Mike Saleski’s Horseless Carriage Mike Saleski's Horseless Carriage

No plans for Memorial weekend yet? Pack your bags and take a trip up North  to Humbolt County and watch the Kinetic Grand Championships. Formerly known as the Kinetic Sculpture Race, this is a not to be missed event is a 3-day 42-mile bicycle race over land, sand, mud, and water. Check their route out here. They begin Day 1 in Arcata and end in Ferndale on Day 3. It has been referred to as the “Triathlon of the Art World.” You will find every shape, size and theme of all-terrain human-powered works of art imaginable!

San Jose’s very own Artist Mike Saleski will be there with his Horseless Carriage. If you don’t make it up to North to see the race, be sure to check out the Horseless Carriage on the Streets of San Jose at the Green Prix in September. Good luck Mike!

Get a taste of the excitement here!

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YourTour Itinerary Planner for the 01SJ Biennial

Plan your itinerary for the 01SJ Biennial with YourTour.

ZER01 has partnered with YourTour.com – an innovative IT solution for planning customized trips – to help you plan your time at the 2010 01SJ Biennial.

YourTour is based on a set of original algorithms that helps travelers generate detailed trip itineraries of recommended attractions and accommodations, with opening times and costs, and maps and driving times, in only a matter of seconds. Check it out create a personal itinerary for September 16-19 during the 01SJ Biennial.

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Chico MacMurtrie at SF Fine Art Fair

For any of you who weren’t able to make it up to the San Francisco Fine Art Fair in Fort Mason this past weekend, here are a few images of Inflatable Architectural Growth by Chico MacMurtrie/Amorphic Robot Works.

During the 2010 01SJ Biennial, Chico MacMurtrie, Geo Homsy and Bill Washabaugh will conduct a 10 day workshop : robot building and utilizing the inflatable architectural bodies technology as part of 01SJ’s Out of the Garage Into the World. Then a versions of Inflatable Architectural Growth will be installed in public space along South First Street from September 17-18, 2010.

Inflatable Architectural Growth

Inflatable Architectural Growth

Inflatable Architectural Growth

Inflatable Architectural Growth

Inflatable Architectural Growth

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2010 01SJ Biennial Tickets are now on available!

The wait is over! It is time to snap up tickets for the 2010 01SJ Biennial. General admission tickets and tickets for performances and special events (limited seating available) are now on sale here.

Also for those of you seeking a truly unique experience marrying food, art, and philanthropy, we recommend Still Life with Banquet. Surrounded by lush footage of ingredients from the sumptuous meal returning slowly to their origins, you – the diner – become part of the art.  Pairing the peerless talents of chef Kitty Greenwald and video artist Grahame Weinbren, this once-in-a-lifetime event is not to be missed.  Find out more.

See you in September!

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20′ New Media Wall at SF Art Fair

The SF Art Fair opens tonight with an exciting opening preview party benefiting the San Francisco Art Institute and honoring Ruth Braunstein, owner of the Braunstein/Quay Gallery with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Also don’t miss the 20′ New Media Wall near the entrance and ZER01’s Chico MacMurtrie’s Inflatable Architectural Growth. Come and experience all the great works at the SF Art Fair, open until May 23rd. See you there!

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Gravilux App sits at #1

Released on May 17th, Artist Scott Snibbe’s iPad App Gravilux, just reached number one on the charts for Free iPad Apps. Gravilux beat out other popular apps like iBooks, ABC, Netflix and the Weather Channel. Through the world of interactive art, the App allows the user to have a “gravitational pull on a world of simulated stars.” As you touch the screen you are able to simulate stars and draw galaxies or explode them like a supernova. Check it out and get the App for free here! If you haven’t had a chance to snatch up an iPad, test out Gravilux here. Have fun and Congratulations Scott!

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Spectacle from Rockwell Group’s The LAB

Spectacle defines the work created by Rockwell Group, founded by legendary architect/designer David Rockwell.  For the upcoming Biennial, The LAB – the company’s digital interaction design team – is creating Plug-in-Play, which represents a playground of ideas related to how we engage our urban environments.  Watch the video for insights into their creative thinking.

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Announcing Green Prix Micro-Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the winners of the Green Prix Micro-grants!

These artists and artist groups will all receive a micro-grant to participate in the Green Prix , a creative and innovative event surrounding sustainable, ecological friendly, and fun modes of transportation—artful “eco-motion.”  The Green Prix will take place Saturday, September 18^th from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Kicking off the Green Prix will be an exciting, eclectic parade throughout downtown San Jose ending at South First Street. The event will roll into an all day family friendly festival, where the public can ride some of the parade projects, participate in DIY workshops, and learn about innovative ways to travel “green.” Mark your calendars for the 2010 01SJ Biennial, as the Green Prix is just one of many exciting events happening between September 16-19^th. Hope to see you there!

Adan Avalos, El Rojo
Slim Buick, Art Bikes
Steve Durie, Bruce Gardner and Geri Wittig, Slo Dog
Jessica Findley, Aeolian Bike Ride
Rock The Bike, El Arobol and LiveOnBike Performances
Carl Heiney, Rajaphant
Victoria Scott and Scott Kildall, Gift Horse
Cyclecide, Heavy Pedal Cyclecide Bike Rodeo
Janaki Ranpura, The Egg and Sperm Ride
Steven White, Over the Top

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Announcing the AbsoluteZER0 micro-grant awards!

Congratulations to the following AbsoluteZER0 micro-grant recipients!

Each artist or artist group is receiving a micro-grant to present a project at AbsoluteZER0, the 01SJ Biennial’s vibrant street festival where the public can engage with art, music, science, and technology in new and compelling ways outside on city streets. AbsoluteZER0 will take place on Friday, September 17 from 5:00pm – 12:00am on South First Street in downtown San Jose, CA. In addition to the following projects there will be two stages featuring musical performances, hands-on activities for children and adults, outdoor projections, urban games, and projects by 50+ artists. We hope to see you there!

Micro-grant Recipients:

Mona El-Khafif and CCA URBANlab, CitySpaceShare 2010: OPspace San Jose
Karrie Hovey, …the Garden Grows:Park Plaza
Sasha Leitman, Swing Step Busk
Helen Lessick, Earthwish: Build Your Own House
Sarah Lowe, Invisible Infrastructure (Ghost Cone)
Sheryl Oring, I Wish to Say
Suzy Poling, The Sonic Tube
Valerie Raps, Art Ark
Laird Rickard, Cyclecide
reDISCOVER Center, World of Wonder
Douglas Vakoch/SETI Institute, Earth Speaks
Imin Yeh, ADCSource.com (Art of Downloadable Crafts) Swag Booth

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Rigo 23 to create large-scale projection at 01SJ

Artist Rigo 23 was just in San Jose working on plans for large-scale projection project downtown that will be presented in the evening hours during the Biennial from September 16-19, 2010.  This project will be Rigo 23’s first foray into large-scale projection!

If you live in San Francisco, you may be familiar with his well-known painted murals One Tree and Sky/Ground and Innercity/Home.

Rigo 23 is very familiar with downtown San Jose and the political history of the city. If you’re nearby San Jose State University, you should definitely wander onto campus to see Rigo 23’s sculpture that depicts the moment when Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand for human rights on the victory podium at the 1968 Olympics.

To make the work, he used  3D scanning technology and computer-assisted virtual imaging to take actual full-body scans of the athletes and then cast the figures of Smith and Carlos in bronze, which was then covered in hand-cut ceramic tiles.

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