“After nine years, the annual Vice Photo Issue and Exhibition has become an anticipated cultural institution. This year, Vice’s Photo Issue is comprised entirely of still life photography – a departure from years past.
For the photography exhibit, opening August 14 at Scion Installation L.A., the curatorial reigns have been handed to Jonnie Craig, longtime staff photographer of the British edition of Vice magazine. About the theme of the show, Jonnie says: “The pictures gathered for this exhibition express youth in a number of forms—from train surfing to hiking in the woods to working a dead end job—every image acting as an entry of what I have experienced youth to be.” The featured photographers are Angela Boatwright, Asger Carlsen, Jonnie Craig, Jackson Eaton, Seth Fluker, Nicholas Haggard, Jerry Hsu, Kevin Long, Ross McDonnell, Sophie Mörner, Patrick O’Dell, Alex Olson, Valerie Phillips, Jared Ritz, Lele Saveri, RJ Shaugnessy, David Benjamin Sherry, Peter Sutherland, Patrick Tsai, Sean Vegezzi and Gavin Watson.”
The 2010 Vice Photo Show
Opening Reception August 14th, 7-10pm
Scion Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave. Culver City, CA 90232
Show runs from August 14 through September 4, 2010
“Janette Beckman’s photography exhibition marks the third artist installment at Project Space. Beckman culls works from her time in London during the punk era through the hip-hop decade in New York and Los Angeles. The show will feature artifacts and photographs of musicians, their fans and youth culture.”
Archive of Attitude
Opening reception: Thursday, August 12th, 7-10pm
Project Space
603 North La Brea Ave. Los Angeles CA 90036
Show runs from August 12 through September 5, 2010
Also…footage from Kevin Barnett’s doc Primer featuring Ed will be screened as well.
From OCMA:
“Exhibiting artist and professional skateboarder Ed Templeton talks art, life, and inspiration with Juxtapoz magazine co-founders Greg Escalante and CR Stecyk III, moderated by Joseph Dugan. Director Kevin Barnett will also present footage from his upcoming documentary, Primer, featuring Ed Templeton. Following the panel, Ed will be signing copies of his books Deformer and The Cemetery of Reason, both available at the Museum Store.”
Ed Templeton artist talk
Thursday, August 12th, 6-8pm
OCMA
850 San Clemente Dr. Newport Beach, California 92660
Free with museum admission
Always on the lookout for emerging talent, the ever vigilant Jonathan LeVine Gallery presents their Annual Summer Invitational group show featuring 13 upcoming artists as well as the Brazilian street art themed Two-Way Street which features a new generation of artists making their New York City debut.
“Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to announce the 2010 Annual Summer Invitational, a group exhibition featuring a fresh array of new work by thirteen emerging artists, exhibiting together for the first time at the gallery.
Participating artists include:
Alex McLeod, Andrew Hem, Becca Midwood, Evol, Judith Supine, Lola, Morgan Slade, Marco Mazzoni, Nate Frizzell, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Oliver Warden, Oscar de las Flores, and Tran Nguyen.
As with summer group shows in previous years at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, the 2010 installment offers a wide range of artistic styles, imagery, and International influences. Works featured in the exhibition include a variety of mediums ranging from traditional paintings and drawings to pieces created with elements of photography, collage, stencil, and digital media.”
Annual Summer Invitational
Opening reception: Wednesday, August 4th, 6-8pm
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th St. 9th Floor New York, New York 10010
Show runs from August 4 through August 21, 2010
Also…
“Jonathan LeVine Gallery in association with Choque Cultural gallery is pleased to present Two-Way Street, a group exhibition featuring work by four Brazilian street artists: Alexandre Tadeu Alves (aka Chivitz), João Paulo (aka NOVE), Márcio Penha (aka Presto) and Ramon Martins, in what will be their debut exhibition in New York.
Two-Way Street is the latest installment in what has been an ongoing cross-cultural dialog between Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York and Choque Cultural in São Paulo, Brazil. Work by the four artists in this show represent the new generation of street art coming out of São Paulo today, as these artists are younger than those who have previously exhibited here in the US.”
Two-Way Street
Opening reception: Wednesday, August 4th, 6-8pm
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th St. 9th Floor New York, New York 10010
Show runs from August 4 through August 21, 2010
Special thanks to the good lookin’ out Kim Huynh at Pitchblend Media!
From the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society:
“Sea No Evil, an art show benefit to raise awareness of the oceanic conservation needed through out the world. For the sole benefit of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to continue their aggressive campaigns to end the illegal whaling in Antarctica, the bloody seal hunt in Canada, dolphin slaughter in Japan and illegal shark finning in the Galapagos. What started as a misguided whale watching excursion, has become a powerful vein of support to create change and awareness touching the entire world. By bringing together like minded artists and art enthusiasts, we hope to give each observer the opportunity to be apart of a something bigger then one.
The action of many magnifies the voice of one.
Building upon the success of first two art show which raised over $85,000 combined, this year we have confirmed over 50 artists donating more then 70 pieces of art to be auctioned the night of Saturday, August 29th.”
New York’s Bill McMullen returns to Los Angeles with his usual brand of over the top pop-culture artistry and puts his money where his mouth is as he opens his latest show Checks Cashed at he HVW8 Art + Design Gallery on Melrose.
From the HVW8s:
“Checks Cashed is the new gallery show by beloved/notorious artist Bill McMullen, opening July 31st, 2010 at Los Angeles’ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery. Checks Cashed is all about subverting history with absurd pop-cultured imagery. The new work from the Southern California bred, NYC-based McMullen embraces both Situationism and situation comedy, landing in between with its confrontational black-and-white monochrome language of punk rock flyers and escort-service ads. It’s at once familiar, entertaining, and disturbing, especially to a new generation of consumers who’ve never had to deal with anything like the economic failure, war, or the environmental disasters of today.”
Checks Cashed
Opening reception: Saturday, July 31st,7-10pm
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036
Show runs from July 31 through September 14, 2010
Come As You Are
Opening reception: Thursday, July 29th, 7-9pm
PRISM
8746 W. Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069
Show runs from July 29 through September 4, 2010
If you happen to be on the Italian island town of Nuoro, or would like to make a quick trip out there, artist/skateboarder/good dude Ed Templeton gives you many a photographic reasons to visit the Museo d’Arte Provincia di Nuoro to check out his latest show Cemetery of Reason.
The Cemetery of Reason
Opening reception: Thursday, July 29th
Museo d’Arte Provincia di NuoroVia Sebastiano Satta, 1, 08100 Nuoro NU, Italia
Show runs from July 29 through October 3, 2010
Our close collaborator, inspiring curator and dear friend Aaron Rose relaunches his dream art and design school in New York City this July and August with the return of the Make Something!! workshops. Originally spawned from a joint venture between our film Beautiful Losers and the generous contributions of Nike Sportswear, this latest incarnation of the D.I.Y. workshops aimed at teens features world renowned artists (Os Gemeos, Todd James, Ari Marcopoulos and Jeff Canham amongst others) as well as creatives from Converse, Nike and Brand Jordan working with students to create in a variety of mediums in Lower Manhattan.
The workshops culminate with a celebration of the students’ artwork created during the classes with a parade at the world famous Rucker Park in conjunction with the World Basketball Festival Celebration Event in August.
Register and sign up for the month long workshop events here or here. Class schedule, teachers, details and more can be found at Makesomethingschool.com as well as from head teacher Aaron Rose below.
“Not sure if everyone knows, but for the last three years we’ve been doing D.I.Y. creativity workshops for teens under the banner of Make Something!! This summer we’re partnering with Nike, Jordan and Converse to open a five-week long “pop-up” school house in NYC filled with amazing classes taught by fantastic artists, designers, musicians and all around champs in their fields. I thought I’d put the word out as I’m pretty excited about it.
Just as a teaser we’re offering classes like this: Documentary photo with Ari Marcopoulos, puppet-making with Todd James, sign-painting with Jeff Canham, Costume design with Cassette Playa, a mural workshop with Os Gemeos…plus shoe and garment design with Nike/Converse/Jordan designers and many, many more!
Check out our website for info and dates as they develop.
Classes are filling up quick, but if anyone is New York-based and has kids who want to attend (ages 13-18), email us at <info@makesomethingschool.com> and we’ll try to fit them in.
“Join MOCA and the Southern California community for a special tribute to acclaimed actor, film director, and artist Dennis Hopper at the premiere of Dennis Hopper Double Standard. Curated by Julian Schnabel, Dennis Hopper Double Standard is the first American museum survey exhibition to showcase the remarkable body of work Hopper produced in a formidable career spanning over half a century.”
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