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Thank you to everyone who attended the opening night of Lisa Leone’s ‘Then’.
Also thanks to DJ Jeremy Sole, Bushmills, and Mumford Brewing Co. for the music and beverages.
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Lisa Leone Installation view and Catalog.
Part of Lisa Leone’s ‘Then’ Installation.
Lisa Leone ‘Then’ catalog.
Lisa Leone ‘Then’ catalog – inside.
Portion of the installtion view of Lisa Leone’s ‘Then’ opening tonight.
Also there will be signed copies of our first gallery exhibition catalog available tonight. Only 100 made. Each photo with text from Lisa Leone. Printed by Icon.
Available online with signed exhibition poster Monday. Please check back.
Gallery Preparation for Lisa Leone
Tim Biskup
A home visit with Tim Biskup by the Hundreds.
Look for an upcoming HVW8 exhibition this year.
A Better L.A. Auction and Fundraiser
Tim Biskup and Nikki.
Alvaro Ilizarbe
HVW8’s Tyler Gibney and Wazy Idah.
HVW8’s Lisa Leone with Marisa Tomei
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery took part in last night’s ‘in the Art of the City’ a fundraiser for A Better LA.
Lisa Leone, Tim Biskup, Alvaro Illizarbe and Tyler Gibney all donated pieces through the HVW8 Gallery for auction, and were lucky to raise a fair amount for this great organization.
Here are some photos of the event.
Stories from Lisa Leone
A few words and photos from Lisa …. exhibition opens May 11th.
Nas – 1993. During the recording session of Nas’s first album “Illmatic”…considered by critics as one of the quintessential hip hop recordings and one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. VH1 licensed the photos for Nas: Behind the Music….they were told there were no photographers during the session, but they were wrong!
Slick Rick – 1992. At Riker’s Island. I went with Russell Simmons…as we were leaving Russell gave Rick $40 for the commissary, a second later Russell swiped back a twenty saying, “you don’t need that much”.
Pharcyde – 1995. On the set of Spike Jonze’s classic video “Drop”.
Parra Mural Amsterdam
New mural in progress, Tuinstraat in Amsterdam, by Parra.
A Better LA – The Art Of The City – May 3rd
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery along with Gallery alumni Lisa Leone, Tim Biskup and Alvaro Ilizarbe take part in A Better LA’s In The Art In The City.
Tickets are available here.
More about IN THE ART OF THE CITY –
On Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, join A BETTER LA at The Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles for a spectacular evening celebrating the vibrant and diverse communities and individuals of Los Angeles at our 3rd annual fundraiser; IN THE ART OF THE CITY. With celebrity hosts and participants, including Pete Carroll, Jeffrey Deitch, Tim Leiweke, Sharon Stone, and Forest Whitaker, enjoy a night featuring the eclectic cuisine of some of LA’s most famed chefs, silent and live auctions showcasing artwork created by some of our city’s most esteemed artists, and music provided by LA’s hottest DJ’s. Please click here for more info or contact A Better LA at events@abetterla.org or call 213-412-3111
Lisa Leone ‘Then’, Opens May 11th, 2012
Fugees – ’94
Nas – ’93
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“THEN”
by Lisa Leone
Opening May 11th to June 10th, 2012.
rsvp: lisa_leone@hvw8.com
New photo exhibition documents hip-hop’s moments of truth.
Before hip-hop was an industry, it was a community.
THEN, a new solo show from photographer Lisa Leone, is a deeply personal portrayal of the last days of hip-hop’s innocence, of a culture caught between an intimate past and a global future.
Born in the Bronx and raised throughout New York City, Lisa Leone has been surrounded by hip-hop culture for virtually her entire life. By the late eighties, as a widely published photographer, she was in a unique position to capture a behind the-scenes perspective on the spirit of collaboration that fueled hip-hop’s early artistic triumphs. “To see a young Nas in the studio with Q-Tip, Premier and Large Professor was not only inspiring,” she reflects on one of the candid photos included in the show, “it is ‘the decisive moment’.”
THEN explores a series of such moments through the eyes of the young artists that would go on to become the hip-hop generation’s biggest stars: Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean, Run DMC, Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Rosie Perez, the Roots, Queen Latifah and many others.
But these are not mere portraits. Each image captures a unique interaction between an individual and their environment, and is supported with text drawn from new interviews with the subjects themselves.
“It was still fresh and we, the generation of that movement, still dictated what it was and meant to us and not the mass media. MTV wasn’t calling the shots. We were still telling them what the rules were.”
– Rosie Perez
“THEN is a testament to the natural eye and passion of a real New Yorker, presented now through the collected three decades of her work and experience.” – Eric Haze
“No one…can fail to be moved by Lisa Leone’s evocative portraits of Hip Hop legends captured in the midst of their young lives…set in those moody South Bronx scenes of abandonment that was their home.” – Henry Chalfant, producer of “Style Wars”
With Support from A.D.D.Martketing, Mumford Brewing Co., Museo Silver Rag, ICON and Vantage Process.
Music by JEREMY SOLE (89.9 KCRW, Afro Funké, theLIFT)
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery,
661 N. Spaulding Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Inquiries: 323-655-4898 or Info@hvw8.com
www.hvw8.com
View full press release
Steve Harrington at the ACE Hotel.
Our friend, Steven Harrington, had a pop up shop/capsule collection at the ACE Hotel during the year’s Coachella festival.
Above is mural by Steve at the ACE.
Hawthorne Headhunters ‘Myriad of Now’ Out Now.
A long time coming! The Hawthorne Headhunters ‘Myriad of Now’ is now available.
Thanks to everyone who made this project possible.
Born at the HVW8 Gallery Hawthorne Headhunters, then featuring Black Spade, Coultrain, Proh Mic and I, Ced was created from the infamous ‘Live At The BBQ’ podcast series. Five years later the full length LP ‘Myriad of Now’ (with the current line up of Black Spade and Coultrain) is complete and was licensed to Plug Research for distribution.
The album features artwork from HVW8 (thanks to Wazy for appearing on the album cover).
Please support independent art and music.
Video – Free Thinkers Issue #2 Launch | HVW8 Gallery LA
From Lifetime Collective –
This past Friday March 30th, 2012 we brought together LA based Lifetime Collective friends and family at HVW8 Gallery in Hollywood for a one night only event celebrating the release of our Free Thinkers Zine Issue #2! The night was amazing and fortunately we captured some really great footage of the whole experience!
The festivities kicked off with a print and photo show of select works form the zine followed by a live performance by The Mattson 2and DJ set by KCRW’s Jeremy Sole. The night was truly amazing with Lifetime Collective Artists and Free Thinker Zinecontributors bringing the experience to life. People from all over the city came together to make the night one for the books.
Big thank you to The Mattson 2, Jay Howell, Ray Potes, Jeremy Sole, Thee Oh Sees, HVW8, and American Rag!
And our good friend Joey Indrieri for the film and edit.
Enjoy the video!
Photos from ‘Free Thinkers’ opening night
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Photos from the opening night of Free Thinkers.
Thank-you to everyone who came by the opening of ‘Free Thinkers.’
Great night and the Mattson2 treated everyone to an amazing perfromance.
Special thanks to Lifetime, Jeremy Sole, American Rag cie, Box Water and Pabst.
If in the Los Angeles area make sure to stop by the HVW8 Gallery and pick up a copy of ‘Free Thinkers #2’.
661 N. Spaulding, LA Ca
Tues through Sunday, 1 – 6pm
or by appt. 323 655 4898
photo credit (1- 29) Max Meuleveld SSLA
photo credit (29+) Ruth Swanson Lifetime Collective
Parra opening night at SFMOMA
Parra opens at the SFMOMA this Saturday
Photos by Reserve Result of Parra at HVW8 last year.
And below a detail from Parra’s work in progress Mural opening this Saturday at the SFMOMA.
email info@hvw8.com if interested in work by Parra.
Free Thinkers zine launch this Friday at HVW8 w/Live performance by The Mattson 2
Cameron’s Books in Portland
Thee Oh Sees
Jay Howell
Holy Rollers
A few images from the upcoming Free Thinkers zine launch this Friday at HVW8.
Here are a few words about the zine:
Welcome to our second issue of Free Thinkers zine. This has been a long time coming for us. The zine was born from our original Lifetime Books that were published along with our catalogs. The zine will provide a home for interviews, artwork, photographs, travel logs, ramblings, stories and articles on Lifetime and the world via our friends in the Collective. It will provide a place where we can communicate to you (the reader) our ideas, thoughts, dreams and wishes. This second issue touches on an overarching theme of “The creative process,” and what that might mean to us all. In the following pages you’ll find a some conversations, stories and photographs with Thee Oh Sees, the scene of Topanga California in the 70’s, The Mattson 2, Featured artists/designers Niall McClelland and Ryan Rhodes. This issue also looks at the artwork of Hunter Longe, a selection of zones from Brass Tracks Publishing, Cameron’s Books in Portland, our friends at Collage Collage in Vancouver, BC and a photo essay with Michael Jager.
During the event we’ll be launching Free Thinkers Zine Issue #2 with a gallery exhibition as well as a performance by The Mattson 2 between 9pm-11pm.
Also music by DJ Set by Jeremy Sole (KCRW/theLIFT/Afro Funké)
Hawthorne Headhunters – Teleport
Hawthorne Headhunters – Teleport from gregthedude on Vimeo.
Directed by Greg Ponstingl
Production Assistant – Jasmine De La Paz
Shot at Joshua Tree National Park
Song Produced by Devonwho
Full length album, Myriad of NOW, out 4/10/2012 on Plug Research.
itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/myriad-now-feat.-black-spade/id510081023
Snoop x J-1 freestyle
Snoop freestyle with J-1 (Master Blazter) at HVW8 video shoot.
Snoop X KRS-One ‘South Bronx’ at HVW8 Video Shoot / new Ego Trip Blog.
Our friends at Ego Trip asked us to contribute to their Blog. So we added few videos from when HVW8 shot Snoop’s, Wonder What It Do at Taz Arnold’s loft in Downtown, Los Angeles. Including Snoop and Krs-One performing ‘South Bronx.
View here or subscibe to our HVW8 Youtube Channel.
Lifetime Collective to Launch the Second Issue of “Free Thinkers” at HVW8, Friday March 30th.
Lifetime Collective Invades Los Angeles to Launch the Second Issue of “Free Thinkers”
Timed with the launch of their Spring/Summer Collection and installation build-outs at both American Rag locations, Canadian lifestyle brand Lifetime Collective has invaded Los Angeles to debut their second issue of “Free Thinkers” a self-published magazine that takes an in-depth look inside the inspiration behind Lifetime. The debut of “Free Thinkers” will be held at the HVW8 Gallery, on March 30th at 7pm. The event will be open to the public and will include a performance by Mattson 2 along with a gallery exhibition.
Highlighting the creative process, the anticipated second edition “Free Thinkers” gives us a glimpse into all things Lifetime by providing interviews, artwork, photographs, travel logs, profiles and articles on the nature on the very things that inspire the brand.
For additional information please see below or visit www.lifetimecollective.com
WHO: Lifetime Collective
WHAT: Lifetime Collective welcomes guests to celebrate the “creative process” on Friday March 30th at the HVW8 Gallery with a reveal of issue #2 and a live performance by Mattson 2.
WHEN: Friday March 30th 7-11PM, Mattson 2 Performance 9-11pm
WHERE: HVW8 Gallery, 661 N. Spaulding Ave, Los Angeles CA 90036 www.hvw8.com
For more information, or to inquire about media credentials for NGCB, please visit
CONTACT:
Leland Drummond
Azione PR
646-490-2945
Leland@azionepr.com
HVW8 at SXSW : Hawthorne Headhunters, Computer Jay.
If in Austin, Texas, make sure to check out the Hawthorne Headhunters tomorrow and Gallery Podcast alumni Computer Jay at this year’s SXSW.
Recent Gallery News
Invite for Parra‘s opening at the SFMOMA this March 31st to July 29th 2012.
Photos from the Robert Raimon Roy zine release party this past Wed.
Original Brent Rollins currently on display.
Piece from Kevin Lyon’s your Mom Is In My Business exhibition at HVW8.
Zine release by Robert Raimon Roy
Tomorrow we’re hosting a Zine launch for Robert Raimon Roy.
Tyler Gibney
Tyler Gibney stands in front of a classic HVW8 Art Installation (tyg, g.starship, dstrbo) piece of U-Roy from 2003 at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery.
Parra at SFMOMA
HVW8 alumni Parra opens at the SF MOMA this March 31st to July 29th, 2012 with Weirded Out.
Also see Parra in conversation at the SFMOMA on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Throwback Thursdays – Political Minded 4, Los Angeles – 2005
Back in Jan. 2005, George Bush had been re-elected and things were not looking good. The war in Iraq was in full effect and we wanted to bring awareness to this and other social causes. So we decided to have a large art show / event in downtown Los Angeles, in continuation of our Political Minded series. This was the fourth ‘Guerilla Gallery’ after New York, Montreal and San Francisco.
The series was a collection of portraits in homage of people, activists, political figures and cultural icons whose work, lives and sometimes deaths revealed vital details about the reality of our world and the shape of our own social political perspectives.
More photos from the Los Angeles exhibition can be viewed here.
Larry Levan
Larry Levan painted with Tony Humphries at Garage 416 in Toronto in 2000 by HVW8 Art Installation.
Was listening to the NPR program about the ‘Jimi Hendrix of Dance Music – Larry Levan’ and it brought me back to 2000, when we did a piece of Larry with Tony Humphries at Garage 416 in Toronto.
Not sure where this piece currently lives, but thanks to Simon B from Montreal for tracking down this image.
Below a few of my favorite Larry Levan tracks.
– Tyler Gibney
HVW8 Youtube Channel
New originals online
“Germs”
Acrylic and screenprint
23.5 x 33″ (59.7 x 83.8 cm)
Michael Leon
2009
From the ‘Michael, Kevin and Geoff’ Exhibition 2009.
Untitled
Raif Adelberg
Original Print
18 x 24″
Limited Edition of 10
Signed and Numbered by Artist
2010
“Xanax Stick”
Cast plastic, aqua resin and plaster
6.25″ x 23″
(15.86 cm x 58.42 cm)
Inner City Avant-Garde
(Ulysses Pizarro, Darnell Prince and Noah Davis)
2010
For more on the Look Mom, No Talent Exhibition at the HVW8 Art+ Design Gallery, click here.
