CEO

Open with a cinematic wash of sounds and samples.  Pick up the pace a bit with a strong synth pattern and an accompanying guitar riff.  Peak with a pulsing bassline and tribal percussion, then kill them softly with a five-minute lesson in the Swedish language accompanied by symphonic melodies.

May sound strange, but Swedish sound maker Eric Berglund has created just that.  On his first album under the ceo moniker, Berglund imparts on the listener an electro-pop package of scattered beats, bouncy tracks and effect heavy productions that could only come from the land of Dolf Lundgren.

Heavy in concept but light in production value, White Magic makes up for what it lacks in length, with opulent beauty.

See what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C9A3zJUemY

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Photo courtesy David Choong Lee

One of our favorite portraitists, David Choong Lee whom we featured in Theme in our Siblings issue (2005) has a solo show coming up at one of LA’s finest galleries. Here’s the info:

LeBasse Projects presents:

David Choong Lee :: Acquiring Signal
August 14th – Sept 10th 2010
Artist reception: Saturday, August 14th, 7-10p
Los Angeles, CA – LeBasse Projects is proud to announce David Choong Lee’s solo exhibition, ‘Acquiring Signal’.

‘Acquiring Signal’ will be David Choong Lee’s second major Installation based exhibition. Completely wrapping the gallery walls, Lee’s 400+ piece installation pays homage to street people and the cities they inhabit. A combination of paintings and sculptures, his large scale wall collage will be his most inventive architectural work to date.

Based out of San Francisco’s street art movement, Korean born artist Lee reflects on social conditions within youth culture, urban environments and generation “next,” tapping into both American and Korean visual aesthetics. Sociopolitical and economic issues surrounding homelessness and youth populations are at the heart of Lee’s paintings, which play with the subcultures’ politics of power, judgment and perception. Lee’s on-location assemblages embody concepts that float between his choice of subject matter, material and technique. The graffiti-like amalgamations fold in traditional figurative portraiture and promote public discourse, challenging the notion of what is considered fine art.

Photo courtesy David Choong Lee

Lee’s most recent exhibition in 2009, ‘Sunshine on Cast Shadows’ was showcased at The University of Arizona’s Joseph Gross Gallery. Lee has been widely exhibited internationally in San Francisco, New York, Montreal and Los Angeles.

For additional inquiries please contact:
or 310.558.0200
6023 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232

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