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The Beast Within: An Exhibition of Monster Art

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Announcing the official Supertouch Halloween art show, “The Beast Within,” curated by Jamie O’Shea, opening October 31st at the East Village’s SHOWROOM NYC GALLERY in conjunction with Tristan Eaton’s Thunderdog Studios. Featuring introspective monster art reflecting the participant’s personal demons (hence the title), the show features new & original work by over 65 artists including Pushead, Phil Frost, Stephan Jay Rayon (Hysteric Glamour), Doze Green, Eric White, Ron English, Louie Cordero, Tristan Eaton, Andy Cruz/House Industries, Mars-1, Steve Bliss, Shepard Fairey, D*Face, REAS (Todd James), Travis Louie, Rhode Montijo, Friends With You, Nathan Cabrera, Tim Biskup, Eric Elms, Kelsey Brookes, Jim Woodring, Mark Dean Veca, Erik Foss, Gary Baseman, Slick, Nathan Jurevicius, James Jean, Usugrow, Glenn Barr, Mike Moon, Gomez Bueno, Pete Fowler, Rick Griffin, Nate Van Dyke, Stanley Mouse, Andrew Brandou, Makoto Kobiyashi, Miran Kim, Peter Taylor, Scott Campbell, Jordin Isip, Melinda Beck, Joel Dugan, Jeff Soto, Elizabeth Huey, Jacaeber Kastor, Mark Smith, Carl Dunn, Junko Mizuno, Mike Sutfin, Rich Jacobs, Taylor McKimens, WK Interact, 123 Klan, Filth, Calma, and many more. Lots of surprises are in store, including limited-edition merchandise like the Pushead-designed shirt (produced by 10 Deep) shown below. New York City’s the best place on Earth to spend Halloween and “The Beast Within” is the best place to spend your hard-earned dough on some amazing artwork. Don’t be late, first come, first severed…

For more info: http://www.supertouchblog.com/2007/10/19/nycannouncing-the-supertouch-halloween-art-show/

SVA Masters Series Honors Steve Heller

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The Masters Series: Steven Heller

School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York City, will honor Steven Heller with the Masters Series Award and retrospective exhibition. He is the author, co-author or editor of over 100 books on graphic design, illustration and political art, was an art director at The New York Times for 33 years and is a columnist for The New York Times Book Review. Heller is also the co-founder and co-chair of the MFA Design Department and co-founder of the MFA Design Criticism Department at SVA.

Lecture: Tuesday, October 23, 7pm
SVA Amphitheater
209 East 23 Street, 3rd floor
Free and open to the public.

The art director, writer and design authority will be speaking about his work, with Michael Bierut, partner, Pentagram and founding writer, Design Observer.

Exhibition: October 22 – December 1, 2007
Reception: Monday, October 22, 6 – 8pm
Visual Arts Museum
209 East 23 Street
New York, NY 10010
212.592.2145

Curated and designed by Kevin O’Callaghan, chair of 3D Design at SVA, the exhibition highlights the inspiration and collaboration behind Heller’s many achievements as a writer and art director. On view will be over 100 covers of The New York Times Book Review that Heller art directed and a visual anthology of his major publications, with select volumes available to peruse. An adjacent video installation will feature interviews with co-authors Mirko Ilic, Lita Talarico (co-chair of the MFA Design Department at SVA), Seymour Chwast, Marshall Arisman (chair of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department at SVA) and Gail Anderson (on the faculty of the MFA Design Department at SVA) about their collaborative process. Nearby, visitors will be able to browse Heller’s many contributions to American and foreign periodicals at a full-scale replica of a New York City newsstand. The centerpiece of the multimedia display will be a larger-than-life photo montage of Heller’s library with recorded commentary about his collection of design ephemera and its role in his research and writing.

For more information, visit the exhibition overview.

Chris Mars “New Salem” Exhibit

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NEW YORK, NY– American artist Chris Mars debuts more than 25 new works in his exhibition New Salem, opening at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York City on October 20, 2007. The paintings, all created this year, reflect themes of political persecution and corruption, interpersonal unity and cruelty, condemnation, redemption and hope by use of Mars’ stunning technical control of his medium, and his wrenching empathy relative to world events.

October 20 – November 17, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20, 7pm – 9pm
The Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm. For more information, please call 212-243-3822, visit www.jonathanlevinegallery.com, or email: info@jonathanlevinegallery.com.

Little Paper Planes visits Illustration!

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We are very excited to host Kelly Lynn Jones from Little Paper Planes, who will be making four presentations in the Illustration Department this week. She will talk about how her distro works, as well as discuss ways that new & young artists can get their work out into the public eye.

Her speaking schedule is below:

Tuesday, October 16th

@ 9 a.m. in Room 1111, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

Wednesday, October 17th

@ 9 a.m. in Room 809, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

@ 10:30 a.m. in Room 1104, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

@ 3:00 p.m. in Room i803, 55 W. 13th, New York, NY

How to Cook Docomodake?

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Come to the opening of “How to Cook Docomodake”, a temporary gallery space and exhibition opening on Friday October 19th, 2007 in Nolita. At this occasion, Docomodake, the iconic mushroom character created by telecommunication company Docomo in 2005, will be presented to America through a group exhibition featuring the works of 16 Japanese artists, each assigned with the mission to cook Docomodakes according to their personal recipes including painting, illustration or photography. The show was curated in Japan, and we were commissioned to bring it to life in New York.

How to Cook Docomodake?
October 19th to 28th, 2007
201/203 Mulberry Street (Btwn. Spring and Kenmare)
Opening on Friday October 19th, 6 to 8pm

Carousel–Wednesday, October 17th

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Dixon Place presents…

CAROUSEL
Cartoon slide shows & other projected pictures
presented by a glittering array of artists, performers, graphic novelists, & other characters.

Hosted by R. Sikoryak

Featuring:
Leela Corman
Emily Flake
K. Thor Jensen
Doug Skinner
Brian Michael Weaver
Craig Yoe
and more!

Wednesday, October 17
8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)

Dixon Place
258 Bowery, 2nd Fl, between Houston & Prince

Tickets: $12 or TDF; $10 student/senior

Advance tickets & more info:
www.dixonplace.org
(212) 219-0736

Downright @ Pink Elephant Projects (featuring Illustration Alums & Faculty)

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“DOWNRIGHT”
curated by Jashar Awan
October 5 – Nov. 17, 2007

PEP is excited to present Downright, an illustration show, curated by our own Jashar Awan. In anticipation of the December release of Taschen’s Illustration Now 2, in which Awan is featured, we asked Jashar, an artist whose work has been seen in many galleries and in popular publications such as The New York Times, Vibe, and The New Yorker, to put together a show of his favorite comtemporary illustrators. The outcome is a gathering of 40 artists pulled together in one spot, PEP. From highly renowned artists to rising stars, the show is not to be missed.

Featuring Illustration Faculty & Alums: George Bates, Jordin Isip, Phillip Fivel Nessen, Chang Park
Pink Elephant Projects (PEP)
64 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
347.266.5872
http://pepgallery.com/