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***Shizu***

mexican and japanese

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Music:

chapterhouse, suede, ladytron, juan gabriel, os mutantes, xiu xiu, dm, brenton wood, roy orbison, wham, swap meet bootleg 80's remixes, takako minekawa, slowdive, stereo total, adorable, helium, the make-up, the kitchens of distinction, psychedelic furs, blonde redhead, expose, jodeci, mew, musical youth, the who, creation, smokey robinson, motown, desmond dekker, elefant, phil spector's wall of sound, m83, gene, curtis mayfield, stone roses, kill rock stars, k records, danzig, los super elegantes, noam chomsky(i got a cd by him), le tigre, broadcast, stars, los angeles azules, ride, manu chau, fobia, electronic, tink tink, old okinawan music, the radio dept., stella star*, blocparty, jeanette, mocket, banda machos, lil kim, and free to be you and me (the kids album). did i say roy orbison?

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Television:

vh1's 50 most awesomely bad songs, chappelle's show, pet psychic, most anything on animal planet, that new vh1 dating show 'so you can't get a date?' good writing on that one.

Books:

exhibition catalogues, works by eduardo galeano, allende, coco fusco, yoko ono , pretentious 60's french theory for the machismo, for some reason i got into Deleuze and Guattari, maybe cus it struck me as western european identity politics. oh yes and 15 dollar japanese fashion magazines,

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My Blog

Puerto Vallarta Arte Contemporaneo 08

I just got back from Puerto Vallarta for an arts conference on Mexico/Los Angeles arts. It was an incredible experience and I had a great time meeting and learning so much from the people I met there....
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:02:00 PST

May 17th at the Claremont Museum of Art

VEXing exhibition, May 17th, Claremont MusuemClaremont Museum of ArtIn the Packing House536 West First StreetClaremont, CA 91711PHONE:909-621-3200EMAIL:[email protected] 18 - August 31, 2008...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:53:00 PST

phantom sightings exhibition reading room playlist

I would have put some Morrissey in there but i figured most of the other artists would have that covered already.... Their cell 5:08 Girl in a coma Whatever 1:37 Red Aunts Saltbox Where did it go w...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Thu, 01 May 2008 08:24:00 PST

Tweety Bird aka Piolin....need images.

Hey friends,I'm currently working on a new project but i need images of tweety bird in a backwards baseball cap..... if you have any or could locate some please post them on my page. I'm looking for t...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:01:00 PST

Con Safos Exhibition, Chicago, March 20th.

If any of you are in Chicago....The National Museum of Mexican Art presents:Con Safos (With Respect) Contemporary Chicano Art from The Joe A. Diaz CollectionMain Gallery March 20  June 15, 20081852 W...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:24:00 PST

Phantom Sightings Exhibition, April 6th.

Here is more information about the upcoming Lacma exhibition i'm participating in. Public opening is Sunday, April 6th, 12-8 pm. Hope to see you there.Los Angeles County Museum of Art5905 Wilshire Blv...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:08:00 PST

Please help my friend Pete...

My dearest friend, Pete Galindo's family was targeted and arrested on friday for being outspoken advocates against police brutality and harrassment that occurs daily at the Ramona projects in east los...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:51:00 PST

LACMA magazines/Phantom sightings stuff...

If you get the LACMA "Connect'" newsletter, please look for my write up. In conjunction with the upcoming exhibition, it features some work of several artists from the exhibition. We were asked severa...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:54:00 PST

So High School, 12/7/07

I'm having a two person show with my buddy Albert Reyes on Friday December 7th. It is taking place in the back of Albert's good friend's boutique/gallery space called Bent in south Pasadena.Thanks to ...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:17:00 PST

Pasadena City College Exhibit

I will be having several pieces on display in PCC's Laitno/Chicano Heritage reading room located in the Pasadena City College Shatford Library. Curated by Reina Prado, this exhibit features four large...
Posted by ***Shizu*** on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:05:00 PST