Suzuki
A common theme running through many English Victorian stories and art is children and their esacpe to a secret space. Lewis Carroll presented an iconic example of this in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland when Alice falls into the rabbit hole leading to Wonderland,a fantastical world where the role of adults is questioned and the terrain is unpredictable. Artists Matt Haber and Imran Sheikh create a secret space of their own with Alice as their muse.
Magpie and curator Chako Suzuki invite you to wander beyond the rabbit hole with Alice to see what's on the other side. Opening night reception for Beyond the Rabbit Hole will be on Saturday, May 1 from 7:00 until 11:00 pm, and is absolutely free (afterwards, head on over to the Whistlestop Bar for a drink with friends)! Magpie is located at 2205 Fern St. in South Park, San Diego. There will be artwork and great vintage clothes and accessories to buy, so gather your funds (credit cards and cash accepted). The show will run until June 1, 2004.
For a few samples, please visit: http://sugarboots.com/art-shows/?album=beyond-the-rabbit-hole
Cutie-pie artist couple, David and Meegan Cuzick mulled over of the idea of opening a hybrid gallery and boutique for over a year. Lots of brainstorming, buying, and hammering later, Magpie was born - its moniker a twist on Meegan's name and an ode to their fascination with birds. David built up the space and Meegan lovingly plucks each vintage item for the store to make visiting Magpie an experience and not just a shopping trip.
Matt Haber's work exists in the conjunction of make-believe and reality. He pairs the imagination of a child with the experiences of an emotionally-mature adult to create images sweet, sad, and moving. The characters in his paintings and drawings are actors on a stage. Their actions, through role-reversal, show a broad range of human experiences unusual to these subjects. He is intrigued at how reversing roles can increase the appearance of human experience and unveil new feelings and narratives. Each of his pieces is a small story revolving around a larger one, which is constantly being realized through a series of image making. Matt Haber, a San Diego native, is 27 years old and lives and works in Los Angeles, California. His studies at RISD and experience at Walt Disney Animation have shaped his storytelling insight and colorful style. He is currently exhibiting in a group show at CPOP Gallery In Detroit. See more at www.glassesareshields.com.
When Imran Sheikh was a child, he was told that drawing was a sin. Being a Muslim, he's had to wrestle with this fact for a long time. After getting through school and sticking to his passion for art, he was accepted into the College for Creative Studies. He has been busy writing his senior thesis - a graphic novel based on his lucid dreams including two twin girls and a fisherman, and has already had a successful senior show. He is currently working as art director at the ad agency, Campbell Ewald, and will walk for his graduation this year. Imran Sheikh is 23 and was born and raised in Detroit. He is living and working in Farmington Hills, Michigan. See more at www.sheikhdesigns.com.
Edited by sugarboots on Apr 20, 2004 at 01:20 PM
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