Cannibal Flower
by LB

The Cannibal Flower Reaming Art Gallery and Performance Space . is a once a month portable venue for the arts, show casing art, music, dance, film and video, projections, magic and fashion shows. Organizers Michele Waterman of Ill:logical technologies & Entertainment (an "illogical" band with two DJ's spinning the mellifluous sounds of flute, sax, and electric guitar 4 x 4, mixing hip-hop with electronic opera, now available on E records) and Kurain Shahani -of E Records started Cannibal Flower last August so they and their friends could showcase their art and music without having to deal with the politics of convention art galleries or the hassle of sending in slides, pitching, etc. Due to the vast success of the first few openings, it generated a strong following, bringing in more artists and performers of all kinds, from established artists like Mark Mothersbaugh and Candace Mindy Allen to art students to outsiders.
Cannibal Flower believes that any artists dedicated to what they do deserve a chance to show. Another of their aims is to create artist unity and collaboration, hence their venue's portability. Previous locations/collaborators include Bullseye Studio, Silverlake; The Laboratory, downtown; the Spiral Gallery, LA; Seeing Red on Melrose. By working with other galleries they not only promote these locations, but bring the arts to a wider audience. Every show is entirely different, bringing in a different group of people, young and old. For more info call LC 818-761-6940, or JeanPaul 323-667-0353. They have a new show coming up - see guide for listing.