Come to BOOKMEAT!
Join LA’s most intriguing & celebrated artists, writers and curators for a most unusual silent auction. Each has contributed a book from their private collection that influenced their life’s work....
View ArticleBruce Nauman Skywriting Project Saturday
Join Jon & Emily tomorrow (Saturday the 12th) from 11:30am – 12:30pm on the northwest corner of Brookside Park (@ Arroyo Blvd. & Seco St.) to view the Armory’s Bruce Nauman skywriting project....
View ArticlePasadena ArtNight @ Side Street – 10/9/09
Join us on Friday, October 9th for Pasadena Art Night! Celebrate art + food by planting the winter lettuce crop on The Armadillo. Born from the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, The Armadillo is an actual...
View ArticleBookmeat Spotlight: Mark Bradford
Who’s donating books to Bookmeat? Who’s NOT donating is probably a shorter answer! We’ve assembled over 200 of the artworld’s best & brightest, including Swiss curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, the “most...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Christopher Russell
The books for Bookmeat are steadily coming in. We’re speechless by the outpouring of support from the artworld’s best and brightest. We asked artist for their favorite book. What we’ve been getting (in...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Kim MacConnel
Artist Kim MacConnel gave us a treasured copy of Mythologies by Roland Barthes that he kept in the trunk of his first car: a 1967 Citroen. Or, is it a replica of a long-lost favorite book that (you...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Carmen Argote
We’re blown away by Carmen’s amazing & hand-made book: full of portraits she did of characters whilst watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy! Holy fan art, Batman! Life and art intertwined — a day...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Andrea Bowers
Andrea Bowers donated an enhanced version of the “Earth First Direct Action Manual.” Andrea’s work for the past 5 years of so has investigated the strategic use of both violence & non-violence in...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Mark Steven Greenfield
Did you know that Mark has the most beautiful handwriting we’ve ever seen? You’ve got to see it to believe it… it’s like 18th century penmanship. Crazy. Mark contributed a copy of “Black Like You,” a...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Jean Lowe
Artist Jean Lowe contributed a copy of “Diet for a Small Planet,” a book that she read as a child which had a huge influence on her art career. But wait! When we say “copy” of the book, It’s not the...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Michael Dee
Michael Dee contributed a copy of “Fortunate Son,” the unauthorized and unflattering bio of George W. Bush (remember him?). Tucked inside is a beautiful pencil drawing by Michael of a supersonic F-102...
View ArticleBookmeat Peek: Martin Kersels
Martin Kersels gave us his 1996 McMaster-Carr catalog! Oh my god, I’m literally trembling. This is a piece of art history, folks. This is THE catalog Martin used & consulted whilst constructing...
View ArticleBookmeat Party Video
What a fantastic evening! Good food, good drink, good friends, and a great cause. Bookmeat was a success on many levels. We’re so grateful for everyone that came out and showed their love for Side...
View ArticleBookmeat Booksale: PASADENA
Bookmeat has a meaty and marvelous name, and a meaty and marvelous mission.” - NBC Los Angeles “This is something really special.” - LA Weekly For our friends who couldn’t make it out to Culver City...
View ArticleGet on Board with Mel Chin’s FUNDRED Dollar Bill Project!
In as little as 20 minutes you can create and donate a unique Fundred Dollar Bill artwork that will be picked up in by a special armored truck and carried to Washington D.C., where a request will be...
View ArticleThe New Mobile Classroom is here!
Isn’t she cute? This is Side Street’s new mobile classroom, on her way home from the factory in Hurricane, Utah. Stay tuned – we’ve got more images from our trip, but right now we’re busy...
View ArticleAnd now, the Phantom Ball is Revealed
We just can’t wait any longer! Olga Koumoundouros’ print for our 17th annual The Phantom Ball is here. It’s a two-color etching with hand-painting, approximately 11×17″. Every plate is hand-inked,...
View ArticleDriven by What’s Inside An Outdoor Performance and Cinema Event at Side...
October 2, 2010, 7-9pm FREE and open to the public About the Performance and Screenings: Inspired by 10-day-long traffic jams in China, devastating oil spills in the gulf, the “end” of the Iraq war,...
View Article18th Annual Phantom Ball: James Welling
Just buy a “ticket” to Side Street Projects’ 18th Annual Phantom Ball and we’ll send you a “party favor” made for this infamous non-event: a signed, limited-edition print by a well-known contemporary...
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