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July 31, 2005
Codes of Conduct
Pilar Aguero-Esparza
We checked out the current exhibit at Works gallery yesterday by our good friends Pilar, Francisco, Elena and Emilio. It's a great exhibit with a wide range of disciplines. Few more photos....
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July 27, 2005
Name and Logo Contest
South Bay Teen Slam League Name & Logo Contest
Win $100!!!
Deadline: September 9, 2005
Help MACLA name the South Bay Teen Slam League and create a logo. The guidelines are simple:
> The name must include MACLA in it's wording. (i.e. Teen Poets @ MACLA)
> Contest is open to students age 12-18 years.
For more information call (408) 938-3594.
Good Luck!
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July 26, 2005
Faber's Bicycles
Alex LaRiviere - test riding
We spent the better part of a day at Faber's checking out all of the vintage bikes Alex has out back. Housed in an old saloon, there are amazing cruizers, parts, signage and interesting characters all about.
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July 22, 2005
Bay Area International Arts Festival
The 2005 Bayennale is slated to take place in over 40 venues throughout the Bay Area July 22- August 7, 2005. Opening events will take place in San Francisco on Friday, July 22 and Oakland’s Jack London Square on Saturday, July 23. Visit www.bayennale.com for specifics.
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Drawing Storey
endix is a one drawing a day project for 2005 by mhny. He sent us this drawing from last night's Barron Storey lecture. There's also a good one from the recent Bozo Texino screening here.
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Ezra Li Eismont opening tonight in Oakland
The Edge of Non-Conformity
Brian McDonald and Ezra Li Eismont
Opening reception: July 22, 7pm to 9pm
INFERNO Gallery
4401 San Leandro Street
Oakland, CA 94601
510-435-4843
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Bike thieves strike outside A.D.
Our good friends Anabella and John had their bikes stolen just outside A.D. last night during Barron Storey's speaking event. We've posted an image of the two cruisers and description below in case you should see them over the weekend downtown or at the bike swap this Sunday.
The Red one - girl bike - has a XL sticker (like the ones that come on shirts) under the seat , the seat is very old original Schwinn/faded, the body is CANDY APPLE RED!!
The Blue one - girl bike - Is and Old English made Bike, the handle bar grips, say made in England (cream color), has a yellow sticker under it's seat too ... really old and rusty, nothing like it in SJ, that's for sure!
Please contact us with any sightings via email or the studio line 408.271.5151, and we'll pass it along. Go get 'em!
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July 21, 2005
Singh sees it
Gary Singh's current "Silicon Alleys" column in the Metro talks about his high hopes for A.D. downtown. Our favorite line: "Downtown is in a constant state of remodeling and Eder, along with his partner Cherri Lakey, is moving their Anno Domini art gallery operation into the old Camera One building - a perfect return of counterculture to the SoFA district. It's about freakin' time."
We couldn't agree more.
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July 19, 2005
Demano Bags Have Arrived!!
We're excited to be San Jose's exclusive retailer of Demano bags originating from Spain. Since 1999 Demano has recycled the polyester PVC banners that are used to announce art exhibits, cultural events and festivals that take place in Barcelona. Each bag is one of a kind, perfect for guys and gals, are well constructed and unique! These bags are the actual designs we have in stock.
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July 18, 2005
Exquisite Corpse Artists' Reception
Christine Benjamin
After three long, HOT days, the mural is finished and we're celebrating!!
Phantom Galleries presents:
Exquisite Corpse
Paris 1925 - New York 1993 - San Jose 2005
Over 60 local artists came together to re-enact "Cadavre Exquis," a parlor game of automation, chance and accident founded by the Surrealists in the 1920s.
Join us Friday, July 22, 2005
7pm - 10pm
55 South First Street (@ the corner of Post Street), downtown San Jose
Free and open to the public
Featuring music by Corpus Callosum.
There are two forms of this exhibit, one is drawings on paper (located at 55 So. First Street), the other is a 48' long mural (located at 50 No. First Street).
The game's origin was centered around words and poetry but was adapted to the possibilitiesof drawing,and even collage, by assigning a section of a body to each player,though the Surrealist principle of metaphoric displacement led to images that only vaguely resembled thehuman form.
It is in this spirit that these two exhibits celebrate the Surrealists' notion that creativity andgenius could be a shared experience.
View Photos from the Exquisite Corpse mural project here & here.
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July 16, 2005
SonicVision at Chabot Space & Science Center
SonicVision is said to be "a trip out-of-this-world and into the minds of the universe's most creative musical artists and digital animators." The show is set to a soundtrack featuring some of today's best music. Mixed by Moby, developed by MTV2, and featuring tracks from Coldplay, Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, David Bowie, U2, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Prodigy, The Flaming Lips, Fischerspooner, Audioslave, Spiritualized, Stereolab, Boards of Canada, Zwan, Goldfrapp, White Zombie and Moby, it's the 21st century digital lasarium!
The good people at Chabot Space & Science Center have offered anyone that reads our blog 50% off the $8 admission! Just print this posting out and take it with you. Shows are scheduled every Friday and Saturday night at 7 and 9:15 p.m. The offer's good through August 27th. Have fun!
More information at http://www.chabotspace.org/sonicvision/
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14th Street Art Openings Tonight
Some great stuff going on out in the Mission District tonight. Head over to 14th Street and check 'em out...
Nonetheless at Needles and Pens
Needles and Pens presents the work of 10 women: Monica Canilao, Sacha Eckes, Tara Lisa Foley, Maya Hayuk, Marisa Jahn, Sahar Khoury, Rebecca Miller, Mary Joy Scott, Miriam Klein Stahl, Lena Wolf
Opening: Saturday, July 16th from 6-9 p.m.
483 14th St., San Francisco, Mission District
Daily Dose at Low Gallery
John's going nuts over the next month with a new artist every day at Low Gallery! Daily Dose kicks off Saturday, July 16th with an opening for Daniel Tierney from 5-9 p.m.
Opening: Saturday, July 16th from 5-9 p.m.
487 14th St., San Francisco, Mission District
The Record Collector and Woodward Flats are also having openings right next door. Stop by.
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Bay Area Now 4
Ezra Li Eismont at YBCA
We checked out Yerba Buena's Bay Area Now 4 exhibit last night. Over all the best exhibits (in our opinion,) came from Hank Thomas, Gestault Collective (we're partial to Ezra, Sirron, Apex, Scatha & Nome) and the four commissioned films (including Bill Daniel.)
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Fair Trade Willie Wonka
On our way to Bay Area Now last night, these folks were encouraging passersby to ask Nestle to "Make my Wonka Bar Fair Trade!" and end the explotation of children cocoa pickers on the Ivory Coast.
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July 14, 2005
ANP Quarterly Magazine
The RVCA sponsored ANP Quarterly magazine has arrived at the A.D. gallery. Editors Aaron Rose, Ed Templeton and Brendan Fowler have put together a beautiful, oversized, FREE magazine that features Margaret Kilgallen on the cover for their first issue. Come by tonight to pick one up (available only while supplies last!) and see a great hobo graff film by Bill Daniel.
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July 12, 2005
Exquisite Corpse players
Exquisite Corpse players
Phantom Galleries is producing a mural downtown based on the Exquisite Corpse Surrealist game in which 3 artists contribute to collaboratively create a figurative form. We'll be down there next weekend again to finish up...come by and see us. 2pm, Sat. (16th) and Sun. (17th) at 50 North First St.
There are fotos here and here of the progress so far.
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July 11, 2005
Thank you Osseus Labyrint!
Hannah Sim and Mark Steger rehearsing
It's been our deepest desire since Barron Storey first introduced us to the work of Hannah Sim and Mark Steger as Osseus Labyrint (back in 2001) to work with them in our gallery. We had the pleasure of spending a good part of the day with them here in preparation on Saturday. If you missed the performance you really missed something extraordinary; we have the consolation of some photos to share with you. ( here and here too )
Thank you to Barron Storey and Todd Herman for the incredible sound that accompanied the performance. And thank you, Hannah and Mark, for making our 5 year mark so memorable.
What dreams may come...
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July 08, 2005
recombinant
If your out and about in LA this weekend, Machine Project is hosting an evening of improvisational music by some of their absolute favorite performers. It's recommended that you arrive somewhat early or at least on time, they're expecting a full house on account of their habitual free entry policy and great line up. Details below...
Sunday July 10th 10pm - 11pm
Machine Project
1200 D N Alvarado
Los Angeles,
213-483-8761
MP will be considering and reconsidering the potential configurations of six improvisers and many devices.
[person] : [components] : [information]
erika anderson : strung and sung utterance, witch blood, icicles.
: www.myrobobedroom.com
carla bozulich : long teeth, stories, lonely miracles.
: carlabozulich.com
ezra buchla : n-weighted oscillation, recursive intelligence, polyps.
: www.calarts.edu/~ebuchla
nels cline : guitarcentricity, superlatives, madeup things.
: www.nelscline.com
brian crabtree : grid-digging, vertical propagation, chunks.
: www.nnnnnnnn.org
corey fogel : fuzzy drum, rainbow face, misanthropy and confusion.
: im.calarts.edu/~cfogel
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July 06, 2005
United Brassworkers Front
Fronted by composer and trumpeter Darren Johnston, the music of the United Brassworkers Front roots itself firmly in jazz while forging bold new directions by incorporating traditions as diverse as Angolan protest music, avant rock, and reggae. This evening features new compositions from their forthcoming recording.
Darren Johnston - trumpet; Henry Hung - trumpet; Adam Theis - trombone; Marc Bolin - bass trombone, tuba; Danny Grewen - trombone; John Finkbeiner - guitar; Devin Hoff - bass; Ches Smith - drums
Tuesday July 12, 2005 at 8:00 PM
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street (btwn 15/16)
Mission District, San Francisco
$12 - $15 (your choice) sliding scale
Reservations: (415) 626-3311
or Make an online reservation at www.theintersection.org
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July 03, 2005
Rick Tharp Memorial
For those of you that knew, and loved, Rick as we did, there is a memorial planned for July 14th at the Los Gatos Opera House from 5 - 8pm.
For more information, please visit WADC.org.
Recent Tribute Article about Rick on Creative Lattitude's website. (via PhoenixDataCenter.)
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July 01, 2005
Leonardo daVinci underDrawing Discovered
Above: Tracing of Leonardo da Vinci's unused underdrawing for The Virgin of the Rocks, superimposed on The Virgin of the Rocks. copyright National Gallery, London
Art curators have uncovered a new Leonardo Da Vinci drawing hidden beneath the surface of one of the Renaissance artist's most celebrated works, "The Virgin on the Rocks".
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