Some images from the current project I am developing during my April residency at Elsewhere, NC.
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SELFIE GIFS on IC Dodges
The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival Non Fiction Meme tumblr. The IC DOGES special screening will be held on April 17 at FilmScene in Iowa City as part of the 12th annual Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, as a lead-in to Eric Fleischauer and Jason Lazarus’ TWOHUNDREDFIFTYSIXCOLORS. http://icdoges.tumblr.com/
Collaboration with Christine Larusso
Beginning work on a collaboration with poet, Christine Larusso, for an upcoming exhibition at Heliopolis, opening Friday, June 6th, 2014.
Tragedy Plus Time exhibition and performance at Dunlop Gallery
Tragedy Plus Time Sherwood Gallery June 20 – August 27, 2014 Central Gallery and Mediatheque July 4 – August 27, 2014 Sonny Assu, BGL, Michel de Broin, Jason Cawood, Mark Clintberg, Troy Coulterman, Robyn Cumming, Thirza Cuthand, Keren Cytter, Kim Dorland, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Erica Eyres, Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed, Alison… Continue reading Tragedy Plus Time exhibition and performance at Dunlop Gallery
Upcoming Residency at Elsewhere, NC
Looking forward to doing some heavy thrift research at Elsewhere: http://www.goelsewhere.org/2014-residents
This is Not a Work Party @ Design Exchange
Design Exchange, Toronto THIS IS NOT A WORK PARTY APR 23rd, 2014 6-9PM $18 MUNNYs, munchies and music by DJs Ark Analog (Maylee Todd & Dan Werb) and a digital art projection by Alison S. M. Kobayashi. Get an exclusive look at This Is Not A Toy curated by John Wee Tom and DX Associate Curator Sara Nickleson, with… Continue reading This is Not a Work Party @ Design Exchange
SELFIE GIFS from Live Performance at Radiator Arts // Armory Arts Week
4 Selfie GIFS created during a live performance at Radiator Arts part of OFFLINE (an exhibition curated by Sarah G. Sharp) for http://www.thearmoryshow.com/armory_arts_week/events.html#mce_temp_url#
Alison S. M. Kobayashi Artist Talks and Screenings
Tuesday February 18 2014, 7pm Alternative Cinema, Colgate University Tuesday February 25 2014, 12:30 – 1:30 p. m. Art and Art History Program Sheridan College, Annie Smith Arts Centre Mezzanine 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON Alison S.M. Kobayashi is an identity contortionist. In her work, Kobayashi performs a variety ofcharacters that are both studiously and playfully… Continue reading Alison S. M. Kobayashi Artist Talks and Screenings
DO GOOD at Under New Management’s Straight to Video at Third Space Gallery
Third Space Gallery 49 Canterbury Street, NB, Canada January 18, 2014 – February 28, 2014 Frankly, we’re not your typical video store. Far from it! In fact, Under New Management is a virtual entertainment funhouse allowing you to pay-what-you-wish. We have many rare titles and a unique rental policy! Under New Management: Video Store exhibition… Continue reading DO GOOD at Under New Management’s Straight to Video at Third Space Gallery
Johanna Linsley: DOCUMENTING VOICE, REPRODUCING AUTHENTICITY
Johanna Linsley will be presenting DOCUMENTING VOICE, REPRODUCING AUTHENTICITY at the inaugural symposium for the Centre for Interdisciplinary Voice Studies will be held at the Centre for Creative Collaboration, London, on Saturday 21st September 2013. ABSTRACT: From the battle to displace the phenomenological/ontological primacy of the visual (e.g. Jean-Luc Nancy’s ‘anti-ocular turn’) to attempts in psychoanlysis… Continue reading Johanna Linsley: DOCUMENTING VOICE, REPRODUCING AUTHENTICITY
Thrift Gaze: August 28th at the Nightingale, Chicago
THRIFT GAZE: works by Alison Kobayashi The Nightingale Cinema / 1084 N. Milwaukee / Chicago, IL August 28, 2013 8 pm / $7-10 sliding scale Alison Kobayashi will be in person to screen a wide selection of her captivating film and video work. Her pieces often start with a pin hole sized bit of information,… Continue reading Thrift Gaze: August 28th at the Nightingale, Chicago
The Fabulous Festival of Fringe 2013
Sliding off the Edge of the World Programmed by Clint Enns Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 9:00 pm The Dam Next to the Mill on the Saugeen River (at The Quilt Barn in the event of rain) Durham, ON The edge of the world, the place where the sun goes to rest. Although we no longer… Continue reading The Fabulous Festival of Fringe 2013
Western Front 40th Anniversary
“Fancy Dress” Screening part of The Western Front’s 40th Anniversary 12-6pm The Western Front, Vancouver BC with AA Bronson, Kate Craig, Spartacus Chetwynd, Kerry Collona, Eric Metcalfe, Alison S. M. Kobayashi and Hank Bull. The Western Front is 40! Join us on June 16 for a day of anniversary celebrations. League, a project by Germaine Koh,… Continue reading Western Front 40th Anniversary
Tribec4 H4cks 2013 with UnionDocs// Living Los Sures
I will be on the UnionDocs creative team at this Spring’s Tribec4 H4cks organized by the Tribeca Film Festival with Christopher Allen and Johanna Linsley. LIVING LOS SURES TRAILER from UnionDocs on Vimeo. About Tribec4 H4cks: AÂ nationwide series of six intensive workshops that brings together content creators and technology specialists to increase understanding and broaden… Continue reading Tribec4 H4cks 2013 with UnionDocs// Living Los Sures
DOIN’ GOOD// New Contemporary Asian Shorts
Winnipeg  Film Group’s CINEMATEQUE Presents DOIN’ GOOD: New Contemporary Asian Shorts Thursday May 30, 2013 7:00 PM 100 Arthur Street #304 Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 Curated by Leslie Supnet Skype Q&A with Leslie Supnet following the screening. Doin’ Good celebrates the creative depth and diversity from some of Canada’s contemporary Asian film and video artists.… Continue reading DOIN’ GOOD// New Contemporary Asian Shorts
Johanna Linsley// Defense Mechanism// Performing Documents
Johanna Linsley will be presenting at University of Bristol’s Performing Documents drawing from my 2012 performance, Defense Mechanism. Ms. Linsley was a consultant for the Les Subsistances 2012 performance of Defense Mechanism. University of Bristol April 12-14 2013, click here to register. About Performing Documents Performing Documents is a major collaborative research project which asks how… Continue reading Johanna Linsley// Defense Mechanism// Performing Documents
ASSEMBLED: a video mixtape
From Alex To Alex will be featured in Blair Fornwald’s video mixtape! VTape 401 Richmond, Toronto ON December 1, 2012 – January 11, 2013* *NOTE: Vtape Video Salon will be closed December 22, 2012 – January 6, 2013 Opening reception and visiting curator’s talk with Blair Fornwald (Assistant Curator, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina) Saturday December… Continue reading ASSEMBLED: a video mixtape
Concord Presents: Heavenly Directives Vol. 6: You See Me, Los Angeles
Concord Presents: Heavenly Directives Vol. 6: You See Me Saturday, September 29th, 2012, 8pm, 1010 N San Fernando Rd Los Angeles CA 90065 Free Admission YOU SEE ME is a program of videos about music, media and performance. Featuring work by Eileen Maxson, David Blandy, Michael Robinson, Alison S. M. Kobayashi, Oliver Payne & Nick… Continue reading Concord Presents: Heavenly Directives Vol. 6: You See Me, Los Angeles
Brick + Mortar Festival, MA
Curated by: Denise Markonish, curator at MASS MoCA, North Adams 4pm, Friday, October 12 – Festival begins, all venues open; 10pm – all venues close 4pm, Saturday, October 13 – Festival continues, all venues open; 10pm – festival concludes Downtown Greenfield, MA October 12-13, 2012 Dick Averns (Calgary, Albera),Anthea Black (London, Ontario), Diane Borsato (Toronto, Ontario), Manon… Continue reading Brick + Mortar Festival, MA
Homecoming at the Living Arts Centre
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 6 ~ 7 – 9 pm September 4 – November 7, 2012 In celebration of the Living Arts Centre’s 15th anniversary, Homecoming is an exhibition that welcomes back artists who have spent their formative years in Mississauga. Representing discourses in pure abstraction, modernism, the body, time, and space, each artist engages… Continue reading Homecoming at the Living Arts Centre