“Dark Pop” at Last Rites Gallery
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Telephone: (212)529.0666
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Catalyst
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FIFTY24SF Gallery Proudly Presents the Group Show “Catalyst”
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 4, 2008 from 7 – 9:30 p.m.
“Catalyst” is a group exhibition that will include eight of today’s most prominent visual artists from the abrasive music community.
The exhibit will bring together an underground community of artists in which aural and visual expressions converge. Artwork on display will comprise of a wide source of media, including new two-dimensional paintings, drawings, video installations, screen prints as well as an installation of seminal works from each of the artists’ extensive catalogues.
Artists Included: Aaron Turner, Josh Graham, Seldon Hunt, Stephen Kasner, Aaron Horkey, Florian Bertmer, Justin Bartlett and Dwid Hellion.
Curated by Brett Aronson
The “Catalyst” group show will be on display at FIFTY24SF Gallery September 4 – 25, 2008.
FIFTY24SF Gallery
252 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
www.fifty24sf.com
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Paul Lewin - new site & shop
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Untitled 6
Paul Lewin has updated his site. Its not too much different from the last one, but he has some new work and an online shop. Now you can buy a few originals, like “Untitled 6″ pictured above, and signed prints of most of his other dark surrealistic work. Check it out.
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R. L. Frisby
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Gates of Purgatory
R.L. Frisby is a self taught artist based in Tulsa who creates complex and obsessively rendered bio-mechanical compositions. They often feature a centralized image surrounded by complicated patterns. While obviously giving a nod to the master of the genre, HR Giger, Frisby’s work is more colorful and has an enigmatic puzzle like quality to it.
Use your inductive reasoning and have a look at his other work on his MySpace page.
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Häxan
Posted by Black Göblin | Filed under Film
Häxan (1922)
Witches cavorting naked with lusty devils, a baby drained of blood and tossed into a stew, women lined up to kiss Satan’s bulbous ass and demonic orgies are all depicted in the 1922 film Häxan. Benjamin Christensen’s legendary movie explores the history of witchcraft and its persecution in a semi-documentary form. Its bold depictions of torture, madness, and carnality made this film very controversial at the time of its release. Consequently it was banned outside of Sweden for decades and until recently was only released in edited versions.
A few years back Criterion finally released Häxan on dvd with the censored footage restored, a corrected “projection” speed and a new score that recreates the music played at the original Danish premiere. The disk also included some great extras like the 1968 William Burroughs narrarated version with it’s ridiculous jazz soundtrack.
It is personal favorite of mine and in its original form Häxan is truly a black-and-white masterpiece of silent horror that will not disappoint. Pick it up at Amazon or if you are too cheap you can download it on Archive.org.
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