Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something cool to hang above my couch.
Roq la Rue, Seattlest's favorite purveyor of lowbrow art and pop surrealism, is opening its new gallery space tonight with "Bad Moon Rising," their annual Halloween group show. Stop by and ogle artwork by Ojimbo, Jim Blanchard, Lisa Petrucci, Pooch, Mike Leavitt, Mike Curato, James McLeod, Travis Louie, Ryan Bubnis, Joshua Petker, Brian Despain, Anthony Ausgang, Johnny Crap, Nicole Steen, Yo Ueno, Joe Vollan, Amanda Wachob, Jason D’Aquino, David Rauschenberg, Chuck Demorat, Justin Hampton, Quintin Gonzalez, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, and Luke Chueh.
Curator/gallery warden Kirsten Anderson put up some sneak peaks on her blog, Thumbmonkey, and explained the difference between lowbrow art and pop surrealism in a Traffic Magazine interview.
And tonight only, you can also enjoy:
For the opening we will also have hearses from Rain City Hearse Club, monster film clips courtesy Something Weird Video, refreshing liquids and hideous candy, and live goth swamp-garage rock by ROT13!
Sweaty with anticipation, you're now asking, "Waitaminute! Where can I find Roq la Rue's new gallery space?" Right next door to the old space, my friend. So close you'll be searching for Belltown parking in the old familiar places.
"Bad Moon Rising" runs tonight through November 5 at Roq la Rue Gallery. Tonight's opening festivities run from 6-10 p.m. Need an address to plug into Google maps? 2312 2nd Ave.
