WOW!!!! What a finale!!!! Saturday was so fun!! Some great unexpected out of town surprises due to the book fair! Also amazing reunions with my local extended art family! Boy I am a lucky ducky! Not only did to get to premiere my new animation #waterfall but I dropped a fresh hotdog comic in @heavymannerslibrary new magazine in collaboration with Barry McGee Healing Arts #healingarts throwback to the #paperrodeo days!!! Ties in perfectly with the poster show. SERENDIPITY BABY!!! A giant digital HUG to all that came out grabbed some schwag or just was mad they couldn’t make it. LASTLY to the superhero of baking, #1 tortoiseshell cat lover, and all around rock n roll queen endless thanks to @ameliaaahh
I’ve taken many pics with @markmothersbaugh ……this is probably one of my favorites🥹 @mutmuzgallery #markmothersbaugh #devo #freedomofchoice #bombsaway #spuds
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If you’re in LA make sure to check out MutMuz gallery’s DEVO: THE FIRST 50 YEARS exhibit. We had a great time seeing the visual history of one of our favorite bands. I can’t wait to get my new piece, Untitled, by Chris Cuffaro showing the band seemingly fleeing from Pacific Design Center in 1987.
#devo #devolution #mutmuzgallery
MAY
5.6
Good Modeling Picture!! with Molly Soda, Dahlia Bloomstone, Conner O'Malley, Trevor Shimizu, Daniela Rodriguez & Laurel Nakadate.
5.8
BLOW ME! with Michele O'Marah and Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer
5.9 & 5.10
Human Highway with MutMuz Gallery
5.28
The Gleaners & I with Active Cultures and Clarissa Tossin
5.29
Slow Machine with Joe Denardo
Full program notes available at now-instant.la
939 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Crazy busy few days. Kicked it off with Mark Mothersbaugh (once again) at his Mutmuz Gallery in Chinatown for DEVO: THE FIRST 50 YEARS opening reception, along with Chris, Randall, Diana, and Jeff (thank you, Mark and @anitagreenspan !).
Next up: the LA premiere of the new documentary, “Los Lobos: Native Sons,” by Doug Blush and Piero Giunti. I’ve loved Los Lobos since my college radio days, and it was about time a great doc was made about these music legends. Congratulations, Doug! (And thanks for the fantastic post-film concert/dance party from David, Cesar, Louie, Conrad, and Steve—I hadn’t seen the band live in a couple of years.)
Plus, a damn funny Saturday night at Dynasty Typewriter for “The Last Jedi” Live Read, including my old pal Fozzie, the great Laraine Newman, Joe Lo Truglio (hadn’t seen him since Sundance), Taran Killam, Lou Wilson (“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” announcer), Irene Choi, my old “Lost” colleague François Chau, Dana Gould (as Dr. Z), and a roster of other ridiculously funny performers. Thank you and congrats on another great evening, @cotnoir !
It was a treat to wish @tmpgaryleonard a (belated) Happy 75th Birthday in person at @mutmuzgallery this weekend. Gary has been documenting our beloved city for decades, and is an LA treasure of the highest order. 🥰
