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Scion Presents: Travel & Document

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:19:00 +0000

In conjunction with Joe Shea's Haley Collective, Scion presents Travel & Document at its 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration and account of life's travels, both literal and figurative – where it takes you and how it affects you particularly in relation to the way you think and the way you create. The collection reflects upon the notion of working in new, different and unfamiliar environments. The six artists in the collective hail from diverse geographical backgrounds and each present their interpretation of life and the creative process - both in the familiar sanctuary of the studio as well as on the road. The works are presented in various mediums including painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media. The exhibiting artists are: Larry Mills, photography (Northern California); Tanner Goldbeck AKA Racecar 13 - painting, photography, automobile (Baltimore); J.Shea - sculpture, mixed media, assemblage (Boston); Vanae Rivera - painting, silkscreen, textile (Salt Lake City); Jorge Rivas - painting, mixed media (Mexico City); and Rick Rojas - automobile, engine design (Southern California).

The Haley Collective was formed in Santa Barbara, a sleepy Californian central coastal town, in 1996 as its members were drawn there for commercial art gigs such as poster design, sneaker design, skate deck graphic design, photo imaging and sign painting. The collective formed to manifest collaboration, dialog, and energy that came in the form of art exhibits, murals, projects, and live paint sessions. They named themselves after the street/industrial area that they lived and worked in at the time. Since then the members have since splintered to other cities but still maintain the collaborative connection by holding several exhibits, events and live paint sessions each year.

The opening reception takes place June 7, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation LA Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The show will run until June 28. Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more information, visit www.scion.com/space.

Final Tour Stop of Scion's Installation 4 - Los Angeles

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:01:00 +0000

Last chance to catch all the dope artwork from Scion's tour, here in Los Angeles. Opening is this weekend, show runs till June 1 when all art will be auctioned off. Deets below!

Scion’s Installation 4, “It’s A Beautiful World,” will open in Los Angeles, the last of nine cities on the national tour, on May 10. The innovative Scion Installation Art Tour launched its fourth installment last July and features a diverse array of artists from around the world. The theme, “It’s a Beautiful World,” was interpreted by each artist, in one of four mediums— painting, photography, sculpture, and collage. The culmination of the tour is accompanied by a live auction where all of the artwork will be auctioned off to the public, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward art related charities. In previous years, the auctions have raised more than $110,000 for charity.

This year's artists include: Andrew Pommier, Andy Mueller, Angela Boatwright, Blaine Fontana, Blek LeRat, Books llll, Caia Koopman, Chris Yormick, Cody Hudson, Dalek, David Choe, Eye One, Francesco LoCastro, Freddi C, J. Shea, James Jean, Jeff Soto, Joshua Krause, Kelsey Brookes, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben, Mike Giant, Rammellzee, RETNA, R. Grimes, Ron English, Sam Flores, Sage Vaughn, Skwerm, Tim McCormick, Travis Millard, and The London Police.

The final tour stop and auction will be held in Los Angeles, at the Scion Installation L.A. space in the Culver City Arts District May 10 - June 1, 2008. Most all of the Installation 4 artists will attend the opening night of the show on May 10. The opening reception will take place from 8 pm – 10 pm at 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. There will be an artist and press reception from 6 pm – 8 pm. The exhibit will be on display for the annual Culver City Art Walk on May 31. The live auction will take place on June 1, at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, from 4 pm – 7 pm (auction begins promptly at 5 pm), as well as online and on phone lines. The gallery website is: www.scion.com/space. For information on bidding, visit: www.scion.com/installation. All the money raised from the auction will go directly to Art From Scrap, an organization encouraging creative expression in the arts and promoting a greater understanding of environmental issues: www.artfromscrap.org

Scion' Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Philadelphia; Austin; Chicago; New York; Seattle; Boston; and Minneapolis. Each tour stop kicked off with anopening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.

The tour also stopped in Miami for the prestigious Art Basel event. Six of this year's artists designed custom balloons, each eight-feet in diameter, which were flown over the grounds of the Raleigh Hotel. Also on display were the custom designed Scion art cars from Dalek, Sage

Vaughn, and Ron English. The custom balloons will also be on display at the final show in Los Angeles.

Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion’s ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists. Previous participants have included: Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Mr Cartoon, Crash, Daim, Daze, Blaine Fontana, Sam Flores, Friendswithyou, Futura, Mike Giant, Justin Hampton, Krush, Mear One, Ricky Powell, Persue, Revok, Retna, Rostarr, Saber, Kenny Scharf, Seak, StayHigh 149, Wearesupervision, and more. The program is designed to give exposure to both established and emerging artists.

For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the medium with which the artists showcase their work changes. The first year featured Scion xB panels and xA sculptures, while the second year presented art on three foot by eight foot wood panels. Each artist’s unique style was introduced on three-foot long polyurethane Scion tC sculptures for the third tour.

For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork and details from past tours please visit: http://www.scion.com/installation

Strictly Social Blends Music And Art For A Monthly Evening Of Eclectic Soul Fusion

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:54:00 +0000

Strictly Social Blends Music And Art For A Monthly Evening Of Eclectic Soul Fusion - Artist/Designer Ritzy Periwinkle is featured at the March 26th event

Strictly Social has emerged as one of the Los Angeles soul scene's most significant new monthly events thanks to a commitment to the concept of "Eclectic Soul Fusion." Held on the last Wednesday night of every month in the North Hollywood Arts District of Los Angeles, Strictly Social is fast becoming one of LA's most unique monthly events incorporating listening parties for major releases, guest DJs, visual artist exhibitions and intimate performances from rising stars in the soul community. A collaboration between Soul Union, Nu-Soul Magazine and Elemental Consulting, this night of "Eclectic Soul Fusion" takes place at the gorgeous Skinny's Lounge, a charming venue with a speakeasy vibe. Each month Strictly Social aims to provide a non-traditional perspective on soul by fusing genres and styles. Artists that have performed at Strictly Social include Gina Rene, Peter Hadar, Jimi James, Rozzi Daime, and Jamal. Photographers Kawai of Air Philosophy and Gregory Prescott have displayed their work at previous events.

On March 26th Strictly Social is proud to present the visual art of LA's Ritzy Periwinkle, aka Marisa Estrada - a Los Angeles artist and designer with deep roots in urban art and music culture. The name Ritzy Periwinkle, a pseudonym that started among her and her crew, stems from "Maritza" (the way her birth name was originally supposed to be spelled) and the Crayola color, "Periwinkle". The tight beats and poetic lyrics of Hip Hop fuel her artistic creativity. Graffiti is one art form of many which Ritzy proudly incorporates into her work. Graduating from California State University Long Beach with a fine art degree with an emphasis in graphic design, Ritzy has created designs and artwork for Dilated Peoples, Aterciopelados, Sonic Youth, Calle 13, "I Am Legend", Slick Rick and many more. With art exhibitions in art and music hubs such as Los Angeles, Detroit and New York, Ritzy communicates a beautiful energy and respect for her community of women and people of color. Working in photography, illustrations, graphics, collage and creating a flourishing boutique t-shirt line, Ritzy compliments her gritty stylistic tendencies with a positive vibe that is attributed to her eclectic influences and unique background. Ritzy Periwinkle happily mixes music and art to her own beat, bringing pure harmony to her creativity.

Musical performances on March 26th will be provided by Mike The Poet, Taniq, guest DJ Seven57 and there will be an album listening party for Lina's Morning Star.

www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial
www.ritzyperiwinkle.com
www.nu-soulmag.com

Video Trailer for Nomadaz show

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:23:00 +0000

Nomadaz opens this Saturday, March 8th @ Scion's Installation LA Gallery in Culver City.
www.scion.com/space

Scion's Installation 4 National Art Tour Arrives in Philly

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:44:00 +0000

Scion Presents: Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:41:00 +0000

News from the LAB 101

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:57:00 +0000

This info is taken directly from the LAB 101's newsletter.
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Dear LAB 101 Follows or LAB RATS as we like to call ourselves.

We are about to embark on a NEW and exciting venture; the opening of a small laboratory style boutique store!
Yes thats right our first full on STORE THE LAB 101 SHOP ! we have not moved far in-fact we just relocated directly across the street next to our friends at The Project Gallery.

The LAB 101 SHOP will be an expansion of the shop we had inside our old space but only larger. We will still be bringing you cutting edge artists!!!! with raw untapped talent a long with a few of our previously shown favorites! focusing on smaller gift and collector scale works.

Over the coming months the LAB 101 Shop with slowly fill up with all kinds of unique items as we search high and low in all corners of the states to find quirky one of a kind objects for your home and person.

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The LAB 101 SHOP OPENS NEXT SATURDAY:
FEBRUARY 23, FROM 6 - 10PM

@ its NEW Location: 8539 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 map link

art work provided by;
Keith Knittel (aka Keith Rocka)

www.thelab101.com

Freshly Dipped - New Online Art Store

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:39:00 +0000

The good peoples over at Formulawerks clothing have launched a new venture - an online art store -- Freshly Dipped -- supporting their network of talented artists, currently numbering 30+. They sell artwork, prints, apparel and more. Lifted from the site, here's a little background:

Why does it exist?

I (Ryan / Escape76 from Formula Werks) had been shopping for new artwork with one of my friends. Even though I personally know all of the artists whose work I was shopping for, I found it almost impossible to know what works were sold, unsold, available, lost, or whatever by looking at people’s websites, MySpace pages, Flickr pages, etc. I spent a ridiculous amount time emailing, texting, messaging, and calling people to find out what was available for sale for both my friend and I to purchase.

After a couple of months, I was randomly thinking and thought it would be cool to open a site where artists can directly sell their canvases, prints, or whatever other goodies they have. I know a bevy of artists who have tons of complete works that are not necessarily being shown for sale anywhere, and I thought this was both a waste of space and a waste of possible income and exposure for the artist. Why hide all the goodies?

So this is why I came up with freshlydipped.com. I talked to several artist friends from both FWX and our immediate circle, and everyone seemed to think it was a good idea. We went ahead and started working on the site and talking to more people, and here we are.

Go browse, buy and support some independent artists!
www.freshlydipped.com

Q&A With Apart's Adrian Palengat

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:23:00 +0000

Q&A With Adrian Palengat of APART, Regarding Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again

1) What is the theme or meaning of the show?

it's simply to show how pop art is constantly being re-interpreted and reworked by artists working in different media around the world

2) How did you select and find the artists involved?

theyve been scooped up by apart over the last 9 years and i picked the ones for this show who were most likely to get there work in a container on time !

3) How did Scion find you and approach you to do a show?

i hosted freddi c and the scrawl collective's big american grafitti show 'streetwiseone' in my london gallery in 2001

4) What's been the biggest challenge you faced in putting together this show?

it's still to come - hanging it on the 15th !

5) Is there anything in particular you would like people to take away from this show - what would you like to inspire in those that view the artwork?

the same response that we always seem to get which is: inspiration, joy, laughter and fascination at how these artists think of the things they do and....how, a bit like the harlem globetrotters, they put on such a great spectacle as a team

6) What do you have lined up for the future? What's next after this show?

im curating a 3 week group show at steve shaw's beautiful new abbott kinney gallery on the 16th march for 3 weeks, then back to london to curate an enormous notting hill apart retrospective for all our artists to say hello to their old clients, then back to las vegas where im putting on another big group show in mid may downtown, then to zurich for a pakpoom silaphan solo show... and the rest of the year i'll work out as i go !!

www.scion.com/space
www.ap-art.co.uk

Love Will Bring Us Apart Again opens Feb 16th @ Scion Installation Gallery LA

Flyer for Love Will Bring Us Apart

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:58:00 +0000

Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:21:00 +0000

SCION PRESENTS: LOVE WILL BRING US APART AGAIN
Curated by Apart
Opening Feb 16th @ Scion Installation Gallery, Culver City

Los Angeles - January 2008 - In association with Apart, Scion presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again, at its Installation L.A. Gallery. With its 27 pop artist shootout, this show is Apart's first stateside venture.

Curator and gallerist Adrian Palengat, will bring together over two dozen of Apart's artists, from 10 different countries, to show their very distinct flavor on U.S. shores.

"For our L.A. launch, I wanted to bring in a heavy payload of foreign artists to see how they'd tackle a U.S. audience, and as usual, they've come at the challenge from lots of different directions," said Palengat. "We've brought in painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators and installation artists, given them no brief, other than 'we've got 4,500 square feet in L.A.' and let them get on with it."

"That's the joy of putting these sort of shows together for me - I put artists from literally all over the world in one room and watch them express themselves".

Participating in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again will be artists from Thailand, Spain, Argentina, Sweden, Japan, France, New Zealand, United States, England and Belgium, only a handful of whom have ever shown in the States before.

Amongst the eclectic lineup will be Sex Pistols photographer Peter Gravelle, Belgian caravan artist Mr Wim, Swedish latex scupltress Emelie Salford, Japanese designer and photographer Super Violence, French punk teddy bear creator Tony Pronier and English glitter king Robalot.

Other participating artists in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again include: Tim Blake (U.K.), Conrad Leach (U.K.), Luis Perez (Spain), Gustavo Gagliardo (Argentina), Sean Alexander (U.K.), Pakpoom Silaphan (Thailand), Craig Lynn (U.K.), James Holdsworth (U.K.), Cat James (U.K.), Ryan Hadley (U.K.), Nick McFarlane (New Zealand), Ben Allen (U.K.), Dominic Allan (U.K.), John Parkin (U.K.), Brian Jones (U.K.), Janna Stern (U.S.A.), David Hollier (U.K.), Sunil Pawar (U.K.), James Mathers (U.S.A.), John Counsell (U.K.), and Antoine Corbineau (France).

Apart was formed by Palengat in 1999 on London's bohemian Portobello Road, an area untouched by galleries. Acting on a tip from his artist girlfriend that the London art scene was boring, arrogant, conformist and in need of something different, Palengat opened his 2,500 sq. ft. space. Specializing in foreign artists working in different media, the showroom soon became a favorite of artists and collectors alike, for its simple and unpretentious approach. Collaborations with a wide range of corporations ensued ranging from LVMH, Commes des Garcons and Royal Elastics to KSwiss, Jones Soda, Duotone Snowboards and Vladivar Vodka.

In November 2006, the space on Portobello was sold and two mini Aparts were opened in Tokyo. In 2007, Adrian Palengat took the showroom on the road, curating shows in France, Tokyo, London and Milan. Shows in Tokyo, Zurich, Las Vegas, France and London are planned for 2008. For more information on Apart Productions, visit: www.ap-art.co.uk

The opening reception takes place February 16, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. at the Scion
Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. The show
will run until March 1.

Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a
space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts
art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success
and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard
location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday
through Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more
information, visit www.scion.com/space.

Melissa Moss

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:43:00 +0000

Came across her work while browsing on Abbot Kinney and was immediately drawn by her use of colours, her sense of humour and overall style. Visit her site: www.melissamossart.com and online store

here's one of my faves:
"I Can't Breathe"

"Dilli"

Q&A W. Ric Blackshaw of Scrawl Collective

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:33:00 +0000

Scion presents Special Relationship, curated by Scrawl Collective. Here's an interview with Ric Blackshaw of Scrawl Collective about the show.

1) What is the theme or meaning of the show?
Well we’ve called the show Special Relationship which is a reference to the often touted political special relationship that is said to exist between the USA and the UK. We’ve decided to have a bit of fun with that idea because from our point of view the special political relationship is a tad one sided. i.e. our government likes to think it has some influence over yours but they are the only ones who believe it.

There is though another special relationship that has thrived since the post war years and that’s the cultural one. Music, TV, Film, Literature… We in the UK grew up on a diet of Sesame St, The Muppets, Rock n Roll… and there seems to have been a constant to-ing and fro-ing of ideas across the Atlantic. Since the 60’s there’s been a pattern of thing that come out of America being initially ignored at home but finding a foothold and acclaim in the UK before finally getting recognition at home. Jimi Hendrix had to come to the UK to make his mark, it took a nightclub and a few fanatics in Manchester to recognize the groundbreaking work of the house and techno pioneers that came out of Detroit and Chicago in the mid 80”s. Before that there were countless small soul labels in the USA that were kept going because kids in the North of England were buying there 45’s in droves and giving birth to Northern Soul. It’s something that should be a cause of celebration. So the show is loosely based on that idea, I say loosly because so many artists are going to have different ideas about the theme and I don’t like to be to prescriptive about the themes of our shows. I want the artists to be able to work on what they feel good about at the time.

Also because this is our first major show in LA I wanted to exhibit some stuff from our recent past and to that end I’m bringing some framed editions of our ongoing screen print series.

We like to provide a range of stuff for these big shows from $50 to much more expensive things. Something for everyone really.

2) How did you select and find the artists involved?
Scrawl Collective is pretty much a stable of artists so I always work with the same guys. We add new members occasionally so for instance this will be the first time we’ve exhibited the work of RYCA and Hutch as part of a Scrawl Show, but generally we’re a tight knit bunch who work together a lot.

3) How did Scion find you and approach you to do a show?
We know Evan Cerasoli from way back, I’ve curated shows in the UK and Berlin with his wife Freddi under the name Streetwise.

4) What’s been the biggest challenge you faced in putting together this show?
Making sure so many artists meet their deadlines….

5) Is there anything in particular you would like people to take away from this show – what would you like to inspire in those that view the artwork?
Hopefully we’ll make people smile, there’s a lot of humour in some of the work and also people will hopefully be amazed at our installation work. This is a rare chance for people in LA to see large scale murals by the likes of Will Barras, Mr Jago and Phlash. In my opinion there’s only a few artists in the world that can match their virtuosity.

The other thing I hope people will take from this show is some art that they’ve bought cos lets face it we’ve all gots bills to pay when we get home…

6) What do you have lined up for the future? What’s next after this show?
Once this show is out of the way I have to start work in earnest on a new book about Street Art that should be coming out late next year. That’s gonna take up most of my time for a few months…

Video Interviews from Art Basel

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:11:00 +0000

Some of the artists from the Scion Installation 4 art tour were interviewed while at the Miami Art Basel event last month. Hear what they have to say:

Blek Le Rat x Scion x Art Basel

J.Shea at Scion Installation4, Miami

Tim McCormick at Scion Installation4, Miami

James Jean at Scion Installation4, Miami

Kent Parker at Scion Installation4, Miami

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show Showcases the Bizarre and the Burlesque

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:25:00 +0000

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show Showcases the Bizarre and the Burlesque

(New York City) Since 2005, Dr. Sketchy's Anti- Art School has been showing the world what happens when cabaret meets art class. From it's humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr. Sketchy's now boasts 45 locations around the world, along with a book, a 2008 pinup calendar, and a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Now, the "art class without the class" is doing a gallery show of the best work it has inspired.

Founder Molly Crabapple combed the globe to find the strangest, sexiest, and most hilarious art done under the Dr. Sketchy auspices. Artists hailing from Hollywood to Toronto to London answered the call, producing a raucous, bawdy celebration of the human form.

Artists include Seattle pinup sensation Krysztof Nemeth, virtuoso oil painter Genevive Zacconi, pop-surrealist master illustrator Scott G. Brooks, and 13 other photographers, illustrators, and painters from around the world.

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Show opens November 27th, from 7-10 pm at Rapture (200 Avenue A, @ 13th Street). Harkening to Dr. Sketchy's burly-q roots, it features costumed burlesque queens Lady Lovely, Amber Ray and Gal Friday, and live, obscene portraits by Amanda Pearson. Attendees will also vote on their favorite anti-artist, with the three crowd favorites winning cash and prizes. Admission is free.

Work hangs from November 21st to December 20th.

http://www.drsketchy.com/antiartshow.php

Mark Mothersbaugh x Scion

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:15:00 +0000

SCION PRESENTS: RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME

Opening Nov 17th @ Scion Installation Gallery, Culver City

Los Angeles - Oct. 2007 - Scion, in conjunction with Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band DEVO, presents RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration of the imagery we choose to bring into our homes and how we interact with it for the purposes of comfort and peace-of-mind rather than an esoteric sense of art for art’s sake.

Mothersbaugh's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. After he received his first pair of correctional glasses Mothersbaugh had a new view of the world that inspired his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60s and into the 70s, consisted of many different mediums, predominantly drawing and printmaking. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of Akron, Ohio.

With DEVO, his most successful music project, Mothersbaugh was able to showcase his artistic abilities on a larger scale, and to millions of people. Through their films, videos, costumes, LP covers, stage shows, and printed materials, Mothersbaugh and DEVO forever altered commonly held preconceptions of how a rock band should function in popular culture.

During his downtime on early worldwide tours with DEVO, he began illustrating on postcards to send to his friends, which he still creates, and has been creating every day for over 30 years; a very obsessive habit which still yields anywhere from one to 25 new images per day. These cards were originally created as his personal diaries, and were never intended for public viewing. That all changed when Mothersbaugh decided to share his postcard works in his critically acclaimed solo shows during the 80s and 90s, and then with his gallery tour in 2003 titled HOMEFRONT INVASION! This marked the beginning of many solo shows to come. Mothersbaugh followed the 2003 tour with his BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS tour in 2004, which showcased his photographic symmetrical creations and 'corrected' imagery. The tour distributed many more of Mothersbaugh's works throughout the world, and attracted more first-time gallery visitors and art buyers to his shows.

Mothersbaugh's gallery tours since 2005 have featured new works from both his Postcard Diaries Prints and Beautiful Mutants photographs, giving each gallery a choice of either visual theme. His busy life includes spending time with his wife and children, scoring music for movie, TV, and computer games at Mutato Muzika Studios (www.mutato.com), performing with DEVO (www.clubdevo.com), and creating artwork for his Visual Art Gallery Tours (www.mutatovisual.com).

The opening reception takes place November 17, 7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation LA Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232.

Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The new Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment -310.815.8840. For more information, visit www.scion.com/space.

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Listen Up ---- New Works by Tyler Gibney

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:46:00 +0000

Listen Up ---- New Works by Tyler Gibney.

Opening Reception Thursday, Oct 18th 7 – 10 pm, at the Upstairs Gallery.
The Upstairs Gallery is located in the X-Large Store, 1768 Vermont Ave, LA. CA 90027.
323.666.3483

***Also a special edition Listen Up 7” featuring Ty G and Ced No “Funk Dub” and Black Spade “A Song About Her” will be available at the opening.

More info:
http://www.myspace.com/hvw8tyg
http://www.hvw8.com
http://www.xlarge.com/blogs/

Scion Presents: Amass - Oct 13

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:08:00 +0000

SCION PRESENTS: AMASS
Curated by Swindle Magazine [amass: to come together; collect]

Scion, in conjunction with Swindle Magazine and design collective We Are Supervision, presents the Amass show at Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. For this exhibition, the We Are Supervision design team (SV)—along with Sayre Gomez, Patrick Griffin and Joshua Grotto, three artists with whom SV has a history of collaboration—will display its art, photography and personal collections.

SV was founded on the spirit of collaboration and creative inspiration. All the pieces shown in AMASS reflect moments of artistic synergy. The photographs were taken in the heat of the moment, not staged, choreographed or lighted. The collections of posters, signage, flyers, clothing, record covers, found images, masks, kitsch, various everyday objects and things collected from the street reveal the personal sensibilities and aesthetic influences of the artists. Exhibited together, these pieces deconstruct SV’s creative process, and form a physical space that reflects the group’s collaborative spirit.

SV is a creative team that started in 2004 as two artists and friends, Jordan Nickel and Ben Bertucci, who became business partners. They combined their design skills to make a living traveling the country for commercial projects. All the while, they photographed and painted the two worlds they inhabited: the surface world of the American dream, and the underbelly of society that serves as a wake-up call from that dream. Last year a third man permanently joined the fray: KC. Their combined life experiences are cinematic to say the least. Nickel is a prolific graffiti writer/visual artist/stylistic trendsetter/all-around troublemaker well versed in the highs and lows of the art world. Bertucci is a graphic designer, DJ and photographer, and a technical perfectionist with an eye for innovation. KC is a Chicago graffiti legend who recently rediscovered his creative purpose.

Chicago native Gomez's work has been included in group exhibitions at Gavin Brown in New York, and is part of the permanent collection at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. Gomez has exhibited internationally in gallery and museum exhibitions throughout New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, London, Paris and a host of others. Grotto AKA ALLHEART, is a lifelong visual artist who works in a wide range of mediums including graphic design, illustration, drawing, painting and graffiti art. A printmaking major, Griffin spends a lot of his spare time shooting images both digitally and on film. A student of legendary documentary photographer Jim Goldberg (“Raised by Wolves”), Griffin uses photography as his daily journal and his images range from calm moments with his girlfriend to all-night debauchery. In 2005 Griffin created Frienemies, a zine based on his photographic documentation, collage and printmaking skills. Griffin also had a solo show for Hamburger Eyes’ Epicenter in San Francisco that premiered in the spring of 2007.

The opening reception takes place October 13, 7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation LA Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232.

Souther Salazar Art Show at GR2

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:18:00 +0000

Souther Salazar art show - Make It Real at GR2
October 13 - October 31
Reception: Saturday, October 13, 6:30 -10:00
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276

Giant Robot is proud to present the art of Souther Salazar at GR2.

Souther Salazar lives and works in Los Angeles. His artwork reinterprets the world making it a mythical place of carnivals, lost cities, giant insects, dinosaurs, and a variety of other animals. Souther mixes media, adding layers upon layers of storytelling making his work something to explore for hours. Souther Salazar graduated with a BFA from Art Center inPasadena.

Make It Real was inspired by a long drive and wandering mind. Souther imagined stories, scenes, places, and things that made him feel positive and constructive. These thoughts are manifested in six large paintings: five 30" x 48" landscapes and one 48" x 48" square.

The show will end on October 31, allowing key works to appear at a GiantRobot-curated art show at the Japanese American National Museum. An opening reception for Salazar will take place from 6:30 - 10:00 on Saturday, October 13.

Scion Presents: To The Masses

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:28:00 +0000

New Scion art show taking place August 25th at Scion Installtion LA, in conjunction with Giant Robot.

Untitled Love Project @ Thinkspace

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:19:00 +0000

ISM Community presents the Untitled Love Project, Phase 4, this Saturday, August 4th, 6-11pm @ Thinkspace Gallery.

An emotionally influenced experiment examining the broken heart. Each individual artist will revisit a past relationship through their medium (illustration, painting, photography, etcetera)

The project will be supplemented with a book, which will feature each original artistic expression accompanied with interviews, short stories, or journal entries regarding the story behind the conceptual recollection.

The untitled LOVE project will have a website designated to the project detailing every aspect of the process. Individuals will also be able to contribute by sharing their text and images.

PHASE 4 // Artists:
Dennis Hayes IV / Allison Sommers / Angry Woebots / Brian M. Viveros / Camilla Engman / Candace Metzger / Catia Chien / Chris Ryniak / Courtney Oquist / Dan-Ah Kim / Daniel Fleres / Dave Chung / Dave Pressler / Elesavet Lawson / Erik Siador / Frieda Gossett / Gabe Leonard / Isaac Pierro / J. Shea #9 / Jarrod Eastman / Jeff McMillan / Jenna Colby / Jesse Hotchkiss / Jesse Kerr / Jon Todd / Justin Ridge / Kenneth LaValle / KMNDZ / Kristian Olson / Kristyn Dors / Marco Zamora / Mark Allen Miller / Melissa Contreras / Michael Mararian (Inky Dreadfuls) / Miss Mindy / P.J. Fidler / Rachel Schmidhofer / Scott Chenoweth / Scott Saw / Timothy Karpinski / Yuka Yamaguchi / Zoso

http://www.untitledloveproject.org/
http://www.ismcommunity.org/

Scion Presents: Installation 4 "It's A Beautiful World"

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:15:00 +0000

Scion Presents: Installation 4 "It's A Beautiful World"

Scion Presents the Fourth Installment of its National Art Tour - INSTALLATION 4: It's A Beautiful World

Los Angeles - June 2007 - This July, Scion commences the fourth installment of the innovative Scion Installation Art Tour entitled: 'It's A Beautiful World.' The theme; "It's a Beautiful World" was interpreted by each artist, in one of four mediums - painting, photography, sculpture, and collage. This year's Installation tour will visit nine cities and feature a diverse array of artists from around the world.

This year's artists include: Andrew Pommier, Andy Mueller, Angela Boatwright, Blaine Fontana, Blek LeRat, Books llll, Caia Koopman, Chris Yormick, Cody Hudson, Dalek, David Choe, Eye One, Francesco LoCastro, Freddi C, J. Shea, James Jean, Jeff Soto, Joshua Krause, Kelsey Brookes, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben, Mike Giant, Rammellzee, RETNA, R. Grimes, Ron English, Sam Flores, Sage Vaughn, Skwerm, Tim McCormick, Travis Millard and more.

Scion Installation 4 will visit the following cities around the country: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Los Angeles; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Seattle, Wash; and Boston, Mass. Each tour stop will kick off with an opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.

The Miami show will take place during the prestigious Art Basel, Dec. 6-9, 2007. Art Basel is the largest art event in North America - each year Miami plays host to galleries, art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art enthusiasts from around the world. All of the Installation artists will have the opportunity to attend and take advantage of all the opportunities that Art Basel offers.

The final tour stop and auction will be in Los Angeles, at the new Scion Installation L.A. space in the Culver City Arts District. All of the artwork will be auctioned off to the public, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward art related charities. In previous years, the auctions have raised more than $110,000 for charity.

Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion's ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists. Previous participants have included: Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Mr Cartoon, Crash, Daim, Daze, Blaine Fontana, Sam Flores, Friendswithyou, Futura, Mike Giant, Justin Hampton, Krush, Mear One, Ricky Powell, Persue, Revok, Retna, Rostarr, Saber, Kenny Scharf, Seak, StayHigh 149, Wearesupervision, and more. The program is designed to give exposure to both established and emerging artists.

For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the medium with which the artists showcase their work changes. The first year featured Scion xB panels and xA sculptures, while the second year presented art on three foot by eight foot wood panels. Each artist's unique style was introduced on three-foot long polyurethane Scion tC sculptures for the third tour.

For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork and details from past tours please visit: http://www.scion.com/installation

Tour Schedule
July 13th-27th, 2007
Chicago, IL
Heaven Gallery
www.heavengallery.com

August 3rd- 18th, 2007
Boston, MA
Rhys Gallery
www.rhysgallery.com

September 7th-27th, 2007
New York, NY
The Reed Space
www.thereedspace.com/newyork/

October 12th-28th, 2007
Seattle, WA
BLVD Gallery
www.blvdart.com

November 2nd-30th, 2007
Denver, CO
Andenken Gallery
www.andenken.com

December 7th, 2007 (during Art Basel) Miami, FL
The Raleigh Hotel
Penthouse
www.raleighhotel.com

January 17th- February 15th, 2008
Austin, TX
Gallery Lombardi
www.gallerylombardi.com

March 7th - 21st, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
F.U.E.L. Gallery
www.fuelcollection.com

April 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Scion Installation L.A.
www.scion.com/space

Scion Presents: Life Size

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000

New art opening in LA from Scion, coming July 7th:

Scion Presents
LIFE SIZE
Curated by Francesco LoCastro

Featuring
Esao Andrews
Grant Barnhart
FEEDtank
R. Grimes
Ronald Kurniawan
LEBO
Francesco LoCastro
Roy Miranda
Manny Prieres
Christopher Ryniak
Josh Slater
Nathan Spoor
Jen Stark

July 7 – July 21 // 2007

Opening Reception
Saturday July 7 // 7-10pm

Audio by: DJ Pubes
Free Valet Parking

SCION Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
Culver City, CA 90232
Gallery Phone: 310.815.8840
http://www.scion.com/space

Rendition Coverage

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:57:00 +0000

Check out coverage of the most recent Scion opening in LA, Rendition:

Scion Presents: Rendition

noreply@blogger.com (beats) — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:24:00 +0000

Scion celebrates cutting edge art with the opening of a new show, Rendition, in its 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. Curated by Eyeone, (Seeking Heaven Crew and Second to None), Rendition features artists Asylm, Cab, Jorger, Kozem, Klee, Luna, Mear, Panic, Passenger, Patrick Martinez, Skypager, Vyal, and Yem.

Eyeone began painting with aerosol during a boring summer break between grades 10 and 11 in high school. He forms part of the Seeking Heaven and Second to None street art crews. His work has been featured in diverse publications, notably the books “Graffiti World,” “Graffiti L.A.,” “Big Time Magazine,” and “Rime,” among others. He has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and is currently featured in an exhibition representing LosAngeles in France. Born in Mexico City, Eyeone was raised and is based in Los Angeles. He holds a MFA degree in Design Media Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Involved in the street art movement since 1989, Asylm began his quest to develop a recognizable street art style on the walls of the Los Angeles River. Asylm actively transfers the value of art as a mentor in community organizations such as the Los Angeles Conservation Corps’ Clean & Green program and Artcorps L.A. Asylm works with students to create colorful murals that can be seen throughout 20 schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Cab is regarded by many as one of L.A.’s most prolific street artists. Hailing from East Los Angeles, his work has traveled the states and the globe. He has been featured in countless publications, including “Lost,” “The History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art,” and “Graffiti L.A.”

Cache has turned the streets of his native Los Angeles into a vibrant outdoor gallery. His walls prominently featuring his trademark chicken characters can be seen throughout the city.

Seeing the graffiti in his East L.A. neighborhood inspired Jorger to pursue art from a very young age. This pursuit has led him to develop his visual style in diverse media, from skateboard graphics and apparel to painting and 3D modeling.

Klee's painting adventures began in 1992 in Guadalajara, Mexico and continue in L.A. to this day. Armed with spray paint, oil paint, acrylics, or sometimes a screen and a squeegee, he has worked on numerous surfaces including walls, trains, bridges, canvases, wood panels, metal plates, and other found objects. He considers his mission in life to speak and act against injustice through his art and to always find a way to exist despite all challenges. It’s in his blood.

Kozem is a highly active exponent of a new generation of urban artists. He lives in East Los Angeles.
Born in Mexico, Distrito Federal and raised in Los Angeles, Luna first became drawn to street art in junior high. "Something about it appealed to me, and I guess you can say I’ve been hooked ever since. In high school a friend of mine 'borrowed' Subway Art from the library for me and I loved it so much, it never went back. Since then I’ve experimented with spray-paint and other fun marking tools, but mostly I’ve spent my time documenting things – much of it graffiti – throughout L.A. (and wherever else I find myself) on good old-fashioned film. Every once in a while, I’ll pick up a can or two for mural projects and other such shenanigans. My eye is very drawn to walls, bridges, trains, buildings, and the paint found on these surfaces: hidden treasures in the midst of grotesquely large, obnoxious, and visually polluting advertisements plastered all over the city.”

Educated on the streets of Los Angeles, Mear is a self-taught painter, designer and sculptor with a professional art career that spans over fifteen years. The artist’s philosophy is clear in his name, which is an acronym meaning Manifest Energy And Radiate. His art is a passionate attempt to speak a higher form of language, encouraging people to raise their social and political consciousness and become involved in their own lives through creativity. Mear has achieved legendary status among the urban street art circle and has been recognized as an international art sensation. His raw, vibrant style catches the eye with its colorful intricacy and ensnares the mind with its deep, intriguing messages.

Panic is recognized by the Los Angeles street art community as a style innovator and influence on countless practitioners of the art. Most recently, he was a consultant on the monumental “Graffiti L.A.” book project. He is a member of the Seeking Heaven crew based in North East Los Angeles.

Since the vivid days of Patrick Martinez’s childhood he was drawing or scribbling on something. In his teenage years he was introduced to Hip Hop culture and exclusively to one of its elements, street art. Hip Hop has influenced his art ever since he understood what it was about. He uses subject matter such as everyday people that aren’t usually painted into the limelight and elements of the city that would be thought of as objects we take for granted. He keeps a steady career doing illustrations and design for clients such as ADIDAS, RIME, FRANK 151, NIKE, UPPER PLAYGROUND, SOUL ASSASINS, and STONES THROW. Patrick holds a degree in illustration from Art Center College of Design.

A native Angeleno, Passenger currently makes Long Beach his base of operations. He is a photographer and printmaker who documents everything from daily life to the underground punk scene.

Skypager’s work is a highly developed craft merging elements of typography, punk rock, skating, street art, and all the other syndromes of a city such as Los Angeles. His clients include NIKE, STUSSY, and X-LARGE. He is a member of seminal L.A. skate crew Shred Team and all-Cali graffiti crew Lords.

YEM is an acronym for Y x ENERGY = MOTION. Once known as Krenz, he is reminded of this equation every time he inks his name. With roots back to the L.A. Bomb Squad, K2S, and the mastermind of AMseven, he has nothing to prove. Transferring himself to France in the early 90s, he wrote his way around Europe. Stamping his mark one ink stain at a time, his name is synonymous with substance. His works strive for meaning and awareness; insight is etched into each piece. Now back in Los Angeles, he continues the development of this high-risk craft, working against the ink of night.

Vyal is currently living in Los Angeles. He is constantly booked for live street art and mural work. His technique and imaginative iconography grace the walls of many communities throughout the city. He will be speaking on street art at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in L.A. this spring.

Sheak has been dj’ing in unique fashion throughout L.A., including stints at the Beauty Bar, Le Deux, Vermont, Barcade, and Monroe’s.

An Echo Park local, Dr. Jules is premiering his documentary on L.A. street art at the Battle of the Year Festival in Montpellier, France.

Rendition refers to an interpretation of culture in Los Angeles, translated by the artists and presented in a visual form. For some of the artists in this exhibition, rendition alludes to the fact that some of their creative work, as in the case of street art, is often rendered, made to disappear, its whereabouts unknown. For others, rendition is literal: the rendering of an image fed by the experience of living in this city.

The opening reception takes place June 9, 7:00 – 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation LA Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The show will remain up through June 30.

Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The new Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge urban artists from across the globe. Due to success and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard location to Helms and National near the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. and by appointment -310.815.8840. For more information, visit www.scion.com/space.

About Scion:Scion is the newest line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Developed with a new generation of youthful buyers in mind, Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products, the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level. The Scion brand features three groundbreaking models: the all-new xD subcompact five-door; the xB, an urban utility vehicle with an iconic shape; and the tC sports coupe. For more information, visit www.scion.com.