Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Across America- Dream Map Installation

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The 2012 Dream Map Installation 
Opening
JAN 14 7pm to 11pm  


@ West Eleven as part of the "Welcome 2012 Happening"

open to the public
It will remain on exhibit and will continue to add your dreams for the entire year of 2012


west  eleven 
642 W Moulton Ave W-11 
Los Angeles, CA 90031



Originally conceptualized and installed in Jacksonville, FL by Kim Barry and Joey Thate at their former studio/gallery, Suite106,  West Eleven is proud to announce the resurrection of this installation as an exercise for everyone across America,  to create a fresh start and set your life's goals free.

Question begins simply - Money or Dream?

As Americans, historically, our belief in our dreams for our individual and collective lives captured the imagination of the world.
We inspired.
Presently, the overwhelming influence, focus, and one track drive of dollars and cents has seemingly become the bigger belief. A step further on the subject, one might even suggest that it has become a reason not to dream anymore for individuals. The current hold on financial resources by the banks and the corporate interests seems to create a blockage, an obstacle, and a deterrent. Many of us believe the dreaming can only be left to the top tier of corporate America. There is no more room to create our own reality in our current world.  But it's not true. 


DO YOU DREAM?

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT FOR YOUR OWN LIFE AND INSPIRE OTHERS. ONE SMART FELLOW  ONCE SAID, "THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD." SO,  CONSIDER YOURSELF ARMED.

ANSWER THE QUESTION; WHAT IS YOUR DEEPEST HEART'S DESIRE FOR YOUR LIFE?
1. Write it down.
2. Send it to West Eleven via email, postal, or  Facebook   with a return contact address
3. You can keep it anonymous but I personally believe connecting your name is a powerful statement
4. Your dream will be added to an 18'x 10' Map created out of play money and exhibited at West Eleven
5. You will receive a special response from us regarding your dream if your leave a return contact info

The goal is to transform the map of play money into the dreams of as many as possible. So please share and pass on this symbolic action of hope with all you know. We need it now.

Symbolic Action creates Physical Reality Action- there is your secret to the real revolution. Begin now.

Send us your dream and optional contact info to one of the links provided below:
FACE BOOK      http://www.facebook.com/WestElevenLA
EMAIL West Eleven at        kimbarrystudio@gmail.com
ADDRESS:     WEST ELEVEN           
                          c/o The Dream Map Project                       
                          642 MOULTON AVE- W-11                     

                          Los Angeles, CA 90031






For Information & Photographs from the Jacksonville Dream Map Installation at the former Suite 106, please visit
http://www.kimbarrystudio.com/across-america.html



Monday, December 19, 2011

West Eleven has its very own website

Just published..... come virtually visit my creative house located just outside Chinatown, in downtown Los Angeles and see if there may be an opportunity for the space to work for you, too.

Happy Holidays!!

www.westelevenla.com

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Venice Rising Highlights 11.17.11


ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 JIM MORRISON'S HOUSE AT 523 OCEAN FRONT WALK CAME ALIVE WITH THE EFFORTS OF
 MARK ROJAS AND ELLY NESIS 

ENJOY



CHANGE BY DAVID LEITCH

LINDSEY NOBEL ND HER WORK

 BELOW: TURNED ON INSTALLATION BY KIM BARRY














LINDSEY NOBEL & KIM BARRY




DARTS BY DAVID LEITCH

SKULL BY MB BOISSONNAULT

DJ LYF



"PLAY NICE, SHARP EDGES" INSTALLATION KIM BARRY

TERRAPLANE SUN






Highlights from West Eleven's 11.11.11 Happening

JOEY & I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE TO EXPECT WHEN WE SET UP THIS FIRST HAPPENING IN LA. TRULY,  I CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE KNOW HERE BY MY 20 DIGITS, BUT THANKS TO A TON OF DONATED  STARBUCKS FOOD, DONATED BEVERAGES, SOME MOOD LIGHTING, THE BLOW POP EXHIBIT NEXT DOOR, AND THAT RANDOM RAVE 6 DOORS DOWN--  200 PEOPLE LATER, IT WAS, IN FACT, HAPPENING. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME. WE SHALL SEE YOU , JANUARY 13, 2012 FOR OUR "WELCOME 2012 HAPPENING." 

GET ON OUR MAILING LIST BY EMAILING, kimbarrystudio@gmail.com


FRONT ROOM 


BACK ROOM



BELOW: " PLAY NICE, SHARP EDGES"  INSTALLATION BY KIM BARRY
















COURTNEY BARRIDGE DISCUSSES HER NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK, "NIGHTBOOK," AVAILABLE ON EBOOKS & AMAZON



BELOW: RACHEL BOROVIK & HER BAND









Monday, November 14, 2011

Thursday Nov 17, 2011- Venice Rising

Art Opening- West Eleven - Argot & Ochre Blog


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West Eleven Creative House had it's first happening on 11.11.11, in which Kim Barry and Joey Thate planned   an awesome evening of events. I unfortunately arrived late, so I missed Rachel Borovik's musical set, but I kept hearing how freaking amazing it was. I did, however, get to participate in a game of adult Jenga, where instead of trying to remove harmless blocks you had to stack sharp pieces of wood and nails on top of each other. And I think that it's probably one of the coolest art games ever invented.
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