Thanks to Carina Round & the John Nau Quartet [and those who provided baked goods last Sunday] for giving us some great, intimate sets. If you like what you heard from Carina, you can buy her music on iTunes.

After the jump, we have some pictures by Tito da Costa from the wonderful evening programmed by Amelia June Spooner.

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I first became aware of Jeremy Fish’s work before he held a collaboration with Aesop Rock, whom I’ve loved for a long time [and for whom our friend Ace recently directed the video for the upcoming single ‘Coffee’ with John Darnielle]. They collaborated on a projected called ‘Fish Tales.’ Anyway, Fish just rocked White Walls in SF this past weekend with his new exhibit ‘Sink or Swim.’  Check out work from the show, and if you’re in the area, check it out in person.

Some behind the scenes photos at Fish’s studio / Fish on Flickr / Making of Fish Tales

Tonight is our second event as part of our One Year/Paper Anniversary.  Carina Round, the John Nau Quartet, & Erick Cole have graciously volunteered to play their songs for you this evening.  Come for the cupcakes, beer, or because you don’t have anything else going on tonight.  If all goes well, we will be planning to hold one of these every month or two.  Please join us.

Tonight, Flaunt & Wizards of Radness present a wild showing of work by Graham John Petersburg at Reserve.  Expect sassy-natured artwork, people, and comments.  Will post pictures later.

‘Bio Mapping is a participatory methodology for people to talk about their immediate environment, locality and communal space. I’m trying to use 3D visualisation as a way of talking about the space. It’s not representational.’

UK teacher/activist/artist/modern busy person Christian Nold recently completed the San Francisco emotion map, a process which he has invented and tested already in Greenwich. If I understand the process, he basically blindfolds subjects and has them guided around different public spaces, all the while being hooked up to a lie-detector, tracking the subject’s response to urban stimuli.

He has predetermined categories, something like ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ that describe the body’s reaction to specific places. Then he creates a map of his subjects’ paths, with color coordinated labels based on their bodies’ reactions. Nold is supremely concerned with effects of globalization/development/urban anarchy and is actively creating new research in the fields of sensory politics and sensory pollution.

Mr. Nold stays incredibly busy with his various projects, and, good for us, he processes and shares information very reliably. Check below for links and click on the image above to see the flow chart he made to describe himself.

download the San Francisco data as KMZ / Softhook.com [all of his projects] / Nold on Flickr

Aiyana Udesen is bringing her drawing skills to Show Cave very shortly for a show titled simply, elegantly ‘Predator.’  Not only because much of it is Nelly-centric, Udesen’s drawing pack a serious amount of charm, humor, and overall amiability. I highly suggest visiting her website and reading the ‘Books’ section. Should be a fun party; more of Udesen’s images below—

View the Flier

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The Barnsdall Arts Markets will begin next weekend & are still looking for people at the eleventh hour.  Details below—

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This past Saturday, Found was overtaken by the merry minstrels in Diane Barcelowsky’s time-travelling, culture courting band of cantankateers. Thanks to all who attended; below are some of my favorite photos that Tito da Costa took. Here is a link to some more. We should have some potentially scandalous video for you to watch in the next week - two weeks.

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Some special screenings are taking place tomorrow night [Tuesday, Aug. 7] in town.

1-John Knuth’s Circus Gallery will be screening ‘very special video screening with JULIE ORSER, SHANA MOULTON, and LANDON WIGGS. Each artist will be screening a few of there recent videos.’ Further, ‘The screenings is outdoors and relaxed. The Gallery will also be open to see SIZE with sculptures by Sky Burchard, Brett Lund, Daniel Ruanova, and Adam Janes, and Curious Green curated by Anat Ebgi with paintings by Ylva Ogland, and videos by Jen DeNike.’ Admission is free.

2-eighteen-thirty’s Summer rooftop screening series continues, this time with ‘Paris is Burning.’ Reviews of the 1990 doctumentary, which is considered a classic depiction of NY drag culture in the 80s. Click here to read a gender treatise.

[that which is show above does not reflect any of Found’s experience in Silverlake, nor of Sunset Junction]

Thanks to the SLGA which has tipped us off to some interesting changes in this year’s Sunset Junction Street Festival. Most notably, the route has been significantly changed, and the price has been raised [again]. However, you will still be able to get trashed and partake in carnival activities, engage in good people watching, and maybe hear a good band perform.

Below are the details from SLGA in their entirety [sorry for cribbing, but no permalink is available]:

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