ART + EXHIBIT PICS: BEFORE THE REVOLUTION

If you haven't made it down to the gallery to see Gusmano Cesaretti's exhibition, you're really missing something!

In case you don't know the man has been documenting LA life and culture since the early 70's. Gangs, Virgen Mary murals, graffiti, he was even one of the first to photograph Chaz Bojorquez and publish a book featuring his street graff.

Couple of the folks that showed up last weekend to bless his show included: re-known digital artist David Em and "Quantum of Solace" movie director Marc Forster.

Here's the slideshow of his art and the opening reception. If interested in purchasing some of his grid images, they are very affordable, most only $30-$50 each!

Enjoy!



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For inquiries:
info@crewest.com

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AMBUSH!

AMBUSH:
A Midsummer Night's Art and Music Event

DATE:
Saturday August 22, 2009

TIME:
7pm to 11pm

FEATURING:
Photography Projections by Gusmano Cesaretti: "The Virgin of L.A.", "Los Niños del Silencio", "To Be Alone" -

Live Painting by Man One
and Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca

Live Music by Vasco Cesaretti and guests

Guest Artist: David Em



ADDRESS:
835 Mission Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030

ENTRY FEE:
$5

Refreshments:
compliments of Jarritos and Roaring Lion Energy Drink.

RSVP (not required):
ambush@crewest.com

PARKING:
There is plenty of free street parking on Mission Street and cross streets.
Or you can take the Metro Gold Line to the Mission Street station, walk 1.5 blocks west.

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Artist Info:
Gusmano Cesaretti, born in Lucca, Italy, and a resident of Los Angeles since 1970, has been capturing the sound, light, and even emotional tenor of his adopted city through the lens of his camera.

Gusmano has published two books: Street Writers- A Guided Tour of Chicano Graffiti, and Physical Graffiti-4x4=24. He is a contributing photographer to the book, 24 Hours in the Life of Los Angeles. His photographs have been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In 2008, Gusmano participated in a major collaborative exhibition entitled, This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in Los Angeles Photographs at the Huntington Library.

Fourteen of Gusmano's photographs are part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institute (Smithsonian photo link) in Washington, D. C. and the Museum of Contemporay Art, Los Angeles. The many countries that Gusmano has made photographic studies of include: Mexico, Central and South America, Haiti, and South East Asia.

Event Co-Produced by:
Gusmano Cesaretti and Crewest