<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046</id><updated>2008-09-29T22:11:46.812-07:00</updated><title type='text'>live with animals</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/blog.html'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livewithanimals.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-4089016244463911557</id><published>2008-09-29T22:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T22:11:46.822-07:00</updated><title type='text'>3 October 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=AgainstNature.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/AgainstNature.jpg" border="0" alt="SEBASTIAN MLYNARSKI live with animals"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Against Nature surveys Sebastian Mlynarski's attempts at revisiting Romantic notions of the search for one's true self through a connection with nature. These photographs document his travels and an investigation into the basic human need for an interventionist force that might offer comfort and guidance. During this inquiry Mlynarski was confronted with nature's indifference, which in turn forced him to accept his own vulnerability.  He pointed his camera towards a void and found his own reflection in it.  He experienced nature as a backdrop of confrontation of who we really are.  Nature strips us of our persona; we are left with our mere essence, flesh, blood and bone.      &lt;br /&gt;     On Christmas Eve Mlynarski drove by a burning car on the side of the road as nature mutely witnessed him witnessing the accident.  There were no other cars on the road, and nobody in the burning car.  He took the picture and drove off. &lt;br /&gt;     Sebastian Mlynarski lives and works in New York City.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Against Nature opens on Oct 3rd at Live With Animals&lt;br /&gt;7 - 10PM with performance by members of Ghost Exits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Against Nature&lt;br /&gt;October 3 - 26, 2008&lt;br /&gt;Live With Animals&lt;br /&gt;210 Kent Ave/Metropolitan&lt;br /&gt;Williamsburg, New York</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/4089016244463911557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/4089016244463911557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/09/3-october-2008.html' title='3 October 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-3866668335245316036</id><published>2008-08-25T17:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-09-28T11:10:39.693-07:00</updated><title type='text'>4 September 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=frontflyersymbiosis.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/frontflyersymbiosis.jpg" border="0" alt="cameron michel vashti windish live with animals"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As part of their upcoming exhibition Symbiosis in Exotica, long time partners and artistic collaborators, Vashti Windish and Cameron Michel have chosen to consturct an alternate dimension that depicts an emotional discourse rarely investigated in modern art, Love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Creating a mystical landscape filled with antediluvian archetypes and macabre imagery, this show manages to explore the work created by two devoted partners.  Symbiosis in Exotica casts a shadow between reality and dream... and brings new meaning to the surreal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contextually speaking, Costumes made of white paper represent their love in its fragility, its purity--- its many textures, doilies and tissue paper combine to create a feeling of the ephemeral which explains how their emotions for one another would exist if they were tangible. Collage and sculpture reveal the multi-faceted and layered exaltations Vashti and Cameron experience together. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beautiful, dark, vibrant and curious creatures, natural formations, and exotic visuals create their symbiosis; their balance depicted in both calm and chaotic mediums.  They are a balance a meeting of the minds in magical exotica…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We together are magical and true, this is the world in which our hearts live, and what is created when we meld as one”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cameron Michel and Vashti Windish live and work in Brooklyn, NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception September 4th 7pm to 10pm&lt;br /&gt;September 4th through 28th&lt;br /&gt;Open Saturday and Sunday 3pm - 8pm, or by appointment&lt;br /&gt;347-526-3179&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=sym81.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/sym81.jpg" border="0" alt="symbiosis in exotica"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=sym7.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/sym7.jpg" border="0" alt="cameron michel vashti windish"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=exotica1.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/exotica1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=symbiosisinexotica3.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/symbiosisinexotica3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3866668335245316036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3866668335245316036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/08/4-september-2008.html' title='4 September 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-7062495754046639406</id><published>2008-07-30T15:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T16:01:49.811-07:00</updated><title type='text'>2 August 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=SHOWFLYERFRONT.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/SHOWFLYERFRONT.jpg" border="0" alt="mirak jamal"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LIVE WITH ANIMALS PRESENTS                                                                                       &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"YOUR NATION, OUR HOME."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MIRAK JAMAL-                                                                                                                     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reception:  August 2, 2008, 7-10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show:       August 2 - August 24, 2008&lt;br /&gt;            Saturday and Sunday 3-8pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live With Animals Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition of mixed-media artworks on paper by Iranian-born Canadian resident Mirak Jamal. Having to deal with the burden of a 10-year ban, Jamal's ordeal with Homeland Security has left him stranded with no hope for a return to America; his former country of residence. His show titled "Your Nation, Our Home", is in this sense proof of the artist's readiness to establish a symbolic and unprecedented dialogue with his audience from afar. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamal was born in Iran immediately following the revolution of 1979. A few countries and hardships later he and his family had taken their ongoing journey to what seemed to be their final destination. They arrived in the United States of America on July 4th, 1994 with hopes for a prospective future. Their long residence there ended with a controversial decision by the U.S. Government that gave the family 30 days to leave the country or face immediate deportation. The case received local and national media coverage. Mirak Jamal had been transfixed by a series of circumstances where fleeing and resettling became a recurring experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through a unique mixed-media exploration, the artist reveals personal glances into a fractured past. He composes a hybrid between the surreal and a graphic composition consisting of flat imagery, geometric shapes, fonts and subliminal iconography with which he summons a distinct poetic visual language. The exhibition offers insight to an autobiographical vision of a repeat-immigrant perplexed by an unresolved identity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nationhood, longing, culture and a past that is tenuous at best are concepts inherent within this sociopolitical body of work. Jamal's recent predicament with the American government blares towards a contemporary relevance to our society. Common threads exist in the imagery as it speaks of a universal struggle that challenges the viewer to grapple with his/her own definition of self-identity. What seems to be purely introspective on the surface, inevitably places his artistic outlook as a Middle-Easterner within the context of a post- 9/11 world filled with complexity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live With Animals Gallery &lt;br /&gt;210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY &lt;br /&gt;(347) 526-3179&lt;br /&gt;www.livewithanimals@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Media Contact&lt;br /&gt;Jeanette High&lt;br /&gt;(416) 579-6149&lt;br /&gt;jeanettehigh@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/7062495754046639406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/7062495754046639406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/07/2-august-2008.html' title='2 August 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-394574659898721433</id><published>2008-07-16T21:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-16T21:19:22.162-07:00</updated><title type='text'>25 &amp; 26 July 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=-2.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/-2.jpg" border="0" alt="july 25 and 26th"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barnes, Becker and Wright Trio&lt;br /&gt;Music for Silent Films&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live improvised musical soundtracks to silent films&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 25 and 26, 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live With Animals&lt;br /&gt;210 Kent Avenue&lt;br /&gt;Brooklyn, NY 11222&lt;br /&gt;8pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5 suggested donation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barnes, Becker, and Wright Trio:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes – Trumpet, Effects&lt;br /&gt;Chris Becker – Laptop, Kaoss Pad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lynn Wright – Electric Guitar, Effects&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With very special guests: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helga Davis – Voice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dana Schechter – Electric Bass&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stan Smith – Electric Guitar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paul Watson – Cornet, Electronics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trio of Barnes, Becker, and Wright present their popular music and films event Music for Silent Films.  The ensemble will be improvising music live to a program of silent films by contemporary film makers including Noe Kidder, Molly Schwartz, Micki Pellerano, Ruby Quincunx, Ariane Anthony, Maya Deren, Tom &amp; Marta and others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;For these two shows, the Barnes, Becker, and Wright trio has augmented their sound with guests vocalist Helga Davis (Robert Wilson, Peter Greenway), bassist Dana Schechter (Bee and Flower, Angels of Light), Richmond, Virginia’s own Paul Watson (Sparklehorse, Fred Frith, Half-Japanese, Tom Cora) on cornet and electronics, and special guest guitarist Stan Smith – one of Columbus Ohio’s most active and original guitarist composers.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;livewithanimals@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/394574659898721433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/394574659898721433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/07/25-26-july-2008.html' title='25 &amp; 26 July 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-222277308518612774</id><published>2008-07-10T14:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T14:27:38.479-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Backworld'/><title type='text'>13 July 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;amp;current=Backworld.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/Backworld.jpg" alt="backworld party" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its a birthday celebration for Joe of Backworld!  Come enjoy the beautiful music and and blow out all 50 candles with us.  Party begins at 8pm,  Backworld will perform around 9pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to subscribe to our mailing list please email livewithanimals@gmail.com.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/222277308518612774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/222277308518612774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/07/13-july-2008.html' title='13 July 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-5908392403433046366</id><published>2008-05-25T16:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-25T16:42:17.957-07:00</updated><title type='text'>7 June</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=-1-2.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/-1-2.jpg" border="0" alt="leslie and sarah"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NEU ART by Leslie Foster and Sarah Kulesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leslie Kulesh and Sarah Foster began working together in 2004 making site specific, time specific, process dependant installation and sculpture. Over the last four years they have created art collaboratively, acting on globalized post-post modern culture; or the everyday. Sarah and Leslie are currently exploring self reference, pyramid schemes, suspension of disbelief, patterns of cognitive recognition, the coming apocalypse, ideas of space: the work it is doing / could be; visions to ends, inductive logic, time together, flatness, long distance, icing, geraldo rivera, absolutes, lapinou, wholistic, soy, wrinkles, salon, beast, sally supply, sleeping bath schools, angeles, alien graveyard, shop, relay, washington dc, vision driver, pageant, re purpose, glow milf, railway, step 33 afghan creative great knitted knitters, classics oxford carat latina, kid, disaster love couture absolutely glutes penguin, endless blockade, vogue, open entry, basciano vincent vinny, maximum overdrive, granny, dress lonely, mom, almost weave, touch, collapse, anfisa, occasions, race, cd music, bold your soul, evidence, apocalypse (super)visions, agony, redirect, always morning south, crazy layguide seduce dreamed possible matter like much mistake, babes, blunt james album, club pick orchid wallpaper, endless blockade, thong spoiler, no diggity, master cleanse, light metal, recursion, recursive thinking, j'adore adorno, conspicous production, and of course; keyword stuffing. Their practice includes architectural installation,  private performance, and selective design. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 7th - June 29th&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception June 7th 6pm - 10pm</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/5908392403433046366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/5908392403433046366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/05/7-june.html' title='7 June'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-2916722167207959802</id><published>2008-05-04T23:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-05T00:06:14.651-07:00</updated><title type='text'>10 May 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=mail-4.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/mail-4.jpg" border="0" alt="live with animals"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live with Animals Presents "The Mayor of 4th Street" a celebration of the life and works of Eddie Graham. For over a decade Eddie experienced life on 4th street in the east village unlike the rest of us. He inspired the residents on the block with his colorful personality. Eddie made this block his home and lightened up the locals with his quick remarks as they walked by or his life stories as you sat with him for hours. Eddie was the toughest guy on 4th street but unfortunately recently became ill with pneumonia and passed away. He left behind a precious portfolio of work and sweet memories. "The Mayor of 4th Street" includes drawings that were created for friends on the block, Christmas cards and cd covers he designed, and posters full of Eddie's social and political commentaries. You are welcome to view these charming works in person and meet some of the residents on 4th street who's hearts have been touched by Eddie. Live with Animals Gallery 210 Kent Avenue Brooklyn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10th 6pm-9pm&lt;br /&gt;May 10th through May 24th Open Saturday and Sunday 2pm-6pm</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2916722167207959802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2916722167207959802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/05/10-may-2008.html' title='10 May 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-2794861413944144652</id><published>2008-04-16T23:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T23:29:38.885-07:00</updated><title type='text'>19 April 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=shangrilas4flatweb1.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/shangrilas4flatweb1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, Apr 19: New York Night Train’s Spring Shakedown, Live With Animals (210 Kent at Metropolitan, Williamsburg), 10pm: The weather’s turning and NYNT’s givin’ you more fun than you can have without driving your motorcycle into the East River - a dance party featuring twin 45 rpm DJ towers of the garage/punk/soul underground Mr. Josh Styles of Smashed Blocked and Mr Jonathan Toubin of NYNT (spinning soul, glam, garage, freakbeat, boogaloo, organ jams, punk, and other wild and raw 1960s and 1970s get-downs) - with live appearances by the NYC punk scene’s party band numero uno Stalkers (who just got NME’s single of the week and, for those of you that haven’t seen ‘em in a while - the new line-up and songs are crazy out-of-control awesome) and THE new band on the block Ex-Humans, led by handsome Josh of the Carbonas - a performance by the extraordinary Hula-Hoop Harlot Melissa-Anne (going for the Guinness Book of World Records - for real!), and an art exhibit featuring work by Angela Wieland, Avi Spivak, Danny Goldstein, Jackie Roman, Jackie Sugarlump, Josh Styles, and Veronica Ibarra. Wild summer action in advance. Please take note - while originally scheduled at the Shangri La, this fiesta is now at NYNT’s favorite art space, the super-fun LIVE WITH ANIMALS.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2794861413944144652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2794861413944144652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/04/19-april.html' title='19 April 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-1251717723932737870</id><published>2008-04-02T22:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-02T22:36:32.341-07:00</updated><title type='text'>12 April 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=trans.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/trans.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;California native Eric Leiser has been quite busy these last few years. A filmmaker, animator, holographer, painter, puppeteer, illustrator, writer, teacher, sculptor, and former funeral director, his body of work includes several short subject and feature films. Eric's first feature documentary, the experimental Faustbook , and his short film collection, Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser , were both distributed in spring 2006 through Vanguard Cinema International. Eclectic Shorts went on to be become a best seller, see (imdb.com). His Second Feature film ”Imagination” has been critically acclaimed by over 60 international critics and is playing in festivals and theatres worldwide. The film was released on DVD February 26th by Vanguard and is being featured in the May issue of Animation Magazine, Campus Circle Magazine, etc. His holograms have been shown in museums in the U.S., including the Holodome in Los Angeles, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA. As an animator Eric has worked with Nickelodeon and Disney among other animation production companies, developing his stop-motion series Twilight Park. During this time (2005), he was completing his Bachelors in Experimental Animation at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts), as well as funding and creating his own ambitious, unique animated films and holographic art. He lives and works in Los Angeles. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Saturday evening we will feature many or Eric's wonderful talents starting off with a Puppet show, excerpts of his animations and his in progress anti novel, and his new film from Ireland. Show starts at 8pm.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/1251717723932737870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/1251717723932737870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/04/12-april-2008.html' title='12 April 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-5180475357495347060</id><published>2008-03-21T10:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-02T22:36:56.279-07:00</updated><title type='text'>21 March 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=-3.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New York / Tokyo - PEPPER'S PROJECT, a Tokyo-based gallery and art project, is pleased to present a group exhibition, OTHER PAINTING - Japanese Emerging Artists' Painting Exhibition - , at four different locations throughout Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It will showcase 19 young Japanese emerging artists, representing new movement of paintings in Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This project started at Pepper's Gallery, Tokyo, in June 2007. A curator and assistant director of Pepper's Gallery, Asuki, thinks that there is a new movement in painting in the current art scene. This new scene has been happening internationally and he finds his interest especially in younger generation of Japanese Artists and curated a series of group exhibition called OTHER PAINTING.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In March 2008, the series is coming to Brooklyn, NY, hosting four group exhibitions at four different locations in Williamsburg area. This is their first time to present a large scale of group exhibition in NY. It is also an extension program of Japanese Young Artists Book Fair_2nd which is happening at five locations throughout NY in the same duration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OTHER PAINTING director Asuki&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With:&lt;br /&gt;Yu Hashiguchi&lt;br /&gt;Yoshikazu Sakanashi&lt;br /&gt;Tomohilo Shimizu&lt;br /&gt;Sheena Koguchi Williams&lt;br /&gt;Ruriko Torii&lt;br /&gt;Kosuge Yohei&lt;br /&gt;Tomomi Koizumi&lt;br /&gt;Asami Isojima&lt;br /&gt;Honda Kazuhiro&lt;br /&gt;Misuzu Noma&lt;br /&gt;Hisako Akagi&lt;br /&gt;Minato Abe</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/5180475357495347060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/5180475357495347060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/03/21-march.html' title='21 March 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-1771009809060309808</id><published>2008-02-13T22:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T22:11:40.294-08:00</updated><title type='text'>23 February 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=frontflyer.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/frontflyer.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christopher Duffy makes artwork to satisfy his material curiosities.  He seeks to show the history of materials interacting.  Systems that show the build up and removal of material over time has been a main focus.  Water and air pressure are often the catalyst for these systems.  Avoiding over intellectualizing he prefers to be actively making and doing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christopher Duffy was born in California, but spent his youth in the Chicago suburb Glen Ellyn.  On his eighteenth birthday he moved to Cleveland Ohio to attend The Cleveland Institute of Art.  There he was exposed to glass blowing, and made it his focus of study.  In 2003 he received a B.F.A.  from The Cleveland Institute of Art.  He has also studied at the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington state, and The Pittsburgh Glass Center.  Christopher had a hot sweaty love affair with glass blowing that lasted about four years, now they are just good friends.  He currently lives in Brooklyn New York making mixed media art, and working with other artists.  He has exhibited nationally in group and solo shows in galleries and museums.  This is his first solo show in New York  His parents love him very much.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception Saturday, February 23rd 6pm - 9pm</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/1771009809060309808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/1771009809060309808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/02/23-february-2008.html' title='23 February 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-9057092057430892948</id><published>2008-01-18T14:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T14:58:01.074-08:00</updated><title type='text'>26 January 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=l_67ef7a39e0475c12dde6feabcddb6714-.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/l_67ef7a39e0475c12dde6feabcddb6714-.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Golden Triangle turns One!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celebrate a year of broken glass, lost instruments, bloody fingers, smoke and strobes, blistered ear drums with Golden Triangle!! Its been a long, fun and interesting year and we want you to join us.  This will also be our tour kickoff show as we head south for the winter with Knyfe Hyts to swim with the crawdads at mardi gras. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will be celebrating with our friends Knyfe Hyts (Ex Models), Robot Death Cult (Might Robot), and Red Dawn 2 (Awesome Color/Roxy Pain).  Jonathan of New York Night Train will spin Birthday faves and Live With Animals will be transformed into party splendor by Rachel Nelson, Vashti Windish and Eric Z. Oh, and did we mention there will be cake!!?!! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5 door &lt;br /&gt;Oh and we will accept presents!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/9057092057430892948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/9057092057430892948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2008/01/26-january-2008.html' title='26 January 2008'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-186395352421865375</id><published>2007-12-30T13:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:09:15.119-08:00</updated><title type='text'>30 November 2007</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=mail-2.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/mail-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sundance&lt;br /&gt;A Multimedia Installation by Kory Hellebust &lt;br /&gt;Friday November 30th Opening 7-9pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An explosion of tape and paper neatly depicting one ritualistic photograph of Native American culture.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 30th through December 22nd &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gallery Hours&lt;br /&gt;Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/186395352421865375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/186395352421865375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/12/sundance_30.html' title='30 November 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-2271094255028574501</id><published>2007-12-30T12:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:11:25.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>27 October 2007</title><content type='html'>Brahloween 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In case you missed this shit the last two years - Brahloween has been the biggest, most audacious, stupidest waste of a decent evening of television viewing and snack consuming the world has ever known. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So we decided that in order to outdo ourselves - we would put together an event that was even MORE idiotic, MORE painful, MOrRE pointless than eve before! Brah Records is the record label that doesn't know when to quit! Brahloween is the party that just doesn't know when to say WHEN!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here's the details: &lt;br /&gt;Brahloween 3 - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8:30        The Library is On Fire&lt;br /&gt;9:40        Pterodactyl&lt;br /&gt;10:30        Dirty Faces&lt;br /&gt;11:30        Ex Models aka knyf hits&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;DJ knox overstreet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doors 8pm - $5 without a costume, $4 with a costume&lt;br /&gt;Haunted HOUSE! Live bands! DJing! Shrunken Heads! A 27" TV that is showing the World Series game (you have NO EXCUSE NOT TO COME)!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2271094255028574501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2271094255028574501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/12/sundance.html' title='27 October 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-253905275127247636</id><published>2007-12-30T12:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:12:25.938-08:00</updated><title type='text'>12 October 2007</title><content type='html'>What's So Funny About My Face?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's So Funny About My Face? Is a one night only show featuring Portraits in the classical and not so classical sense.  Please show your face and make your own portraits with an interactive installation by Bonnie Pipkin and Marissa Johnson.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Portraits by Jason Sleurs, Raul Nieves, Dan Sabau, Marissa Johnson, Bonnie Pipkin, Maegan Dolan, Kate Sullivan, Tom Huntington and Julia Haltigan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7pm-11pm</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/253905275127247636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/253905275127247636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/12/whats-so-funny-about-my-face.html' title='12 October 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-531590723405380470</id><published>2007-12-30T12:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:13:16.856-08:00</updated><title type='text'>8 September 2007</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=mail-1.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/mail-1.jpg" border="0" alt="block party"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MONSTERISLAND ARTS&lt;br /&gt;AND MUSIC FESTIVAL BLOCKPARTY&lt;br /&gt;A Group Show from the Forest, Caves and Mountains of MonsterIsland&lt;br /&gt;Saturday September 8, 2007 (2 to 10pm)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Saturday September 8th, 2007 Live With Animals on behalf of Monster&lt;br /&gt;Island would like to invite you to the second annual MonsterIsland&lt;br /&gt;Arts and Music Festival.  A blockparty aimed at  sensory overload,&lt;br /&gt;with 7 band performances, film and A/V screenings, a building wide&lt;br /&gt;group installation, open studios, a cookout on the loading dock at the&lt;br /&gt;surf shop and an art sale in the clouds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a fully immersive art center MonsterIsland perpetuates and&lt;br /&gt;supports the prolific movement of underground spaces in Brooklyn.&lt;br /&gt;MonsterIsland is Todd P. NYC, Live With Animals Gallery, Secret&lt;br /&gt;Project Robot Art Experiment, Kayrock Screenprinting, Avante Floor&lt;br /&gt;Dance Space, Mollusk Surf Shop, Rainbow Cloud City, The studios of&lt;br /&gt;Chris Gentile, Brady Dollarhide, Ben , Jackie Gendel, Oneida, Barry&lt;br /&gt;London, Maya Hayuk, Corey Helburst, HappyFun, Robot Death Cult, Mighty&lt;br /&gt;Robot A/V, Jef Scharf, Raul De Nieves, Vashti Windish, Team&lt;br /&gt;Robespierre, The Twisted Ones, Cameron Michelle and too many  more&lt;br /&gt;bands to list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year's Schedule is roughly as as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Playing on Metropolitan Avenue from 2 to 9pm a line up by Todd P&lt;br /&gt;(check website for updates on the bands), plus The sounds of High&lt;br /&gt;Places, Aa, Golden Triangle, Tiger Streifen, Robot Death Cult,&lt;br /&gt;Rahdunes, Dynasty Electric and a performance by members of Oneida, Jah&lt;br /&gt;Division, and the Ex Models.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From 4pm to 10pm There will be visuals and film screenings running in&lt;br /&gt;the basement  with hosts Zach Layton, Mighty Robot A/V Squad, Mickey&lt;br /&gt;Pellarano, Mongoloid, plus Nick Hallet &amp;amp; Brock Munroe of Harkness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live with Animals Gallery will be open all day hosting the annual&lt;br /&gt;MonsterIsland Group Show and Secret Project Robot will Feature Way&lt;br /&gt;Way Up Close Far Away- an installation by HappyFun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open Studios and Kayrock Screenprinting will be open from 4 to 6PM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hosted on the loading dock by Mollusk Surf Shop there will be an all&lt;br /&gt;day  BBQ and cookout with vegetarian friendly food, drinks, and&lt;br /&gt;sweets...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our goal is to engage the community in this one day adventure into the&lt;br /&gt;world of the arts Keeping it, as usual fun, thought provoking, playful&lt;br /&gt;and attainable... We hope you can make it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MonsterIsland is located at the edge of the center of Williamsburg at&lt;br /&gt;the nexus of the universe where Metropolitan meets River and your&lt;br /&gt;realize you have gone the wrong way, officially, 210 Kent Avenue in&lt;br /&gt;Brooklyn, New York taking the Bedford avenue L.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/531590723405380470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/531590723405380470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/12/monster-island-block-party.html' title='8 September 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-6679657646710631018</id><published>2007-07-27T09:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:14:10.372-08:00</updated><title type='text'>4 August 2007</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://livewithanimals.com/uploaded_images/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-710579.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://livewithanimals.com/uploaded_images/rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-710054.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&lt;br /&gt;In Blancas Negras&lt;br /&gt;New works by Raul de Nieves&lt;br /&gt;August 4th through 26th&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception August 4th 7pm-10pm&lt;br /&gt;Live music by Nathan Whipple&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Raul de Nieves is a unique rarity of color and delirious art.  Born&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 1983 in Morelia Michuacan, Mexico.  Ten years later he&lt;br /&gt;was forced to flee to America and settled in San Diego.  The&lt;br /&gt;powerfully appealing Raul utilizes techniques written and described by&lt;br /&gt;SALVADOR DALI. By using such knowledge, he creates explosive art full&lt;br /&gt;of detail and obsession, which can be seen in his paintings,&lt;br /&gt;installations, performance and costume work. It is his goal to produce&lt;br /&gt;an environment that draws the viewer into his dynamically layered&lt;br /&gt;world.&lt;br /&gt;Raul currently resides in New York City where he has been working on&lt;br /&gt;his latest installment of Mikilandia Productions, with the help of&lt;br /&gt;Mikki M. Olson. This latest work is Blancas Negras, a blending of all&lt;br /&gt;Raul's art forms without a shade of gray in sight. Forgetting what a&lt;br /&gt;painting traditionally is, Raul cannot be contained on a two&lt;br /&gt;dimensional plane. Painting and sculpture hold hands to create an&lt;br /&gt;unconventional world where no rules exist an the performance of TRY&lt;br /&gt;CRY TRY will sing their songs and dance their dances to a melody of&lt;br /&gt;paranoiac critical thinking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open Saturday and Sunday from 3pm to 8pm or by appointment.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6679657646710631018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6679657646710631018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/07/in-blancas-negras.html' title='4 August 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-2899128269159200125</id><published>2007-06-22T16:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:44:29.456-07:00</updated><title type='text'>22 June 2007</title><content type='html'>Another Girl / Another Planet&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception Friday June 22nd 7pm-10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Solo Exhibition featuring new works by &lt;a href="http://skeletonart.com/Feral/Art_Gallery/Dan_Sabau/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;Dan Sabau&lt;/a&gt; and a live performance by Julia Haltigan. You will witness paper airplanes flying into beams, paintings of Rock stars as African warriors and other marvels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also see: &lt;a href="http://dansabau.com" target="_blank"&gt;dansabau.com&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2899128269159200125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2899128269159200125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/04/test-title.html' title='22 June 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-8164981528918822439</id><published>2007-05-12T15:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:45:17.739-07:00</updated><title type='text'>12 May 2007</title><content type='html'>First Annual Mac n' Cheese off!&lt;br /&gt;7pm to 10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think YOU make the finest of the holiest food?  We'll just see about that!  Come enter you molten goodness and see if you can win First Place!  Entries will be excepted between 7pm and 8pm.  The cost of entering is three bucks and will be pooled for the winner of the contest.  Celebrity judges will pick their faves, then everyone will get a sampling!  Jonathan from New York Night Train will spin sweet cheesy melodies!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/8164981528918822439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/8164981528918822439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/05/first-annual-mac-n-cheese-off.html' title='12 May 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-6558012852636850868</id><published>2007-05-05T15:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:46:07.668-07:00</updated><title type='text'>5 May 2007</title><content type='html'>MAYPOLE&lt;br /&gt;by Vashti Windish and Raul de Nieves. Saturday @ 8pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Colorful costumes, dancing creatures, exploding monsters and springtime joy come together to make Mongoloid, an art fashion experiment. Music by Alice Cohen. During the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend at Monster Island. Also Saturday will be Mandate of Heaven and Arthur Arbit's fashion shows. FREE!!!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6558012852636850868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6558012852636850868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/05/maypole.html' title='5 May 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-8330572977779884039</id><published>2007-03-31T15:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:46:56.251-07:00</updated><title type='text'>31 March 2007</title><content type='html'>Fancy's Follower&lt;br /&gt;Opening 31 March 7-10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New work by &lt;a href="http://michellemcshane.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Michelle McShane&lt;/a&gt;, Francesca Lo Russo, and Linnea Vedder.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/8330572977779884039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/8330572977779884039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/03/fancys-follower.html' title='31 March 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-6608080487258315177</id><published>2007-03-24T08:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T22:17:11.355-08:00</updated><title type='text'>24 March 2007</title><content type='html'>BACKWORLD + THE HERMETIC TRILOGY (THREE SHORT FILMS BY MICKI PELLERANO)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE LANGUAGE OF LEAVES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PANTELIA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RITES OF PTAH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INFO ON BACKWORLD:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Backworld founder Joseph Budenholzer grew up in Nebraska, immersed in the rural lore and religious traditions of the region. He attended parochial school where he was taught by nuns to play the guitar for folk Mass. He worked for years at The Omaha Magic Theatre, an offshoot of The Open Theatre in New York, as composer in residence. Moving to New York City's East Village in the mid-1980s he performed at St Mark's Poetry Project and began collaborating with dance performer Brian Moran, aka Blood Boy, creating sampled soundscapes for confrontational Actionist assaults. This led to the Cinema of Transgression scene where he worked with filmmakers Richard Kern, Beth B, and Tessa Hughs-Freeland, and composer JG Thirlwell (Foetus). Eventually a series of collaborations with Lydia Lunch resulted, culminating in the double CD, Matrikamantra, a work of psycho-acoustic theatre in the form of a homage to Romanian philosopher poet EM Cioran. In 1990 he enrolled in NYU's Gallatin Division, focusing on Eastern European theatre, traveling to study in Russia and Bulgaria, and later touring Poland and the Czech Republic. "I formed Backworld in 1993, owing to a passion for English folk music, certain aspects of 60s psychedelia, and Christian mysticism. I wanted to make music that could reflect these interests and hopefully be as spiritual and beautiful." After joining forces with World Serpent Distribution (London) in 1995 four studio albums resulted, Holy Fire (1996), Isles of the Blest (1997), Anthems from the Pleasure Park (1999), Of Silver Sleep (2001) and a live album, The Fourth Wall, recorded at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London 2001. Backworld's albums and early performances at CBGB's 313 Gallery and the NYU Experimental Theatre Wing and more recent concerts at House Leipzig, Germany; Grandson Castle, Switzerland; Bloomsbury Theatre, and St. Olave's Church, London; St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow have featured a changing roster of players but the course is still steered by Joseph's constant vision. Arrangements of guitar, strings, percussion, flutes, electronics, revolve around lyrics concerned with ecstatic religious yearnings and otherworldly visions. Guest performers on BW albums have included Jarboe of Swans and Michael Cashmore of Current 93. In 2006 Joseph returned to NYC after three years living in Scotland where he recorded the bulk of the new album 'Good Infection' to be released in 2007, enlisting the talents of Isobel Campbell (Belle &amp; Sebastian, Gentle Waves), David Tibet (Current 93) and Drew McDowall (Coil) to contribute vocals and other textures to the sessions. Other notable collaborations include playing in Current 93 and co-writing and producing the Little Annie album "Songs from the Coal Mine Canary" with Antony (of the Johnsons)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INFO ON MICKI PELLERANO:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FILMMAKER, OCCULT SCHOLAR, ARTIST AND WRITER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_0020.jpg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/cammy-2007/IMG_0020.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From left to right, Micki Pellerano, Joseph Budenholzer, Sean Ragon</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6608080487258315177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/6608080487258315177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/03/24-march-2007.html' title='24 March 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-3546880883308771197</id><published>2007-01-13T08:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:47:34.676-07:00</updated><title type='text'>13 January 2007</title><content type='html'>"How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You Are Nowhere At All?"&lt;br /&gt;Opening Saturday January 13th from 6:00pm - 10:00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Features drawings and photographs by Joy Drury Cox, Tom Delaney, and Kim Hoeckele.  Works in the show deal with various forms of the urban landscape and the way it is represented.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3546880883308771197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3546880883308771197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2007/01/how-can-you-be-two-places-at-once-when.html' title='13 January 2007'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-3000960472550342752</id><published>2006-12-24T08:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:36:07.407-07:00</updated><title type='text'>24 December, 2006</title><content type='html'>The Fifth Annual Holly Jolly Sabbath</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3000960472550342752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/3000960472550342752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2006/12/24-december-2006.html' title='24 December, 2006'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448804018178034046.post-2563082041179319777</id><published>2006-11-11T08:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-06-26T08:42:53.531-07:00</updated><title type='text'>11 November — 10 December 2006</title><content type='html'>The Meaning of Life (pt. 1)&lt;br /&gt;Photography by Todd Fisher&lt;br /&gt;November 11th - December 10th&lt;br /&gt;Opening Reception November 11th 6-9pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Todd Fisher photographs the world with a keen eye for the absurd. His first solo show is a seamless blend of on the spot portraits and gritty snaps from from everyday life; two women in a full on brawl outside a posh boutique on Hudson st. or a kid passed out face first on a makeshift bocce court in a Queens parking lot with his skateboard at his feet and a ceramic angel juxtaposed above his right shoulder. The show also features several series on subjects such as young lust, street fighting and sleepwalking.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2563082041179319777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6448804018178034046/posts/default/2563082041179319777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livewithanimals.com/2006/11/11-november-10-december-2006.html' title='11 November — 10 December 2006'/><author><name>lwa</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>