[inter/meta/trans] vlm's "Me/dia" live art at Dangerous Curve

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"Me/dia"
live art by vlm

Sunday, July 8, 2007
7:00 p.m.
			
at Dangerous Curve
http://dangerouscurve.org

an Experimental Exhibition and
Live Art/Visual Art Performance Space

Voted 5th Most Popular Art Gallery
Best of Alternative L.A. Readers' Choice:
http://www.laalternative.com/index.php/2006/06/30/best-of-la


Chinatown Adjacent
		 
1020 East Fourth Place
(500 Molino Street #102)
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.


Los Angeles, CA, June 30, 2007 - If you've not seen live artist/writer/musician vlm before, it's no surprise, beause a lot of his work is underground.  You may have seen him performing and not even known it.  He's cracked his way into our openings at Dangerous Curve, fooling the artists, and sometimes even fooling our staff.  You never know what he's going to show up with---or as.  On Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 8:00 p.m., vlm is returning to Dangerous Curve---and performing itself---after a long hiatus with his new extended piece, "Me/dia."  As with all of his performances, it will be a one-time only, not-to-be-missed live experience.

We're located two miles from Chinatown, at 1020 East Fourth Place, between Molino and Mateo Streets, in the back of the 500 Molino Street Lofts, #102, between the Fourth Street Bridge's (on the LA River side of downtown) two on/off ramps.  See our website http://dangerouscurve.org for directions, pictures, and updates.


About the Artist and the Work

vlm is "an outspoken critic of all things unjust and untenable in the social milieu."  A black American by birthright, he considers himself "a world citizen in spirit and deed."  As with the great black performance artist William Pope.L, he gets to the heart of things with humor and grace.  He makes you "think further than usual."

A guerilla performer by nature, vlm tends to show up in character, unannounced and unscheduled, at various art venues.  It's much more than that, though.  What he does is very moving.  Perhaps that's because he himself is moved.  "It is always exciting and moving to perplex those around me with my presence," he says.

"Me/dia" includes music composed by vlm.  He categorizes his music as Avant-Pop.  "[It] is absolutely reflective of my state of mind and what is in my heart," he says. "It goes where it goes and does what it does...with a beat."  It will be fun and it will be moving.

"Life is such a fleeting proposition and we tend to overlook our reasons for being, or become overwhelmed by the complexities of being in a  society where survival means more than just staying alive."--vlm

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Dangerous Curve exhibits:

July 7--August 4: Marc Nimoy sound installations.
August 11--September 8: Winners of the Downtown Artists Grant.


Live Art Series:

Sunday, July 8, 2007, 8:00--10:00  p.m. (Live Art)
vlm's "Me/dia"

Thursday, July 19, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m. (Live Art)
Lawrence Rengert
http://finearts.usc.edu/roskigallery_artists/index.cfm?gfa_id=91&imageid=2355


New Music Series:

Friday, July 6, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
(Including a jam of everyone)
Duo of Guthrie & Streb http://www.guthrieandstreb.com
Trio of Harry Scorzo http://www.viofonik.com, Chris Garcia
http://www.liraproductions.com/Christopher_Garcia.html (tentative), and
Vinny Golia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinny_Golia

Sunday, July 8, 2007, 4:00  p.m.
Special guests TBA, including Tom McNally http://www.myspace.com/tommcnalley

Friday, July 13, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
A-Tribute Ensemble http://ryantanaka.com
Danny Holt http://www.dannyholt.net
Kraig Grady http://www.anaphoria.com

Sunday, July 15, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Kaoru and GE Stinson http://codedsource.com
Anna Homler www.annahomler.com and Steuart Liebig http://stigsite.com
Rick Potts http://www.answers.com/topic/rick-potts?cat=entertainment
and Joseph Hammer http://www.josephhammer.com

Sunday, July 22, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Duo of Michael Jon Fink  http://www.michaeljonfink.com/,
http://www.myspace.com/aguirrefink and Antony DiGennaro
Karl Montevirgen http://www.karlmontevirgen.comhttp://www.myspace.com/tonydmusic
TBA


Sunday, July 29, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Ellen Burr http://www.ellenburr.com/eburrmusic.html
Susan Rawcliffe http://artawakening.com/soundworks
Liam Mooney http://www.calarts.edu/~lmooney/index.html


Friday, August 3, 2007, 8:00--10:00 p.m.
Jody Redhage www.jodyredhage.com, http://myspace.com/jodyredhageAu
KIOKU http://www.kiokugroup.com

Sunday, August 5, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
CTRL+ALT+REPEAT returns

Sunday, August 12,  2007, 4:00 p.m.
OGOGO http://ogogo.org, http://www.myspace.com/ogogoigor
TBA
TBA

Thursday, August 16, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Johnny Chang

Sunday, August 26, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Rod Poole memorial concert

Friday, August 31, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
GE Stinson http://codedsource.com
TBA

Sunday, September 2, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Albert Ortega http://resontropic.com and friends
Special guests TBA


Sunday, September 9, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Bonnie Barnett http://members.aol.com/ninewinds/BIOS/barnett.html
TBA
TBA

Sunday, September 16, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
(Collaborations and solos:)
Killick (Georgia) myspace.com/iamkillick
Jessica Catron http://www.myspace.com/jessicacatron
Jeremy Drake http://www.jeremydrake.com
Sara Schoenbeck http://www.myspace.com/saraschoenbeck


Everything's subject to change.  More good things being added by the moment.  Check http://dangerouscurve.org for updates/changes and subscribe to our email list to get announcements. 

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Also:

Dangerous Curve can print your wide-format (up to 44") archival prints for you.  We print on canvas, too.  We also do museum-quality framing and other art services.  Call 213 617 8483 for information on affordable pricing. We also can frame your art: museum-quality and archival.

Kathryn Hargreaves teaches a Live Body class, incorporating Kundalini Yoga and artmaking with body awareness, at Dangerous Curve for all types of artists and non-artists: visual artists, writers, performers, musicians, dancers, lawyers, you name it.  The current class is on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., just after the Arts District neighborhood walk. Call (213) 617-8483 if you need more information.

Take a look at our column, Dangerous Blurb, on http://eyespyla.com, where we write occasionally about art collecting and other things art-related, and sometimes make event recommendations.

Artists, submit your art for art-in-windows installations in Los Angeles County.  Dangerous Curve sometimes curates for Phantom Galleries LA http://phantomgalleriesla.com.  See the website for submission information.  This is an ongoing open call for installation art, sculpture, video or new media, 2D visual art, and even live art/visual art performance.

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