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Critical Bill, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008



Critical Bill, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008

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Dismantle, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008



Dismantle, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008

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Art Basel Miami Beach, SMART

 

Seven SMART Car Designs
One = Installation
Three = Performances

Elliott Earls Performing at The Wolfsonian Museum. Accompanied by Benjamin = Teague.

= VIP Reception:
Friday December 5th. 8 to 9PM.
Guest of the Museum:
Friday December 5th. 9 to 11PM.
Design Marathon Performance:
Saturday December 6th 5:30PM

 

 

 

Elliott Earls at Art Basel Miami Beach
The Wolfsonian Museum
Performing December 5th and 6th

I'll perform a new = piece entitled "Thoughts on Democracy" at the Wolfsonian Museum on = Friday and Saturday, December 5th and 6th 2008. The piece was commissioned by = Gary L. Wasserman and is extrapolated from my recent graphic work Liberty = Weeps.

My participation = with The Wolfsonian Museum has three major components:

1.     = The performance piece. ( 3 shows ).

2.     = An installation of related sculptural objects.

3.     = Seven SMART cars.

 

Seven SMART cars designed for "Thoughts on Democracy


Car number = seven

With quotations = from John Baldessari, James Rosenquist, Zaha Hadid, Michael Graves, Konstantin = Grcic, Ross Lovegrove and Michael Graves, the first six cars address = "Thoughts on Democracy" very directly. These seven cars are the official cars of = The Wolfsonian Museum and Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Car number seven = was designed with a graphic language extrapolated from my performance piece. = As you may know, SMART cars are designed with easily replaceable body panels. = The panels from the seventh car will be auctioned after the event, the = proceeds of will help support Cranbrook Academy of Art.

For questions regarding the auction, contact Felicia Molnar at Cranbrook Academy of = Art: 248.645.3329.
Or email her = here...

 

 


Car number = five


Car number = Three

Hadid SMART car by Elliott Earls
Car number = one

  Elegy for the Collapse of the Empire
(A = Sculptural component of the Performance)

Elegy for the Collapse of the Empire by Elliott =
Earls

Elegy for the Collapse of the Empire
(Detroit, Craft, and Disintegration)
Hard paste porcelain, platinum, unfiltered beeswax, horsehair, honey = bees, steel.
Dimensions variable.
2008.

Elegy for the = Collapse of the Empire was created as a discreet sculptural component = of my performance for The Wolfsonian. Elegy attempts to triangulate a conceptual space situated between the = Emergency Economic = Stabilization Act of 2008, the potential collapse of the Big Three Automobile manufactures and the diminished role of craft within our culture. With = major components articulated in hard paste porcelain, unfiltered bees-wax and = horse hair, Elegy in part contends with these issues through a reflexive neo-classical language.

Price by = request...

Detail of Elegy 1

(Detail #1) =

 

Six New Songs Written for "Thoughts on = Democracy" 

Over the course six = months I wrote six new songs for the performance piece. All of the music deals = very directly with issues of liberty, democracy, freedom and America in late = 2008. I've included a very down and dirty video clip from a late night = rehearsal to give you a better sense of the songs' character. In this clip (and in performance) I am honored to be accompanied by the amazing Benjamin = Teague.

A nation of = strongmen, and straw men,
and gangsters and = gamblers
and hustlers and = hucksters reaching upward
toward God's = great blue sky
...

Man is born free, = but everywhere he is in chains.
who will wake you = Liberty from the sleep that threatens me
and the children = who bear my name

 On July 9th = in an article entitled Rockwell Re-enlisted for a Nation=E2=80=99s Darker = Mood Damien Cave profiled my recent poster for the Wolfsonian Museum's = exhibition entitled Thoughts on = Democracy. The article is also available in Europe in the Herald = Tribune.

Read the full New York Times article = here...

 

 

In Other News

Portrait of the = Artist as a Young Man and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with Pig Nose will go on = display at the Flint Institute of Arts from January 10th through May 10th = 2009.

 

 


 

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Lies Unknown, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008



Lies Unknown, The Emerald Theatre, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/27/2008

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Core Effect, The Hayloft, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/21/2008



Core Effect, The Hayloft, Mt. Clemens, MI, 11/21/2008

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The Koffin Kats, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008



The Koffin Kats, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008

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Konniption Fit, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008



Konniption Fit, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008

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Lies Unknown, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008



Lies Unknown, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/21/2008

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[FWD: Press Release-Kings X]

 
                                                                    The Emerald Theatre Welcomes

                                                                                       Kings X

                                                                        Friday December 12, 2008

 

Royal Oak – October 13, 2008 – The Emerald Theatre is proud to present American rock icons Kings X live on Friday, December 12! Tickets go on sale Friday, October 17 at 5:00pm.

 

Combining melodic harmonies, progressive rock and heavy guitar riffs, Kings X is one of rockÂ's most respected entities. Releasing their first album, Out of the Silent Planet in 1988 the band made a slow emergence into the rock scene. But the bandÂ's second release Gretchen Goes to Nebraska, propelled the band into cult status as they won high praise from metal fans across the country. Kings X continued to release ground breaking albums as they were known to create a unique and original sound that appealed to large underground audiences.

 

After over a dozen albums in their twenty year career, Kings X released their fifteenth album XV early in 2008. After wrapping up a successful tour with Extreme, the band is returning to the Emerald Theatre to headline their own show, playing songs from this newest, highly acclaimed album.

 

Kings X will arrive at the Emerald Theatre on December 12, 2008. Doors open at 7:00pm for this all ages show. Tickets are $18.00 in advance and $20.00 the day of the show. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 17 at 5:00pm at all ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 248-645-6666. The Emerald Theatre is located at 31 North Walnut in downtown Mt. Clemens. For more information call 586-913-1920 or visit www.emeraldtheatre.com

 

 

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The Bugs Beddow Band, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008



The Bugs Beddow Band, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008

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Dm3, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008



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Immunity, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008



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GEQ Jazz, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008



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Lynn LaPlante Latin Jazz Band, Bill Koggenhop Tribute, Memphis Smoke, Royal Oak, MI, 11/11/2008



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The Day Punk Died

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Crud, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008



Crud, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008

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Cybertrybe, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008



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Seven Year Reign, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008



Seven Year Reign, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008

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Fillmore Slim, The Ritz, Warren, MI, 11/01/2008



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The Muggs, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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The Orbitsuns, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, Mi, 10/30/2008



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60 Second Crush, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Powertrane, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, Mi, 10/30/2008



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Mazinga, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Soul Circus, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Pilar of Autum, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Ray Street Park, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Lies Unknown, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Overloaded, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Ingray, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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StellarDrive, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Smokin Moses, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Reverend Righttime, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Paper Street Saints, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, Mi, 10/30/2008



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Otto Vector, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



Otto Vector, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008

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Duende!, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, Mi, 10/30/2008



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Lithium, Kick Out The Jams, The Crofoot, Pontiac, MI, 10/30/2008



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Theatre Bizarre, Detroit, Mi, 10/25/2008



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They Never Sleep, Theatre Bizarre, Detroit, Mi, 10/25/2008



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Cult of the Psychic Fetus, Theatre Bizarre, Detroit, Mi, 10/25/2008



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Snakeout, Theatre Bizarre, Detroit, Mi, 10/25/2008



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Friends Of Dennis Wilson, Theatre Bizarre, Detroit, Mi, 10/25/2008



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