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Fletcher Booth
The work of painter Fletcher Booth forces the viewer to stand back. In an array of larger-than-life studies depicting cops, bikers, bouncers and marines (figures which Booth just calls “men”). Booth reveals himself as a natural draughtsman who has no fear of occasionally sacrificing his impressive skills. He is ready and willing to disfigure his
Trent Call
Trent Call’s work looks like something we might see if we put an entire metropolis under a microscope and start taking pictures. Urban texts, unforgettable faces, social debris and a miscellany of textures collide in time with incredibly controlled execution. Call employs everything from oils, spray paints, computers, pencils, acrylic and collage to realize his
Sri Whipple
Sri Whipple, international man of mystery has many personas in the art world. A fine artist, cartoonist and print-maker, his talents and subject matter cover a wide spectrum. “As a kid I wanted to paint like the Renaissance painters, clean and classical, but I am influenced by music and comics,” says Whipple, “I consider myself
Gentry Blackburn
Gentry Blackburn graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. Her first solo show, Frosty Darling, was held at the Downtown Library in the spring of 2005. The show was primarily oil on canvas paintings with a few suitcases painted with acrylics. On March 2, 2007, she opened
Ryan Jensen
SLUG asked me to interview Ryan Jensen. I’ve known Ryan a long time. My old band, The Fucktards, used to play with his old band, The Corleones. We stopped playing shows together because one night Ryan tried to kill me. Terrence managed to intervene that night so I wouldn’t die, but then Ryan and I
Review: Wendy O William & The Plasmatics
Wendy O William & The Plasmatics 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock & Roll MVD Street: 11.21.06 Wendy O Williams was unorthodox in the best way possible. She pushed the boundaries of what was deemed acceptable at every corner. The Plasmatics were one of the first groups to bridge the gap between punk and metal, Wendy
Review: Secret Agent AKA Danger Man: The Complete Collection
Secret Agent AKA Danger Man: The Complete Collection Stuart Burge and Charles Crichton A&E Street: 02.27 For those that love James Bond and can’t get enough of him, this megaset is for you. Patrick McGoohan aka John Drake is a secret agent for “Her Majesty.” Foreseeing other great television shows such as Magnum PI and
Review: McLuhan’s Wake
McLuhan’s Wake Kevin McMahon The Disinformation Series Street: 01.23 Marshall McLuhan became one of the most famous intellectuals of the twentieth century with books such as The Mechanical Bride and Understanding Media. His theories of media’s effects on culture were of huge significance in his own time, and have only grown in importance since his
Review: I’m Keith Hernandez
I’m Keith Hernandez Rob Perri Self-Released Street: 01.07 Let me just get this out of the way first: Rob Perri is a genius. He has combined the likes of Being John Malcovich with 99 Tribulations to create a short, sweet and to the point look at, when T-shirts say the man, the legend, Keith Hernandez.
Review: Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven
Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven The First Annual Camp Out Live MVD Visual Street: 01.30 Concert films are usually a let down. Reunion tours are also generally a drag, especially when fans that spent their whole adolescence singing along with a band have to witness their older and uninspired heroes fuck up the chorus to