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I’m moderating a panel discussion this saturday. Well. There’s two, and I’m worried. First at JANM at 2PMConfirmed: Pryor Praczukowski, Souther Salazar, and Seonna Hong. You seldom get to hear any of the three speak in public, so this will be interesting and maybe hard. We’ll see. There’s a tiny bit of info on their site on it, but it’s at 2PM in Little Tokyo. THEN I’m moderating another panel on the same day, but there’s much more. Live painting, Butoh, DJ Biskup, and you can even take the art home. SATURDAY, JAN 12, 6-11PMTHE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA 152 N. Central Ave., Downtown LA PERVASIVE PERSUASIONJoin artists GARY BASEMAN, TIM BISKUP, and SIMONE LEGNO for a special evening of conversation and artmaking inspired by the pervasive work of Takashi Murakami. Hear how and why artists in Los Angeles are blurring the lines of media to spread their ideas beyond museum walls. Then, participate in a collaborative painting with the artist and a unique performance art experience, where everyone walks away with a piece of the artwork. TICKETS$15 MOCA members, $20 nonmembersFor tickets and more info, visit MOCA’s box office, call 213/621-1734, or visit moca.org.Admission includes an after-hours viewing of © MURAKAMI. Drinks and light fare available for purchase. Here’s the rest of the text: Pervasive Persuasion will explore how and why artists in Los Angeles are blurring the lines of media to spread their ideas beyond museum walls. Inspired by the pervasive work of Takashi Murakami, the event begins with an after-hours viewing of © MURAKAMI, currently on view at MOCA, as well as Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues at the neighboring Japanese American National Museum (JANM). At 7pm, there will be a panel discussion between Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, and Simone Legno, moderated by Eric Nakamura, publisher and co-editor of Giant Robot. The three Los Angeles-based artists will discuss their approaches to art through commercial strategies, bridging high and low art, popular culture and more. All three artists straddle the worlds of fine and commercial art—through apparel, toys, and other designer products—and each reference Murakami as a direct influence on their work. Immediately following the discussion, all attendees will be invited to participate in a collaborative painting with the artists and a unique performance art experience by Oguri accompanied by Jesske Hume, Eric Losoya, Kim Nakakura, and Roxane Steinberg. At the end of the event, everyone will walk away with a piece of the artwork. This gesture reinforces Pervasive Persuasion’s continuation of the Public + Artist Program philosophy: to bring artists and art enthusiasts together to discover, discuss, and create contemporary art.
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Got these two in the mail today. The Green Label art project by Mountain Dew soda. Yes, they work with many artists and creators and even re did their soda bottles. One of our readers collects them sort of and I'm sure there's people out there trading them. They're also sponsoring art shows, and I got this one today. It's a T shirt invite for Scott Lenhardtwho did some Mountain Dew art, it's in...
Got these two in the mail today. The Green Label art project by Mountain Dew soda. Yes, they work with many artists and creators and even re did their soda bottles. One of our readers collects them sort of and I’m sure there’s people out there trading them. They’re also sponsoring art shows, and I got this one today. It’s a T shirt invite for Scott Lenhardt who did some Mountain Dew art, it’s in Aspen, CO on January 24th. I’d expect this since Mountain Dew went pretty far with the “use an artist to decorate the product” campaign. You sold? Is it time to go to Aspen? Not to be outdone by a soda, the beloved Jansport who makes the best backpacks around with a lifetime guarantee (yes, I’ve once sent in a bag to have zippers fixed for free) are now plowing into the art backpack scene. So here’s their site and you can click to see the artist site. It’s odd how the main site doesn’t show the artists names, but you find out after you open their special artist section. They’re having an event Jan 23rd in NYC and the invite doesn’t mention any artists names although they show some backpacks with art on them. I’d think it’s important to promote the artists with their products, right? We’ll see how long Jansport commits to artists projects. Keep in mind, the Jansport brand is synonymous with something durable, but not exactly with great design, so maybe this their way to appeal to the kids. Either way, the bags will outlast the artists! In 3000 years, there will be roaches, no humans, plastic toys, Ikea furniture, and Jansport bags.
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whoa, that's robocon (HI) and olene (AUS) on the left at gr/eats. What are these names? They're handles for the Giant Robot message boards. The Lounge. Some people think the lounge is useless, but it's brought people together. How many marriages now? Maybe 2 for sure. Maybe 3 or more? Some we probably won't know about, but it's happened and it's happening. Lonely? Give it a try. I know it's surly...
whoa, that’s robocon (HI) and olene (AUS) on the left at gr/eats. What are these names? They’re handles for the Giant Robot message boards. The Lounge. Some people think the lounge is useless, but it’s brought people together. How many marriages now? Maybe 2 for sure. Maybe 3 or more? Some we probably won’t know about, but it’s happened and it’s happening. Lonely? Give it a try. I know it’s surly and filled with sarcasm, and frankly, it bums some people out, but it’s obviously working for some, and it continues on.
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