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Bend over backwards for the sake of your budding career. (Photo by gadgetgirl.)
If you are in desperate need of a yoga class and a few art gags, please join me this Friday, March 5th at 2pm at the Winkleman Gallery for the first (and probably only) session of Art Yoga With C-Mon, part of #CLASS.
Get body and mind ready to navigate the spiritual and physical hazards of working in the art industry with this 75 minute yoga class geared at those who want to re-contextualize the nature of liminal space while doing core-strengthening exercises that will keep them lithe enough to be considered for art/fashion spreads in T Magazine. We will begin with sun salutations to performance artist Marina Abramovic and do spiritual readings from the pages of ArtForum.
Jokes aside: This will be an honest-to-goodness hatha vinyasa yoga class (yoga with flow) — with plenty of artsy twists. (I am a trained yoga teacher: Om Yoga Center, 2003.) So, if you’re a starving artist type and want a FREE, fun yoga class (or you simply want to cleanse your mind and body after attending all those dirty art fairs), please come!!
Please arrive promptly at 2pm. Bring a mat and wear comfortable exercise clothes. This class is open to all levels. First come, first served.
Art Yoga With C-Mon
#Class
Winkleman Gallery
621 W. 27th Street (btwn 11th & 12th Aves)
NYC
Friday, March 5th @ 2pm sharp
#CLASS is organized by William Powhida and Jen Dalton.
If only all art press releases could be this unbelievably awesome. These are the images that came through with Schroeder Romero & Shredder’s announcement detailing the motivational speaking of Rod Verplanck CSP. Some of the text from the release:
This extraordinary live event will entertain you, challenge and transform you. Let his words of inspiration give you the tools you need to make it to the top of the Contemporary Art World. He will teach you how to “seize the day!” by acting on every passing impulse no matter how trivial or unkind, in order to unlock the suprising power in your self importance. Step by step, he will lead you to contemporary art’s Holy Grail.
This sounds like a must-see. Plus, it weirdly makes me want to get an ear piece and pretend I’m holding a baby. Catch him at #class at Winkleman Gallery on Saturday, March 6th at 6pm.
To the Extreme: Artist Brent Birnbaum channels his inner Ice during his poster signing/performance at Never Can Say Goodbye. (Photos by C-M.)
As any old school New York City hoodrat can tell you, back in the days when the hair was big and the Internerdz didn’t exist, the Tower Records space on lower Broadway was a place of pilgrimage for all things music. In addition to being the spot where you could find plaid-shirted rock nerds deconstructing the various minor schools of punk, it was the only store in the city where you could also get Lowrider Magazine.
The store closed four years ago. But last Friday night, the non-profit group No Longer Empty resurrected its spirit for a night of music-related artsy goodness in a group show called Never Can Say Goodbye. The space, which has been sitting empty since Tower shut down, was filled with music-inspired art, featuring everything from a mock record shop to an in-store poster signing/performance by Ice Ice Maybe (the Vanilla Ice-esque alter-ego of artist Brent Birnbaum). There was also vodka, red wine and plenty of rock and roll hedonism — so much so that I decided to get my boob signed. Later I hurled on a cop car and trashed a hotel room. And all I gotta say is: Sharpie is a bitch to wash out.
Click on images to supersize. Continue reading ‘Never Can Say Goodbye at the Former Tower Records Space in NYC.’
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Okay, not even close, but this video is pretty inspired.
Artist Mike Kelley in a diaper at a press conference for West of Rome Public Art. Correction: Um, that’d be Michael Smith. Der. (Photo by San Suzie.)
ART BURN was smoking. Thanks to everyone who came out. We had a great time. Thanks to the sponsors: Hyperallergic, Brooklyn Street Art, Rosa Lowinger & Associates Art Conservation and Two Coats of Paint. A super special thanks to LAS TIAS, who were incredibly generous with their time and space.
I will post more photos later — after a full night’s sleep.
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.
Matches. (Photo by Bob.Fornal.)
Preparations are underway for ART BURN 2009: The Most Combustible Art Show in the World, scheduled to take place in Miami on December 3, 2009 — right in the middle of the Basel Frazzle. We would like to welcome aboard the event’s new sponsors: Brooklyn Street Art, Rosa Lowinger & Associates Art Conservation and Two Coats of Paint.
Also, a hearty muchas gracias to the various media outlets that have covered ART BURN 2009: Miami New Times, Paper Magazine, ArtNet, and The Art Newspaper.
We will announce the exact location the night before the show. Suffice it to say that it’s a prominent, easily-accessible spot in Miami’s artsy Wynwood district. Find all the salient details below.
CURATOR AND MASTER GRILLER
El Celso
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
El Celso, Aurora Robson, infinity, Nick Fortunato, Skewville, Jayne Surrena, Darkcloud, Fabian Pena, Elbow-Toe, Rex Dingler, LA II, Royce Bannon, Leonardo Furtado (Brazil), Rednose, Gore-B, Buildmore, Abe Lincoln Jr., Cake, Paul Kostabi, Ellis-G, Avoid Pi, Stefano Pasquini (Italy), Keely, Destroy & Rebuild, Matt Siren, Veng, F. Trainer, Joanne Mattera, Deeker, Dean Radinovsky, Pufferella, Die Dose (Germany), Billi Kid, Robots Will Kill, Adam Vincentz, Garrison Buxton (Peripheral Media Projects), Michael DeFeo, James A. Willis, Dalva, Jeannette Vidalia, Kristina Maria Lopez, Hargo, Ray Bradbury & very special guests TBA.
VENUE
The location will be announced on the evening of Dec. 2nd on ElCelso.com and C-Monster.net. We will also announce it via Twitter at @elcelso and @cmonstah.
DURATION AND OPENING HOURS
Thursday, December 3, 2009
One day only, from 1pm to sunset.
MEDIA RECEPTION
Thursday, December 3, 2009
5pm to sunset
SPONSORS
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 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
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 more information on how to become a sponsor and for all press inquires, please contact El Celso at celso [at] elcelso [dot] com.
