What you are watching is an delightfully charming episode starring Shaun the Sheep, an award-winning series from Aardman animations.  Christopher Sadler, the U.K. director, employed meticulously detailed and colorful claymation à la Wallace & Gromit (Still Life was originally conceived by Nick Park and Sadler also directed an episode of his series.) He uses goofy facial expressions, onomatopoeia, and hilarious barnyard antics to drive the story without the use of a spoken language.  A rollicking good time that will leave you in stiches!

MFG & ROCKWELL PRESENTS: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
La Cita - Downtown Los Angeles
Event: 8/30/08
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Entry to this event is a first come, first serve basis, so try to make it out early because they want to fill the place up before the regular crowd wakes up from their coke naps. All portraits are shot by JIRO, Water Guns provided by MAD DECENT, SHARK ATTACKS, and OBEY clothing giveaways.

You must RSVP to get in and the first 150 people get in for FREE! Otherwise it’s a $10 cover.  Log on to:  http://www.danceright.net/swimmingwithsharks/

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Check out this Vietnamese hip hop track, titled: "I Wanna Go Back" from off the album, Chinoiseries on Bo Bun Records (2008). Onra, a French Vietnamese DJ, beatmaker and world traveler visited Vietnam, the land of his grandparents, and collected around 30 vinyls. He took these records to his house, made some cool beats that eventually became this compilation of Vietnamese hip hop. He donates a portion of the money made from this record to "La Goutte d’ Eau" association which helps underprivileged families and children in the orphanages of Vietnam.

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For more info on this DJ and his upcoming projects visit his myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/onra

Please enjoy this psychedelic gem from MGMT (formerly known as Management) directed by Ray Tintori. The space-psych duo hailing from Brooklyn, New York are shown here playing their hit track, “Electric Feel,” off their latest album, Oracular Spectacular (Columbia Records.) The video captures all the synth-pop allure and psychotropic magic of a rainbow-prismed swamp on acid including an animatronic band from Chuck E. Cheese.  And although this music video has been circulating the rounds since its early summer release, we wanted to bring back this fantasy dance video for another spin at the EM office.
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For more on their tour dates and band news, visit: http://www.whoismgmt.com/

RVCA is an example of how a sport brand fuses culture in a very organic method. Founded by the love of surf, the brand began within the action sports category and now is involved from anything ranging from track bikes, to UFC fighting, to the arts, and to of course surf and skate. I recently came across their recent release of ANP Quarterly, RVCA’s very own printed publication discussing the arts in a candid yet informative manner. The production alone is beautiful. Embracing a large format print, the cover is matte finish, binding is a casual saddle stitch, and the colors are bright. Photography and writing is top notch. I highly encourage you to pick a copy up and take a gander. RVCA constantly impresses me.

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www.rvcaanpq.com

Apnée is about the chilling few seconds of a paparazzi who tried to catch an embarrassing snapshot of a public figure. A momentary decision that unwittingly leads to certain dire consequences. This uber-sleek animated short by director, Claude Chabot, recounts this split-second disaster utilizing CG images to create grand, sweeping camera angles and smooth transitions.

David and Greg are “The Linguists,” who document languages on the verge of extinction. In the rugged landscapes of Siberia, India, and Bolivia, their resolve is tested by institutionalized racism and violent economic unrest.

“aqui volvemos adornos frivolos” and “Passive Drifter”
Peres Projects - Berlin
Event: 9/20/08

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Javier Peres is pleased to start off the fall season with solo shows by Amie Dicke and assume vivid astro focus. For her fourth solo exhibition with Peres Projects, “Passive Drifter,” the Dutch artist Amie Dicke will present an installation of new sculptures and framed works. Never falling prey to the often literal approach of “political art”, Amie’s works instead turn the constant hum of Europe’s shameful cultural and political past into an enabling violation - an aesthetic game that turns classical imagery and often found antique objects on its head and leaves Amie with a rich visual vocabulary all her own. Amie Dicke (b. 1978 Rotterdam, the Netherlands) lives and works in Amsterdam and will be present for the opening.

Assume vivid astro focus’ Berlin premiere at Peres Projects will include new wall papers, drawings, works on canvas, neon sculptures, and a not-so-surprise performance by a surprise guest. assume vivid astro focus, with a palette that is Rosenquist meets Tropicália creates, á la Takashi Murakami, everything from handbags to decals to full multi-media installation events. By defying more traditional ethical concerns of appropriation and authorship, avaf revels in the power of the found image and the computer-age futility of copyright while exploiting the music of our own personal nostalgia.

“aqui volvemos adornos frivolos” and “Passive Drifter” will be on view at Peres Projects (Schlesische Str. 26, 10997 Berlin) through October 25. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, from 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M and by appointment.

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www.peresprojects.com

FAXINATION
LOYAL Gallery - Stockholm, Sweden
Event: 8/28/08
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Fax-vision is blurry but straight to the point. For the group exhibition FAXINATION, LOYAL has received the drawings, collages and other artworks via one of the by-products of the corporate age, the FAX machine.

Like taking an X-ray of an image and stripping it down to its basic code, the FAX transmits the image in its rawest form, instantly and over any distance, anywhere with a phone line. Ephemeral and imprecise, these faxes retain the essence of an artist’s mark-making. The main value lies not in the fax as “art object”, but in the effect of examining the results of this method of distinct visual communication.

FAXINATION is a show that constantly expands. The fax machine itself will be part of the exhibition, and the transmissions will be hung directly on the wall creating a WALL OF FAX. There’s a ghost in the wire receiving these international messages with an urgency and immediateness during the opening and throughout the show’s duration.

FAX number is +46 (0)8 32 44 91

LOYAL

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FAXINATION
AUGUST 28 - OCTOBER 5, 2008
OPENING THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 6 - 9 PM

ALSO THURSDAY: LOYAL MAGAZINE ISSUE 10 RELEASE PARTY 6 - 9 PM

FAXINATION

FIA BACKSTRÖM
AIDAS BAREIKIS
JOE BRADLEY
YOSUKE BANDAI
GREG BOGIN
SARAH BRAMAN
JEFF ELROD
NICOLE EISENMAN
PHIL GRAUER
CLAIRE KELLER
EUNICE KIM
TONY MATELLI
BJARNE MELGAARD
SOSHIRO MATSUBARA
ELENA PANKOVA
ERIK PARKER
LES ROGERS
BILL SAYLOR
ANKE WEYER
TYLER WAXMAN

CURATED BY BILL SAYLOR

LOYAL
Torsgatan 53
113 37 Stockholm
Sweden
phone +46 (0)8 32 44 91
cell +46 (0)73 322 9289
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