I have a slight obsession-slash-jealousy thing with Marc Johns. Go see his work at marcjohns.com
Sexpigeon on Fashion in New York:
New Yorkers, screaming, always screaming. Screaming because their clothes are brutally tight, screaming because they are rehearsing their screaming pieces, screaming their way to good health, like the magazines say to. A loud city.
Artist to Watch: Rykarda Parasol
first met Rykarda Parasol back when I was a model. My friend, and filmmaker, Xavier Gomez was shooting her music video “Candy Gold” (which you can see here) at The Hive in SF. I think this makes me an official video ho.
Not only do I love the sound of Ms. Parasol’s voice, but her musical and personal aesthetic is hypnotic.
On Saturday, October 24th, Rykarda will be playing at Cafe Du Nord (one of my most favorite SF venues) and releasing her new album, “For Blood and Wine”.
Cool kids Murder of Lilies and Nero Nava will also play. I’m very much looking forward to seeing these darlings.
Get tickets here.
Art Opening: David Smith’s Little Tragedies at Given
avid Smith is a returning artist at Given. His new series, entitled “Little Tragedies” is a wonderfully dark series of portraits that are both sumptuously detailed and darkly beautiful.
The artist says: “Little Tragedies is a collection of pieces depicting doomed royalty throughout history. It often has struck me that the fame and glamour of royalty forces very private suffering and calamity onto the public stage where it is consumed for entertainment or, more kindly, a more elevated expression of our own suffering and mortality.
This collection draws from several sources: from pop culture and anime to religious symbolism. The theatricality, humor and “sweetness” of the images belie a darker, more unsettling subtext. Two of the pieces incorporate hand carved frames with time pieces which underscore the sense of finite time and mortality.”
The opening reception is scheduled for Friday October 2nd from 6-9 PM.
Drinks will be served and simple foods will provided night of the reception, as well as a generous 20% discount on David’s work the night of the opening ONLY.
Original pieces and some early sketches by the artist will be on display and for sale through November.
Given is located at 575 Castro Street in SF.
