happy valentine's day!





Image by Sarah Jane Lapp

Dreamtime

Tabitha Soren & myself have a two person show at Branch Gallery, starting on the 11th of this month-- for those of you who want a sneak preview, come by during Art Murmur from 6-9pm. Artist Reception is February 25th, show runs through April 1st.

www.branch.bayvan.org

Musical Shaman -- video premier of Golden Death Chant

Austin resident, musical shaman Morgan Sorne performs tonight at the Magic Carpet pop-up gallery -- 720 Geary St (at Leavenworth) San Francisco, 7:30 pm

Here's the video premier of his GOLDEN DEATH CHANT (on vimeo).

Golden Death Chant from Morgan Sorne on Vimeo.

Details on the MUSICAL CHAIRS: ART THROUGH THE LENS OF SOUND AND MUSIC show at the Magic Carpet pop-up gallery here.

hello all, we (Rob Reger & myself Aimee Friberg) have work in this new book, edited by David Earle & published by Mark Batty New York City. The launch party is at LACMA this Sunday, December 4th. Go pick up a book or get your cards read by the stars. You can also buy the book online here. A sampling of other artists included: Anna Oxygen, Miranda July, Fritz Haeg, Harrell Fletcher, Mark Warren Jacques, Maya Hayuk, Veronica de Jesus, Lulu Stewart and Nikki McClure.

Frankenstein’s Anti-Pop, Cultish Social Form: Bruce Conner

Bringing attention to the Bruce Conner films now screening at Film Forum through 11/23, Stephanie Harris eulogies about Bruce Conner and his melancholic, physical, emotionally un-cool 'anti-film' filmmaking. Read her article on Idiom here.


(above title edited from Idiom)

Rob Reger solo show Nov 20 in Pasadena with Beno + Minnie

New Characters Emerge from Emily the Strange Creator Rob Reger

November 8, 2010. Rob Reger, the force behind the iconic Emily the Strange character, opens a solo show at Switcheroo in Pasadena on November 20. The show titled: FACING STRANGE: the Characters of Rob Reger showcases Reger’s recent painting series of interlocking characters and whimsical design. The opening reception is from 7-10pm; Reger’s experimental band Beno + Minnie will play a short set that evening. The show runs through January 15 by appointment.

In this body of work, Reger’s trademark bold graphic design is repurposed and dosed with a colorful serving of psychedelia to reveal a world of new friends and beasts. Subtle narratives emerge, playfully tapping into mysticism, optical illusions, and hallucinations. In a similar vein as Reger’s love of word play, hidden messages, and backward masking, FACING STRANGE demonstrates a balance of opposing forces with characters and shapes all intended for viewing in multiple directions.

Switcheroo is run by artists Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura. It’s located near the intersection of South Raymond and California, in Pasadena.

FACING STRANGE: the Characters of Rob Reger
Opening: Saturday, November 20th (7-10 PM)
November 21- January 15, by appointment

Switcheroo Workshop & Gallery
543-b S Raymond
Pasadena, CA 91105

www.myswitcheroo.com
Gallery contact: hi@myswitcheroo.com
---------

ROB REGER
Rob Reger is the founder, owner, creative director and president of Cosmic Debris - a design house based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob and Cosmic introduced the world to Emily the Strange, now an international icon for empowering young alternative girls. Rob has been designing Emily for over a decade and has generated millions of fans of the character. Emily’s voice and image can be found in at 37 countries, through the outlets of Chronicle books, series of Harper Collins novels, Dark Horse Comics, an Epiphone guitar, a clothing line, and an upcoming live action film with Universal Pictures and the Producer of the Hellboy series, 30 Days of Night, and The Mask.

Reger and Cosmic Debris grew out of the DIY punk and guerrilla art aesthetic of the eighties in Southern California, and a fondness for the surrealist art movement. He continues to mix bold graphic design with a pop culture sensibility. Reger holds a B.F.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a M.F.A. in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. His paintings, printmaking, watercolors, and collage have been shown in galleries around the world. Outside of Emily and art-making, Reger plays music with his fiancé Aimee Friberg in their experimental band Beno + Minnie.

Chantal Claret (Morningwood) and James Euringer (Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence) visited Gallery Extraña and the Emily the Strange headquarters this morning------after the My Summer Fantasy exhibit and Emily art tour, Emily had very little left to say...