I know a lot of the Technoccult community is located on the west coast, particularly in Oregon, so:
Skull Skates presents artist Pierre Dacruoix in his first showing in the USA at Diesel Fuel in Portland, Oregon – Sat. April 26th from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
From Take Me To Your Prom (Color Magazine):
RECENTLY WORLD GOVERNMENTS AND MEDIA HAVE BEEN TAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS IN FACT A GLOBAL WARMING PROBLEM. AS SUGGESTED BY AL GORE IN HIS EYE OPENING DOCUMENTARY "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH", IT’S NOT THE LARGE HUMAN POPULATION, BUT RATHER THE EXCESSIVE LIFESTYLE PRACTICED BY MANY THAT IS GOBBLING UP OUR RESOURCES AND EATING OUR ATMOSPHERE.
IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING TREND TOWARDS THESE EXCESSIVE LIFESTYLES AND AS AN ACTION TO INITIATE A STYLE SHIFT, VANCOUVER ARTIST PIERRE DACRUOIX HAS DESIGNED A SERIES OF TEN T-SHIRTS UNDER THE "GREEDCLOWN" LABEL. EACH OF THE DESIGNS CARRIES A THOUGHTFUL IMAGE AND MESSAGE, MOCKING THE "BLING" LIFESTYLE AND DEBUNKING THE "SUCCESS IS EXCESS" IDEA.