in our Life Essentials Touring Show
during Art Basel in South
Beach
Dec 4th!!!!!!
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Art Whino and The International Lifeline Fund (“ILF”) present Life
Essentials, a four-city tour that brings together the best Visual and Musical
Artists in support of ILF’s ground-breaking humanitarian and environmental
projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The exhibit will feature the works of
over 100 artists from across the country and around the globe. The tour will
kick off in Washington, D.C. with a two-night event on Thursday and Saturday,
September 24 and 26. Following the D.C. launch, the show will hit the road with
stops at Art Basel in South Beach on December 5-6, New York City in March, and
San Francisco in June.
Thursday, September 24, 2009, will be an
invitation-only event featuring live musical performances, a presentation by
ILF, and an exclusive sneak preview of the artwork in advance of the official
opening of the “Life Essentials” show on Saturday. Guests will be given the
opportunity to purchase the artwork and otherwise to support ILF’s vital mission
through participation in a silent auction and individual donations. Many
celebrities, politicians, ambassadors, and other DC power players are expected
to attend. Savory hor’dourves and sweet desserts will be served along with
libations.
Saturday, September 26, 2009, will be the official “Life
Essentials” art show opening kicking off the four city tour at the Portals
Theater in Washington, DC, Art Whino opens this incredible art show and
reception party featuring a night of lush entertainment by Ancient Astronauts,
ESL music’s newest signed talent from Germany, who will headline the evening
with a special performance, setting the mood for this spectacular
evening.
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Adam Russell, Adorable
Creatures, Anna Davis, Asbestos , Andy Haynes, Anna Thackray, Arabella Proffer,
Arisu, Blaine Fontana , Brad Strain , Brandi Read , Bryan Collins , Casey Weldon
, Charlie Owens, Chris Bishop, Chris Murray, Chris Sheridan, Daniel Fleres , Dan
May, Drew Storm Graham, Dustin Ortiz , Edward Gross, Emily Greene Liddle , Esho,
Fred Harper, Graham Franciose , Gregory Ferrand , J Asher Lynch, Jason Snyder ,
Jimbot
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John Collier, John Hung
Ha, John Powell, JoKa, Joshua Krause, Julie Steiner, Luis Lorenzana, Justin
Lovato, Kareem Rizk, Kelly Vivanco, LECKOmio, Leonor Morais, Lisa Selby, Lucho,
Luke Dixon, Marie Barr, Mark Jenkins, Matt Dangler, Mary Spring, Matt Somma,
Michelle Caplan, Michael Crockett, Michael Owen, Mikel
Glass
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Molotov Circus, Molly
Crabapple, Morten Andersen, Nishi, Paulo Arraiano, Papermonster, Nicolas Gracey,
Papermonster, Raudiel Sañudo, Reuben Rude, Richard Alan Haugh, Richard Salcido,
Rick Beaupre, Rick Reese, Rudy Fig, Sam Ramos, Scotch, Scott G. Brooks, Scott
Musgrove, Spencer Reynolds, Steven Smith, Sylvia Ortiz, Sugar Power, Terri
Woodward, TMNK, Ursula Xanthe Young, Zach Tobias, Plus Many
more!
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Event Location for both nights:
The Portals Theater
1236
Maryland Ave
Washington, DC 20024
16,000sqft Art Exhibit
Invite Only Preview
Thursday, September 24th, from 6pm –
12pm
Dress to Impress Attire
Preview of Exhibit featuring
work by 100 Artists
Photography exhibit by Deborah Terry
Live
Musical Performance by Abidon Koya
Performance by African Heritage
Dancers & Drummers
Complementary Beverages and Food
For
more information or to attend email:shane@artwhino.com
MAIN
EVENT
Saturday, September 26th, from 6pm – 12pm
Exhibit featuring work by 100 Artists
Photography exhibit
by Deborah Terry
Music by Ancient Astronauts
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| Life Essentials Art
Exhibit
 Art Whino is a DC based art gallery whose mission
is to bring together the freshest and rawest talent from around the world. With
over 400 artists in the Art Whino arsenal, ranging from California to New York,
Germany to Japan and beyond, Art Whino has become an all encompassing force in
the art world. Exhibitions cover the whole spectrum of new art forms ranging
from exposing emerging stencil and wheat pasting artists to showcasing the most
skilled leaders of many different genres. For the life essentials Exhibit 100+
artists have been invited to participate exhibiting one piece each.
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 ILF is a new, cutting edge humanitarian
organization based in Washington, D.C., whose mission is to reduce human
suffering and relieve environmental stress through self-sustaining interventions
that generate the greatest possible impact at the lowest possible cost. In the
space of just 3 years, ILF has become one of the go to organizations for
promotion of sustainable fuel technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing some
50,000 fuel-efficient clay stoves to displaced persons in Darfur, Somali
refugees in Kenya and impoverished villagers in Uganda. At a cost of as little
as $2 each, these stoves have profoundly improved the lives of scores of
thousands and slowed the pace of deforestation by greatly reducing the amount of
wood needed for cooking. Likewise, for about $3 per person, ILF is providing
clean drinking water to some 100,000 Ugandan villagers who had previously been
drinking from stagnant and contaminated pools.
LifelineFund.org
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| Photography exhibit
by Deborah Terry
 Lifeline’s creative director, Ms. Terry is a
professional photographer based in New York City, where she spent more than a
decade in the fashion and music industry, shooting many top models and artists
in hip hop and R&B. For the past five years, she has been using her artistic
vision to capture the desperate plight of refugees and other impoverished
peoples by exposing the resilient and enduring inner-beauty that lies beneath
the hardship of their everyday life. Ms. Terry’s humanistic images have recently
been shown at the Lincoln Center, the Chashama Gallery, the Honfluer Gallery,
and on the HBO documentary “Sand and Sorrow”.
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Ancient Astronauts
Their
very name, “Ancient Astronauts,” implies a mash-up of the distant past and the
far future; traits exemplified in their melding of old school hip hop, funk, and
dub reggae with forward-thinking flair and production technique. The Ancient
Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu hailing from Cologne, Germany . . .via outer
space! Coy with their true origins, the duo can only confirm that they returned
to planet Earth in 2001 after traveling the musical cosmos for thousands of
years.
Those familiar with the phenomenon of “ancient astronauts,” a
belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and
trade ideas with early human civilizations, won’t be surprised that upon
returning this particular spaced-out duo quickly set up a terrestrial sound
studio, a record label Switchstance Recordings, and a successful production,
remixing and DJ career dropping sound bombs all over the world.
Already
having remixed for Fort Knox Five, Up Bustle & Out, Ladybug Mecca of Digable
Planets, Zion I, and Dr. Rubberfunk the Ancient Astronauts have linked up with a
variety of new sonic collaborators including Bootie Brown and Imani of legendary
hip hop group The Pharcyde, Azeem, Tippa Irie, Bajka, Phat Old Mamas, Ulf
Stricker, Raashan Ahmad and Entropik to record their debut album We Are To
Answer! A block-rockin’ boom-bappin’ sonic tour-de-force, We Are to Answer is a
musical vision of life on Earth and beyond!
The label itself is famous in
the international club and boardsports circles for its extremely funky
productions as well as the dynamic sets of its DJ Collective. Renowned events
such as Air & Style/AUT, Winter Music Conference/USA, Midem/FR, Roxy Chicken
Jam/CH, Burton European Open/CH, Popkomm/GER and many more have experienced the
unique and typical styles of Switchstance, while the likes of Nightmares On Wax,
Fort Knox Five, LTJ Bukem, Soulpatrol, Mr. Scruff or Kid Loco have long become
fans of the label and its music.
http://www.eslmusic.com/artist/ancient_astronauts |
