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The Climate Theater

February 21 - February 22, 2009

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285 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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Unseen/Unsaid Jason Hanasik
On the evening of Saturday, February 21st, the gallery spaces of Climate Theater will be transformed into an exciting one-night art exhibition and performance event. This event will feature artists and performers in all media who explore the territory of that which cannot be spoken, defies words, is unmentionable, forbidden or unacknowledged. From Dirty Towels to the Hottentot Venus, Unseen/Unsaid will present themes from the invisible edges of our cultural landscape, and investigate the shifting spheres of private vs. public, appropriate vs. inappropriate, and all that is pushed under the rug. Curated by the Climate Curatorial Collective, Unseen/Unsaid presents a fascinating and diverse grouping of Bay Area art. Unseen/Unsaid Saturday February 21st, 2009 8pm-midnight $10 admission Climate Theater 285 9th St (at the corner of Folsom) San Francisco, CA 94103 www.climatetheater.com Participating Artists: Marc Adelman – video Joegh Bullock - installation Lula Chapman and Angela Dix – performance Jorge Rodolfo de Hoyos Jr. – dance performance Guillermo Galindo – interactive performance Jason Hanasik – video Elyse Hochstadt – sculptural installation Pantea Karimi – printmaking Dorian Katz – painting Robin Lasser and Adrienne Pao – performative sculpture Trina Lopez – video Laura Mappin – sculpture Kelly Marshall – mixed media Erin O’Neill – photography Nanda Palmieri – painting Carol Queen and Robert Morgan Lawrence – collage and performance Jennifer Rarick and Laura Zaylea – sound and video April Taylor – interactive performance Deirdre Visser and Carla Williams – photography and text Taylor Ward – sculptural installation Thisway/Thatway a.k.a. Stephanie Cooper – video and performance and DJ Missing Orphans spinning tunes from his vast Taboo archives Climate Theater is an alternative arts space in San Francisco's SOMA district that encourages the development of non-traditional performance and experimental work with a focus on collaboration and exploration. Established in 1985, Climate is known for such innovative landmark programs as the Solo Mio Festival, which presented such prestigious performers as Spalding Gray, David Sedaris, Allen Ginsberg and Margaret Cho. Climate is currently home to the weekly Music Box Series, Night Vision experimental film series, the MicroClimate project space, and a wide variety of new circus and other theatrical events, including a thriving resident artist program. Climate is run by artistic director Jessica Heidt. The Climate Curatorial Collective's mission is to foster supportive collaboration and experimentation outside the formal gallery system. The CCC adds to the vitality of the SF arts scene by creating opportunities for artists to present ephemeral works outside established categories, and to take risks without commercial pressures. About our Curators: G. Cole Allee received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2007. Her work has been exhibited in San Francisco, LA and Tokyo. She is a photo-based artist exploring landscape as cultural iconography, and sometimes, vice versa. She has lived in San Francisco for a decade, teaching photography to youth at risk in Bayview Hunter's Point and recently with the Sixth Street Photography Workshop. While at SFAI she co-curated the Swell Gallery, the graduate venue. She is currently one of the Visual Arts curators for the Climate Theater. Jen Cohen is a video, performance and installation artist who attempts to break the narrative, cinematic genre through the creation of abstract video motifs projected onto non-traditional surfaces. She has exhibited her work through out the Bay Area including venues such as the de Young Museum, Recombinant Media Lab, CNMAT, SomArts, 21 Grand, Roxie Cinema, The Lab, The Fine Arts Cinema and Artists Television Access (ATA). She received her BFA in Media Arts from California College of the Arts. Last October she started the Night Vision experimental film/video series at The Climate Theater and continues to co-curate the series. http://alchemediaart.com/ Kaliisa Conlon is a filmmaker and co-curator of Night Vision, the experimental film series at the Climate Theater. Driven by a distinct visual style and a genuine desire to connect with her audience, Kaliisa pursues the creation of story, moving images, performance and sound. Kaliisa taps into a vulnerable and psychic realm of the self, investigating the way history and psychology shape perceptions of individuality. Her work has been screened at The deYoung Museum, The Pacific Film Archive and national art galleries. Kaliisa received her BFA in Film and Video at California College of the Arts in 2007. http://www.kaliisaconlon.com Victoria Mara Heilweil is a nationally exhibited photographic artist, educator and curator. She received her MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts in 1995. Her artwork is a document of marks, traces and remnants on the body, objects and places that are narratives of intimacy and sexuality. Previously, Victoria was the curator and co-owner of Points of Departure, a cooperative art gallery in the East Village in New York City. Currently, she is one of the Visual Arts curators for the Climate Theater in San Francisco. Victoria is also an Adjunct Professor at City College of San Francisco and California College of the Arts. http://www.victoriaheilweil.com
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