I'll have a few pieces at the Headland's annual Close Calls exhibition.

Here's the information for the show:
Date: January 13, 2008 to February 25, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday and Sunday)
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Headlands Center for the Arts

Opening Reception: February 3, 2-5PM.

Close Calls: 2008 is an exhibition showcasing over 40 California visual art applicants for Headlands Center for the Arts’ 2008 Artist in Residence Program, as well as finalists for the Tournesol Award in Painting. The featured artists were all extremely close calls in the highly competitive application process.
Close Calls is another exciting venue for Headlands to recognize emerging California visual artists through a curated selection of their most recent work. Now in its sixth year, the show has become a highly anticipated and well-attended addition to Headlands programming. This exhibition will kick off programming for 2008.

Carl Augé, April Banks, Kristine Branscomb-Fitzgerald, Val Britton, Julie Chang, Mel Davis, Renee Gertler, Lori Gordon, Joshua Hagler, Liz Hickok, Amy Hicks, Elyse Hochstadt, Desiree Arlette Holman, Helena Keeffe, Seth B. Koen, Bianca Kolonusz-Partee, Christine Lee, Frederick Loomis, Jessamyn Lovell
Marksearch - Bruce Douglas & Sue Mark, Jessica Martin, Pam Martin & Linda M. Ford, Sean McFarland, Brendan Monroe, Danielle Mourning, Laura Paulini, Job Piston, Thomas Plagemann, Mel Prest, Jill Sylvia, Casey Jex Smith, Chris Sollars, Kal Spelletich, Amanda Hughen & Jennifer Starkweather, Weston Teruya, Lucretia Troncoso, Andy Vogt, Matt Volla, Victoria Wagner, Richard T. Walker, Banker White

Patricia now has a web preview of the works she'll be bringing out to Miami.

Patricia Sweetow Gallery
Booth #43
Aqua Wynwood
42 NE 25th Street
Miami, FL 33137
December 5-9, 2007

She'll have works there by David Huffman, Jonathan Burstein, Bayete Ross Smith, Weston Teruya and Jamie Vasta.

Sightlines is here! The annual publication put out by the Visual & Critical Studies Graduate Department at CCA (f.k.a-Visual Criticism) is available for download here (.pdf file). The publication was designed by Azusa Oda & Nathan Davis and in print looks particularly amazing.

The abstract on the site is a bit out of date--the title of my essay in the publication is: "Do Pirates Dream of Pixelated Sheep? Asian American Identities and Pirate Futurism in Contemporary Art." The essay is also a truncated version of the thesis so unfortunately doesn't include the chapter on Jen Liu's work--as suggested by the description--only Stephanie's and Glenn's.

It's almost that Miami time of year again. This year Patricia will be at the new Aqua Art Miami - Wynwood location. Apparently this year they'll have both their original site at the hotel as well as this new Wynwood exhibition hall. I'll have some new pieces for Patricia so check it out if you're in town.

Aqua Art Miami - Wynwood site
Patricia Sweetow Gallery booth
42 NE 25th Street
Miami, FL 33137
December 5-9, 2007

There are 3 shows coming up worth checking out:

As a part of Kearny Street Workshop's 9th annual APAture: a window on the art of asian pacific americans, the Visual Art exhibition opens Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, 7 - 9.30pm

Kearny Street Workshop's space180
180 Capp St. @17th St., 3rd floor
$5 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds.

Be sure to check out work by friends Lucy Kalyani Lin and Jocelyn Shu as well as:

Featured Artist: Misako Inaoka; Also: Mark Baugh-Sasaki, Sita K. Bhaumik, Catrina Chaos, Ali Dadger, Jenny Eng, Mayumi Hamanaka, Amy M. Ho, Korina Jocson, Lucien Kubo, Susanna Kwan, Mike Lai, Stephanie Lie, Niana Liu, Juliana Ma, Amal Mongia, Mari Naomi, Ben Nghia Needham, Brian Nguyen, noa-, Hang Phan, Pallavi Sharma, Eve Shen, Charlene Tan, Truong Tran, Katy Tsai, Scott Tsuchitani, Lawrence Yang

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Zach Scholz's show which opens next Monday at Intersection should be really interesting:

Don't Try This At Home:
A Group Exhibition Obsessively Reshaping The Ordinary

Tamara Albaitis, Lauren Davies, Krishna Khalsa, Stephani Martinez
& Zachary Royer Scholz

September 17 - October 13, 2007

Opening Reception: Monday September 17, 6 to 9pm

Artists' Talk: Saturday October 13, 2pm

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And last but not least, the annual showcase of Murphy Cadogan awardees from the local array of MFA programs is always a good way to get a quick look at what's happening in Bay schools.

I don't know many of the artists but knowing the work of CCA'ers Taha Belal, Michelle Blade and Marci Washington it should be an interesting exhibition.

Immediate Future: The 2007 Murphy & Cadogan Fellowships in the Fine Arts
September 15 - October 26, 2007
Location: SF Arts Commission Gallery

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15, 2007, from 6-8 pm

Artists:
Steven Allen, Taha Belal, Michelle Blade , Matthew Bonner, Jennifer Brommer, Marque Cornblatt, Ian Everard, Greg Gandy, Trisha Grover, Cameron Hockenson, Jason Jakaitis, Matthew Jones, Danny Keith, Ann Kim, Jody Medich, Jenna North, Jessica Rosen, Lizabeth Rossof, Zachary Starer, Sara Thacher, Brant Vest, Marci Washington, Adrianne Watson & Ethan Worden.

An unexpected gift came by snail mail today in the form of my copy of BLK/MRKT Two, the thick hardcover publication showcasing spreads of work from each of the artists featured in BLK/MRKT Gallery's 2007 Artists' Annual. It's a nicely done, 207-page volume that's a bit like an expanded exhibition catalogue. The book should be available soon at your favorite bookstore. Looks like Powell's and Cody's allow for pre/special orders.

Here are the updated details on the ALARM magazine/Fundraiser for New Global Citizens tonight at 111 Minna:

"Who is Mr. Brown?" - A Fundraiser for New Global Citizens Inspired by the Song "Mr Brown" by Bob Marley and the Wailers

9pm-2am

Intersection for the Arts and ALARM Magazine

Featuring Music By:

Radioactive
Felonious (Performing as a Preview of the New Works Festival at Intersection for the Arts this fall)
Special Agent K
DJ Samala
DJ Mr. Grant

Featuring Cash-and-Carry Artwork Donated By:

Neil Babra
Julianna Bright
Brett Cook
Binh Danh
Bryan Dawson
Nome Edonna
Anthony Grant
Becca Henry
Lily Lin
Jet Martinez
Dennis McNulty
Ferris Plock
Tino Rodriguez
Romanowski
Christina Samala
Weston Teruya
Sara Thustra

Next up:

I'll have a new small piece in a one-night benefit exhibition called "Who's Mr. Brown?" being held at 111 Minna Gallery on August 10th. The event is being organized by Buck Austin of Intersection for the Arts and ALARM Magazine. Proceeds will benefit New Global Citizens. Artists have been asked to take inspiration from the political subtext of Bob Marley's song "Mr. Brown." So far the confirmed artists include: Binh Danh, Brett Cook, Dennis McNulty, Ferris Plock, Jet Martinez, Julianna Bright, Lily Lin, Micah Lebrun, Nome Edonna, Radioactive, Romanowski, Tino Rodriguez, Sara Thustra, Christina Samala, Anthony Grant & Becca Henry.

Should be an interesting show and a good opportunity to get some work from a mix of great artists. Cover for the event is $5 and all pieces will be going for $100 (all of which as mentioned earlier will go to New Global Citizens).

Having finished my thesis, graduated and installed a show in the past few weeks, I feel like it's a good point to acknowledge at least a few of the people who've given me a great deal in the past few years. In no particular order:

Professors/mentors who have challenged, encouraged and provided opportunities like Lydia Matthews, Kim Anno, Tina Takemoto, Stephanie Syjuco, Mabel Wilson, Mary Snowden and Karen Fiss. Particular thanks to Kim whose curatorial generosity has opened doors, Lydia who has constantly provided an encouraging hand, Tina who has been the advocate of so many and Stephanie who sparked many of my writing interests and been a great studio critic. My friend, teammate and sometimes collaborator Michele. And of course our "dual" partner in crime, Lacey. Patricia, my guide in a confusing new world. Susette and Sharon who came in to help me refine my writing and thinking. Cohort members and other classmates including Sarah, Estee, Katie, Nate, Lori and Alecia. Other professors/advisors along the way who provided a kick in the ass or steady hand when necessary like Mark, Chris P., Chris F. and Kota. Stephanie and Jen who were more than kind in offering up their thoughts so that I might write about their work in my thesis. Glenn for the last minute materials. Shana who has been an intellectual and activist inspiration. And most of all Janice who has always been eternally patient and supportive through this ongoing process.

more o.p.a.:

if you make it through to the sfai mfa show at fort mason, be sure to check out taylor vogland dreiling's distorted sculptures. the furniture-gone-awry reveal her sense of humor, as well as traces of their own making, whether materially or in hints of the personal moments that inspired the pieces.

at the cca mfa show (which wraps up today) other highlights i didn't mention earlier include: david gurman's beautifully executed and ambitious bell and seismic monitoring mechanism. with the help of a team of scientists and programmers, he's set the bell to ring out if seismic activity spikes at a nevada nuclear testing range. i found myself walking through the nave wondering if i would hear that auditory evidence of distant military experimentation, partially scared of the possibility but also secretly wanting to hear what kind of sonic trace it would sound.

i'm also facinated with nyeema morgan's mix of drawings, convoluted board game and accompanying brochure. the drawings hint at map-like systems, recipe instructions or boardgame paths which have somehow been subverted, either through erasure, removal or a nest of new vectors. the sculptural piece manifests this idea through what seem to be pieces of old board game playing surfaces twisted and built up into a three-dimensional form. at first it called to mind the rather convoluted attempts at three-dimensional chess or tic-tac-toe game systems, but after a longer look, the game begins to suggest either the impossibility of navigating some sinister trap or the complex new formations which emerge as a group might break from the bounds of their limited environs. the brochure, tucked in a corner, explains in clearly illustrated steps, the process of transforming black people into slaves--a distilled willie lynch. these instructions frame the other pieces, perhaps describing the system the drawings and sculpture quietly resist and complicate.

i also enjoyed patricia esquivias's set of short, witty videos. she takes imagery from both hollywood film and what seem to be personally filmed videos and creates new, largely personally rooted narratives through a voice over commentary track. she has a knack for suggesting unexpected connections or possibilities in these either banal or pirated visual images that seem to hint at the everyday processes through which we consume, recontextualize or subvert the pop culture visuals that bombard us constantly.

the contact email for the site is now info * nocturnalguerillatactics.com. the old email has sadly been inflicted with a terminal case of spam and will be put down sometime in the next few days. hopefully this one will dodge the bullet and live a long and happy virtual life.

Steven at New York Arts Magazine was nice enough to post a pic and a version of my artist statement here.

O.P.A. (other people's art):

the CCA Graduate Exhibition opens this Thursday, May 10th and runs through the 19th. The reception is from 6-9 pm on Thursday. Be sure to check out the badass pink knit fence by Lacey Jane Roberts, paintings and sculpture by Sam Lopes, sculptures and conceptual drawings by Christine Wong Yap and a lot of other interesting work.

Check out two upcoming shows by Michele Carlson, one here in the bay and another down in LA:

In the Shadow of this Fading Light We Waited
Giant Robot - SF
Michele Carlson & Marci Washington
May 12-June 6, 2007
Reception Saturday, May 12, 6:30-10pm

Immaterial Assemblies
Junc Gallery (Los Angeles)
Michele Carlson, Michelle Blade & Kelly Lynn Jones
May 19-June 10, 2007
Reception Saturday, May 19, 7-10pm

Last but not least, check out a show at The Lab by Katie Lewis that opens this Wednesday:

Indefinite Proliferation
The Lab
Katie Lewis
May 9-26, 2007
Reception Wednesday, May 9, 6-9pm.

next up:

Patricia's kicking off the new space in the 77 Geary Building with a group exhibition with everyone on the roster. It's an interesting space on the somewhat hidden mezzanine level of the building.

Stop Pause Forward
artists: Kim Anno, Gale Antokal, Sonya Blesofsky, Joachim Bandau, Jonathan Burstein, Jane Harris, David Huffman, Jeanne C. Finley/John Muse, Frederick Hayes, Irmel Kamp, Markus Linnenbrink, Christian Nguyen, Cornelia Schulz, Weston Teruya, Michael Toenges, Peter Tollens, Jamie Vasta, Bill Walton
Patricia Sweetow Gallery
77 Geary, Mezzanine Level
San Francisco

Exhibition Dates: May 24 - June 30, 2007
Grand Opening Reception: June 7, 4 - 8pm.

Here is the schedule for Saturday's Visual Criticism Symposium @ CCA:

10:00-10:15 am Welcome remarks by Mabel Wilson, Chair of the Visual Criticism Department

10:15-11:45am First panel (includes 30 min for Q&A) Moderator: Larry Rinder
Dan Bollwinkel
Sarah Hromack
Mariana McConnell
Stephen Smyth

11:45-1:00 Lunch break

1:00-2:30 Second panel (includes 30 min for Q&A) Moderator: Tirza Latimer
Eleanor LeBeau
Weston Teruya
Michele Carlson
Lacey Jane Roberts

2:30 - 2:45 break

2:45-3:50 Third panel (20 minutes for Q&A) Moderator: Fred Dolan
Katie Kurtz
Hanif O'Neil
Karin Smith

3:50-4pm: Closing remarks by Mabel Wilson

4pm: Reception

The website for the Visual Criticism Graduate Symposium is now up and running. Abstracts of everyone's theses can be found within.

The precise lineup is still being hammered out, but the CCA Visual Criticism Graduate Symposium will be on March 31st, from 10 am - 6 pm. Everyone in my cohort will be presenting excerpts from their theses. Topics range from visual arts to the politics of transnational adoption. I'll post more details when the schedule is figured out.

Also, i f you're in Duesseldorf in the middle of next month, Patricia will be bringing some of my work to the inaugural dc duesseldorf art fair.

She's also moving the gallery down the block, from 49 to 77 Geary. There'll be a group show to open the new space in May.

I've been messing a bit with some animation ideas. Nothing is ready to show yet, but perhaps I'll post a short bit once I clean things up. Here's a small still in the meantime:

Two upcoming shows to start off the new year:

I'm a part of this year's BLK/MRKT Gallery Artists' Annual in Los Angeles (Culver City). Looks to be a packed show with tons of art if last year's inaugural show is any indication. The opening reception is this Saturday, January 13th, 6-10pm.

BMG Artists' Annual
BLK/MRKT Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
exhibition runs from Jan. 13-Feb. 17

I'm also going to have work in a great show at the di Rosa Preserve up in Napa called Graphic: New Bay Area Drawing. The line-up is pretty amazing and has some of my favorite Bay Area artists. The other artists are: Libby Black, John Casey, Ala Ebtekar, David Huffman, Packard Jennings, Amy Rathbone, Tucker Schwarz, Dean Smith, Taravat Talepasand, Josephine Taylor and Canan Tolon.

Graphic: New Bay Area Drawing
Gatehouse Gallery of the di Rosa Preserve
5200 Carneros Highway 121
Napa, CA 94559
exhibition runs from Jan. 20-March 10

I'll also be on the artists' discussion panel moderated by curator Michael Schwager entitled, Why Drawing? Why Now? It takes place Thursday, February 15, 2007, 6:30pm.

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