For those of you [like myself] who miss Larson’s posts on The Dump, you can check him out [+Jenkins & myself] on Mumble’s new project, CLUB MUMBLE.
Note to Bob K: Still concerned about having to wear Tommy Bahama and listen to Jimmy Buffet while blogging though….
Each year my favorite firm Pentagram issues a small holiday book as a greeting to its friends, clients and colleagues. This years was designed by Michael Gericke and his team, Merry Christmas.
Cody Hudson has a video and installation opening this week in the project room at Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago. It’s a “sculptural assembly of found objects and collected tambourines, entitled Too Late to Keep the Change, Too Late to Pay, and two video screens to create an environment of sight and sound that investigates the themes of hopefulness, euphoria and doom, community and solitude…”
December 12, 2008 – January 24, 2009
Andrew Rafacz Gallery
835 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago IL 60607
There’s only one man whose ever put a blade to my neck and lived to tell about it…. My man [and barber] Shorty at F.S.C. in NYC. He’s featured in today’s NYTIMES.
See you in a couple of months Shorty!
Chicago based graphic novelist Anders Nilsen has a solo show at LittleBirdGallery
Landscapes and Smoke
Anders Nilsen
December 6 – January 14, 2008
LittleBirdGallery
3195 Glendale Blvd, Atwater Village, LA
OK, I’m starting a new, super small, hopefully ongoing column over here at the art dump.com called TOPS – it might be a top 10 or top 5 or 3…. just depends. I’ll ask a question to one person and then post the answer. Here’s my first one featuring Jason Harvey of the band Dianogah.
QUESTION:
Hey jason, I need some new music, what have you been listening to? Send me your current top 10 list.”
ANSWER:
1. Andrew Bird (Weather Systems,
Mysterious Production of Eggs, Armchair Apocrypha)
2. LCD Soundsystem (Sound of Silver)
3. The Melvins (A Senile Animal,
Nude With Boots)
4. Dianogah (qhnnnl)
5. Jóhann Jóhannsson (Dis)
6. Low (The Great Destroyer)
7. Lupe Fiasco (Food and Liquor)
8. M. Ward (Post-War)
9. Battles (Mirrored)
10. Gojira (From Mars to Sirius)
We are playing two shows with Hum.
New Years Eve and New Years Day.
Are you coming? [ to chicago ]
M/M (Paris): Just Like an Ant Walking On the Edge of the Visible
November 21, 2008 – February 5, 2009
Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St, NYC
Aside from being a stand-up guy, Adam has one of the best houses I’ve ever stepped foot into… Check out his home and some other artist’s dwellings courtesy of www.theselby.com
Interesting exhibition at a rouge gallery space in downtown LA opens this weekend, with a month long program of various media:
Full of Light
OPENS SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8TH. 2008
610 S. MAIN ST. LA. CA. 90014
6 – 11 PM
Foundation Projects presents the final installation of Off-Register, a traveling group exhibition of experimental printmaking.The Off-Register exhibition showcases prints by a collection of international artists and graphic designers associated through the professional practice of commercial print design, but that do not consider themselves printmakers.
Featuring Robin Cameron, Michael Coleman, Justin Fines, Ryan Giese, Grotesk vs. Lowrider [collaboration], Steven Harrington, Maya Hayuk, Evan Hecox, Cody Hudson, Ben Loiz, Geoff McFetridge, Colin Metcalf, Andy Mueller, Michael Perry, Jon Resh, Joel Speasmaker, Todd St. John, Andrew Townsend, David J. Weissberg, WEWORKFORTHEM: Michael Cina + Michael Young [collaboration], and Rory Wilson.
Off-Register Portland
January 29th – February 22nd, 2009
Together Gallery
2314 NE Alberta St Portland, OR 97211
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, January 29th, 6-10pm
Check out photos from the previous installations and opening receptions here.
Wanted to tell you all that Jennifer and I just released a new batch of QL designs for the Holidays and to celebrate we’re doing a little promotional/give-away offer.
Wanted to let everybody up in Portland area know about Shelf Life, a group show that I’m in that opens this Thursday, October 30th at Together Gallery.
Here’s a couple links with some info about an ad campaign I just Illustrated for Goodwill. Big thanks for everybody at The Miller Group ( Goodwill’s ad agency ) for making this happen. Link 1: Press release and Link 2: TV spot.
I’m in a group show this friday at a new silk screen studio called Fresh Pressed. Hope to see you there.
Friday, Sept. 5th
4646 Hollywood Blvd
Los Feliz, CA. 90027
7-10pm
Also showing is: Rory Wilson, Sean Cassidy, Kime Buzzelli, and Frohawk Two Feathers
We at Foundation Projects have made available a select collection of prints from the OFF-REGISTER exhibition available for purchase. Along with prints by Maya Hayuk, Todd St. John, Steven Harrington and David J. Weissberg, we have made a select number of editions from Evan Hecox’s exclusive linocut print ‘Colfax Ave 11:20PM’ [limited edition of only 20] available online. We’ve also updated the stock with prints by Justin Fines, Grotesk vs. Lowrider, Michael Perry and Andrew Townshend.
Foundation Projects presents the third installation of Off-Register, a traveling group exhibition of experimental printmaking.The Off-Register exhibition will showcase prints by a collection of international artists and graphic designers associated through the professional practice of commercial print design, but that do not consider themselves printmakers.
Featuring Robin Cameron, Michael Coleman, Justin Fines, Ryan Giese, Grotesk vs. Lowrider [collaboration], Steven Harrington, Maya Hayuk, Cody Hudson, Evan Hecox, Ben Loiz, Geoff McFetridge, Colin Metcalf, Andy Mueller, Michael Perry, Jon Resh, Joel Speasmaker, Todd St. John, Andrew Townsend, David J. Weissberg, WEWORKFORTHEM: Michael Cina + Michael Young [collaboration], and Rory Wilson.
Off-Register Minneapolis
August 2-15, 2008
UMBER Studios
3109 East 42nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday August 2nd, 8-11pm
Check out photos from the Chicago installation and opening reception here.
Jennifer and I just posted all our new Quiet Life stuff for Spring/Summer 2008. Art Dumper, Christian Morin, did an amazing guest design for us. Check out thequietlife.com to see all the new stuff.
Foundation Projects presents the second installation of Off-Register, a traveling group exhibition of experimental printmaking.The Off-Register exhibition will showcase prints by a collection of international artists and graphic designers associated through the professional practice of commercial print design, but that do not consider themselves printmakers.
Featuring Robin Cameron, Michael Coleman, Justin Fines, Ryan Giese, Grotesk vs. Lowrider [collaboration], Steven Harrington, Maya Hayuk, Cody Hudson, Evan Hecox, Ben Loiz, Geoff McFetridge, Colin Metcalf, Andy Mueller, Michael Perry, Jon Resh, Joel Speasmaker, Todd St. John, Andrew Townsend, David J. Weissberg, WEWORKFORTHEM: Michael Cina + Michael Young [collaboration], and Rory Wilson.
Off-Register Austin
June 7-21, 2008
OKAY Mountain Gallery
1312 E. Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX
OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday June 7th, 7-10pm
Check out photos from the Chicago installation and opening reception here.
Rodan vs. Griffith, Katsuo Design and Foundation Projects have curated a group typography show of LA based artists + graphic designers, including a few members of The Dump. Works by: Andy Beach, Hershel Baltrotsky, Chris Bettig, Michael Coleman, Spencer Cross, Jeremy Dean, Liam Devowski, Dutch Press, Chris Griffith, Katsuo Design, JRF, Delmy Loy, Trace Marshall, Andy Mueller, Christian Morin, Silas Munro, Skyrocket Studio, Jawsh Smyth, Matt Sohl, Joel Speasmaker, Zoe Strauss, Steve Sueoka, Rory Wilson.
Friday, May 30th, 7pm-midnight
Rodan vs. Griffith
8207 W. 3rd Street, West Hollywood, CA
