San Diego artist J Noland isn’t messing around.
Known for his eccentricity and propensity to take things to the extreme, Noland’s work embodies a spirit of grandiosity and strangeness unique unto himself. Some may remember him as the fast talking guy smoking in the giant teepee at the Endless Summer exhibition at Habitat House. So it should come as no surprise that starting Thursday, Noland will take it upon himself to watch The Golden Girls series in its entirety while reclining in a La - Z - Boy chair at Helmuth Projects downtown.
The inspiration comes from a quote in a interview with artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres who said, “I don’t want to make art just for people who can read Frederic Jameson sitting upright in a Mackintosh chair. I want to make art for people who watch The Golden Girls and sit in a big brown La-Z-Boy chair.” Noland will do just that while, “investigating the passivity of television, representative forms/functions of friendship, and the ‘average’ against the backdrop of situational comedy and ground-breaking comfort technology.” Thank You For Being A Friend runs November 17-21st at Helmuth Projects. You can sign up to watch an episode with him here.
Helmuth Projects is located at 920 E Street at the Library Lofts. Opening reception is Thursday Novemeber 17 from 6-10pm.
Posted By angella | 11/16/2011 | 8:18 PM | View Comments (2)
This is the kind of weekend so packed full of great events it makes you wish you could defy the laws of time and space and be in two places at once. In particular, two incredible art openings at Subtext Gallery and Double Break make your Friday like a choose your own adventure book where you win no matter which page you flip to.
Subtext Gallery in Little Italy opens Homeroom, a group show guest curated by Christina Conway. She asked each of the participating artists to take an original artwork from their childhood and recreate it. An art table with drawing supplies will be in the courtyard area where you can design a postcard to take home or to mail to your favorite artist in the show. Gallery doors are open Friday from 6-10pm with Chubby’s food truck serving grub until 8pm.
Over in Banker’s Hill, Double Break is hosting Double Breaks - a seriously stacked group show featuring the likes of Mark Mulroney and skateboarding legends Neil Blender and Ed Templeton (!!!). Curated by co-owner Louis M. Schmidt and LA-based artist Jay Howell, Double Breaks features a wide range of work from comics to fine art and a whole lot in between. Doors are open from 6-10pm with an after party next door at Tin Can Alehouse with bands hand-picked by artist Sean Stout. Personally, this show kind of gives me the chills.
Both shows run until December 11th, 2011. For gallery hours visit Subtext Gallery and Double Break.
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Art in order of appearance: "Wanderer" by Audrey Kawasaki, "Just Booze" by Mark Mulroney.
Posted By angella | 11/9/2011 | 10:54 PM | View Comments (1)
When Sezio was looking for a unique business card during our launch year of 2008, our web designer Justin Skeesuck took me down to Quality Letterpress on Mission Gorge road. We spent a couple hours digging through vintage type that owner Tim Butler had collected over the years. Since that initial visit we've returned frequently, having Tim print our clothing hang tags, membership kits, coasters, and whatever else we could think of. Local film maker Shaun Boyte recently profiled Tim Butler taking an in depth look into his craft and character.
Check out Shaun's first profile featuring designer Cody Small.
Posted By zack | 11/4/2011 | 5:48 PM | Add a Comment
We're less than a month away from Four Day Weekend so we wanted to drop you a mix featuring all 12 performing bands. You're sure to find a few new favorites among this diverse lineup. Stream the mix below or on our Bandcamp, and make sure you grab your tickets early before the weekend sells out!
A four-night pass for $30 can be purchased here. Individual tickets ($10 a piece) can be found here.
Posted By zack | 10/17/2011 | 6:48 PM | Add a Comment
San Diego based designer and fine artist Joshua Krause has been tinkering with a new series of work derived from old airplane logos. The final products will be screen printed on glass and paper, and then hung in a solo show next Wednesday at Habitat House along side more traditional work. Browse Krause's site here, and be sure to swing by Habitat between 6-10pm on the 19th.
Posted By zack | 10/9/2011 | 4:41 PM | Add a Comment