“Brotha From Anotha Planet” is the new Ras_G album coming out April 7th (Digital) on Brainfeeder. And hopefully a 12” should follow later on this summer. According to Flying Lotus, “Ras_G really is the ‘Sun Ra’ of this beat shit”. Actually we totally agree, so enjoy & share the love!

tracklisting:

Dishwater

Earthly Matters

Penny’s Confession

Shinelight

Eunice In White

Sun Behind The Clouds

Astrohood

Nothing But Change

Im Coming

Come Down (2 Earth)

Desert Fairy

Return From The Great Unknown

Alkebulan

GENNARIELLO
Show running from March, 12 to April, 10

Isabelle Cornaro
Luca Frei
Felix Gonzales-Torres
Alessandra Mancini
Ken Okiishi
Falke Pisano
Oscar Tuazon

Opening Reception March 12, 6-9 pm

at BaliceHertling, 65 rue Rébéval, Paris 19

Exhibition, Book Signing and Performance

Opening Reception Wednesday March 11, 6-9 pm
at Ofr, 20 rue Dupetit-Thouars, Paris 3

What makes an L.A. artist? Few are from Los Angeles, most went to school here and stayed to work. But perhaps more than locale or education, L.A. artists are defined by a certain freedom in their practice and the spirit of their work that the city affords. The artists featured here appeared on the L.A. art scene in the last 10 years or so, mostly from numerous M.F.A programs in the city or surrounding areas and they illustrate the diversity of emerging artistic practices–exhibiting the breadth of the artistic dialogue taking place in the city right now. Their work holds traces of what came before them from influences in conceptualism to an affinity for video to inspiration from the simultaneous conditions of natural beauty and urbanity that the city offers. But Los Angeles has never been much for history in a constant state of revision and always looking towards the future (a fact that often causes longer established art centers to look down their noses at L.A.) but that allows for a certain freedom and the opportunity for frequent reinvention. There exists this vision of Los Angeles as the Wild West, and when it comes to art making, that is not far off as the same rules don’t apply as everywhere else. There is a less commercial career trajectory—fueled by the density of art schools with faculty amongst the icons of American contemporary art and numerous spaces for investigation, conversation, and experimentation—L.A. produces a different kind of artist.

Bettina Korek, founder of ForYourArt

SOUNDS OF LA is the new Christophe Lemaire T-shirt collection produced in collaboration with LA based musicians. The concept of collaborating with musicians to develop a T-Shirt line is not new for Lemaire. A couple seasons ago he worked with bands like ESG, Suicide and the rap label Stones Throw. Everyone who’s aware of Lemaire’ personality knows he is a music lover and occasionally a dj. So it’s no surprising to see music finding its way into his work. As he likes to recall, “Music expresses a style, suggests attitudes and atmospheres that guide my work. I always think there is more style in the music scene than in fashion, a freer relation to clothes. It’s more natural, and more personal”. And so because Lemaire has a clear taste when comes to music, it’s to California that he went to search for inspiration this season, because as he says, “today some of the most interesting sounds are produced there”.

SOUNDS OF LA features the artwork of artists living in same neighborhoods and developing projects together, such as Human Ear Music, Ariel Pink, Holy Shit, Softboiled Eggies, Gary Wilson, James Pants and Jason Yates.

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JASON YATES

HOLY SHIT

HUMAN EAR MUSIC

JAMES PANTS