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The Book: Exhibition & Performance Series
What: The Book – a multimedia, installation-performance
Who: Avy K Productions/Erika Tsimbrovsky & Vadim Puyandaev (Commons Curatorial Residency Recipient 2010/2011)
Free Opening Reception and Performance: July 1, 6:00 – 9:00PM featuring dance installations by Avy K Productions and guest artist Carol Swann
Ticketed Installation-performances with guest artists:
- July 7 with Ken Ueno and Matt Ingalls, mingle with artists 7:30 – 8:00PM , performance 8:00 – 9:00PM
- July 14 with Jesse Hewit, PC Muñoz, and Tommy Shepherd, mingle with artists 7:30 – 8:00PM , performance 8:00 – 9:00PM
- July 21 with Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney and Philip Huang, mingle with artists 7:30 – 8:00PM , performance 8:00 – 9:00PM
Free Closing Reception & Performance: July 29, reception 6:00 – 9:00PM, featuring dance installations by Avy K Productions
Exhibition Dates: July 1 through 29, 2011
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 12:00 – 7:00 pm, Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery (934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th)
SOMArts Cultural Center presents The Book, a multidimensional, multimedia installation and the the first Commons Curatorial Residency of the 2011-2012 season. The Book, an installation-performance based in experimental non-theater dance that allows the viewer to freely move within the work and willingly participate during, before, after and between performances, addresses the investigative process of a meditation on the inner world of the artist and the artist’s relationship with a rational society and a technological age.
In The Book artists and audience members allow their personal stories to enter the performance space, creating a collective public diary. The Book is a kaleidoscope of sketches, snippets of thought, debris of feelings, traces of movement, and echoes of sounds that were once heard.
Each performance is a random page from The Book, and each invites a different guest artist to enter the structure, created by Avy K and collaborators, in order to destroy it and give it new life. Guest artists include: Jesse Hewit, Philip Huang, Jeffrey Alphonsus Mooney, PC Muñoz, Tommy Shepherd, Carol Swann, and Ken Ueno with Matt Ingalls, along with Avk K collaborators/performers: Aleksey Bochkovsky, Daniel Bear Davis, Sean Feit, Izmail Galin, Kristen Greco, Grundik Kasyansky, Kristina Kirshner, Vitali Kononov, Lucas Krech, Rob Kunkle, Mihyun Lee, Justin Morrison, Daisy Phillips, Vadim Puyandaev, Erika Tsimbrovsky, Ronja Ver, Andrew Ward, Paul Clipson, Andrew Way and Elena Zhukova.
The Book and Avy K Productions is one of four recipients of a 2011-12 Commons Curatorial Residency at SOMArts. Selected artists and curators receive funding support and access to one of the largest and most beautiful gallery spaces in the heart of the city in order to expand their practice, engage the Bay Area’s many cultural communities, and turn vision into reality. Avy K Productions was awarded the SOMArts Commons Curatorial Residency for July, 2011.
Advance tickets the The Book performances can be purchased here.
About Avy K Productions
Founded by long-time collaborators Erika Tsimbrovsky (choreographer/performer) and Vadim Puyandaev (visual artist/performer), Avy K Productions brings together artists of different media to create improvisational multidisciplinary performances involving contemporary dance, live painting, evolving installation, video projection, and live music. Avy K employs improvisation to unite different artists under a common idea and to achieve real communication among media, as opposed to one medium serving another. Avy K’s work has strong visual elements—sets and costumes take on a life of their own, breathing and dancing with the performers as the space evolves, and aesthetic principles from painting composition are used in developing movement codes. Avy K uses the principles of visual art but the tools of physical movement and improvisation; Avy K can be described as an experimental visual non/theater of dance. Avy K premiered their work in the Bay Area with The Garden (2007) at NOHspace, San Francisco, and Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, followed by Scrap-Soup (2008) and Nocturnal Butterflies (2009), at Theater Artaud, San Francisco. More information on Avy K can be found at www.avyk.org.
Erika Tsimbrovsky (Choreographer/performer) is an innovator in the field of improvised dance performance. Born in Kazakhstan, she studied modern and contemporary dance in Belarus, Moscow, and Amsterdam. In Israel, where she lived for twelve years, she co-founded the award-winning experimental performance group EVM Laboratories to research the interaction between diverse media structures and to develop specific improvisational performance techniques. Avy K Productions is the San Francisco-based incarnation of her and visual artist Vadim Puyandaev’s 16-year collaboration.
Vadim Puyandaev (Visual artist/performer) has worked as a painter, sculptor, and designer for over twenty years and has been participating in multi-media dance performances since 1998. His fine art has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Russia, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, France, Spain, Canada, and the US. Puyandaev has also produced numerous pieces of monumental art, including a commission to design a bridge over the Red Sea as well as to design a sculpture ensemble for the entrance to the city of Eilat in Israel. With Tsimbrovsky, he is a founding member of the creative collectives EVM Laboratories (Israel) and Avy K Productions (US), dedicated to investigating what emerges in performance at the nexus of different genres. http://www.puyandaev.net
The Book: Free Opening Event With Dance Installations
What: Opening reception for The Book, a multimedia, installation-performance and exhibition.
Performances By: Avy K Productions & guest artist, Carol Swann
When: July 1, 6:00 – 9:00PM
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery (934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th).
How Much: Free admission, cash bar
Exhibition Dates: July 1 through 29, 2011
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 12:00 – 7:00PM, Saturday 12:00 – 5:00PM
We are thrilled to present The Book, a series of contemporary dance based performances and accompanying gallery exhibition created by Commons Curatorial Residency recipients, Avy K Productions. The Book will be both epic and evolving in scope. In addition to a free opening and closing event, The Book will include three ticketed performances (July 7, 14, & 21) and incorporate more than twenty artistic collaborators.
Join us for the opening reception to get a taste of how Avy K will activate and alter the look and feel of the Main Gallery over the course of the exhibition, and help us celebrate the first-ever performances in the Main Gallery based in the language of the theater. The opening will feature ambient dance installations by Avy K performers and guest artist, Carol Swann.
About Guest Artist, Carol Swann:
Carol Swann has been teaching and performing movement and vocal related work for over twenty years in the U.S.and Europe. She is co-founder and Director of the Moving On Center-School of Participatory Arts and Somatic Research in Oakland, California. She maintains a private practice in Hakomi Somatic Therapy and teaches voice and contact improvisation.
About The Book:
The Book is an installation-performance series accompanying an ongoing exhibition based in experimental non-theater dance. Each performance is a random page from The Book, and each invites a different guest artist to enter the structure, created by Avy K Productions and collaborators, in order to destroy it and give it new life. Avy K brings together artists of different media to create improvisational multidisciplinary performances involving contemporary dance, live painting, evolving installation, video projection, and live music.
Click here for more detailed information about The Book.
The Book is made possible through support from the SOMArts Commons Curatorial Residency, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Closing Reception: A Place of Her Own
What: Your last chance to see the work of the 23 modern Asian American women artists featured in “A Place of Her Own”
When: Thursday, May 26 from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th)
Cost: FREE!
What Else: More information at www.aplaceofherown.org
The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and API Cultural Center‘s (APICC) 14th United States of Asian America Festival are pleased to present A PLACE OF HER OWN, an arts exhibition where 23 Asian American women artists respond in thought provoking ways to the question, ““If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”
Conceived in 2007, curator Cynthia Tom has developed A PLACE OF HER OWN as a long-term project inspired by the idea of environments for women or encouraging the women to build their own. Across cultures and generations, and through necessity, parental, or cultural training—women have learned to compromise themselves. They set aside their own desires to support others; rarely do women claim a place of their own, metaphorically or physically. What happens when we expand the parameters beyond the concept of a room and discover a place in which the limitations are bound by the imagination and nothing more?
A PLACE OF HER OWN provides an exceptional glimpse into the unique and diverse experiences of the modern Asian American woman. The artwork depicts a personal, yet universal, journey to seek out and claim a metaphorical and/or physical place without external rules or expectations, acting as a vehicle for each artist to interact with their world on their own terms. These artistic responses come to fruition as art installations, written word, paintings, printmaking, and more. Catherine Ceniza Choy, Associate Professor Ethnic Studies-U.C. Berkeley.
Call to U.S. Women Artists: Deadline May 20, 2011
Man As Object – Reversing the Gaze, curated by Karen Gutfreund & Priscilla Otani, will be exhibited November 4 – 26, 2011 as part of SOMArts’ Commons Curatorial Residency program. This call is open to all U.S. women artists and there is no entry fee required. Full prospectus and online entry form can be found here. Questions should be directed to Karen Gutfreund (karengutfreund@yahoo.com).
More About this Exhibition:
The goal of this exhibition Man as Object – Reversing the Gaze is to turn the tables and to exhibit works that put the male in the position of art subject and spectacle. What does it mean to objectify men? What does it mean to reverse the (male) gaze? What are the visible signs of maleness and masculinity? How are feminist artists challenging societal views regarding men and masculinity?
The exhibition will examine the visibility of men and masculinity from female/feminist/transgender perspectives. In so doing it necessarily problematizes notions of ‘men,’ ‘male,’ ‘masculinity,’ ‘women’ and ‘female’ while exploring new possibilities for the gaze. This is an inclusive show, and we welcome women and transgender artists to challenge what it means for ‘women’ to look at ‘men.’ (more…)
“A Place of Her Own” Literary Reading
What: A reading of selected works by literary artists featured in “A Place of Her Own”
When: Thursday, May 19 from 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th)
Cost: FREE!
What Else: More information at www.aplaceofherown.org
Enjoy an evening of literary entertainment with the lady writers of A PLACE OF HER OWN as they explore the question, “If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”
Presented by The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and API Cultural Center’s (APICC) 14th Annual United States of Asian America Festival, A PLACE OF HER OWN features work by Asian American women artists from diverse backgrounds and their experiences in modern culture. (more…)
A Place of Her Own: May 5—27
What: An exhibition featuring the unique and diverse experiences of 23 modern Asian American women artists
When: Thursday, May 5 from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th)
What Else: Free admission. More information at www.aplaceofherown.org
The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and API Cultural Center‘s (APICC) 14th United States of Asian America Festival are pleased to present A PLACE OF HER OWN, an arts exhibition where 23 Asian American women artists respond in thought provoking ways to the question, ““If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”
Conceived in 2007, curator Cynthia Tom has developed A Place of Her Own as a long-term project inspired by the idea of environments for women or encouraging the women to build their own. Across cultures and generations, and through necessity, parental, or cultural training—women have learned to compromise themselves. They set aside their own desires to support others; rarely do women claim a place of their own, metaphorically or physically. What happens when we expand the parameters beyond the concept of a room and discover a place in which the limitations are bound by the imagination and nothing more? (more…)
May Feast of Words Welcomes Arlene Biala
What: Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, “A Place Of Her Own” edition
When: Tuesday May 17, 2011. 7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m., doors open at 6:30
Where: SOMArts (934 Brannan Street, between 8th and 9th)
What Else: Tickets are $10 advance, $5 with a potluck dish and $12 at the door. For more information visit http://feastofwords.eventbrite.com
SOMArts Cultural Center presents Feast of Words: A Literary Potluck, a monthly potluck where writers and foodies come together to eat, write, and share. Join co-hosts Lex Leifheit and Irina Zadov on the third Tuesday of each month.
May’s theme is “A Place of Her Own,” inspired by the exhibition A Place of Her Own on display at SOMArts through May. The monthly potluck will include a reading by literary guest Arlene Biala as well as delicious dishes by audience members as well as special culinary guest Tina Africa. There will be a creative competition of on-the-spot writing inspired by the theme. House opens at 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 and space is limited. Tickets are $10 in advance, $5 with a potluck dish, or $12 at the door and include refreshments and delicious eats. Cash bar. (more…)
Meet the Artists of “A Place of Her Own”
What: A talk led by artists in the “A Place of Her Own” exhibition
When: Saturday, May 14 from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m.
Where: SOMArts Main Gallery, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th)
Cost: FREE!
What Else: More information at www.aplaceofherown.org
A PEEK INTO THE CREATIVE MIND
What were they thinking? Join Choppy Oshiro, Pallavi Sharma, Elizabeth Travelslight, and Vivian Truong as they share their creative process behind their art installations. In conjuction with AAWAA and API Cultural Center‘s 14th United States of Asian America Festival presentation of A PLACE OF HER OWN, an arts exhibition where 23 Asian American women artists respond in thought provoking ways to the question, “If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”
