Joshua Petker
Already started looking for that perfect Christmas gift? Here's a great one. Joshua Petker is taking portrait commissions till August for holiday '09 delivery. Contact him.
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CADAVER CORPSE TONIGHT
We are hosting Cadaver Corpse, curated by Tessa Perutz this month at 1026. This show of exquisite corpse drawings features work by Justin B. Williams, Eddie Martinez, Cody Hudson, Kathy Grayson, Chris Lux, Jayson Musson and a ton of other good people. Stop by from 7-10pm. MORE HERE. |
Paul Wackers
PAUL WACKERS SOLO TOURNESOL EXHIBITION <-- opens next Friday July 10th at The Luggage Store. Can't wait. Love his work... THE TOURNESOL AWARD administered by Headlands Center for the Arts and funded by an anonymous donor, was established to recognize one emerging painter each year, and support them in taking the first major steps towards establishing their career in the Bay Area. The goal of this award is to provide the artist with the financial and community support to assist their artistic development in the critical years after school.
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Matt Furie
We're working on a Matt Furie interview and wanna know what you'd ask the man. Got a question you wanna ask? Email it to us: news(at)fecalface.com w/ subject "Furie Feels Funny". |
On The Water
As you read this, me and the little lady are on the water taking a much needed rest. Doing some INSTANT BLOGGING though... Even taking a break we can't take a break from the Fecal. It's a sickness. |
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AFFEX VENTURA <-- Danish artist born 1980. Works and resides in Copenhagen. The work is familiar and unique. Nice.
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ClipOProduct Review
Hanging out w/ Fish and saw this nice summer time cruiser from Creature Skateboards.
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Isaac Lin and Andrew Jeffrey Wright TONIGHT, Bklyn
Cinders has a show of new works by these two Philadelphians opening up tonight, 7-10 pm on Havemeyer St in Williamsburg. Check it out. |
ClipODay
Ever wanted to get WAY TOO CLOSE TO A TOOTH? |
Hamburger Eyes
EXODUS - HAMBURGER EYES @MINNA OPENS THURSDAY <-- loads of photos with sizes ranging from 8x10 inches to 8x10 feet will be on display from 6-2am. Not only the good times and good photos, if all went according to plan, they'll be releasing a new issue that many of you helped to make happen through donations. 111 Minna @2nd downtown. 6pm-2am
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French in Denmark
HEY ALL YOU AMSTERDAMN PEOPLE OUT THERE! <-- A show you should see opens Friday... The London based skater and metal maven's artist Richard Sayer, a.k.a French who we interviewed 2 years ago and also did an interview podcast with last year (you hear his death metal mix?!) has a show opening this Friday at the Wieden & Kennedy advertising agency - Amsterdamned office. We'll be posting some photos from the opening next week. Get there. Wanna see your photo up on Fecal Face.
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Ocean Beach
OCEAN BEACH AT NEEDLES AND PENS <-- opens Thursday featuring works from artists who "thrive in and around the coastal zone"... artists like CHARLIE CALLAHAN, JAY NELSON, RACHEL KAYE, and many more. (6-9:30pm) 3253 16th St.
 Jay Nelson
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M. Maxwell
San Diego based Mike Maxwell is hard at work for his 2 person show w/ Paul Chatem (see work in progress). The show "Until The Whistle Blows" open July 11th @The Shooting Gallery.
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NICOLA VERLATO <-- Born in Verona, Italy in 1965. Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York... We've linked up his amazing oil paintings before. Would love to see them in person. Intense.
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Thurs Word to Mother
U.K. based illustrator and painter Word to Mother (check last year's show at Stolen Space) comes to Fifty24SF in San Francisco this Thursday 7/2 with the show "Young Mind, Old Soul" - Thursday July 2nd (7-9:30pm) 252 Fillmore St. @Haight
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John Casey at Bell Jar
We take a look around the shop Bell Jar on 14th and also get a good look at Oakland based John Casey's show running now in their back gallery. PHOTOS.
 John Casey @BellJar
 Bell Jar's owner Sasha Wingate
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Jack Hanley
PHOTOS <-- from a group show at Jack Hanley here in San Francisco featuring works from Harrell Fletcher, Donald Urquhart, Chris Johanson, and Jon Pylypchuk.
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MWM : Parallel Universe
My friend MWM put up a wrap up post on his recent trip to, and show in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Looks like a blast! |
Mi Ju @FFDG
PHOTOS FROM MI JU'S OPENING AT FECAL FACE DOT GALLERY <-- as part of our IN-N-OUT series. Mi's work is incredible and the closer you get the better it is. Most of the time with paintings of this scale the opposite is true. We're so impressed we offered her a show for April 2010, and she said yes! One of the best painters we've seen in a while. Amazing work.
 Mi Ju in front of her work
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Michael Sieben's New Book
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU <-- is a new book out mid-July published through Gingko Press and Upper Playground featuring 96 pages of work from our buddy Michael Sieben. I could tell you all about it, but check our preview and have a look yourself. $19.
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Free Fridayz
So much going on so far this summer with IN-N-OUT @FFDG and we're dropping the ball on Free Fridayz. We'll be posting up this week's theme: Summer Party on Thursday this week. Get your Summer Party themed drawings in soon for a chance at winning a copy of Michael Sieben's new book. freefridayz (at) fecalface.com |
David Choong Lee
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Mackenzie @Park Life
ALEXIS MACKENZIE AT PARK LIFE <-- we checked out her opening last Friday evening and took a few photos.
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Tempestade
POROUS WALKER has recently sent me an email with some rad new works. And if you're in the area, check out Hatch Gallery in Oakland for his new show with Mark Ingils Taylor opening the 3rd. Also the Hot Slump (his as well as Jay Howell and other's) latest show at OKMT in Austin, Texas is due to close on the 1st! So check it out! |
Pitchman
"Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman who boisterously hawked products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died." He was 50. No official word as to what has caused it yet, but it's thought to be a concussion. He was just on Conan, too. Strange how one follows the other! |
Werner's New Book June 30th
Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo <-- a book featuring Werner Herzog's diary as they were filming the great film Fitzcarraldo which is to be released June 30th. Read an excerpt from the forthcoming book here... If you've never seen the film, rent it tonight... True story: I blew a chance to have Thanksgiving dinner with Werner last year with a small group of people. I still can't believe how amazing that would have been... Totally blew it.
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Erik Mark Sandbreg
ERIK MARK SANDBERG <-- LA based Sandberg does incredible work and he has a new show opening up July 10th in Berlin at Johanssen Gallery... If you're over there, you're stoked. Read the press release (PDF), and check out Erik's work.
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Visit the Fecal?
There may be an opportunity for you and a friend to come out and visit Fecal Face for free- expenses covered. Keep checking back because you're not going to wanna miss that. |
English Kills
Bushwick is on fire! Tomorrow evening head over to this spot showing new work by Jason & Jason. English Kills is in a growing cluster of galleries residing off and around the Morgan L stop in Bushwick. Come out and support your local gallery! Oh and while you're in the area have Anthony make you a pie at Roberta's.
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Hamburger Eyes
Hamburger Eyes is about to unleash a new issue in the next week as well curating a show at 111 Minna opening July 2nd. Before you head down to Minna Thursday night, check out the show featuring work from Hamburger Eyes, Ray Potes with Mike Kepka and Ted Pushinsky @Exposure Gallery 6-9pm.
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Choong Lee in Arizona
San Francisco based David Choong Lee opens a solo show at the University of Arizona - Joesph Gross Gallery tonight.
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Alexis @Park Life
Alexis Mackenzie's (see her studio visit?) show NEVER BE SAD opens at Park Life Friday with a reception 7-10pm. Haven't been out there in some time, but we'll be there then. 220 Clement St
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Jackson Died?
Michael Jackson died today... Man, now I feel like an ass for retweeting this image today from Thrasher.
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ALISON BRADY <-- sweetly kinky and strange photos. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Alison Brady is an emerging artist that lives and works in New York City.
Brady is currently represented by Massimo Audiello Gallery, in New York.
She holds an MFA in Photography, Video, and Related Media from The School of Visual Arts (NYC).
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Mi Ju Tonight
MI JU OPENING TONIGHT @FFDG <-- not to keep beating a dead horse, but the paintings have to be viewed in person. Check the preview. 6-9pm - 66 Gough St |
What's in a name?
 FRITINANCY PONDERS THE NAME "FECAL FACE" <-- and maybe or maybe not why I choose it over 10 years ago. It's been so long, I don't even know anymore. I did write a blog post explaining it to a emailer a few months back... Nice writeup, Nancy. |
Isaac & Stereo
Our good ol' photographer buddy Isaac Randozzi is having a board release party at DLX for his Stereo boards this Saturday. Should be good. The Euro Adidas video is going to be shown as well as A Visual Sound and Tincan Folklore. Isaac also did DLX's window display as well. Shaka!
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Mr. Shore
Keith Shore updates his site with a large series of Dining paintings (people at the dinner table).
i have two done so far. they are 30x40, canvas paintings - oil, acrylic, gouache and spray paint.
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Portland
IDLE TIES <-- opens in Portland Thursday evening featuring work from San Francisco based artists:
Chris Duncan, Matt Furie, Jessica Trippe, Yellena James, Paul Urich,
Porous Walker, Rogelio Martinez, Derek Snodgrass, Tahiti Pehrson, Aiyana Udesen, & Jay Howell @Together Gallery. 6-11pm - Yay SF artists and me wifey!
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Mi Ju Opening Thurs
MI JU OPENING THURSDAY 6-9PM @FFDG <-- Week 3 already for Fecal Face Dot Gallery's Summer Series IN-N-OUT and we couldn't be any more pleased. We've hosted two great shows thus far. Jamie Nelson and Brett Amory... This week's (reception Thurs 6-9pm) comes from San Francisco Art Institute student Mi Ju. She's been here in the US studying for the last year hailing from Korea. She is an extremely talented 24 year old painter whose works are massive and intensely labor intensive. Takes her months to complete one of her 6 feet by 3 feet paintings. I think you're going to be impressed... So come down Thurs. Have a drink, meet Mi Ju, and of course, see her gorgeous work. Some of the best stuff we've seen in SF in some time. Thurs 6/25. 66 Gough St. (6-9pm)
 Mi Ju at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
 Amazing detail
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Ben Frost
BEN FROST AT BROOKLYNITE <-- Feast your eyes at the beauty of these saturated canvases and know fantasy only as a overwhelming consumer reality!
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Gen Arts: Turns 15
15th Anniversary Benefit will feature an exhibition of the works of over 60 artists including Kris Lewis, Dan May (who is so good) , Martha Cooper, Brandi Milne, Erik Otta and so many more. The pricing of admission might seem steep but if your are looking to buy some work you could could walk out with a steal on some benefit art pricing. |
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KATY HORAN <-- Since receiving her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003, she has shown her work in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Louisville. For now, she lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Wanna Go To Brazil?!
WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SAO PAULO <-- Upper Playground & Juxtapoz may give you 4 nights there. That would be sweet. |
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PETER MICHELLE <-- is an illustrator working out of Toronto. Lots of good work.
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Viner at Sloan NYC
DOUBLE COVERAGE OF JONATHAN VINER'S SHOW AT SLOAN FINE ART IN NYC <-- J.L. Schnabel got some photos and wrote a great review of the show with Ryan Morris also getting in there and covering this fantastic show. More.
 Jonathan Viner at Sloan NYC
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IN-N-OUT @FFDG
PHOTOS <-- from the opening of week two at Fecal Face Dot Gallery's IN-N-OUT summer series featuring the work of Brett Amory... Opening this week is San Francisco Art Institute student Mi Ju... She will be showing 3 large 6 feet by 3 feet intricate paintings along with some smaller work. Thurs. 6/25 (6-9pm)
 Brett Amory at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
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Win a Canon 5D - Day 19
LA based photographers and long time friends of Fecal Face, Jeremy and Claire Weiss, are holding an awesome contest for a chance at winning their used "but in great condition" Canon 5D. Join their Facebook group, submit your favorite lo-res photos by July 15th and they'll pick out their top 5 favorites and post them on their blog... From there they'll open up the voting to everyone and the winner gets themselves a great camera. Great deal! Get on it. Details
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ClipODay
A little video of Brett Amory at Fecal Face Dot Gallery (photos tomorrow). Unfortunately, his show is already finished, but up next is San Francisco student Mi Ju whose been here in the States for the last year from Korea. She'll be showing three 3'x6' paintings and maybe some smaller work as well. The reception for that show is Thursday 6/25 (6-9pm). Beer/ wine/ good times are all a given. 66 Gough St.
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AJ Fosik
PHOTOS <-- from AJ Fosik's show at White Walls here in SF. Took us a minute to get down there to view this amazing show featuring this Philly based artist's intense wooden sculptures.
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GREG GOSSEL @THE SHOOTING GALLERY <-- as we prepared for another IN-N-OUT show we sent our newest intern Liz Kaufman out with the camera down to the TL to get some shots of this show as well as AJ Fosik's at White Walls (photos up later today). This 27 year old designer from Wisconsin is doing familiar work and doing it well.
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Death After Life
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Kelly Allen
KELLYALLEN.COM <-- the site is a bit annoying to navigate, but the work is nice.
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Thanks
Thanks to everyone who came out to FFDG last night for Brett Amory's show. You can view it today from 3-6pm and Saturday 12-6pm. We'll be posting some photos and video on Monday... Serious dent on the Tecates. Damn... Mi Ju next Thursday... Oh what have we gotten ourselves into? Wasn't summer meant to be mellow?... No, we love it. Just need a day to recoup... Tonight see East Meets West @Baer Ridgway Exhibitions - John Casey @ BellJar - FART PARTY @ NEEDLES & PENS. |
Mike Giant in LA
Mike Giant will be showing some work and doing some live drawing at The Fast Life store on 3rd and Crescent in Los Angeles Saturday.
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More Banksy
Interested in his show in Bristol? HERE'S A BBC VIDEO GUIDED TOUR |
ClipODay
BIRDY NAM NAM - THE PARACHUTE ENDING <-- When Matt Furie emails and the subject reads awesome video!!!!!!, you know it's going to be good... The new video for the Parachute Ending by Birdy Nam Nam & produced by Justice. The video was directed by Steve Scott, creative direction, concept and illustration by Will Sweeney.
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JR
FACES OF THE FAVELAS <-- The French artist JR first made his mark in Rio de Janeiro last year, as giant posters of staring eyes started appearing on buildings in the city's oldest favela. Watch the slide audio slide show.
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Jon Clary and Bruce Wilhelm
JON CLARY & BRUCE WILHELM @ELEANOR HARWOOD SATURDAY <-- looks to be an interesting show. 7-10pm 1295 Alabama St.
 Bruce Wilhelm |
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FECAL FACE FLICKR POOL <-- below is a photo in there from Jess Gough... and hey, there's our Chicago correspondent Ryan Christian taken by Nicholas Venaglia... and then some nice work from neli0.
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Bergamot Station
There's a great group show running right now till July 3rd at Richard Heller in Santa Monica. Artists: Dereck Albeck, Hiro Kurata, Mars Mario Martinez, G Bradley Rhodes, Britton Tolliver, Sage Vaughn, and Oliver Vernon. 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica
 Dereck Albeck
 Mars |
ClipODay Fantastic!!
NEW TERRI TIMELY SHORT FILM - SYNESTHESIA <-- and it's freakin' great. Watch this gem.
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IPhone-ness
Broke down and ordered the new IPhone (good for this work thing we do)... Anyway, first they say it's going to arrive by today and then this weird hold gets put on it. It better be here by tomorrow! Anyone else seeing this weird-ness? |
IN-N-OUT
BRETT AMORY TONIGHT @FECAL FACE DOT GALLERY <-- our summer series IN-N-OUT with weekly shows coming and going for the next few weeks keeps chugging along. Tonight is a reception for Brett Amory's show running 6-9pm. People congregate, art is viewed, alcohol is drank, and good times are had by one and all! The show is also available for viewing Thur 3-9pm, Fri 3-6pm, Sat 12-6pm. See you tonight. 66 Gough St. -- also read an interview with Brett on Sour Harvest.
 Brett Amory tonight @Fecal Face |
B.F.F.
The Bicycle Film Festival kicked off last night in NYC, but tonight is the JOYRIDE ART SHOW which coincides with it every year. The show is spread out among multiple galleries in Manhattan but, of course, within bike distance. So check the locations, get on the whip and see some art... After party @Lit.
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Follow/ Lead
If you use Twitter and like it and like Fecal Face, combine the two and add us. It's an easy way to know what we're up to. |
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MUDCHICKEN.COM <-- is Vincent Pacheco from Redwood City who now lives up in Seattle. We're going to do a mini interview with him soon, but couldn't wait to share. Great stuff. Explore the site.
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49 Geary
JUNE'S 49 GEARY ART OPENINGS - PHOTOS <-- Megan Wolfe headed downtown the first Thursday of June to see what's crackin' at this grouping of galleries.
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Mel Kadel
LA based Mel Kadel updates her site with a grip of amazing new works for you to browse... We're also happy to say that she's showing at FFDG this September 10th and has a new zine out which you can order here. Check out the preview. Edition of 100 6" x 9" handmade book, 40 pgs.... Oh, and did you check out The Studio Visit with did with her and Travis Millard yet?
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"Utah" Gets 6 Months
UTAH GETS 6 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR GRAFFITI ON NYC SUBWAY CARS <-- A globetrotting graffiti artist and Fashion Institute of Technology student blamed for $100,000 in damage worldwide will spend six months in jail for tagging city subway cars... Danielle Bremner "UTAH" pleaded guilty to a felony criminal mischief charge Monday and was sentenced in Manhattan Criminal Court.... Harsh sentence. READ ON - More info here here... And what happens when the Vandel Squad meets up with former graffiti artists they busted back in the day? Something like this... Thanks for the email, Lori.
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Francis Ford Coppola & Tetro
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Bank-Sea
Every so often, art breaks out of its confines to become an event. People who would never normally go to a gallery do so; they feel part of it when they would otherwise feel excluded. The last time this happened was when Olafur Eliasson put a giant sun and a mirrored ceiling in Tate Modern and teenagers rolled around on the ground making shapes they could see reflected in the roof.
And it's happening now at Banksy versus Bristol Museum, the exhibition the elusive graffiti artist suddenly unveiled last week, in which he has his "remixed" the museum's own collection by putting more than 100 of his own artworks among it - by far the largest Banksy show to date, of work mostly never shown in the UK before ... READ ON |
Reverberations @Fifty24SF
PHOTOS <-- from this great show featuring works from NYC based artists Che Jen and Kenji Hirata at Fifty24SF. The show runs till June 25th... Our newest intern Liz Kaufman covers.
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IN-N-OUT Thursday
The IN-N-OUT train keeps on rolling this week with Brett Amory showing at Fecal Face Dot Gallery. His work will go up this Wednesday and run through Saturday with a reception on Thursday from 6-9pm. Beer and wine will be available as well as the artist present. Great work that is better seen in person as the details are great. Thursday 6/18 - 66 Gough St. 6-9pm
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Ascendants
Damon Ginandes creates murals and sculptural works. He recently completed a new installation at The Carlton Arms Hotel in Manhattan on East 25th Street. If you're in NYC check it out. Also browse some of his other work here.
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Mike Shine & Peralta
How baddass is that?! Our friend Mike Shine (his show @FFDG) was the subject of a short film by Stacey Peralta (DogTown and Z-Boys - Riding Giants) made for the "Inside/ Outside" exhibit at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art he had a few months back (photos). |
Love Bryan
In addition to being a NYC blogger here on Fecal, Bryan Derballa also does the great site, Lovebryan.com, and they've relaunched a new version of the site complete with... New posts automate to the front page as well as bigger photos, easy navigation and RSS feeds. Now it's a worthwhile space for a group of young photographers documenting life as they live it. Have a look for yourself. Worthy of a daily stop to see some interesting photography.
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Schoultz in LA
Missed this one, but if you're in LA, be sure to swing through Roberts & Tilton as SF based Andrew Schoultz is showing some new paintings and drawings. The show White Noise and Silence opened just this last Saturday... We'll see if we can scrounge up some photos. |
Best Buy
IMPROVE EVERYWHERE'S BEST BUY MISSION <-- has to be one of their best... Fifty "agents" enter a Best Buy in Manhatten all wearing the standard Best Buy uniform of blue shirt and kaki pants. If a customer walks up to them mistaking them for an employee and asks a question, you help them out but never say you're an employee... After 30 minutes of freaking of the staff, cops are called and hilarity begins. Quotes like "are you guys some sort of cult" to when a real employee was "told to go get some merchandise from the back, declared, "You should ask one of these other 50 people to do it!"... Check it out.
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IN-N-OUT
PHOTOS <-- from our first show at Fecal Face Dot Gallery as part of our summer series, IN-N-OUT, featuring the work of Jamie Nelson. Great work, fun opening... and up this week is the work of Brett Amory. The show runs all this week with a reception all set for Thursday evening from 6-9pm. Hope to see you there.
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen was on Fresh Air this morning, and it was great. He's about to release his 40th film, Whatever Works (6/19), starring the awesome Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm... You can listen to the great interview online right here. |
The Cavern
Kenny Scharf, a psychedelic painter who once shared a Times Square apartment with Keith Harring, unveiled his most recent Cosmic Cavern in Bushwick last week after a 20 year hiatus. The home/studio is tricked out with black lights and laced with hundreds of objects and appliances one would find roaming the curb-side trash piles of Brooklyn every friday. Click here to read more about this awesome installation.
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