[Obituary] RIP Dennis Paul Batt (1952-2012) Tweet Reported by Katherine Sweetman Selections from Dennis Paul Batt personal website: Dennis was a Past-President of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and a former trustee of the San Diego Museum of Art (2000-2002). As Guild President he developed the first democratically juried art exhibition for the organization at the Boehm […]
San Diego Loses an Important Figure in the Visual Arts
Formed Opinions: Men in Skirts
When is a kilt just a skirt? Formed Opinions: Men in Skirts By Bridgett Rex Tweet skirt /skəːt/ 1. A woman’s garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs. Although we Americans like to consider ourselves fashionably progressive, with our opinions printed on t-shirts and gimmicky nail-stickers that boast our political party, only a handful of men […]
Kearny Mesa Lunar New Year Festival, Jan 27-29 (San Diego)
Happy Chinese New Year Tweet By Katherine Sweetman From the website: The Kearny Mesa Lunar New Year Festival 2012 @ SEARS is a 3-day cultural and charitable community event whose mission is to promote the Asian cultural heritage during an important traditional holiday. The Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian communities, particularly those whose countries and territories have […]
The power of the cosmos
Solar Flares and you Tweet By Reviewer Rob There was a solar flare episode around Halloween in October of 2003 and it coincided with a major brushfire that burned hundreds of homes in San Diego. For days the cloudless skies were filled with brown-orange smoke which acted like a filter against the sun and you could see clearly the two […]
Get Ready for a Sex-Up!
[New Music] of Montreal Paralytic Stalks Polyvinyl Records, 2012 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Tweet With the brand new year upon us, 2012 is sure to bring some surprises. So far, the most intriguing one has been the new CD from of Montreal’s, Paralytic Stalks, a righteous return to the heady days of the mid 2000s. Just when you thought the […]
Other Than Arts (OTA) #2: NFC CAGE FIGHTS – THIS FIRDAY: Jan 20t
(OTA) #2: NFC CAGE FIGHTS Tweet By Katherine Sweetman In this reoccurring blog column, I’d like to highlight things that are not typically considered “Art”. One might think, perhaps this means Dance, Fashion, Theater… but, no. More like Tattoo Arts, Martial Arts, Extreme Performance Arts. That’s more along the lines of what I had in mind. I can’t remember the […]
The Dark Arts of Dolls, Interview with Lynn Dewart
Lynn Dewart’s upcoming exhibition of work at Expressive Arts @ 32 & Thorn Tweet By Katherine Sweetman For almost 20 years artist and scholar Lynn Dewart has been creating magical, sculptural, figurative creatures. OK I’ll call them dolls. But these “dolls” aren’t for kiddies. Well, perhaps some of them could be. For 17 years Lynn has been facilitating workshops to help […]
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns
Saigon Cool: Posters, Tattoos and “Chicken Girls” + Interview with Punk Rocker and Bar Owner Ben Burns Reviewer Goes Abroad Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Should you ever find yourself in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (aka Saigon), I have four recommendations: 1) Shop at Lotus for vintage propaganda posters where you can get the originals and/or smaller prints of real Vietnamese agitprop […]