Tricky in The O.C.

Tricky has a new album coming out soon. And he's back in the U.S. for a national tour. He will land in The O.C. at the House of Blues, Anaheim on Thursday, September 11. Last I checked there are still tickets available. I last saw Tricky live back in 2000 in San Francisco while in art school. One of my most memorable concerts. He's worth seeing.I've listen to the new album in its entirety, and it's really a throwback to his Maxinquaye days. Good listen.--James ...

Objectified

If you still haven't seen Helvetica: A Documentary, flix it. The best documentary on the most ubiquitous typeface on the planet.Now the director Gary Hustwit is at it again. This time with a documentary about industrial design. The movie will have a world premiere sometime at the beginning of 2009. In the meantime, head over to the website. There is a really good blog on there as well.--James ...

Beautiful Losers

Chris blogged about this I think a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful Losers the movie opens in Los Angeles this Friday. It will be showing for one week only at the Nuart in Santa Monica. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll have to leave The O.C. to go see this one.--James ...

Gasometer

I've been in Holland for the past week and a half with Finishing School. We are in an exhibition here called De Zone. We have been staying in the former red light district in a city called Arnhem. It is about an hour by train from Amsterdam. We have been having such a nice time. Our hosts have been very gracious. This is probably one of the best trip I've been on aside from the one I took to Japan. I've been chronicling the trip...

Ubermensch @ The Box

This Saturday night from 7-10pm The Box Gallery will open Ubermensch featuring artists Matt Linares and Todd Von Heiland. Also, there will be an outdoor screening of Fritz Lang's classic Metropolis starting at 8pm. ...

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Flatland at @Space

This Saturday night @Space Gallery opens the group show Flatland. Some of the artists who will be showing include Bradford Salamon (image), Richard Turner, Jane Bauman and Max Kin Cap. The opening will run from 6-9pm. ...

Unpretentious Art Party @ Hibbleton Gallery – Friday Night

Tomorrow night Hibbleton Gallery in Fullerton will open Unpretentious Art Party featuring Ryan Ward, Foof, Paul Nagel and Scott Lee. The opening will run from 7 to 11pm and fun will be had be all. ...

Billy Shire Walk-Through @ LAM

This Sunday the fine folks at LAM are giving you not one, but two opportunities to get a walk-through of the current exhibit In The Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapose Factor led by LA gallerist Billy Shire. First walk-through will be at 1pm and the second will be at 4pm. Couldn't think of a finer way to see this show. ...

Beautiful Losers Redux

Here's a clip of the new Beautiful Losers documentary that opens this weekend at the IFC Center in NYC. Features HB local Ed Templeton. Enjoy: ...

Public Fruit Jam

This past Sunday the art collective Fallen Fruit presented their project, Public Fruit Jam, at Machine Project. The public was invited to bring in any kind of fruits to be turned into homemade jams. It was such a tasty event that the entire Finishing School crew headed out there to join in on the fun. I was able to capture a short interview with Matias Viegener, one of the members of Fallen Fruit. Here he talks about the collective itself and Public Fruit Jam in...

William Lamson

I think it is safe for me to say that Lamson is Finishing School's newest favorite artist. Head over to his website for more.--James ...