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“I found the relationship between the Erewhon Hailey Bieber Strawberry Glaze Skin Smoothie and the Sherry Shriner orgone blaster to be productive and interesting.”

Sherry Shriner was the anonymous leader of a prolific online cult in the MySpace age. She was the proprietrix of countless websites scrying accounts of demon-alien-reptiles walking among us and recipes for DIY orgone blasters, which if you didn’t know are blocks of sparkling resin capable of intercepting insidious spiritual electromagnetic forces, like Wi-Fi. A cupcake tin is ideal, but smoothie cups work just fine.

Such were the wayside convictions of the aughts, when pseudoscience, obsession, and conspiracy inexorably collided with the internet. But to what extent can we metabolize it all, let alone exercise free will? In the latest installment for our Artists at Work series, Alex Heilbron (@a.p.heilbron) spoke with fellow artist Scott Benzel (@scottbenzel) about Shriner, AI and Ouija boards, the ouroboric nature of information networks, and the “disembodied voice” that breaches the technological unknown.

Link in bio.

Images:

Hailey Strbry Glz Orgone Blaster, 2025. Photo by Josh Schaedel. Image courtesy of @phase_gallery

California Split / La Fourchette du Cavalier, 2020. Image courtesy of @belami.la

Palomar (Bog Beast), 2025. Image courtesy of @phase_gallery

Portrait of the artist. Image by @colettezighelboim

#ai #cryptopoetics #conspiracy #rabbithole #seance

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“People always ask why I care so much about art in homes.
This is why. Same architecture. Same hallway. Completely different feeling.

Art isn’t the last thing you add to a house, it’s often the thing that gives it a soul.” Curated by Arushi Kapoor @arushikapoor1 for Art House Staging

I only work with real artists because I believe homes deserve more than mass-produced décor. They deserve stories, craftsmanship, and something that makes you pause.

Two hallways. Two vibes. Endless possibilities.

Artworks by OCHI Gallery @ochigallery
Listed by Joey Ben Zvi @joeybenzvi @joeybenzvi

Photos by @andrewbramasco

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My 27th Pier to Pier 2 mile ocean swim. I made 3 friends do it with me. The hardest part was figuring out what to do with our cars.

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KONA HUMUHUMU-NUKUNUKU-A-PUA’A
“Hot damn, that bike is siiick!”
Das legendäre schnörkellose „Humu“ mit der kultigen Doppel-Oberrohr-Optik ist in einer limitierten Artist Edition von 200 Exemplaren zurück

https://www.veloflicki.ch/.../kona-humuhumu-nukunuku-a-puaa/

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Now online! Ashlyn Ashbaugh reviews Alex Heilbron (@a.p.heilbron) at as-is Gallery (@asis.losangeles).⁠
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Thanks to all pundit dreamers

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“Pundit Dream” on view through March 14th at Vasa Studio Gallery. Saturdays 12-4pm & by appointment.

In ancient Sanskrit the word Pundit (or Pandit) was used to describe a person with great knowledge or ability in a specific discipline. In India the word is still used as an honorific, for example, Pandit Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury (Ravi Shankar). By definition every artist in this exhibition is a Pundit, and every artwork that is exhibited in the exhibition is a Pundit Dream. By dream I do not mean the nighttime workings of the subconscious but instead as a term for ‘Aspirations’. Aspiration for a better world, a better future, a better self, the list of possible aspirations is infinite. A ‘Pundit Dream’ is foremost an act of great idealism, the ultimate belief that acting or performing or making something in the world will have profound consequences and benefits.

The Pundit Dream is also a ‘MacGuffin’ (a plot device, like a physical object, secret document, or ideal, that drives a story forward by motivating characters to act, but is ultimately irrelevant in itself to the plot’s resolution.) in the 1959 episode of the television series ‘Perry Mason’ entitled ‘A Shattered Dream’, Perry defends a world renowned gemstone expert charged with murder who attempts to cleave a raw 1000 carat diamond and fails. This dream to cleave the diamond into two perfect halves, making it ten times more valuable, becomes an interesting metaphor for contemporary artistic production.

The 16 Artists in the exhibition; Alex Heilbron, Kristopher Raos, Catherine Wang, Jack Slavin, Vasa Mihich, Niko Chodor, Rosa Sarholz, Rita McBride, Matt Paweski, Nicole-Antonia Spagnola, Alex Lukas, Michael Bala, Kristin Posehn, Glen Rubsamen, Bedros Yeretzian, Chadwick Rantanen are all in the business of great idealism, profound consequences and infinite aspirations.

Untitled (Money green, leather sofa) 2025
Acrylic, gouache and flashe on canvas 48 x 48 inches

📷 @jack_slavin_

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Saturday, February 14th is the final day to view Alex Heilbron: Opening at OCHI Los Angeles.

The gallery is open 11 AM - 6 PM.

Alex Heilbron examines the tension between systems & their collapse. Using digitally manipulated found images translated into vinyl stencils & paint, Heilbron builds layered canvases that merge meticulous handwork with the constraints of digital logic.

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Excited to be part of this group show opening tomorrow afternoon ✨

Pundit Dream
Opening 1-4pm, Saturday, February 14

Michael Bala @michaelbala
Niko Chodor @l1473l
Alex Heilbron @a.p.heilbron
Alex Lukas @alexlukas
Rita McBride @ritamcbride77
Vasa Mihich #vasa
Matt Paweski #mattpaweski
Kristin Posehn @kristinposehn
Chadwick Rantanen #chadwickrantanen
Kristopher Raos @kristopher_raos
Glen Rubsamen @glenrubsamen
Rosa Sarholz @rororosasasa
Jack Slavin @jack_slavin_
Nicole-Antonia Spagnola @theporcamadonna
Catherine Wang @c_y_uu
Bedros Yeretzian @by895287

Vasa Studio Gallery
3025 Exposition Place
Los Angeles, CA 90018

Exhibition dates: February 14-March 14
Hours: Saturdays 12-4pm or by appointment
Contact: (415) 215-9350

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Two new works are included in Pundit Dream, opening this Saturday, Feb 14th, from noon - 4:00 at 3025 Exposition Place in Los Angeles. Thrilled to be showing alongside Rita McBride, Catherine Wang, Jack Slavin, Glen Rubsamen, Vasa Velizar Mihich, Kristin Posehn, Rosa Sarholz, Nicole-Antonia Spagnola, Bedros Yeretzian, Alex Heilbron, Kristopher Raos, Chadwick Rantanen, Niko Chodor, Matt Paweski, and Michael Bala. The exhibition will be on view through March 14th.

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