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September 29, 2007
Cool hunted
TheCoolhunter.net (THE reference point of choice for the latest in what's hot tomorrow) has posted Bruno 9Li's Mysterium Tremendum exhibit. They included many large images along with the following text:
"Artist Bruno 9Li is an artist of extraordinary talent, who works and lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Bruno's work is inspired by alchemical imagery, his surrounding neighborhood and the Art Nouveau period and feature amazing ink on paper works which are remarkably unique. The work is incredibly vibrant even though only a handful of colors are used. Bruno's work seems to re-use the same colors in his latest range. This in no way limits the variety of the work itself, as each piece is wonderfully unique. Geometric form coupled with an illustrative foundation is the springboard for this work. "
Thanks to The Cool Hunter and be sure to visit their site!
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AJ Fosik by William Buzzell in Juxtapoz
image: AJ Fosik, from Parts and Labor
The current October issue of Juxtapoz has a few of our past exhibiting artists in it as well as one coming up! Kevin Earl Taylor is a feature profile with text by Shepard Fairey (2000 AD); Kevin will have the whole gallery to himself in November! AJ Fosik was interviewed by his good friend Will Buzzell (2001 AD & 2004 AD with Monster Project ) in which they discuss their NYC days together and moving from the street scene to the gallery scene. And Michael Sieben (Friendmakers 2004 AD) is on the cover with a full interview inside.
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September 28, 2007
TRINITY SESSIONS Saturday, SEPT 29th!
Anno Domini presents a Trinity Sessions performance showcase!
featuring Haunted House (San Jose), The Experience (San Jose), Dragging an Ox through Water (Portland, OR), and Ghost to Falco (Portland, OR)
Saturday September 29th, 2007
doors at 8 pm., performances begin at 8:30 pm
Admission: $5 Open to the public
Full performance schedule for Saturday September 29th, 2007:
HAUNTED HAUS
Indie / Folk / Experimental
http://www.myspace.com/hauntedhausmusic
from San Jose, CA!
THE EXPERIENCE
Psychedelic / Healing & EasyListening / Zouk
http://www.myspace.com/thebrianwakefieldexperience
from San Jose, CA!
DRAGGING AN OX THROUGH WATER
http://www.dragginganox.org
http://www.myspace.com/dragginganox
on tour from Portland, OR!
GHOST TO FALCO
Other / Progressive / Grime
http://www.myspace.com/ghosttofalco
on tour from Portland, OR!
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Saturday September 29th, 2007
doors at 8 pm., performances begin at 8:30 pm
Admission: $5 Open to the public
Anno Domini//the second coming of Art & Design
366 South First St.
downtown San Jose
rEvolution [at] galleryAD.com
408.271.5155
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September 27, 2007
11th Annual ArtCar Fest begins Sept 27th
ArtCar caravan photo by Ken Duffy
The internationally acclaimed ArtCar Fest celebrates its 11th annual event September 27-30, 2007. 100 mobile sculptures will cruise through San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, and Santa Cruz and then off to Route 66 towards their final destination: Art Car World, a new, innovative museum under construction in historic Douglas, Arizona.
Thursday September 27th - Amoeba to Amoeba Caravan in SF, and Gala fundraiser in Berkeley.
Friday September 28th - ArtCars visit school kids: San Jose, Santa Cruz.
Saturday September 29th - Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History: Santa Cruz.
Sunday September 30th - How Berkeley Can You Be? Festival and Parade: Berkeley.
ArtCars (like some of their owners!) are crazy, fun, inspiring and absolutely unforgetable! For full lineup and schedule, visit artcarfest.com
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September 26, 2007
New Music and Performance Night at WORKS San Jose
Wednesday Night, September 26th @ 8pm the following performances featuring electronic music from Chachi Jones, spoken word performance from Joe Miller, electronic music from QORSER.
Doors open at 7:30pm, strongly recommended donation of $5 for adults, $3 for students. No one turned away for lack of funds. Please give more if you can afford it.
up first, electronic music from Chachi Jones
* cnet senior editor for digital audio
* Released two albums on the lunaticworks recording label
* Will be performing some experimental sounds created from home made circuit bent instruments mixed with old school techno generated by vintage analog synthesizers
up second, spoken word performance from Joe Miller
* Wednesday is his 46th birthday and 20th anniversary as designer for works (thanks Joe!!)
* probably some adult content
* performance involves projected imagery and fire? :)
up third, electronic music from QORSER
* Prolific minimal house, techno, experimental electronic musician in the south bay
* Internationally famous NetLabel musician out on:
* * Dobox Recordings
* * Random Access Recordings
* * Digital Kunstrasen
* * featured in several mixes on Mixotic
* * featured in several mixes by DJ L’Embrouille
Doors open at 7:30pm, strongly recommended donation of $5 for adults, $3 for students. No one turned away for lack of funds. Please give more if you can afford it.
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September 20, 2007
Kamau Patton exhibit opens at Machine Project
We're big fans of Kamau Patton and Machine Project in Los Angeles so it's great news to see them come together. Kamau's recent endeavor is described as "equal parts religious rite, glam spectacle and public access television show."
His installations always bring a personal cosmology to bear on existing folk narratives. For this exhibit at Machine, Kamau’s work investigates the media produced by African American cult activity in America, including the 5 Percent Nation, Nuwaubian Nation, and the Black Hebrew Israelites. The dialog also includes his perception of the Nature Of The Universe.
MP's beloved next door neighbors, the Echo Park Film Center, will be screening dance and music videos from Senegal and the Ivory Coast selected from Kamau’s collection during the opening.
Exhibit Opening: September 22nd, 8 p.m.
The exhibit runs through November 3rd
for more info visit machineproject.com
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September 18, 2007
ANP Quarterly #8
The latest FREE issue of ANP Quarterly is in the gallery now while supplies last!
Inside Issue 8 : "Brendan Fowler sits down with cover star, writer/theorist/band-singer (Nation Of Ulysses, Make-Up, Weird War, Cupid Car Club)/talkshow host/historic character Ian Svenonius, while Aaron Rose has an in depth talk with New York artist Rita Ackerman about art, life, music, fashion and the power of youth. We travel to Topanga Canyon to interview legendary performance artist/sculptor/living-legend Chris Burden about his life's work while Lisa Eisner shoots awesome photos of his studio. We also check in with photographer and publisher Sophie Morner, Ed Templeton writes on his favorite secret photo book shop in Paris, we hear from the beautifully damaged Soiled Mattress and The Springs, peek into Workshop Houston, take a look back at the amazing early '80s punk zine, No Mag, and give artist Josh Lazcano four pages to go nuts just for us. And you."
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September 11, 2007
Mumlers Galaxia Debut
Galaxia Records is presenting their second Sampler show that will be "both a celebration of their past and a way to highlight some of the music Galaxia will be putting out in the near future." The lineup includes San Jose's own MUMLERS that were recently signed to Galaxia. Their CD should be coming out in December (with great cover art by Lori D who has shown here at AD in the past!), but in the meantime you can show your love and support by heading up to SF to catch this great evening of eclectic music!
The Lineup: Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee (with the Mattson 2twins), Gojogo, The Mumlers and The Photographic.
Galaxia sampler show #2
September 15th, 8 pm, $10
Victoria Theatre
2961 16th St,, San Francisco
415 863-7576
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September 10, 2007
Shepard Fairey "One Man Army" opens Sept. 14th
Shepard Fairey (2000 AD) will present ONE MAN ARMY with opening receptions on Friday, September 14th & Saturday, September 15th, 7:pm till late each night at the ToyRoom gallery in Sacramento. It promises to be an overwhelming array of past and present prints and original works.
(from the press release:) With Shepard Fairey's & Obey Giant's meteoric rise in popularity, it is easy to forget that Shepard has been working for nearly 18 years with the focus and dedication normally associated with that of the old masters. Bringing us a carcophany of styles, reminiscent of a mix of Russian post industrial design, art nouveau inspired rock posters, photocopied Punk Rock flyers, he expresses his take on the the follies of war, greed and loss of freedom among other subjects of concern in what can only be perceived as a society gone awry."
TOYROOM , 907 K Street , Sacramento
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September 07, 2007
"The Ghost" by Richard Colman at White Walls
Richard Colman (2006 AD) opens his new exhibit The Ghost, tomorrow night, Saturday, September 8th, at White Walls in San Francisco. His narrative style continues to both remain familiar and evolve with the likes of inverted bears, masked men, regal queens, slithering serpents and bat-winged boys. It's like running into a friend you haven't seen in a while; life's changed them a bit on the surface, as you might expect, but you'd recognize them anywhere. Definitely check it out! It's on view through October 6th.
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Jessie Vala "Tortuous Veil" at Motel Gallery
Jessie Vala (2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006 AD) has a new exhibit on view now, through October 27th, at Motel Gallery in Portland. Jessie's work is always beautiful, insightful and dreamlike. We highly recommend it!
From their website: The title of the exhibition Tortuous Veil refers to Isis' veil, the thin and mutable barrier between the conscious and unconscious worlds. Drawing heavily on ancient myths, Vala explores the fears, powers, violence and destruction associated with four archetypes, the Werewolf, the Zombie, the Shape-Shifter and the Vampire. These conflicts serve as critical allegories for the real-world issues of environmental degradation, over-consumption, mob mentality and political instability.
Vala is fascinated by the menacing and violent side of the human imagination and begs the question, "Why are humans so attracted to brutality and destruction?" In intricate yet minimal drawings, she depicts female heroines caught deep in their interior landscapes, facing the embodiment of their inner demons.
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September 06, 2007
9li's "TORMENTA" Exhibit Opens in Barcelona!
9li & "ASTAR" from TORMENTA series
Bruno 9li (2007 AD) hits Barcelona with his solo exhibit, TORMENTA, opening on September 12, 2007. The exhibit at ROJO Magazine's art space runs through October 10, 2007 for those of you lucky enough to be running around Spain at that time. BUSCA!
Photos from 9li's TORMENTA exhibit in Barcelona.
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September 02, 2007
C'alma Solo Exhibit in Sao Paulo
While in Sao Paulo this last July visiting Bruno 9Li, we spent alot of amazing time (and adventures!) with Stephan Doitschinoff, aka C'alma. His imagery is a meeting between elements of the sacred arts and alchemy to urban art and the pop culture.
He's native to Sao Paulo although he's been known to move around alot. Just before we hooked up with him in July, he had spent several months in Bahai, a poverty stricken village with the intention to bring a little life and light to their neighborhoods with his murals.
We'd like to congratulate him on his solo exhibit (although he's had solos internationally, this is his first in Sao Paulo) at Choque Cultural, a great gallery in SP. The body of work is based on his perceptions of the Divine Comedy, a series he did as a commission for the band Sepultura. Check out his work and then come meet him in person when he has his debut US solo exhibit here at Anno Domini in May 2008!
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Space 47 gallery opens in SoFA
We're very excited to welcome Space 47 and owners Binh Danh and Anjelica Muro, to the SoFA District! They had a preview over the weekend of their inaugural exhibition Some Parts of the Whole by James Tantum (he "documents his existence through graphs, interviews, calendars, and intimate personal videos"). We now have seven galleries on South First and we hope it'll inspire more people to open up that gallery they've always dreamed of!
SPACE 47, 47 E. Williams St., downtown San Jose
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