Tucked away in Mar Vista, Art House Live inhabits an old tomato market that dates back to 1913. We have renovated the interior to include a storefront gallery space and a fully functioning studio/performance room.

JOHN DAVERSA SMALL BAND

http://www.johndaversa.com/

John Daversa, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, & EVI
Katisse Buckingham, Alto Sax, Flute, & Vocals
Robby Marshall, Tenor Sax
Tommy King, Keyboards
Jerry Watts, Bass
Chris Wabich, Drums

with Travis Flournoy, Live Video Projection

MOONCHILD

http://thisismoonchild.bandcamp.com/

Doors @ 8:00 PM
Show starts @ 9:00 PM
$10 Donation (Goes to artists and maintaining the space)
Beer available

3815 Grand View Blvd
Mar Vista, CA 90066

Sarasota, Fla. – New Stages: Narrative in Motion at the Ringling Museum’s Historic Asolo Theater heralds the return of storytelling in the new theatrical and choreographic forms for the 21st century. The four-part series of contemporary performance opens in January and runs through March. Tickets range from $15 to $25. This continuum of the Art of Our Time initiative at the Ringling Museum features performances directed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Bill Bowers, Circle of Eleven, and the Kate Weare Company.

By embracing the power of language, gesture, character, and emotion, artists are moving beyond the inscrutable abstractions of the experimental to once again explore the narratives of human relations. The authentic embodiment of those narratives in motion – when combined with poetry, media, and a renewed sense of musicality – emerges into new forms that explore and exemplify the rich diversity of ideas at play in the world today.

THE PERFORMANCES

LEO
February 21-23, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
From Berlin, the Circle of Eleven blends music, acrobatics, dance, and theater into a sophisticated form of entertainment that carries on the spirit of classic German variety theater at a contemporary circus level. It is not a play, or a circus act, or a film project. It is a self-contained, genre-defying performance that won the Carol Tambor Foundation’s “Best of Edinburgh Award” in 2011 and went on to become the hottest ticket at Spoleto. LEO explores a world where gravity has shifted and the hero must undertake a logic-defying adventure that reveals not only his dreams and desires but also his lust for life. Through a clever juxtaposition of live performance with projected film, two Leos move through identical spaces governed by opposing physical laws. It is a small but meaningful story of a man stuck in a box, hoping one day to find his way out.

Kate Weare Company
March 7-9 , 2013, 7:30 p.m.
With both rawness and precision, Kate Weare maps a humanism that is contemporary and profoundly stirring. Hailed for its startling combination of formal choreographic values and visceral, emotional interpretation, her work has been seen at The Joyce Theater, Danspace Project, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, American Dance Festival, and at venues throughout the U.S.

For the Historic Asolo Theater, Weare presents a program of open narrative spaces into which she invites the viewers to insert themselves and to see the work through the lens of personal experience. While in Drop Down she employs the power of tango to investigate the negotiations of erotic proximity, in Garden, she elicits innocence by drawing upon primitive issues origination, collective identity, and safety in the face of the nature’s unpredictable forces.

Additional Programming

ViewPoint: The Interplay Between Music and Dance January 19, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
Choreographer Elizabeth Weil Bergmann presents a duet danced by Moving Ethos directors to illustrate how music influences the way we experience modern dance.

FSU Dance Theatre
March 22 & 23, 7:30 p.m.
Works by the renowned resident faculty, alumni and guest artists performed by the highly skilled students of this top-ranked university dance program.

For tickets, call 941.360-7399 or visit www.ringling.org If purchasing tickets to all four performances in the Narrative in Motion series, get free admission to ViewPoint: The Interplay Between Music and Dance (Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m.) and FSU Dance Theatre (March 22 & 23, 7:30 p.m.).

“The presentation of contemporary art at the Ringling dates back to its first executive director, A. Everett Chick Austin, Jr., who helped transformed the arts in America in the twentieth century and the Museum with the addition of the Historic Asolo Theater and Circus Museum in the late 1940s,” noted Steven High, executive director of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. “Chick advocated that, ‘the function of a museum is more than merely showing pictures….it is the place to integrate the arts and bring them alive.’ The Ringling Museum is building on his legacy and that of John and Mable Ringling. With the ‘Art of Our Time,’ we hope to enrich our community through the exploration of rich ideas and art forms at play today and in the future.”

The 2012-13 Art of Our Time season at the Ringling Museum is supported by a $50,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

http://Stereocure.com/

Stereocure is a collective of musicians, writers, and artists dedicated to a vision of contemporary music culture that is inspired by a progressive and creative spirit. We are a music/art collective and digital record label. Stereocure was founded by a group of childhood friends from Los Angeles, California who have developed a network of like-minded collaborators including musicians, bloggers, writers, visual artists, and managers that spans from the west to the east coast.

Tucked away in Mar Vista, Art House Live inhabits an old tomato market that dates back to 1913. We have renovated the interior to include a storefront gallery space and a fully functioning studio/performance room.

STAG

http://stereocure.com/stag

http://stag.bandcamp.com/

FAMILY PHOTO

http://stereocure.com/familyphoto

http://familyphoto.bandcamp.com/

NATIVE ELOQUENCE

http://stereocure.com/nativeeloquence

http://nativeeloquence.bandcamp.com/

Doors @ 8:00 PM
Show starts @ 9:00 PM
$10 Donation (Goes to artists and maintaining the space)
Beer available

3815 Grand View Blvd
Mar Vista, CA 90066

Questions? Comments? Need a friend?
Hit up Jordan Alper: jordan.alper@gmail.com

poster art by Laura Hartmann

A cinema experience wouldn’t be the same without treats to nibble on whilst watching the film. Enjoy cones of Thai snacks from the Suda usherettes, ice cold beer and hedgerow fizz cocktails from Bill’s bar, and free gourmet popcorn for all.

St Martin’s Courtyard is Covent Garden’s newest shopping and dining destination with a unique mix of fashion, beauty and lifestyle boutiques and flagships and six international restaurants. Many shops will be open until 8pm for a pre screening shopping spree and many of the restaurants will be offering late supper deals after the film is finished.

For a chance to get hold of a pair of tickets, visit stmartinscourtyard.co.uk/silentcinema and enter your details. Winners will be contacted one week prior to the screening. For live updates, follow St Martin’s Courtyard on twitter @smccoventgarden.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT SISTER ON +44 (0)20 7 287-9601 OR email nicole.leggett@sisteris.com

“Observadores” is an edition of 35, each print has a slightly different tone and is unique, it’s a heavily hand-finished, 1-layer screenprint on Somerset antique paper. It measures 50 x 70 cm and comes signed and numbered by JAZ.

“Observadores” Sold out very quickly. Keep your eyes peeled for the next offering.

Neron, which is set in the typical suburban areas, is an upcoming film about a warm mother who struggles with her fight to save her child or accept his demonic destiny.

One unique aspect that sets this film apart from its other indie, horror competitors according to Patel is, “the visual effects and mystery that lure the audience in and sustain their attention.” Although this film is set to take place in the suburbs, it will be shot in Chicago, New Orleans, and Los Angeles for the scenes that include a big city backdrop.

Patel is not only the writer of his films but directs and produces them as well. He also operates his own production and distribution company called Applied Art Productions which includes his own VFX company.

Patel’s previous film, Man in the Maze (2011), debuted first in India and then the United States triggering an upsurge of excitement, surprise, and acknowledgement for the triple threat filmmaker. This film initiated and uproar of enthusiasm for American films throughout India. With the success of Man in the Maze, Hollywood ought to take notice to Patel’s unique film directing and distinct execution of his movies.

Neron, which will be Patel’s next talked about film, is set to make its debut next year in early spring across theaters in the U.S. and carry on into Indian theaters in late spring. Production for this film will begin September as pre-production is said to wrap up in late summer.

Applied Art Productions was created in 1997 and is based in Los Angeles, CA. It was conceived with the intention of celebrating the art of cinema from all corners of the world. Its mission is to create & distribution “quality” entertainment that appeals to a global audience. We want to produce films and television programming that inspire people to make a positive impact on the world. AAP also manages its own VFX company called Phantom FX. It specializes in distribution and putting movies into theaters. Through these dual endeavors AAP hopes to bring to people everywhere joy, knowledge, and a better understanding of this most essential form of art.

For more information visit www.appliedartproductions.com

Rooftop Films is known internationally as one of the most dynamic film festivals in the world. In 2011, we screened more than 25 feature films, almost all of which are New York, U.S. or World Premieres. We showed over 150 short films in themed programs which have received accolades for being smart, entertaining, and filled with astonishing movies. This combination of brilliant, original programming and stunning outdoor venues makes Rooftop Films one of the best-attended film festivals in New York. We have also begun to expand to other cites. In recent years, Rooftop screened films outdoors in Los Angeles, Toronto, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Camden (Maine) and others. At Rooftop Films, we bring the underground outdoors.
The Rooftop Films 2012 Summer Series, our 16th year of “Underground Movies Outdoors,” will run every weekend from May 11-August 18, with special events in September.

Programming for the 2012 Summer Series includes feature-length films and programs of shorts, all new, all independent. Most of the feature films are either New York, US or World Premieres. Most screenings will include a filmmaker Q & A. Films represent a diverse range of documentaries, fiction, drama, comedy animation and more. We couple films with venues, and connect artists with audiences so that each event is unique and memorable.

1982/color/90 min. | Scr: Sam Fuller, Curtis Hanson; dir: Sam Fuller; w/ Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker

· June 7 at 7:30pm – Brokeback Mountain – Focus Features Anniversary Screening – Conversation with Ang Lee & James Schamus – In 2005, Focus Features released one if its best known and most celebrated efforts: Brokeback Mountain, an adaptation of the Annie Proulx short story of the same name. The story of Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the affair that began between them during a sheep drive in 1960’s Wyoming, has the ragged and deeply felt contours of a classic collaboration between Ang Lee and producer James Schamus, along the same lines as The Ice Storm (which preceded Brokeback Mountain) and Lust, Caution (which followed it). The impact of Brokeback Mountain was such that not only did it win three of the five Academy Awards for which it was nominated (director, screenplay, and score), but it also opened up the conversation about different kinds of love stories that center on the relationship between the protagonists rather than on sexual politics.

2005/color/134 min. | Scr: Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana; dir: Ang Lee; w/ Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michele Williams, Anne Hathaway.

· June 15 at 7:30pm – Los Angeles Film Festival Guest Director – William Friedkin Presents Killer Joe – An iconoclastic filmmaker with a fiercely independent spirit, William Friedkin has bravely forged his own path through the American cinema of the past forty years. Hollywood is still reeling from Friedkin’s one-two punch of The French Connection and The Exorcist, two films that heralded a new era of filmmaking. Raw and visceral, with an authenticity that cannot be denied, his films—including The Boys in the Band, Sorcerer, To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising and his latest, Killer Joe—are bold, exciting works that have frequently courted controversy, only to go on to become contemporary classics. A filmmaker who has never stopped challenging himself or his audiences, William Friedkin is the perfect choice to be this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival Guest Director.

In this twisted dark comedy based on Tracy Letts’ play, William Friedkin serves up a heaping murder story on a Texas-sized plate can hold. Matthew McConaughey shines as Joe Cooper, a dirty copy hired to take out the hated matriarch of a trailer park family for her $50,000 life insurance policy. Chris gives up his sweet and innocent sister Dottie to Joe as collateral until they get the cash—and Joe can’t resist this young object of desire. Killer Joe is an audacious, sexy thriller that will make you gasp while wanting to bite down on some deep-fried cookin’.

2012/color/103 min. | Scr: Tracy Letts; dir: William Friedkin; w/ Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon

· June 21 at 7:30 pm – Los Angeles Film Festival Summer Showcase Screening – Beauty Is Embarrassing – You may not know Wayne White by name, but you are unquestionably familiar with his work. A guiding force behind Pee-wee’s Playhouse, White made an indelible mark on ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture by creating some of the decades’ most arresting and iconic images. Beauty is Embarrassing chronicles his ongoing struggles to find peace and balance between his work and his art. Director Neil Berkeley captures White at home, on the road and onstage doing his one-man show, resulting in a funny, irreverent and joyful documentary that inspires us all to follow our own passions.

2012/color/89 min. | Dir: Neil Berkeley; w/ Wayne White, Matt Groening, Paul Reubens, Mark Mothersbaugh, Todd Oldham, Gary Panter, Rick Heitzman, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, Woodrow White, Lulu White, Mimi Pond.

Ticketing for White Dog and Brokeback Mountain screenings:
$5 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and New York Times Film Club Members. Pre-sale tickets are available Thursday, May 24 at 5 pm. To purchase, please call 323 857-6010 or visit www.lacma.org. Members of these groups will be required to show proof of membership when retrieving their tickets.

$10 for the general public, $7 for LACMA members, seniors (62+) and students with valid ID. Tickets are available Thursday, May 31 at 5 pm.

Entertainer that has released eleven comedy &/or music CDs available on cdbaby.com or the official website: www.music-comedy.com Has appeared in movies, written songs for movies, musicals and major recording artist. Tours performing 1 man shows and comedy clubs with a show that is truly unique & works all over the world.

Darryl is a workaholic that loves to perform comedy shows, play drums and record new songs. Has tons of energy and little time for those that put limitations on themselves or others. Completely believe that we create our own world either by what we do or allow to have done to us.

We start with a very complex print coming from the Everfresh Melbourne legend aka RONE and one of his iconic “girls” faces that can be found all over the world.

“Silver Screen Dreams” is an edition of 35, 4-layer screenprint on Somerset 300gsm white paper. It measures 50 x 70 cm, is signed and numbered by RONE www.streetartnews.com

What would have been a devastating blow to most people instead made Steckler more obsessed with sight. His former binocular vision became monocular, and he started to see the world with more clarity and concentration. It shows in his photography of recent years, and one can now observe more texture, intense colors, and formerly hidden shapes. Steckler brings this new dimension in a unique approach to image.

Len Steckler was born and raised in New York, was drawing by the age of five, and studied at Pratt Institute and the Art Student’s League. As a young illustrator, he won the National Academy Design Award and, after being part of the prestigious Charles Cooper studio, he gained prominence as the originator of the campaign for the first diet drink, Diet Pepsi. His illustrations appeared in all the leading magazines of the day such as, Collier’s, Good Housekeeping, The Ladies’ Home Journal, and The Saturday Evening Post. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York.

While painting, he often relied on his photograph of the model for further reference, and magazine editors started to buy these photographs. Steckler studied photography with Alexy Brodovitch and Edward Steichen, Carl Sandburg’s brother-in law, who became his mentor. He phased out illustration, and in the 60’s and 70’s, Steckler became famous for his fashion and beauty photography. His work appeared in major ad campaigns for Revlon, Cover Girl, AT&T, many Proctor and Gamble products, and American Airlines, to name a few. His photographs appeared in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and he photographed celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Carl Sandburg, Andrés Segovia, John Wayne, and Joanne Woodward. He launched the careers of young models such as Jennifer O’Neill, Susan Blakeley, Cybil Shepherd, and he worked with supermodels Suzy Parker, Verushka, and Jean Shrimpton.

Expanding his career, he started to direct, produce, and film commercials. He gained national notoriety for putting pantyhose on Joe Namath for a Hanes commercial. And his Noxema spots with the famous phrase, “Take it off, take it all off!” became a pop culture phenomenon. Steckler directed and filmed all the live segments in the EmmyTM-award winning television special, “Free To Be You and Me”, which went on to become one of the most popular and influential children’s television specials of past decades. He won numerous awards, and many of Steckler’s commercials are now part of the collection in The Paley Center for Media.

Upon moving to Los Angeles, he embarked on a career of producing and directing movies for television, using such actors as Kevin Bacon, Katherine Ross, and the late Robert Young in an EmmyTM nominated role.

In the early 90’s, during a trip to the Middle East, Steckler had an epiphany that led him to withdraw from movie projects – and he returned to his first loves: photography and painting. Steckler quickly became a collected and exhibited photographer and artist.

Whether wearing the hat of an illustrator, photographer, painter, or director, Steckler’s images challenge our often-dismissive eye to linger on imagery that speaks a world of truth and eases us into the discovery of how to ‘see’ what is beautiful and compelling in these complex times.

Len Steckler resides in Los Angeles, and continues to create and SEE every day.

“Anonymous kind of was like the strong, buff kid who had low self esteem and then all of a sudden punched somebody in the face and was like, ‘Holy Shit, I’m really strong!’”

This was just one great quote from We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, which premiered last night at Austin’s South By South West festival in a jammed Vimeo Theater.

Brian Knappenberger’s documentary is a revealing look at the culture of 4Chan and Anonymous, showing the world just how much power this loose but large group really has. In addition to Knappenberger, Internet activist and sometime Anon Gregg Housh led a fascinating Q&A session following the movie, demonstrating how the filmmakers have been able to gain the trust of, and therefore access to, many of the individuals who “are” Anonymous. This movie is going to be huge and I’m hoping to see it released generally soon. Until then, here’s the trailer:

Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a 16-year-old internationally award-winning photographer and artist who has won first places with National Geographic, The World Photography Organisation, Nature’s Best Photography, Papworth Trust, Mencap, The Woodland Trust, and Postal Heritage. Her photography has been published in The Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC News Website, and on the cover of books and magazines in the United states and Canada. Her art is globally exhibited, having shown work in London, Paris, Indonesia, Los Angeles, Florida, Washington, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Germany, Japan, Australia, and The Environmental Photographer of the year Exhibition (2011) amongst many other locations. She was also the only person from the UK to have her work displayed in the National Geographic and Airbus-run See The Bigger Picture global exhibition tour with the United Nations International Year Of Biodiversity 2010.

Gerhard Richter Painting trailer from Kino Lorber on Vimeo.

“It’s pointless to talk about painting.” — Gerhard Richter (1965). Richter, considered one of the world’s greatest living painters and now nearly 80 years old, agreed to talk about his work, as a small film crew documents his creative process. Blunt, provocative, unashamedly curmudgeonly and iconoclastic (but never cynical), the artist says he’s “interested in things he doesn’t understand,” that “painting is a secretive business,” and that “each painting is an assertion that tolerates no company.” “You have to distrust your parents and see through them.” Born in 1932 in Dresden (which became East Germany), he left for the West nearly 30 years later. When his American gallerist Marian Goodman visits, they recall a 1984 show which began their relationship. Extensive contemporary scenes of the artist painting and interviews from the 1960s and ’70s give a sense of his creative development — his colorful abstractions, photorealist portraits, and paintings inspired by politics and history as well as more intimate statements. His final words as he applies and then scrapes off vast globs of paint: “Man, is this fun.”