Radialvedic

by Kyle Small Running through the end of August at Johansson Projects in Oakland, Radialvedic is a group show featuring the visually stunning works of Jill Gallenstein, Kana Tanaka and Kristina Lewis. Working with different artistic mediums—ink drawings, glass sculptures and finally imaginative transformation of everyday objects—each artist brings to light similar issues and themes regarding nature, elasticity and form. The show effectively molds together …

Deerhoof: Fresh Born Cover Project

Deerhoof, the eclectic indie band from San Francisco, have a new take on the remix. They're asking the public to interpret one of their songs but, unlike the average cover song, there's no definitive version to work from. The band released the sheet music for the song "Fresh Born" through CASH Music, an organization that seeks to foster an exchange of ideas between music's creators …

Altered States of Paint

A new exhibition opened this month at one of Scotland's most avant-garde galleries, Dundee Contemporary Arts. Altered States of Paint takes its name from the Ken Russell film "Altered States," in which the lead character goes through sensory experiments in an attempt to find the meaning of life. The curator of the show, Graham Domke, was also inspired by Aldous Huxley's "The Doors of Perception," …