Nikki Sixx To Appear At The Annenberg Space for Photography, Thursday, August 25, 2011

Los Angeles CA The Annenberg Space for Photography today announced musician/photographer/author Nikki Sixx will appear on Thursday, August 25, 2011 as a guest in their continuing IRIS Nights lecture series for their exhibition, BEAUTY CULTURE.

As with BEAUTY CULTURE, Sixx:A.M.'s current CD, This Is Gonna Hurt (Eleven Seven Music) and single, "Lies of the Beautiful People" along with Sixx's book, This is Gonna Hurt: Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx (HarperCollins/William Morrow), take the audience through themes of how beauty is defined, challenged and revered in modern society.

Sixx first picked up a camera in 1989. This Is Gonna Hurt  explores how images influence our lives in both celebratory and disturbing ways, based upon Sixx's journals and for the first time in print, his photographs. It is these observations and accompanying photographs that will be the focus of his visit to the Annenberg.

As a member of MOTLEY CRUE, one of the most successful rock bands in the world, Nikki Sixx is a Grammy-nominated musician with over 80 million album sales to-date. He is a New York Times bestselling author three times over with The Heroin Diaries, The Dirt (written with his Motley Crue bandmates) and his current book, This is Gonna Hurt: Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx (HarperCollins/William Morrow).

Sixx's band, Sixx:A.M. has enjoyed success with their debut CD, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (over 300,000 copies sold), and single, "Life Is Beautiful," radio's most-played rock song of 2008.

Sixx A.M.'s current CD, This is Gonna Hurt is the accompanying soundtrack to Sixx's book. It entered the top slot as the #1 Independent Rock Album on iTunes and continues top rock song status with the single, "Lies of the Beautiful People."

The band partnered with Hulu for a documentary series into the creative process for the ... Hurt project, including commentary from Sixx's book subjects who were the inspiration for the soundtrack.

BEAUTY CULTURE, open through November 27, features works from over 100 iconic photographers. In the IRIS Nights free weekly lecture series, visitors to the Annenberg Space for Photography hear first-hand from photographers and other professionals about their perspectives on photography's role in the definition of beauty.

The Annenberg Space for Photography is located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles, California. With IRIS Nights, Sixx joins a lineup of top fashion, beauty and pop culture photographers and editors. The IRIS Nights lecture series takes place Thursday evenings in the Photography Space and is free to the public with advance registration. The full lecture schedule can be accessed via the Annenberg Space for Photography website. Availability for Sixx's event will be posted shortly.

Stated Sixx, "I've always had an eye for the oddities in life. Even as a kid, I saw the world in my own way and thought most things that were different were beautiful and magical. My dream has always been to somehow show life through different colored lenses. It is an honor for me to have this opportunity with the Annenberg Foundation to share both my views and company with some of the most respected photographers in the world."

Pat Lanza, Director of Talent and Content for the Annenberg Space for Photography stated, "Our Thursday Iris Nights lectures present speakers whose work relates to the theme of the current exhibition. Nikki Sixx has produced a photography book on the subject of beauty from an unexpected viewpoint, so we wanted to feature him in our Beauty Culture lecture series. He is also a great lover of photography, as noted on his Facebook site in which he names many of his favorite photographers."

More about Nikki Sixx: Sixx is host of two nationally syndicated radio shows, "Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx" and "The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx", that run two hours a day, six days a week at the top of the ratings in markets including Los Angeles and New York.

In addition to being an accomplished Grammy nominee, radio host, New York Times bestselling author, clothing designer of Royal Underground, syndicated radio show host, philanthropist and recording artist in two genre defining bands, Sixx is the proud father of four.

About Motley Crue: Thirty loud years in, Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil, guitarist Mick Mars, bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee commandeer the rock pantheon as one of the most enduring musical ensembles in history. Motley Crue's rock royalty emanates with as much iridescent relevance in the millennium as it did in the 1980s. The Crue's bragging rights comprise worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million–25 million in the U.S.–seven platinum or multi-platinum albums, 22 top 40 mainstream rock hits, six top 20 pop singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance, a New York Times bestselling memoir and two dozen turf tours logging more than 1,350 live gigs across the globe, to date. The band's output encompasses nine studio and two live albums, six compilation CDs, three box sets, nine DVDs, and 24 singles with accompanying music videos. Motley Crue is currently on a national headline tour. They have been named as the 2011 Honorees of the Sunset Strip Music Festival and will be receiving their award at the event on Thursday, August 18 in West Hollywood, California.

Hi res photos for download available here: http://media.10thst.com/presskits/sixxam/photos/ThisIsGonnaHurt/

For more information on Nikki Sixx or Sixx:A.M., please contact:

Scoop Marketing
Janie Hoffman: 818-761-6100 or 310-739-1445 or hoffman@solters.com

Tenth Street Entertainment/Eleven Seven Music
Jessica Ricci: 212-293-8429 or jessicar@10thst.com
Corey Brewer: 212-293-8430 or coreyb@10thst.com

About the Annenberg Space for Photography
The Annenberg Space for Photography is a cultural destination dedicated to exhibiting compelling photography. The Space conveys a range of human experiences and serves as an expression of the philanthropic work of the Annenberg Foundation and its Directors. The intimate environment features state-of-the-art, high-definition digital technology as well as traditional prints by some of the world's most renowned and emerging photographers. The exhibits change three times a year. It is the first solely photographic cultural destination in the Los Angeles area.

About the Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation is a private family foundation that provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally. Since 1989, it has generously funded programs in education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community life; health and human services; and animal services and the environment. In addition, the Foundation and its Board of Directors are directly involved in the community with several projects that expand and complement its grant support to nonprofits. Among them are innovative nonprofit capacity building initiatives, the Annenberg Space for Photography, Explore, and the Metabolic Studio. The Annenberg Foundation exists to advance the public well-being through improved communication. As the principal means of achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.