the card for: THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON, the movie bio of the reclusive artist, Directed by JEFF FEUERZEIG. The movie received the ‘WINNER AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY – DIRECTING AWARD – SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL’.
POSTCARD IMAGE by: DANIEL JOHNSTON.
photos of the work in the recent installation –
‘The Story of An Artist, Daniel Johnston, A Retrospective’ – that ran from March 17 – April 15, 2006 at CLEMENTINE GALLERY – the word on the street was that the show sold out, and that he was too ill, to attend the opening in person.
to see Misaki Kawai holding a photo of the reclusive artist, at “STRANGER TOWN”
~THE DEVIL & DANIEL JOHNSTON |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 18th, 2006, 4:50pm
KARA WALKER opened a show of new work at SIKKEMA JENKINS & Co., on March 4, 2006. These are some of the larger pieces.
Photos: Nancy Smith
more photos from the show, including a photo of KARA WALKER, at the opening, and a scan of the show’s beautiful and unique poster.
~KARA WALKER/SIKKEMA JENKINS & Co |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 18th, 2006, 4:10pm
‘the rest is total silence’ – curated by TAKA KAWASHI – at atm Gallery – in their new space at: 619b W 27 – the show opened on JULY 6 and runs thru JULY 28th, 2006 –
note: the gallery has summer hours in effect – open from Tuesdays to Fridays only.
The show features an interesting and ‘light’ selection of work by: BRIAN DeGRAW (well known for his role in the NYC band – THE GANG GANG CLUB), FRENCH – a Brit, who is well known in London for his graphic designs & work on skateboard decks, MAYA HAYUK and KIYOSHI KURODA. MAYA HAYUK produced the image for the card. (above)
photos from the opening
atm
~TAKA KAWASHI/the rest is total silence/ atm |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | July 18th, 2006, 1:57pm
BENJAMIN BRIDWELL (above left, both photos) and MAT BROOKE (right) of Band of Horses.
(Photos: Robin Laamanen – courtesy Sub Pop Records)
The debut CD of Band of Horse, EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME,
on first listen was so musically seductive and “sweet”, that I was suspicious as to its
substance. After several spins, that concern disappeared in the face of the dark gravity
of the lyrics.
Benjamin Bridwell and Mat Brooke, the core of this lyric and guitar rich band, have crafted
a CD filled with little, intimate, haunting pop-folk jewels, alongside big soaring epic guitar ballads.
The breadth and depth of the guitars owe a debt to that west coast guitar-god,
Doug Martsch aka BUILT TO SPILL, while the underlying, driving beat and tempo
(on the fast songs) remind me in a funny way of the early RAMONES.
All 10 songs are great and are placed in an order on the CD that is seamless.
The more elaborate songs: “The Funeral”, “The Great Salt Lake”, and “Monsters”
are good examples of the powerful beauty contained in this CD.
Play all the way through, and loud for best results.
Band of Horses, EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, Sub Pop Records, 2006
~Band of Horses |
Posted in Indie Music Reviews | By Simon Cerigo | July 3rd, 2006, 2:13pm
