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From Sam....
Gawd!! I hope the walls don’t cave in on us THIS SUNDAY, Strangers!!
Sunday, May 13 will be the loudest Stay Strange yet!! Frank Melendez and Riververb! Also on the bill is the equally loud Actuary from Los Angeles. Plus a rare performance by artist Gerritt Wittmer.
SUNDAY, MAY 13-
RIVERVERB/ACTUARY/GERRITT WITTMER
THE KAVA GALLERY - 2804 KETTNER BLVD - 7PM - $5.00 - ALL AGES SHOW!
Riververb is always in a constant change, and I hear that the latest incarnation is the best so far! Judge for yourself! it’s some heavy stuff! Face morphing grinder sludge. Last time Riververb played, no slayed, the smoke turned black from monolithic chunks of acid-noise.
Actuary shake the shit loose! Los Angeles breeds some sick stuff and this by no means drops the ball. Not only are this tunes in your face, it’s in your skull too! Mean ass nitro venom. Gory!!
Gerritt Wittmer is an artist in the darkest sense possible. I’m not sure what he’ll be doing at this month’s Stay Strange, but if it’s anything like his performance at LUFF, it’s going to be scary!!!
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Anselm Kiefer's Palmsonntag Panels Installation in Los Angeles N. Fitzpatrick 4.18.8
I am at the end of a long school year and with only days left till I give my finals. I needed a break today from the little freak blowing me kisses in sixth period. So it just so happens that the Gagosian Gallery has Kiefer's first exhibit in a decade at their Beverly Hills Gallery. However why would I want to further torment myself with LA Westside traffic when I could check out their one-off installation of his Palmsonntag (Palm Sunday)Panels in an old Baptist Church a mere three miles from my crib? It's near Lafayette Park in the church gym and as the docent mentioned they had a hard time finding a space to fit a sixty foot dead palm tree in, much less one that would let them take a wall out to do it. Once inside you are treated to this sprawling tree laid across the floor with 36 "vitrine" large paintings hung above as a sort of altarpiece. They're a mix of pagan/Christian themes labeled in Polish, German, French, Spanish plus Norwegian and deal with Gregorian chants to the classic German fairytale, Rapunzel. Each panel is comprised of palm fronds, stems and leaves set in clay. Evidently this follows a big installation he just had in the Grand Palais in Paris. The LA shows are up till April 26th. Check it out. Vacation is almost here.
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