KALI ARTOGRAPHER
MATT TYRNAUER INTERVIEW
KALI WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE LOS ANGELES HIPPIE ERA.
PALM SPRINGS EDITION
HOLIDAY HOUSE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
TWO STEPS FROM DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS, LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION AND AMENITIES! @holidayhouseps
THICK AS THIEVES STORE
GIFT, SOUVENIRES, LIFESTYLE GOODS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND KIDS @SHOPTHIEVES
AT PEACE IN JOSHUA TREE
THE SOULFUL EXPERIENCE
GRAM PARSONS
A FEW WORDS TRIBUTE AT THE JOSHUA TREE INN
KALI
I FIRST HEARD OF KALI FROM MY FRIEND AND RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER LEN PRINCE. HE WAS ASKED TO PUT TOGETHER A PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION LIKE NO OTHER, DISCOVERED POSTHUMOUS BY KALI’S DAUGHTER SUSAN ARCHIBALD. IT INCLUDED THOUSANDS OF STUNNING CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES, AND JOURNALS ESPECIALLY CONCENTRATED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S. A COMPLETE TREASURE TROVE OF A UNIQUE ARTISTIC LIFE.
KALI’S MAIDEN NAME, JOAN MARIE YARUSSO. SHE MARRIED AND BECAME JOAN ARCHIBALD. SHE LEFT HER HUSBAND AND MOVED OUT TO MALIBU, CALIFORNIA AND HUNG OUT WITH THE LIKES OF RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN AND OTHER CELEBRITIES. SHE THEN MOVED TO A HOUSE IN PALM SPRINGS ONCE OWNED BY BOBBY DARIN AND SANDRA DEE, THEN ATTENDED THE COLLEGE OF THE DESERT, REINVENTING HERSELF AS KALI THE ARTOGRAPHER.
KALI’S WORK INCLUDED DOUBLE EXPOSED PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES, UNIQUE COLORS, AND INKS. SHE USED VARIOUS FILM FORMATS INCLUDING POLAROIDS. HER WORK WENT THROUGH SEVERAL PHASES FROM MORE HIPPIEFIED, EXPERIMENTAL THEN MORE RECLUSIVE WHEN SHE SHOT MULTIPLE EXPOSURES OF IMAGES ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERA TV SCREENS.
KALI’S WORK IS VERY EVENTFUL UPON ITSELF. IN THE CLASSIC FORM, THERE IS NO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER THAT HAS ACHIEVED HER UNIQUE STYLE OF WORK. HER LIFE’S WORK NOW EXISTS IN ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND TWO BOOKS. KALI ARTOGRAPHER AND KALI ARTOGRAPHER AN INTRODUCTION BY MATT TYRNHAUER 1. PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES, 2. POLAROIDS, 3. OUTERSPACE.
THESE BOOKS ARE A MUST FOR EVERY ART COLLECTOR. HER JOURNALS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGES ARE A DEEP DIVE INTO A VERY AMAZING LIFE OF AN INCREDIBLE VISIONARY ARTIST. THESE BOOKS ARE PUT TOGETHER IN ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS I HAVE EVER SEEN.
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MATT TYRNHAUER / KALI Interview
INTERVIEW with MATT TYRNHAUER
THE UNIQUE LIFE OF KALI
SHOWS PAST AND PRESENT
THE KALI ARTOGRAPHER EXHIBIT IS CURRENTLY AT THE HOLDED LUNTZ GALLERY IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA, JULY THROUGH THE FALL. PAST SHOWS INCLUDE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM, COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART and STALEY WISE GALLERY IN NYC.
THE PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM WAS THE PERFECT SETTING FOR KALI’S LIFE WORKS. SHE LEARNED HER CRAFT IN PALM SPRINGS BUT NEVER GOT TO REALIZE THE FULL IMPACT OF HER INCREDIBLE ARTOGRAPHY. TO SEE SOME OF HER WORK DISPLAYED IN LARGE SCALE, LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION OF HER CREATIVITY.
LEN PRINCE TOOK GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF KALI’S WORK WAS PROPERLY PROCESSED, FORMATTED, ARCHIVED AND PRESENTED IN THE BEST LIGHT POSSIBLE. LEN AND MATT TYRNHAUER WERE VERY DEDICATED TO THE KALI PROJECT. HER WORK IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE AND APPRECIATE THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS.
PALM SPRINGS!
HOLIDAY HOUSE
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION AND AMMENITIES!
A MICHELIN KEY HOTEL, STEPS FROM DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS
PEACEFUL, QUAINT AND WELL APPOINTED, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW YOU ARE STEPS AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN TO PALM SPRINGS WHERE I PARKED THE CAR, CHECKED IN AND DIDN’T DRIVE ANYWHERE THE ENTIRE TIME. WE WALKED EVERYWHERE, EVERTHING WAS CLOSE BY AND IT WAS PERFECT!
THE ROOM WAS GREAT AND A PLEASANT SURPRISE. IT WAS COMFORTABLE, LARGE AND HAD A GREAT TUB, WHICH WAS JUST WHAT was NEEDED TO SETTLE IN FOR THE WEEKEND. A TRULY MODERN AMMENITIES HISTORICAL HOTEL WITH VIBES OF 1950S HOLLYWOOD.
THE SURROUNDING VIEWS ARE BEAUTIFUL WITH MATURE LANDSCAPE AND PLENTY OF PLACES TO HAVE SOME PERONAL TIME, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR GOING TO PALM SPRINGS. THE WEATHER WAS A PERFECT LOW 80S WHICH FEELS LIKE 72 DEGREES WITH PLENTY OF SUNNY. IT DOES HEAT UP IN THE SUMMER AND THE POOL BECOMES THE CENTRAL FOCUS.
THE PANTRY RESTAURANT GRABBED OUR ATTENTION. WE HAD PLANS TO EAT AT ANOTHER RESTAURANT IN TOWN, BUT CANCELED BECAUSE WE DIDN’T FEEL LIKE GOING ANYWHERE AFTER BEING SO RELAXED. THE DINNER WAS INCREDIBLE DOWN TO SOME OF THE BEST FRIED CHICKEN I HAVE EVER HAD, GARLIC MASHED POTATO PUREE AND GRILLED BROCOLLINI. THE DRINKS WERE GREAT AND WAIT STAFF ATTENTIVE.
A FEW GAMES OF SHUFFLEBOARD AFTER DINNER AND OUR DAY WAS COMPLETE. THERE IS AN ICE CREAM CART IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAWN, YES THAT WAS OUR LAST STOP BEFORE HEADING BACK TO OUR ROOM.
A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOLIDAY HOUSE IS THE SHOP THICK AS THIEVES. IT’S COOL AND ECLECTIC, FILLED WITH PALM SPRINGS CENTRIC ITEMS FROM APPAREL, CUSTOM JEWELRY, PERSONAL SPA ITEMS, FURNITURE AND ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS THAT ARE FOR THE HUNTER & COLLECTOR.
IT IS DEFINITELY A COOL BOUTIQUE STORE WITH MANY ITEMS THAT WILL CATCH YOUR EYE. MANY ARE HAND MADE. THERE IS A NICE PALM SPRINGS VINTAGE FEEL TO THE SHOP AS IT IS IN AN OLD PALM SPRINGS BUNGALOW WHICH IS QUITE CHARMING. NEW AND OLD, YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THEY ALSO DO MAIL ORDER https://www.shopthieves.com/
THERE ARE BOOKS EVERYWHERE, SOME ABOUT WESTERN ARTISTS. THERE ARE EVEN REMNANTS FROM OLD HOLLYWOOD. MANY OF THESE ITEMS SELL OUT FREQUENTLY. THERE ARE STAPLES THAT WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE WITH THEIR OWN CUSTOM BRAND OF T-SHIRTS AND PERSONAL SPA ITEMS.
Jeremy Smick and Samantha Caltagirone ARE THE HUSBAND & WIFE TEAM THAT PUT TOGETHER THICK AS THIEVES IN 2017. IN 2019, their store was named ONE of 50 Best Home Stores in America by House Beautiful Magazine.
ART IN PALM SPRINGS
PUBLIC ART IS EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT PALM SPRINGS. THERE ARE MANY ARTISTS THAT LIVE THERE AND THE MANY ART GALLERIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.
DOWNTOWN IS ALL ABOUT TAKING YOUR TIME AMONG THE MANY SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. EVENING DINING IS GREAT! THERE ARE MANY OPEN AIR CAFES WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THE STARS COME OUT IN THE PRISTINE DARK BLUE SKY WITH A WARM DESERT BREEZE.
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD VISIT PALM SPRINGS TO EXPERIENCE THE DESERT AND ENJOY THE MUSIC FESTIVALS OF COACHELLA AND STAGE COACH. IT HAS ITS OWN VIBE AND DEFINITELY A RELAXING ENVIRONMENT.
JOSHUA TREE
JOSHUA TREE IS A MUST! IT IS MAJESTIC AND STILL HOLDS THE ESSENCE OF U2’S JOSHUA TREE ALBUM. THE SOLITUDE YOU WILL FEEL ALONG WITH THE TRUE ESSENCE OF PEACE IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE WINDING ROADS THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL PARK THAT REVEAL THE VISUALLY AMAZING, PICTURESQUE ENVIRONMENT AROUND EACH CORNER.
I spend time in JOSHUA TREE when i write. It is a soulful place where you can be by yourself, quiet your mind down and think. My album California was inspired by going to joshua tree. the western feel is like no other. renowned photographer Len Prince shot the photography for my album. these photographs remain as a storybook in my life that i will always cherish.
THE TREES THEMSELVES ARE AMAZING AND LIKE NO OTHER. THEY HAVE A FEELING OF THIS BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE TO THE DRY HEAT OF THE DESERT, YET THEY ARE HARMONIOUS TO THE VERY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS VERY UNFORGIVING. I REMEMBER MY FIRST GLIMPSE OF JOSHUA TREE. I JUST STOOD THERE FOR A VERY LONG MOMENT TAKING THIS ALL IN. IT’S LIKE THIS WORLD JUST OPENED TO YOU RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES. THE PASTEL COLORS OF THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE, THE MANY HUES AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY, SPECTACULAR!
GRAM PARSONS
I was finishing up a few songs in joshua tree THEN checked in at the joshua tree inn later that day. I STAYED IN gram parson’s room 8 for insiration where he had his final day. he had visited the joshua tree national park as well and blew off some steam after finishing his latest recording session. THE MIRROR IN THE ROOM WAS THE ONLY ITEM LEFT FROM THAT TIME. I LIFTED IT OFF THE WALL AND SIGNED THE BACK OF IT AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER NAMES AND SIGNATURES, RECOGNIZING ONLY A FEW.
the next morning was his actual birthday, a small group of GRAM fans were visiting his GUITAR memorial RIGHT OUTSIDE OF ROOM 8. I SAT IN THE CHAIR RIGHT in front of his memorial AND played a song to his memory, packed up then headed back to LA.
i had a college radio show and would play HIS MUSIC INCLUDING the byrds and the flying burrito brothers. I continue to listen to his SONGS along with his collaboration with emmylou harris, A genius pair. she wrote Boulder to Birmingham as a tribute to gram. hIS cult STATUS IS WELL DESERVED AS A pioneer OF COUNTRY ROCK AND americana.
