Suria Kassimi duesseldorf.de/kuenstlerlebenmyspace.com/suriakassimi Qualification Art historian M. A. Education 1975 – 1980 HdK Berlin 1981 – 1986 Ruhr University of Bochum (Philosophy, Archeology, Art history, Roman languages and literature, Political science and Sociology) 1986 – 1989 Italy: Facoltà di Architettura Florence Università degli Studi di Bologna; div. Gallery practical courses in Rome and Bologna1989 – 1993 motherhood 1998 reaching of […]
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NEW HAMPSHIRE BLACKOUT DISPATCH
[Last winter, during the ice storm of December 13, 2008, after after a series of texts amid news reports of regional blackouts, Lisa sent in this story about the terrible weather they were experiencing in New Hampshire. Took a while for me to post it but now with the website redesign I think it’s finally time. ~Rob] The Frigid Northeast […]
This Is The End
This Is The End or, well maybe it is not … of this blog. From now on, (or so I thought) all new posts will be HERE. But now it looks like I might be adding old files to the database and making it all one again. We shall see.
beer snobbery
Cocktail Lounge Ephemera Below is a piece of paper picked up by Newport Tim, reportedly at The Wits End, a bar on Robinson Ave, where someone has composed a story using all the names of the beers available at the bar at the time. Click the pic to enlarge.
Cigarbox Guitar
Keeping The Blues Alive! Video report by Reviewer Rob Hopefully this is more proof that the blues won’t die off. I was in La Jolla today checking the waves at Windansea and saw this guy playing a cigarbox guitar/banjo contraption he said he made himself. Said his name was Zach and he’d do a video of him playing it for […]
Obituary: American Indian Movement leader
Encountering Bob Robideau By Suria Kassimi M.A. Robert Robideau died unexpectedly February 16, 2009, far away from Indian country in a dark, cave-like apartment in Barcelona, Spain. His death became the demented starting point to bring forth the myth of him as the legend of Pine Ridge. Resurrected as the tireless campaigner for Leonard Peltier’s freedom and true defender of […]
1000 Teddies World tour
[art scene] Opening reception this Thursday, April 9, 6-10PMwith the artist reception April 11, 6-11PM(with wine and cheese!) at:Planet Rooth Studios Gallery3811 Ray StreetSan Diego, CA 92104 Click the fliers to see the larger version. See a Reviewer Magazine video interview with Gustaf Rooth, the owner of the gallery (not the artist of the show) and originator of Ray Art […]
LP 2 CD
LP to CD Conversions by Reviewer Rob There’s people who convert old LPs into CDs. I think those people should be revered as heroes in today’s musical culture. If there is anything worth saving in this world it’s old music and there’s plenty of ancient vinyl that still needs to make the transition to modern CD format. Several years ago […]