Where: Temple bar
Date: 2007-08-31 00:00:00
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The wild wonderful amazing Paris-based octet blends gypsy, klezmer, jazz and world music.
Where: yahoo!
Date: 2007-07-11 19:00:00
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Eric Steuer is the creative director of Creative Commons, where he develops the organization's media and culture projects. He is a contributing editor for Wired magazine, where he has written about the implications of digital culture on music and the concept of the "Infinite Album," whereby one album becomes a long shelf of songs and products, each carrying its own release date, distribution path, and price tag. A co-founder of Sneakmove Recordings, Eric is also a member of Meanest Man Contest, a hip-hop group with upcoming releases on Plug Research and Gold Robot Records. Eric will discuss Reusable Culture. He'll look at ways that people around the world contribute to and draw from the massive pool of creative work on the Web to expand and enhance the worlds of art, education, and science. ****** Creative Talks presents outstanding designers and artists, addressing current creative issues, processes and methods. It's a forum for Los Angeles area designers to meet, get inspired, and learn from each other. Snacks, beverages, and socializing starts at 7:00pm. The talk starts at 7:30pm. Creative Talks is free and open to the public, but please RSVP (so we can make building security happy and make sure that everybody gets a seat and parking). Please select "I'm attending" to the right if you want to join in the fun.
Where: Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Date: 2007-05-14 00:00:00
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Shrinking shelf space…fickle broadcast deals…unpredictable consumer habits. These are just a few of the challenges facing the consumer products industry today. Now, more than ever, a forum is needed where the consumer products industry can meet to celebrate their community, champion their work and offer each other critical support. At Kidscreen West you will find: Breakthrough Insights: Get the latest trend analysis and consumer intelligence The Retail Perspective: What you need to know to get in the retail door In-Depth case studies: Provide concrete learning on HOW vs. WHAT they did Unbelievable Networking: Interact with industry leaders and like-minded colleagues during roundtables, Q&A opportunities, meals, breaks and parties and… The Loews Santa Monica: Great location…beautiful vistas…poolside meetings…need we say more?
Where: Santa Monica Pier
Date: 2007-09-16 12:00:00
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Whether young or old, food lovers everywhere who want to sample the variety of delicacies offered in this amazing seaside town need look no further than the 6th Annual Taste of Santa Monica. This fun-filled food festival is hosted by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and scheduled for Sunday, September 16, 2007 from 12-4 pm at the historic Santa Monica Pier on Ocean Avenue. Featuring an eclectic mix of up to forty restaurants serving dishes sure to tease one’s taste buds, guests can eat to their heart’s content knowing that all food at the event is included with their entrance ticket ($40 for adults and $10 for children 4-10 years old). For guests who wish to pair their delicious treats with a fine glass of wine, separate tickets are available on the day of the event for the popular wine garden located within the event site (priced at $15 per person). Garden revelers have unlimited in-and-out access to the area, so they can continue to indulge both their palettes and appetites. A cash bar set up at the center of the pier deck will keep drinks flowing throughout the event.
Where: Copro Nason Gallery
Date: 2007-05-12 20:00:00
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Free Travis Louie’s paintings come from the tiny little drawings and many writings in his journals. He’s created his own imaginary world that is grounded in Victorian and Edwardian times. It is inhabited by human oddities, mythical beings, and otherworldly characters who appear to have had their formal portraits taken to mark their existence and place in society. The underlining thread that connects all these characters is the unusual circumstances that shape who they were and how they lived. Some of their origins are a complete mystery while others leave clues to their stories. A man is cursed by a goat, a strange furry being is discovered sleeping in a hedge, an engine driver can’t seem to stop vibrating in his sleep, while another man overcomes his phobia of spiders. Using inventive techniques of painting with acrylic washes and simple textures on smooth boards, he’s created portraits from an alternate universe that seemingly may or may not have existed. Biography Travis Louie was born in Queens , New York , about a mile from the site of the 1964 World’s Fair. His early childhood was spent making drawings and watching “Atomic Age” Sci-Fi and Horror movies as well as marveling at 1950’s memorabilia such as the rocket ships, super heroes, giant monsters, and old pulp art covers . Travis went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn , New York , and graduated with a degree from the communication design dept. with the intent on pursuing a freelance illustration career. The work wasn't as rewarding as he had anticipated and after a few years freelancing, he created a body of paintings and began showing them in local art galleries. The visual style of his work is mostly influenced by the lighting and atmosphere of German Expressionist and Film Noir. Films from directors like F W Murnau, Fritz Lang, Orson Welles, Robert Siodmak, Robert Aldrich, Jacque Tourneur, and cinematographer, Greg Toland, had a great effect on the way he wanted his paintings to look.
Where: Sheraton Delfina
Date: 2007-08-11 00:00:00
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Visit Academy of Art University in Southern California! LOCATIONS: Orange County Saturday, August 11th, 2007 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Westin South Coast Plaza 686 Anton Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Santa Monica Sunday, August 12th, 2007 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sheraton Delfina 530 West Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 Pasadena Monday, August 13th, 2007 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM The Westin Pasadena 191 North Los Robles Pasadena, CA 91101 You will have the opportunity to: * Learn about our undergraduate & graduate programs * Meet with academic staff, admissions and financial aid reps * Have your portfolio reviewed (optional) * Meet our alumni * View our online class demonstrations * Learn about our scholarships & payment plans We guarantee campus housing for all students! This event is FREE. To attend, visit us at www.academyart.edu or call 1.800.544.2787
Where: Ken Edwards Center
Date: 2007-08-08 19:00:00
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Getting representation is hard enough, but what type of representation to retain can be just as difficult. A panel of agents, managers, and attorneys describe their different responsibilities and powers. This is a perfect opportunity to ask industry veterans about the best methods for gaining, keeping, and working with representation. Speaker: Ken Sherman TO REGISTER: Call California Lawyers for the Arts at (310) 998-5590, or send an email to us (including your contact information) at UserCLA@aol. com General office hours are from 10:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Please register at least 24 hours in advance so we can expect you. Limited space available! ADMISSION: $20 ($10 with membership that costs $20) Visit our website! http://www.calawyersforthearts.org Become our MySpace Friend! http://www.myspace.com/calilawarts California Lawyers for the Arts is a non-profit service organization providing legal services and information for the arts community since 1974. The opinions expressed in any of our events and programs shall not be construed to represent the opinions and policies of California Lawyers for the Arts.
Where: Santa Monica Playhouse
Date: 2007-08-12 19:30:00
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A delightfully interactive restaurant-themed improv game as "waiters" take the orders and dish up the laughs. Waiters in Training (WiT) brings its East Coast Style short form improvisational comedy to Santa Monica Playhouse. WiT is interactive improv at its most fun, as audience members choose the improv games in a monthly changing restaurant-themed menu while the "waiters" take the orders and dish up the laughs all night long! This show is unlike any other in the L.A. area. Players: Sean Dashner, Joaquin Garay III, Jessica Manuel, Jackie Nico, Jay Preston, Jen Tobin, Matt Webber Host: George Caleodis Production Stage Manager: Mike Darling Produced by: Waiters in Training and Founder/Creator: Jay Preston All Ages Tickets $15. Call 310-394-9779 ext.1 or online at SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com
Where: Temple bar
Date: 2007-09-13 23:00:00
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Superlitio will be performing at Temple Bar in Santa Monica on Sept 13th. They'll be on stage around 11pm. I will try to make it to the show if I get out of work early... Tickets are only 10 bucks... See ya there...
Where: Sheraton Delfina
Date: 2007-08-11 00:00:00
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Visit Academy of Art University in Southern California! LOCATIONS: Orange County Saturday, August 11th, 2007 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Westin South Coast Plaza 686 Anton Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Santa Monica Sunday, August 12th, 2007 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sheraton Delfina 530 West Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 Pasadena Monday, August 13th, 2007 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM The Westin Pasadena 191 North Los Robles Pasadena, CA 91101 You will have the opportunity to: * Learn about our undergraduate & graduate programs * Meet with academic staff, admissions and financial aid reps * Have your portfolio reviewed (optional) * Meet our alumni * View our online class demonstrations * Learn about our scholarships & payment plans We guarantee campus housing for all students! This event is FREE. To attend, visit us at www.academyart.edu or call 1.800.544.2787
Where: The Temple Bar
Date: 2007-09-25 21:00:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2007-11-28 19:00:00
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Where: Temple bar
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
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Chrisette Michele's sound is passionate and inviting with remnants of gospel and jazz.
Where: Best Western Hotel Santa Monica Www.officialebayguru.com
Date: 2008-01-06 00:00:00
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Nationally Recognized Expert and eBay Guru Greg Kusch Reveals His Insider Secrets and Tips to Successful eBay Sales and More at His Santa Monica, California Appearance JANUARY 5TH 2008 By PR Newswire SANTA MONICA, Calif., OCTOBER 19thh 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Monica native Greg Kusch, the author of the new book "The Guru's Guide to eBay," will reveal his secrets for success and insider's knowledge in Santa Monica, California on JANUARY 5TH 2008. Attendees will learn from the master "The Basics of Buying on eBay" and "Beyond the Basics," as well. These courses give new or inexperienced eBay users the tools they need to become successful eBay sellers and entrepreneurs. Having founded the first upscale eBay chain of brick-and-mortar drop-off franchises that will be available nationwide called We'll SELL It (We Will SELL Anything franchises will be available first quarter 2008), Kusch also helped develop proprietary eBay-compatible software. He's masterminded a system to get a higher price than the average seller on eBay. Greg's the "go-to" eBay expert for Hollywood stars and celebrities at his We'll SELL It Beverly Hills, California store. Kusch has been featured on national television, radio, the Internet and other media outlets. He is internationally known as the "eBay guru." Now that eBay has more than 212 million registered users: -- There are over 1.3 million eBay users who use eBay as their primary or secondary source of income; -- At any given time 50 million items are available worldwide; -- Over 5 million items are added everyday; -- A digital camera sells every minute; -- The most expensive item sold on eBay was a Gulf Stream II Jet for $4.9 million; -- Only 8%-10% of all eBay users are sellers. These facts and a wealth of insider's information will be offered by nationally recognized eBay expert Greg Kusch, who will divulge secrets and tips to successful eBay sales. There's a high demand for individuals wishing to learn the tricks of eBay. At the summit, Greg will explain and demonstrate his proven techniques for success on eBay. He has sold thousands of items and researched everything from human buying patterns to developing different auction strategies. Greg is kicking off his first eBay training seminar on Sat., January 5th 2008 in Santa Monica, 9am - 12pm (basic beginner course); 1:30pm - 4:30pm ("Beyond the Basics" advanced course with secrets and tips) - $124.00 plus $15.00 materials fee per class and a two-course combination special for $199. BASICS OF BUYING & SELLING ON eBay Best Western Hotel, 1920 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, California 90404 9am - 12pm BEYOND THE BASICS OF SELLING ON eBay 1:30pm - 4:30pm Register NOW at http://www.officialebayguru.com/ or call 310-712-2555. Greg's new book, "The Guru's Guide to eBay," will be coming soon to bookstores everywhere and features step-by-step tips and secrets to winning the online auction game. Media Contact: Craig Melone 310-430-0746 or OFFICIALEBAYGURU.COM This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com. SOURCE Hands On PR Copyright 2007 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved
Where: McCabe's Guitar Shop
Date: 2007-12-02 21:00:00
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Tom Paxton emerged from the same 1960s folk movement that produced artists such as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Bob Dylan. His music, written with elegant and touching simplicity, carries messages of justice, hope and empowerment.
Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-01-16 19:30:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-01-10 19:00:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-01-22 19:00:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-02-05 19:30:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-02-19 19:30:00
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'Peony in Love' is a charming coming-of-age novel. Peony is a 15-year-old girl in 17th-century China who is engaged to someone she does not know and in the long run Peony's yearning for a love of her own gets her into trouble.
Where: Highways Performance Space
Date: 2008-02-01 20:30:00
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XXXTUBE.COM LIVE Pleasure, Performance, Porn FEBRUARY 1st, 2nd, & 3rd (Los Angeles, CA) – GLAAD Award nominated performance artist Ian MacKinnon and Highways Performance Space bring you, XXXTUBE.COM LIVE. Three nights of Gay male solo performance, centered on video clips from the Internet site XTube.com. Dates and ticket prices are as follows: Friday February 1st, and Saturday February 2nd at 8:30 PM. Tickets: $20, $15 for students/members. Sunday February 3rd at 7:30 PM. Tickets: $15/$10 for students/members. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404. For tickets and information call: (310) 315-1459 or visit: www.highwaysperformance.org In this totally uncensored show, Gay men log on live, on stage, to connect to the fastest growing Internet porn phenomenon, XTube.com. Barely 1-½ years old, XTube has over 2 million active users, and close to 1 million of them is gay. This weekend of short solo pieces by local Gay male performers, poets, comics, spiritual practitioners, and activists examines, lampoons, and exposes the most provocative clips the site has to offer. We will all get a close look and surf together when the theatre’s wall is transformed into a giant computer screen, opening a window into amateur lives, diverse body types, extreme fetish, gay for pay journeys, orgies, raw scenes, public sex, and vintage porn. Six different gay men will provide some kinky, funny, smart, sexy, raunchy, meaty, gay soul fun. Click here if you are 18+
Where: McCabe's Guitar Shop
Date: 2008-03-09 19:00:00
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Peter Himmelman has a zealous worldwide fan base that has developed over the course of his 15-year recording career. He has been compared to such New Wave singer/songwriters as Elvis Costello & Joe Jackson.
Where: 14 Below
Date: 2008-02-12 22:30:00
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Where: 14 Below
Date: 2008-01-25 00:00:00
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This is a gala evening paying tribute to the miracles of New England sports history.
Where: Aero Theatre
Date: 2008-01-31 19:30:00
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The AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE will present the LOS ANGELES PREMIERE of THE REFLECTING POOL, the first groundbreaking investigative drama that challenges the official version of 9/11 events: A Russian-American journalist teams up with the father of a 9/11 victim to uncover shocking new information about the most controversial tragedy of our time. Drawn from established sources and based on verifiable facts, THE REFLECTING POOL is a thought-provoking study of a search for truth and the profound consequences of not looking for it any further than the nightly news. LA PREMIERE - AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE WHEN: Thursday, January 31 , 2008, 7:30 PM WHERE: Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA. TICKETS $10.00 at door or Fandango.com
Where: The Temple Bar
Date: 2008-02-13 20:30:00
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Nina Storey is an accomplished singer/songwriter, combining acoustic rock, folk and blues.
Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-04-03 19:00:00
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Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-04-08 19:00:00
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Where: Bodega wine bar
Date: 2008-02-27 18:00:00
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Join us for Digital Drinks at Bodgea bar in Santa Monica on Broadway at Lincoln. We'll chat and network about everything from the Oscars, to social networking, to upcoming summer movies. Bodega's happy hour runs from 5-7 pm, so we'll get there at 6 pm for $3 beer, and happy hour appetizer food discounts until 7. After 7, it's still Modelo Wednesday nite with Modelo in a can for $2. Digital LA organizes mixers for professionals in online advertising, marketing, entertainment, e-commerce. Stop on by for informal casual networking. Cause hanging out at bars after work is more fun than morning breakfasts. Friends and attendees work at Sony Pictures, FOX Interactive, MySpace, Google, Yahoo!, Disney, and other entertainment, studios, and tech companies.
Where: Tarryn Teresa Gallery
Date: 2008-03-29 18:00:00
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Santa Monica, CA - Tarryn Teresa Gallery is pleased to present “The Lines Are Drawn,” a site-specific installation inspired by the history of Bergamot Station. New York-based artist Ricky Sears employs sculpture and photography to examine issues surrounding Bergamot Station’s use as a former railway station. Tarryn Teresa Gallery selected Ricky Sears to address this topic as his work is consistently driven by the examination of preservation and change. Continually examining urban and suburban architectural space through site-specific installation work, Sears endeavors to document the changes occurring among individuals living in communities affected by redevelopment. His work engages architecture in order to understand the effect an individual has on interior and exterior space. Sears is also concerned with preserving the history and memory of both natural and constructed environments as the inevitable redevelopment of urban space continues. Bergamot Station was originally a stop on the Los Angeles & Independence Railroad/Pacific Electric Railway from 1875 – 1953. As a reference to “not in my backyard” opponents who see mass-transit as an encroachment to personal space by lower income residents, the show’s title, The Lines are Drawn, is taken from the phrase that is used to suggest boundaries. Historically, train tracks have come to serve as a physical and metaphorical border that serves as the basis for saying that people come from either the ‘wrong’ or ‘right’ side. In this exhibit, Sears constructs imagery of train tracks by outlining their form with pins on the gallery walls. The shapes are reminiscent not only of tracks, but also of fences, ladders and other shapes that are open to interpretation. These pins are connected to the floor using string to create a three-dimensional form. The installation is there to be moved around and ‘crossed’ - provoking the viewer into thinking about positioning and ‘taking sides’. Sears’ decision to use repetitive forms and materials could also been seen as a reference to the repetitive and sometimes cumbersome process involved in making bureaucratic decisions. We are compelled to pose questions about public transport in a city that is in desperate need of a more efficient system. Who makes the final decisions and for whom? What are the wider cultural implications? These are all possible questions that are presented by the work. The orientation of the shapes on the gallery floor is based on aerial photographs of Bergamot Station, effectively mapping the history and architecture of the complex and creating an abstraction of its blueprint. Through the use of string and thousands of manually bent pins, the lines are literally “drawn” from wall to floor suggesting how boundaries, real or imagined, can manipulate personal and private space. In the gallery’s front room, Sears presents a unique collection of photo-emulsion works documenting his previously constructed site-specific installations. Being photo emulsions, they will change slightly over time due to their continued exposure to light. Although the photographs are an attempt to preserve temporary constructions, the pictures, like the installation subjects, are non-archival and will disintegrate over time. Therefore, these particular photographs reference the impermanent qualities intrinsic to both photography and site-specific installations. Sears’ previous installations were all documented in a similar manner prior to their destruction. The images serve as an ongoing memory of the work and a historical reference to how photographs are used to document and preserve memory, both public and private. This documentation is part of an ongoing project and an integral part of Sears’ entire body of work. He uses it as a way to classify and record the history of architecture and the effect people’s decisions have on redevelopment and change. Sears has expanded his project to include residential houses that he photographs shortly before they are demolished. Similar to his installations, the photographs of these houses, next to memory, are nearly all that remain. Sears plans on photographing his installation at Tarryn Teresa Gallery to add to this ongoing project. So while his installation engages the history of Bergamot station and questions its current and possible future redevelopment, the photographs engage the installation itself as a separate architectural entity with its own history. About the Artist Ricky Sears earned his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. This is his first Solo Exhibit on the West Coast. He has previously exhibited at PS1 Contemporary Art Center in New York, a MoMA affiliate. Most recently, Sears participated in EAF07: Emerging Artist Fellowship at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens. He continues to work on the preservation of public and private space, including the creation of graphite on paper rubbings of interior floor surfaces in Harlem and Lower Manhattan, just prior to their destruction for redevelopment. About the Gallery Tarryn Teresa Gallery is a contemporary gallery committed to showing conceptually driven work. We represent both local and international contemporary artists working in all mediums. Our focus is on artists whose statement is in conscious alignment with their process - most importantly, those that challenge and intrigue the viewer on both conceptual and visual levels. Bergamot Station is the largest art gallery complex and cultural center in Southern California. Tarryn Teresa Gallery is located on the south end of the complex, near the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The gallery is open 11am to 5pm Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 4pm on Saturday, and by appointment. Admission and parking are free. For more information please contact Claressinka Anderson (310) 453-4752
Where: 14 Below
Date: 2008-03-13 22:00:00
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Where: 18th Street Arts Center
Date: 2008-04-12 10:00:00
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“100% OTHER: ARTISTS AND PSYCHO-DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS” continues yearlong examination of electoral issues at 18th Street Arts Center. In this election year, who will vote, who will be counted, who won’t be, who will be left out – and what will be the impact on the future of the nation? 18th Street Arts Center delves into these and other questions in “100% Other: Artists and Psycho-Demographic Transitions,” an art exhibition that tracks the connections and separations between our changing cultural landscape and our oftentimes lagging civic outcomes. The exhibition, which opens April 12 and continues through June 13, forms the second part of “Future of Nations,” 18th Street’s yearlong examination of issues related to the 2008 presidential campaign. It is curated by Tyler Stallings and includes works by Matthew Bryant, Cheryl Gilge, Perry Vasquez, Reggie Woolery, and Yasuko, as well as “Rich,” an installation in the project room by Kyungmi Shin, 18th Street 2008 artist fellow. 18th Street programs are supported (in part) by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, California Community Foundation, Durfee Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Jumex Foundation, L.A. County Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Peter Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs Division, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Other promotions by Artillery Magazine and Tu ciudad Magazine.
Where: Barnes & Noble Third Street Promenade
Date: 2008-05-10 14:00:00
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Where: Tarryn Teresa Gallery
Date: 2008-05-10 18:00:00
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Gary Palmer: Distilled Landscapes Artist’s Reception: May 10th, 6-8 pm Exhibition runs May 3rd through May 30th Santa Monica, CA - Tarryn Teresa Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Los Angeles-based artist Gary Palmer. In this site-specific installation of his paintings, Palmer presents his work as a continuous line of interconnected canvases that wrap around the gallery walls. Palmer's unique response to the gallery space highlights both his process as a painter and how this translates into the flowing, gestural nature of his work. The individual paintings are connected to create one unbroken landscape which is interpreted as a single, continuous black line of sumi ink.