July 05, 2008
Hera "Therapy Dropout" exhibit
Hera _ Therapy Dropout exhibit
Hera (Frankfurt, Germany) has an amazing exhibit up at Fifty24 in San Francisco through July. She and Akut are usually known for their collaborative works (aka HERAKUT). Hera's work is more graffiti/street art based whereas Akut is more smooth and realistic which makes for very intriguing qualities to their collabo pieces. Thereapy Dropout is Hera's first solo endeavor - an impressive debut.
"If you paint what you feel, you drag it out of yourself and put it in front of you, where you can see it and deal with it. Once that's done you can turn your back on it and leave it behind. Others will eventually paint over it, but that doesn't matter, because you had never planned on keeping it anyway. You're moving on. That's it," states Hera of the meaning behind her Therapy Dropout exhibit.
There are photos here.
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Fifty24, 252 Fillmore St. San Francisco
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July 01, 2008
AfterWorks... something to do when the fireworks are over!
AfterWorks begins this Friday at the Art Ark after the last of the ashes have fallen from the sky (or 10pm... whichever comes first). Featuring: the music of David Knight and Benjamin Henderson; Live Animation by M dot Strange set to the music of Panthelion, David Knight and Steve Barry; Live Painting by Brittany Rediger and Joe Barajas; Hooping by Rachel Radness.
The Art Ark
1035 S. 6th Street, San Jose, CA
Doors: 10 p.m.
Admission: free
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June 14, 2008
Sylvia Ji opening at Whitewalls in SF tonight!
Sylvia Ji has a solo exhibit opening tonight at Whitewalls in SF. We're big fans of her work. If you can't make it out to the opening tonight, drop by the gallery before July 5th when it comes down.
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 2008 from 7-11 p.m.
On View through July 5th, 2008
White Walls
835 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
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June 09, 2008
Playing the Building by David Byrne in NY
Creative Time presents Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation by renowned artist David Byrne. The artist transforms the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” The project consists of a retrofitted antique organ, placed in the center of the building's cavernous second-floor gallery, that controls a series of devices attached to its structural features—metal beams, plumbing, electrical conduits, and heating and water pipes. These machines vibrate, strike, and blow across the building’s elements, triggering unique harmonics and producing finely tuned sounds.
There's a great interview by Anne Pasternak, curator of Playing the Building, with artist David Byrne about the ideas behind this installation, and his other work. Read it here...
Playing the Building
an installation by David Byrne
May 31–Aug 10, 2008
CREATIVETIME
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May 27, 2008
Sound and Visions at On the Corner Music this Friday
SOUND & VISIONS
A San Jose Group Photography Show
featuring: Aaron Choe, Kim Hoang, Junior Sanchez, Rachel Olmstead, Tomek, Jennifer Anderson, Andrew Peejack, Dave Imlay, Lucia Espinoza, and Whitney
Friday, May 30th from 8pm 'til Midnight
On the Corner Music
530 East Campbell Ave (downtown Campbell)
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May 17, 2008
Homouroboros lights up San Jose tonight!
Homouroboros at Burning Man 2007
UPDATE: Homouroboros Dedication Ceremony May 17th!!
Please join burners, press and public for the Black Rock Arts Foundation ribbon-cutting ceremony for Peter Hudson's Homouroboros installation! This will be the official kick-off for the Zero1 festival, and the beginning of an entire month of monkey business in downtown San Jose.
The dedication will take place at 6pm on Saturday, May 17th at the Children's Discovery Museum - Discovery Meadow (directions here). Once the ribbon is cut by Melissa Alexander, Executive Director of BRAF, and Peter Hudson, the artist and creator of Homouroboros, the drums will start to pound and the zoetrope will start to spin. Get ready for what Wired Magazine called the winner of the "WOW, did you see that?" survey at Burning Man 2007.
Reception follows the ceremony, 7pm - 9pm at Anno Domini gallery with food and refreshments. Be sure to see this incredible zoetrope at its best ... in full dark ... to appreciate the effects under the strobe lights of what scientists call "the persistence of vision". We'll all walk over to the monkeys at 9pm for a full night experience!
Homouroboros by Peter Hudson in San Jose
And don't forget, this piece will be in Discovery Meadow from May 15th - June 15th. Come by during the day, too (we'll have special daytime viewers available). Bring friends, family, kids, neighbors and co-workers! It's free to the public and a perfect fulfillment of BRAF's mission to place experimental, highly interactive art in public settings.
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Volunteer Docents Needed To Host Homouroboros!
The Black Rock Arts Foundation is about to install a huge animated zoetrope full of life-sized monkeys in Discovery Meadow from May 15 to June 15, and we need some unique volunteer help to ensure the public touches it!
Wired Magazine called Peter Hudson’s Homouroboros winner of the 2007 “Wow, did you see that?” award at Burning Man, among hundreds of unconventional expressions of radical creativity. Triggered by the public playing drums, the 24’ high 30’ wide spinning installation features strobe lights at night and shutter glasses by day to give the appearance the monkeys are swinging through a giant Victorian-era tree sculpture.
Homouroboros is perhaps the most interactive, viscerally intense, and engaging public art most people have encountered. It is coming to the park, not a museum, as an experiment, because San Jose is one of the most diverse cities in the nation and this free gift is for everyone. To support an amazing public experience with high-tech art so unconventional, we seek docents to staff the installation, invite folks to play with it, answer questions, and call our support team of Monkey Wrenches if anything breaks. Won’t you help? Please email: southbay@burningman.com.
We especially need docents during daytime hours, beginning 10AM, and we would especially love groups from companies, schools, cultural, or community organizations to host for a shift or two. We expect crowds 10AM-10:30PM since Homouroboros will be actively promoted as a preview to the 2nd Biennial 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge, coming June 4-8 - don’t miss that!
Engaging passers-by who are totally amazed by a giant art installation we’re hosting is an experience we love, and invite you to know. We also invite you to know us, since this installation and the Black Rock Arts Foundation are both about stimulating community and civic participation through art. We deeply appreciate Anno Domini and Phantom Galleries' strong support of this project and our mission.
Project Page: http://www.blackrockarts.org/projects/homouroboros
Team Site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BigMonkeyBusiness/
Images: http://tinyurl.com/63ar4e
Video: http://tinyurl.com/5fh7c8
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May 15, 2008
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU
Just came across this short film by Blu, considered an ambiguous animation painted on public walls. It was made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche). The music by Andrea Martignoni. It was produced by Mercurio Film with assistant Sibe.
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Good Hustle's "Stegosaur-hus" animated by PJ Gaviglio
Check out this new video made for Good Hustle animated by artist PJ Gaviglio. Great stuff!
Ben Henderson will be performing with Dan McKee (of good hustle) at the Space Gallery this Friday, May 16th. Henderson and McKee will be playing solo sets and collaborating on a few tunes. Also performing will be David Knight, Rick Halverson and Tyler Cripe. This show is an art opening for the people at Monkeys with Human Haircuts . The event is free (21+) and begins at 8:30pm.
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May 07, 2008
Andy Gouveia & Pellet at Broken Door Espresso
Artists Andy Gouveia and Kyle of Pellet Factory will have new works at Broken Door Espresso this Friday. It'll also be your last chance to see Kyle's mural in the space as it's about to be redone by another artist soon.
Hooping by Rachel Radness and live music by The Meting Face Trio.
Friday, May 9th, 8pm 'til late.
Broken Door Espresso
231 E.Santa Clara Street (across from City Hall)
San Jose, CA
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What do you consider art?
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March 31, 2008
Jai Tanju at Black & Brown Clothing April 5th
Jai Tanju will have an exhibit and book release entitled Just Keep Going. The exhibit is derived from his exhibit at No. 12 gallery in Tokyo last year.Music by: RS2 Solid Sound, Stars Misplaced, and Man Versus.
Saturday April 5th from 7-10pm
Black & Brown Clothing
1225 W. San Carlos St., San Jose
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March 30, 2008
The Big Sad: Barry McGee & Clare Rojas
The Big Sad: Barry McGee & Clare Rojas
Riverside Art Museum
Exhibition Dates: March 30 - May 17, 2008
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 30, 2008, 4-7pm
Barry McGee and Clare Rojas have long been associated with the "Mission School", a loose collection of artists inspired by the culture of the street, particularly in the Mission District of San Francisco. Their works are often shown clustered together, mixing handcrafted paintings with scraps scavenged from the street and with photographs and other artwork found at thrift stores.
Barry McGee is a giant in the graffiti world, an artist known as much for his technical skill as a "tagger" as for his inclusion of new material, technology and street culture in his installations. Although rooted in graffiti subculture, he references all forms of vernacular art, including comics, folk art, and hand painted signs. McGee's installations often involve images painted directly on the wall, loud animations, mechanical totems, drawings on paper, bright geometric patterns, and assemblage sculptures such as smashed cars and old signs. In addition to traditional paints, McGee uses pens, spray paint (including paint applied with pesticide sprayers) and screenprints on a variety of materials.
Clare Rojas' art simultaneously references hard edge geometric art and handmade folk styles, as well as traditional European fairytales and quilts. She works with gouache, acrylic and latex paint on paper, wood panels, and directly on gallery walls. Rojas depicts men, women, and animals in magical settings, and her narratives reverse sexual stereotypes. Men are portrayed nude in provocative poses. Cackling, old ladies with headscarves are shown wielding sharp objects. However, for all this menace and disruption, there is a delicate feel to the work, especially in Rojas' paintings of domestic life, animals in nature, or lonely individuals reinforced with a quiet power.
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March 20, 2008
Solve et Coagula by Bruno 9Li now available!
Anno Domini, in partnership with Sao Paulo's Choque Cultural, presents Bruno 9Li's first ever limited edition screen print. This 3 color, signed/numbered, visually reverberating print is an edition of 150, for $225. USD
We also have a new arrival of original artwork by Bruno from his Tormenta exhibit in Sao Paulo late last year.
Click here for images and info.
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March 14, 2008
FERAL exhibit reception at The Luggage Store
"FERAL" a collaborative installation by SWOON & MONICA CANILAO, "tales of wicked women and wildish girls" opens on Friday, March 21, 2008 at The Luggage Store. The artist's reception is on the 21st from 6-8pm and the exhibit runs through April 26th. Make sure you get out to this one!
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March 10, 2008
LISTEN/VISION 02
Overlap.org and VOLUME present:
LISTEN/VISION 02
Friday, March 21st. 2008, 7-9pm
San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut St. San Francisco, CA 94133
LISTEN/VISION is a unique series exploring the art of perception. It is a place and time for a shared experience of sound and light and space. Volume and Overlap.org have partnered to commission new and unreleased sound and video works from an international pool of acclaimed contemporary artists. These exclusive pieces, not to be found anywhere on the web or a CD, are presented in a collective listening environment. Links: Overlap.org Volumeprojects.org
Featured Artists:
GREGG KOWALSKY – “Rosebud for Red Magus” – 2006 – 18:17 min. Kowalsky’s compositions range from drone and noise pieces to the psychedelic, which are highly influenced by the thick, humid air of South Florida where Gregg lived for most of his life. He is interested in filling the spaces his music occupies through dense, live mixes. He has composed for film, dance, acoustic ensembles and sound installations. Gregg’s debut full-length album, Through The Cardial Window was released on the Kranky label in Spring 2006. http://ossobucco.net
DAVID KWAN - SOLARIS - 2006 - 10:07 min. Sound-generated video projections; dimensions and running time variable; video projection with sound. David Kwan composes soundscapes using live radio signals and feeds them into a customized video imaging system to reveal visual patterning and to electromagnetically alter their dimensions. The end result is an electronic form of painting that is constructed from sound but manifested as light. http://www.meridiangallery.org/davidkwan2003.html
CHIKA and I8U - Infinity02 - 2008 - 30:38 min. Unlimited or unmeasurable in extent of space, duration of time: the infinite nature of the fabric of space. CHiKA uses minimal objects in two-dimensional space to create a video work invoking the feeling of the unlimited possibilities, approaching the unmeasureable nature of the infinite. I8u’s soundscapes inspired by the concept of string theory mirror our limited understanding and imagination of these strings as they slip in and out of the dimensions we are aware of. The audio and visual moves from a closed world with perspective as its corresponding symbolic form. http://www.i8u.com http://www.imagima.com
SAWAKO – “untitled” – 2006 – 15:18 min. Sawako is a Tokyo/NYC-based sound sculptor who understands the value of dynamics and the power of silence. After beginning in video art, Sawako shifted her focus from the video camera to sound. Once through the processor named Sawako, sounds in everyday life - field recordings, instruments, voice and electronic sounds - float in space vividly with a digital yet organic texture. Her unique sonic world has been called “post romantic sound” by Boston’s Weekly Dig. http://www.12k.com/sawako.html
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February 26, 2008
David Choe Murderous Heart UK Solo Exhibit
David Choe (AD 2002, 2003, 2006) will be at Lazarides Gallery in both of their locations - London and Newcastle- with new original works and limited prints. The exhibit runs February 28 thru March 28th.
Lazarides represents Banksy, Antony Micallef, Invader and Conor Harrington, all artists we really admire and David is well deserved to be in the same company.
We wish we could be there David....give 'em hell!
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February 10, 2008
Tessar Lo in LA
Tessar Lo, Speak the Truth in Light 2007
If you didn't get a chance to pick up one of Tessar Lo's works at A.D.'s Fresh Produce over the holidays, he has a dual show on right now at Project Gallery in Culver City with Chris Devera. Tessar has some beautiful, large works with mixed media and gold leaf on wood available here. Chris has some wonderful works as well.
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February 09, 2008
Graphic Storytelling as Activism
Keith Knight
Graphic Storytelling as Activism
Euphrat Museum at Deanza College
Artists include: Seyed Alavi, Oliver Chin, Charisse Domingo and De-Bug, Sharon Hing, Keith Knight (2004 A.D.), Lingshan, America Meredith, Favianna Rodriguez, Shorty Fatz (2007 A.D.)
Graphic Storytelling as Activism presents a variety of art forms, including cartoons, political posters, digital art, book art, and more to explore a range of imagery with an activist bent. It began with graphic storyteller Keith Knight, who sees comics and cartooning as a powerful tool for social change. They have been "communicating information, concepts, and ideas since the days of hieroglyphics. They can transcend language, class, and race. Knowing the tools and concepts of cartooning allows anyone to be a mass communicator… You don’t need a million dollars. Just a pen and a piece of paper."
In this exhibition we took Knight's ideas a bit farther, adding other tools to enable one to build communities through community-based arts, to address issues of the day, locally and globally, and to tell the personal story with the larger context, historically and culturally.
Exhibit dates February 11 - April 17, 2008
Thurs., Feb. 21st, 2:30pm Multi-media presentation in Classroom S-32 with an artists' reception to follow at 4pm at the Euphrat Museum.
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February 05, 2008
World's First Urban Art Auction
About five years ago we went down to L.A. to see an exhibit by BANKSY -in a little house gallery in Silverlake (L.A.). We loved his street art and thought it'd be great to meet him and go to the after party that was in a little warehouse in an industrial area downtown. The exhibit had about 20 pieces....his stencils transposed to canvases, prices starting at about $150-$200. We weren't that into them, we thought they were better on the streets...still do feel that way.
Well Bonham UK just held the "world's first urban art auction" tonight and there's one of those canvas pieces from the L.A. show (pictured above)...it went for $121,000. Banksy dominated the sales although Blek LeRat, Faile, D*Face and Nick Walker did well, Keith Haring seemed to pale in comparison. Bonham says: Exciting, fresh, edgy and challenging, interest for works was fever-pitch throughout the sale with 99% of the work selling - a truly extraordinary phenomenon that the market has never seen before. In other words, we had no idea what a cash cow this was going to be!
Any one that's thinking street art is not a viable genre of art for the history books...think again. This is just getting started. (In Banksy's hometown of Bristol, the city is trainining cleaning crews to recognize Banksy work so they won't buff it....he's important to the promotion of the city.) The good news is there are so many amazing artists with incredible talent that are still affordable that if you're an emerging collector, there's definitely room on the ground floor.
You can see the Bonham auction results here. (btw, we never did get to meet Banksy...that would've been nice.)
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November 02, 2007
Bruno 9Li solo exhibit in Sao Paulo
Bruno 9Li opened "Tormenta" at Rojo art space in Sao Paulo on October 23rd and it looks amazing! The exhibit is on view through November 24th, so there's still time to catch a flight to check it out. Bruno will be back with another solo exhibit in August 2008 here at AD if you can't make it to SP!
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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 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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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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August 01, 2007
"Sunset Scavenger" by Bill Daniel opens tonight
SUNSET SCAVENGER
Post-Utopia California and Post-Katrina Lousiana
photos by Bill Daniel
Itinerant documentarian, Bill Daniel, mounts a show of large-scale black and white photographs juxtaposing two contrasting landscapes: the floating hippie houseboats of Marin County, California, and the wrecked landscapes of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parrish in post-Katrina Louisiana.
Sunset Scavenger is an on-going film and photography project exploring images and themes of social and environmental collapse in the last days of the petroleum era. This show is part of Daniel's larger project investigating marginal subcultures and their relationship with the environment. Sunset Scavenger is a supported project of Creative Capital.
Rayko Photo Center
428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
Opening Reception: Wednesday, August 1st, 7-9pm
Exhibition dates: August 1st – August 26th
Opening night sounds by Matt Davignon
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July 04, 2007
Guernica 2007 by Pure Evil
Pure Evil sent us this image of Guernica 2007 that he just completed in Barcelona. He was there for the Difusor gathering of stencil artists...a conference of sorts for artists to talk about, engage and collaborate around stenciling. The Difusor's Flickr group has some good photos here.
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June 28, 2007
"We Are The Strange" premiers in Second Life!
M Dot Strange takes his mega-creative effort "We Are The Strange" deep within the wired for a Second Life premier this Friday, June 29 at 6pm SLT. Seating is limited (100 streams) at Ars Virtua so arrive early.
Read more about the event at Ars Virtua.
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June 20, 2007
Disney, Banksy tops da Vinci with the under 25
A recent survey, commissioned by Arts Award in London, asked 6400 people to name their top 10 art heroes. The survey was then split into two categories, 18-25 and over 25. It's probably not much of a surprise that Walt Disney was ranked number 1 with the under 25 sect ...I wonder if they really meant "Walt Disney the person"? or "Walt Disney the corporation" that cranks out blockbuster cartoons. If you look at the under 25 list, they do seem heavily reliant on the mainstream media to get their cultural references, which is not a surprise, but it is interesting that street artist BANKSY made BOTH lists as an art hero.
Here's the breakdown:
The overall top 10
1 Leonardo da Vinci
2 Bob Dylan
3 Andy Warhol
4 Walt Disney
5 Peter Kay
6 Jane Austen
7 Banksy
8 Bob Marley
9 Nick Park
10 Picasso
The 18- 25-list
1 Walt Disney
2 Peter Kay
3 Banksy
4 Leonardo da Vinci
5 Bob Marley
6 Jane Austen
7 Bob Dylan
8 Tim Burton
9 Marilyn Monroe
10 Will Smith
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June 15, 2007
"Another Night Upon Us" exhibit in L.A.
Michael Muller, Alive with Anticipation, 2005
From the Poem: Zombie Stroll
M+B gallery in Los Angeles is currently showing Another Night Upon Us, a photographic exhibition featuring the works of Michael Muller. The exhibit is a collaboration between actor Joaquin Phoenix, writer Marcos Johnson from San Jose (2006 Trinity Sessions at Anno Domini), and photographer Michael Muller. Another Night Upon Us is a photographic interpretation of Johnson's evocative poems as envisioned by Phoenix and carried out by Muller.
Another Night Upon Us, is a work-in-progress glimpse of their collaboration to date. It runs through June 23 — an exhibition consisting of Muller's large-scale photographs interspersed with Johnson's poetry, scrawled in chalk directly onto the gallery's walls.
According to Phoenix:
"Marcos came up to me one night. We talked. He reminded me of a cat I saw in Mexico once. He was kind. He'd also been bruised. He sent me some writing one day. It was emotional. I don't know anything about writing or art in general (read this, and check my collection), but Marcos' words didn't seem like they'd been written. More like they'd been discharged. He simply wrote what he felt. I admired that. I wanted others to read it. There might even be a lost one that finds it comforting. Or a nestled one that finds it irritating. Or it's for a decimated heart. Or a pretentious, rich actor, designer sunglasses and all, that would buy a 20 foot photo of the Black Panthers . . . I don't know. I don't really care. I like it. So . . . I thought about doing a book combining photography and writing using Marcos' words as the inspiration for the photographs. The only person I knew that could internalize Marcos' stories, and then reinterpret them visually, was Michael Muller. I met him before. He took me to get a picture framed in the Valley. He drives like a drunken gorilla on speed. I vomited. He seemed unfazed, merely muttering into his cell phone, "We got a live one." He'd be perfect for Marcos' writing. Initially I'd wanted to "act" the character of Marcos for each poem. I thought the combination of poems, photography and acting would be interesting. Of course, I was wrong. What happened, in turn, was that after introducing Michael to Marcos, and discussing and working on the idea, something much more organic took place. Over the last year, with ANOTHER NIGHT UPON US in mind, Michael has captured some startling, and visceral images. The marriage of their mediums has been amazing to watch. I wish I were capable of doing something that could even come close to their dirty, beautiful, poetically simian expression. Michael keeps shooting. Marcos continues to write. I still like it . . . "
Michael Muller's work has graced the covers and pages of magazines including Glamour , Elle , Rolling Stone , Harper's Bazaar , Detour , Spin , Flaunt , The New Yorker , Sky , Marie Claire , Premiere , ESPN , Esquire , Interview and Time . His signature style has been solicited for major campaigns such as Speedo, Nike, Airwalk, Dodge and Cingular, as well as for albums for artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Velvet Revolver and Jerry Lee Lewis. Muller is currently documenting Marvel Studios first film Ironman and has just completed work on Spiderman 3, Fantastic 4, Heroes, Friday Night Lights, as well as many other film and television projects. After more than a decade and a half of living, traveling, and working in Los Angeles, New York, and Paris, Muller once again calls Los Angeles his home, along with his wife and daughter.
Michael Muller, A Little Light has Entered, 2007
From the Poem: Plumb Perfect
PLUMB PERFECT by Marcos Johnson, 2007
I was born
A Water-Bearer
Who couldn’t Bear
To see things
So,
I fought Fire
With Fire
Which meant
I was always fighting
With myself
Since what was inside of me
Was the one thing
I couldn’t Bear
To see most
However, now
A little light
Has entered
Broken through
The bubbling cauldron
To where the Well
Was waiting
To be plumbed
With the pen
The infinite pool
That couldn’t be poisoned
No matter how many times
I used it
As my own personal
Waste dump
Toxicity too high
To do anything with
It almost went to waste
But the skies kept
Crying
For me
Filling it
With fresh water
To make use of
If and When
I was ever ready
My imperfections
Are much too obvious
At my age
Many of them
Will never go away
And I am
Probably
My most pure
On these pages
And even then
I’m not always sure
Sometimes
The readers write me
And ask
What I mean
Sometimes
They say
The words are beautiful
Sometimes
They say
They’re Vile
Sometimes
I grow
Despairing
And my words
Are too hot
To handle
Sometimes
It’s steam
And the more of it
That rises
Out of me
The cooler I get
Get it?
It all
Depends
On how deep
I dip
The dipper
That day
Can YOU
Dig it?
© 2007 MARCOS JOHNSON
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June 13, 2007
Adrian Lee / Audio - Fallout at the Blank Club June12th
UPDATE: Took some photos at the show last night here.
It's without a doubt that Adrian Lee is a talented guy, whether it's painting, tatts, or guerilla graffiti warfare, he excels at it all. Now, just to prove it, he's turned his attention to music. He and Michael Rowan (Insolence) will be performing as "Audio-Fallout" a sonic assault on the Blank Club, Tuesday, June 12th at 9pm with a showing of his Rezistr posters.
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June 12, 2007
COLLABRO NYC!
Dave Correia x Lucien Shapiro
UPDATE: Poor Al just posted the NYC COLLABRO artworks available for sale here. Lots of great work still available....kind of like a 2 fer 1 deal with all the great talent!
Poor Al is at it again with a NYC version of COLLABRO, co - curated with Triston Eaton. The Anno Domini version was quite amazing, but they've added even more to the mix in this version (for example: Ron English x Daniel Johnston!), there's way too many brilliant artists to list, so check the lineup here.
It happens Saturday, June 9th from 7-11pm
at the Showroom NYC, 117 Second Ave., 2nd Floor, New York City.
And for those of you that missed it here at AD, or NYC, don't fret, there will be a final LA showing TBA!
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June 08, 2007
ICA re-opens down the street
ICA staffer Justin Marsh at the ICA re-opening.
update We went down to the ICA last night....two of my favorite pieces were by Jim Campbell and Cassandra C. Jones (images here.) definitely worth a look!
San Jose's Institute of Contemporary Art gallery reopens after a renovation period with "Home Sweet Home" (looking forward to the Jim Campbell and Hung Liu pieces) and the annual "Monotype Marathon" exhibit. The member's only party is today, June 8th, between 5:30-7pm, with a public reception from 7-9pm. It also has an open house tomorrow, Saturday, June 9th from noon - 5pm. See you there!
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June 04, 2007
Jason & Tim at B & B - June 23rd
Jason Arnold and Tim Leirman will have a duo exhibit at Black & Brown on Saturday June 23rd, from 8-11pm. Jason and Tim have been long time Phantom Galleries artists and regulars at our annual Fresh Produce exhibits. Jason also did a stage mural for us when we first moved into our downtown space. Both have new works that promises to be a great exhibit.
Black & Brown
1225 W. San Carlos, San Jose
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May 19, 2007
Camille Rose Garcia in San Jose!
Here are some new photos (set 1 | set 2) for those of you that couldn't make it out to Camille's opening reception on Saturday, May 19th.
originally posted on 05/10/07
We were able to catch a sneak peek at Camille Rose Garcia's exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art yesterday and it is absolutely amazing! Camille has created a beautiful dark (under)world which leaves one suspended between feelings of deep despair and heightened glee. Tragic Kingdom opens on May 12th with an artist's reception on May 19th (you must be a member to attend.)
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May 12, 2007
Fosik NYC exhibit
AJ Fosik (AD 2001 & AD 2004 with RotGut cohort KGBE) has an exhibit of new works opening tonight in New York City at Jonathan Levine's gallery.
When we first encountered AJ & KGBE's work (Fosik had just left Detroit and moved to NY) they were hanging their art pieces high up on poles in the early Sunday morning hours when no one was around.
For their second show with us, AJ drove cross country not only with his art installation for the gallery, but all of his belongings as well (including his cool vintage scooter!)....he had decided to move to Southern California...now he's showing back in NY...the universe has such a strange sense of humour! We wish you the best AJ!
AJ's Limited AD tshirt, 2001 (we still have some available! $25.)
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May 11, 2007
Bella at the Blank
Anabella Pinion will be having an exhibit at the Blank Club on Tuesday, May 15th. It's a cool thing they are doing at the club called "Local Art Tuesdays." DJs RS2, Cutso and Nate Nothing will be spinning. (Oh, and if you know AD's "Saint John", it's his birthday so buy him a $2 Pabst!)
44 South Almaden Ave
Downtown San Jose
Doors open at 9pm, No Cover, 21+
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May 10, 2007
Preciado Retrospective at Overpass Gallery May 19th.
Al's work has always stopped me in my tracks when I see it. (We lost the bid on one of his cerberus dog sculptures years ago at an auction and I've never quite recovered!) Check out his retrospective at the Overpass Gallery, you'll have a great time!
Al Preciado - Retrospective 1997-2007
A retrospective featuring over 50 works in a variety of media, including ceramic sculpture, painting, photo-collage, drawing, watercolor, monotypes, and mixed media
As per all art openings at Overpass Gallery : Children's art workshop @ 3PM, and Spoken Word @ 8 PM followed by Drum Circle
Saturday, May 19th, Noon til Midnight
Overpass Gallery, 859 West Hedding, San Jose, California 95126
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April 21, 2007
Richard Colman exhibit opens in Los Angeles!
Richard Colman's exhibit, "Human Replacement Project", opens at Merry Karnowsky's in Los Angeles this Saturday, April 21 from 8-11 p.m. It's sure to be an inspiring show.
Richard's long awaited book "I Was Just Leaving: The Art of Richard Colman", is out. Grab a copy while they last!
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April 20, 2007
AVAIR Opening in Second Life this Friday!
Organizing light in the time and space of the projected image
(the determination of an Image-Space)
Brad Kligerman Ars Virtua Artist-in-Residence (AVAIR)
Opening Friday April 20 (23:59 SLT) & April 21 (12:00 SLT - noon)
Artist and Architect Brad Kligerman has turned the idea of art making upside down or rather inside out in his AVAIR exhibit. Kligerman questions the idea of materiality in the rendered environment and the nature of image. He successfully blends the idea of moving through "space" with the idea of moving through image in his new multi-sim installations.
Over the course of Kligerman's eleven week residency he has collected images from various experiments in SL. These images have been deftly applied to objects which form a path through three "machines." Kliger uses these machines to extract data from SL in order to understand materiality, quote the history of art and painting and contrast with what has become "traditional" Second Life architecture. The end result is a series of places where image and space become one.
"In contrast to projects that view virtual worlds as simply another node in a communication strategy, this project attempts to find another creative and productive scenario by interrogating the physical and material extents of SL."
"This project recognizes synthetic space not for its faculties of communication, but rather for its potential as a representational, sensational medium. "
"Image resonates on its surface, through its envelope and beyond its physical reach, to capture, through the distribution of space, its tangible atmosphere. Avatars merge in image, emerge through the image, we lose ourselves in the image, of art, only to reemerge through it. The colors, lights and forms, the tensions and compressions of the space's force, superpose to project an « Image-Space » "
AVAIR is an extended performance whose purpose is to investigate the nature of art making in the 3D synthetic environment of Second Life. It is an examination of policy and institution, as well as a reflection on place and art. Artists are given a stipend and technical support. They are expected to have an open studio, produce an exhibition, and make a public presentation. Their methodologies are documented here. Orchestrated through the classic structure of the gallery, the performances run at any time of the day or night, and create a platform for exchange between artist and audience.
turbulence.org/AVAIR
arsvirtua.com
“AVAIR” is a 2006-2007 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with funding from the Jerome Foundation.
Ars Virtua is a new media center and gallery located in the synthetic world of Second Life. It is a new type of space that leverages the tension between 3-D rendered game space and terrestrial reality, between simulated and simulation. Ars Virtua is sponsored by the CADRE Laboratory for New Media.
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IL LEE's "Ballpoint Abstractions" at SJMA
IL LEE's Ballpoint Abstractions are currently on view at the San Jose Museum of Art through Sunday, July 8, 2007. Watch the video above for a sample of his technique and finished works. However, you truly need to see his art up close and in person to recognize it's importance. This is Mr. Lee's first "survey" exhibit curated by JoAnne Northrup. Many of the works are truly awe-inspiring.
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April 14, 2007
BUSCA!
Bruno 9Li (Brazil) has just completed his mural outside Anno Domini. It's a bold iconic warrior befitting to it's location in the SoFA district. Bruno returns home soon to Porto Alegre and we will miss him! His exhibit is also still on view thru May 19, you can view available artwork here.
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April 13, 2007
Charlotte & Ema at KALEID
Charlotte Kruk n' Kempken, Her, She Says....
Ema Sintamarian, It's ok to bother people: How could I llive without ads
Charlotte and Ema are the featured artists for April at KALEID gallery. It's a great exhibit (along with 62 other local artists) and definitely worth checking out (thru the end of April).
KALEID gallery
88 South Fourth St, downtown San Jose
Tues thru Fri, noon - 7, Sat., noon -5pm
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April 10, 2007
WORKS re-opens, needs your art!
WORKS re-opens in their new location (the former ICA space) on South First Street this Friday, April 13 from 7-9pm. Their inaugural exhibit will be Body of Works "a collaborative community mosaic to celebrate the reopening of works/san jose and represent the sum of our parts. this exhibition is open to all who wish to contribute a piece!" Clik here for all the info.
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March 23, 2007
GOOD Magazine covers 11 Spring Street in NY
Perhaps you were like us back in December, stuck somewhere in the depths of your city's own Zero Tolerance instead of being able to get yourself out to 11 Spring Street in NY. A place that (even if for a brief moment in time) celebrated the essence of urban culture that gives so many of us our daily inspiration; Our raison d'etre.
If you're in need for a little inspiration today, a reason to RISE UP! and make a difference, check out the video that the folks of GOOD Magazine put together of the 11 Spring Street project.
[via Wooster Collective]
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March 15, 2007
Richard Avedon at Cantor Arts Center
In 1985 the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas first exhibited "In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon." Avedon had spent the years of 1979-1984 photographing oil field and slaughterhouse workers, drifters, mental patients, and waitresses; the results shattered stereotypes of the previously glorified inhabitants of America's frontier. Following its highly acclaimed tour more than twenty years ago, the project has not been seen in its entirety here in the United States. For the 20th anniversary exhibition on tour, 78 images, representing the project's most famous and important works, were selected. This is the final stop on the exhibit's tour. We highly recommend it.
Cantor Arts Center
at Stanford University
Feb. 14 – May 6, 2007
admission is free
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March 08, 2007
Strange Animations from First Friday A.D.
Special thanks to M Dot Strange for spending the night at Anno Domini creating stop-motion animations with everyone that dropped in last week. If you weren't able to make it out for his First Friday opening reception you're still in luck, he posted the results on YouTube with a nice soundtrack. Click above to watch the clip!
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March 07, 2007
Bruno is Coming!
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Work and Play this Friday
This Friday, March 9th, Heart of Chaos presents Work & Play, a great lineup of exhibition, live painting, music, spoken word and silent auction.
Artists include: Krissy Everett, AD Trooper Anabella Pinon, Michael Foley, Susie Zarate, Steve Cooley & Miguel Machuca
Live Graffiti Wall includes: Willie Ray, Ivan Gonzalez, Summer Munoz and others
Friday March 9th, 4-9pm
all ages, free admission
Center for Training & Careers
1600 Las Plumas Ave., San Jose
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March 06, 2007
Dual-Dual Exhibits at 12th & Taylor
12th & Taylor is back for another season of "educated young artists" in a homey setting. In the garage gallery is Perry Doane & Mike Lowell, and in the gazebo gallery is Anton Orlov & Ben Hunt.
Reception is Friday, March 9th, 8pm - midnight.
723 No. 12th Street (@ Taylor), San Jose
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Here's a tip....
First for someone that does it right:
Overpass Gallery exhibition Permission and Consent exploring the politcs of gender has a reception on Saturday, March 24th at 859 West Hedding, San Jose, 3pm - midnight.
Artists include: Howard Pugh, Anabella Pinon, Joe Miller, John Kurtyka, Tim Cottengim, Al Preciado, Bette Linderman, Francesca Lovecchio, Monika Rose, Paul Gonzales, Julie Batista, Linda Churchill and others.
Now for the one's I'm not posting, and here's why:
If you're having an art show....list the artists' names! I wanted to post three exhibits coming up, two in businesses and one benefit auction, but there's no artists' names listed on the flyers, and no info on the websites.
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February 28, 2007
Print Exchange this Friday
This First Friday, March 2nd, Jai Tanju will be having an exhibit at Good Karma on South First (and Post St.) called Print Exchange. It's premise is simple, if you want cool things in the mail from family, friends or artists, send them something cool! "This exhibit will be devoted to the pictures, postcards or whatever I got in the mail via The Print Exhcange last year." ~Jai
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February 05, 2007
Art's happenin'
One of the fun things after an opening is seeing all the new art announcements on our counter. These shows are coming up by people we really like.
Makiko Ogawa did a wonderful Phantom Galleries years ago so we're glad to see she's still painting. She will be showing at Globus Gallery in Locke through March.
Local legend Jai Tanju will be having an exhibit and book release party at Black & Brown Clothing on Friday, February 16th from 7-10pm. Looking forward to seeing what he's put together this time!
And if you haven't been by in a while, stop by for lunch at Good Karma Restaurant and check out the exhibit by Anabella Pinon and Miguel Machura. (Thanks in advance to Onibatsu for the use of the above image!)
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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 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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November 08, 2006
Sean Boyles exhibit at SCU
Local boy Sean Boyles is having an artist reception for his "The Other Side of the Tracks" exhibit Thurs., Nov 9th at SCU's Dept. of Art & Art History Gallery. 4:30 - 6:30pm so drop by after work or school!
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October 24, 2006
Full Coverage Book & Film
Full Coverage Book & Film
10.5 x 15 inches, 8 lbs.
SOLD OUT
Book 1 is a limited 2 volume edition of 1000 numbered copies in a unifying case. 240+ pages which extensively documents all 33 back pieces from start to finish, with photos by Max Dolberg and NSK, an exclusive essay by the Master Horiyoshi III and introductory text by adrian Lee.
Book 2 is a 78 page collection of recent tattoos by members of the Kolectiv and various insider photos of their general happenings. Book 2 also houses the film on DVD.
The film, shot and produced by N'Dalo Silveria is intended to draw the viewer further into the process with extensive interviews of the tattooers, tattooees and the process.
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September 14, 2006
Bansky's Barely Legal
If you're in L.A. this weekend, Sept 15-17th, you should attend Banksy's "three day vandalizing warehouse extravaganza" at a location to be announced the day of the opening by visiting his site.
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September 01, 2006
COLLABRO opens tonight Sept. 1st
Joshua Petker, Sylvia Ji, Andrew Brandou
Over a year and a half in the making with 90 artists participating, COLLABRO opens tonight with 70 collaborative paintings and music by Sacramento's Be Brave Bold Robot. Poor Al, the curator and creative mind behind this exhibit, will be here on hand to celebrate. AD is proud to be the Bay Area host for Collabro which debuted in May 06 at Subject Matter Gallery and has plans to move onto New York next year. Read the Juxtapoz interview here.
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August 12, 2006
ZeroOne Closing Party in SoFA tonight!
It's been quite a week to live in San Jose. We've had Akira Hasegawa in town, etoy corporation sharing Mission Eternity, pigeonblog overhead, Neighborhood Public Radio in the wired, San Jose Voices broadcasting our thoughts to the populus as they stroll by, Feral Robotic Dog packs led by Natalie Jeremijenko, ...it's the city we wanted to live in for just a week.
Well tonight is the closing party. A chance to say farewell to our new international friends on the streets of SoFA. Come out and join us all from 6 'til midnight with 3 stages of music starting at Anno Domini and ending at MACLA on South FIRST STREET. The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art presents A Painting Performance, a multi-media, interactive street event, by new media artist Clive McCarthy. His performance begins at sunset right in the middle of it all (451 South First Street). See you downtown!
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August 08, 2006
Simmer Down Sprinter at AD for ZeroOne San Jose
So we hung out with Steve Lambert on Sunday (it was his birthday!) installing Simmer Down Sprinter at Anno Domini. His art project, posing as an arcade video game, has been getting some great attention across the blogosphere. The great news is that starting today, Tuesday, August 8th through Saturday, August 12th you can drop by Anno Domini and experience it in person.
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August 07, 2006
Mission Eternity by etoy corporation
We joined the press tour today and met Miss Monorom (above) from etoy Corporation. She gave us a glimpse inside Mission Eternity, a sarcophagus created from a shipping container that is used to archive and transport that which is left behind after physical death... "a massive body of information."
It's a brilliant piece that's here for ZeroOne San Jose and rests just outside the doors of the San Jose Museum of Art. Be sure to check it out.
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August 01, 2006
AD's STREET MRKT Friday, Aug 4th!
Join us after work (6-9pm) for this DIY urban fair beneath the murals at Anno Domini. Local artists & retailers and live bands get together to bring you an early evening of art, unique wares and live music!
Participating artists/vendors: Marissa Arterberry, Beadworker, Black & Brown Clothing, Steve Cooley, Evelyn's Henna Tattoos, Heart of Chaos, Harriet Helfricht, Amanda Lennon, Manny Magallon, Al Preciado, Andrew Stattmiller, Martin Steiner, Streetlight Records & Xenia International Crafts
Music on the stage: WORKER BEE an up-and-coming young band specializing in moody instrumental rock. FAKE PUBLIC an energetic foursome known for their catchy, upbeat indie rock. THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE San Jose's finest purveyors of dynamic dance-rock. And special guest DJ CUTSO keeping things moving along.
Be sure to stick around for South FIRST FRIDAYS in the SoFA district from 8pm 'til late!
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July 29, 2006
Simmer Down Sprinter comes to San Jose!
Simmer Down Sprinter is a two player, sit-down, arcade style video game designed and programmed by artist Steve Lambert in which players compete to move runners around a track. The game is controlled by player’s bio-feedback. The more relaxed the player becomes, the faster the runner moves around the track. Essentially it is a game of competitive relaxation.
Be sure to visit Anno Domini between August 8-12 to test your powers of repose against your friends and foe when Simmer Down Sprinter will be installed in AD's storefront at the gallery. Be sure to bring quarters!
This exhibition coincides with the ZeroOne San Jose Festival.
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June 02, 2006
C. Ryder Cooley & Jessie Rose Vala - First Friday June
Thanks to everyone that came out to Ryder & Jessie's opening reception! If you missed the live performance, Jessie & Ryder will be performing it again on Friday, July 21st.
Ryder and Jessie have created a beautiful installation to house their drawings, Carolyn's are delicate images on found paper adhered to wood and Jessie's is framed within amazing floral frames and in the form of 7' wallpaper (hand flocked and burnished aluminum.)
The opening is this Friday, June 2nd, part of South First Fridays in the SoFA district. There will be a special performance at 9pm....Ryder will perform accordian serranades from the rafters while Jessie animates live.
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May 31, 2006
A.D.'s STREET MRKT - this Friday, June 2nd
Thanks to everyone (Mansion, Doctor/Nurse, the Mumlers, all the artists/vendors) that came out to make the premier STREET MRKT downtown a great evening. Special thanks to our friends that always volunteer to make your experience here an inspired one. Mark you calendar for July 7th when STREET MRKT returns with South FIRST FRIDAYS... we have a great stage planned for you again featuring highlights from the Bleeding Edge Festival courtesy of our friends at Montalvo Art Center! See you soon.
As a prelude to the South First Fridays gallery walk in the SoFA district, we'll be hosting a Street Mrkt beneath the outdoor murals of A.D.
Artists, local vendors & three bands will be on hand for an early evening of art, ecclectic retail and great music.
Friday, June 2nd, 6-9pm
Free and open to the public.
366 South First St., San Jose.
clik "continued reading" for the full lineup.
Artists/vendors:
Robert Arredondo, Christine Benjamin, Black & Brown Clothing, Tim Cottingim, Evelyn's Henna Tattoos, Funny Monkey Comics, Heart of Chaos, Harriet Helfricht, Rob Lehman, Amanda Lennon, Manny Magallon, Dee Jae Paeste, Al Preciado, Tessie Scharaga, Andy Stattmiller, Martin Steiner, Streetlight Records, Woody Miller & Xenia International Crafts.
Live music:
Mansion Specialize in mellow, poignant rock songs that are understated yet memorable.
Doctor/Nurse The brainchild of local legend Jeff Brummet makes a rare public appearance.
The Mumlers The best and most interesting band in San Jose.
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May 18, 2006
Congratulations Titus!!
We're incredibly pleased to congratulate Titus Kaphar on his invitation to the Studio Museum Harlem Artist in Residency program. The residency program is a high honor that includes a free studio space, a significant fellowship and an exhibit of completed works at the end of the residency.
Titus, a former San Jose resident and AD exhibiting artist has made great strides in his time at Yale these past two years, and we know this is just the beginning of a great many things for Titus!
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May 16, 2006
"Snippets" at Overpass Gallery
The Snippets show features artwork by Frances Marin & Anabella Pinon in the Studio Gallery and Tim Cottengim & John Kurtyka in the Cottage Gallery (all at Al Preciado's house.) Special events throughout the day includes a sculpture workshop and a book reading.
Saturday, May 20th, 3-9pm, free
859 West Hedding, SJ
408-393-3567
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May 12, 2006
Burner's 2006 Fire Arts Exposition
Burning Man, in support of the Black Rock Foundation, is sponsoring a crazy lineup of 45 fire artists at Monster Park (formerly Candlestick) this May 18, 19 & 20th. Tickets range from $20 for a one night pass, to $125 for all events pass. For more info and full line up, check it here.
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May 09, 2006
Navin June Norling
Thanks to those of you that made it out for Navin Norling's Opening Reception at Anno Domini this past Friday. To those of you that were deterred as a result of San Jose's Cinqo de Mayo welcoming committee, aka... the police blockades, we're sorry for the inconvenience. We heard some of you trekked distances as far as Los Angeles only to be turned away at the limits of our fine downtown. Such a shame that safety has to come this way.
Be sure to stop through to see Navin's exhibit, BOOTLEG BABY, through June 17, 2006. It was great having him out here with us on the West Coast.
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April 11, 2006
Telepresent Tug-of-War - Tues., 04/11
Michael Weisert presents his thesis show, Telepresent Tug-of-War: Proxy Battles, tonight, April 11th, simultaneously at Anno Domini and SJSU's Art Building in Gallery 2. The piece is described as a haptic artwork which blends the performance of sport with modern technologies allowing for competition across vast distances. The artwork re-creates force exerted by one player onto the opposing side using sensors and (2 ton) winches. In the Proxy Battles, these two sides will be Anno Domini and San Jose State University Gallery 2.
The exhibit will be available for battles between 6pm - 7pm, followed by a brief presentation and Q&A.
Video of the piece can be downloaded at : http://mweisert.com/media/ttofwar.mp4
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April 07, 2006
Sara Thustra and friends
Sara Thustra and friends have been very busy this week getting the installation ready at Anno Domini. Great things in store for you tonight! So come out, sit in the middle of the city they built, peek in some windows and enjoy the unique atmosphere that only Sara Thustra and friends could bring you.
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April 04, 2006
South FIRST FRIDAYS April 7th
Join us for South FIRST FRIDAYS - Friday, April 7th!
An eclectic evening of arts & culture on the First Friday of every month in downtown San Jose's SoFA district.
All art venues are free and open to the public, 8pm 'til late.
Participating galleries include:
Anno Domini, GreenRice Gallery, MACLA, SJ Institute of Contemporary Art, and SJ Museum of Quilts & Textiles.
For full event listing, "continue reading."
Anno Domini// the second coming of Art & Design - 366 South First Street
Artist's Reception: Problems, Power and Solutions. City. an art show by Sara Thustra
Sara Thustra and friends come to you with examples of life desperately loved and passionately concerned. Labored over is a beautiful cityscape telling you their stories.Thustra accompanies this scape with intricate paintings discussing the push and pull of what he sees as our complicated emotional spheres, connecting us to the bigger pictur