here’s a rare weekend post to celebrate a record breaking traffic day yesterday as well as to point out a lot of great openings tonight in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. earlier in the week we mentioned the Brian Viveros/Dan Quintana/Bad Otis Link triple header in Santa Monica, and jesus satan also highly recommends Corey Helford Gallery’s opening for both Michael Mararian’s “Youth Parade” and Miso’s “The Cold Returns”. Mararian’s current project looks incredibly intense and wickedly funny, just the way i like my women art. there are also something like fourteen other shows tonight, so check out Sour Harvest for a fairly thorough rundown on what’s what, where and at what times. Sour Harvest also emails a great weekly newsletter on recommended art openings, so sign up for that shit here. then i don’t always have to be the one telling you what to do, where to go, how to dress, etc…. i mean, what am i, your mom?
Michael Mararian - Semper Fi
Michael Mararian - Medieval Times
Miso - Opossum Queen
aww… Supes, don’t get yourself down! there’s a New Year coming! to celebrate the holidays, Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City is having two festive openings that have absolutely nothing to do with xmas. this coming Saturday is a fun little group orgy opening featuring multi-plane paintings from fifty of Helford’s all-stars, including Van Arno, the lovely Ana Bagayan, Gary Baseman, Buff Monster, Luke Chueh, Coop, Korin Faught, Sylvia Ji and just a shit ton more. there should be jusssssttt enough holiday cheer for everyone, and if you’re still not feeling the fucking spirit, then a week later Immortal Artifacts from Kukula opens. it will probably be chock full of naughty NSFW paintings and sketches of, um, precocious little girls. it’s bound to be a delightful show, although unless you want to spend your holidays in federal prison, i would avoid having your picture taken at that one, especially by the pedophilia net trying to look inconspicuous in the unmarked van parked across the street.
i’ve mentioned this opening before, but holy fuck is this flyer from Van Arno amazing. see you at Corey Helford (8522 Washington Blvd, 90232) tomorrow night, America.
WTTD fav Coop is debuting his Lil’ Mort vinyl toy figure at Munky King (7308 Melrose Ave, 90046) tonight from 7-10. pretty cool looking, especially the clear one… wish i had some money. fucking economy. check out our gallery from Coop’s recent gallery opening at Corey Helford here.
LIL’ MORT RELEASE PARTY
10.1.09
Thursday, October 1st, 2009, 7 – 10 pm
Munky King Gallery
Renowned artist COOP teams up with Munky King to drop his coveted first vinyl toy, LIL’MORT! Join us as COOP brings Death to Life with a touch of lowbrow defiance. Based on the original painting shown recently at his solo at the Corey Helford Gallery. The piece takes its name from the French phrase, “Le Petit Mort”, a metaphor for the spiritual release one experiences from orgasm. COOP is considered one of the pioneers of the Pop Surrealist movement, and now his vision is available as a limited edition vinyl.
Coop came out to Los Angeles from Bixby, Oklahoma in the late 1980s and quickly became regarded as one of the preeminent underground artists of his time. Known for his prolific poster work, custom font stylings for House Industries, as well as his iconic imagery of devil girls, smoking devil, and cars, Coop has solidified his place in pop-culture history.
Get a chance to meet the legend himself with original art, prints and other new goodies on hand! Available at very limited quantities will be the Munky King exclusive clear colorway and the black colorway.
Music Provided by DJ R-Rated & Colby.
jesus. fucking. christ. how hot is this? preview for the upcoming Melissa Forman show at Corey Helford (8522 Washington Blvd, Culver City, 90232) on October 3rd, who has a dual opening with Van Arno. there is more of the amazingness this coming fall and winter at the space on the preview flyer below, including gallery openings from Andrew Brandou, Shag, Ron English, Natalia Fabia and lots more.
Buff Monster and his amazing technicolor paint coats are closing out a summer of shockingly-goodness at Corey Helford Gallery (8522 Washington, 90232) with an opening for his Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile collection tomorrow night. (check out our photo galleries for some of the highlights from a few of the recent shows at Helford, like Korin Faught and Coop.)
also, Helford currently has one of my favorite Luke Chueh prints up for sale. go buy it, America. (Chueh has a much anticipated opening on the 9th at Gallery 1988 LA, too. more to come on that…)
pretty slick looking opening from celebrated animator Carlos Ramos tonight at Corey Helford in Culver City. go for the art, stay for the culture. and by culture i mean free booze.
as per usual, Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City has some absolutely fantastic openings coming up over the summer. tomorrow night is a premiere for the haunted sexuality of artist Korin Faught. after her show, it’s just one after another with slated openings including Dave Burke’s Heavy Petting, Mia with Riddles In The Dark, Sarah Folkman’s Keep It Down, Carlos Ramos’ India, and motherfcuking Buff Monster in September with Heavy Metal Ice Cream Smile. this summer is going to be so bright we’re going to have to wear shades.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recent Comments