the light is my life.

a terribly exciting project is in the works...I am happy to announce my first solo show in a bit..
(happening just days after my 10yr NYC anniversary--back when i moved from santa fe to thompson st september 1, 2011)..


** SFK presents louise ingalls sturges**
***curated by katharine B barthelme***
*at the ROGAN store : on bond and bowery*
************ september 16. 2011 ************

so, mark your books, as SFK will be launching her full camera strap line and celebrating her recent collaboration with ROGAN, while i will be showing my photographs and paintings (most of which have never been shown before!) and selling a limited edition zine of recent work.
+ if that isn't enough, fiona from papabubble has offered up her magical cotton candy skills for the evening..so bring your sweetass and your sweet tooth, it's sure to be a colorful and joyous evening.

xL

posse up to bro down...(BE NICE is BACK!)

it's the return of BE NICE y'all!!!

this thursday.
be there or be sorry.

(+bring your dance pants....cause these dudes aren't kidding around.)

muahhhh!!!!!!!!

y besos,
xL

he's gonna feed you gilded treats.

our dear (+very talented) buddy kyle simon is having his first solo show!!

so, come over to artjail on thursday night.

chris grassi of papabubble will be dj-ing and there really will be gold plated snacks.
see you there!!

a little at a time..

i know i've been slacking on my updates here, it's just that i've been terribly busy+barely home as of late...but i want to let you know about two very exciting things that are happening this week.

1. a photograph of mine (of chris grassi, shot at the madonna inn last fall) was chosen to be included in the Humble Arts Group Show #36....(+given that i've applied to it a few times, it's beyond FANTASTIC to finally have been chosen!!)
+


2.EXPOSURE opens tomorrow at THIS los angeles..
it's a group show full of wonderful work and great boobies...the show was put together by the dear+talented magda wosinska in accordance with the launch of her (super radical) book BITE IT YOU SCUM...see more on her in this great interview on camerabag.tv


i have to say i am lucky enough to have a great crew of friends who not only model for me (constantly!) but were endlessly helpful in the preparation for this show.. critiquing+editing (mi senor, mercedez, rachel, chris+all the csf-ers at pete van leeuwen's bbq a month ago or so), tirelessly contributing to the retouching, printing+layout (xabi), and last but certainly not least-my amazing LA hosts (suzanne+orlando) for bringing a little OCD to the hanging process...cause had i been left to my own devices-it's likely that this jazz would've been jauntily leveled;)
THANK YOU DANKE MERCI GRACIAS FOREVER ALL!!


anyhoo..if you are in LA tomorrow, please come to the opening...it will be followed by an extremely awesome afterparty at magda's casa...+if you can't make it-the show will be up for a few weeks..so stop by during opening hours..
xL

it takes a can do attitude.

in honor of cmj i present you with a showcase of friends...who all played their first nyc gigs this past week.
open ocean *
dan y dany
russian red
and bougarelli.pancake+mancini

coveting this most mystical gift.

to david black love samantha+patrick pleet.

bee's needs...

my dear friend james burke is pairing with papabubble to raise money for his charity cash-honey..see the deets on their website...

along with helping the bee population in sierra leone you can come see the debut performance of the new-hot-shit-band open ocean AND bid on radical art in the benefit auction (including work by me+a whole slew of our talented friends)...
bday week is nearing over so get in while it still counts!

collective crystals opens manana*

our dear old college santa fe crew is at it again..

collaborative crystals looks to be an outstanding display/installation of edible art put together by the epically talented (+fellow csf-er) miss erica browne, in collaboration with the papabubble kids, mercedez singleton, +many other contributors..
also on view is a (magic mushroom friendly) time-lapse video documenting the growth magic by parker chehak..

so come on back to papabubble (380 broome st) and get mystical.
7-10pm

perfection at papabubble

you were there in spirit mi amor.