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Hello friends! I am doing a performance this Saturday, December 6 at White Room in Miami Florida during Art Basel weekend! Come check check check it out!
BFF Miami, FL 33255 (305) 995-5050 Come if you want Ham Dance and Monster Explosions. xo Information and updates can be found on (http://www.facebook.com/
I worked with Thorne Brandt to create music for the first piece in the program “Animated GIF of the Day Compilation, Pizza Dog”. It is literally my first song I ever made in Ableton. And pretty much the second song I ever made by myself. I am so proud. – This program collects a range of outstanding film & video pieces made by Chicago artists in 2008 in order to take the pulse of current moods and attitudes about moving image work in Chicago. All eleven shorts in the program operate in the mode of personal, artistic and non-commercial cinema and include examples of animation, experimental narrative, science fiction, political, psychedelic and found footage work by young Chicago artists. Films in program: This program will also screen on a mini-tour in December 2008 in the following cities (locations and times still in negotiation ): Sunday December 8, program presented by the Invisible Film Festival series, The Nordic Pavilion studios, Vienna, Austria
I made this gif (based on the shape-shifter drawing) for Pizza Dog’s gif of the day.
Cease to Resist $4 Jameson drinks & $2 PBR bottles Help kick off our newest monthly dance party tonight with two of Chicago’s most infamous party starters, CLIQUE TALK and BFF. As always, Cease To Resist is hosted by DJs Dr. Drase and Rev. Michael Flavor of Hump Day Dance Party. CLIQUE TALK::: BFF::: If you wanna know the truth, BFF is the Punk answer to Juke, just as the original Punk was the answer to Disco. BFF is made up of super-amazing artist POOPER (aka Elisa Harkins) and Mahjongg’s HUNTER HUSAR. Cupcakes by Meghan of rocknrollingpins.com
I didn’t have a chance to post this before the show. My domain name was down, but now we are back up! Last night was so f*cking awesome! I didn’t even feel crappy after sleeping for only 4 hours last night and dragging my ham into motorola today. The gem encrusted sweaters were out in full force. We got sweaty. We shook it to the ground. We kissed Jillian goodbye. Goodbye Outdanced! I’ll miss you!
I put these across from Walgreens and used bolts that the kid at Ace swore were permanent. Unfortunately that kid was wrong. The Five Friendlies of the Apocalypse will help you through various disasters.
Musk Ox - Black Hole Sun
Fox - Fire on Earth
Seal - Flood These pieces are currently in the mail en route to Chris Uphues and then to Secret Project Robot Room.
“Framed,” installation view, 2008. “Framed” would be noteworthy even if every piece in the show sucked. The majority of the nearly 140 works on display cost less than $100, and nothing is more than $400, a fraction of the lowest prices at most local gallery shows. Yet the participating artists—almost all of whom are Chicagoans—include accomplished professionals, such as Juan Angel Chavez, Mike Genovese and Chris Silva. Fortunately, the artists in “Framed” pack startling images and ideas into the small wooden frames that give the show its title. (The frames range from 4″ x 6″ to 11″ x 15″; curator Peter Kepha asked the 50-plus artists to create new works for the show or submit existing ones that fit the frames.) Jon Lowenstein’s Slain Lawyer’s Assistant, Guatemala City (2008)—a close-up photograph of a young man lying on an office floor in a pool of blood—intimately conveys the terrifying violence plaguing Guatemala. Violence also overshadows Maria Gaspar’s watercolor of a nude woman brandishing a spear as she stands next to a prone horse. But her work’s abstraction, soft color palette and fine paper yield a different effect on the viewer, suggesting a mythic event. The other drawings, paintings, collages and photographs in “Framed” tend to be less serious—though several are very strange. Erik DeBat (“RISK”), Blutt and Revise cmw contribute enigmatic works influenced by their street art. Elisa “Pooper” Harkins illustrates a girl’s transformation into a cat. Arielle Bielak puts masks on the subjects of her photographs, which enables her to depict God and the devil sharing a bowl of Lucky Charms. Oscar Arriola photographs a lost-cat flyer, which he strips of any poignancy by replacing the pet’s image with his own cartoon of a grinning feline. And Alta Buden creates a glam portrait with different shades of green glitter. Their fun materials, low-tech techniques and informal subject matter reflect a refreshing spontaneity and willingness to experiment. Maybe nothing here represents great art—but how often can you see (much less buy) really good art for $25? — Lauren Weinberg Well, it’s really a girl turning into a fox…a red fox, but that’s o.k. Lauren! |
