Rock Paper Scissor @ Robert Berman

Ron English and Daniel Johnston Collaboration

R O C K P A P E R S C I S S O R
Featuring Raymond Pettibon, Daniel Johnston, Ron English, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo & Gibby Haynes
Curated by Jon Cournoyer

February 28 - March 21, 2009

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 28 from 7-10pm with DJ Shepard Fairey
RSVP to rsvp@robertbermangallery.com

This exhibition highlights these artists who in both the mediums of music and art have created a memorable and historical body of work and continue to do so. Born from outsider roots stemming from Los Angeles, New York and Texas, they blurred the boundaries of aural and visual expressions creating what would become a hallmark of material from the period of the 1980's-1990's, eventually being absorbed by both the mainstream public and art industries. It's influences today are countless.

On exhibit will be paintings, drawings, collages, conceptual pieces and installations as well as ephemera including lyric sheets by Raymond Pettibon that have rarely been exhibited. Also a large collection or rare and early Daniel Johnston works, many of which have never been publicly exhibited, will also be on view from the collection of Don Goede, co-author along with Tarssa Yazdan of the definitive book on the artist Hi, How Are You?. These works will be published in the next edition of this book as well.

View images here.

THE PERFORMANCE
Live Benefit Music Performance for the Santa Monica Museum of Art

Being an art exhibit based on artists who also are musicians, a live performance is scheduled for the weekend of the opening reception to be hosted by the very well respected Santa Monica Museum of Art, which is located a few doors down from us at Bergamot Station. The NicheMakers (feat. Raymond Pettibon), Ron English's Electric Illuminati, Mike Watt+thesecondmen and special guests are scheduled to play.

Sunday, March 1 @ 2pm | Bergamot Station Arts Center | $35.00

Purchase tickets here.

THE PRE-PARTY
Rock, Paper, Scissor Pre-Party @ SPACELAND
Friday, February 27, 8pm

Sneak Peak Performances by the NicheMakers, Ron English's Electric Illuminati, Mike Watt+thesecondmen & Special Guests. . . .

Tickets here.

Mirror/Dash @ MOCA's Members Party for the Dan Graham Opening

Mirror/Dash (Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth) performs at MOCA Members' Opening night party for Dan Graham: Beyond. This is the first North American retrospective of the art of Dan Graham, examining his entire body of work in a focused selection of photographs, film and video, architectural models, indoor and outdoor pavilions, conceptual projects for magazine pages, drawings and prints, and writings.

Graham has been a central figure in the development of contemporary art since the 1960s—from the rise of minimalism, conceptual art, and video and performance art, to explorations of architecture and the public sphere and collaborations with musicians and the culture of rock and roll. Exhibition runs through May 25, 2009.

Photo by Catlin Meininger

For more opening night pictures click here.

Dan Graham: Beyond - MEMBERS OPENING PARTY

Dan Graham performing Performer/Audience/Mirror (1977) at Riverside Studios, London, 1979, courtesy of the artist, photo by Roland Fischer

SATURDAY, February 14 : 7–11pm

MOCA GRAND AVENUE
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

MOCA is having another legendary opening party as they premiere Dan Graham: Beyond. The work of Dan Graham has been central to the development of art since the 1960s—from the rise of minimalism, conceptualism, and video and performance art to explorations of architecture and the culture of rock and roll.

Special performance by Mirror/Dash with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
DJ sets by Tom Watson and Thurston Moore
Cash bar

MOCA members receive FREE admission for two. Tickets for two additional guests can be purchased at the door for $25 each.

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