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January 30, 2007
A new gallery downtown!
Two Fish Design, the producers of Phantom Galleries and owners of Anno Domini gallery, announces the launch of a new gallery specifically for local artists called KALEID (Greek for beauty and form, and a shortened take on kaleidoscope.)
KALEID will feature over 60 artists from the San Jose area, giving them exhibit and sales opportunities like no other here in Silicon Valley. The gallery will showcase fine art, limited editions and creative gifts in a wide range of mediums and price points originating from the artists themselves. 60' of prime wall space will be awarded to two artists each month with a reception on First Fridays of the month.
Join us for the Grand Opening on First Friday, February 2nd from 7-9pm. Deborah Mills Thackery and Everett Taasevigen will be the featured artists. Music performances by DeatHat and Benjamin Henderson.
88 South Fourth Street (in the space formerly occupied by Artist & Craftsman Art Store) Downtown, San Jose
For more information, please call: 408-271-5151 or visit: KALEIDgallery.com,
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January 22, 2007
M dot Strange at Sundance
M dot Strange talks with the audience at Sundance after a screening of his film "We Are The Strange." To view full size on youtube click here.
"Strange DIY Film Hits Sundance"
by Jason Silverman, WIRED News
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January 19, 2007
"We Are the Strange" premiers at Sundance!
San Jose's M dot Strange hits the big screen tonight at the Sundance Film Festival with his feature length animation, "We Are The Strange." Mista Strange, as he's known around town, has been creating this labor-of-love for the past 3 years locked in a basement somewhere beneath the streets of San Jose. Some notable local artists that lent their talents to this incredibly creative effort include David Choe, Sean Boyles, and Mitsy Ovalles. Congratulations!
If you can't make it up to Sundance this week for one of the four screenings, fear not, your next opportunity to meet the professor of Strange himself is just around the corner at Cinequest in San Jose. Anno Domini will present an exhibit in conjunction with the festival featuring art from the making of "We Are The Strange." The artists' reception will be held on First Friday, March 2nd, 2007. See you downtown!
"We Are The Strange" a film by M dot Strange
Blue is a young girl navigating the streets of a terrifying, sinister fantasy world all alone. When she meets Emmm, a fellow lost soul, she joins him on a quest for some ice cream. Upon arriving, they realize the ice cream shop has been taken over by dark forces, and the whole city is teeming with evil. Bizarre monsters surround Blue and Emmm on all sides until Rain, a sadistic hero, arrives to rescue them and exterminate the source of the evil.
We Are the Strange is its own imaginative and immersive universe. M dot Strange spent three years painstakingly creating this film, using a range of animation techniques: traditional, stop-motion, computer, and his own unique blend of 8-bit graphics and anime, dubbed "Str8nime." The stunning visuals are complemented by a soundtrack that is both beautiful and harrowing. The end result is a freaky technocarnival ride that climaxes with a momentous battle between innocence and darkness.
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January 18, 2007
Perpetual Motion Roadshow at Anno Domini!
Indie Press Showcase Rolls Into Town.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Anno Domini (doors at 8pm)
366 South First Street, San Jose, CA
The Perpetual Motion Roadshow (an indie press touring circuit) is doing its monthly run of the west coast, with stops in Vancouver, Portland, Ashland, Berkeley, San Francisco and San Jose .
This month features seductive mesmerizer JANE ORMEROD from New York City, ethereal-floaty-pop singer LISA DEWEY from San Jose, CA, and subgenius street performer JANOR HYPERCLEETS from Redwood City, CA. The tour runs from Jan. 13th-18th, doing 6 shows in 6 days.
Inspired by the models of punk rock tours and vaudevillian variety shows, PMR is “fast becoming the best known, and best organized, tour of its kind” (Globe and Mail). Held in bookstores, bars, cafes and galleries, the Roadshow promises lively performances with the guarantee: No Boring Readings or Your Money Back!
Sat. Jan. 13, 7 pm: Spartacus Books (319 W. Hastings, upstairs, Vancouver, BC) w/ Cookie Cannibal, poet Shannon Maguire and puppeteer of the absurd J-Ray.
Sun. Jan. 14, 7 pm: Chance of Rain Café (1522 SE 32nd Ave., Portland, OR)
Mon. Jan. 15, 7 pm: The Beanery (1602 Ashland Street, Ashland, OR) (unconfirmed)
Tues. Jan. 16, 7 pm: The Long Haul (3124 Shattuck Ave., Berekeley, CA)
Wed. Jan. 17, Modern Times (888 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA)
Thurs. Jan. 18, Anno Domini (366 South First Street, San Jose, CA)
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January 12, 2007
Loop.pooL and Your Drugs My Money this Saturday in San Jose!
Rick Walker aka Loop.pooL performs with Los Angeles based "Your Drugs My Money" at Anno Domini on Saturday, January 13th in downtown San Jose.
doors: 8pm
admission: $5, all ages
no one turned away for lack of funds
Rick Walker is a leading figure in the emerging international live looping movement. He is a sound designer, electronic music composer, author, percussionist, trapset drummer, multi-instrumentalist and "found sound" artist. To find information on his solo cd's and tour dates, his percussion/drumming activities, and his composition/production career visit Loop.pooL.
Your Drugs My Money is a collective of experimental artists and musicians from Los Angeles. They embrace the utilization of unconventional instruments and eerie undertones, that you could describe as an ambient durge. This has lead them to journey out of Los Angeles to collaborate with other avant garde artists such as Argumentix and Mattress. Your Drugs My Money is all about exploring new dimensions in the field of sound. The echo's will stretch, and your idea of what music is will be questioned. To learn more visit YDMM online at www.myspace.com/yourdrugsmymoney.
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January 05, 2007
David Choe - NYC Exhibit
David's opening is tomorrow night, Jan. 6th in NYC at Levine's gallery. If you see him, give him lots of hugs for us! And keep an eye out for that troublesome traveling troubador Troy! For a sneak peek of images and pre show interview with Fecal Face, clik here.
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Andrew Schoultz - new book!
New in the store: Andrew Schoultz has a new book out full of his latest paintings. Andrew's work has become incredibly detailed and narrative over the past two years and has been doing well with exhibits all over the nation, and rightly so!
The book is titled: Ulysses: Departures, Journeys, & Returns: The Artwork of Andrew Schoultz features 180 pages of Paintings, Drawings, Murals, Photos, and Sketchbook Material and is his first monograph. It's $29.95 and you can snag a copy here, or come into the gallery.
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