Alternative Press is a great source of information when it comes to metal, hard rock and punk or any kind of music, and this awesome publication celebrates its 25th anniversary by opening an art exhibit starting today in LA. I am not sure why they chose LA since they are based in Cleveland, but the Merry Karnoswky Gallery will be hosting original works from many musicians and other artists till July 24th:
Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Carla Azar (Autolux), Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die), Shepard Fairey, Joby J. Ford (The Bronx), Black Francis (The Pixies), Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive), Camille Rose Garcia, John Gourley (Portugal. The Man), Anthony Green (Circa Survive), Shawn Harris (The Matches), Matt “Portland” Hay (Nora), Derek Hess, Adam Jones (Tool), Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson (Garbage), Travie McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), Liz McGrath (Miss Derringer), Marc “Porter” McKnight (Atreyu), Tara McPherson, Andy “The Butcher” Mrotek (The Academy Is…), Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Morgan Slade (Miss Derringer), Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and more.
It’s interesting to see that so many musicians can also express themselves using other mediums. Shirley Manson apparently is into knitting sculpture, and Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) into acrylic painting and collage.
I am always curious about this dual ability some artists have since I was once intrigued by Marilyn Manson’s scary watercolors. Manson, who has claimed in a 2004 his painting career began when he was selling his art to drug dealers, is a good example of this. By the way, he has also teamed up with film director David Lynch and opened an exhibit, Genealogies of Pain, at Kunsthalle gallery in Vienna, Austria.
AP Press will be hosting another gallery show later this year in New York City.