What: “CALIFORNIA CRYPTOZOIC”

When: October 28 – November 25, 2006
Opening Saturday October 28, 9pm – Partytime

Who: Artist Megan Whitmarsh (visit her site for her little Yeti film)

Where: October, 28 2006 at the New Image Art Gallery, 7908 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046

How Much: Free

“Yeti does Disco” with bling bling or goes Star Wars, well, is sort of weird, I’d say. Or very normal, nowadays. After all, if Wikipedia has an entry on “bling bling” originating from Jamacian patois and noting the contradictory reality that the “bling bling diamonds” are probably conflict diamonds, obtained via racist practices, isn’t Yeti art merely a window to the world?

Here’s some of the kind of Megan Whitmarsh’s Yeti embroidery examples to be shown:

Thanks to David Pescovitz for the hint about this one, and to the gallery for permission granted to reproduce these images.