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I just saw House aka “Hausu” a Japanese movie from 1977 and loved it! It has many of the movie “ingredients” that I adore. A fluffy cat with powers! Giant floating heads! (I love those in my comics too). Bright colors! Written by the director’s 11 year old daughter, it is completely bananas and over the top slapstick horror comedy movie. Like Suspiria but way less frightening and way more wacky and psychedelic! The New York Asian Film Festival added another showing on July 2nd and I’m sure it will sell out. Check it out!

Saturday June 27 is Pride Day at Jim Hanley’s Universe! Join loads of amazing of GLBT artists at 3PM for the gay comics event of the year! Details below!

It’s the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, and on Saturday, June 27, Jim Hanley’s Universe will be having a jam-packed day of events in celebration of comics and LGBT Pride Day!

The day’s festivities kick off at 3:00pm featuring creator signings with over 25 of the best LGBT creators in the world including Tony Arena, Amy Colburn, Foxy Andy, Erica Friedman, Rica Takashima, Abby Denson, Joan Hilty, Jennifer Camper, Steve MacIsaac, JD Glass, Allan Neuwirth, Ivan Velez, Jose Villarubia and many more!

In addition, we will have a series of panels in our event space, the JHU Underground, including panels on Gay Presence in Comics and Self-Publishing!

So come on down to Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan for a day filled with signings, informative panels, and great books, EXCLUSIVELY at Jim Hanley’s Universe in Manhattan!

JIM HANLEY’S UNIVERSE, 4 West 33rd Street, (by 5th Avenue) NYC

I’m looking forward to this weekend’s MOCCA Art Fest and I’ve created a new mini just for the occasion!

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I just got back from the reception of The Center Show and here are some pics of me with my triptych entitled “Dolls in Love” I am really pleased with how it came out (I tried out new materials - fake fur and acrylic spray paint) and the reception was so fun! It was especially cool seeing the original pieces from 20 years ago by Keith Haring, David LaChapelle, The Guerilla Girls, and Kenny Scharf to just name a few. Thanks again to Rodney Greenblat for choosing me to be in the show!

Then and Now, 20th Anniversary of the Center Show
The Center, 208 W. 13th St. NYC
Exhibition June 1, 2009 – September 4, 2009

The Center presents Then and Now An Exhibition Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Center Show

In June 1989, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center hosted The Center Show, a legendary effort in which famous and emerging artists created site-specific works on the walls of the building in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Several major figures in the art world such as Keith Haring, Leon Golub, Kenny Scharf, David LaChapelle, and Nancy Spero contributed to this groundbreaking event.

Many of the original pieces still exist in situ here and are seen by the over 6,000 weekly visitors to the Center. The new show, entitled Then and Now, will run here at the Center throughout the summer of 2009.

Barbara Sahlman and David Nimmons, two of the producers of the original show, are our event co-chairs. Nancy Spero and Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale University Art School serve as exhibition co-chairs.

We are happy to report that the Keith Haring Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, Art Forum and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs are providing support for this exhibition. The show will open with a gala benefit reception and preview party on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Center.

Participating Artists include:
Trisha Baga
The Brainstormers
Ian Campbell
Tre Chandler
Chi Peng
Abby Denson
fierce pussy
Daphne Fitzpatrick
Lola Flash
Alex Golden
Rory Golden
James Kaston
Jillian McDonald
Bill Mutter
Deirdre O’Dwyer
James Rohmberger
Jamel Shabazz
Nathaniel A. Siegel
Lori Taschler
Wu Ingrid Tsang
Forrest Williams
Sarah Nelson Wright/Nathaniel Lieb

http://www.gaycenter.org/events/thenandnow

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