TyK [Thought You Knew] launches their 2010 Ladies and Men’s Calendars at Chicago’s Mars Gallery at 1139 W Fulton Market, featuring work of ALARM contributor and TyK Ladies Calendar photographer Michelle Nolan.
Gallery Spotlight: Design Festa Gallery East & West
Located in Tokyo’s Harajuku district, home of Japanese fashion, Design Festa Gallery East and West is unlike any art gallery you’ve seen before. The West branch of the gallery opened in 1998 in support of Asia’s biggest art event, Design Festa and in 2007, the East branch opened just across the street.
Painting Today
Painting Today
Tony Godfrey, Phaidon Press, $75, 448 pages, hardcover
Every painting student within the last 40 years has been told painting is dead. But we continue to surround ourselves with paintings, to visit museums and galleries, and to read books filled with images of paintings. And the market still values paintings — Yue Minjun’s Execution, painted in 1985 and originally sold for $5,000 is now worth almost $6 million.
Author Tony Godfrey picks up on Art Today’s tradition, of using the prestige and magic of print, to effectively create a timeless capsule of paintings from the last forty years. His collection of paintings, arranged by theme, act as an introduction to the major movements in contemporary painting.
David Bazan wraps up full band tour
Earlier this year, David Bazan was touring the country’s living rooms, playing solo acoustic shows at houses leading up to his first LP under his own name, Curse Your Branches (Barsuk).
Cut to ten months later and Bazan has just wrapped a full band tour in support of his now released LP.
Eyehategod vocalist releases limited edition 7″
Mike Williams, vocalist for Eyehategod, and author of Cancer As A Social Activity: Affirmations Of World’s End, released a 7″ this week via Chrome Peeler Records.
NOMAD showcases “Rainbow Coloured Tears of a Clown” at CC Gallery in Berlin
Rainbow Coloured Tears of a Clown, a new exhibition by street artist Nomad, is currently on display until January 9 at The Circleculture Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Best known for his interactive street projects that combine writing, street art, poetry and classical painting, he will move indoors to showcase a holistic work of art.
Fourth Annual Rock to Roll Charity Event announced Dec. 3 at Slim’s in San Francisco
Featuring performances from NOFX, Wax, Dead to Me, and Nathan Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang, the fourth annual Rock to Roll Charity Event, spearheaded by SideOneDummy co-founder Joe Sib, promises a great time while raising money for a great cause.
UCP WHEELS FOR HUMANITY, is a fantastic organization that provides wheelchairs for disadvantaged children and adults around the world. If you’re near San Francisco on December 3, head to Slim’s and check it out!
Photos from Panache Booking/New York Night Train CMJ showcase, sponsored by ALARM
Check out photos from the Panache Booking/New York Night Train CMJ showcase, sponsored by ALARM! All images by James Loveday.
Kristin Baker opens “Splitting Twilight” at Deitch Projects in NYC
Splitting Twilight, a new exhibition from New York-based painter Kristin Baker, opens November 5 at Deitch Projects’ Wooster Street location in New York. Baker, who notoriously focuses her paintings on car racing, presents landscape painting with a modernist twist for her third exhibition with Deitch Projects.
Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers play Magner’s Irish Sessions Finale show
Check out Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers at the Abbey Pub on Thursday, November 5, as the finale of the Chicago installment of Magner’s Irish Sessions.
Spoon Announces New Album
On January 26 Spoon will be releasing Transference, their first record in nearly three years, which features eleven new songs that honors the Spoon tradition while also expanding the band’s sound further. Tour dates to support the record will be announced as they are confirmed.