If you are in Los Angeles come out and support the latest show, Transplants at THIS.
Transplants will be showcasing 10 renowned and award winning photographers, living and working in Los Angeles, but born and raised elsewhere.
This show is in conjunction with MOPLA.
Transplants opens tonight, 4/30/10 from 7-10pm and runs through 5/14/10.
You can preview images from the show here.
View map for directions.
Featured artists:
Experimental film maker, photographer and writer Richard Kern is coming to Canada. Studio Gallery proudly presents Kern’s first solo exhibition in Canada and his first full-career retrospective. The show will document works by the artist spanning the last twenty years. From his early films which were central to the Cinema of Transgression movement, to photographs from the 90′s which illustrate the early stages of his voyeuristic style of photography. Full details and information below. This show looks legendary.
Duration of Exhibition: 05.01.10 – 05.30.10
Opening Reception:
Saturday, 05.01.10 – 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Kern will be in attendance. This will be a free event.
Please RSVP for the opening reception by email to avery@studio.to or call 416-832-393
Artist Talk and Book Signing:
Sunday, 05.02.10. 7:00 – 9:00 pm
This evening will include a conversation between Bruce La Bruce and Richard Kern with a Q&A to follow.
$10 admission. Books will be available for purchase.
First Film Screening: Saturday, 05.15.10. 7:00 – 10:00 pm
$5 admission. Includes full exhibition and curator introduction.
Second Film Screening: Saturday, 05.22.10. 7:00 – 10:00 pm
$5 admission. Includes full exhibition and curator introduction.
Here is more info on this show.
Our friends Abby Portner, Jeremy & Claire Weiss and a slew of other artists are a part of a new book called Smoke Bath which has been curated by Peter Sutherland to help raise money for The Fresh Air Fund. Here’s what it’s all about:
“Smoke Bath is a collection of photographs and art work loosely based on the theme of camping/ nature/ exploring. The Fresh Air Fund is an independent, not-for-profit agency that provides free summer vacations to New York City children from low-income communities. The goal of smoke bath is to showcase the work of artists that are inspired by nature and raise money for freshair.org in the process.”
Smoke Bath is available here for only $25 or you can just straight up donate.
All proceeds go to to freshair.org.
107 Shaw is hosting yet another solid event. The Thursday Friday curated photography show Get Well Soon opens next Thursday, April 8th. Some participating artists include: Dallas Wehrle of Constantines, Jimmy Limit, Kristopher Helton, David Geeting, Phil Elverum and Nina Hartman. It’ll be up until April 26th. See you there.
Brooklyn based photographer, artist and art lover Jessica Williams has organized a zine library for our viewing pleasure. Check it out here. You can purchase her latest photography publication Glance, here.
Another Coppola has decided to stimulate our visual enjoyment. Photographer Gia Coppola, granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and niece to Sofia Coppola, co-directed beside Tracy Antonopoulos, the short film, Non Plus One. The short stars Gia’s cousin Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst and was created to celebrate the launch of fashion label Opening Ceremony’s spring 2010 line. The film is scored by Schwartzman as Coconut Records, providing the song Is This Sound Okay? from the album Davy. No need to adjust your audio, the first minute of the film is intentionally silent.
http://www.vimeo.com/9338991
01 Magazine is an independently owned arts and culture online magazine that encompasses contemporary art, photography, and fashion with a focus on emerging and established artists. 01 Magazine is based in Vancouver, Canada and is published online bi-monthly. The “01” Group Exhibition will be presented at the 107 Shaw Gallery in Toronto on March 11th, as an extension of the magazine, featuring works by artists and who have inspired them in their craft.
Free Stuff from Craigslist.org is a book compiled by LA based photographer Jimmy Collins. There’s some crazy shit that people are willing to give you for free on Craiglist. Jimmy has done his research and found such shit. Why pay when you can get it for free?
Download a PDF copy of the book for free HERE.
Check out Jimmy’s other photography books HERE.
Davida is an awesome photographer with great ideas and an amazing mind. She’s an old Toronto friend of mine. We used to exchange our thoughts of everything via phone call, daily. Our busy lives caused us to lose touch. I’ve been told she’s spending time in LA these days. I should really reach out to her. She fucking rules.
Check out her site HERE.
If you are in LA, check out the group show that Davida is in. click HERE for more info.
u dont no what pain is is a split screen video piece featuring Silence of The Lambs and Screwed. It was on display in the bathroom at Whitney’s Bi, August 2009
http://www.vimeo.com/7071968
New series of work by LA photographer Alex Prager.
Musical guests The Petrojvic Blasting Company will play some sweet Baltic music at the after party.
