With his surrealist aesthetic and eccentric lifestyle, Salvador Dali was never one to fade away unnoticed. Which is why the High Museum’s 31-hour going away party for Dali: The Late Work is perhaps the most apropos way to send the exhibit off in Dali-like grandeur.

Beginning at 10 a.m. this Saturday, “Dali ’til Dawn” not only offers one last chance to see some of the famed Spanish artist’s later works (including the bleak landscape and melting clocks of “The Persistence of Memory,” which was just added to the show in November), but also includes performance artists, DJs, film screenings and other ways to enhance the already enriching subject matter.

Local art advocacy collective WonderRoot will host performances that encourage audience participation and input. The Imperial Opa will perform theatrical sideshow-like feats in keeping with the spirit of Dali. Chamber musicians, art making workshops for kids, a dance party with DJ Heart Disease and an appearance by Melissa Carter from Q100’s The Bert Show will also be part of the phantasmagorical fun.

For the insomniacs arriving for the late-night festivities, admission is only $5 for non-museum members from midnight-9 a.m., and parking is free from midnight to 6 a.m.

Summer 2010 Schedule

May 27
“National Treasure”

June 3
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

June 10
“Dreamgirls”

June 17
“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope”

In tradition, viewers will have the opportunity to vote for which movie will be screened at the end of the series on June 24. The ballot options include “Jurassic Park,” “Casino Royale” and “The Incredible Hulk.” Voting will run from April 12 until April 30. All movies begin at dusk and be sure to leave your pets at home with your glass containers.

Photo by erin.kkr

“Los Angeles cops are investigating the 32-year-old’s sudden death, but a coroner official said it “appears to be natural.”"

More from the New York Daily News.

There’s a great WTWTA site created by Vice Magazine for the release featuring 24 artists inspired by Where The Wild Things Are including Ben Jones, Benjamin Marra, Dan Zettwoch, Esther Pearl Watson, Frédéric Fleury, Hellen Jo, Jordan Crane, Josh Simmons, Le Merde, Lisa Hanawalt, Mark Todd, Martin Ontiveros, Matt Furie, Matthew Thurber, Nick Gazin, Ray Sohn, Ron Rege, Jr., Imiri Sakabashira, Sammy Harkham, Shintaro Kago, Skinner, Ted May, Tony Millionaire, and Vanessa Davis.

In addition, the site offers up buddy icons and iPhone wallpaper for those of you interested in flaunting some of the pieces and your adoration of the book or film.

We’re giving away three awesome mini-mags and a copy of Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack featuring original songs by Karen O And The Kids (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs), courtesy of Vice Magazine!

To win a mini-mag or copy of the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack featuring Karen O And The Kids, enter via email with your full name, mailing address and tell me why you should win. Each of the winners will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 3PM on Monday.

Vice is also throwing a little art contest of their own around the release of Where The Wild Things Are.

[mp3] Karen O And The Kids – All Is Love

Follow the jump for more on the movie and how to win passes!

Synopsis:

Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), a hotshot young Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice.

Fast forward ten years. The man who got away with murder is found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die.

Soon Shelton follows through on his threats, orchestrating from his jail cell a string of spectacularly diabolical assassinations that can be neither predicted nor prevented. Philadelphia is gripped with fear as Shelton’s high-profile targets are slain one after another and the authorities are powerless to halt his reign of terror. Only Nick can stop the killing, and to do so he must outwit this brilliant sociopath in a harrowing contest of wills in which even the smallest misstep means death. With his own family now in Shelton’s crosshairs, Nick finds himself in a desperate race against time facing a deadly adversary who seems always to be one step ahead.

Jump below the image for details on how to win passes to this exclusive event.

Law Abiding Citizen screening
Monday, October 12
Regal Cinemas at Atlantic Station
7:30PM | FREE with pass | All Ages

To win a pair of tickets to attend the Law Abiding Citizen screening at Regal Cinemas in Atlantic Station on Monday, October 12, enter via email with your full name and tell me why you should win the passes. Each of the winners will be chosen at random from the rule abiding contestants and notified via email by 3PM on the day of the screening. Upon confirmation, the winner will receive two tickets which they will receive at Will Call. You must be able to confirm by 5PM EST.

Tonight at 7:30PM, there will be a special screening of “Whip It” at Tara 4 Regal Cinemas on Cheshire Bridge Road.

Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut takes place in Bodeen, Texas where “an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.” You all know my love and some know my history with roller derby.

You have until 5:45PM today to come find me* sitting inside at the bar at Cypress Street Pint & Plate at the corner of Cypress Street and 6th Street in Midtown (near Georgia Tech). First two people here win the passes! Each pass admits two.

* I’m the only chick currently sitting at the bar!

You may recognize Barney as the creator of the cult flick, The Cremaster Cycle, which was last shown in Atlanta maybe six years back, or as the spouse of the equally as avant, Bjork.

Each screening is limited to a maximum of 50 people. Email Whitespace to make a reservation, including number of guests. It is also suggested to arrive 15 minutes early to secure your seat. Confirmed reservations will receive priority seating. In case of overflow, additional shows will be added. Screenings start promptly on the hour.

De Lama Lamina

Set in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil during Carnaval 2004, this film/performance collaboration with avant-garde musician Arto Lindsay is further evidence of Barney’s continuing fascination with “biomechanical erotica.” Barney says, “De Lama Lamina” is a meditation on the creative process . . . Candomble . . . became a catalyst for finding a way to express a faith in the balances in nature . . . and through this faith being able to look at the world today without feeling hopeless.” 45 minutes

Tonight is The Flaming Lips, Explosions In The Sky, Stardeath and White Dwarfs at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. There’s a ton of tickets on Craigslist if you haven’t already scored yours.

[mp3] The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize??
[mp3] Explosions In The Sky – A Song For Our Fathers

After decades of ownership by the Eason clan, Creative Loafing has a new owner, Atalaya Capital Management. Check in with Thomas Wheatley who attended the auction hearing in Tampa yesterday on this audio interview.

The Atlanta Underground Film Festival kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday, August 30.

For eight bucks or less, viewers will have the option of over 100 underground films, documentaries and animated shorts that will be showcased at eight venues, including Midtown Art Cinema, Eyedrum, The Carter Center and Young Blood Gallery.

For more information and a schedule of the flicks, check out www.festivalleague.com.

John Otte — Sugar & Shit (Stephan/Polidori Remix), 2009, Collage

Summer is slowly beginning the process of giving way to Fall. In this temporary “hit & run” installation, John Otte seeks to meditate on the ongoing collapse and erosion of many previously considered “stable” systems, both locally and globally, thus making way for other arrangements and different forms.

In an ongoing exploration of creative destruction, Otte employs photography, text, collage, sculpture, and film sources creating porous abstractions where systems collide, contaminate, and overlap one another, forming strange new hybrids and mutations – an uncertain world where fact and fiction are inextricably bound, “beautiful things grow out of shit . . . things evolve out of nothing,” and “everything disappears.”

John Otte, is well known in Atlanta as an artist, DJ, and curator. His multi-disciplinary work is primarily abstract, containing numerous references to the body, music, architecture, and landscape.