monica choy : curator

6.16.2008

.seattle.

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this weekend i went up to seattle to install my first photography show, "this place is a prison" featuring work from angela dawn, emily ibarra, & jack raynard.

me & angela

angela's mini prints

this guy came in and started dancing and taking off his shirt. he wouldn't leave. (i didn't know my show was that good! ;P)

the elusive bigfoot was having a solo show at BLVD gallery down the street.

can't leave the house without your copy of the truth about chuck norris: "one time a rattlesnake bit chuck norris. after 5 painful days the snake died."

the next day we went exploring the international district (ie chinatown) and the chinese girl's drill team was doing a performance for the opening of the new chinese cultural museum opening there.

the girls were so disciplined and their timing was perfect. i have never seen anything like it before.

my friend sohaila met up with my dad, brother, johnny & i to do a little snack shopping at uwajimaya. yum!

the cans of drink and bags of candies are the cutest - i heart asian markets.

speaking of asian markets, here's an old store they have preserved in chinatown. one of the first chinese general stores in seattle. gotta love those sweet & sour balls.

6.11.2008

this upcoming friday night will be the opening of This Place is a Prison, my first photography show and probably my last show for a year since i'm in school. the photographs are already up on the website, so please check them out if you're not in the area. you can see them here: Suite 100 Gallery

martin atkins video

martin atkins is a drummer and a music producer who has drummed with johnny rotten (public image ltd.), trent reznor (NIN), ministry, pigface, and most recently has done a lot of producing for up-and-coming bands in Beijing.

he is owner of invisible records and he's written a book on bands and the business of touring called "Tour:Smart" and he came to speak to 12 last week about his endeavors and to encourage us to have a wide skill-set and also to keep thinking outside the box or cd cover.

he is a big supporter of cross-promoting events. mixing medias and reaching people when their guard is down. (ie using an art show for a cd release or having a scratch n' sniff record cover) he thrives to create and has this insatiable hunger for something different.

his brainstorming process seems like borderline madness and it was interesting to meet someone who was so freely creative and believes in the virtue of crackpot ideas.

in the middle of our conversation with him, he randomly broke out his video camera and started taping us and our time with him. at the time, i thought 'how strange' - but then he created this amazing video to thank us for having him here at W+K. i hope he'll come to visit us again soon sometime this year.

6.10.2008

field trip!

we met at work at 7:30 in the morning and headed to evergreen museum in mcminnville for the opening of their space museum. we got lost for an hour.

PEW!!!

patriotic parachuters plummetted with plumes of puff. pow. (i love alliteration)

can you imagine falling out of the sky in this?

er...

yah!

monica-sized.

evergreen houses the spruce goose; the biggest friggin plane ever.

mac & cheeraz - fellow 12ers.
oh, i magically became a giant when i took this photo.

and then when we got back, we went to first friday @ grass hut gallery which was splendid.

in other news: i gambled for the first time this weekend; i used only $20.

i did pretty good i think.

yum.

this is a paper steak.

nerdling

i've never been a comic book reader. i'd rather go play outside. but lately, i've been reading Fables and uh, i heart it!

i was attracted to Fables because James Jean does their cover art and he is awesome. i've read issues #1-5 and am working on my second trade paperback (is that what you call it?).

if you haven't yet, check it out. (^__^)

recess: wave

6.07.2008

thursday!

[warning: this is a photo dump for june first thursday]

free mimosas in the morning.

caldera art opening
(caldera is an afterschool and outdoor art program for kids founded by dan wieden. it reaches city kids from middle school to college age, pairs them up with mentors, and teaches them to use performing and visual art as an outlet. caldera also provides an artist residency program so that the children involved in the program can have access to professional artists. caldera is also housed in the wieden + kennedy building.)