4th Wall Photo Show @ The Windup Space

Fourth Wall: Baltimore's Music Voyeurs
…an exhibition of music photography

Turning their lenses on the musicians who inspire us, these photographers produce iconic art that reflects the energy of the moment. Commercial photography, in both the form of portraiture and performance, is often unrecognized as the remarkable work that it is.

Reflecting on these stills out of the context of their original presentation gives the viewer the opportunity to appreciate them for the artwork that they are.

This manifestation of these visions allows us to gaze through the fourth wall for as long as desired. Rich representations of artists in the midst of making art are so irresistible, they make voyeurs of us all.

Featured photographers: Eldon Baldwin, J. M. Giordano, Frank Hamilton, Sam Holden, Jim Lucio (Defekto), Robert Macy, Rob Perry, Josh Sisk.

Opening reception Friday, July 11, 2008, 7 p.m. at the Windup Space, 10 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, with DJ Gilbert.

Photography will hang through September.

Poster Design by Alex Fine.

Summer MFA Thesia Show @ MICA

Tory Wright's Kate#1

Summer MFA THESIS show at MICA:

Chris Sims NC - Wayne Toepp NY
Glen Shrum MD - Hillary Hogue FL
Lisa Hill DC - Billy Friebele DC
Tory Wright NC

Tuesday, July 1 - Saturday, July 12
Reception will be held on July 11, from 6 - 8pm

Stymphalian Birds featured in the Washington City Paper

Ten Tigers friend, Adrian Varallyay was featured in the One Track Mind column of the Washington City Paper for his band Stymphalian Birds

By Aaron Leitko
Posted: July 2, 2008

With Beaks and Feathers We Saw Bodies Floating Upstream

Stymphalian Birds

Standout Track: No. 1, “With Beaks and Feathers We Saw Bodies Floating Upstream,” which is, incidentally, the only song on the CD-R. Clocking in at exactly 33 minutes, the single track collages home-studio improvisations and live recordings into a slowly evolving psychedelic epic complete with drones, bird noises, and the best use of electronic-flute sounds this side of Popol Vuh.

Musical Motivation: Despite its mix-and-match structure, Stymphalian Birds’ music is designed for smoothing out rough edges. “I kind of look at it as shoegazing-easy-listening-crunkness,” says Adrian Varallyay—a 26-year-old D.C. native who’s Stymphalian Birds’ sole constant member—when describing both this composition and his band’s overall vibe. “It’s kind of music to help you zone out, or chill out, or calm down from the daily bustle.” So it’s New Age music? “It’s not quite Yanni,” he insists. “It’s calming—but tinged with sadness.”

Pole Position: Live, Varallyay improvises most of Stymphalian Birds’ music by running a bass and a steel pole—used as percussion—through foot pedals to create bizarre electro-acoustic ambiances on the fly. “I have a vocabulary, and I bring what I can to the table,” he says. “Sometimes I have things in my mind, [riffs] that I’ve done before, but all of the arrangements are spontaneous.” Still, Varallyay is a little self-conscious about getting too deep into improv rhetoric. “I don’t want to over-intellectualize it,” he says. “I just like fucking with stuff.”

Stymphalian Birds plays the Velvet Lounge Tuesday, July 8.

Artscape is Coming! Check out the Sculptures!

Adrian Lohmüller working on his public shower

In the few weeks before Artscape, sculptures have been springing up along the MICA medians as part of the Outdoor Lounge, curated by Michael Benevento.

Andrew Eklund's porch, in progress

Team Pants-Ramp, working on the baddest skate ramp in Baltimore:

Steve Santillian and me, working on the boot

Steve and Sara Seidman, building a knee

Michael Benevento helping with the transport

Steve and Jordan Bernier, sitting on the waist

Jordan Bernier and John Bohl digging holes.

Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth in San Francisco

Ten Tigers friend, and newest corespondent, Francesca Becker, visited Collection Connections at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA this past week. She took some amazing photos of artist Timothy Horn's Bitter Suite project, which is inspired by the legends of California socialite, Alma Spreckels.

The pieces seen here, are: Mother-Load, 2008: Plywood, painted steel, aluminum foil, polystyrene foam, hot glue, acrylic medium, rock sugar, and shellac
(Mother-Load is the life sized Cinderella-like carriage)

Diadem (light heavyweight), 2008
Painted steel, stainless steel, foam core, polystyrene foam, bronze wire, rock sugar, shellac, acrylic gel medium
(This is the chandelier)

Sweet Thing, 2008
Blown glass, nickel-plated bronze
(This resembles a bad-ass piece of jewelry)





For more information on the artist and the exhibition, click here.
Thanks thanks thanks to Francesca!