A couple weekends ago we decided to hit up a gallery that was recently voted “Best Place to Buy Art in Detroit”. If you have no idea what I’m talking about then you should probably hop on Google and search 323 East. We’ve been to a few their openings, and hot damn we have yet to be disappointed. Bringing in hitters like Glenn Barr, Ron Zakrin, and David Foox only to name a few, I have to say they have put on some good shows. With some Fresh, 70s inspired goodness by artist Netherland this opening was no different. Coming out of Chicago, this dude definitely brings color and tons of intrigue to his work. During the show we joined curators Dan and Jesse from 323 for an old fashion guerilla-style interview with Netherland:
*After technical difficulties I prestent to you the first Fresh Memories for 2010. Please excuse us for the delay.*
I think something happened. A shift took place. it happened right around the dawn of political correctness. About the time when they took dodge ball out of public schools. These kids got soft. Not just a little soft, but twinkie cream filling soft. Warm marshmallow soft. i believed dodge ball is a true reflection of the world. it's survival of the fittest in it's most primitive form. It separates the weak from the strong. If you're slow, awkward, uncoordinated, and disliked chances are you're catching a fast ball to the head and watching the rest of the game from the sidelines. Matter fact dodge ball is exactly like real life. That must have been when things changed. see I'm a child of the 80's. Like for real. I know what it's like to fist fight with your best friend, and there be no beef at the end of the day. i know what it's like to play outside all day in the summer. And be scared to creep back in the house before dark. i know the code for Contra still to this day. I remember blowing on the Nintento cartridge (no homo) to make Mega Man work for a few more hours. These soft kids today got the game messed up. they got it easy. they put on their skinny denim, crank up their ipod, and sit in the house all day. On Facebook, or watching Youtube. They don't know what it's like to only get cartoons on for a few hours after school, and on Saturday until noon. Noon!!! You wake up late, and no Thundercats for you homie. Cartoons of the 80's threw political correctness out the window. It was about boys being boys. Shooting guns. Driving tanks. Cars transforming. Men riding on cats (again, no homo). You remember when you heard the opening bars of your favorite cartoon racing to the television to enjoy 20 minutes of good animated violence. Yes those were the days. So today we pay homage to the greatest cartoons of the 80's. While Spongebob may rule the airwaves today, I'd bet ten Twinkies and two Hot Pockets he couldn't last one round with Sergeant Slaughter. Enjoy.
* I always loved G.I. Joe, but what's crazy is no one ever died. They shot each other with lasers, and drove tanks, and no one ever got kilt. Crazy son.
RxFresh hearts LRG. Not in a creepy type of way, but in the way a man love something special. Like his favorite power tool. Anyway here's their 2010 look book. Dope. And the pics are fresh. Plus our homie Mike Posner makes a cameo in a few of the pics as well. Peep the line up, and cop from fine reatilers when they drop later this year.
If you were ever a fan of comic books this is an exhibit you surely don't want to miss. Marvelous Color is an exhibit that highlights the six major african american characters in the Marvel Universe: Storm, Blade, Black Panther, Luke Cage, The Falcon, and War Machine. The exhibit is currently running at the Caribbean Cultural African Diaspora Institute thru 2/26/09. To get more informtaion on the exhibit click here. Never forget, culture is fresh.
Fresh memories of Exacto Knives, Rubber Cement, and Tracing Paper. This is my all-time favorite post so far! Buddy Esquire and Phase 2 were the 2-man wrecking crew when it came to party flyers. This is pure art that deserves wall space. Read through these and you will see some big names in Hip-Hop. I feel educated now.
If you did not get a chance to see the Glow in the Dark tour live, you missed an event. Nothing like it. relive the tour through this book, available for pre order right here. this hardcover gem not only documents the tour, it also comes with CD that includes and interview with collaborator Spike Jonze and unreleased instrumentals.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:00AM 
