Internet years are like dog years, each one is equal to at least 5. Anyway, we just got a heads up and some words of praise from Design is Kinky. I can remember when I first heard of them and saw their site and work, it feels like decades ago. They have this event called Semi-Permanent, it is actually pretty permanent. Semi-Permanent has been around for 6 years, with 17 events in 6 cities throughout 4 countries with 109 speakers…. etc etc you get the point.  If you have never heard  of Design is Kinky or this event check it out and if your close by,  go to the event. Here is a bit of info.

“Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these things and more. Semi-Permanent explores the diverse and exciting design world bringing together exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at the event.”

Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money featuring our friend Pose as well as MSK and AWR staples, Augor, Aloy, Bert Krak, Dame, Ewok, Jersey Joe (Rime), Krush, Norm, Risk, Retna, Revok, Saber, Tyke (The Witnes), Zeser, and more.

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Morning Breath and Cycle at Ad Hoc

The Grand Opening of Eastern District

Yoshimoto Nara is debuting new Paintings, drawings, and large-scale sculptures at Marianne Boesky this Saturday.

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For those lucky enough to be out in the Bay Area tonight, stop by Jeremy Fish’s latest show The Ambush which opens at Fecal Face Dot Gallery.  Those in attendance will have the opportunity to buy the print above (which measures 22″ x 34″ in an edition of 30 and is priced at a realistic $200) before it is available to the internets tomorrow.

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Opening this Friday at CTRL gallery in Houston is what looks to be a great show. Get A Rope is curated by Kathy Grayson and features Patrick Griffin, Dash Snow, Aurel Schmidt, Terence Koh, Ry Fyan, Xu Han Wei, Nico Dios, Slava Mogutin, and Aaron Bondaroff. Texas seems like a good late-winter escape.

Full press release after the jump

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Our selection of a bunch of openings to check out this weekend in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago (above).

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Our friend Matt Clark has a new show titled Remnants opening up tonight at the Bodega Art Space.  Stop by and say what’s up.

Opening tonight and running through March 28th is a show of new paintings by Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner in New York City.

“David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Lisa Yuskavage. This is the New York artist’s second solo show at the gallery. In October-November 2006, she had concurrent shows at David Zwirner and Zwirner & Wirth, which featured oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings, and was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.”

Contact us via the contact button up top by Friday afternoon EST for more information.

BoingBoing tips us off to this great event in New York on February  26th

Lawrence Lessig + Shepard Fairey + Steven Johnson: Remix

What is the future for art and ideas in an age when practically anything can be copied, pasted, downloaded, sampled, and re-imagined?

LIVE from the NYPL and WIRED Magazine kick off the Spring 2009 season with a spirited discussion of the emerging remix culture. Our guides through this new world—who will take us from Jefferson’s Bible to André the Giant to Wikipedia—will be Lawrence Lessig, author of Remix, founder of Creative Commons, and one of the leading legal scholars on intellectual property issues in the Internet age; acclaimed street artist Shepard Fairey, whose iconic Obama “HOPE” poster was recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery; and cultural historian Steven Johnson, whose new book, The Invention of Air, argues that remix culture has deep roots in the Enlightenment and among the American founding fathers.

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Animalania is a show curated by Aliya Naumoff, featuring artists who have a love of animals.

These guys are in the show

Andy Kehoe, Ricky Powell, Dennis Mcnett, Nick Zinner, Kenzo Minami, Danielle Levitt, Tim Barber, Adam Wallacavage, Jeaneen Lund, Gordon Hull, AJ Fosik, Kenneth Cappello, Spike Jonze, Meryl Smith, Kristen Schaal, Hisham Bharoocha, Benjamin Bertocci, Scott Campbell, Derek Watson, Karen O, Robin Schwartz, and Ryan McGinley.

and its opening is tonight at Fuse Gallery from 7 – 10pm.

more information here

photograph by Tim Barber

From HAMBURGER EYES VIP

if you havent been paying attention, we are having a wicked benefit/fundraiser for the PHOTO EPICENTER on saturday feb 14. our awesome friends have donated the sickest photos and paintings and we are going to sell them for way cheap. it wont be silent auction or raffle or anything weird like that. its first come, first serve. you buy it and go home with it right there. its a win win..

heres the short list: ryan furtado, audrey erickson, dennis mcgrath, stefan simikich, josh lazcano, bill daniel, mark cross, pez, ted pushinsky, matthew bajda, alex martinez, matt furie, anthony blanchard, oskie mendoza, andrew laumann, austin mcmanus, ray potes, david potes, robert francisco, jay howell, toad, barry mcgee, david kaplan, jim goldberg, heather renee russ, gus, michael jang, justin visser, rachel styer, lonnie dean, sean jerd, john harding, lyndsey white, nicole hagen, jeremy conant, aiyana uedeson, jason roberts dobrin, dylan maddux, david uzzardi, dannunaki, jesse pollock, and many more..

Sneak a Peek is Leah Tinari’s latest show at Mixed Greens and it offers viewers a glimpse into her personal world through acrylic paints.  The Opening reception is this Saturday, making it a worthwhile way to ease in Valentine’sDay.

We mentioned earlier this week about the All Gone book launch and exhibit, and now we are telling you about the after party. Featuring Xavier De Rosnay of Justice, this Friday the 13th Webster Hall presents a lot of stuff! Check out the flyer after the jump! photo

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Opening tonight at Factory Fresh in Bushwick is Jon Burgerman & Jim Avignon’s
Anxiety Room.

“Jon Burgerman flies across the pond to collaborate with his friend Jim Avignon
and fill the gallery with many drawings and paintings of their beloved characters. It will
be a space to relieve your anxieties, or perhaps further incubate them.”

The Beautiful Decay A To Z, issue Z release and exhibition opens Feb 21st in LA. You should definitely check it out, and make sure you let them know TWBE sent you. BD selected 26 artists to create  a unique work of art for the show. If you’re not familiar to BD, check it out.

This Friday the 13th, catch the opening reception / book launch / photo exhibit for All Gone at the Reed Space.

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Matthew Palladino‘s watercolors are super-confident and very engaging.  Those readers who reside in San Francisco should stop by White Walls this Saturday for the opening of his latest show with Ryan Shaffer.

Also, check out the fecal face interview with him for more information.