01SJ - Festival of Art on the Edge June 4, 2008

The 2nd Biennial 01SJ Festival of Art on the Edge, which takes place in downtown San Jose, CA., June 4-8, and will feature transformative and provocative new works from world-renowned artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture. The five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose’s parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.

Tickets:
Many outdoor events are FREE!
Museum passes giving access to major exhibitions: $15 - Day passes: $75 - Festival passes: $125. - Early bird specials – 20% discount or 2fer ticket offers are available now through April 21.
Purchase at: http://www.01sj.org/?page_id=72

Info and newsletter for artist updates and events: http://www.01sj.org
Festival Video:
More Info and tickets: [email protected] or 408-277-3111

Major Festival Attractions Include:

DJ Spooky, Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite
Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, the New York-based hip-hop recording and multi-media artist, will present his next major work. The Antarctic Suite will be an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller’s encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the land mass.

On-the-Edge Block Party
On Friday, June 6, from 6 p.m. until midnight, the various arts museums and galleries who are partnering with ZER01 will collaborate to create a block party happening of contemporary music, street performances, gustatory eats, and interactive, on-the-edge art installations with more than 100 artists participating throughout the evening, all the way until midnight!

Future Films
The future of film is eclectic. Future Films will present a broad range of innovative works in the realm of the moving image, from the second installment of Toni Dove’s heralded interactive sci-fi trilogy, Spectropia, to Late Fragment, a multi-narrative film from the Canadian Film Center, which recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

Third Rotunda Lighting Project
World-renowned Australian artist Craig Walsh has been commissioned to create the third City Hall Rotunda lighting for ZER01. Walsh is primarily interested in hybrid, site-specific projects and the exploration of alternative contexts for contemporary art. At the first Biennial 01SJ festival, Akira Hasegawa presented the first Rotunda lighting, Digital
Kakejiku. Camille Utterback’s interactive Abundance project was presented in September 2007.

01SJ Adobe Global Youth Voices
The program includes an exhibition of selected works - funded through a special micro-grant program – developed by young people from around the world. Of the artists participating in 01SJ this year, several have recently been featured in the New Frontier program at the Sundance Film Festival, while others have garnered major national and international achievement awards.

Official Website: http://www.01sj.org