Monthly Archive for August, 2009

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The C-Monster.net Taxonomy of Art.


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As part of our ongoing mission to make art more accessible to a wider audience, the staff here at C-Mon recently went into mind-meld mode to produce this handy new taxonomy that categorizes all art into one of two easy-to-understand categories: stoner and douche. So the next time you find yourself at a high-falutin’ Chelsea cocktail party and someone makes a tangential reference to Fluxus, you’ll be able to add to the discussion by stating, “Hey, that’s stoner and douche!”

Special thanks to Ben B, El Celso and San Suzie for their contributions to this important scholarly project.

The Digest. 08.07.09.


If you live in L.A., absolutely, positively go see Do Ho Suh’s pieces in Your Bright Future, the exhibit of contemporary Korean art at LACMA, up through Sept. 20. Above, an installation view of Fallen Star 1/5, and in the rear, Home Within Home. This image doesn’t do justice to the details inside the building. (See the photo large. Image courtesy of LACMA.)

Hype-tastic: Banksy versus Bristol Museum.


Let the one-liners begin. (All photos by *fab*.)

Because we can never resist any event drenched in gobs of hype, we arranged for our Flickr bud *fab* (who endured one veeeeerrrry long line) to bring you an extensive photo essay of Banksy’s show at England’s Bristol Museum — an assemblage of visual one-liners so exhaustive, it puts Richard Prince to shame.

The show is up through Aug. 31.

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Calendar. 08.06.09.


Case Study House #21, Los Angeles, CA (Pierre Koenig, architect), by Julius Shulman. (Image courtesy of Craig Krull Gallery.)

The Digest. 08.05.09.


El conejo de Arisona, by the Date Farmers. (Image courtesy of Jonathan LeVine.)

C-Mon-Giveaway Extravaganza: Gustavo Dudamel edition.

In honor of Gustavo Dudamel‘s impending debut at the L.A. Phil this fall, C-Monster.net marketing specialist E-Mon has secured a few Walt Disney Concert Hall trinkets for the latest giveaway extravaganza. These include: an L.A. Phil conductor’s baton, a coupla pencils and a Walt Disney Concert Hall notepad with floaty-pen.

Normally, C-Mon sticks to the visual arts for the purposes of giveaways, but since L.A. is currently gripped by a wave of Dudamania, and ‘cuz we saw the Venezuelan cutie lead a damn fine show at the Orange County Performing Arts Center (courtesy of USC/Getty) and ‘cuz we’re suckers for anybody with big curly hair, we couldn’t resist…

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Calendar. 08.04.09.


Natalia Fabia in Beach Blanket Bingo: A Summer Mixer at Jonathan LeVine in NYC. (Image courtesy of Jonathan Levine.)

On the road again. Be back soon.


Camel crossing. (Photo by Bartek Kuzia.)

Happy Happy.


By Jeon Wa Choi, at LACMA, part of the group exhibit Your Bright Future. Gnarly. (Photo by C-M.)