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Vinyl Killers 7: 29 Oct

The often imitated, never duplicated, OG vinyl art show, Vinyl Killers returns this October for another round of rescuing long forgotten records from the world’s landfills. This year there have been at least 6 other vinyl shows in North America alone and interest in the artform is at an all time high. After six annual shows and several touring exhibits Vinyl Killers remains committed to staying open call, independent, D-I-Y, and free of corporate sponsorship.
M-City :: Fabryka 24 Oct
FABRYKA
Mariusz Waras / M-city + Krzysztof Topolski / Arszyn
Curated by Daniel Muzyczuk
Site specific instalation
24 October - 17 Januar
opening: 23 october 2009 / 7pm
Center of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu
Toruń / Poland
The collaboration of a visual artist and an experimental musician has resulted in a most interesting and thought-provoking artistic project. Mariusz Waras and Krzysztof Topolskis spectacular site-specific installation was made specifically to be exhibited in the biggest room at the Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Toruń.
"Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost any evil you'd care to name comes from working or from living in a world designed for work. In order to stop suffering, we have to stop working."
Bob Black, The Abolition of Work
live photo and video:
http://fabryka.obin.org
info:
http://www.csw.torun.pl
http://www.m-city.org
Herzog : 16 Oct at DEPOITO95
Event: DEPOSITO95 opening party
What: Opening
Start Time: Friday, October 16 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, October 17 at 4:00am
Where: DEPOSITO95 dietro officine Quaresemin
DEPOSITO95
opening party\inaugurazione
studio -HZG-
http://herzog.noblogs.org/
RIDING IN CIRCLE CREW
http://www.ridingincircle.it/
CICLOFFICINA CICLOCOMIO
Amy Rice: 9 Oct at Soo Visual Arts Center
Broken - New works by Greg Gossel
&
Don’t Worry, I Have a Map - New Works by Amy Rice
October 9 - November 29, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, October 9th, 6-9PM
Soo Visual Arts Center
2640 Lyndale Avenue South
Mpls, MN 55408
Gallery hours are: Tues 10-6, Wed. 10-6, Thurs. 12-8, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4 & Sun. 12-4
For more information visit http://www.soovac.org
Amy Rice in Contagious: 3 Oct Exhibit
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
(one day only!)
preview 3 - 7pm
reception 7 - 10pm
1121 Jackson Street NE
Studio #145
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(near corner of Central and Broadway Aves NE)
Jana and Js, Jef Aerosol at Festival Artcite
Le travail de Jana & Js sera également à l'honneur aux côtés de Jef Aérosol lors du Festival Artcité à Fontenay-sous-Bois. Du lundi 28 septembre au samedi 17 octobre 2009.
Vernissage le samedi 3 octobre à 17 heures à l’hôtel de ville. Réception de clôture le samedi 17 octobre à 16h 30 à la MCDVA.
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The work of Jana & Js will also be honored along with Jef Aerosol's at the Festival Artcite in Fontenay-sous-Bois. From Monday, September 28 to Saturday, October 17, 2009.
Opening Saturday, October 3 at 5pm at the City Hall. Closing reception Saturday, October 17 at 4:30 PM to MCDVA.
<<thank to C215 for this tip>>
Artiste-Ouvrier, WCA, ASA Paris Exhibit
SAVE THE DATE : Première expo parisienne d'Artiste-Ouvrier avec la WCA et ASA, ses collectifs français et hambourgeois, à la Galerie Ligne 13, Paris 17e. Vernissage le 1er octobre.
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SAVE THE DATE : First Parisian show of Artiste-Ouvrier and WCA and ASA, his French and Hamburg based crews @ the Galerie LIgne 13, Paris 17e. Opening on the 1st October.
20x20 Call for Art
After Conducting The First and Second International Sticker Combos in Tehran( see Brainstorm#9 and #6)and Successful Indoor Exhibition on Both Sticker Combo boards at Spray2007 and Spray 1387 Gallery shows ,We Are going to make a new adventure.:20×20 Tehran