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The Site of NOW Closing Party this Sunday

Photos from The Site of NOW exhibition now on display at Royal/T Gallery.

This Sunday, October 11th, 3-6 pm, we will be hosting a closing party with Artist Q+A. There will be champagne, hors d’oeuvres and a live performance by Coultrain.

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Royal-T Cafe
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232-2326
(310) 559-6300

Also here are some shots of the opening night on the Beams blog from Yoshi.

Barnstormers vs. HVW8, Music by Rich Medina, Montreal 2001


At tomorrows ‘The Site of NOW’ show there will be a small section on display from the “Barnstomers vs. Heavyweight”  Live painting session that was done in Montreal in 2001. It featured Montreal artists from Heavyweight; Gene Pendon, Tyler Gibney, Dan Buller with the NYC based collective Barnstomers; featuring David Ellis, Rostarr, Mike Ming, Jose ‘Ease’ Parla.

The piece was done at a large party in Montreal with music by Rich Media, with the artists going over each other back and forth. The final was a bit of a drunken mess but still cool to check out.

On display through Oct. 3 to 15th at Royal/T in Culver City, Los Angeles, CA.

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R to L: Gene Pendon, Tyler Gibney, Dan Buller, RoStarr, David Ellis, Jose Parla, Mike Ming, and ?

The SITE of NOW exhibition at Royal/T

The SITE of NOW

Opening Oct. 3rd, 7 to 11 pm

“The SITE of Now” exhibition will be a “Best of” collection from the past two years of artists from the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery. Select pieces from the past ten years of HVW8 Art Installation and exclusive private collections will also be on view. The exhibit will feature artwork from such noteworthy artists as Parra, Brent Rollins, Kevin Lyons, HVW8 Art Installation (Gene Pendon, Tyler Gibney and Dan Buller) and Winston Tseng.

Curated by Tyler Gibney.

The SITE of NOW

artwork from :
Brent Rollins (Brooklyn)
HVW8 Art Installation (Montreal/Los Angeles)
Kevin Lyons (Philadelphia)
Willo Perron (Montreal/LA)
HVW8 vs Brnstrmers (2001)
Raif Adelberg (Vancouver)
Tyler Gibney (Los Angeles)
Parra (Amsterdam)
Winston Tseng (NYC)
skypager (Los Angeles)
+ more

Also shown will be Select works from collectors Sharifa and Eduardo Burillo; including a limited-edition print by Basquiat, pieces by Blek Le Rat, Nick Walker, eelus and Andy Warhol’s Brillo boxes by Charles Lutz.

HVW8 Pop up shop with
T-shirts
Prints

Music performance on opening night by:
Coultrain
DJ Thee Mike B

Please rsvp to: rsvp@royal-t.org, keyword: site

show runs until Oct 15th.
opens Oct. 3rd , 7 to 11pm

at Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
T 310 559 6300

show runs until Oct 18th.

 

For more than ten years, HVW8 Production House has blurred the lines between art, music and design. Established in 1998 in Montreal, Canada, HVW8 Production House’s initial artistic endeavor was the HVW8 Art Installation with artists Tyler Gibney, Gene Pendon and Dan Buller. After the group’s first “live painting” performance series at the Montreal Jazzfest, HVW8 started touring the world creating live pieces along side musicians such as the Herbalizer, Roots Manuva and Africa Bambaata, while holding exhibitions at such esteemed galleries as Parco in Tokyo, Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico in San Juan and MOCCA (Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art). HVW8 then created the acclaimed installation series “Political Minded” in 2004, which showcased in pop-up galleries in NYC, Montreal, L.A. and San Francisco.

In 2005, The HVW8 Art + Design gallery was established in Los Angeles as a studio + gallery space for HVW8 and friends. The current mandate is to support avant-garde graphic design, such as Dutch designer/illustrator Parra, Swedish design house SSON, skateboard company enjoi and American designer’s Brent Rollins, Kevin Lyons and Ray Noland. Most recently, HVW8 Records was founded in 2008. Look out for upcoming releases by Red “the Man Without the Machine,” Master Blazter feat. Computer Jay, J-1 and Dam-Funk and Hawthorne Headhunters with Black Spade/Stoney Rock.

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Basquiat

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Raif Adelberg

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Parra

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HVW8 Art Installation

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Tonight –

1st 250 guests receive a limited tee + 7″ @ 999 Closing Party. Starts at 9:09pm. 9 DJs. 715 Hampton Ave Venice 90291

artwork by HVW8 (Brian Armstrong and Tyler Gibney)

Now on HVW8 Music!

 

Parra in Berlin

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Dutch artist Parra is set to emark on his very first exhibition and pop-up shop initiative in Germany later this month. An artist who’s style has come to be known for his eclectic mix of type fonts, iconic colors and sexualized imagery, the Amsterdam-based creative will look to have his work displayed first via an exhibition at Pool Gallery in Berlin followed by a pop-up shop at Wood Wood Berlin two days later. Aside from his own personal artwork, he has also become heavily involved in music act Le Le.

“I like the tee shirt but I will get the painting” – Works of Art by Parra
28 August – 10 October 2009
Opening 27 August 2009 19:00 – 24:00
Pool Gallery
Tucholskystrasse 38 10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 30 243 42 462

“I like the painting but I will get the tee shirt” – Products of Art by Parra
30 August – 10 October 2009
Opening 29 August 2009 19:00 – 24:00
Wood Wood

Rochstrasse 4 10178 Berlin
Phone +49 30 280 47 877

View past HVW8 exhibitions with Parra.

HVW8 Int’l Podcast Vol.12: Hawthorne Headhunters Part II


HVW8 International Podcast Vol. 12: Hawthorne Headhunters Part II

Once again gracing the HVW8 stage, originally coming from that special place between Long Beach and Los Angeles (Hawthorne, Ca), we have the Hawthorne Headhunters. Recorded live at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery.

The crew, including the additions of Jimi James, Coultrain, Stopha and TeLuv on vocals, are all on hand to give us more of what they started on the podcast about a two years ago. Here we are for round 2.

In the mix we hear full tracks from the current Hawthorne Headhunters EP release along with bits of solo material, inspirations for future work and, until now, unreleased works being refined for future projects with HVW8 Records.
You heard it here first.

Full track listing available soon.

The highly anticipated debut release from Proh Mic, Ced No and Stoney Rock (aka Black Spade) – The Hawthorne Headhunters – on HVW8 records. The EP is available digitally through iTunes now and on limited edition 12″ vinyl in the HVW8 Shop now – internationally in September.  Hawthorne Headhunters. HVW8 Records.

Subscribe free to the HVW8 podcast in iTunes.

www.hvw8.com
www.hvw8shop.bigcartel.com

www.myspace.com/hawthorneheadhunter

on iTunes

Special thanks to:

Jimi James – www.myspace.com/rahrahgirl
Coutrain – www.myspace.com/coultrainmusic
TeLuv – www.myspace.com/teluvproductions
Stopha – www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaGk59JE2W0&feature=related

Kenny Fresh for the help out – www.freshselects.net/

Always to Pabst Blue Ribbon!
www.pabstblueribbon.com

Photography and podcast production by Solid State Los Angeles
www.solidstatela.com

Gallery Internships

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Thank you Tatiana.

HVW8 Gallery is seeking interns for fall. If you would like to intern at the HVW8 gallery please email tyg@hvw8.com

More information on internships at the HVW8 Art & Design Gallery  HERE.