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Works/San José

archive calendar of events 2005

Passing Through…
1/06/05– 2/05/05
Reception: Friday, January 7th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
This collaborative, site-specific installation by artists Dan Pillers, Michael O'Shea, and Judy O'Shea, draws on Works’ past history as a flour mill and uses the conversion of raw elements to finished product as a metaphor for personal passages and transformations.
Also read the Press Release.

Ground
2/15/05-3/05/05
Reception: Friday, February 18th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Outreach Event: Teen Art Workshop, March 1st, 4:00 p.m. (RSVP required)
The artists in this exhibition investigate issues of birth and rebirth from diverse cultural and religious perspectives. Featuring painting, drawing and photography by Caleb Duarte, Colleen Flaherty, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, and Diana Sanchez. Curated by Diana Sanchez. Public programming includes a hands-on workshop for teens and exhibition tours for school children.
Read the PR.

Performance Night: March 12th, 8:00 p.m., 2005
Ellen Lake and Michael Trigilio
"Video Time: Works In Series"

Works/San José presents an evening of video art from two Bay Area artists. Ellen Lake's delightful video series examines the thin line between eccentricity and normalcy, documentary and fantasy, hobbyism and obsession. In a series of short videos, Lake uncovers the diverse ways people gather, classify, and categorize their collections. Working in a variety media, Michael Trigilio investigates our cultural infatuation with popular media, anxiety, and narcissism. Trigilio’s video serial, the Untitled Book Series is a non-linear suite of short videos anchored in relationships to specific books and, when taken together, is essentially a self-portrait.

Oakland resident Ellen Lake has shown work from her collection project throughout the Bay Area, including New Langton Arts, Pacific Film Archives and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Works from the series have traveled to the Rotterdam VHS Festival in the Netherlands and the Pioneer Theater in New York. Lake received her MFA from Mills College in 2002. Born and raised in San Antonio, TX, Michael Trigilio received his B.A. in Humanities from the University of Texas at San Antonio and received his M.F.A. from Mills College in 2003. His fear of religion notwithstanding, he was ordained as a lay Buddhist priest in 1997, a role from which he resigned five years later. His work has been presented at the Anthology Film Archives in New York, Southern Exposure Gallery in San Francisco, and the Blue Star Art Space in San Antonio, among other venues. He currently teaches video and multimedia studies at Stanford University and Diablo Valley College, respectively.
Read the PR.

Members’ Exhibition
3/29/05 – 4/23/05
Reception: Friday, April 1st, 7:00-9:00pm
A salon-style exhibition of work by current members. For information on how to participate in the Members' Show, please view the Members' Show Call for Entries.
Curatorial Workshop and Open House: Saturday, April 2
Workshop: 10am to noon, suggested donation $5
Open House: noon to 1pm, free
Interested in having an exhibition at Works or other venues? Join us for our semi-annual curatorial workshop to learn about the exhibition process and what it takes to put together a successful proposal. At noon, board members host an Open House to answer questions about all that Works does and how you can get involved as a board member or volunteer!
More on the PR

New Music Night: April 29th, 2005
Read the PR and more info.
Performance Night: April 30th, 2005
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Patrice Scanlon, Melissa Anast-Taylor, and Aki Shinomiya.
Works/San Jose
Saturday, April 30
8:00 p.m.
$10/$6 members / No one turned away
Bringing together music, dance, and video, these three collaborative artists have designed a compelling program of multimedia performances. Composer Patrice Scanlon has designed musical software which enables a video camera to track the motion of a dancer onstage. As the dancer crosses the stage, her movements trigger hundreds of Scanlon's musical phrases in real-time. Scanlon and choreographer/dancer Melissa Anast-Taylor work collaboratively to create both dance and a "live" musical score. Experimental video artist Aki Shinomiya has developed a real-time video manipulation process which, when paired with Scanlon's own improvised electronic music, creates a dazzling effect. Sometimes hypnotic and often inspired, these performances transcend the trappings of mere "high-tech art" and evolve into poetic expressions of motion, light, and sound.

San Jose State University Design Show
5/3/05-5/4/05
Reception: Wednesday, May 4th, 7:00-9:00pm
An introduction to the latest batch of San Jose State’s Graphic Design Corps, featuring portfolios of work created by BFA students.

After Hours
5/10/05-6/04/05
Reception: Friday, May 13th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Drawing on everyday imagery and experiences from the workplace, artists Hilary Chartrand, Karen Theisen, Trish Stone, and Sean Fletcher create a multi-layered response to the theme of the office environment. Their use of humor, curiosity, and a bit of obsession will both expose and transform the monotony of the workplace. Curated by Trish Stone.
Read the PR

During the May 13 reception
Francine Allen
Artist-In-Residence Open Studio

New California Masters
6/14/05-7/9/05
Reception: Friday, June 17th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
In this annual juried exhibition, emerging curator Megan Hoschtetler takes the pulse of California’s most recent MFA graduates.
For further information download the call for entries (a PDF doc).
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Codes of Conduct
7/19/05-8/13/05
Reception: Friday, July 22nd, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
This exploration of cultural norms will examine everyday behaviors, actions, images, and words to reveal their underlying social implications. Featuring photography, sculpture, and installation by Emilio Banuelos, Francisco Graciano, Elena Carrasco, and Pilar Aguero-Esparza. Curated by Pilar Aguero-Esparza.
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The ebay art project and the Mona Lisa postcard project
8/23/05-9/17/05
Reception: Friday, August 26th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
In this innovative exhibition, curator Michael Rosenthal explores the 21st century phenomenon of the online auction. After purchasing 36 pieces of unsigned and unidentified artwork on eBay for $1 each, Rosenthal invited a group of established artists to transform these anonymous objects in any way they saw fit. Ultimately, this exhibition highlights the creative process and explores the ways we place value on artistic objects.

Performance Night: Friday, September 23th, 8:00 p.m.
an exciting evening of experimental performance art and video screening with artists Heike Liss and Isabelle Sjahsam
more info

New Music Night: Doublevision, Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 p.m.
Doublevision returns for another enthralling intermedia performance.
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For more info, visit www.double-vision.biz.

Calling into the Void
9/29/05-10/29/05
Reception: Friday, September 30th, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Through the use of memory and metaphor, seven artists of Middle Eastern or Islamic descent explore notions of self-identity, physical place, and the sense of longing that comes from living outside of a homeland. Curated by Nazanin Shenasa, and featuring mixed media installation, photography, and video/performance by Nazanin Shenasa, Said Nuseibeh, Reza Aramesh, Suha Araj, Hiba Kalache, Taraneh Hemami and Hasan Elahi. Funded by an Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts grant; a program of Arts Council Silicon Valley.
Images and Curator's Statement
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academic film archive at works
Friday, November 4th (6 Classic Films), 8pm
Saturday, November 5th (4 Classics, Re-imagined), 8pm
Curated by Michael Trigilio
$8 suggested donation (no one will be turned away)
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