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November 19 - December 17 |
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SUPERSONIC
new directions in sound and form |
On view through
Nov 19-Dec 17
Exhibition
opening
WEDNESDAY, Nov 19 2003
6-10pm FREE! |
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Rx is very pleased to present
its next exhibition "Supersonic: New Directions
in Sound and Form" featuring recent sculptural and inspired
sound works by several Bay Area luminaries including Matt
Heckert, Larnie Fox, Aaron Ximm, Joe Colley, Kurt Bigenho and others.
Most of this work has never been shown before, so don't miss it.
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Exhibiting Artists:
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Matt Heckert
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"Rotifiers" and "Grind"
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Heckert's work involves machines, robotics and sound. Machines
that grind, roll, grunt, resonate and thrash about. Sound which
is physically produced live- mechanical sounds- are the key component
in his sound installations and performances.
At the RX Gallery he
will be showing some new rotational sound grinders: "Rotifiers" and "Rhumba"
www.mattheckert.com
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Larnie Fox
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"Engines" and "Springboard"
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"Engines" are part of a larger project ~ a 30 ft. Bamboo "Airliner" that
was installed in the Lab Gallery in May 2003. They are the engines
and munitions of the Airliner. Motion sensors activate the piece,
so it hangs silent until people approach. As viewers/listeners
move around the piece, they trip the motion sensors and trigger
lights and sound elements. The sounds are mechanically produced,
then picked up by contact microphones (piezos), modulated by a
mixing board, then amplified, and broadcast from speakers. The "Engines" made
from bamboo, found objects and motors, light bulbs, and wiring.
"Springboard" is a newer piece, made from found materials, also
controlled by motion sensors and incorporating contact microphones.
Bio:Larnie Fox is known for painting, large-scale kinetic bamboo
sculpture, sound sculpture and performance. He is a founding member
of 23five Incorporated, a non-profit to promote sound art. He is
also a founding member of Art Bias and Art Club, two Utah Fluxus-influenced
groups, and has performed and shown at numerous venues in Utah.
He was commissioned to create and burn a 20-ft. bamboo and muslin
windmill at Burning Man 1997, and there he made and flew a 23-ft.
bamboo and muslin kite in 1996, and a bamboo and muslin airplane
in 1998. His work has been shown in the Bay area at The San Francisco
Art Institute, SOMAR, Pond, Second Space Gallery, and at a one-person
shows at The LAB, the Richmond Art Center and the Randall Museum
in San Francisco. He has performed at CELL, Komotion, Noisegate,
Splung, The Werepad, The LAB and Anti-Matter Gallery, and has also
shown and performed on a guerrilla basis regularly.
Larnie Fox is the Director of the Children's Art Program for the
City of Palo Alto at the Palo Alto Art Center. He has directed
the ArtKids Children's Art Program at the Community School of Music
and Art in Mountain View, where he also taught. A co-founder and
past instructor for Utah's Youth Arts Academy, and Project Coordinator
for the Utah Arts Festival Children's Art Yard, he also taught
at Weber State University, Ogden Utah, the University of Utah,
and the Community University in Bozeman, Montana. He holds an M.F.A.
in Painting and Drawing from the University of Utah, and a BA in
Painting and Drawing from Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania.
www.infoflow.com/larnie
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Joe Colley
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Apology
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The installation "Apology" is simply
a space designated to deliver a recording of my heartfelt apology
to anyone who comes to listen. This recording repeats as a loop
allowing a listener to absorb as many apologies as they wish. As
prayer wheels are used in Tibet to increase the efficiency of prayer
delivery, I likewise hope to use available technology to deliver
a continous stream of apologies to all who deserve them, and in
the end hopefully gain forgiveness.
Joe Colley is a self taught artist investigating the conceptual
possibilities of sound through recording and installation. For
over ten years his work has been released internationally on various underground
record labels. His recent installations have focused on creating
unstable situations to compose sound by chance and remove the artist
as much as possible from this process. The value of these experiments
is still to be determined.
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Kurt Bigenho
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Recent Discoveries by The Dept. of Shape Research
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"The Dept. of Shape Research proudly presents representive instances
of three new shape types (031, 032, and 034) as well as an explanatory
document regarding the proprietory classification system employed
by the institution.
The Dept. of Shape Research, founded in 1995 in Oakland, CA, has been chartered
with the research, development, synthesis, and categorization of unique, original
and, in most cases, entirely useless shapes. Occasionally, through its outreach
program, the Dept. makes limited numbers of its shapes available to the public-at-large.
Its engineers are currently developing a state-of-the-art digital repository
to house the many hundreds of embryonic shapes discovered and/or developed
yearly. Privately owned and funded, but with a determined, philanthropic mission,
the Dept. of Shape Research holds itself, whenever possible, to the highest
professional, ethical and scientific standards, during the course of its manifold
activities. For more information on the Dept., please visit www.dsr.org."
The Dept. of Shape Research is an ongoing project of Kurt Bigenho, who is based
in the SF Bay Area. Recently, at New Langton Arts, he debuted "Experience
Modifiers" - a service-oriented piece which presented a warehouse of objects
(all covered in plush pink terrycloth) available for checkout (by simply leaving
a valid ID with his friendly staff). Objects included: an inflatable
dolphin, headphones with audio tape, a hula hoop, a neckbrace, ankle weights,
a potted plant, a toy wagon and a remote controlled car.
With much of his work, the primary medium, rather than photography, video or
sculpture (which are often byproducts of the process) is "experience" itself. He
crafts serious/silly, logical/illogical situations, often with a crew of (dedicated)
workers. The aim is to encourage viewers to become "actors", and
to participate. Often he gives his work away during the show - small photographs,
documents, stamped receipts - evidence of each person's participation. He
works under a number of aliases, including The Dept. of Shape Research, Made
by Kurt, K., The Generalist, and A.S.S. He co-founded VAINGLORIOUS in
1998, where he first began developing his brand of participatory site-specific
pieces. He is currently developing unfinished.com, which could be thought
of as a personal database (or wunderkammer). He has shown work at New
Langton, Southern Exposure, four walls, Somarts, the Webbys, the Oakland Museum. He
has a degree in architecture from UC Berkeley and consults as a brand, information
and experience designer.
www.unfinished.com
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Aaron Ximm
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Serendipity Machine 11.19.03 (haunted) (2003)
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Serendipity machine 11.19.03 (haunted) (2003)
is one of a series of
installation sculpture that generate ever-changing, never-repeating
soundscapes. Each machine perpetually shuffles a unique set of
hundreds of
prepared recordings, juxtaposing them by chance in new configurations.
Machine
11.19.03 (haunted) debuts on on Ximm's thirty-third birthday.
Sound artist Aaron Ximm works with field recordings. Since 1998,
his Quiet
American project has focused on constructing new soundscapes from
the
intimate recordings he collects during travel. His work emphasizes
the
fragile, the subtle, and the lovely.
Ximm's recordings and compositions are available via his website
quietamerican.org, which also offers DIY advice for recordists,
and the
popular 'one-minute vacations,' a submission-driven feature which
is
updated weekly. Ximm also curates and hosts the award-winning 'Field
Effects' concert series, now finishing its second year.
www.quietamerican.org
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