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Los Angeles-based photographer Patrick Simpson has created a new photo series documenting the lives of prisoners at the Angola Prison in Louisiana. At Angola Prison in Louisiana, model inmates or ‘trustees’ are encouraged to participate in hobby craft as a part of their rehabilitation. Most prisoners are serving the rest of their life here.
Via. Defend New Orleans
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Photographer Craig Doty will be presenting Wild Gift at The Front opening Saturday, April 14, 6-10pm. Wild Gift takes it’s title from X’s 1981 album of the same name. Doty, who has long seen the album as a sonic embodiment of the city of Los Angeles, set out to make his own visual representation of the city he has made his home for the past three years. On view through May 6.
4100 St. Claude Avenue / Operating Hours: Sat & Sun 12-5pm
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Jon Clark’s heavily 90’s influenced and absurd short film Spectrum Hunter is currently streaming online for free, so if you are into discovering a collection of haunted media, a benevolent tribe of new wave witches, or a goth teenager with real magic powers- then you are in for a treat.
above: VHS cover designs from his Night School Series. Film Courtesy of Network Awesome.
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Lucky Dragons is the Los Angeles based collaborative musical project of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara. Their performances are less of a concert and more of a happening that involves participation of the audience. While building layers of sound produced with pre-recorded loops and beats, the audience is given small instruments such as maracas and a lamellophone that are then run through a processor and make additional layers that have corresponding visuals.
They’ve been featured performers in the 2008 Whitney Biennial and at PS1’s Printed Matter Book Fair. Additionally, they host a drawing collective that is open to anyone who would like to participate called Sumi Ink Club.
Lucky Dragons’ new album, EXISTERS was released this week and is available in limited edition of 500 with a 24 page Risograph booklet and screen printed covers.
(Source: youngisdumb)
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Previously in New Orleans- video art, animator, illustrator and director Jon Clark has been working over time in Los Angeles. If you are in the area, Synchronicity Space is currently presenting Nightschool 2: his movie premiere, installation, and book release from January 21st thru February 2nd. It will certainly be a visual treat.
above: Trailer for 30 minute film Spectrum Hunter. Directed by Jon Clark.
