First Friday

September! At last!

We've got a new show at Great and Terrible that I'll be babysitting tomorrow night (you should stop by. It's beautiful.) But, before I go over there, I'll be stopping by a few other shows.

First stop, of course, is 11th and Wood Street for Vox Populi, Tiger Strikes Asteroid and, I'm sure, miscellaneous surprises.

Vox was closed for August (thank God.) and reopens with Jamie Dillon, David Kontra, Jonathan Prull (who I'm hoping to meet, as he shares my fixation with one Mr. Clint Eastwood), a curated show by Roxana Perez-Mendez, and Sarah J. Christman in the Video Lounge. (In the interest of full disclosure -- happy now, artblahg? -- I'll be starting an internship at Vox later today.)

Tiger Strikes Asteroid's website makes the claim that we'll be able to view Adam Blumberg's Punctum, which, according to the ICA blog is about midwestern men -- a tasty corollary to Prull's drawings of Eastwood?

Next, I'm going to Projects Gallery for their emerging artists show because my friends Michelle Clements and Kelly A. Kozma are showing in it. (While many of us that qualify as emerging artists are unhappy with what appears to be Projects' new policy that 'It's Who You Know', I'm happy for Kelly and Michelle, who genuinely make excellent work. Also, genuinely excited to see the show, even though there was no open call. Inflammatory post coming soon? We'll see. Oh, and Kelly's showing at Great and Terrible, too...)

Last stop is Little Berlin since they're our neighbors on Montgomery Ave. This month, they've curated some Tyler grad students from the crafts department. I'm, as of now, ambivalent, but may yet be pleasantly surprised.

Oh, and by the way, here's the info you wanted about Great and Terrible --

The Great and Terrible Collective is pleased to bring you Meriviglia, a group show featuring the work of

Alyssa Hamilton
Josh Coombs
Kelly Kozma
Lisa Haskell
Megan Uhaze

Open first friday from 6:30-10:00, but wait! We're having a HUGE POTLUCK BBQ AND CONCERT to celebrate on Saturday, so come on by with a dish and a lawnchair from 5-11! We've got The Snowcaps playing around 8 and special surprises throughout the evening. We're at 172 W. Montgomery Ave.

First Friday Listings

me: are you going to vox tonight?

Diedra: maybe? are you? going to show somethign???

me: i have a new video

Diedra: maybe i'll bring baudrillard vid?

me: so i guess i'll bring that

Diedra: oh

how long is it?

me: three minutes, haha

no huge project, just a lil' guy

Diedra: mine too, that's perfect for that kind of thing. anything over 7 is probably WAY too long

me: yeah.

do you think it's one of those deals where you have to show up early?

Diedra: not sure.... if you go i guess i'll go too. would be fun. i just had these ideas about being super productive wknd. meanwhile i'll go out fri, sat, sun haha

me: I have like a million stops to make tonight. I'm putting a video in the first friday show at bookspace, and my friend has a painting show up

so I was thinking of going to vox around seven

Diedra: where?

7pm ok i'll be there then

me: i don't know what gallery, but i have the address 149 N 3rd Street

Diedra: old city

i might try to get to little berlin too finally

me: oh yeah, I guess I'll go there too since they're our neighbors.

and I was thinking of going to vwvoffka too

Diedra: i think they are closed to go to vox event tonight

me: really?

they have a listing...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=142438359118442&index=1

Diedra: oh shit and i know jesse, he's meeting me to get led batteries. i'll go there and then http://eexxttrraa.com/

will you be on bike?

me: no, I'll be in my car since i have to deliver that tv and transport my associates

Diedra: i see

i'm hoping to bike, seems ambitious. but maybe we'll get lucky to show early at vox if we're on time. what a fun art evening. thanks!

me: Ambitious for sure!!

maybe i'll blog about it

haha

Diedra: do it

Show your work this week

Wednesday, August 4th

It's Video Wednesday at Great and Terrible 172 West Montgomery Ave
"The Great and Terrible Collective wants to screen your videos. Good
thing, too, because you need somewhere to show them. Thank God, It's Video Wednesday at Great and Terrible! Bring a DVD or VHS of your work to this one-night event in the tradition of the ICA's Open Video Call and the first six people in the door get to show their video on THE BEST TV IN THE HOUSE! Not only will you get to show your work in public without the hassle of juries or fees, and see the work of other local video wizards, but you get to DRINK FREE BEER and EAT FREE COOKIES!

So you see? You can't lose! Come share your work in a casual, supportive, air-conditioned environment!

Questions? Comments? Proposals for marriage? Contact Dana O at 703.975.0287 or greatandterriblecollective@gmail.com"

Friday, August 6th
Open Call for First Friday at Bookspace 1113 Frankford Ave
"Hi there!

If you're an artist and would like to show at our book space for the month of August, we are putting out an open call to anyone who would like to do so. Please bring up to three pieces that you'd like to display and we'll make it work, we have lots of space in our warehouse. Share whatever it is that you do, even if you have just one piece! The more the merrier :)

We're putting together a bit of party for this coming First Friday, August 6th from 7PM until at least midnite. We'll have live jazz, a DJ, and the usual First Friday refreshments. Bring your artwork, bring some friends and lets have some fun with it!

We're located just a 1/2 block south of Frankford & Girard Avenues in Fishtown.

If you'd like to drop off your work before Friday or would like to check the space out, we are open 11AM-7PM, Tuesdays-Sundays.

Thanks!

Bookspace
1113 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125

http://phillybookspace.com "


Soundstages and Video Free For All at Vox Populi, 11th and Wood Street (3rd floor)
FIRST FRIDAY: SOUND/STAGES

Vox Populi, Philadelphia
August 6, 2010, 6-11pm

...Vox Populi will be closed for the month of August,
but join us on First Friday for a special one-night party with music and performance events. Construction will soon begin on our new performance space next door. Help us celebrate!

DJ Hiding Place and DJ Face Man spin foamy propaganda shakers.
DJ Jane Pain and Astrocaveman spin minimal electronics, cold wave, dark snyth jams, weird punk, 80s hits that time forgot.

"Video Free-for-All" hosted by Hair and Diamonds. Bring your DVD to screen (maximum 10 minutes per person) to help create an ongoing image-stream. Get seen.

Bobby Gonzales and Jean Suivan present "Going Out," a performance that draws inspiration from the ritual of preparing for a night at the club, going out to dance, and coming home. The duo's performance, with costumes, sculpture, and projected images, employs movement without the pressure of being "on stage" and--much like the night club atmosphere--inspires reaction in strangers through bodily proximity. The looks and movement are inspired by darkwave. Escape yourself.

Beth Heinly reads Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The 2001 book is a self-proclaimed "artist's survival guide, written by and for working artists. The authors explore the way art gets made, the reasons it doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way." Be very afraid.

Puppetyrrany presents "Mouth Puppet Show" by Zac Palladino and Leslie Rogers, a perilous puppet show inside a human mouth, the wettest stage of all. Your reluctant participation is encouraged in "The Miracle of Birth," "Catfight," and "Italian Cooking 101." Also, "Mystic Powers" by John Sinclair will be presented. A scrolling 100-foot live-action-picture-book, "Mystic Powers" is the hero's journey as understood by 5-year-old Zac Palladino and retold using the crudest cantastoria. Be amazed."