Quint Contemporary Art in La Jolla is prepping their latest exhbition, a solo show featuring New York-based artist Mel Bochner. Entitled words..., the opening features 17 monoprints filled with layered colors and typography. Cruise by 7547 Girard this Saturday, March 3rd between 6-8pm for the opening reception.
Posted By zack | 2/27/2012 | 8:03 PM | View Comments (1)
Last fall The Tree Ring hosted a hike-in show a couple miles up the Big Laguna Trail east of San Diego. Per usual, film maker Destin Cretton was there to capture the magic. The video below features a new song from The Tree Ring and a lot of familiar faces. Enjoy.
Posted By zack | 2/24/2012 | 10:54 AM | View Comments (1)
If you're bouncing around town Saturday night, here are three suggestions for art-related happenings in Little Italy, Downtown, and Barrio Logan:
Yeller Studio is teaming up with Bottlecraft again, this time showcasing the illustrative work of Dane Danner. Check out a show preview and details here.
Helmuth Projects, in the Library Lofts on E St., is hosting a stacked group show with each artist "reinterpreting a personal momento that signifies loss, absence, and the passing of time". Check out the artist roster and details here.
To cap your night off, head down to The Glashaus in Barrio Logan for their third anniversary party. There will be open artist studios, live music from the Mattson 2, and the night's proceeds will benefit the fine folks at ICE Gallery.
Posted By zack | 2/23/2012 | 11:33 PM | Add a Comment
M. Ward has spent the last couple years backing Zooey Deschanel in She & Him, while his solo project sat on the shelf for a bit. She & Him is lovely and all, but let's be serious - M. Ward released Post-War, one of my favorite records all of time. Needless to say we were excited to hear that M. Ward will be making a trip down to San Diego in between his two Coachella performances. On Monday, April 16th the Belly Up will host this rare performance on the heels of his new release A Wasteland Companion (due out April 10th on Merge Records).
Grab your tickets to the show here, and check out M. Ward's newest single "The First Time I Ran Away" below:
Posted By zack | 2/20/2012 | 7:15 PM | View Comments (2)
Early last month, San Diego based Breadtruck Films set out to make a street art documentary which many of you helped fund via Kickstarter. Inspired by Shepard Fairey's 30 foot mural of a Burmese monk in Southpark, the team decided to travel to the town of Mae Sot on the Thai/Burma border. A three-man crew set out to uncover the story behind Shepard's mural, while exploring Buddhism, Burma and how street art could change the world. They met with monks, artists, students, and underground revolutionists. After 19 days of graffiti, hiding from the Thai police, cheap street food and beer, they headed back to San Diego with over 100 hours of footage that is now being cut into a feature length documentary.
Check out some stills from their trip below, and follow Art As A Weapon here.
Posted By zack | 2/16/2012 | 10:32 AM | View Comments (1)