AUGUST 7, 2009: South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk + STREET MRKT + Jazz Beyond

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design – 366 South First St. map

Opening Reception: Anno Domini presents Walking in the White solo exhibition by PJOTA

Currently residing in São Paulo, Pjota grew up in São José do rio Preto with an early interest in arts and graffiti. ”When I was 13 years old, I would paint the walls with my friends.” Pjota reflects upon that time often as he works, now aware that he was “studying the pictorial features of the streets without realizing it.”

For his exhibition at Anno Domini, Pjota has created large canvases that are, according to him, “predominantly white” symbolizing his lone journey to California. One might conclude that the nearly miniature entities in his paintings are a result of his feeling “small” when thinking about traveling alone to unfamiliar territory. However, the gritty daily experiences of São Paulo, one of the most populated cities in the world, find their way onto the canvases bringing with them a density of texture, color, grids and hand-lettered scrawl…the canvases can hardly be considered “predominantly white” anymore. As with any environment, be it within a city or a painting, it is rich with discovery should you take the time to explore its depths.

Pjota has had significant exhibitions since he was 18 years old including solo exhibits at Galeria Choque Cultural, Museum of Contemporary Art of Paraná and the Volcom Art Space, all in Brazil. Most recently Pjota’s work was included in the Paperview exhibition at the John Jones Project Space in London which brought together works on paper from three renowned London based art collections: The Zabludowicz Collection, The Lodeveans Collection and The John Jones Contemporary Collection. Walking in the White is Pjota’s debut solo exhibition in the United States.

Music by: Shudder
Shudder employs improvisation, composition, and deep listening in the service of an assertive minimalism, mining the intersection of digital and carbon-based sound. The horns emphasize fractured drones and complex textures highly informed by electronic music, while the computer’s dual role as sound generator and real-time processor creates an interactive, unstable hall of mirrors.

SubZERO Festival returns June 5, 2009!

Presented by ZERO1 and South FIRST FRIDAYS

Kick off summer with the 2nd Annual SubZERO Festival, a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno-mashup where street meets geek presented by ZER01 and South First Fridays. From 6pm ‘til midnight between San Carlos and Reed Street, you’ll find two stages of entertainment plus 100 artists, performers, and musicians celebrating the indie creative spirit. Test-drive a custom low-rider bike, try your hands at stop motion, bear witness to urban yarn-bombing, travel back to the future for a nineties-look at cyber fashion, watch a little subversive TV and listen up for spontaneous acts of percussion.

And be sure to check out the SoFA galleries with shows to complement the revelries outside. Participating galleries include: Anno Domini, MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, and WORKS/San José. For full gallery exhibition schedule, visit: http://www.SouthFIRSTFRIDAYS.com

In June 2008, the first year of the SubZERO Festival, over 7000 people attended – we hope you’ll join us this year!

DATE/TIME: Friday June 5, 2009 from 6pm-midnight
LOCATION: SoFA District in downtown San Jose (on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)
ADMISSION: Free & open to the public
WEBSITE: http://www.SubZEROFestival.com
CONTACT: Brian Eder, Anno Domini gallery
408-271-5155
Brian@galleryAD.com

Two Stages of Entertainment:

Anno Domini’s Stage

* 6:00-7:30 PM > Chknfsh
* 7:45-8:15 PM > Black and Brown Fashion Show
* 8:30-9:15 PM > Judgement Day
* 9:30-10:15 PM > Spontaneous Acts of Percussion featuring Good Hustle and friends
* 10:30-12:00 AM > DeathMatch (think organics vs electronics) with Endika Currier (Panthelion), DJ Cutso (Bangerz) and friends. Also featuring M dot Strange on visuals!
Stage MC: the Quite Contrary Trina Merry

William Street Stage

* 6:00-7:00 PM > Free The Robots / Goldenchyld & Teeko
* 7:30-7:50 PM > Tristan Shone’s Drone Machine Project
* 8:15-9:15 PM > Evolution Control Committee
* 9:40-10:00 PM > Tristan Shone’s Drone Machine Project
* 10:30-11:30 > Baron Zen

Participating artists, musicians, performers and indie vendors:
Pilar Aguero, Jared Aizawa, ARMOgedon 2057, Thomas Asmuth, Barefoot Coffee Roasting, Baron Zen, John Behrens, JD Beltran and Scott Minneman, Beyond Wonderland, Black & Brown Clothing, Blue Planet Run Foundation, Christina Braun, Michael Brown, Lacey Bryant, Jason Challis, Jason Chayabyab, Nicole Camarillo, Charcoal Addict, Chcknfsh, John Cloud, CONTENT Magazine, Steve Cooley, Cukui Apparel, Endika Currier (Panthelion), Dave Dexter, Dive!, DeathMatch (organics vs electronics), Divine Orchid Clothing, DJ Cutso (Bangerz), DJs Raj Pall and Kyle Boeker, Steve Durie, Jessica Eastburn, El Muertorider (John Jota Leaños, Shawn Levvon Nash and Artemio Rodríguez), el PeepShow, Keith Bunnell, Evolution Control Committee, Michael Foley, Force 129 Art & Design, Free the Robots, DJs Goldynchyld and Teeko, Sarah Beth Goncarova, Good Hustle, Andy Gouveia, Michela-Rivera Gravage, Lydia Greer, Fabiola Hanna, Haptic Snaptics, Margaretha Anne Haughwout, Heart of Chaos, Andrew Hedges, Henna Tattoos by Evelyn, ICA Rejection Dunk Tank, ICA T-shirt Boutique & Emporium, IR pens, James Moore Photography, Jim Dandy’s, Charles Johnson (aka QORSER), M dot Strange, Marnia Johnston, Jono Kane (aka Noka), Judgement Day, Michele Langos, John Leanos, Montalvo’s Youth Action Coalition, Necessary Voodoo, Opera San Jose, Rachelle-Ann Palacios, Joel Patrick, Pellet, Mahoney Perkins, Nelda Perez, Al Preciado, Quite Contrary Productions Inc., Nora Raggio, Kedar Reddy, Mark Resch, Linda Ritter, Dina Ropele, Ruffin Raw Visions, San Jose Glass Artist Alliance, Derek Scott (aka the Rhythmist), San Jose Yarn Bombers, SHARE San Jose, Tristan Shone, Shorty Fatz, Silicon Valley De-Bug, SJFixed, Slave Labor Graphics, STREET SWAG Photo Booth, Corinne Okada Takara

About South FIRST FRIDAYS
South First FRIDAYS is an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district, between San Carlos and East Reed Streets. The FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk takes place every first Friday of the month from 8pm ’til late. It is free and open to the public.

Participating venues include: Anno Domini, Caffé Trieste, KALEID, MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana), Phantom Galleries, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery, South First Billiards & Lounge, Space 47, and Works San Jose. Visit southfirstfridays.com for more information.

About ZER01
ZER01 is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire creativity at the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture. One of the primary enterprises of ZER01 is the 01SJ Biennial, a multi-disciplinary, multi-venue event of visual and performing arts, the moving image, public art, and interactive digital media. ZER01 also produces year-round signature programming leading to the 01SJ Biennial that serves to educate and cultivate audiences, build partnerships, and maintain visibility for the organization through lecture series, artist salons, workshops, and family-oriented special events. To find out more about ZER01, visit: zero1.org.