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Friday, February 29, 2008
Scion Presents: Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection

SCION PRESENTS: NOMADAZ - A MEDITERRANEAN ART CONNECTION
Curated by Pablo Aravena
Curated by Pablo Aravena
Los Angeles - February 2008 - Scion, in conjunction with Pablo Aravena, proudly presents
Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind "Next: A Primer in Urban Painting." Nomadaz brings together four Italian and four Spanish artists, to show off their Mediterranean flavor on U.S. shores. Featured artists from Spain are Sixe, Nuria, Nano 4814, Eltono, all of whom have their roots in graffiti and street art. Their style and work has evolved to encompass other styles and formats including sculpture, interior design, illustration, advertising, branding and institutional projects. The Italian artists include Microbo, Bo130, Dem and 108. The exhibition will comprise of new work as well as site specific installations.
Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind "Next: A Primer in Urban Painting." Nomadaz brings together four Italian and four Spanish artists, to show off their Mediterranean flavor on U.S. shores. Featured artists from Spain are Sixe, Nuria, Nano 4814, Eltono, all of whom have their roots in graffiti and street art. Their style and work has evolved to encompass other styles and formats including sculpture, interior design, illustration, advertising, branding and institutional projects. The Italian artists include Microbo, Bo130, Dem and 108. The exhibition will comprise of new work as well as site specific installations.
"While I was filming NEXT, I had a chance to meet many great artists along the way," explained Aravena. "I first realized that there was a Mediterranean connection when I met Microbo along with Sixe, Nuria, Nano and Eltono in Madrid. There was a strong personal/artistic connection there. These guys are all very different but they all know each other, having painted with each other all over. I thought it would be great concept to match them up again and bring in some new people like Dem and 108. I wanted to see what they would come up with if they got to play with a big space together."
In terms of individual style, this is a varied group of artists; however, together they represent a significant, contemporary artistic practice of working in both the street and gallery settings in Italy and Spain. The exhibition title, Nomadaz, represents the way of life of the featured artists - always traveling and moving to paint, often along the Mediterranean. For this exhibition, these art nomads descend on Los Angeles for the first time. For more information on Aravena, visit: www.nextthemovie.com
The opening reception takes place March 8, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. The show will run until March 29th.
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more
information, visit www.scion.com/space.
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information, visit www.scion.com/space.
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Labels: events, los angeles, opening, scion, street art
Scion's Installation 4 National Art Tour Arrives in Philly
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Scion's National Art Tour - INSTALLATION 4: It's A Beautiful World Opens in Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles - February 2008- This July, Scion launched the fourth installment of the innovative Scion Installation Art Tour entitled: 'It's A Beautiful World.' The theme; "It's a Beautiful World" was interpreted by each artist, in one of four mediums - painting, photography, sculpture, and collage. This year's Installation tour will visit nine cities and feature a diverse array of artists from around the world.
This year's artists include: Andrew Pommier, Andy Mueller, Angela Boatwright, Blaine Fontana, Blek LeRat, Books llll, Caia Koopman, Chris Yormick, Cody Hudson, Dalek, David Choe, Eye One, Francesco LoCastro, Freddi C, J. Shea, James Jean, Jeff Soto, Joshua Krause, Kelsey Brookes, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben, Mike Giant, Rammellzee, RETNA, R. Grimes, Ron English, Sam Flores, Sage Vaughn, Skwerm, Tim McCormick, Travis Millard and more.
The tour comes to Philadelpia's F.U.E.L Collection on March 7th. Artists in attendance include Cody Hudson and Ron English. The opening reception will take place from 7-10pm at 249-51 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106 with musical entertainment from DJ Junior. The gallery website is www.fuelcollection.com and the show will run through March 21st.
Scion Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Ill.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; Seattle, Wash; and Boston, Mass. Each tour stop will kick off with an opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.
Scion Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Ill.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; Seattle, Wash; and Boston, Mass. Each tour stop will kick off with an opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.
The tour just completed a successful stint in Miami for the prestigious Art Basel event. Six of this year's artists designed custom balloons, each eight-feet in diameter, which were flown over the grounds of the Raleigh Hotel. Also on display were the custom designed Scion art cars from Dalek, Sage Vaughn, and Ron English.
The final tour stop and auction will be in Los Angeles, at the new Scion Installation L.A. space in the Culver City Arts District. All of the artwork will be auctioned off to the public, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward art related charities. In previous years, the auctions have raised more than $110,000 for charity.
Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion's ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists. Previous participants have included: Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Mr Cartoon, Crash, Daim, Daze, Blaine Fontana, Sam Flores, Friendswithyou, Futura, Mike Giant, Justin Hampton, Krush, Mear One, Ricky Powell, Persue, Revok, Retna, Rostarr, Saber, Kenny Scharf, Seak, StayHigh 149, Wearesupervision, and more. The program is designed to give exposure to both established and emerging artists.
For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the medium with which the artists showcase their work changes. The first year featured Scion xB panels and xA sculptures, while the second year presented art on three foot by eight foot wood panels. Each artist's unique style was introduced on three-foot long polyurethane Scion tC sculptures for the third tour.
For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork and details from past tours please visit: http://www.scion.com/installation
Remaining Tour Dates
March 7th - 21st, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
F.U.E.L. Gallery
www.fuelcollection.com
March 7th - 21st, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
F.U.E.L. Gallery
www.fuelcollection.com
April 4th-19th, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Rogue Buddha Gallery
www.roguebuddha.com
Minneapolis, MN
Rogue Buddha Gallery
www.roguebuddha.com
May 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Scion Installation L.A.
www.scion.com/space
Los Angeles, CA
Scion Installation L.A.
www.scion.com/space

Labels: art, events, installation4, philadelphia, scion
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Jesse Saunders' New Book and Single
Jesse Saunders Presents "House Music... The Real Story" And New Single "Luv 2 Luv U"
Jesse Saunders' story is one of the most important in the history of popular culture. From his hometown of Chicago, Saunders wrote, produced, performed and mixed the first original House music record, "ON and ON" in 1984, fore-fronting one of the most significant music revolutions in history. His brand of music would come to sell millions, dictating the sounds and styles of every dance floor across the globe over the past two decades. As it cemented itself into the popular consciousness, its roots would come to be largely contested and eventually forgotten. Written with author James Cummins, this autobiography tells the story of how it all unfolded.
Jesse Saunders' story is one of the most important in the history of popular culture. From his hometown of Chicago, Saunders wrote, produced, performed and mixed the first original House music record, "ON and ON" in 1984, fore-fronting one of the most significant music revolutions in history. His brand of music would come to sell millions, dictating the sounds and styles of every dance floor across the globe over the past two decades. As it cemented itself into the popular consciousness, its roots would come to be largely contested and eventually forgotten. Written with author James Cummins, this autobiography tells the story of how it all unfolded.The stage is set early on as Saunders recalls the impact his own influential family had on his life, as well as the rich musical landscape of America and Chicago that came to inspire him. As he retraces the development of House music from the streets of Chicago to the city's iconic nightclub, the Warehouse, to the biggest music labels in Los Angeles, and to eventual the adoption of House as the staple sound of English and European hot-spots, Jesse Saunders sets the record straight once and for all. Touching on celebrity and drug culture, he does not shy away from addressing the names and events that came to harm his beloved music. Jesse Saunders is an artist whose influence on modern music will never be forgotten.
Jesse Saunders is the originator of House music. A two-time Grammy selectee, he is also a long-time member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In addition to his own acclaimed and influential releases, Saunders' has written produced and music for some of the biggest names in the music business.
Coming off the critically acclaimed 20th anniversary tour in 2004, which hit every hemisphere of the world, Jesse continues to stay at the forefront and set trends with his current release "LUV 2 LUV U" on Broken Records.
Take a Listen to the single "Luv 2 Luv U":
http://www.brokenrecords.us/play.php?play=yes&id=57
FOR PRESS INFO:
Trish Williamson: twb@lvprco.com
Shawn at Publish America: shawns@publishamerica.com
Shawn at Publish America: shawns@publishamerica.com
www.JesseSaunders.com
www.BrokenRecords.us
www.HouseMusicReunion.com
www.MySpace.com/JesseSaunders
www.MySpace.com/HouseMusicLive
www.BrokenRecords.us
www.HouseMusicReunion.com
www.MySpace.com/JesseSaunders
www.MySpace.com/HouseMusicLive
Labels: house music, jesse saunders
Rozzi Daime, Jesse Saunders - Strictly Social Feb 27th

Nu-Soul Magazine and Soul Union once again bring you a night of eclectic soul fusion with Strictly Social.
On Wednesday February 27 prepare for the most eclectic lineup yet!
FEATURING APPEARANCES BY:
House legend JESSE SAUNDERS will be performing a special DJ set in support of his new book House Music: The Real Story
www.myspace.com/jessesaunders
Purchase the book at Amazon
ROZZI DAIME
Featured artist on Sa-Ra Creative Partners' Hollywood Recordings
www.myspace.com/rozzidaime
We will also be celebrating the release of the highly anticipated release of Erykah Badu's New Amerykah with a special listening party at 9pm and lots of cool goodies for the early birds
Setting the vibe will be the amazing photography of Gregory Prescott
www.myspace.com/prescottphotography
Resident DJs Milky Wayne & Destroyer will be providing the musical cocktails
Admission is free with RSVP to info@nu-soulmag.com b4 10:30pm and just $5 after so get there early!
Strictly Social
Wednesday February 27
@ Skinny's Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Plenty of FREE parking!
Free with RSVP b4 10:30
$5 after
9pm-2am
www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial
www.nu-soulmag.com
Labels: events, house, jesse saunders, rozzi daime, soul, strictlysocial
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Q&A With Apart's Adrian Palengat
Q&A With Adrian Palengat of APART, Regarding Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again
1) What is the theme or meaning of the show?
it's simply to show how pop art is constantly being re-interpreted and reworked by artists working in different media around the world
2) How did you select and find the artists involved?
theyve been scooped up by apart over the last 9 years and i picked the ones for this show who were most likely to get there work in a container on time !
3) How did Scion find you and approach you to do a show?
i hosted freddi c and the scrawl collective's big american grafitti show 'streetwiseone' in my london gallery in 2001
4) What's been the biggest challenge you faced in putting together this show?
it's still to come - hanging it on the 15th !
5) Is there anything in particular you would like people to take away from this show - what would you like to inspire in those that view the artwork?
the same response that we always seem to get which is: inspiration, joy, laughter and fascination at how these artists think of the things they do and....how, a bit like the harlem globetrotters, they put on such a great spectacle as a team
6) What do you have lined up for the future? What's next after this show?
im curating a 3 week group show at steve shaw's beautiful new abbott kinney gallery on the 16th march for 3 weeks, then back to london to curate an enormous notting hill apart retrospective for all our artists to say hello to their old clients, then back to las vegas where im putting on another big group show in mid may downtown, then to zurich for a pakpoom silaphan solo show... and the rest of the year i'll work out as i go !!
Labels: adrian palengat, art, scion
Flyer for Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
My Favorite EP - Open Source Music!!!
Create, post and download your own Favorite EP:
www.reverbnation.com/myfavoriteep
Labels: domer, download, hip-hop, my favorite ep, open source
Monday, February 04, 2008
Spirits in the Material World – A Reggae Tribute to the Police
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE (Shanachie, Feb 19th)
JAMAICAN & AMERICAN STARS UNITE TO REVINVENT POLICE CLASSICS WITH A REGGAE SPIRIT
Free mp3 download (there's also code to embed a music player for this track at the below link)
"Synchronicity I" - Junior Reid
http://www.divshare.com/download/3672852-278
http://www.divshare.com/download/3672852-278
streams:
"Can't Stand Losing You" - Pepper
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/cantstand.wma
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/cantstand.wma
"Invisible Dub" - Lee "Scratch" Perry
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/invisibledub.wma
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/invisibledub.wma
"One World (Not Three)" - The Wailing Souls
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/oneworld.wma
http://wms7.streamhoster.com/elemental/Spirits/oneworld.wma
The Police reunion tour has been one of the biggest musical events of the past year as it brought to the fore the reggae-influenced repertoire of perhaps the biggest hit-making rock/pop group of the early Eighties. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE unites an all-star aggregation of Jamaican and American artists who reclaim and amplify the reggae element in the Police’s music by doing overtly reggae versions of a hand-picked set of Police hits and favorite album tracks. This highly anticipated project, due out on Shanachie Entertainment on February 19, 2008, features such renowned artists as Toots & The Maytals, The Wailing Souls, Ali Campbell of UB40, Joan Osborne, Junior Reid and Lee “Scratch” Perry, among other dynamic talents. Produced by the legendary and Grammy-winning Inner Circle, a portion of the proceeds of SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE will benefit The Toots Foundation, which was founded by Toots Hibbert of Toots & The Maytals to build and run youth centers in Jamaica.Shanachie GM Randall Grass was inspired to record SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD when he heard about the Police reunion in early 2007. “I remembered in the late Seventies that The Police were one of a significant handful of rock/pop artists, such as The Clash, The Selector, Blondie and others, who were incorporating elements of reggae in their music and thereby helping to popularize reggae, something that was definitely observed with interest by many Jamaican artists. I felt it would be exciting to record strong reggae versions of Police songs whereby the reggae element would be the driving force rather than simply an inflection.”
Grass placed a call to Inner Circle, whose roots go deep from their time backing Bob Marley and making classic recordings with the late great Jacob Miller up through their huge crossover hit “Bad Boys,” the theme of the Cops television show. Inner Circle’s Miami studio has become a favorite venue for such R&B and rap stars as Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, P. Diddy, Pit-bull, Mariah Carey and others so they were perfectly placed to oversee an album that bridges the worlds of pop and reggae.
“These guys (The Police) took a genre, put their own style to it and made the world aware of the roots style of reggae," notes Inner Circle's Roger Lewis, “so we owe big respect to Sting and the Police. This project has been one of the most intriguing projects we've ever done because everyone-Junior Reid, Ali Campbell, Toots, everyone-brought their own sound to these Police songs."
Each artist on SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE was asked to pick a Police song which they felt would be suitable for their style; many of the Jamaican artists had been involved in cross-over projects before. The legendary Toots Hebert of Toots & The Maytals had recorded the acclaimed Toots In Memphis album; The Wailing Souls, heard here in their newly re-united original four-man line-up, had their music featured in the film Cool Runnings, Horace Andy has been a featured vocalist with Massive Attack and Junior Reid had appeared on hip-hop remixes by Mims and Alicia Keys’ recent single “No One.”
Inner Circle themselves were one of the first self-contained Jamaican bands to be signed to an American major label. Some of the American artists chosen have also demonstrated an affinity for reggae. The Hawaiian band Pepper has found success with a punk/ska/reggae hybrid and Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers has long demonstrated his love of reggae through his band Cyril Neville and The Uptown All-Stars.
A special treat is the appearance of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux of The Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indian gang, who has long been a Bob Marley fan and here on SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD reunites a traditional New Orleans sensibility with a roots reggae sound.
“Reggae became for me the musical canvas that I could freely paint, in words, what I witnessed in my life and times; the good, the bad and the ugly,” shares Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers. “The Police are one of my favorite groups and I like their song writing the most. Their arrangements have elements of different genres and that appealed to my New Orleans second-line senses. Their lyrics show a broad, realistic, and well-read view of the world we all share. The Beatles meets the Meters, maybe?”
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE features a number of surprisingly interesting interpretations of Police songs. UB40’s Ali Campbell specifically requested a “bogle” dance-hall beat for his version of “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.” Junior Reid’s version of “Synchronicity” sounds like the latest hard Jamaican-style dancehall smash more than a Police tune. Of course Toots transforms “Da Dee Dee Dee Da Doo Doo Doo” into his trademark old-school reggae groove and newcomer Tarrus Riley, son of noted Seventies reggae singer Jimmy Riley who has been hot with his “She’s Royal” smash gives a warm, soulful reading of “King of Pain.”
All in all, the artists on SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD take the songs of the Police in a deeper, more forceful direction. Their interpretations show that the reggae element in the Police music was more integral than many may have realized.
THE ARTISTS:
Toots & The Maytals: A legendary name in Jamaican music, their first hits date back to 1963 at the height of the ska era. Many credit their “Do The Reggae” hit with naming the genre. Forty-years later, with Toots Hibbert now joined by his son and daughter, he is still going strong with his unmistakable vocals.
The Wailing Souls: Starting out in Trenchtown as compatriots of The Wailers in the early Sixties, this four-man line-up a rarity in reggae music. Their shifting line-up has always featured the lead vocals of both Winston “Pipe” Matthews and Lloyd “Bread” McDonald. After experiencing cross-over success in the early Nineties, the new millennium finds Pipe and Bread re-joined by original members Oswald Downer and Norman Davis.
Horace Andy: Blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in all of reggae, Horace Andy began with a string of hits for Studio One, including his classic “Skylarking.” He has been a consistent presence on the reggae scene and, thanks to his work with trip hop pioneers Massive Attack in the Nineties, the international scene as well.
Inner Circle: With original lead singer Jacob Miller, Inner Circle scored such indelible hits as “Tenement Yard” in the Seventies and were one of the first Jamaican bands signed to a major international label. After surviving the tragic death of Miller, their “Bad Boys” hit became the theme for the television show Cops. Today Inner Circle continues with original members Ian and Roger Lewis and Touter Harvey.
Ali Campbell of UB40: UB40 burst on the UK scene in the late Seventies with overtly political songs grounded in the punk-reggae rebel scene there. They then scored massive worldwide success with their versions of both reggae classics and American pop hits but they have continued to record socially conscious material. As lead vocalist, Ali Campbell has proven himself to be one of the finest reggae vocalists in the world.
Junior Reid: Beginning as a protégé of the late Hugh Mundell in the early Eighties, Junior Reid became the lead vocalist of Black Uhuru when Michael Rose left in the mid-Eighties. As a solo artist he scored an influential hit with “One Blood” (sampled by many hip hop artists). Recently he sang on Mims’ “This Is Why I’m Hot” hit re-mix and is featured on the reggae remix of Alicia Keys single “No One.” He also performed the Keys single with the singer on the nationally-televised American Music Awards.
Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers: As the youngest of the four legendary Neville Brothers, Cyril Neville has always been the most politically oriented and committed to Pan-Africanism. As a result, Cyril made reggae a key component of his band, Cyril Neville & The Uptown All-Stars. He has also lent his gospel-rooted vocals and percussion to The Meters.
Lee “Scratch” Perry: The celebrated producer/dub-master/recording artist Lee “Scratch” Perry has made some of the most original and important recordings in reggae history. A key architect of dub music, in recent years he has done relatively few dub-mixes, concentrating instead on mixing and producing European pop and rock groups as well as his own solo recordings.
Gregory Isaacs: Known as “The Cool Ruler,” Gregory Isaacs is a bona-fide reggae legend with literally several dozen major hits over his nearly forty years of recording. Along with Dennis Brown, he was the pre-eminent vocalists of the classic reggae era but went on to continued success in the dance-hall era.
Joan Osborne: One of the finest female pop/rock vocalists to emerge during the past fifteen years, Joan Osborne recorded in a wide variety of styles, toured with The Grateful Dead and performed with Motown’s Funk Brothers.
Pepper: Emerging from Hawaii with its flourishing reggae scene, Pepper has been compared to both the Police and Sublime with their high-energy punk/ska/reggae/rock synthesis. Through relentless touring they’ve brought their signature sound to venues across North America.
Tarrus Riley: The son of noted reggae singer Jimmy Riley, who was a member of the fabled Uniques and wrote the reggae classic “My Conversation,” Tarrus Riley has emerged during the past year as one of the most promising new singers in Jamaica. His hit “She’s Royal” brings a positive message that harkens back to reggae’s classic era.
Monk Boudreaux: Revered as the "big chief" of one the most important Mardi Gras Indian "tribes" from New Orleans--The Golden Eagles, Monk Boudreaux has also performed and toured with The Wild Magnolias. The Mardi Gras Indians are secret societies of African-American men dating back 150 years who "mask" as Indians...their unique vocal and percussion mix with its own language is at the root of much New Orleans music.
Street Date: February 19, 2008
Labels: reggae, shanachie, the police, tribute
Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again
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SCION PRESENTS: LOVE WILL BRING US APART AGAIN
Curated by Apart
Los Angeles – January 2008 – In association with Apart, Scion presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again, at its Installation L.A. Gallery. With its 27 pop artist shootout, this show is Apart's first stateside venture.
Curator and gallerist Adrian Palengat, will bring together over two dozen of Apart's artists, from 10 different countries, to show their very distinct flavor on U.S. shores.
"For our L.A. launch, I wanted to bring in a heavy payload of foreign artists to see how they'd tackle a U.S. audience, and as usual, they've come at the challenge from lots of different directions,” said Palengat. We've brought in painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators and installation artists, given them no brief, other than 'we've got 4,500 square feet in L.A.' and let them get on with it."
"That's the joy of putting these sort of shows together for me - I put artists from literally all over the world in one room and watch them express themselves".
Participating in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again will be artists from Thailand, Spain, Argentina, Sweden, Japan, France, New Zealand, United States, England and Belgium, only a handful of whom have ever shown in the States before.
Amongst the eclectic lineup will be Sex Pistols photographer Peter Gravelle, Belgian caravan artist Mr Wim, Swedish latex scupltress Emelie Salford, Japanese designer and photographer Super Violence, French punk teddy bear creator Tony Pronier and English glitter king Robalot.
Other participating artists in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again include: Tim Blake (U.K.), Conrad Leach (U.K.), Luis Perez (Spain), Gustavo Gagliardo (Argentina), Sean Alexander (U.K.), Pakpoom Silaphan (Thailand), Craig Lynn (U.K.), James Holdsworth (U.K.), Cat James (U.K.), Ryan Hadley (U.K.), Nick McFarlane (New Zealand), Ben Allen (U.K.), Dominic Allan (U.K.), John Parkin (U.K.), Brian Jones (U.K.), Janna Stern (U.S.A.), David Hollier (U.K.), Sunil Pawar (U.K.), James Mathers (U.S.A.), John Counsell (U.K.), and Antoine Corbineau (France).
Apart was formed by Palengat in 1999 on London's bohemian Portobello Road, an area untouched by galleries. Acting on a tip from his artist girlfriend that the London art scene was boring, arrogant, conformist and in need of something different, Palengat opened his 2,500 sq. ft. space. Specializing in foreign artists working in different media, the showroom soon became a favorite of artists and collectors alike, for its simple and unpretentious approach. Collaborations with a wide range of corporations ensued ranging from LVMH, Commes des Garcons and Royal Elastics to KSwiss, Jones Soda, Duotone Snowboards and Vladivar Vodka.
In November 2006, the space on Portobello was sold and two mini Aparts were opened in Tokyo. In 2007, Adrian Palengat took the showroom on the road, curating shows in France, Tokyo, London and Milan. Shows in Tokyo, Zurich, Las Vegas, France and London are planned for 2008. For more information on Apart Productions, visit: www.ap-art.co.uk
The opening reception takes place February 16, 7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. at the Scion
Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. The show
will run until March 1.
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a
space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts
art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success
and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard
location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday
through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more
information, visit www.scion.com/space.
About Scion:
Scion is the newest line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Developed with
a new generation of youthful buyers in mind, Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products,
the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level.
The Scion brand features three groundbreaking models: the all-new xD subcompact five-door;
the xB, an urban utility vehicle with an iconic shape; and the tC sports coupe. For more
information, visit www.scion.com.
SCION PRESENTS: LOVE WILL BRING US APART AGAIN
Curated by Apart
Los Angeles – January 2008 – In association with Apart, Scion presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again, at its Installation L.A. Gallery. With its 27 pop artist shootout, this show is Apart's first stateside venture.
Curator and gallerist Adrian Palengat, will bring together over two dozen of Apart's artists, from 10 different countries, to show their very distinct flavor on U.S. shores.
"For our L.A. launch, I wanted to bring in a heavy payload of foreign artists to see how they'd tackle a U.S. audience, and as usual, they've come at the challenge from lots of different directions,” said Palengat. We've brought in painters, sculptors, photographers, illustrators and installation artists, given them no brief, other than 'we've got 4,500 square feet in L.A.' and let them get on with it."
"That's the joy of putting these sort of shows together for me - I put artists from literally all over the world in one room and watch them express themselves".
Participating in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again will be artists from Thailand, Spain, Argentina, Sweden, Japan, France, New Zealand, United States, England and Belgium, only a handful of whom have ever shown in the States before.
Amongst the eclectic lineup will be Sex Pistols photographer Peter Gravelle, Belgian caravan artist Mr Wim, Swedish latex scupltress Emelie Salford, Japanese designer and photographer Super Violence, French punk teddy bear creator Tony Pronier and English glitter king Robalot.
Other participating artists in Love Will Bring Us Apart Again include: Tim Blake (U.K.), Conrad Leach (U.K.), Luis Perez (Spain), Gustavo Gagliardo (Argentina), Sean Alexander (U.K.), Pakpoom Silaphan (Thailand), Craig Lynn (U.K.), James Holdsworth (U.K.), Cat James (U.K.), Ryan Hadley (U.K.), Nick McFarlane (New Zealand), Ben Allen (U.K.), Dominic Allan (U.K.), John Parkin (U.K.), Brian Jones (U.K.), Janna Stern (U.S.A.), David Hollier (U.K.), Sunil Pawar (U.K.), James Mathers (U.S.A.), John Counsell (U.K.), and Antoine Corbineau (France).
Apart was formed by Palengat in 1999 on London's bohemian Portobello Road, an area untouched by galleries. Acting on a tip from his artist girlfriend that the London art scene was boring, arrogant, conformist and in need of something different, Palengat opened his 2,500 sq. ft. space. Specializing in foreign artists working in different media, the showroom soon became a favorite of artists and collectors alike, for its simple and unpretentious approach. Collaborations with a wide range of corporations ensued ranging from LVMH, Commes des Garcons and Royal Elastics to KSwiss, Jones Soda, Duotone Snowboards and Vladivar Vodka.
In November 2006, the space on Portobello was sold and two mini Aparts were opened in Tokyo. In 2007, Adrian Palengat took the showroom on the road, curating shows in France, Tokyo, London and Milan. Shows in Tokyo, Zurich, Las Vegas, France and London are planned for 2008. For more information on Apart Productions, visit: www.ap-art.co.uk
The opening reception takes place February 16, 7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. at the Scion
Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. The show
will run until March 1.
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a
space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts
art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success
and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard
location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday
through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more
information, visit www.scion.com/space.
About Scion:
Scion is the newest line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. Developed with
a new generation of youthful buyers in mind, Scion’s mission is to provide distinctive products,
the opportunity to personalize, and an innovative, consumer-driven process at the retail level.
The Scion brand features three groundbreaking models: the all-new xD subcompact five-door;
the xB, an urban utility vehicle with an iconic shape; and the tC sports coupe. For more
information, visit www.scion.com.
