On Wednesday, July 31, a rare exhibition titled "NOW & THEN: A DECADE OF BEAUTIFUL LOSERS" will be held at the RVCA SHIBUYA GALLERY and THE CORNER.
This year's event was inspired by the documentary film "Beautiful Losers," which had its first U.S. premiere at the IFC center in New York City on August 8, 2008. Directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard, the film documents the activities of a community of artists who were members of the Alleged Gallery in Manhattan in the early 1990s. Alleged Gallery" in Manhattan in the early 1990s.
The members of the "Arranged Gallery" at that time were Barry McGee, Ed Templeton, Mike Mills, Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, and many others! (Shepard Fairey, and many others!
The exhibition will feature art and books by Aaron Rose, Barry McGee, Ed Templeton, Jeff McFetridge, Mark Gonzalez, Mike Mills, Rita Ackerman, Steve Powers, Susan Cianciolo, Thomas Campbell, Tom Sachs, Alexis Ross, Harmony Colin, Todd James, and more. Colin, Todd James, and more (to be announced), as well as collaborative items with RVCA.
RVCA is proud to present "NOW & THEN: A DECADE OF BEAUTIFUL LOSERS. There may be no other time in the future when all the works of these members will be exhibited together. Please come and visit the exhibition.
BEAUTIFUL LOSERS "NOW & THEN TOKYO".
Dates: Thursday, August 1 - Sunday, August 4
Location 1: RVCA SHIBUYA GALLERY (2F, 5-27-5 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Location 2: THE CORNER (5-29-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)