two independent exhibits coming up
- The Alpha Exhibit featuring artists who work in found or recycled materials. Participating artists include: Walter Johnson, C. Kirk Smith, Eric Pouncie, Mario Vega, and VET. A reception will be held at ARTCLUB in Exposition Park coinciding with the neighborhood-wide ‘First Thursdays’ on September 6, 2007 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM . ARTCLUB is located at 823 Exposition Avenue in Dallas. Admission to the reception is free and the art is available for viewing again on Saturday, September 15 from 3PM – 8PM, coinciding with the DADA Fall Gallery Walk.
- Artizen Fine Arts Gallery in Dallas’ Design District is proud to present the opening art exhibition for a new Dallas non-profit: Art for Peace & Justice (Art4PJ). The group show, which will open Saturday, Sept. 8 from 6-9 p.m. and will continue through Oct. 7, will feature art by local Dallas artists chosen by independent curator Sarah Jane Semrad - oh that's me. The artists include Ben Hancock, Kevin Obregon, Jim Frederick, Carmen Menza, Erica Fellicella, Jayme Nourallah, Patrick Rhodes, Richard Ross, Marty Ruiz, Hal Samples and Diane Sikes. Artizen Fine Arts Gallery is located at 1215 Dragon St. and is open Monday - Friday 10am to 6pm and weekends by appointment, or for special events. Visit http://www.artizenfinearts.com or call 214-979-2140 for more information. photo above by erica fellicella.
'k, so that's what i'm up to this week and next. FUN! :)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 @ 11:39 AM
richard serra
a few weeks ago, i had the opportunity to go to the moma in new york and check out the richard serra exhibit. (scroll down and watch the install video) it was stellar. i love the shape of the sky they carve out when they're placed outside. and the contrast of the rust and the blue. i love the textures in the rusted steel. i love the way they make me feel like i'm an ant in a tin can. i love the complete absurdity of working in such a monstrous and difficult material. his early work up on the 6th floor was cool, don't get me wrong, it was just really small comparatively. and by small i mean not at all! the best part was getting all disoriented in a few of the pieces with friends on the 3rd floor. wait. did you say 3rd floor, sarah jane? yes! that actually woke me up in my sleep thinking about how they placed those pieces on the 3rd floor. when i wear my production hat, that's my favorite part of the whole exhibit. the logistical challenge of placing these inside hurts my head.
last, i love the way boring human stuff like judgement evaporates and what's left is wonderment. his work defies human 'limits' and therefore our perfect state of joy emerges when inside and outside of his work. perma grin walking out, i tell you!
Thursday, August 23, 2007 @ 08:31 AM
highlights in my current state of gratitude in no particular order
- treewave and mom at the granada last week. (picture is the treewave set-up from a few years back at southside on lamar)
- bikram yoga.
- interviews with awesome, cool chicks at the dallas morning news.
- serving my community.
- being surrounded by wonderful people.
- those KIDS!
- sweet paul.
- being able to let go of stuff.
- la reunion actually happening. like for reals.
- fun parties with new friends.
- trips.
- planning trips. (marfa here we come!)
- reconnecting.
- showing my art again. (friday night, aug 24. citygallery. come!)
addendum: just when i question the ways of the Universe and how the heck all this present goodness has come to pass, i remember awesome stuff like this. good memories. it's been three years! sigh.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 @ 02:23 PM
movie review : rocket science
so the new movie rocket science is cute. i liked it. it's well done and funny and i'm impressed this is someone's first go at a decent-sized budget movie. easy to criticize, but equally easy to like. the lead, reece thompson, does a killer stutter. and the fast-talking debaters are stellar. oh, and there's an awesome cello throwing scene that hit a little close to home. {i chuckled out loud anyway}
i like the way it ends the best. the easy routes would have been to go for the horrific or the cheesy feel-good paths, but director jeffrey blitz (same dude who did the documentary spellbound) went for the real ending instead - the one that you could buy and take home and unwrap and smile about. i had many conversations with folks in the movie and folks producing it. it's a world i don't know much about - learned a lot. plus, new york flat out doesn't suck. and meeting folks like eef barzelay (who did the sound track) and his super funny wife doesn't suck either!
opens friday, august 17 in dallas.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 @ 12:40 PM
overheard at the airport
a tall, skinny white guy with a striped shirt and cell phone headset paces in a windowed corner at the DC airport. it's early evening and the sun is setting behind jets. i've got my back to a row of windows. next to me is cari and skipping over a few seats is an african american lady working on her computer with earplugs. across from me is a man working on his computer. we're all waiting for a delayed flight to dallas.
"no. no. you don't understand. he can't be seen with a hat on! i got another report that malcolm had a fedora on. this is against dress code. image is everything in this business and for him to be seen in a fedora is unacceptable! do you need me to call malcolm. because i'll call malcolm. you know what, i'll send him an email tonight explaining to him that he can't be in a hat. in fact, when he's on business, he needs to be in a suit and tie. and not a western tie. a proper tie. i'll email him tonight."
pause. he's listening to his earpiece intently.
"furthermore, i saw where he spent over $1000 on books at the airport. who knows what he was reading! he can't be seen reading just any book! he needs to know that his personal development is in our hands! i will personally give him a list of books he can choose from."
we casual listeners are by this time riveted. i glance at cari and the african american lady leans forward to catch my eye.
"do you hear this? oh my god. do you hear this? i'm gonna call my sister. tellin' him he can't read books or wear a hat...."
i chuckle. cari chuckles. the guy typing on his computer cracks a grin. it's so comical we can't NOT laugh. the african american lady pulls her earplugs out and says again, "did you hear that? seriously. did. you. hear. that?"
it's a gaggle by now and we're all talking outloud about it. the man goes on:
"listen, malcolm has to know he can't be seen in a fedora and can't be seen reading certain books. no western ties. always in a suit when he's on george bush business...."
i couldn't make this up if i tried.
Saturday, August 11, 2007 @ 04:36 PM
factory : tonight
the free art show part is from 7:30-9:30:
Saturday, August 11, 2007 @ 09:20 AM
best day
last night after the art con board meeting was adjourned, we each shared our best day ever. a thread: we were all either in nature or in a situation where we were totally humbled. that's me with a gal named liz during the summer i lived in yosemite national park. we'd hitchhiked to tuolome meadows earlier in the day and gone swimming in lake tenaya in the high country before heading up to cloud's rest from the back side. when we got to the top, an awesome thunderstorm was brewing. it was blackness behind us and as far as we could see in front, the most beautiful sunset. when our hair began rising, we knew we had to run several hundred feet down to the tree line to not get struck by lightning. we had intended to sleep under the stars on the top of cloud's rest, but we camped out in a tent provided by a stranger named john. i'm 20 years old in that picture. what a wonderful memory.
Friday, August 10, 2007 @ 09:36 AM
glamorous. seriously. look at all those teeth!
can't wait to write more about this. photo above? oh that's just me and ben wekselbaum, i mean nicholas d'agosto. photo by cari weinberg. wowzers. and then there's this. and this. and meeting dear, dear friends from this. good good times.
here are the pics on flickr.
Thursday, August 09, 2007 @ 03:08 PM
the new gachet
this is my new favorite place to work. wow. the fabulous victory park location of gachet is bright, cheery, has awesome music, and is pretty much dead during the day. sweetness.
also, i've got some work in this show saturday night. aug 11.
Monday, August 06, 2007 @ 02:14 PM
2007 is the year of travel. clearly.
the ask was almost too ridiculous and out of left field to NOT turn down. and when you throw in a place to stay and the possibility of some cheap, excellent indian food, i don't know about you, but i was sold. strap a camera on me and make the whole experience work FOR me? sweet jebesus, i'm in! i still don't know why i said yes, except it was if the Universe called my name and the dang ticket just kinda booked itself within a half hour. details next thursday.
