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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Cass Fuller to open at Sin City Gallery

Sin City Gallery in Las Vegas is delighted to present Incognito a show of the electrifying work of Cass Fuller. The show will open on April 2 through the 26th of April 2015. Incognito represents the fact that Fuller’s work is seen in the most popular venues in Las Vegas, and yet, no one knows who Cass Fuller is.

Glamorously bright arresting compositions link his work to the legacy of American Pop Art and Fuller has become very popular for a signature style that is truly of his time: ambitious, epic, engaged with contemporary culture and new techniques in the arts.

Building on the culture wide permeation of imagery from street art, as well as its way of inscribing large expanses of space, Fuller’s work takes Pop to another level. Fuller presents images from popular culture, and advertising, with large rhythmic swashes of color, often custom made for the space. The artist reimagines the paradigm of Andy Warhol’s silkscreen portraits of Hollywood stars to present a fashionable style, erotic, flashy, often developed in flat constellations of color that recall the majestic work of the iconic American Pop artist James Rosenquist. What ties Fuller to artists like Rosenquist is his command of formal elements, the adroit mastery of composition, color, the impactful use of text and collage, and areas of rich color offset by expanses of white space.

Many of the images are super real and have a delightful tromp l’oeil effect. Fuller’s work takes well to large scale sites and he uses a series of remarkable devices to compose his work, such as the recombination of images from print or advertising interrupted by expanses of color, and inscribed with graffiti like marks. His ability to render an almost photographic image is well regarded and seen in murals such as Lavo and Whist Stove and Spirits. While the artist has earned a reputation for his grand murals, his rare small works are equally remarkable and much sought after.

Fuller travels nationally for special commissions and his work includes installation art, large-scale murals in private homes and public spaces, as well as commissioned works. The artist’s projects may be seen at Commonwealth, Park on Fremont, Allure, Rumors and many high-end private residences in Las Vegas.

Sin City Gallery
http://sincitygallery.com/
107 East Charleston Blvd., Studio 120
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 USA
In The Arts Factory, 18B Arts District
702.608.2461



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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of March 23


Tuesday March 24th 7:30pm
Contemporary classical music featuring UNLV composer in residence
and pulitzer prize winner Bernard Rands, other compositions on the program include
Lafontant, Baley, Crumb and more, performers include flute professor Dr.
Jennifer Grim, violin professor Weiwei Le, violist Hanna Suk, cellist Lindsay Johnson,
clarinetist Erin Wyst, mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley and harpist Emily Montoya
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Wednesday March 25th 4:00pm
Percussion recital featuring UNLV students performing on marimba, program includes
Gronemeier, Sejourne, Koshinski, Pickering and more
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Wednesday March 25th 7:30pm
Piano recital by UNLV artist in residence Nadejda Vlaeva, she will be performing a program
of compositions by composer Sergei Bortkiewicz including "Espana, Lyrica Nova, 3 Mazurkas,
Jugoslav Suite" and more
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332 
 
Thursday March 26th 7:00pm
Wind Quintet recital by the "Fantastique 5 Quintet:" Patience Randall flute, Erika Hill oboe,
Jason Burchette clarinet, Trevor Stojanovich french horn, Jesse Edge bassoon, program includes
"Passacaille" by Barthe, Quintet by Haydn and "Renaissance Suite" by Roseman
UNLV Beam Music Center - Room 160
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
More info: 702-895-3332

Friday March 27th 7:30pm
String Quartet concert by "Moscato Quartet:" Sammi Ciarlo and Tammy Hung violins, David Chavez violin and Maren Quanbeck cello, program includes Kostors' "5 Variations on Loss and
Isolations," Dvorak's "American Quartet" and Schuberts "Death and the Maiden"
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Saturday March 28th 7:30pm
Las Vegas Philharmonic directed by Donato Cabrera presents a concert full of the most well known selections from the classical symphonic repertoire, hear favorites such as Rossini's Overture to "The Barber of Seville," Dances from Bernstein's "On the Town," Copland's "Rodeo" and much more!
Smith Center
361 Symphony Park Ave.
Las Vegas NV 89106
$26-$94
more info: 702-749-2000







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Sin City Gallery continues Kickstarter campaign!


Stick It Places. Hand Job. Clothing Optional. Popping Cherries, Cuddle Party, Foursome With Benefits, Bukake.…Got your attention?  These are just some of the smartly designed Rewards that are intended to stimulate support, if not conversation, for Sin City Gallery’s crowd-funding campaign for its publication and printing of a hardcover book series from four years of the annual renown international juried art exhibition 12 Inches of Sin: So Much Art You Can Barely Fit It All In.  Sin City Gallery is excited to launch its innovative Kickstarter campaign to melt the hearts of the most ardent critics of art.

Sin City Gallery is dedicated to providing a serious professional forum, exhibit space, and series of publications for practitioners of erotic art who have too long been marginalized or excluded from so much of the art world. The gallery has put together an amazing series of four books with color illustrations, critical text, and incredible design. Throughout its history, the groundbreaking exhibit 12 Inches of Sin has featured the most innovative, daring, and beautiful examples of erotic art. Gallery founder Dr. Laura Henkel says:

“For the inaugural call for art four years ago, the competition received forty submissions from artists from five different countries. As the exhibition has grown and become more established, more competitive, and increasingly international in scope, we have achieved a record of three hundred submissions from twenty countries. Imagine a glossy, color illustrated collection of contemporary erotica all yours to browse at your leisure, a treasure trove of sexiness and gorgeousness. There’s a little something for everyone.  I hope everyone shares the Kickstarter campaign because the Rewards are so well conceived and designed to de-stigmatize the general assumption that all erotic art is porn.  Art is art and good art should ignite the senses.”

Please share this FUN Kickstarter with your friends.  It will certainly bring a smile to your face and theirs! To learn more about the most memorable and humorous Kickstarter campaign ever...

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Sin City Gallery - http://sincitygallery.com/



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Monday, March 09, 2015

Coffee with Kaizer... Musical happenings for the week of March 9

Tuesday March 10th 7:30pmOrchestral concert by UNLV Chamber Symphony, directed by Taras Krysa, program includes Wagner's instrumental piece "Siegfried Idyll" and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K. 297b featuring soloists Daniel Nunez oboe, Erin Vander Wyst clarinet, Kevin Eberle bassoon, Linnie Hostetler horn
UNLV Doc Rando Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more inf: 702-895-3332 

Wednesday March 11th 7:30pm
Horn recital by UNLV horn professor and Las Vegas Philharmonic principal horn player:
Bill Bernatis, along with pianist Albina Asryan, performs works including Schumann's
Adagio and Allegro, Richard Strauss' Andante, Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2
and much more
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-895-3332

Thursday March 12th 8:00pm
Montreal GuitareTrio, high level classical guitarists perform their original arrangements of traditional, jazz, and contemporary works
UNLV Ham Concert Hall
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
$40, discounts available military/differently abled/UNLV faculty staff/
students with ID-limit 1 $13 "rush ticket" 1 hour before the concert
more info: 702-895-2787

Friday March 13th 7:00pm
Violin recital featuring Gabe Bolkosky, program includes Mozart
and the tango music of Argentina including Piazzolla's "Nuevo Tango"
other performers include bassist Abe Gumroyan, pianist Jae Ahn-Benton and some other
surprise guests followed by reception (for $50 ticket holders see below)
Auditorium
Historic Fifth St. School
401 S. Fourth St.
Las Vegas NV
$20, $10 students, $50 VIP Wine Reception, RSVP asap!
more info: 702-384-2787

Friday March 13th 7:00pm
Acoustic cello and double neck guitar concert by "Acoustic Eidolon,"
they perform original compositions in pop, celtic, and latin styles
West Charleston Library
6301 W. Charleston Library
Las Vegas NV 89146
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-507-3964

Friday March 13th 7:00pm
Saturday March 14th 7:00pm
Sunday March 15th 2:00pm

Opera in one act by Bernstein performed by Sin City Opera
along with a 5 piece instrumental ensemble
Winchester Cultural Center
3130 S. McLeod Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89
$15 at door $10 in advance
more info: 702-455-7340

Friday March 13th 7:00-9:00pm
Saturday March 14th 12:00-9:00pm
Sunday March 15th 12:00-6:00pm

Traditional Music and Dance of Ireland including Killian's Angels,
Carrolier's Academy of Irish Dance, Bogtrotter's Union and much more
Amphitheater stage between Basic, Water, Atlantic and Lead Streets in Henderson
Events Water Plaza
200 Water St.
Henderson NV 89015
more info and: full schedule

Sunday March 15th 3:00pm
Nevada Chamber Symphony performs classical and pop
music along with a guest artist;with the winner of
their "4+1" competition for young local musicians
Clark County Theater
1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas NV 89119
Free and Open to the Public
more info: 702-507-3459

Sunday March 15th 3:30pm
Horn recital by UNLV student Danny Layher, program includes
Rossini, Rosetti, Ewald and Vinter, other performers include
Albina Asryan piano, Michael Weber and Bronson Pascual trumpet, Chandler Sison
trombone, and Troy Hart tuba
UNLV Doc Rando Hall - Beam Music Center
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas NV 89154
Free and Open to the public
more info: 702-895-3332




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