Synopsis is part of a small group show at the LEO KUELBS Collection gallery opening Friday. The show is titled POP: Crackle & Snap.

Synopsis
Chris Jordan, 2010
Projector, mirror, metal, concrete. Synopsis connects the physicality of neurons and the pharmaceutical drug industry through an interactive immersive light installation.

POP: Crackle & Snap

Video and Light Installations On View: Friday and Saturday, February 19th and 20th; 6-9 p.m.

By Appointment: March 1st-7th

Work by: Christine Schulz, Tamas Veszi, Keith Ervin, Chris Jordan

“POP: Crackle and Snap” is an opportunity to look through the mirror and into our shared pop past, upon which the present teeters, poised for an uncomfortable entry into the crazy and congested future.

For More information:
http://www.leokuelbscollection.com

Doors 8pm

SETS 9:30PM & 11PM; $15

email for RSVP

I’ll be throwing down with my favorite fusion freaks at the DROID factory in the Lower East Side.

Amir Ziv
Jordan McLean
Adam Holzman
Shahzad Ismaily – bass

Monkey Town is closing on January 24. Their curatorial mission and immersive
4-wall video setup made Monkey Town an important advocate of video in New
York City, and it’s really sad seeing it succumb to the real-estate BS
that’s doomed many other important alternative venues. We’re happy being
part of the final month and having a chance to say goodbye to the space.

Monkey Town serves dinner during the show, so come hungry. Seating is
limited — It’s a good idea to make reservations on their website
http://www.monkeytownhq.com

Weds Jan 20
8pm

Monkey Town
58 North 3rd Street
(bet. Kent & Wythe)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718 384-1369

This Month’s A/V:

Set 1 – Katherine Liberovskaya and David First – A/V
Set 2 – Tomomi Adachi (from Japan) and Shoko Nagai – Music
Set 2 – Adam Kendall – Video
Sets 2 & 3 – Chris Jordan (seej) – Lights/Objects
Set 3 – Giles Hendrix – Video
Set 3 – Chika – Video
Set 3 – Bubblyfish (Haeyoung Kim) – Music

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http://www.rakeav.com
http://www.monkeytownhq.com

10pm – 4am
at SPUTNIK (262 Taaffe Place Brooklyn)
$10 / $5 with rsvp: overtonenyc@gmail.com

Fine Diving and Subliminal Broadcast have joined forces to bring a new monthly party to our friends in Brooklyn. After scouting locations in the area we chose Sputnik which is an underused location that has a great sound system, a selection of cheap beer and specialty cocktails, yummy burgers that are served until 1am, and a friendly laid back staff. We are dedicated to supporting a wide range of local talent as well as international artists that we have loved over the years. Please join us and help kick off our new night!

This month OVERTONE is featuring the musical offerings of THEMA.

Music by:

LENNY DE LA POSSO (THEMA | Sound Noir)
BIG BULLY (THEMA | Mineral Musica)

with

Lisa Fox (Subliminal Broadcast | Waterfront Wednesdays)
eVa (Fine Diving)
Brandon Eaves (Rude)
Alex Science (Waterfront Wednesdays)

Projection performance and installation by Cj (www.seej.net)

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Ok. That’s these meta days we live in. And yes, I’m sure my contribution to this will be lost in the noise. But, I’ll be bringing a bit of light to this benefit for the all ages newspaper Showpaper. Organized by ToddP and Pitchfork. As part of CMJ. Info below:

THE PITCHFORK BENEFIT FOR SHOWPAPER
MARKET HOTEL // 1142 Myrtle Ave @ Bdwy
JMZ-Myrtle, L-Jefferson, G-Myrtle/Willoughby
SAT OCT 24 // TIL 6:00 A.M. // ALL AGES // $7

04:30 a.m. Lemonade (DJ set)
03:00 a.m. DJ Alan Palomo / Neon Indian (DJ Set)
02:00 a.m. 20JazzFunkGreats (DJ Set)
12:00 a.m. Jamie xx (DJ set)
11:00 p.m. TBA
10:00 p.m. Cymbals Eat Guitars
09:00 p.m. Cold Cave
08:00 p.m. Delorean
07:00 p.m. Real Estate
06:00 p.m. the Smith Westerns
05:00 p.m. Javelin
04:00 p.m. Small Black
03:00 p.m. Bear in Heaven
02:00 p.m. Highlife
01:00 p.m. Surfer Blood

Projections: Danny Perez (Panda Bear, Black Dice), Glowing Pictures, SeeJ, Eric Barry Drasin,
Reid Bingham + Will Colby (Pitchfork.tv)

Effects: Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt + Katie Ford

Video: Flipswitch, Videothing + Chocolate Bobka

Artwork: Brian Blomerth (Church of Crystal Light)

Organized by: Ryan Schreiber, Todd Patrick, Joe Ahearn + Showpaper

pitchfork.com toddpnyc.com
myspace.com/showpaper
myspace.com/markethotelnyc

Doors: 8:30pm
Sets: 9:30pm & 11pm
$15

I’ll be doing live projections with this wonderful group of musicians in the Lower East Side. I’ve been collaborating and evolving my work with this group for three years now; so expect a very sophisticated, synchronized set, mixed with a handful of protocinema elements.

Jordan McLean – trumpt & electronics
Adam Holzman – synths & wurlitzer
Amir Ziv – drums

SPECIAL GUEST:
Sissy Clemens – voice

LIMITED SPACE
RSVP asap to:
az_prod@yahoo.com

Address will be emailed upon confirmation of your rsvp.
Please provide full names of each person attending.

more info on DROID

The museum party season is upon us once again, I’ll be back at the Rose Center for One Step Beyond with Glowing Pictures (Benton-C Bainbridge and Owen Bush). Music by Amanda Blank, Devlin and Darko.

I won’t be involved every month this year, just this Friday.

Buy tickets ($25)

“The One Step Beyond party is back at the American Museum of Natural History, and we’re more than psyched about it. Presented by The Fader, One Step Beyond literally has you on another planet with the spectacular light show in the Rose Center for Earth and Space and cocktails all night.” – Village Voice

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Governor’s Island is going out with a bang this season, staying open until 11pm Thursday through Sunday; with FIGMENT contributing a full line up of artists, installations, and dj’s on Saturday from 11AM – 11PM.

I’ve thrown myself into the fray with numerous installations, including a 3d stage (thanks Noise), with 3d glasses and silhouettes, projections on the buildings in the courtyard, and the lighting of the courtyard with Christian of Z-Collective.

Governor’s Island at night is a completely magical experience. Primarily becuase it hasn’t been open to the public at night for a very long time; so it feels pristine. But also the insects clearly own the night time out there. Its stunning. Views of the night time skyline that only a handful of people have seen in 30 years; hundreds of Dutch performers, a full roster of FIGMENT artists, and well, a billion-insect chorus of deafening proportions.

VIDEO by LOW-KEY, Z-Collective, Jeanne Angel, and myself
AD HOC ARTS : live silkscreening
YUNG and SIMONE : oversized soap bubbles
RICARDO : live painting
TAYLOR and DOK : sound
MUSIC by Jason Blackkat
INFLATABLE: Glass Bead

Music line up in the FIGMENT courtyard

Chapter One : Roots : DUB then and now with DJs FURY8 & DRIVER (Outback Nexus) and special guest JOSEPH SWEENY

Chapter Two : The FUTURE of the Heavy Beat with WARPER HEAVYW8BIT CHAMPIONCHIP – Music using Atari2600, Commodore64, Nintendo ATOM – sonic painting of music, sounds, dialogue, and whatever else THE MATERIALIZER- Dance Stomp Rock with Live Bass Looping !INCLUDE – No respect for Audio Signals ATTN: – Live Electro Freak Out band

Chapter Three : The Heavy BREAK with DJs: ODI (Digital Konfusion, Konkrete Jungle, Methods NYC) CX KIDTRONIK (Krak Attack, Saul Williams band)

Chapter Four : The Big BOOM with DJs: LENNY DEE (Industrial Strength, Third Movement) MARK VERBOS (Djax-Up-Beats, Drop Bass Network) JASON BLACKKAT (Spinner Runner Cutter, Summer Campers)

Projections for The Fab Faux, at The Beacon. These guys recreate The Beatles sound with amazing detail and accuracy. I’ll be creating a visual accompaniment that draws from the visual history of the band, while bringing it to the modern day.

Timelapse of the entire day (40 megs)

The time art piece, "Six Days West" is in a group show titled, “Natural Histories” at a new gallery in Dumbo, Central Booking. Curated by Maddy Rosenberg, Central Booking is a new gallery focusing on book arts and mixed-media.

Six Days West is a week condensed to 20 minutes looking west from Chinatown in New York City on East Broadway; that focuses on the skyline and the movement of light.

Press

cityArts
The Art Newspaper

With Zemi-17 and the Gamelatron

Timelapse of the installation (23 megs)

(Photo courtesy Eric Brown)

Background

Through Millions of orbits of the cradle planet Earth around the Sun, life spontaneously emerged and evolved from a mixture of cosmic gases to amoeba and paramecium; from tad pole to frog; from caterpillar to butterfly; from fish to whales and dolphins; from insects to mammals and apes, from humans to the 3 shells of cyborgs with a human brain and the 8 stages of energy beings.

There were many turning points in evolutions where species came to pass with only the rarest of their ancestors surviving. There were times when the environment of the cradle forced species to alter their physical and mental states to survive. It was common for humans to alter their bodies, merging with brain controlled machines, gradually refining their “shell” and expanding the capacity of their minds till their were no remnants of the body. Just as the human body had disappeared, so had so many of the fertile characteristics of the cradle planet. The Earth had become dark, covered in thick grey clouds, above a surface of never ending sea. Through these transformations, there was a time when life itself, just as all maturing adolescents, needed to leave its cradle and enter the greater universe.

As the creatures matured over thousands of years they became nostalgic for their ancestors on earth. Their curiosity lead to a thirst to understand their origins, both physical and within the myths of the humans. They returned to Earth and gathered artifacts of the great societies. Among them was a set of curious bronze objects, later determined to be musical instruments that resonated in special tonal proportions when struck. They commissioned the building of a robot to ring these tones in the manner of their long past ancestors. Just as the ancient orchestra of humans striking the instruments known as a Gamelan, the Gamelatron would tell poetic stories of the evolution of life in the language of pure resonance. An island was built on the sea far above where the curious bronze objects were found on the submerged Island of Brooklyn, beside the fabled heathen land of Manhattanous. A temple was erected on the Island of the Gamelatron, becoming a pilgrimage place for the ephemeral light beings to gather, basking and meditate in the resonance of the Gamelatron. It is here that the ephemeral light creatures discovered their thread to nirvana. It is here that we surrender our destructive tendencies that inhibit our evolution and offer it to the alter of the Gamelatron for our collective transcendence.

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Free before 11pm; $10 after.

Sitting in for Paul Clay, I’ll be jammin’ the bollywood video at this monthly party on Essex Street, hosted by Dj. Rekha.

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Andi and I are going to be at this art and music camp out, The Frog King and The Butterflies (organized by Zemi 17, Doc, Jason BK, and tons of others).

I’ll be bringing projections; light to bounce and spin.

SPECIAL GUEST: Kush Arora -
bhangra infused dancehall, dreadbass, dubstep

DJ Rekha and Eddie Stats

Doors at 8:30pm

$13 with flyer from website, $16 without

FREE Dance Lesson at 9pm (NOT TO BE MISSED!)

SOBs, 204 Varick Street,
Subway: 1 to Houston St.
Info: (212) 252-2392

June 12 – October 11

The island is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday. (Official Ferry Schedule website)

The installation is best experienced on sunny days.Check the weather before heading out.

Map to the City of Dreams (and mini golf)

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Ferry Schedule from Manhattan

Fridays:

going: 10am – 3pm every hour

returning: 10:30am – 4:30pm every 1/2 hour; with a final boat at 5pm

Saturdays and Sundays

going: 10am – 5pm every hour

returning: 10:30am – 6:30pm every 1/2 hour; with a final boat at 7pm

Governor Island Website

Press

“Art Park is a FIGMENT of Future Artistic Talent” by Jessica Sheridan