New works by BORN open at Beep Beep Gallery on Saturday.
Urban hiking, architectural photography, graffiti, and transgressive film—if any of these interests sound appealing, there’s an event for you this weekend or in the week ahead.
Filmmaker Nick Zedd working on set.
FRIDAY
WHITESPACE
The Cinema of Transgression
Whitespace runs its final underground film screening, featuring the black humor and notorious eroticism of filmmakers Richard Kern and Nick Zedd. More from Whitespace:
Convulsive, controversial and strictly over-the-top, the works of both Richard Kern and Nick Zedd have long been considered the sine qua non of in-your-face film making. Not for the faint of heart nor weak of stomach, this is film for connoisseurs of the dank and the dangerous. Frankly and stankly erotical.
The screening starts at 9PM tonight, Fri. April 10 at Whitespace Gallery.
EMILY AMY GALLERY
Paint as Subject group show
Featuring work by Dorothy Goode, James Leonard, Melanie Parke, and Carl Plansky, this exhibition meditates on the medium of paint as such:
By studying their application, manipulation, and removal of paint from the canvas with brushes, trowels, palette knives and other tools, it is clear that each of the artists featured in this upcoming show value the importance of paint. In fact, it becomes what the painting is all about.
The opening reception is from 7-10PM at Emily Amy Gallery, and the exhibition continues through May 6.
KAVARNA
Vishnu: New works by SAINT
In what may become a continuing graphic novel, SAINT’s “Vishnu” drawings will be on display from 7PM-close at Kavarna coffee bar.
Dosa Kim guides a hiking tour of Atlanta graffiti on Saturday. Photo by Rob Sutton.
SATURDAY
BEEP BEEP GALLERY
Relief: New works by BORN
A noted graffiti writer in his own right, BORN’s new object-based exhibition is a fresh change of pace. See Creative Loafing’s Culture Surfing for links to preview images, a YouTube video interview, and some of BORN’s previous work. The show opens from 8-11PM, Sat. April 11 at Beep Beep Gallery. The show continues through May 3.
PARKGROUNDS/WONDERROOT
Graffiti Urban Hike with Dosa Kim
WonderRoot sponsors an urban hike on the first Saturday of every month. Expect something special this time: a “tour of some of Atlanta’s best graffiti and public art” led by local artist Dosa Kim. Prospective hikers should meet at ParkGrounds coffee shop at 10AM, Sat. April 11 or email urbanhiking@wonderroot.org for more info.
Heidi Aishman artist talk at Gallery Stokes.
GALLERY STOKES
Heidi Aishman artist talk
Heidi Aishman speaks about her new exhibition, You Can’t Win That! (see also Meghan Norman’s review). The talk begins at 2PM at Gallery Stokes.
EAST ATLANTA TATTOO
The MAD Generation group show
Nearly 40 artists participate in this show inspired by the imagery of Mad Magazine, opening from 7-11PM at the Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo. The show continues though April 25.
Photography by Richard Pare opens at Lumière Gallery on Thursday.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
LUMIÈRE GALLERY
Richard Pare: Russian Modernist Architecture, 1922-1932
Lumière Gallery, a fine art photography gallery located in Peachtree Hills, hosts an exhibition of Russian architectural photography by Richard Pare. Pare will deliver an artist talk on Wed. April 15 at 7PM at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, followed by a separate opening reception Thurs. April 16 from 6:30-8:30PM at Lumière Gallery.
*Except where otherwise noted, all events on our To Do Lists are free and open to the public. Keep checking previous Lists for more ongoing shows!
