If you ever needed an excuse to go, Sasha Grey will be co-starring in Brody Condon’s 6 Hour performance piece Neuromancer.

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Photographer Julia Chesky dropped by Eric Haze’s opening at Level 2 last night and captured the scene.

We’ve been up on Vhils’ work for ages, so we were psyched when we found these prints of his available through Studio Cromie.  Available in a varied edition of 7, and measuring 20″ x 25″ the work is a screenprint on persplex and billboard paper.

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Tonight.

Christine Eric made short X-ray films showing the movement of the tongue and the entire mouth area. Check out another one after the jump.

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Our friend Richard Colman has got a new website, plus a killer blog.  You should visit both, and applaud the man who once had the gully to write his name in silver & black on the Exorcist steps.

These decks by Damien Hirst are available in-store at Supreme in New York today.  Buy the whole dang set, because they’re worth it.  The T-shirt is on point too.

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Installation artist Alex Schweder created spit skin in 2006.

“this installation of licked together biodegradable packing peanuts contorts, deforms, and melts when it contacts water.  Located in a subterranean bathroom at the American Academy in Rome, this saliva stuck skin served as a map of moisture exchange between  leaky walls and the leaky bodies that occupied them.  The shriveling and shrinking architectural performance for the camera questions the role of the recording and the object in our subjective perception of space.“

More on the piece here

He recently finished a residency down in Marfa Texas at Chinati, Donald Judd’s foundation. There is some really great work down there.

Check out this collection of images of the invisible man, or just a man with mad skills, and a bit crazy.

Chceck out Melbourne, Australia artist Melissa Haslam, She has a upcoming show in 2010 in LA. She describes her work botanical victorian.

Amazing.

‘10 Days’ is a study of news headlines taken from the BBC News Online between May 6-15th, 2009.

I used to do this on paper cups using a red sharpie.  Cheeming Boey uses a black sharpie on styrofoam cups and the result is much better.

More from Bodega’s Vinyl Wall Collection, this one by Mike Giant.

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Opening this weekend in Oakland at Johansson Projects, Earth Engines features the staged photographs of Barry Underwood(above) and Oliver Dicicco’s sound sculptures(after the jump).  The video of Oliver’s sculpture is pretty amazing, make sure to check it out after the jump.
Showing November 21st 2009 – January 9th 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 21st 5-8pm
2300 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA

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I never knew the name of this guy who’s work you seem to see in hair salon windows everywhere, Patrick Nagel.

These as some of the crispest shoes I have ever seen.  I would have a continuous carpet rolling in front me if I had them on.  Wow.

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Holy Shit. James Hopkins‘ work is amazing.

Great video from No-Mas and James Blagden.  It actually reminded me of this amazing Eric White drawing I wanted to buy when I was low on cheddar, I wish I had bought it…

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After the taxidermist, Australia’s National Gallery.

Okay