FAR FAR NEAR Halftime Show

Artwork by Christopher West

FAR FAR NEAR Halftime Show @ Adobe Books
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

In conjunction with current Backroom Gallery exhibition FAR FAR NEAR, we are pleased to present a special evening of music, words and images at Adobe Books this Thursday, February 2nd. Exhibition curator James Sterling Pitt will present a brief lecture followed by a reading by poet Cedar Sigo, and performance by local band Coconut with projection by exhibition artist Billy Joe Miller. Refreshments will be provided!

FAR FAR NEAR on The Bold Italic

Photo by Marion Anthonisen

Marion Anthonisen from The Bold Italic was kind enough to stop by the opening reception for FAR FAR NEAR curated by James Sterling Pitt. Check out the great photos at the link here.

And stay tuned for news about our upcoming event on Thursday, February 3rd! Expect music, baseball talk, and good times.

FAR FAR NEAR opens Jan. 14

My desire to see the light, my desire to be pure
Underground I visualize sighing ocean dream
Returnal - You've never left, you've been here the whole time
-Returnal, Oneohtrix Point Never
 

FAR FAR NEAR
new work by:  Lauren Douglas, Billy Joe Miller, and Christopher West

Adobe Books Backroom Gallery
January 14 - February 12, 2012
Opening reception: Saturday, January 14, 7-10pm

Curated by James Sterling Pitt

Adobe Books Backroom Gallery is pleased to present FAR FAR NEAR, a group exhibition featuring the work of Lauren Douglas, Billy Joe Miller, and Christopher West. The exhibition concept centers on memory, its dissolution and recollection, viewed through an autobiographical lens. Curator James Sterling Pitt initiated conversations with the three artists around such diverse images and events as a disintegrating beach house, a mother whale stranded in the Klamath River, and a World Series baseball game interrupted by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The resulting mixed-media exhibition expands on such universal ideas as nostalgia, family ties, and attempts to fix a fleeting moment in time.  

The opening reception will feature special musical sets by three Bay Area bands: Upside Drown, fieldguide, and Danny Paul Grody. 


On Thursday, February 2nd, the Backroom Gallery will host a special event to accompany the exhibition including a special performance by Coconut, a poetry reading by Cedar Sigo, and other  exciting presentations TBA. Follow this space for more info.


Image: Billy Joe Miller, Sea Light, 2010