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Austin Young

my solo exhibition opens June 16th

About Me

I'm a photographer and film maker. check out my site: austinyoung.com
check out my short films here: AustinYoungForever

check out: fallenfruit.org

My Interests

austinyoung.com , fallenfruit.org
art, beauty, love

I'd like to meet:

Gore Vidal and Dolly Parton

Music:

.. skinny puppy, gina x performance, mika miko, iron and wine,the knife, kings of convenience, silver mount zion, trafic, anthony and the johnsons, godspeed you black emperor, johnny cash, explosions in the sky, red house painters, dolly parton, siouxsie and the banshees, jeff buckley, the mcgarrigle sisters, kate bush, tindersticks, magnetic fields, joni mitchell, jimmy scott, loretta lynn, joy division, laurie anderson, this mortal coil, leonard cohen, serge gainsbourg, diamanda galas, orange juice, the smiths, ricki lee jones, the velvet underground, billy holiday, low, nico, dusty springfield, nina simone, the chameleons, the cure, fleetwood mac, hadda brooks, culture club, the carpenters, piero piccioni, pink floyd, led zeppelin, the white stripes, patti smith, ronee blakely,

Movies:

blade runner, transamerica, night after night,design for living, all that heaven allows, amacord, the last picture show, castle in the sky, the killing of a chinese bookie, spirited away, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, donnie darko, naked, bad lieutenant, monster, david cronenberg, pedro almodovar, gus van sant, stanley kubrick, woody allen, fassbinder,Peter Bogdanovich , hitchcock, john waters, tarantino, spike jonze...

Television:

no

Books:

desert of the heart, madame bovary, emma, lord of the rings, the sheltering sky, gore vidal, oscar wilde, william burroughs, cintra wilson, JG Ballard , Nabokov, James Joyce

Heroes:

Mae West, Joni Mitchell, Harris Glenn Milstead, Salvador Dali, Julia Butterfly Hill, Charlie Kaufman, Noam Chomsky, Man Ray, Marlene Dietrich, Lewis Caroll, Andy Warhol, John Waters

My Blog

my new video- Jackie Beat - Retouch My Body-

Jackie Beat's latest opus in full technicolor hideousness/brilliance, directed by Austin Young. Retouch that shit now, and keep your mouth closed!"-Perez Hilton Perez Hilton blogged it here...
Posted by Austin Young on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:44:00 PST

The Worm- episode 9 premieres at The World of Wonder Gallery

The new Worm is premiering at the World Of Wonder Gallery show: Dial M for Madonna. Friday May 23rd.Bruce Daniels and Nadya Ginsburg (aka Madonna)Mario Diaz and Britney Spears (aka Nadya Ginsburg)see...
Posted by Austin Young on Fri, 09 May 2008 03:48:00 PST

Madonna shamelessly promotes "The Worm" on youtube: Perez blogs it.

Madonna - Message to YouTube Madonna - Message To Perez 2008 Perez posted here and here....
Posted by Austin Young on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:05:00 PST

Margaret Cho-

see Margaret on Tour with special guest, Kelly!Margaretcho.combuy t-shirts and tote bags...
Posted by Austin Young on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:23:00 PST

Diamanda Galás new album out! photos by Austin.

The new album is gorgeous. With a voice that can shatter windows and a taste for the dark, Diamanda Galas is not for the weak.buy it herenew album reviewphotos by Austin Young. Hair and Makeup by Andr...
Posted by Austin Young on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:56:00 PST

La Luz De Jesus Gallery- The Velvet Hammer Burlesque exhibit and Book release

La Luz De JesusTHE VELVET HAMMER BURLESQUE By Michelle CarrBook signing and group photo exhibitionat Wacko/La Luz de Jesus Gallery.Book signing and cocktail receptionSaturday, February 23, 2008, 6 - 9...
Posted by Austin Young on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:43:00 PST

Ring My Bell! tomorrow at 1pm, Austin, Warhol, and Madonna?

Call 323 603 6312 and ask me questions... i'll be on World Of Wonder's show,Ring My Bell tomorrow at 1pm-1:30pm (pacific time)I'll have a special guest with me- the star of "The Worm"!The artists from...
Posted by Austin Young on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST

The Worm- is premiering at LUST 4LACE-Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions-on Valentines Day

FEBUARY 14TH, VALENTINES DAY LUST 4 LACE.Dave Burns and Margie Schnibbie have curated a collection of videos at LACE.including works by Squeaky Blonde, Eva, Buck Angel,Daren Klien, David Burns, Willia...
Posted by Austin Young on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:45:00 PST

LA a Select Survey at the Center for Contemporary Art,

My work is in a group show at the Center for Contemporary Art.Cathy Stone and David E. Stone have selected emerging, mid-career and established artists that are of note for this group exhibit. David ...
Posted by Austin Young on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:12:00 PST

this friday! Warhol dead at 21. WOW gallery show!

come hang out this friday at World of Wonder storefront gallery.I'm in a group show inspired by the work of Andy Warhol with a bunchof great artists. My new image for the show, titled 'David Burns wi...
Posted by Austin Young on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:48:00 PST