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Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Art Happens Here
From Wall Street to Washington Square, from the Battery to the Bowery, from the East River to the Hudson, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council invigorates the arts Downtown.
We turn banks into concert halls, offices into art installations and storefronts into
jewel box theaters. In two short years, we’ve matched over 100 artist projects with 150,000 square feet of temporarily vacant downtown real estate.
1000 artists and writers apply every year for 20 coveted spots in our 9-month long residency program. By placing artists in studios in the Financial District, we change what it means to “work” on Wall Street.
Through 7 programs, 350 artists and organizations, $1.6 million, every year we give direct support to artists for production, marketing, capital projects, festivals and more. And our programs reach every one of Manhattan’s neighborhoods.
We bring art where it’s least expected and engage the ideas of the moment, burnishing and tarnishing the links between culture and capital. We curate, produce and commission art installations, performances, concerts and symposia to insert questions of art into urban experience.
Today, three decades after its founding, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council remains at the forefront of Downtown’s creative hub, linking artists with new audiences and sustaining Manhattan’s vast and vibrant arts community.
The website is an invitation to see some exclusive artwork in all forms of their expression. Art Happens Here ... more -
Great Art Great Price
We introduce two new pieces a week: one photo and one work on paper. Each image is available in three sizes.* The smallest size is reprinted in the largest batch – an edition of 200 – and sold at the lowest price – $20. Hence the name 20x200. (200x20 just didn't sound as good.) We also offer bigger prints for bolder collectors - medium-sized editions of 20 for $200, and large-sized editions of 2 generally for $2000 (some of the large sized editions will actually be original pieces of art and prices will vary a bit). Every single print is delivered with a certificate of authenticity numbered by the artist.
That's what we're all about. Read on for some background on how we got started.
20x200 is a big idea built of a lot of little pieces. We introduce two new pieces a week: one photo and one work on paper. Each image is available in three sizes.* The smallest size is rep... more -
Artist: Justin Limoges
This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: Justin Limoges
http://www.halfhoursonearth.typepad.com, http://www.basebasebase.com This Current Gallery profiles the work of San Francisco, California Artist: Justin Limoges ... more -
Artist- Walker Fee
This Current Gallery profiles the work of Queens, New York Artist: Walker Fee http://www.walkerfee.com
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Current 93 - Since Yesterday
Current 93 are an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet (né David Michael Bunting, renamed 'Tibet' by Genesis P-Orridge sometime prior to forming the group).
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (b. February 22, 1950) is an English performer, musician, writer and artist. His early confrontational performance work with COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution, pornography, serial killers, and occultism, generated controversy. Later musical work with Psychic TV received wider exposure, including some chart-topping singles. Genesis P-Orridge is credited on over 200 releases. Current 93 are an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was f... more -
Tuxedomoon - In a manner of speaking
Tuxedomoon is an experimental Post-punk/New Wave group formed in San Francisco, California consisting of core members Blaine L. Reininger, Steven Brown and Peter Principle.
Blaine now lives in Greece. I've lost track of Steven and Peter. Tuxedomoon is an experimental Post-punk/New Wave group formed in San Francisco, California consisting of core members Blaine L. Reinin... more -
Inauguration of the crushed velvet pleasuredome (pt.2)
This synch combines Kenneth Anger's "inauguration of the pleasuredome" with the Legendary Pink Dots "Crushed Velvet Apocalypse" CD. The end result is very moody and well timed with a few lyrical synchronicities. Enjoy responsibly.
Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker and author. In August 2007 he announced that he is "dying of prostate cancer" and has predicted that his own death will occur on Halloween night 2008.
The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. Although far outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently. This synch combines Kenneth Anger's "inauguration of the pleasuredome" with the Legendary Pink Dots "Crushed Velve... more -
Inauguration of the crushed velvet pleasuredome (pt.1)
This synch combines Kenneth Anger's "inauguration of the pleasuredome" with the Legendary Pink Dots "Crushed Velvet Apocalypse" CD. The end result is very moody and well timed with a few lyrical synchronicities. A brief synopsis:Lord Shiva, The Magician, wakes. A convocation of Theurgists in the guise of figures from mythology bearing gifts: The Scarlet Woman, whore of heaven, smokes a big fat joint; Atstarte of the Moon brings the wings of snow; Pan bestows the grapes of Bacchus; Hecate offers the sacred mushroom, Yage, wormwood brew. The vintage of Hecate is poured. Pan's cup is poisoned by Lord Shiva. The orgy ensues - the magick masquerade at which Pan is the prize. Lady kali blesses the rites of the children of light as Lord Shiva invokes the godhead with the formula "Force and Fire".
Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker and author. In August 2007 he announced that he is "dying of prostate cancer" and has predicted that his own death will occur on Halloween night 2008.
The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. Although far outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently. This synch combines Kenneth Anger's "inauguration of the pleasuredome" with the Legendary Pink Dots "Crushed Velve... more -
Avant-garde collective The Residents, singing 'bout me!
The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short films, designed three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs, and undertaken six major world tours. Throughout their career, spanning nearly four decades, they have maintained complete anonymity. All public relations, interviews and promotions are handled by their spokesgroup, The Cryptic Corporation.
(complete anonymity to most *wink*)
Official Site: http://www.residents.com The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short f... more -
Avant-garde collective The Residents, singing 'bout me!
The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short films, designed three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs, and undertaken six major world tours. Throughout their career, spanning nearly four decades, they have maintained complete anonymity. All public relations, interviews and promotions are handled by their spokesgroup, The Cryptic Corporation.
(complete anonymity to most *wink*)
Official Site: http://www.residents.com/ The Residents are an avant-garde music and visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums, created numerous musical short f... more -
The Artwork of Charles H. Trapolin - Tornado and Knives
I just went to see Charles new works of art this week and I liked it. His gallery is located at South of Market in San Francisco, 47 Gilbert Street at Bryant Street. One of those alleys In front of the Hall of Justice.
For more information you can access his website:
http://47gilbert.com./pages/sculpture.html
Born into a family of artists from New Orleans, Charles H. Trapolin is a visual and performance artist whose work has been seen at the Oakland Museum, the San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art, SOMAR, and the Jon Sims Center for the Arts. His work is in the permanent collection of the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Following the creation of the maze at Burning Man at Black Rock City, Nevada, in 2000, he was commissioned to create a 300' mural and installations for the Maze of Reflection in 2001. More recently, his work was selected for Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. I just went to see Charles new works of art this week and I liked it. His gallery is located at South of Market in San Francisco, 47 G... more
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