Luke Butler: Group show "Capiltal Jewelers" curated by Glen Helfand in Las Vegas

"...Luke Butler’s collages from the series Leader of Men dominate the exhibition. In the series, vintage gay porn meets Life magazine in darkly funny contemplations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and JFK. The presidents’ heads are grafted onto Herculean bodies, shiny and erect, as they proudly dominate dramatic mountains and crashing oceans. The landscapes call to mind fascist articulations of the natural sublime, and there is an unmistakable thread of propaganda to the work. “Bald Mountain” and “Citizen” are particularly majestic in their depictions of Ford, where the former president emerges as if a Roman god. Sex is part and parcel to power, and myth collides with necessity in the stories we spin around our heads of state..."

Full review: http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2008/oct/30/capital-ideas/

Ben Shaffer THIS IS A MYTH, Images Pt. 1

Skinny black alter
Acrylic and spray paint on concrete
2008














Pyramids of infinite detention,3
Acrylic and spray paint on concrete
2008















Motherbeard
Acrylic and magic sculpt on concrete
2008
















Baby beard
Acrylic and magic sculpt on concrete
2008















A creature like us
Spray paint, acrylic, magic sculpt on concrete
2008

Christina McPhee Pharmakon Library Blog is up!

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Sneak peak "THIS IS A MYTH" by Ben Shaffer

Silverman Gallery @ MAC "ARTISTS LIK ETHE HOLIDAYS TOO"

NOW SHOWING, December 13, 12-5pm @ Silverman Gallery

Please join us for “Now Showing” on Saturday December 13th from 12 - 5. At 2pm Ben Shaffer will be reading from his new book titled “THIS IS A MYTH” a special collection of monthly emails that Shaffer has sent out to a select group of friends for the duration of one year. The book will be available for purchase and there will be homemade moonshine for tasting.*

Come early and stay after the reading to check out our collection of artist produced publications, zines, and magazines of all forms from all over the world. We assure you that this is NOT a myth, we really do sell books, zines and periodicals. All for sale, all the time. Each title is a conversation-starter, and complements the curatorial point-of-view of Silverman Gallery.

Some highlights include: A.R.T. Press, Capricious Magazine, Piktogram from Poland, a selection of publications from artist Alejandro Cesarco, WOUND from London and numerous queer publications. New items include “Black Icebergs” by Leslie Shows, PICNIC Magazine from Israel and lovely zines from interstatial.com

Come to “Now Showing” and receive %10 off your entire purchase. Valid on December 13th only. Recession-proof art and gifts for today's economy.

*Remember Ben Shaffer’s opening THIS IS A MYTH is the night before so be sure not to miss it! December 12, 7-10pm.