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PREVIEW: ROSE OLSON AT KINGSTON GALLERY

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Where a passerby may overlook the brilliant green hue of sewer water, or the iridescently painted fingers and toes of summertime commuters, Olson finds endless inspiration. Continue reading

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WHAT IT IS: PAINTINGS BY ANTHONY PALOCCI

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“The imagery that Palocci creates can be so simple, yet hold a lot of power and represent a greater unknown”

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EARTH PRIME TIME: INTERVIEW WITH J.H. WILLIAMS III (PART ONE)

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The Sword 'Apocryphon' Cover - J.H. Williams IIIWhen we can open our eyes and see the connections between people, places, and things as more than just coincidence, but rather as a web stretching across the universe and back home to Earth, great discoveries happen on a spiritual level. Metal band The Sword thinks about these ethereal associations and tapped modern comic book maestro J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea, Chase) to create the artwork for Apocryphon. Following a sold out show at The Middle East Downstairs last week, we talked to the artist about his craft and the collaboration that brought the band back to Earth after spending some time in outer space. Continue reading

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COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: ARTISTIC LICENSE

Hey you! Don't watch that. Watch This! "Like" Commute of the Living Dead on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/CommuteOfTheLivingDead and we'll love you forever. It's that easy!

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EARTH PRIME TIME: 44FLOOD COLLECTIVE INTERVIEW (TEMPLESMITH, MENTON3, GHANBARI & IDELL)

44FLOOD is a comic book and art collective comprised of superstars Ben Templesmith, Menton3, Kasra Ghanbari, and Nick Idell. Here is an exclusive interview about their first offering, TOME. The artists behind 44Flood will continue to grow and redefine themselves for years to come. Continue reading

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ART TRIBUTE TO BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER MOVIES: TONIGHT!

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Who doesn’t love good summer blockbusters? Explosions, romance, and tacky comedy. Local artists are spreading their love all over these films tonight. Continue reading

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OFF THE WALL: HUNG JURY

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Running thru March 16th 225 Friend Street will be showing the Hung Jury exhibition. Hung Jury is a show curated by Susan Metrican that features the work of local male artists. The title of the show refers to the famous film 12 angry men in order to tie together the male voices expressed through art. Continue reading

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PHANTASMA: NICHOLAS BURGESS

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"Sarah," 2011 18x24 inches oil and acrylic on canvas

Painter Nicholas Burgess is Jim Jones. Sometimes. Other times he’s a subservient member of the People’s Temple.

For Burgess, 21, painting is about full immersion–-about getting into people’s heads, assuming their mentality and telling a story as he feels it. His latest obsession: Jonestown, the socialist Christian cult creation of Jim Jones, infamous committers of mass suicide in 1978.

“You know, you ever heard someone say ‘Don’t drink the Kool Aid?’” he says. Continue reading