Friday, May 29, 2009

Sam Dowd's Robots on Video

LMC - Sam Dowd Robots from another being creative on Vimeo.



TonyBirkholz, Another Being Creative, created a great photo/video of the evolution of Sam Dowd's ceramic robot installation. I have heard that outside of our little microcosm called Jackson, robots are super hot and hip. From WallE to The Terminator, robots are everywhere. Ah, robots...icons of the future. Streamlined, slick, making our lives oh-so-much-easier. But then, they inevitably spin out of control, become masters of their own electronic minds and begin to take over the world and do-away with their original life-givers, us humans. It's a familiar story over and over again. Sam's robots are different. They feel as though they have been excavated from an Egyptian tomb. They must be manipulated by a human to do anything. And what they are doing are actually useless, mundane jobs. They are a bit sneaky, not quite sure if I trust them in the gallery at night. I keep expecting to walk in and find one off in some mysterious corner on it's own.

April's First Friday on Video...Bees, Teas and Improv Jazz

LMC - April First Friday from another being creative on Vimeo.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

New Music Thursday!


Can you cry on cue?
Annie Clark...aka St. Vincent..."Actor Out of Work"

Friday, May 15, 2009

It's Friday...Meet Sam and the Robots

Who is Sam and what's up with the robots? After work today, grab some wine/ale/coffee, walk a couple of blocks to the gallery from 5-7pm and find out. Since our First Friday opening two weeks ago, the robot world installed in the Make-Out Room has definitely changed and evolved. Come on people...come visit us when it is not First Friday. Where else in Jackson can you meet an amazing artist like Sam Dowd, talk about robots and art, and enjoy creative company? And we either have KHOL rocking in the background, or sometimes a few of our musically inclined friends will stop by for an impromptu music jam. LMC is really even more enjoyable when it is NOT First Friday. You can get up close & personal with the art. You can get me talking about the art, which I don't usually get to do at FF and I really love it, so take advantage of the opportunity.

So Art It Forward...grab a friend, come see the robots, go to the Riot Act or Dancer's Workshop performance, check out the local jewelry at Muse Gallery (I had a special preview last night...gorgeous work!! I LOVE Arcy and Sue!), and then end the evening with dessert and a drink at Trio. Just a thought for your Friday.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

If I Was in NYC Today...





I would definitely go to the Park Avenue Armory to experience the new epic installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto. It was the adjectives used in the NYTimes review by Randy Kennedy that first caught my attention: "curvaceous, diaphanous, voluptuous, lissome. Or, of course, fleshy, glandular, uvular, uterine." I never get an opportunity to even think of those adjectives, let alone experience them through art. I love art that you can really enter and be a part of, both metaphorically and physically, and it looks like this is one of those pieces. One of the coolest things about it...those big, drippy stalagtite things are filled with spices so the whole place smells like curry! I want to run out and get some giant bags of spices for the gallery now.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

First Friday's in SoBo...thanks to all




First Friday's happen because of your participation and support. Thank you to all the Jackson art-lovers who flocked to the hip SoBo/Bro (it's still up for discussion) neighborhood to celebrate art. I couldn't get out of the gallery myself to check out the eastside happenings, but I heard that the Art Associations's soup party and the Teton ArtLab were rocking with all sorts of creative people. I must send a couple of gigantic thanks out to a few of my favorite people who volunteered their time and talents to contribute to the LMC First Friday. Mr. Whipple...you lift me up high with my feet still dancing on the ground!!! Megan and Jesse...pouring tasty libations to the many thirsty souls. And those anonymous folks who brought beer and wine...so many thanks to you! Tony, your camera is essential! Cat Caldwell, for getting kids and adults to pARTicipate and create!

Robots This Way

May 1 was the start of our first-ever evolving robot installation. The painTORS are rolling a lovely shade of rust onto the wall.

The construcTORS are doing their part to tear and rip down the wall.

And the cutest of them all, those bug-eyed, charming vacuTORS, are ready and waiting to be called into action.


Follow the process of the robots this month here on our blog. Better yet, grab a cup of coffee at Betty Rock and come check them out in person. Sam Dowd, sculptor and robot manipulator, will be in the gallery every Wednesday from 3-5 and Friday's 5-7pm. Come chat about robots, the challenges of experimental installations, and listen to our community radio station KHOL...it's almost always on.