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Social media addicts: Join me for a Whitney Biennial Twitter Tour.

Published by c-monster on March 16, 2010 in Announcements, C-Monster, Museums and New York.


Just think of the TwitPic possibilities: Thomas Houseago’s Baby, at the Whitney Biennial. (Photo by C-M.)

Hey Folks:

The powers-that-be at the Whitney Museum are conducting a little art-meets-social-media experiment which I’m a part of. On Tuesday, March 23, the museum will organize a private tour (led by co-curator Gary Carrion-Murayari) of the Biennial in conjunction with WNYC — specifically for social media addicts.

In attendance as a special guest, will be Jeffrey Inscho, of the Mattress Factory, who helped develop the Is This Art? iPhone app!!

You can sign up over at WNYC’s website. There are eight slots available! Please join us for some informative, arty fun — which may or may not involve drinking cold beer after the tour is over.

xox,
C.

P.S. If you’re wondering what the tour’s gonna be like, here’s a short preview video. (Thank you, Douglas.)

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On the L.A. Dept. of Cultural Affairs.

Published by c-monster on February 2, 2010 in Announcements, C-Monster and Los Angeles.


Photo by Leo Reynolds.

Hey Folks:

If you live in L.A., please please please pick up the phone and call your councilman today between 2pm and 4pm to let ‘em know that it ain’t cool to completely pull the rug out from under the Department of Cultural Affairs – a municipal organization whose grants support art-making and exhibiting activities all over the big, smoggy city.

You can find a list of city councilmen and their direct phone lines on Marshall Astor. In addition, Arts for LA has put together some helpful background on the issue, along with some talking points. (Update: Here’s the LAT item..)

If you haven’t, you can also send the council a letter right here.

Gracias,
C.

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I’ll take you to the Guggenheim and we can get conceptual.

Published by c-monster on January 7, 2010 in Announcements, C-Monster, Conceptual and Museums.


Guggenheim Museum. (Image courtesy of Ruud Raats.)

Hey Folks: I’m cooking up a little mischief over at WNYC. For the upcoming Tino Sehgal exhibit at the Guggenheim — which will consist entirely of “constructed situations” (a.k.a. performances) — we’re inviting one person to join me at the press preview on January 28th to take in the madness and then tell us what you think about it. It will no doubt be incredibly weird. Sign up at WNYC’s website by leaving a compelling, pithy comment on why it should be you.

xox,
C.

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And now…a word for our sponsors.

Published by c-monster on January 5, 2010 in Announcements, C-Monster and Street Art.


xoxox in Berlin. (Photo by kriskong.)

I wanted to begin the year by giving a shout-out and thank you to the awesome dudes at Culture Pundits and the sponsors that regularly inhabit the space you see on the upper right hand corner of this blog. I’m part of a network of arts and cultural blogs (which includes long-time online buds like Eyeteeth, Bloggy and Hrag Vartanian, as well as newcomers such as The Rumpus and Hilobrow — among many others) that are supported by the galleries, museums and companies that rotate through this sponsorship space (such as the Brooklyn Museum, SyFy, TekServe and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, to name a few). To be clear, I’m not getting rich off this. But it does help me cover expenses like server fees and other Internet miscellany. So, if you want to support bloggas like me — and get the word out about your exhibit/product/show — get in touch with Culture Pundits (you can do that here) and they can set you up.

Thanks to all the folks who read C-Mon and the fellow bloggas who are kind enough to link to our ridiculous antics. I really appreciate it.

Happy 2010! May the ridiculosity be with you.

xox,
C.

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Wishing everyone the best for 2010.

Published by c-monster on December 31, 2009 in Announcements, C-Monster, Museums and Sculpture.


Joe, by Richard Serra at The Pulitzer in St. Louis. See more frosty goodness on the museum’s Flickr feed. (Image courtesy of The Pulitzer.)

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Merry Xmas.

Published by c-monster on December 24, 2009 in Announcements, Art for stoners, C-Monster and Video.

xox,
C.

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ART BURN 2009: Location Information!

Published by c-monster on December 2, 2009 in Announcements, Basel Frazzle, C-Monster, Miami, Performance art and Sublime ridiculosity.


View ART BURN 2009™ in a larger map Green markers are gallery spaces and private collections; purple markers are fairs.

ART BURN: The Most Combustible Art Show in the World will be held at LAS TIAS, the vintage home decor shop situated across the street from the Rubell Collection, in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District at sunset on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009.

An exclusive selection of more than three dozen exceptional pieces by the hottest renowned artists and sizzling, cutting-edge newcomers will be displayed from 1pm until sundown. After the exhibition, all of these original works will be burned by curator/grill master El Celso for the public’s viewing pleasure. Nothing is for sale.

We will be exhibiting and burning new works by:
Stikman, El Celso, Aurora Robson, infinity, Nick Fortunato, Skewville, Jayne Surrena, Darkcloud, Fabian Peña, Elbow-Toe, Rex Dingler, LA II, Royce Bannon, Leonardo Furtado (Brazil), Rednose, Gore-B, Buildmore, Abe Lincoln Jr., Cake, Paul Kostabi, Ellis-G, Jeannette Vidalia, 2esae, Avoid Pi, Stefano Pasquini (Italy), Keely, Destroy & Rebuild, Veng, F. Trainer, Ski, Joanne Mattera, Deeker, Sam Horine, Avone, Die Dose (Germany), Billi Kid, Evelyn Metzger, Robots Will Kill, Adam Vincentz, Garrison Buxton (Peripheral Media Projects), Michael DeFeo, James A. Willis, Dalva, Kristina Maria Lopez, Hargo, Ray Bradbury & very special guests.

LOCATION:
LAS TIAS
The top upscale resale gallery in Miami and official, super-duper platinum level exhibition sponsor of ART BURN 2009.
2834 N. Miami Ave. @ 29th St.
Wynwood Arts District
Miami

DURATION & OPENING HOURS
Thursday, December 3, 2009
One day only from 1pm to sunset.

**Media Reception**
Thursday, December 3, 2009
5pm to sunset

SPONSORS

LAS TIAS
The best upscale resale gallery in Miami and official exhibition sponsor of ART BURN

C-MONSTER.NET
The official media sponsor of the ART BURN VIP Lounge

HYPERALLERGIC
The official blogazine, critic and beer sponsor of ART BURN

BROOKLYN STREET ART
The official street art and corporate snack sponsor of ART BURN

ROSA LOWINGER & ASSOCIATES ART CONSERVATION
The official red carpet sponsor of ART BURN

TWO COATS OF PAINT
The official marshmallow sponsor of ART BURN

KINGSFORD® Charcoal
The unofficial grilling partner of ART BURN

For the latest updates on ART BURN Miami, visit ElCelso.com and C-Monster.net, or follow us on Twitter: @elcelso or @cmonstah.

ART BURN Miami is the toastiest hot spot for the international art world. We look forward to burning for you at ART BURN Miami 2009.

For all press inquires, please contact El Celso at celso@elcelso.com.

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Please stand by…

Published by c-monster on November 28, 2009 in Announcements and C-Monster.


We will soon return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Photo: Lucha Libre by Brian Auer.

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Over and out.

Published by c-monster on October 13, 2009 in Announcements, C-Monster and Nature Break.


Red-eyed tree frog. (Photo by C-M.)

Hey Folks:

Gonna be doing a little running around in Costa Rica for a few weeks, so the Digest is gonna go into hibernation. You can however, expect some on-the-road ridiculosity. I’m sure there will be plenty of it.

xox,

C.

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Relentless Self-Promotion.

Published by c-monster on September 18, 2009 in Announcements, Audio, C-Monster and New York.


Detail of Mister D, by Andy Yoder, at Ed Winkleman Gallery. (Photo by C-M.)

Me! Me! Me!…on WNYC, talking about what to see in the city. Listen in here.

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