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THE VIDEOPurple Haze A pyschedelic video of J.C. Dancing to Purple haze. on the computer version also:
Come Walk With Me, is a free historical walking tour of San Francisco, lead by J.C. a pseudo Jesus Hippie Guy, that starts in the Haight/Ashbury, winds its way through historical downtown San Francisco, and ends on a magic carpet ride over the city. The Tour is edited in a multi-cam perspective, pans from tourist to tourist as they capture the history of San Franciso and J.C.'s message. Featured in the Sunday September 29, 2002 Denver Post travel section article Flower Power Tours Revisit Haight Ashbury - J.C. is bringing back the love. |
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THE ARTISTChris Sollars is a San Francisco based installation video artist born in Indianapolis, Indiana and was raised there and in Maine. He graduated in 1998 with a BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and held residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; and is currently working on his M.F.A. at Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College to be completed 2006. Chris is also the director, and curator of 667Shotwell, a project space for artists in his home since 2001. His work is in the collections of the Berkeley Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, and Andrea Rosen. Awards include a 2007 Eureka Fellowship Award; and 2002 Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Berkeley Art Museum Purchase Award. He is currently working on the Part 3 of a Trilogy based on the rise, fall, and rebirth of three pop culture icons of Sports, Religion, and Rock: Bjorn Borg, Jesus Christ, and Kurt Cobain; but has momentarily put that on hold to work on a documentary video on his sister who works for the Bush Administration. Chris Sollars |
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THE SPACE/COLLECTIVEContact:
What is Instant Coffee anyway? Instant Coffee is a service oriented artist collective that
initiates and facilitates the What does Instant Coffee do? sometimes we put shows together. Do you consider yourself caffeinated or decaffeinated? We like to think of ourselves as hyper-caffeinated. I've heard that an IC show is really just a party with art around - is that true? Capital 'A' Art is the key, we just like it to culminate in
a party. But sometimes the party What are these Instant Coffee mailing lists that I keep hearing about? There's a lot going on; lots of openings, lots of showings,
lots and lots to do art-wise. How is an Instant Coffee mailing list better than what's
already listed in the paper? And if it is, so what - the IC list is a compliment, I'm psyched. How do I join a mailing list? For the local Toronto list email us at events(at)instantcoffee.org.
For the Halifax and We generally reserve this list for calls for submissions and
other far-ranging things Why do you run a Halifax and Vancouver list if you're a Toronto based group? Because Halifax really needs us and because we like Halifax
and because technology Does anyone besides yourselves think instant coffee email lists are a good thing? Yes. Here's some examples of feedback we've received, and
in addition there's the I never thought that I would like instant coffee so much!
Although living in a small town Hi coffee folk, Thanks for the prompt reply. Instant Coffee always provides
good service! Dear InstantL I notice the Instant Coffee website isn't updated every day. What's up? The website is more of an archive of events, and our online
magazine Instant Coffee How can I get involved - how do I submit a project? Email everyone(at)instantcoffee.org, or talk to us at an opening.
Check the profiles page If I get involved with Instant Coffee, do I get a cool and sexy ID card? You probably already have one in your wallet.... Does Instant Coffee have any ultimate goals? We're too invested in immediate gratification to think about the future. Does Instant Coffee have anything written down that makes
it sound like they have Yes, here and there; here's an bio (not for reprint): INSTANT COFFEE BIOGRAPHY (May 2003) |
