Unusual Timeline
The PatchUp Mural Sessions
Earth Signs04.05 2009
Cherry Blossom Festival 2009
So those of you who live in Philadelphia might know about the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Teahouse in Fairmount Park.
A few of us went there to check it out, and although my camera ran out of batteries in the first 10 minutes of getting there, it didn’t matter because the whole event can easily be summed up by this youtube video:
Next year I want to see you all there!
04.02 2009
THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Bill Daniel *opening TONIGHT 4/03*
Filmmaker, photographer, and artist, Bill Daniel presents “The Great Depression”.
Culminated from over twenty-years of work and cross-country travels, “The Great Depression” is a mixed media gallery show that has evolved from the on-going Sunset Scavenger project. The gallery will be jammed with a mix of Bill’s photography – from murals to snapshots, a mash-up wall of found things + friends’ work, a video projected onto signal flags, and some stuff that he’s been dragging around from state to state, waiting for a place to stick it up.
ALSO on SATURDAY April 4th 7:00pm @ Space 1026
Join Bill for a special screening of his epic and beautiful documentary, “Who Is Bozo Texino?” The black and white film shot in 16mm and Super8mm over 16-years chronicles the search for the source of a ubiquitous and mythic rail graffiti– a simple sketch of a character with an infinity-shaped hat and the scrawled moniker, “Bozo Texino”– a drawing seen on railcars for over 80 years. Daniel’s gritty film uncovers a secret society and it’s underground universe of hobo and railworker graffiti, and includes interviews with legendary boxcar artists.
The night will also include musical performances by The Extraordinaires and Sweatheart.
04.02 2009
art from the pavement up
friday on chestnut street, i. brewster projects flips the script and presents: “art from the pavement up”…a group show featuring work from:
-rascal
-shira yudkoff
-collin reiff
-t.f. dutchman
-nteligent
-distort
-komar
-loser
-then
-…and late addition…poops
when: friday, april 3rd, 2009…6:00pm – 11:00pm
where: i. brewster…1824 chestnut street…philadelphia
sponsored by:
-mc jawn
-42 below
04.02 2009
“WHO IS BOZO TEXINO?” fIlm screening + THE EXTRAORDINAIRES & SWEATHEART
Join filmmaker BILL DANIEL for a special screening of his epic and beautiful documentary,
“WHO IS BOZO TEXINO?”
The black and white film shot in 16mm and Super8mm over 16-years chronicles the search for the source of a ubiquitous and mythic rail graffiti– a simple sketch of a character with an infinity-shaped hat and the scrawled moniker, “Bozo Texino”– a drawing seen on railcars for over 80 years. Daniel’s gritty film uncovers a secret society and it’s underground universe of hobo and railworker graffiti, and includes interviews with legendary boxcar artists.
The night will also include musical performances by:
THE EXTRAORDINAIRES
and
SWEATHEART
AFTER PARTY AT LITTLE BERLIN 1801 N. Howard St.
04.02 2009
HAVANA
Andrew Schoultz (New Ancient Structures, Space 1026, January, 2009)is participating in
Chelsea Visits Havana, an exhibition of American artists in Cuba, put on in conjunction with the 2009 Havana Biennial.
You can read more in today’s New York Times.
04.01 2009
DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SUING CORPORATIONS?
Is it a stretch to say this dress is a complete and total rip-off of my x-wave paintings? What should I do about this? Any lawyers out there? I’m serious.
Here is a link to the site where the dress is:
delias
Help Please
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
03.30 2009
YO – WHERE IS THIS BIG BOOTY CONVOY GOING?
… probably to Thom Lessner’s sweet new internet home page. Check it out!
Little known fact? – Thom Lessner is a famous egg painter.
03.29 2009
SYNESTHESIA @ THE PAINTED BRIDE
Synesthesia… a group exhibition opening April 3rd at The Painted Bride with a reception from 5 – 7pm.
Participating artists include: S. Damary Burgos, Roderic Coover, Matt Cue, Daniel De Jesus, Samantha Ernst, Art Fanega, Sofia Maldonado, Matt Neff, Mark Price, Dan One Polanco, Jacqueline Reis, Mario Rodriguez, John Schenk/Tantrum Tonic, Serendip, Daryl Raven Thompson, Shelley Thorstensen, Reade Vaisman, Michelle Wilson.
03.28 2009
SYNESTHESIA
This artwork smells/tastes/sounds/looks/feels great! Embrace the visual with all of your senses in an exhibition that blends the visual within a broader field of sensory perception. Guest curator Anabelle Rodriguez brings together a kaleidoscopic array of local and national artists who consider the scientific phenomenon of synesthesia, the blending of the senses.
Participating artists include: S. Damary Burgos, Roderic Coover, Matt Cue, Daniel De Jesus, Samantha Ernst, Art Fanega, Sofia Maldonado, Matt Neff, Mark Price, Dan One Polanco, Jacqueline Reis, Mario Rodriguez, John Schenk/Tantrum Tonic, Serendip, Daryl Raven Thompson, Shelley Thorstensen, Reade Vaisman, Michelle Wilson.
Independence Foundation Gallery for the Visual Arts
April 3 – May 16
Receptions: April 3 and May 1, 5pm-7pm
03.27 2009
NNNNNNNOTES FROM THE ROAD
I’m in LA. I saw Bob Odenkirk at the Rite Aide. I played it cool by pretending I didn’t hear him in a conversation about making pastrami. Anyway tomorrow night is another momentous night, Clare Rojas, Lydia Fong and myself have a show opening at New Image Art Gallery. The show is titled AMERICAN REALITIES. If you live in the LA area please come to the opening. If you know anybody that lives in California or Mexico tell them to come to the show too. Peggy Honeywell will be playing country folk music at the opening and I will be performing art jokes. See you there.
love
AJW