space 1026

07.15 2008

One Long Funeral Song

Featuring collaborative works by Monica Canilao and Kyle Ranson.

Space 1026 is pleased to present a collaborative installation by San Francisco Bay area artists, Monica Canilao and Kyle Ranson.

This body of work/instalation is the culmination of a longtime friendship and shared vision of Canilao and Ranson.

The artists sum up the idea of the show this way:

“One Long Funeral Song” addresses the clashes and minglings of two magicks. the black, vampiric conjurings of colonialism and the nature magic of indigenous, poor and creative peoples… the contrast between secret societies and open-armed, cooperitive communities. Monica Canilao and Kyle Ranson build a world around the hope that perhaps a third and beautiful magick could be born from this long and bloodied struggle.

Monica Canilao works with found objects and materials such as paper and fabric to weave sewn together structures that explore space, community and life and figures, both animal and human. According to Canilao, she “understands that even the most fleeting moments can be the most poignant ones, and so, she is fearless in her use of disintegrating materials such as paper, fiber, love and hope. What presents in her work is a feeling of spontaneity and mysticism.

Monica received her BFA from CCA.(C). She has exhibited at Galeria de la Raza, White Walls, Needles and Pens, 111 Minna, the Luggage Store in San Francisco; The Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn, Jen Beckman Gallery in NY, Black Rat Press and 29 Gillespie in London. Canilao will be participating in upcoming exhibitions at Roebling Hall in NYC with David Ellis as well as artist Swoon’s Hudson River project.

Kyle Damon Ranson was born July 31st 1969 in Manhattan. With an encouraging hippie mother, he began to draw and paint in early childhood and by the time he was in high school, he was taking life drawing classes at the Lyme academy in Connecticut. He attended three semesters at the Maryland Institute College of Art and then dropped out to immerse himself in the arts and music scene in Baltimore. In 1994 he moved to San Francisco and became a part of the underground punk scene in the Mission. He began to exhibit his paintings in 1998 and has slowly become a pillar of the San Francisco art world. He has shown in New York and London and had several solo shows in San Francisco. His bold paintings often deal with extreme subject matter and can demand alot of the viewer yet there is a delicacy to his work that comes through most in his portraiture. Kyle Ranson lives and works in San Francisco.

Curated by Derek Ihnat
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07.15 2008

MUSIC NIGHT & CLOSING PARTY!

Donations will benefit our friends at the Shoe Shop to help them deal with the lingering repercussions of their harassment by the police dept. and L&I. For more info on their case; please check out http://phillyimc.org/en/node/69031This will be the last chance to see the Justseeds exhibit and purchase cheap art as the show comes down the next day. SO please come on down, support some good people and listen to some fine music by-

DAN BLACKSBERG is a trombonist who is working to expand the range of the trombone in jazz and improvised music. A native and resident of Philadelphia, he has been seen all around town with such local musicians as Jack Wright, Toshi Makihara, Sonic Liberation Front and with Bobby Zankel’s Warriors of the Wonderful Sound. He has appeared in concerts produced by Bowerbird and the Ars Nova Workshop. In addition, Dan has performed with Anthony Braxton (the premiere of Composition 19 for 100 tubas), Taylor Ho Bynum, Joe Morris, Mike Pride, Nate Wooley, Katt Hernandez, Daniel Levin and Joe Maneri in many venues in New York and Boston.
http://www.myspace.com/DanBlacksbergmusic

ASHLEY DEEKUS is a percussionist and composer who holds a dynamic approach to her marimba playing. A career beginning with Canadian rock artists, to a place in the NY/PA improvising community, to the local “anything goes” scene. Beautician by day, musician by night, she currently pursues her studies in various traditional folk musics without excluding jazz, classical, or contemporary dance. Some artists she has worked with are; Pauline Oliveros, Neil Feather, Matthew Welch, Katt Hernendez, Jack Wright, Evan Lipson, Dustin Hurt, Do Make Say Think, Broken Social Scene, Feist, Gina Fererra, Nicole Bindler, and Susie Ibarra. Performs with: Alokli (West African ewe drumming ensemble) West Philadelphia Orchestra (traditional Balkan explosions) The Old Goats (traditional Brazilian).
http://www.myspace.com/deekus

JOSHUA MARCUS is a singer/songwriter/banjo-player who lives in Philadelphia, PA and has produced nine recordings under different bands and monikers in the last nine years, including Fan of Friends. This spring Marcus released his newest recording, Reverse the Charges, on Chicago’s Contraphonic and Philadelphia’s High Two record labels. Joshua is currently working on a collaborative project to produce a folk recording dealing with current U.S. social and environmental justice struggles.
www.joshuamarcus.com

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07.12 2008

CROCODILE TEARS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Art Opening

Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists
GRNY, July 19 – August 13, 2008
Reception: Saturday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Giant Robot Gallery
437 East 9th Street
Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village
New York, New York 10009
(212) 674-GRNY (4769) / grny.net

Giant Robot is proud to present Crocodile Tears: Small Works of Art by Over 50 Artists at the GRNY Gallery.

Following up on 2007’s hugely popular Look Behind You and Snack Isle group shows, Crocodile Tears will feature a large assortment small works that measure 5″ x 7″ or smaller. Each of the over 50 artists will be contributing two to five pieces in his or her own eclectic style. Mediums will range from painting to stitching to drawing to sculpture.

Participating artists include (but will not be limited to):

Lart Cognac Berliner
Joe Buzzell
William Buzzell
Jeff Canham
C.F.
Charles Chatov
Jen Corace
Louie Cordero
Rob Corradetti
Vanessa Davis
Michael DeForge
Mark Delong
Eamon Espey
Edie Fake
Ray Fenwick
AJ Fosik
Noel Freibert
Lukas Geronimas
Matt Haber
Jenny Hart
Joseph Hart
Andrew Hem
Lizz Hickey
Caroline Hwang
Jordin Isip
Rich Jacobs
Misaki Kawai
Kim Kelly
Cat Lauigan
Matt Leines
Isaac Lin
Matthew Lock
Arnaud Loumeau
Jeremiah Maddock
Sakura Maku
Lionel Maunz
Taylor McKimens
Jesse McManus
Garrett Morin
Christopher Silas Neal
Molly Colleen O’Connell
Kate O’Connor
Martin Ontiveros
Chauney Peck
Luke Ramsey
Martha Rich
David Sandlin
Emilio Santoyo
William Schaff
Daniel St. George
Crystal Stokowski
Mike Taylor
Thesis
Peter Thompson
Matthew Thurber
Chris Uphues
Damian Weinkrantz
Eric White

A reception attended by many of the contributors will be held from 6:30 to 10:00 on Saturday, July 19. For more information about the artists, GRNY, or Giant Robot magazine, please contact Giant Robot NY.

07.11 2008

Philadelphia!!! Tonight!!! Friday the 11th!!!

Let me start by stating we have had the pleasure to work with an incredibly generous and tolerant group of musicians, comedians, and artists on this 28 day , 28 city tour. The festival is now at day 25, with only three shows left, and in celebration of coming back to our hometown of Philadelphia, Space 1026 members have been working on a special installation for the show tonight at the StarLight Ballroom, including a super special performance by our one and only Cars Will Burn! as well a special silkscreened poster by wonder boy Salty Snax. Come out to the show, get your driz on and get open to the F@#$ Fest Amazing Philadelphia Only Line UP

featuring

Circle Jerks (Only Playing the Philadelphia and NYC dates), Dillinger Four, Matt & Kim, Paint it Black, Monotonix & Team Robespierre
+ comedians Hannibal Buress & Josh Fadem
& a very special performance by Cars Will Burn!!!

@ The Starlight Ballroom

Friday, July 11th