Posted by The G on July 27, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy | 
Photo courtesy of the Joshua Liner Gallery.
"Listen" by Jeremy Fish
New York art lovers! Add to your art collection and help out a member of the community. On Thursday July 28, 2011 from 7 to 10 pm, The Joshua Liner Gallery will hold a silent art auction / fund raiser. The proceeds of the event will benefit its Assistant Director, Tim Strazza, who was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. To help with Tim’s medical bills, many gallery artists and friends of the gallery have donated artworks, including Shawn Barber, Jeremy Fish, Tat Ito, Chris Mendoza, Ron English, Jim Houser, Swoon, Josh Keyes, Swoon, Sylvia Ji, Oliver Vernon, Shepard Fairey and many others! The event will take place at the gallery from 7 to 10 PM and will include music, food and drinks.
You can see a preview of the works here.
Also, if you are not in the New York area and you feel like opening your heart for a good cause, you can donate any amount to help Tim Strazza here.
The Joshua Liner Gallery is Located at 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor in Manhattan.
Tags: 2011, Art, Benefit, Chris Mendoza, Donation Links, Exhibit, Information, Jeremy Fish, Jim Houser, Josh Keyes, Joshua Liner Gallery, July 28, New York, Oliver Vernon, Ron English, Shawn Barber, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Sylvia Ji, Tat Ito, Tim Strazza
Posted by The G on July 7, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photo by G.
David Byrne
I don’t know what the chances are that I could run into former Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne on the streets of New York with a bicycle (looking fantastic, by the way) and then get an email from Exit Art several hours later with information on how to win a bicycle stylized by David Byrne! Whoa!
As I mentioned above, you can win a bike stylized by David Byrne in a raffle from Exit Art. You can purchase tickets here at this link. All proceeds from ticket sales go to support the programs of Exit Art Gallery. Tickets are $20 each or six (6) for $100. All raffle ticket buyers will be invited to an exclusive Terrace Party in New York City on July 14, 2011, and the drawing will be held live at the party. You don’t have to be present to win.
Find out more and purchase tickets on their official website.
Good luck!
Posted by The G on July 5, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy, Street Art |
Photo courtesy of Le Spec Gallery.
Friendly Fire: An Urban Art Show. Begins July 9, 2011 at Le Spec Gallery in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles! Make sure you head to Le Spec Gallery on July 9, 2011. The gallery will be hosting the opening night reception for “Friendly Fire: An Urban Art Show.” Artists featured include: Zombie, 2wenty, Leba, D Young V, Stenzskull, Fragile, Gregory Siff and Nic Rodriguez.
The artists are also collaborating on a truly unique art piece to be auctioned live at the event with 100% of the proceeds being donated to ARMY OF ONE for assistance with his legal fees.
The artwork will be displayed July 9th – August 10th. Regular gallery hours are Tues – Sat: 12 – 6pm.
Le Spec Gallery is located at 3311 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Don’t miss it!
Tags: "Friendly Fire: An Urban Art Show", 2011, 2wenty, Army Of One, Benefit, D Young V, Exhibit, Fragile, Gregory Siff, LA, Le Spec Gallery, Leba, Los Angeles, New York, Nic Rodriguez, Stenzskull, Zombie
Posted by The G on May 20, 2011 under GNN |
Photo by G.
Plan B
Ben Drew, better known as Plan B won 3 Ivor Novello Awards in England yesterday. I really love his album “The Defamation of Strickland Banks.” It’s got so many styles of music including soul, rap, pop, jazz and I think every song on it is great. Most of the world has caught on, but not surprisingly, the album is too genre defying for America. Plan B spoke about not making it big in America and he said this:
“I’m too white for the black radio stations and I’m too black for white radio stations so nobody knows where to place me. It just seems to be a lot of cock sucking that has to go on in order to get your music to get played to the masses and I’m just not prepared to suck cock really.” – Plan B
I really hope he enjoys success in the States. I’ve seen a lot of bands over the last few years that I think are really great and they can’t seem to make a splash here. It’s very sad considering some of the drivel that is chart topping, but the old adage rings true once again – the masses are asses.
In other Plan B news, his track “Hard Times” has been re-released featuring guest vocals from Elton John and Paloma Faith. The proceeds of the single will be donated to relief efforts in Japan and Pakistan.
Tags: 2011, Ben Drew, Benefit, Elton John, Hard Times, Ivor Novello Award, Photo, Plan B, Quote of the Day, Re-Release, Refuses To Suck Cock In America, Singer
Posted by The G on May 16, 2011 under G Videos |
HD Video by G.
I can’t believe a week has passed since seeing Interpol in concert (for my 4th time in a year…. lucky me!) The band raised money for the Sickday Safety Net organization and I’d appreciate if you’d take a look at their site and donate if you can. Sickday helps out New York’s creative community that are without health insurance.
The final song Interpol performed on May 8, 2011 at Terminal 5 in New York was “Not Even Jail.” It features one of my favorite Interpol lyrics – “you’re making people’s lives feel less private.” And it goes something like this….
Tags: 2011, Benefit, Interpol, Live, May 8, New York, Not Even Jail, Paul Banks, Photo, Sickday Safety Net, Terminal 5, Video
