"I am quite content to go down to posterity as a scissors and paste man" James Joyce
Never Promised You A Rose Garden
My expo with Laura Schuster at De Donkere Kamer (NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN) will be up until September 18. There will be a closing "happy hour" on Friday, September 15 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Info on location in post below.
Introducing: De Donkere Kamer
NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN is the first exhibition in the brand new Amsterdam art gallery De Donkere Kamer (The Darkroom). Laura Schuster and I will be showing work based on puzzles.
Opening festivities from 2:00 on both the 26th and 27th of August featuring live acoustic music performances and more! De Donkere Kamer (Amstelpark 6) is located between Glazen Huis and Rietveld Paviljoen, item 38 (Giro Paviljoen) on the Amstelpark map. The show will go on until late September.
Opening festivities from 2:00 on both the 26th and 27th of August featuring live acoustic music performances and more! De Donkere Kamer (Amstelpark 6) is located between Glazen Huis and Rietveld Paviljoen, item 38 (Giro Paviljoen) on the Amstelpark map. The show will go on until late September.
Expo at madelife in Boulder
This will be a fun one I'm doing with the three other winners of the madelife juried exhibition back in January. At the opening there'll be live music (including a short set by my music project Dusty Stray), plus good eats and drinks. And each artist is making a site-specific installation.
Winner of Juried Exhibition at madelife
I was honored to be one of four winners of the juried exhibition at madelife in Boulder, Colorado. Jurors included curators at BMoCA (Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art) and the Dairy Arts Center Gallery, Boulder. I was awarded a group show with the other winners at madelife in May. The present exhibition at madelife is up until January 28.
Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery Juried Exhibition
My recent piece "Shroud" is featured in the juried exhibition at Pirate Gallery in Denver from Nov. 26 -- Dec. 11. Works selected by Dean Sobel, director of the Clyfford Still Museum, Denver.
Grande Petit Deux exibition
I have works of mine (including the one below) featured in the Petit Grande Deux exhibition at Core Gallery in Denver from Nov. 10 - 27.
Collage in Birdy magazine
My collage "Room Three" was recently featured in Birdy magazine. It got the full 2-page center spread!
The Illustrated Man (continued)
Recent large-scale collage "The Illustrated Man" + two other works of mine are now hanging at Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery as part of their Day Of The Dead expo. Till October 30.
The Illustrated Man
Finally finished a life-size collage I call "The Illustrated Man". I cut up a lot of old encyclopedias. More details here.
Video I made for Tamara Woestenburg from (mostly) found footage
TAMARA WOESTENBURG Pink-Eyed Soul from banjon on Vimeo.
50 new works sent to Charlie Roberts for new group show
Really nice to have been invited to enter my stuff in the traveling group exhibition "Got It For Cheap". Works will be shown in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Paris and NYC. Got to make a lot of drawings too for a change.
Video I made for Snowapple from found footage
SNOWAPPLE Old Fashioned Morphine from banjon on Vimeo.
Summer show in Barcelona
Mostly new work. The exhibition will be hanging there all summer long. Till the end of September.
New work uploaded
Solo Exhibition in a Castle
New works will be up from May 11 - May 31 at Kasteel Baexem. Drop by if you happen to be in the south of the Netherlands.
De Grote Amsterdam Kunstkalender (The Big Amsterdam Art Calendar) launch party. In Amsterdam of course...
Get yours HERE
Work selected for Petty Thieves projection event
So if you happen to be in the Washington DC area on the 8th of November, go check it out.
Work featured in De Grote Amsterdamse Kunstkalender (The Big Amsterdam Art Calendar)
Go here for more info and to purchase a copy: groteamsterdamsekunstkalender.nl
Honored to be part of group exhibition in New South Wales
Poster by Matthew Rose (not me).
Brand new tumblr page
It's called WONDERFUL WORLD OF WONDER. I'll be putting a mix of my work, works of others I like as well as random extraordinary images. Here's the link: http://wonderfulworldofwonder.tumblr.com/
Works in Basque Museum-Center Of Contemporary Art (ARTIUM), Vitoria, Spain
Included in the group exhibition No Tocar, Por Favor at the ARTIUM until September
I'm on Instagram
I mostly post photos there, but sometimes "works in progress" as well. Here's the link: pixofstuv
Solo exhibition in Barcelona
Opening on Thursday, April 5 at 21:30. I'll be performing as Dusty Stray that evening as well. More info here: HELIOGABAL
A couple of photos from the Spring Exhibition opening at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
A fun night. Supposedly around 2,000 people were at the opening.
Spring Exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
I've got two works in the upcoming Spring Exhibition at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen! The expo runs from March 1 until May 12. More info here: SPRING EXHIBITION
The Forest series
Below are some details from a new series of large collages called The Forest. The full versions plus more new stuff can be found here.
Upcoming show of new work: Friday May 25 at OT301, Amsterdam
Well, it'll actually be more than a gallery show. I plan to have some new collages hanging, but also super-8 slides (slides made from bits of super-8 film), live super-8 projection collages and I'll even throw in a live solo set as my musical moniker Dusty Stray. Plus all kinds of other live music going on that evening too.
Pauze
My one-minute video I put together for the Celluloid Remix competition using found footage downloaded from their website:
Found 8mm films in new video
Here's another new Dusty Stray video. This one's made by Felix Perez-Hita from old found 8mm films. Felix kindly donated the originals to my "Superochero" 8mm film collection.
Henry Darger video
Arturo Baston made this very special new Dusty Stray video for the song "Henry's Room", an homage to outsider artist Henry Darger.
New stuff
Go to "recent stuff" or click on this creepy guy
Solo show at Galerie Foie Gras:
http://www.galeriefoiegras.nl/
My entry in the Book About Death exhibit in Phoenix
More info on Book About Death here
On the wall at the Otto Muehl exhibit in Vienna
Come on out to the MixTup Market!
Lots of my little collages will be for sale there (and cheap!). And I'll even be performing a few songs as Dusty Stray.
WHEN: Sunday, January 30 (12:00 - 19:00)
WHERE: Cafe Schuim (Spuistraat 189, Amsterdam)
Hope to see ya there...
WHEN: Sunday, January 30 (12:00 - 19:00)
WHERE: Cafe Schuim (Spuistraat 189, Amsterdam)
Hope to see ya there...
In the MACBA
Some of my short films are being shown in an exhibit at the MACBA (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona)! They're on one of many screens in an exhibition called "Are You Ready For TV?". Show ends April 25, 2011.
I have a blog!
It's only been up a few days and I haven't really told anyone about it -- till now. I plan on mostly posting little things I've found while rummaging through unusual second-hand shops, flea markets and trash. I also hope to update it on a regular basis. So check it out. And feel free to subscribe/follow/comment if you do that kind of thing.
It's called: UKEALYPTUS
Here's the link: www.ukealyptus.com
Just added a new series I call "Nam Gals".
Twelve felt-tip pen doodlings on a truck company calendar I found in Vietnam. They even got their own tab! Or click on pic above.
NEW STUFF
I finally got around to posting some new stuff. Go to the "recent stuff" tab. Or click on tusks above.
LEV KAUPAS Housewarming Party/Exhibit/Variety Show!
I'll be showing a few new collages at this, plus playing a few songs as Dusty Stray. It'll be a sort of preview for my upcoming exhibit there.
AWA Gallery / Beehive Project R.I.P.
Well, after more than two years of weekly exhibits, performances, parties and fun in general the AWA Gallery has passed on. No more boxes. However, I'm told it has at least passed on to an entirely different format, so stay tuned. The pic above is a detail of one of my final pieces there.
The entire AWA Gallery (Beehive Experiment) temporarily moves to Rotterdam for the Route Du Nord Festival!
Yep, the organizers of the festival are coming to Amsterdam in a big truck to load up all 32 60cm x 60cm wooden boxes and then will set up the whole thing in Rotterdam. Hopefully, it'll be a sort of "best of" from the artists who display a piece in their box every two weeks. My box (shown above) will be there!
FOUND/LOST/FOUND at De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam Thursday, April, 22 8:00 pm
I'll be projecting bits and pieces of old found 8mm films (as El Superochero) to the old found vinyl accompaniment of DJ Martijn Jansen (Superhallo). You're invited to bring along old stuff you don't want anymore to trade for other people's stuff they don't want anymore.
PAGETURNER at Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Amsterdam November 26 9:00pm
EL SUPEROCHERO (that's me!) performs as one of the many Pageturner acts. Live super-8 collage projections with live and recorded "music".
8 MM INSTALLATION at Delicatessen Zeeburg
I've got some 8mm "sculptures" on display at DELICATESSEN ZEEBURG, Sumatrastraat 32, Amsterdam.
I made them especially for this installation.
They'll be there until the end of October more or less.
So if you happen to be in the neighborhood...
Also, my band DUSTY STRAY will be playing there Oct. 23 and 24. Following the show on the 24th I'll be doing a short Super 8 live collage performance as EL SUPEROCHERO!
Pictured here: "Untitled"
and below "B.B. In A Bottle" -- an old, discolored Brigitte Bardot 8mm film in a very large vase full of water.
I made them especially for this installation.
They'll be there until the end of October more or less.
So if you happen to be in the neighborhood...
Also, my band DUSTY STRAY will be playing there Oct. 23 and 24. Following the show on the 24th I'll be doing a short Super 8 live collage performance as EL SUPEROCHERO!
Pictured here: "Untitled"
and below "B.B. In A Bottle" -- an old, discolored Brigitte Bardot 8mm film in a very large vase full of water.
LOS SUPEROCHEROS at the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht September 25!!!
LOS SUPEROCHEROS (loosely translated as "the Super 8 Guys") is my Super 8 performance I do with Danny Perrilat. We basically play around with 10+ Super 8 projectors and make some live music at the same time. For this show we even have a special guest go-go dancer! Go here for more info (in Dutch): http://revisie.filmfestival.nl/revisie/?page_id=511
Installation and short films on display at 'T HOOGT in Utrecht until September 22
Supposedly 'T HOOGT is the oldest "art" cinema in the Netherlands. If you happen to be in Utrecht before September 22, drop by the cafe/restaurant 'T HOOGT (connected to the cinema) and check out my Super 8 found footage films as well as a wall installation I made out of reels of old, boring Super 8 home movies. Scroll down to see photos below. Here's more info (sorry only in Dutch!):
NU TE ZIEN:
RE:VISIE
Re:visie onderzoekt het grensgebied tussen film en de andere kunsten in Nederland.
Zij presenteert jaarlijks een programma in samenwerking met het Nederlands Film Festival.
Tijdens het Nederlands Film Festival (23 september t/m 2 oktober 2009) neemt Re:visie met de titel “Dear Cinema,…” de vorm aan van een persoonlijke reactie op de traditionele cinema. Een avontuurlijk programma waarin old school apparaten als de overhead projector en Super8 projectoren hand in hand gaan met abstracte computerkunst en interactieve installaties. In verschillende filmprogramma's, live performances en een expositie wordt werk vertoond van o.a. Julika Rudelius, Yael Bartana, Arjen de Leeuw, Noud Heerkens, Daya Cahen, Klaske Oenema en Jonathan Brown. Martijn van Boven begeleidt een workshop Live Cinema en fotograaf/filmmaker Erwin Olaf presenteert een filmprogramma met eigen werk en inspiratiebronnen.
Vooruitlopend op het festivalprogramma presenteert Re:visie vanaf 28 augustus in de expositieruimte van ’t Hoogt hedendaags audiovisueel werk van eigen bodem: video-installaties en beeldend werk van Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Jonathan Brown en Daya Cahen. Beeldend kunstenaar Kwaish Alfraji presenteert onder de titel A Cup Of Coffee With Kafka drie recente video-installaties en digitale prints op canvas. Multimediakunstenaar Jonathan Brown presenteert beeldend werk en filmloops uit de wonderlijke found footage verzameling van zijn muzikale Super8 collectief Los Superocheros (ism Daniel Perrilat). Daya Cahen presenteert in de expositieruimte van ‘t Hoogt tekst- en beeldmateriaal uit haar project Nashi. Voor Nashi (’De Onzen’) trok Cahen binnen in Vladimir Poetin’s jongerenbeweging en documenteerde een krachtig audiovisueel portret van zowel het individu als de massa. Cahen (1969) werkt als fotograaf en videokunstenaar en onderzoekt in haar werk vormen van propaganda en (media-) manipulatie.
Voor meer informatie: www.revisie.org
De expositie van Re:visie is te zien van 28 augustus t/m 9 oktober 2009.
Vragen over exposeren in 't Hoogt kunt u stellen aan Kostana Banovic, coördinator van de exposities in 't Hoogt.
Zij is te bereiken via info@hoogt.nl , o.v.v. 'Exposeren in 't Hoogt'.
RE:VISIE
Re:visie onderzoekt het grensgebied tussen film en de andere kunsten in Nederland.
Zij presenteert jaarlijks een programma in samenwerking met het Nederlands Film Festival.
Tijdens het Nederlands Film Festival (23 september t/m 2 oktober 2009) neemt Re:visie met de titel “Dear Cinema,…” de vorm aan van een persoonlijke reactie op de traditionele cinema. Een avontuurlijk programma waarin old school apparaten als de overhead projector en Super8 projectoren hand in hand gaan met abstracte computerkunst en interactieve installaties. In verschillende filmprogramma's, live performances en een expositie wordt werk vertoond van o.a. Julika Rudelius, Yael Bartana, Arjen de Leeuw, Noud Heerkens, Daya Cahen, Klaske Oenema en Jonathan Brown. Martijn van Boven begeleidt een workshop Live Cinema en fotograaf/filmmaker Erwin Olaf presenteert een filmprogramma met eigen werk en inspiratiebronnen.
Vooruitlopend op het festivalprogramma presenteert Re:visie vanaf 28 augustus in de expositieruimte van ’t Hoogt hedendaags audiovisueel werk van eigen bodem: video-installaties en beeldend werk van Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Jonathan Brown en Daya Cahen. Beeldend kunstenaar Kwaish Alfraji presenteert onder de titel A Cup Of Coffee With Kafka drie recente video-installaties en digitale prints op canvas. Multimediakunstenaar Jonathan Brown presenteert beeldend werk en filmloops uit de wonderlijke found footage verzameling van zijn muzikale Super8 collectief Los Superocheros (ism Daniel Perrilat). Daya Cahen presenteert in de expositieruimte van ‘t Hoogt tekst- en beeldmateriaal uit haar project Nashi. Voor Nashi (’De Onzen’) trok Cahen binnen in Vladimir Poetin’s jongerenbeweging en documenteerde een krachtig audiovisueel portret van zowel het individu als de massa. Cahen (1969) werkt als fotograaf en videokunstenaar en onderzoekt in haar werk vormen van propaganda en (media-) manipulatie.
Voor meer informatie: www.revisie.org
De expositie van Re:visie is te zien van 28 augustus t/m 9 oktober 2009.
Vragen over exposeren in 't Hoogt kunt u stellen aan Kostana Banovic, coördinator van de exposities in 't Hoogt.
Zij is te bereiken via info@hoogt.nl , o.v.v. 'Exposeren in 't Hoogt'.
