I am, therefor I think 3 @ Goodfoot

"I am, therefor I think 3"

around a 100 artist

The Goodfoot

opens Last Thurs Sept 24th up until Oct 26th.

"I am, therefor I think 3" at the goodfoot. It's part illustrative memoir, part social commentary. The work displays imagery any were from praying to beer to genetic engineering. There are around a 100 artists with over 300 works, and a varied of mediums (etching, painting, mixed media, photography, etc). Opens Last Thursday, Sept 24th from 5-11pm, show up until Oct 26th.

artists
Adam Ciresi
Adam Ross
Anna Todaro
Ashley Costa
Ben Wilson
Brad Klausen
Brandon Wilkinson
Brent Houzenga
Brett Superstar
Casey Rae Wickum
Chris Haberman
Dan McCarthy
Dan Ness
Dane Eisenbart
David Stein
Derek Olsen
Eatcho
EMEK
Erin Nations
Fake
Firehouse
Furturtle
Gary Houston
Guy Burwell
Heidi Elise Wirz
Hunter Armstrong
Icky A.
J. Shea
Jacquelyn Bond
James Wood
Jason Brown
Jason Grahm
Jason Wells
Jeremy e Schultz
Jesse Reno
Joe Koehn
Joel Barber
John Graeter
John Howard
John Wray
Johnny Tragedy
Jonathon Hill-Jacquard
Jon-Paul Bail
Keenan Havens
Keith Rosson
Kevin Darras
Klutch
Lana Guerra
Larry Christensen
Larry Cyr
Lee Zeman
Leia Bell
Mario Robert
Mark Randall
Matt Schlosky
Michael Frank
Michelle Holley
Mike fields
Mike Klay
Mike McGovern
Mike Washburn
Mildred
Nate Luna
New Colony
Nic Laurance
Pete Yahnke
Randal Patriquin
Richard Jule
Ripper1331
Rob Jones
Robert Pellicer
Roger Peet
Roscoe Hall III
Rose Guilfoyle
Ryan Bodiroga
Samuel Policar
Shane de Leon
Summer Hatfield
Tanisha Caravello
The Love Movement
Todd Walberg
Tom Keating
Tripper Dungan iii
Zach Baltzly

You can view and purchase art from the entire show after Sun, Sept 27th

http://thegoodfoot.com/gallery/.
Current show is there now.

The goodfoot
2845 SE Stark
503-239-9292

Portland, OR 97214

http://www.thegoodfoot.com/gallery/
http://www.myspace.com/goodfootart
open daily 5-2:30

NEW, SEXIER, SOLO SHOW IN DENVER! FEATURING ALEX PARDEE

Its OFFICIAL. on August 7 Alex Pardee will have a NEW SOLO show in DENVER @ Andenken Gallery! And things just got WAY SEXIER!

No Fins No Future art prints by Brad Klausen, Rhys Cooper, Dave Kinsey and many more

Brad Klausen
18 x 24 Shark Blend is metallic

Dave Kinsey


Rhys Cooper

PangeaSeed presents: No Fin No Future

They have survived for 450 million years. They control two thirds of our planet. They are worlds top predator. But sharks are not our enemy...they are our greatest hope.

Join us Thursday July 30 for the special event of the summer when PangeaSeed brings together and empowers an international grassroots effort to raise awareness to the threat of extinction of sharks on a national and international level.

PangeaSeed will showcase a non-profit fund raising art collection featuring never-before-seen art and photography from over 30 global artists such as Mr. Brainwash, Josh Keyes, Brad Klausen, Lola, Dave Kinsey, Arik Roper and many more. Guests will enjoy a screening of the international award-winning documentary, “Sharkwater” followed by a discussion with leading shark expert, Ms. Kim McCoy of Shark Angels. Ms. McCoy will discuss her experience in working with sharks including research and education. She will also share with the audience underwater footage of swimming and interacting with large sharks from around the world.

With special live music performances and guest DJ's.

For more event and organization information:
www.pangeaseed.com
MySpace

Busy week for Chuck Sperry and The Firehouse Crew

Rock the Streets
The Rise of American Rock Poster Art
Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan of The Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company
Will be presenting an overview of their most recent hand printed silkscreen poster work.
The Eric Clapton Series of ten posters.Most recently for two internationally famous venues:Budokan, Tokyo and The Royal Albert Hall, London.
The Firehouse Goldenvoice series #1 through #40(Rock Art posters produced by The Firehouse for The Warfield Theatre and Regency Grand Ballroomfrom September 2008 through June 2009)
Originals in mixed media& installation pieces
"American Artifact" film documentary pre-releasefilm trailer featuring The Firehouse
(The "American Artifact" world premiere will be at The Red Vic Theater on Haight Street, San FranciscoJune 20, 2009 - Visit www.americanartifactmovie.com for screening & ticket information)
Opening Party: Thursday, June 4, 2009 5pm - 9pm
Show runs from June 4 to August 4, 2009
Enjoy the rare opportunity to visit ad agency Ogilvy's art gallery, usually only seen by employees and clients. Rather than adorn it's walls with traditional corporate-approved artwork, the creative forces at the agency have commissioned a who's who of pop-artists to adorn themaze of hallways with challenging new art.

Ogilvy
111 Sutter Street10th Floor

SF, CA 941

http://www.ogilvywest.net/artblog/rsvp/

Here's the invitation. RSVP here for the show.

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Awareness-Raising event and reception for the

"Eminent Domain Awareness" Group Show

Tonight's event features legendary Dead Kennedys frontman and activist Jello Biafra, recent Vice Presidential candidate and former SF Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, newsman and Argonaut Editor Warren Hinckle, live screenprinting by Political Gridlock and The Firehouse, and music by Burnt House and DJ Evil Justin + surprise guest performers!

Join us for an evening of spoken word, live music and art as we raise awareness about Eminent Domain in our neighborhood. Few know that a San Francisco agency, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, is eliminating 33 small, local businesses, including Varnish, and numerous residences in order to demolish all properties and later resell the land. The TJPA is forcing Varnish, among the first tenants and years before the end of the lease, to vacate this September for an October 2009 demolition of its nearly 100 year old building. This gallery and wine bar will have to vacate 77 Natoma Street, but the owners hope that by raising awareness about this eminent domain threat they can stop its abuses on this and future San Francisco projects.

Friday, June 5th, 2009

7pm - Midnight

Varnish Fine Art

77 Natoma Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

www.varnishfineart.com

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Chuck Sperry

Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company

website: http://homepage.mac.com/yosquirt/Menu9.html

“Life Drawings” one night exhibition by Michael Hussar

Coming this Saturday, May 23rd, is a one night exhibition featuring some new drawings by Michael Hussar. All of the works appear to be charcoal/graphite on paper and all are framed. The event will take place from 10pm to 2am. For preview and advance sales of the work contact: info@birdbathpublishing.com

Showing: “Justice” @ Long Arm Gallery in Bridewell Police Station

One aspect of street art that is particularly attractive is the social commentary that can accompany each piece in meaning and placement. Two artists that have shown interest in bringing attention to different political causes are C215 and Bruno Leyval as evidenced by some of their Tibetian themed art (covered).

For the show “Justice,” they have teamed up with three other artists (Dan23, Least Wanted and MC1984) in a concept show at Long Arm Gallery based on themes of Law and Order that they have been committed to for the past three months. Featuring site specific installations, photography, prints, stencils and a range of new original work, the show is made all the more powerful with its placement within the oppressive environment of the old Bridewell Police Station.

My favorite by far is the work by Dan23. His stuff is just amazing, check out his other work on his site by clicking his name above. Be sure to click the link to Long Arm Gallery to see all the other pictures. If you are in the UK do not miss this show

Showing: “Justice” @ Long Arm Gallery in Bridewell Police Station

One aspect of street art that is particularly attractive is the social commentary that can accompany each piece in meaning and placement. Two artists that have shown interest in bringing attention to different political causes are C215 and Bruno Leyval as evidenced by some of their Tibetian themed art (covered).

For the show “Justice,” they have teamed up with three other artists (Dan23, Least Wanted and MC1984) in a concept show at Long Arm Gallery based on themes of Law and Order that they have been committed to for the past three months. Featuring site specific installations, photography, prints, stencils and a range of new original work, the show is made all the more powerful with its placement within the oppressive environment of the old Bridewell Police Station.

My favorite by far is the work by Dan23. His stuff is just amazing, check out his other work on his site by clicking his name above. Be sure to click the link to Long Arm Gallery to see all the other pictures. If you are in the UK do not miss this show

SYLVIA JI PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE AT COREY HELFORD GALLERY

This looks to be an amazing show. 2 NEW SYLVIA JI PRINTS AVAILABLE pre-orders available at opening or online at rs@coreyhelfordgallery.com
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Opening Reception Saturday, April 11 2009 from 7-10pm
On View April 11 - April 28, 2009

Here is a link to the preview some great pieces in there.

Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “Haute Epoch”, a solo exhibition of new works by highly-collected Los Angeles artist Sylvia Ji. Returning to Corey Helford for her second solo show, Ji continues her evolution in the mastery of capturing the dark side of the beautiful and the sublime. For “Haute Epoch” her work reaches majestic heights as her macabre catrinas intermingle with exotic empresses, taking on a regal elegance. Ji’s imagery is a visual elixir of life and death, combining sacred symbolism with mystical glamour and opulence. Infl uenced by historical costumery, Ji incorporates Baroque detailing such as luxurious tapestries, ornamental
feathers, and gold leafing into her work for a more elaborate and decorative effect. Opening night will include a video presentation by filmmaker Phill Schwartz creating a stunning sensory exploration of Ji’s work. The reception for “Haute Epoch” is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 7 to 10pm. The show will be on view until April 28, 2009.

Sylvia Ji was born in 1982, and raised in San Francisco, California, where she received her BFA at the Academy of Art University. Upon graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 where she currently resides. Ji’s work encapsulates an alluring beauty that is both cutting edge and a nod to time-honored technique. Her paintings are symbolic reflections of herself, portraits of people she knows or nameless faces set in a landscape of fleeting and decaying beauty. Possessing an artistic voice as unique as the times we live in, Ji is at once contemplative, spiritual, enigmatic, and yet whimsically funny. Above all else, it is perhaps beauty that emerges as her defining characteristic, and her art reflects this: an extension of herself; a passionate appreciation of simple aesthetic pleasure fused with intimately complex subject matter. Ji’s work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including White Walls, Thinkspace,
Lineage Gallery, BLVD Gallery, and Art Basel’s Art Fair Now. She has been profiled in publications such as Juxtapoz, Trace, and Mesh Magazine, and her painting “Dona Dolorosa” graced the cover of the LA Weekly for a feature story about Juxtapoz magazine’s
Laguna Museum retrospective “In The Land of Retinal Delights”. For more information about Sylvia Ji, please visit sylviaji.com.

Located in the Culver City Art District, Corey Helford Gallery was established in April 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, The Oblongs). Passionate art collectors, the Helfords are producers on the art documentary The Treasures of Long Gone John and have partnered to open their first gallery. Corey Helford Gallery presents a wide range of artists, from members of the new fi ne art movement, such as Gary Baseman, Andrew Brandou, Coop, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, and award-winning photographer Chris Anthony, to early Modernist
William S. Schwartz. Notable shows include “Charity By Numbers”, which was co-curated by Gary Baseman and featured an unprecedented lineup of artists including Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Shepard Fairey, Todd and Kathy Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia, and Michael Hussar. Corey Helford Gallery presents new exhibitions approximately every four weeks. For more information and an upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit coreyhelfordgallery.com.

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340 T: 323-363-9338
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm

SYLVIA JI PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE AT COREY HELFORD GALLERY

This looks to be an amazing show. 2 NEW SYLVIA JI PRINTS AVAILABLE pre-orders available at opening or online at rs@coreyhelfordgallery.com
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Opening Reception Saturday, April 11 2009 from 7-10pm
On View April 11 - April 28, 2009

Here is a link to the preview some great pieces in there.

Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “Haute Epoch”, a solo exhibition of new works by highly-collected Los Angeles artist Sylvia Ji. Returning to Corey Helford for her second solo show, Ji continues her evolution in the mastery of capturing the dark side of the beautiful and the sublime. For “Haute Epoch” her work reaches majestic heights as her macabre catrinas intermingle with exotic empresses, taking on a regal elegance. Ji’s imagery is a visual elixir of life and death, combining sacred symbolism with mystical glamour and opulence. Infl uenced by historical costumery, Ji incorporates Baroque detailing such as luxurious tapestries, ornamental
feathers, and gold leafing into her work for a more elaborate and decorative effect. Opening night will include a video presentation by filmmaker Phill Schwartz creating a stunning sensory exploration of Ji’s work. The reception for “Haute Epoch” is open to the public and will take place on Saturday, April 11 from 7 to 10pm. The show will be on view until April 28, 2009.

Sylvia Ji was born in 1982, and raised in San Francisco, California, where she received her BFA at the Academy of Art University. Upon graduation, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 where she currently resides. Ji’s work encapsulates an alluring beauty that is both cutting edge and a nod to time-honored technique. Her paintings are symbolic reflections of herself, portraits of people she knows or nameless faces set in a landscape of fleeting and decaying beauty. Possessing an artistic voice as unique as the times we live in, Ji is at once contemplative, spiritual, enigmatic, and yet whimsically funny. Above all else, it is perhaps beauty that emerges as her defining characteristic, and her art reflects this: an extension of herself; a passionate appreciation of simple aesthetic pleasure fused with intimately complex subject matter. Ji’s work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including White Walls, Thinkspace,
Lineage Gallery, BLVD Gallery, and Art Basel’s Art Fair Now. She has been profiled in publications such as Juxtapoz, Trace, and Mesh Magazine, and her painting “Dona Dolorosa” graced the cover of the LA Weekly for a feature story about Juxtapoz magazine’s
Laguna Museum retrospective “In The Land of Retinal Delights”. For more information about Sylvia Ji, please visit sylviaji.com.

Located in the Culver City Art District, Corey Helford Gallery was established in April 2006 by Jan Corey Helford and her husband, television producer and creator, Bruce Helford (The Drew Carey Show, George Lopez, The Oblongs). Passionate art collectors, the Helfords are producers on the art documentary The Treasures of Long Gone John and have partnered to open their first gallery. Corey Helford Gallery presents a wide range of artists, from members of the new fi ne art movement, such as Gary Baseman, Andrew Brandou, Coop, Natalia Fabia, Korin Faught, Sylvia Ji, Eric Joyner, and award-winning photographer Chris Anthony, to early Modernist
William S. Schwartz. Notable shows include “Charity By Numbers”, which was co-curated by Gary Baseman and featured an unprecedented lineup of artists including Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Shepard Fairey, Todd and Kathy Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia, and Michael Hussar. Corey Helford Gallery presents new exhibitions approximately every four weeks. For more information and an upcoming exhibition schedule, please visit coreyhelfordgallery.com.

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340 T: 323-363-9338
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm

The London Police 10th Anniversary Gallery Exhibition

It's amazing to think that it was ten years ago, in 1998, that The London Police art collective started propagating their now iconic "Lads" on city streets across Europe. For us, the London Police and the lads personify the entire street art movement. It's impossible to talk about one without the other.

So to celebrate their 10th Anniversary, this Thursday night, Chaz and Bob (London Police's original team) will open '10 Years On The Circle Line' at the StolenSpace Gallery on Brick Lane in London.

For us, now that Chaz and Bob are back together again making art, the work has never been better. Here's the info on the show:

'10 Years On The Circle Line'
By The London Police
9th April – 26th April 2009

StolenSpace Gallery
91 Brick Lane
Old Truman Brewery
London
E1 6QL
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East
tel: 02072472684
email: info@stolenspace.com
Opening times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 7pm
Admission: FREE

The London Police 10th Anniversary Gallery Exhibition

It's amazing to think that it was ten years ago, in 1998, that The London Police art collective started propagating their now iconic "Lads" on city streets across Europe. For us, the London Police and the lads personify the entire street art movement. It's impossible to talk about one without the other.

So to celebrate their 10th Anniversary, this Thursday night, Chaz and Bob (London Police's original team) will open '10 Years On The Circle Line' at the StolenSpace Gallery on Brick Lane in London.

For us, now that Chaz and Bob are back together again making art, the work has never been better. Here's the info on the show:

'10 Years On The Circle Line'
By The London Police
9th April – 26th April 2009

StolenSpace Gallery
91 Brick Lane
Old Truman Brewery
London
E1 6QL
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East
tel: 02072472684
email: info@stolenspace.com
Opening times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 7pm
Admission: FREE

Gallery 1988 Idiot Box Show Preview of ALL the works of art

For those of us not in Cali, Gallery 1988 has a view of all the pieces from tonight's opening show with prices, some have already been sold.

Go look here www.idiotbox88.blogspot.com

The Beavis print above I wanted has already been sold. Dammit, I'm going to have to kick the buyer in the nads.

Gallery 1988 Idiot Box Show Preview of ALL the works of art

For those of us not in Cali, Gallery 1988 has a view of all the pieces from tonight's opening show with prices, some have already been sold.

Go look here www.idiotbox88.blogspot.com

The Beavis print above I wanted has already been sold. Dammit, I'm going to have to kick the buyer in the nads.

The Rock & Roll Public Library: Mick Jones of The Clash's memorabilia

From the Telegraph UK

This week, a deeply unusual exhibition has been opened by one of punk rock's surviving legends. Mick Jones was the Clash's lead guitarist, and co-wrote their songs alongside the late, legendary Joe Strummer. Thereafter, he enjoyed success in the Eighties fronting Big Audio Dynamite, and recently resurfaced in a new combo, Carbon/Silicon.

All the while, Jones, an obsessive hoarder of pop-cultural bric-à-brac, has been collecting mementos and promotional items from his own career, as well as thousands of books, records, VHS cassettes, comics, action figures and – one of Jones's favourite pieces – a range of toy soldiers depicting a battle scene from the film, Zulu.

For 17 years, Jones has stored this cache of memorabilia in a warehouse space on an industrial estate in Acton, west London. Two years ago, I met Jones there, and he paused to show me a tattered old poster for one of the Clash's first gigs, supporting a long-forgotten Midlands pub-rock band called the Suburban Studs.

"There's probably only one of these still in existence," he pondered, lovingly smoothing out one of its dog-eared corners. "I must do something with all this stuff one day."

His exhibition, The Rock & Roll Public Library, is that idea come to fruition. In a moderately proportioned gallery, the Chelsea Space, situated just behind Tate Britain, he is displaying a small but enticing sample of his treasures.

As the final few crates of hardbacks were being installed, Jones explained that he was galvanised into action after watching a BBC4 documentary about the film director Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick had assembled hundreds of boxes of personal possessions, which came to light only after his death, when his estate donated them to the London University of the Arts.

"When I saw how enigmatic Stanley was with his boxes," Jones says, "initially I thought, well, yes, you can just have a private collection, but then I came around to thinking that the point is to share the stuff, so that other people can enjoy it. It's still by no means properly sorted, but this is a start."

Many of the artefacts on display will be a mouthwatering sight for Clash fans. The corridor, as you go in, is lined with posters and photos, including a screenprint for Strummer's first band, the 101'ers, and some scruffy photocopies from the fateful summer of 1976.

In the main room, there are gold discs, flight cases stencilled with the Clash's name, backstage passes, badges, magazine covers, handwritten lyric sheets, custom-tailored stage garments, and the odd memo on hotel notepaper from Strummer. "Hello, Mick," says one. "It's Joe. Okay, I give up, you win. Call me. Love, Joe".

"I can't remember if it was important," Jones shrugs, "but the Clash stuff is just part of this. It's about Brooke Bond tea cards as well. It's a shame they don't do cigarette cards any more – at least there would be some point to smoking." He takes a heave on his ever-present roll-up, and giggles. "Look here," – he points to another curious objet – "it's Charles de Gaulle in a pen made out of ivory.

"Some people might think all this stuff has no value whatsoever. Others might think of it as a major cultural document." Jones himself is certainly warming to the latter notion, if always with a mischievous grin. He's also keen to fight against our eBay-driven obsession with financial valuation.

"It does raise questions about categorisation. Is it art? I look at it as one artwork, the whole collection – one piece of art, which I'm continually working on and updating." Against the advice of the Chelsea Space's curator, Donald Smith, he wants visitors to be able to "engage with" his exhibits, to take videos down from the shelves, to leaf through books, and so on.

"Am I worried that people will half-inch things? I don't want that, obviously. I think, if you do that, shame on you. But if it ends up as a free-for-all, so be it. The thing is, this stuff is not for sale. This is to look at and enjoy."

The Rock & Roll Public Library is a wonderfully lurid pop experience, a timely reminder of all the colour and creative design we're missing out on, by storing our pop these days on iPods and mobile phones. In times of looming austerity, it is also gloriously ephemeral, and philanthropic – entrance is free.

Jones hopes that this first run will lead to a full-scale, permanent exhibition. To that end, he invited the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to the preview (he didn't show up).

"We're looking for funding, an Arts Council grant – whatever's going, really. If someone just wants to give us a building in west London, we'll do the rest. I know it's a mad idea, because no one's really done it before. It's this crazy life, where you just do creative things and you feel excited all the time by the stuff around you."

His eyes take on an idealistic twinkle. "If loads of people could feel like that, things would change."

• 'The Rock & Roll Public Library' runs at the Chelsea Space, London SW1, until April 18. Info: www.chelseaspace.org

• A video for Carbon/Silicon's latest recording, 'Reach for the Sky', featuring close-ups of several hundred exhibits, can be seen at: www.carbonsiliconinc.com

The Rock & Roll Public Library: Mick Jones of The Clash's memorabilia

From the Telegraph UK

This week, a deeply unusual exhibition has been opened by one of punk rock's surviving legends. Mick Jones was the Clash's lead guitarist, and co-wrote their songs alongside the late, legendary Joe Strummer. Thereafter, he enjoyed success in the Eighties fronting Big Audio Dynamite, and recently resurfaced in a new combo, Carbon/Silicon.

All the while, Jones, an obsessive hoarder of pop-cultural bric-à-brac, has been collecting mementos and promotional items from his own career, as well as thousands of books, records, VHS cassettes, comics, action figures and – one of Jones's favourite pieces – a range of toy soldiers depicting a battle scene from the film, Zulu.

For 17 years, Jones has stored this cache of memorabilia in a warehouse space on an industrial estate in Acton, west London. Two years ago, I met Jones there, and he paused to show me a tattered old poster for one of the Clash's first gigs, supporting a long-forgotten Midlands pub-rock band called the Suburban Studs.

"There's probably only one of these still in existence," he pondered, lovingly smoothing out one of its dog-eared corners. "I must do something with all this stuff one day."

His exhibition, The Rock & Roll Public Library, is that idea come to fruition. In a moderately proportioned gallery, the Chelsea Space, situated just behind Tate Britain, he is displaying a small but enticing sample of his treasures.

As the final few crates of hardbacks were being installed, Jones explained that he was galvanised into action after watching a BBC4 documentary about the film director Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick had assembled hundreds of boxes of personal possessions, which came to light only after his death, when his estate donated them to the London University of the Arts.

"When I saw how enigmatic Stanley was with his boxes," Jones says, "initially I thought, well, yes, you can just have a private collection, but then I came around to thinking that the point is to share the stuff, so that other people can enjoy it. It's still by no means properly sorted, but this is a start."

Many of the artefacts on display will be a mouthwatering sight for Clash fans. The corridor, as you go in, is lined with posters and photos, including a screenprint for Strummer's first band, the 101'ers, and some scruffy photocopies from the fateful summer of 1976.

In the main room, there are gold discs, flight cases stencilled with the Clash's name, backstage passes, badges, magazine covers, handwritten lyric sheets, custom-tailored stage garments, and the odd memo on hotel notepaper from Strummer. "Hello, Mick," says one. "It's Joe. Okay, I give up, you win. Call me. Love, Joe".

"I can't remember if it was important," Jones shrugs, "but the Clash stuff is just part of this. It's about Brooke Bond tea cards as well. It's a shame they don't do cigarette cards any more – at least there would be some point to smoking." He takes a heave on his ever-present roll-up, and giggles. "Look here," – he points to another curious objet – "it's Charles de Gaulle in a pen made out of ivory.

"Some people might think all this stuff has no value whatsoever. Others might think of it as a major cultural document." Jones himself is certainly warming to the latter notion, if always with a mischievous grin. He's also keen to fight against our eBay-driven obsession with financial valuation.

"It does raise questions about categorisation. Is it art? I look at it as one artwork, the whole collection – one piece of art, which I'm continually working on and updating." Against the advice of the Chelsea Space's curator, Donald Smith, he wants visitors to be able to "engage with" his exhibits, to take videos down from the shelves, to leaf through books, and so on.

"Am I worried that people will half-inch things? I don't want that, obviously. I think, if you do that, shame on you. But if it ends up as a free-for-all, so be it. The thing is, this stuff is not for sale. This is to look at and enjoy."

The Rock & Roll Public Library is a wonderfully lurid pop experience, a timely reminder of all the colour and creative design we're missing out on, by storing our pop these days on iPods and mobile phones. In times of looming austerity, it is also gloriously ephemeral, and philanthropic – entrance is free.

Jones hopes that this first run will lead to a full-scale, permanent exhibition. To that end, he invited the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to the preview (he didn't show up).

"We're looking for funding, an Arts Council grant – whatever's going, really. If someone just wants to give us a building in west London, we'll do the rest. I know it's a mad idea, because no one's really done it before. It's this crazy life, where you just do creative things and you feel excited all the time by the stuff around you."

His eyes take on an idealistic twinkle. "If loads of people could feel like that, things would change."

• 'The Rock & Roll Public Library' runs at the Chelsea Space, London SW1, until April 18. Info: www.chelseaspace.org

• A video for Carbon/Silicon's latest recording, 'Reach for the Sky', featuring close-ups of several hundred exhibits, can be seen at: www.carbonsiliconinc.com

When Worlds Collide. A father son show featuring the works of Chet Zar and James Zar

At

L'Imagerie Gallery

10555 Victory Blvd.

North Hollywood, CA 91606

Tel: (818) 762-8488 / Fax: (818) 762-8499
www.limageriegallery.com

May 16 - June 20

Click on the flyer image above for a huge pic

When Worlds Collide. A father son show featuring the works of Chet Zar and James Zar

At

L'Imagerie Gallery

10555 Victory Blvd.

North Hollywood, CA 91606

Tel: (818) 762-8488 / Fax: (818) 762-8499
www.limageriegallery.com

May 16 - June 20

Click on the flyer image above for a huge pic

Coop Solo Show Corey Helford Gallery (5.29.09)

It’s been almost three years since legendary lowbrow painter Coop has presented a solo in Los Angeles. The wait to experience his seductive (a big word, for bad-ass) blend of wild hot rods, fast women, and oh-so stylish devils will come to an end as he opens a new solo @ Corey Helford on May 29th, 2009 [7-10 PM].

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310.287.2340

Coop Solo Show Corey Helford Gallery (5.29.09)

It’s been almost three years since legendary lowbrow painter Coop has presented a solo in Los Angeles. The wait to experience his seductive (a big word, for bad-ass) blend of wild hot rods, fast women, and oh-so stylish devils will come to an end as he opens a new solo @ Corey Helford on May 29th, 2009 [7-10 PM].

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310.287.2340

John Van Hamersveld poster signing and walk through at Subliminal Projects on Saturday

John Van Hamersveld will be in the gallery on Saturday, 3/21 signing his groovy posters starting at 1pm followed by a walk through conversation of the show at 3:30pm. Come learn about the psychedelic '60s and get a first-hand account of how John created some of his most iconic images. You do not want to miss this opportunity!

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
T: 213.213.0078
www.subliminalprojects.com