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Last week, Edith and I built the foundation for the Post-Post-Apocalpyse house. We tricked Bill (seen above, with nailgun) into helping us, since we needed a foundation that was strong enough to support the weight of both visitors and participants. Above – Edith mates braces to posts and beams. The beams [...] Regular readers of this site know that Nicholas Klemek is an unparalleled source of film information and inspiration. I asked Nicholas to organize a film series to accompany Post-Post-Apocalypse, and he delivered a four-phase film exploration that will take us from the pre-apocalypse, through the apocalypse itself, and into the post-apocalypse. Green Section, [...] Last Thursday’s Ruins performance was awesome. A ton of people came by, and folks were beyond supportive, getting all involved, wearing Edith’s gorilla suits, engaging with the work, the whole shebang. My evening was made by the appearance of one of San Pedro’s most active lunatics, an apocalyptically-minded conspiracy theorist who goes to [...] Edith sewing a gorilla suit, made from leftover inflatable dunnage bags and faux-fur, for visitors/participants in the Post-Post-Apocalypse. There is no costume more classic than the gorilla suit, as fans of Where’s Papa? will no doubt agree with me. Note how Edith sews standing up. I thought I was the only person who [...] So we started installing/painting yesterday. First in is my Mayan Calendar Riff painting. Why Mayan Apocalypse? Because it’s vague, imminent (December 21, 2012), full of New Age hokeyness and out of the grab bag of possible apocalypses, it tends to place apocalypse as part of a cycle. Besides, Mesoamerican graphic design just doesn’t [...] Flashback to 2006. When John O’Brien asked me to organize a show for The Brewery Project. It was awesome, because I usually don’t get to participate actively in the shows that I put together. What came about was Contemplating Apocalypse, an examination of apocalyptic themes by nine artists. If you’ve been reading this [...] |
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