Friday, April 10, 2009

Silverlake Secret: Pepe's Thrift


Do you thrift on the weekends? If so, check out Pepe's in Silverlake. The front of the store has its nuggets of goodness, but the real fun starts at the secret parking lot showroom in the back. Mid-Century galore!

Pepe's
3204 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 662-6510

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Silverlake Secret: Pepe's Thrift


Do you thrift on the weekends? If so, check out Pepe's in Silverlake. The front of the store has its nuggets of goodness, but the real fun starts at the secret parking lot showroom in the back. Mid-Century galore!

Pepe's
3204 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 662-6510

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or



Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or
On view February 22, 2009 - September 14, 2009

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or, the first solo exhibition of the New York-based artist at a New York museum. Working in video, sculpture, sound installation, and photography, Horowitz critically examines the cultures of politics, celebrity, cinema, war, and consumerism. The exhibition will include works ranging from the early 1990s to the present, on view in the 1st Floor Main Galleries, with an additional work concurrently on view at The Museum of Modern Art in the 2nd Floor Café.

From found footage, Horowitz visually and spatially juxtaposes elements from film, television, and the media to reveal connections and breakdowns between these overlapping modes of communication. In many works, these concerns are couched in the language of technology. In his video projection Maxell (1990), the image of the well-known videocassette brand logo plays from a tape copied many times over; the word deteriorates into a blur of static as the information on the tape erodes. Horowitz also notes the value systems inherent in media by establishing a sculptural presence for his video works, where VHS tapes and television monitors are positioned as objects on metal stands.

Jonathan Horowitz

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Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or



Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or
On view February 22, 2009 - September 14, 2009

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents Jonathan Horowitz: And/Or, the first solo exhibition of the New York-based artist at a New York museum. Working in video, sculpture, sound installation, and photography, Horowitz critically examines the cultures of politics, celebrity, cinema, war, and consumerism. The exhibition will include works ranging from the early 1990s to the present, on view in the 1st Floor Main Galleries, with an additional work concurrently on view at The Museum of Modern Art in the 2nd Floor Café.

From found footage, Horowitz visually and spatially juxtaposes elements from film, television, and the media to reveal connections and breakdowns between these overlapping modes of communication. In many works, these concerns are couched in the language of technology. In his video projection Maxell (1990), the image of the well-known videocassette brand logo plays from a tape copied many times over; the word deteriorates into a blur of static as the information on the tape erodes. Horowitz also notes the value systems inherent in media by establishing a sculptural presence for his video works, where VHS tapes and television monitors are positioned as objects on metal stands.

Jonathan Horowitz

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Catherine Malandrino: New York/Paris



Catherine Malandrino's website is currently under construction, but in the meantime there's a beautiful art piece on the site for our viewing pleasure. The short entitled, "New York/Paris", is an glimpse into the two cities that inspire Malandrino's work.

Simply beautiful,

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