August 30, 2004
Cellular Cinema Call for Submissions
Cellular Cinema Film Festival call for submissions. Zoie Films.
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August 29, 2004
Life and Death
Life and Death features new artwork from Paul Urich and Chris Duncan. The exhibit opens Thursday, September 2 at 7p.m. at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco.
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August 26, 2004
Print Show at Needles & Pens
Block prints by Icky of NOSEDIVE zine and Lydia Crumbley. The opening is Saturday August 28 at 7 p.m. This place is cool. You should stop in. It's probably the best place we know to pick up zines. (Although, Ferlinghetti's City Lights bookstore has some cool ones in the back room.) Tell 'em we said hi. Needles & Pens is located at 483 14th Street (at Guerrero) in San Francisco.
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Activists Hang 60-Foot Banner On Plaza Hotel
This morning, a group of young professionals and students from across the country, unfurled a giant banner in midtown Manhattan off the front of the Plaza Hotel. The banner was critical of the Bush/Cheney Administration’s poor record of leadership during its term in office. Two climbers safely rappelled down the facade of the NYC landmark in order to deploy the banner, which stretched 60-feet across and several floors high, depicted arrows pointed in opposite directions; the forward pointing arrow, titled "Truth", contrasted sharply with the backwards pointing arrow, titled "Bush".
“We love our country, but Bush and Cheney are taking us in the wrong direction”, said Terra Lawson-Remer, an organizer with New York City’s Operation Sibyl. “Bush lied about WMDs and Iraq, and he continues to deceive us regarding healthcare and the state of the economy. We can’t afford four more years of deception, miscalculation, and arrogance.”
Revelations that members of the Bush/Cheney Administration knowingly lied about supposed stock piles of chemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq in order to justify a pre-emptive war exemplify a pattern of deception that has become a hallmark of this government. The same pattern of deception has led to tax cuts benefiting the richest Americans, the highest unemployment rates in decades while consumer confidence remains at historic lows.
“Engaging in creative, peaceful civil disobedience to hold our government accountable serves to revitalize democracy,” said Lawson-Remer. “Throughout history such actions have secured the right to vote for women, ended segregation, and hastened the end of unjust wars.”
“There is a real choice in this election. Everyone has a stake in the outcome,” added New York based Operation Sibyl member Adam Berenzweig. “Our action today was dramatic because the difference between a Bush and a Kerry Administration would be dramatic.”
All four climbers were arrested and await charges at the Midtown precinct. Operation Sybil is a group of young professionals and students who organized around this election to unseat George Bush. The group is named after the Greek oracle at Delphi, Sybil, who role was to expose truth to humankind.
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August 25, 2004
The Anti-Advertising Agency wants you
The Anti-Advertising Agency is a new, artist run organization creating collaborative works which critically examine outdoor advertising and the use of public space. They are currently looking for proposals from artists able to work in the SF Bay Area.
Selected artists will:
- receive up to $1000 stipend
- receive up to $950 supply budget
- be able to work in collaboration with the Agency.
Visit the site to download a call for entries and get more information.
antiadvertisingagency.com
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Banksy Books are in!
Both Banksy books have been sold out nationally and are finally in from England. Order here.
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Fuckin' Politics!
Gotta hand it to Yoshitomo Nara... he's so eloquent. His unlimited lithograph just seems to sum it all up. Don't you agree?
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August 24, 2004
NEA Chairman Merc article
"If San Jose is to realize its destiny as one of America's major cities, cultural development needs to be taken as seriously as economic development. "
An interesting article by Dana Gioia, chairman of the NEA in the Mercury News.
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August 23, 2004
Central Park's 150th Anniversary
Here are some great photos and articles in a NYC forum.
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Creative Genius
~Characteristics of Creative Genius
Are you a creative genius? Take a look at this one study of creatives and their characteristics.
I have always had an insatiable curiosity.
I am able to run my mind on multiple tracks at the same time.
I learn rapidly and retain / apply what I learn.
I tend to be very independent.
I tend to be less motivated than others are by rewards, bonuses, and praise.
At times I have asked embarrassing questions or rudely pointed out truths at the wrong time.
My preference for the complex can fool me into underestimating the simple answer.
I like to refine and improve others' innovations.
I feel comfortable with a wide range of emotions.
I can see many sides to nearly any issue.
Honesty, integrity, and ethics are important to me.
I can help others understand themselves better.
I am a seeker and champion of ultimate truths.
My nervous system is easily aroused, and I am able to discern the slightest changes in my environment (aromas, shifts in light, etc.) or detect irritants (e.g. scratchy sweater label).
I can feel along with and for others.
I set high standards for myself and for others and am my own worst critic.
I tend to look for consistency and security in systems, rules, and orderliness.
I am often considered a "driven" person.
I have maintained my childlike sense of wonder.
I am intent on searching out universal truths.
I am deeply disturbed by inequity, exploitation, corruption, and needless human suffering.
I can and do work myself to exhaustion.
Some people think I'm too serious.
I have always been interested in social reform.
I value and will defend diversity.
I have a strong need to "make a difference."
I have a penchant for risk-taking.
I can and do ignore my own needs for the sake of others.
© LIBERATING EVERYDAY GENIUS™ by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, Psy.D.
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August 22, 2004
What the #$*! Do We Know?!
So we've been telling everyone about this film called What the #$*! Do We Know?!, and figured we should share it with all of you. After you see this film, nothing will ever be the same. Playing at Camera 12.
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The Scream Stolen
Edvard Munch's The Scream, and Madonna were stolen from a Norway museum today at gunpoint. BBC article.
Update from Norway.
Update: The Scream is NOT insured.
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August 21, 2004
Nome's Van
We ran into Nome at an opening in S.F. tonight. Then we stumbled across his van on the way back to our car.
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Bjork's Medulla release - August 31, 2004
If you are a fan of Bjork, like us, you have probably been anticipating the release of Medulla at the end of this month. In the meantime you can both listen to a sample here and take a look at the Medulla Player that debuts with the album as well. Enjoy.
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August 19, 2004
Construct 4 - Call for Proposals
4th Annual Installation Award and Exhibition
Deadline for Submissions: Friday, September 10, 2004
Guest Juror: Mary Ceruti, Executive Director of SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery is seeking site-specific proposals from artists for Construct 4 - the 4th Annual Installation Award and Exhibition. Construct 4 will be judged by New York SculptureCenter Executive Director Mary Ceruti in collaboration with SFACG staff and board members.
Exhibition dates are January 28 to March 26, 2005.
Download the prospectus for full submission requirements.
Applications with materials in excess of prospectus specifications, or incomplete, incorrectly assembled, faxed, e-mailed or late
applications will not be accepted.
Hand deliver or mail applications to:
Construct 4
SF Arts Commission Gallery
401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Metro's Best of Poll 2004
Metro's Best of Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley Readers Poll 2004 is out. It's your chance to let the world (or at least the Bay Area) know what you think. It's a great way to show community support for your favorite restaurants, organizations and local hangs. You can fill out the ballot online here.
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Zach Braff's Garden State
I can count on one hand the number of films I've been willing to throw down my hard-earned cash for twice while they are still in the theater. I like to go back to see if the magic is still there the second time around. That's when you know there's something to it. Garden State is as beautiful, surreal (as our lives truly are) and poignant the second time around. It's showing on over 600 screens this weekend! Check it out.
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August 18, 2004
Artist Fellowships Grant
POETS and PHOTOGRAPHERS - Arts Council Silicon Valley annually awards Artist Fellowships to recognize professional working artists and to enable them to continue to pursue their creative work. Up to six fellowships of $4,000 each will be given annually in rotating artistic categories. No specific project needs to be carried out with the funds awarded. In 2004, Artist Fellowships will be awarded in two categories:
Visual Arts: Photography (Application Deadline: November 8, 2004)
Literary Arts: Poetry (Application Deadline: November 15, 2004)
Check out their site for requirements and more info.
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Gottfried Helnwein Exhibit
Kindskopf (Head of a Child) 1991
600 cm x 400 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas
The Child: Works by Gottfried Helnwein
Exhibit on view now at The Legion of Honor.
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San Jose Public Art Program - Community Meeting
MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING
Monday, August 23, 2004
6:00 p.m.
San Jose City Hall, Room 216
The Draft Public Art Master Plan for Mineta San Jose International Airport will be considered by the Airport Public Art Steering Committee at this community meeting. The draft plan sets the framework for the programmatic approach versus defining or selecting artworks. View the draft.
Public input is welcomed and encouraged. No background in the arts necessary in order to participate!
Please be sure to get the word out to your family, friends and neighbors to attend!
If you have questions about this project or the Public Art Program please contact Mary Rubin at (408) 277-2808
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August 17, 2004
Black Rider in SF
I've been looking forward to this ever since we bought the album in '93... "In The Black Rider, Robert Wilson, Tom Waits, and William Burroughs present a strange and hilarious theatrical wonderland, a musical fable of love, evil, and human folly steeped in the folklore of the past and bursting with the art of the future."
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August 13, 2004
Garden State
Garden State is a GREAT film...definitely a must see! Check out Zach's blog too.
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