This Friday night, step into a conceptual art space that defines contemporary story telling as Survey Select launches their summer Narrative Art Exhibition at the Wonder Bread Factory warehouse in downtown’s East Village (1440 Imperial Avenue) from 6 - 10pm. Eclectic by nature and selective by choice, Survey Select features 65 internationally renowned artists who are all working to firmly reestablish narrative art as a definitive, globally-inspired movement with increasing cultural relevancy. Featured artists include
Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, Marshall Arisman, Shawn Barber, Kelsey Brookes, Dalek, Kyle Field, Maya Hayuk, Tasha Kusama, and many more.
dalekMeet with traveling artists, regional celebrities and be a part of art history in the making. Curator, Mark Murphy will deliver a spirited 15 minute slide show presentation at 8:00pm. Also, electro-pop band SSI will take stage as Survey Select’s live musical guest.
Kyle field
marshall arisman
Survey Select is a community celebration dedicated to the fine art of story telling through a diverse schedule of inspirational workshops, lectures and films. Aiming to stimulate cultural awareness in the city of San Diego, each event within the eight-week series will be hosted in a creative environment, featuring 65 world-class artworks, artisans, and community leaders, 8 films, 12 workshops, and 4 live performances. Survey Select runs July 15th through September 5th at the Wonder Bread Factory.
tasha kusamaUpcoming events include the Comic-Con Party and The Return of Narrative by Patrick Coyne.
For more information, check out www.surveyselect.org.
Posted By jordan | 7/15/2010 | 7:03 PM | Add a Comment
When MCASD announced the lineup for their upcoming street art exhibit, Viva La Revolucion, I could barely believe what I read. The likes of Banksy, JR, Shepard Fairey and more transforming not only the museum but our fine city sounded too good to be true. A month out from the exhibit it still seemed unfathomable. Space Invader raided the downtown area, Barry Mcgee and crew threw up huge tags by city hall, but other than that it was fairly quiet.
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It remained quiet until a week before Saturday's opening, when Mr. Obey Giant himself was spotted wheatpasting a giant wall in Hillcrest. Sezio photog Carly Ealey caught up with Shepard as he was putting the finishing touches on his mural, his two daughters standing by his side.
Next stop on the photo hunt was Horton Plaza to shoot Os Gemeos' freshly finished piece. The Brazilian twin brothers painted a massive human step ladder on the side of the mall's parking structure.
All Photos by Carly Ealey
That concluded the night's mission, but there is sure to be plenty of action in the coming days before the opening. Os Gemeos will be down at Horton Plaza today (07.14) finishing up their install. Yet, there's still no word on Banksy (other than the fake that popped up in Little Italy).
View more shots of Invader, Os Gemeos and Shepard Fairey's installations in Carly's Flickr album, and we'll see you at MCASD's downtown location Saturday night for the big party!
Also of interest: our good friend Mike Maxwell has a couple videos over on his blog of the above installs. Check those out here.
*Updated (07.19)
Shepard Fairey
JR
Os Gemeos
Barry McGee
Barry McGee
Swoon
VHILS
Posted By zack | 7/14/2010 | 1:43 AM | View Comments (8)
We're teaming up with a bunch of great friends, and one giant airstream hosted by Threadless for an event tomorrow at Station Tavern in South Park. There will be pop-up stores, an art exhibit by Josh Boston, and some neighborhood tees screen printed live by Sezio. Cruise out between 5-8pm this Wednesday, and if you're feeling the vibe stick around for the after party at Whistle Stop.
Posted By zack | 7/13/2010 | 10:21 AM | Add a Comment
Juan and Abe, better known as Tocayo and Exist 1981, have been fevereshly working on their upcoming show, so much so that I could barely get a preview image out of them. Ever since collaborating on El Camino Little Italy, Tocayo and Exist have taken any chance to work with each other. Saturday's opening at Thumbprint Gallery is entitled Hasta La Muerte, or Until Death for those of you who don't habla espanol. Peep Juan's iPhone preview below, and cruise out Saturday night to North Park for the opening.
*Updated // Exist sent us some words, images and a video teaser at 2am last night.
"Hasta La Muerte; is the perfect description of my deep commitment to art. For many years I've put myself in unbelievable situations for it (dangerous and extraordinary), and I plan to continue, Until Death.
Live, love, create, explore, learn, grow: Hasta La Muerte"
- EXIST1981
Posted By zack | 7/7/2010 | 4:36 PM | Add a Comment
Want to make it to all of Saturday night's art happenings but can't be in two places at once--let alone three? Well, we're right there with you. To help navigate this Saturday's art pilgrimage, we've made a little map coordinating all three of the night's openings. Begin your trek in Barrio Logan at The Bakery for some coffee & donuts, then cruise over to the East Village for SD Space 4 Art's Inaugural Opening, then to Suture for the good vibes of Endless Summer. Grab your bikes, buds, map, & we'll see you there!
1. Coffee & Donuts at The Bakery (1701 National Ave), 6pm
As a sequel to the Shaken, not Stirred show at Spacecraft Gallery in June 2009, a group of San Diego designers, architects and educators are coming together once again to showcase recent projects and concepts under development. The exhibition will include a variety of sculptures, drawings, digital fabrications, and models to showcase fresh perspectives and a snapshot of the work currently being created in San Diego. Artists: Ted Smith & Kathleen McCormick, Rinehart/Herbst, Hector & Adrian Perez, Miki Iwasaki, Rene Peralta, Megan Willis, David White, Jim Darroch, Christopher Puzio, Jose Parral & Tasi Paulson, Philipp Bosshart, Andy Ralph, Brian Dick, Jon Linton, Michael Hoffman, Daniela Deutsch, Cameron Crockett, Adriana Cuellar & Marcel Sanchez-Prieto, and Nathan Colkitt.
Rinehart Herbst: Holtville Hay Barn
2. The SD Space 4 Art's Inaugural Opening (325 15th Street), 6pm
Get ready for a great big party and a wild art show in the East Village! The Grand Opening of Space 4 Art will include live music on multiple stages, a giant puppet army and a gallery full of diverse work from resident artists. From watercolor to oil, wood sculpture to holograms, and puppets to performance art — this professionally curated art show will include something for everyone. After years of planning and months of construction, Space 4 Art now provides affordable studios for 40 of San Diego's finest artists and craftspeople. Wander a maze of open studios, experience live music on multiple stages, and check out a professionally curated gallery show featuring new work from tenant artists.
Silvia valentino - drive iv
3. Endless Summer at Suture Loft (655 10th Ave), 7pm
From the curator that brought you Girls Girls Girls comes Endless Summer--celebrating the style & aesthetics of California's best season with work from 11 artists: J Noland, Katherine Powers, Josh Pavlick, Matthew Bradley, Mark Johnsen, Angela Estes, Lindsay Preston, John Zappas, Cara Heslip, Megan Elizabeth Greene, & Leah Blair. Come ring in the season with good times & stellar work. Long live summer!
Curated by Angella d'Avignon. Enjoy music by DJ JUDY & DJ Jules Le Baron. A $5 donation is suggested.
J noland - these colors don't run...fast
Posted By jordan | 6/22/2010 | 6:27 PM | View Comments (1)