Dan Colen
Terence Koh
Meet Me Around the Corner – works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection
Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst, Oslo, Norway
June 14 - August 31, 2008

http://www.af-moma.no/?exhibition_id=115

Show includes Terence KOH and Kirstine ROEPSTORFF
Museum of Contemporary and Modern Art
Rovereto, Italy
28 June - 16 November, 2008
Curated by Achille Bonito Oliva in collaboration with Lorenzo Benedetti, Iara Boubnova, Cecilia Casorati, Hu Fang, Christiane Rekade, Julia Trolp

assume vivid astro focus
"ENEL Contemporanea 2008"
Curated by Francesco Bonami, Rome, Italy

From Artforum.com:

As soon as I arrived at the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina in the sultry Roman evening and looked down into the ancient ruins, I experienced something like an LSD-induced time warp: Bedouin transvestites had taken over four ancient temples dating from the fourth century BC. "It is a discotheque!" exclaimed an Italian passerby as he looked upon the colorful, pulsating encampment below. His female companion said, "It is not possible!" But there it was: Eli Sudbrack's assume vivid astro focus collective was making its debut in Rome. Flashing neon hieroglyphs adorned the walls of the Temple of Juturna, and a multicolor projection bathed the columns of the oldest temple, devoted to fertility goddess Feronia.

As I descended the steps into the sacred psychedelic ruins, Roman artist Ra Di Martino said, "Strangely enough, this is the first time I've been inside these temples." Wearing a kitschy crucifix adorned with images of the Madonna, the Italian journalist and provocateur Roberto D'Agostino seemed to be enjoying himself immensely, joking around with curator Francesco Bonami in a streamer-lined corridor. Standing before a giant poster of a woman in red who was too-much-woman-to-be-a-woman-like a transgender Jocelyn Wildenstein with exaggerated red lips and formidable cleavage to match-Bonami later commented that it took more than a month to get permission to invade the archaeological site with contemporary art, which seemed fairly expeditious considering the nature of the intervention and the bureaucratic rigmarole typically required to get authorization for anything in Italy. However, it seemed particularly ironic that this exhibition would be permitted today, given the condemnations of gay culture by Gianni Alemanno, the recently elected neofascist mayor, along with his dismantling of the previous administration's extensive cultural initiatives. But perhaps the key here was the influence of the exhibition's corporate sponsor: Enel, Italy's largest power company.

Dean Sameshima
"Love in the USA"
Louise Blouin Institute, London, UK
July 24 - 31, 2008

http://www.ltbfoundation.org/

Dan Attoe
"Important if True (Hootenanny in E)"
Burnett Art Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 23 - November 2, 2008

www.chambersminneapolis.com

assume vivid astro focus
"The Rocky Mountain People Show"
Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento, Italy
July 16th - November 2nd, 2008

http://www.workartonline.net

Enter into the fantastic and multicoloured world of assume vivid astro focus, in amongst coloured walls and stickers of every kind: this is what is awaiting at the lower level of the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea of Trento, destined to house an alternative and joyful dimension which will involve even the most sceptical spectator. A universe of colour inundates every corner of the gallery in a union of visions. The access key is the sharing of ideas and the multiplicity of the creators.

The space will be inaugurated on Tuesday 15th July at the gallery at via Belenzani 46, and will close on Sunday 2nd November.

On the occasion of The Rocky Mountain People Show project at the Galleria Civica of Trento, assume vivid astro focus present a collective space covered with psychedelic wallpaper, coloured carpet, various decorations and stickers all brought together with music and videos which can be chosen and produced by the visitors themselves. The visitors become participants in an atmosphere in which everyone can express themselves in a free and original way.

Bruce LaBruce
"Pretty Ugly"
July 10-August 29, 2008
Opening reception July 10, 6-8 pm
at Gavin Brown's enterprise & Maccarone
Curated by Alison Gingeras

http://www.maccarone.net/

From Artforum.com:

On a lovely summer evening, what could be nicer than strolling to the West Village, looking at art, and hopefully not being too vibed out by the self-absorbed crowd? Curated by Alison Gingeras, "Pretty Ugly" is a supersize group show sprawling between Gavin Brown's Enterprise and Maccarone, fortresses of coolness where, according to the press release, "the fluidity of 'pretty' and 'ugly' will be played with and almost posit 'pretty ugly' as a third term which might apply to a vast range of artists and works, thereby fusing the two galleries into a single exhibition."

This viewer spotted three categories: "Gross," "Kitschy," and "Weird Body Parts." Some works were all of the above. Indeed, among the gross were the exalted Viennese male cutters Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler (whose photos documented a mummy's nasty doings with a dead chicken), a fresh, juicy placenta (by Corey McCorkle), and Bruce LaBruce's equally vibrant Blow Job with Pig Blood. Karen Kilimnik's early scrawl DEATH TO PIGS! looked comparatively jaunty in a fancy frame. A kitschy John Currin tableau titled Equality in the Workplace shows a business meeting between a smarmy "suit" and a lady coworker whose boobs droop out of her blouse and onto the table like fleshy Slinkies. Lots of Hans Bellmer (weird doll body parts). Otto Dix's ugly Germans. A Joel-Peter Witkin bod-mod torso with scarified "wings" in a punishing corset. A stunning Alice Neel painting of a spastic-looking Religious Girl.

Peres Projects is pleased to announce its participation in the 2008 NY Art Book Fair.

Location
Philips de Pury & Company
450 West 15th Street at 10th Avenue, 3rd Floor NYC

Fair Hours
Friday/Saturday, October 24 & 25, 2008 11am - 7pm
Sunday, October 26, 2008, 11am - 5pm

Admission to the NY Art Book Fair is free.

http://www.nyartbookfair.com/

New book by Los Angeles writer explores pop icons and fan culture with reading and launch at Peres Projects Los Angeles

Event Details:
FEVER PITCH – a New Book by Bradford Nordeen
Reading and Launch Party
Thurs Aug 7, 6:00–9:00pm

http://www.bradfordnordeen.com/

Dan Attoe
"American Dreams," curated by Tania Pardo, MUSAC, Leon, Spain
May 17 - July 6, 2008
http://www.musac.es/index_en.php?ref=22000

"Contemporary Northwest Art Awards," Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA
June 14- September 14, 2008
http://www.pam.org/asp/special_exhibitions/exhibitions.asp?sort=upcoming

Terence Koh
"Captain Buddha," curated by Martina Weinhart, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Germany
May 28 - August 31, 2008
http://www.schirn-kunsthalle.de/index.php?do=exhibitions_detail&id=83&lang=en

Please join us for a very special evening:

5th Anniversary of
Peres Projects, Los Angeles

and

Terence KOH: "The Whole Family"

Saturday, May 10, 2008

6 - 10 pm

969 Chung King Road
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Live entertainment and beverages.

First Issue – February 2007
Launching at The Armory Show – Pier 90 – Booth 304, New York
Opening February 21, 2007

Javier Peres is very pleased to present the inaugural issue of DADDY, a quarterly journal of art in an edition of 2000

DADDY is an image-based publication made just for you.

DADDY will be available at Peres Projects Los Angeles (969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, California), Peres Projects Berlin (Schlesische Str. 26, 10997 Berlin, Germany) and at finer museum stores and booksellers internationally.

For further information or reproductions please contact Richard Lidinsky at tel. (213) 617-1100 or daddy@peresprojects.com

www.daddythemagazine.com

Peres Projects Athens
15 Leonidou St Athens 10437 Greece

Peres Projects will open in Athens from July through November 2007 in a semi-derelict modernist building. The building is located at 15 Leonidou Street in the Keramikos neighborhood of Athens, an area known for its production of ceramics in ancient times, and the city's only functional cemetery through the Roman era. Today, the area is known for its' red-light district populated by junkies, hookers, pimps and drug addicts, many of who we've already befriended. The area is also home to large concentrations of immigrants, mainly Chinese and middle eastern people so it is also known as the Chinatown of Athens. The area is totally safe compared to similar areas in other majour cities but for Athenians it is an area that is both shady and full of possibilities. There are several really cool little bars, restaurants are popping up, you get the drift…

We will only be using the top 3 floors of the building, as well as the rooftop, and leave the ground and first floors empty and derelict. We will not be making any improvements to the space, other than making sure we have functioning internet, electricity and toilets. Some images are included to give you an idea of the building's exterior and the interior. Our exhibitions and events will be in coordination with the 1st Athens Biennial, aptly titled "Destroy Athens" which will take place in the neighborhood and nearby area of Gazi.

We will produce a catalog for each of the exhibitions and also dedicate an issue of Daddy, our new art journal to the complete Greek adventure, both in and out of the gallery.

For more information contact athens@peresprojects.com

09/11/2006
John KLECKNER, first solo show in Berlin, Germany.
Opening 11/11/2006, open through December 16th, 2006

Dan COLEN presents a new body of work at Peres Projects, Berlin from September 30-November 4, 2006.
Opening night: Saturday, September 30, 6-9pm

Opening September 9th, 6-9pm

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 10:00pm

California art-rock collective My Barbarian presents a musical-theatrical performance piece, "Medieval Morality," an original adaptation of the Everyman saga, in which a lowly artist is teased and tempted by the Devil while being dominated by a Valkyrie-like sadist-angel. A collapsed conflation of psychedelic harmonies, folk art satires and fantastical hand-made costumes, My Barbarian's "Medieval Morality" confronts the power dynamics of the art world with humor, intelligence and extroverted energy. My Barbarian first presented the piece at the Mak Center Schindler House in Los Angeles in 2004, and has adapted the play for Berlin with the assistance of Berlin-based artist Jan Hammer, who will also participate in the performance.

MANGOES
A group exhibition featuring Nate LOWMAN, Jeff ONO, Marcus KNUPP and Joe BRADLEY
July 1 2006 - August 5 2006

CEREMONIES OF CONSUMMATION
Delia GONZALEZ & Gavin RUSSOM

May 4 – June 24, 2006
Opening Thursday, May 4, 6 – 9 pm

"CEREMONIES OF CONSUMMATION" featuring Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom will be on view at Peres Projects Los Angeles (969 Chung King Road, LA) through June 24, 2006. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, from 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Group show: LAXed: Paintings from the Other Side
April 28 - June 2, 2006
Opening: Friday, April 28, 7-9pm

Gerald Davis Lecia Dole-Recio Kim Fisher
Matt Greene Gustavo Herrera Violet Hopkins
Elliott Hundley John Kleckner Nick Lowe
JP Munro David Ratcliff Henry Taylor
Rob Thom


"LAXed: Paintings from the Other Side" will be on view at Peres Projects Berlin (Schlesische Strasse 26, Kreuzberg) through June 2, 2006. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, from 12 PM to 6 P.M.

YOU HAVE MORE FREEDOM THAN YOU ARE USING
Dan ATTOE

June 23 – July 22, 2006
Opening Friday, June 23, 7 – 9 pm


"YOU HAVE MORE FREEDOM THAN YOU ARE USING" featuring Dan ATTOE will be on view at Peres Projects Berlin (Schlesische Str. 26, Berlin, Germany) through July 222, 2006. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, from 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Opening March 25th, Amie Dicke, "Private Property"
25 March -22 April, 2006

Opening April 28th, "LAXed; paintings from the other side"
28 April - 2 June, 2006

Dan ATTOE, "You have more freedom than you are using"
24 June - 22 July, 2006


Gallery Details:

Peres Projects
Schlesische Str. 26
10997 Berlin (Kreuzberg)
Germany
tel. +49 30 6162 6962
berlin@PeresProjects.com

www.PeresProjects.com

...to the Lower East Side
The artist Terence Koh (formerly known as Asian Punk Boy) and his L.A.- (and, recently, Berlin-) based dealer, Javier Peres, are opening a new space on Ludlow Street in New York's Chinatown, called Asian Song Society.

Yes, that's A.S.S. to you, and its Web site announces, "Proud to Show Only Asia Artists."

Peres tells us that "the main focus of A.S.S. will be to do ambitious exhibitions within the confines of the small space we have. The gallery will not represent the artists it shows, just exhibit and sell the works (but not always)."

He promises events and performances too, and, judging by the inaugural show, it sounds like it will be a raucous good time indeed. On March 10 at 10 pm, the space will open with the exhibition Future Cock, which will feature a single neon sculpture by Koh presented in an environment mimicking the famous backroom of the New York City bar the Cock. (Peres himself will also be in town for his booth at the Armory Show.)

Don't miss this one; we hear these guys know how to put on a party.

-Artinfo.com
http://www.artinfo.com/News/Article.aspx?a=9469

Peres Projects will be exhibiting at:
The Amory Show
New York City
March 9 - 13, 2006
Pier 92, Booth 92-206

Opening January 7- February 11, 2006
"there's no fooling you (The Classics)":
Dan ATTOE
Elliott HUNDLEY
Raqib SHAW