GEORGE QUARTZ LIVE: ISLAND OF THE GLAMPIRES

The mirror is shattered, scattered with water tides moonlit beach. The sound of the jungle is eerie and hypnotic and strange footsteps coming from the water. Now the blood trail, a pool of shimmering glitter, costume, powdered wigs and razor fangs and roses await jewel eyes. They look at you. They let you eat. Your good friend Georgie is one of them. Now you, too.

Mortality goodbye, hello eternity - filled with champagne, exotic spacecraft.

Island of the Glampires

Tonight at 9pm

The Cavern
1914 Lower Greenville
Dallas TX

"Come celebrate a garishly glitzy evening of tropical fever dreams and blood-curdling screams among swaying palms and moonlit waters with George Quartz and his infamous 'After Hours' band.

Also featuring moonage daydreamers DJ Gabriel and Telegram Sam of the now legendary 'Away from the Numbers' parties, who will be smearing lipstick, blood and coconut oil all over the vinyl.

The entire space will be transformed from rock n' roll club to island paradise gone horribly, hideously, fantastically wrong by artist and shaman Lizzy Wetzel, best known for her controversial occult rituals and glitter-laden public orgies involving fur-cloaked figures, cryptozoological skeletons and power crystals.

Thematic costumes are strongly encouraged and those with the best look will be rewarded with immortal beauty and a never-ending tropical vacation.

Come just after sundown and stay forever. Free admission."

VOICES OF THE GODS: IMMORTALITY

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Tonight:



Friday, March 26, 2010, 9:00pm

Tradewinds Social Club
2843 West Davis ST.
Oak Cliff, TX

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Tomorrow:



Saturday, March 27, 2010, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Bows & Arrows
1925 Greenville Ave
Dallas TX

FAIR WEATHER

New York is lousy with art fairs in March: everywhere, everyone, fashion, drinks, stress, money - good god. Normally I can't be bothered to mingle in such a manner, but I couldn't resist the VIP invitation to Scope and the opportunity to be and be seen with Lizard Pretzel. This fair was pretty cleaned up and straight forward. Although there was a good amount of artwork, it wasn't so crowded as to make you crawl around and over it like at most fairs, which I can only assume is a result of this economy I've been hearing so much about lately. The highlight of the evening was the fun and yet still well thought out booth from (Believe it!)Austin's Okay Mountain that had touchable sculptures, incredibly low priced small drawings and a poet typing commissioned poems on the spot. Oh yes, that and the beer train, with the free flowing Grolsch, making its way through the fair. That helped. 

Here's a short list of some trends I noticed in the imagery/elements of artwork showing at Scope this year. 

The curio cabinet:

The hook:

And, the rip-off:

Seriously, it makes my teeth hurt. 

Now with all this artwork out of the way, I can focus my attention on what is turning into a budding festish: men's ankles. It seems that with just the hint of spring weather the ankles, though still clothed in socks, are making appearances. It's thrilling. I hope to have pictures of these darlings soon.

DUSK RIDER: MORE THAN THIS

At CADD Art Lab:

'MORE THAN THIS: Opening Reception
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 5-8 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception of our second exhibition, which includes our new member galleries Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Light & Sie, and Mighty Fine Arts.

The exhibition will feature paintings, sculpture, drawings, and installations by artists including Anderson and Low, Scott Anderson, Frances Bagley, Scott Barber, Kevin Bewersdorf, Paul Booker, Candace Briceno, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Tracy Hicks, Terrell James, Tom Orr, Jennifer Rose, Carl Suddath, Takako Tanabe, Jackie Tileston, Erik Tosten, and Lizzy Wetzel.

The title "More Than This" refers both to the potential of objects to create meaning--whether calling into question the world around you or divulging an internal fantasy--and to the futility of it, as the Roxy Music song claims, "more than this/there is nothing."

The exhibition runs November 13, 2008 through January 8, 2009.'

Roxy Music - More Than This