THE CURATOR: White Trash, yarn bombs and dancing cowboys

Every Tuesday, Critical Mass pokes around the art blog world so you don't have. dccowboys.org Is Joey Sweeney pissed that the DC Cowboys are part of the Welcome! America Celebration? Or simply jealous they have yet to ask him to become a member? — Gone are the days when critics could dismissively brand an art exhibition as trash. Why? Two new series at the Bambi Gallery — White Trash and Nutrition Facts — make direct use of, well, garbage. And people take it seriously. In White Trash, crushed Blue Ribbon cans frame faded portraits of sour looking former presidents and Southern gentry. ArtBlog seems to be a fan: "At first glance, you are solely struck by their pleasing aesthetic." Call me old fashioned, but I like my founding fathers sheepishly grinning with pint in hand, as featured on my beer bottle. Admittedly though, massive Cheerio logos do add some nice corporate color to the worn out tradition of woodland painting. — I generally shy away from the loaded issue of yarn bombing but Philthy recently infiltrated this well-knit organization, following one of their young happy-go lucky-recruits who goes by the name Dot Vile. Just watch the clip. — Geekadelphia supplied us with exclusive photos and access to a brawl, so badass, that the action puts all UFC guillotine chokes and face butts to shame. The Kaiju Big Battel took place at the Troc, after a day of spell casting and other wizardly pastimes. Since I'm not up to date with the league's regulations, I can't provide adequate commentary. Plus, I've always had a particular fear of that waddling squid dude with crab claws, so you'll just have to check it out for yourself.

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THE CURATOR: White Trash, yarn bombs and dancing cowboys

POSTED: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 4:00 PM

Every Tuesday, Critical Mass pokes around the art blog world so you don't have.

dccowboys.org

Is Joey Sweeney pissed that the DC Cowboys are part of the Welcome! America Celebration? Or simply jealous they have yet to ask him to become a member?

— Gone are the days when critics could dismissively brand an art exhibition as trash. Why? Two new series at the Bambi Gallery — White Trash and Nutrition Facts — make direct use of, well, garbage. And people take it seriously. In White Trash, crushed Blue Ribbon cans frame faded portraits of sour looking former presidents and Southern gentry. ArtBlog seems to be a fan: "At first glance, you are solely struck by their pleasing aesthetic." Call me old fashioned, but I like my founding fathers sheepishly grinning with pint in hand, as featured on my beer bottle. Admittedly though, massive Cheerio logos do add some nice corporate color to the worn out tradition of woodland painting.

— I generally shy away from the loaded issue of yarn bombing but Philthy recently infiltrated this well-knit organization, following one of their young happy-go lucky-recruits who goes by the name Dot Vile. Just watch the clip. — Geekadelphia supplied us with exclusive photos and access to a brawl, so badass, that the action puts all UFC guillotine chokes and face butts to shame. The Kaiju Big Battel took place at the Troc, after a day of spell casting and other wizardly pastimes. Since I'm not up to date with the league's regulations, I can't provide adequate commentary. Plus, I've always had a particular fear of that waddling squid dude with crab claws, so you'll just have to check it out for yourself.

— A dance troupe of DC-based cowboys will be riding into town for the Fourth of July festivities. And Philebrity is none too happy about it. In fact, they're almost as sour as they are about the Goo Goo Dolls performing. But I, for one, see a great opportunity for a Goo Goo-themed hoedown.

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