Linden Endowment for the Arts- WOW!.. So Much to See and Do!

LEA (Linden Endowment for the Arts) has a LOT going on in SL lately. I previously blogged about Rebeca Bashly's "Inferno" which is a must see explore in the LEA area (scroll down a few posts for info, SLurl, pics and video)

LEA also recently announced LEA has negotiated with Linden Labs to make available twenty new regions for the arts in Second Life. Four regions for exhibitions curated from LEA sandbox art, and two will be allocated through a land rush. Fourteen will be allocated by application. These regions will be awarded to selected artists for a period of five months. After the completion of five months those regions will be transferred to a new set of awardees. Recipients can be considered for a second endowment of five months.
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Yesterday opened "The Path", an immersive collaborative exhibit that is a must see in LEA (see below) and today is the opening of "Interact" on LEA4 (see below) and also "Survey of Hyperformalists" on LEA1. LEA 3 hosts a twice weekly speed build and LEA3 continues to host Monday night Avatar games which I have previously blogged and participated in and continue to enjoy attending. There is a lot more going on so check out the LEA web site here for more information: http://lindenarts.blogspot.com/ or direct link here: LEAWebsiteHere.

The Path:
Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA2/183/183/23 or direct link here: LEA2PathHere.

There is so much I could say about this but you must just visit, take the notes and enjoy yourself.
Artists include:
1-Bryn Oh
2-Colin Fizgig
3-Marcus Inkpen
4-Desdemona Enfield / Douglas Story
5-Maya Paris
6-Claudia222 Jewell
7-Scottius Polke
8-Rose Borchovski

(Scottius-artist)


(Claudia-artist)


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LEA FULL ART SIM:
As quoted by the LEA site: "The LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES, which came to life following the end of the UWA FULL SIM ART SERIES is about to kick off with the displays proper across the months of October 2011 - March 2012.

For this series, each artist/group of artists will have a full 15,000 prim SIM for 1 month from the 1st day of the month, till the last day of the month. Events will launch when the artists say it is ready!

Following a great application round, we are proud to present the lineup for the LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES, which will start on the 1st of October:

THE LEA FULL SIM ART SERIES

OCT 2011: Rebeca Bashly's 'Inferno', inspired by Dante Aligieri's Divine Comedy, Inferno
NOV 2011: JOINT, Tyrehl Byk's "~(Not-A-Knot)" and The Pink Tutu Ballet Group's 'Forgiving' inspired by Desmond Tutu (Group Members: Marmaduke Arado, Kikas Babenco, Sca Shilova, Cat Shilova, Saveme Oh, Eupalinos Ugajin, Luce Laval & Rose Borchovski)
DEC 2011: Haveit Neox's 'Binary Green' where bots take over the earth
JAN 2012: Artistide Despres 'Research on Musical Instruments'
FEB 2012: Romy Nayar & Ux Hax 'An Interactive History of Life'
MAR 2012: Kicca Igaly and Nessuno Myoo's 'The Labyrinth of Absurdity' "

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"OPENING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2 PM PDT
INTERACT
On LEA4: InterACT!, curated by L1Aura Loire/Lori Landay
Opening October 15, 2 pm PDT

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA4/21/9/21

Virtual art can invite, or even insist, that you interact with it. The artists in this exhibition cleverly and creatively make art out of interactions between data, objects, actions, and people within and beyond the virtual world in a stunning array of installations and experiences that stretch the possibilities of virtual art. Expect the unexpected, and click whenever you can. #interactLEA. Again, so much to say, but just visit.
Installations by:
Eupalinos Ugajin
Glyph Graves
Lorin Tone
Maya Paris
Misprint Thursday
PinkPink Sorbet
Selavy Oh

Senses Places - Mixed Reality Participatory Performance Environment by:

Butler2 Evelyn/Isabel Valverde, PT
Toddles Lightworker/Todd Cochrane, NZ
In Yan/Keiji Mitsubuchi, JP
Island Habana/Yukihiko Yoshida; JP
Anisabel/Ana Moura, PT

With: Mesh by Sage Duncan, Machinima Mutoscope Viewers by FreeWee Ling, Flickr Viewer by Solo Mornington, Twitter Garden by Frans Charming, Inner Tube Ride by UzzU Artful"
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(Glyph-artist)
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"On LEA1: The 2011 Survey of Hyperformalists in Second Life, curated by DC Spensley AKA DanCoyote

Opening October 15, 1PM PDT

The Museum of Hyperformalism, founded in 2006, to promote the unique genre of metasculptural abstraction in simulated space.

featuring the metasculptural artwork of:
Josina Burgess
Oberon Onmura
Ray FX
Sabine Stonebender
Selavy Oh
Suzanne Graves
Velasquez Bonetto"

(Kara and Oberon-artist)

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So bottom line, this is the place to be and keep an eye on. Check it out.

All You Need is Now-Duran Duran 4 Ever!

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Azizi/78/63/26 or direct link here: AziziDDUHere.

(Secret Rehearsal Room)


Fans are still hungry, hungry like the wolf that is for Duran Duran. Most everyone knows by now that Duran Duran the 1980's to current pop hit group established a very public SL presence this year and previously had a sim, band members had avatars, etc., but this summer the Duran Duran Universe officially opened to the public June 15, 2011 and has had strong SL support from a lot of regular fans with frequent parties including SL video footage shown RL. Some sites of interest in DDU include the eyeball mountains, the UFO Club, The Secret Rehearsal Room (one of my personal favorites to play in), Lipstick Tower, The Mediterranean Spa, Tion Love Chapel, and many other special areas of interest. Duran Duran recently began incorporating Second Life machinima into their latest live concert tour, playing it as visuals behind the stage. I was first made aware of the DDU when Hamlet Au of New World Notes blog reported on the group's established SL presence and upcoming sim opening in June.


My friend Sonicity Fitzroy officially interviewed Duran Duran for the August 2011 BOSL magazine soon after the DDU opening and she gained some wonderful information and insight into the group and their SL presence. Soni did a great job with the story and Lowe Runo, LLC got some cool pics for the article, so I will just link it here http://thebosl.com/august-issue or direct link here: DDUBOSLHere.


(Nick at Beach Party)

I have attended a few DDU SL parties including a July 17th beach party with Nick Rhodes, lead keyboardist, co-founder and song writer present, later a party where Roger Taylor dj'd, an October 1st Outer space/cyber party, and most recently 10-14-11 a superhero party. I have missed several great parties too but there are plenty of cool videos and photos all over Flickr of most of the events that often last for hours and draw huge crowds. Their in-world community manager, Chrissy Welinder, has done a great job of keeping the inworld Duran Duran group advised of events. Vixie Durant, a self-proclaimed big DD fan, often dj's for the parties.


(Robot Roger as DJ)


(right to left, Belinda Barnes, Lowe Runo, Kara Trapdoor, Sonicity Fitzroy, and other attendee)



At this point there is a huge SL fan base, some in-world groups, specifically for DDU or about Duran Duran, and multiple Flickr streams and groups with photos and video fans take. See here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36015225@N02/ direct link here: DDFlickrHere and some good Flickr groups here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/thedduinsecondlife/ or direct link here: DDFlickrGroupHere. and http://www.flickr.com/groups/youravatarintheddu/ or direct link here: DDFlickrGroupHere. There have been SL videos made at some of the parties and even shown during RL Duran Duran events. To find Duran Duran RL here is their link: http://www.duranduranmusic.com/ or direct link here: DDWebsiteHere.


(Duran Duran)


(Chrissy)



So, yes, clearly I am a Duran Duran fan, have been since well.. ok I'll date myself, around high school. Since I graduated in 1984 when, as the norm for most teens, music and dancing, including Duran Duran, dominated a big part of life. I'm sure I'll always have special memories to songs like "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Girls on Film", "Rio", "Save a Prayer" and many more. Duran Duran has continued RL success with their recent "All You Need is Now" tour 30 years later to sold out crowds. Wiki states, "Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s, they have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100 and have, according to the Sunday Mercury, sold more than 100 million records."



(DJ Vixie)

Congratulations to Duran Duran for lasting popularity and success in RL and SL. I appreciate their music and look forward to seeing what more they have to offer both RL and SL. Be sure not to miss out on this SL/RL experience.

Inferno by Rebeca Bashly

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/LEA6/96/162/625 or direct link here: InfernoHere.


October 1st through October 31st.
INFERNO- at the LEA Full Sim Art Series:
"Rebeca Bashly’s work Inferno is a nine-level work based upon the nine circles of suffering described in the Inferno, the first part of Dante Alighieri’s Fourteenth-Century poem, the Divine Comedy. The nine circles of the Inferno (or Hell) are located within earth and are separated into three parts, representing three types of sin; self-indulgent sins (the first five circles), violent sins (circles six and seven) and malicious sins (circles eight and nine)."

This is a very impressive exhibit no one should miss... my photos can't do it justice.

Invasion by Champagne Sparkling Fashion for Halloween

Check it out here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Deep%20House%20Island/180/131/23 or direct link here: ChampagneSparklingFashionHere.


Halloween costume meets classy fashionable sexy gown with this new release, "Invasion", by Enzo Champagne of Champagne Sparkling Fashion. I love this mix of elegant gown with Halloween spiders that I took to my haunted house. The gown is versatile enough it can fit in with my silly spider webs and crazy clowns yet gorgeous and sophisticated enough to wear to the classiest ballroom event. Now a girl can still feel elegant while participating in the seasonal festivities.

Their ad reads, "Who says Halloween fashion has to be spooky or silly? How about making a dramatic statement in a divine, sophisticated gown? CHAMPAGNE! Sparkling Fashion's latest release, INVASION, is the perfect gown for the Halloween Season.

This lovely frock, aptly named INVASION, will make you feel decadently fabulous! In your choice of black or white, a body suit is the base of this stylish little number, with a strap of tiny little sparkly spiders encircling your neck and covering the bodice. Short capped sleeves adorn the shoulders, and each has a lovely chiffon drape attached.

From the empire-waisted prim belt, layers of cascading chiffon drape down to the ankle. Little spiders on the upper thigh of each leg peek out as you move. And three rows of the sparkling little critters make a striking headpiece that sits on the front of the forehead!"

Of course I had to check this out last night, as the spiders attracted me...I told Enzo.. I think they are "Trapdoor" spiders LOL.. sorry that was a lame joke/play on my last name, but I couldn't resist. The dress is very pretty and I love the glistening spiders running up the legs, around the neck and bodice and crowing the head.. great design Enzo!

You can see more of Champagne Sparkling Fashion here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/champagne-sparklingfashion
http://www.champagnesparklingfashion.blogspot.com/

So I ran to my Island of Fear, Haunted Mansion on Island of Fame to take a few pics in the dress, since I was getting some nice compliments on it. These are some shots I took in the basement where there are many spiders to play with : ) Have a visit to both Island of Fame and Champagne Sparkling Fashion for some seasonal great looks and some Halloween fun!

Island of Fear Haunted Mansion here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20of%20Fame/128/128/2 or direct link here: IslandofFearHere.




The dress is so sexy... I think the giant spider really wanted me : ) hehe

Riffstock Today!

For a great lineup of music today visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triplefin/202/208/46 or direct link here: RiffstockHere.



Lot's of great musicians and displays. Spiritfire Entertainment also has a booth set up giving away the free musician bears! Check it out.

Visit Island of Fear, Haunted Mansion

For lots of Halloween interactive fun, check out Island of Fear Haunted Mansion here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20of%20Fame/14/145/21 or direct link here: HauntedMansionHere.

Halloween Bizarre at Twomoons Island -Now through October 31st.

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Twomoons%20Island/87/215/22 or direct link here: HalloweenBizarreHere.

Twomoons Island.. a super cool sim in itself, is hosting a Halloween Bizarre with tons of super cool and fun Halloween and creepy things such as skins, horns, poses, straight jackets, eyes, novelty items, skeleton av parts, toys, o well.. just so much you have to visit and see. Really super cute and some unique stuff to see and buy. The sim is decorated for Halloween with a lot of HUGE spiders, red eyed giant misquite freaky monsters, huts filled with beautiful glowing flowers, beautiful colored skies in Twomoons style and still has many little pose and photogenic spots for posers and phosphors. There are many outlying stores with Halloween and novelty items as well to offer a bit of everything. Did I mention the freebies and dollarbies? Yup.. check them out. A fun shopping, exploring and photo experience.