a collision of public art, live music and film

Work on future Corridors is looming, but chances to work with good people are right in front of us:

[very briefly outside the victoria theater :: feb 20 and 21 :: details]
San Francisco Cinematheque is kicking off its spring season with Apparent Motion, a two-day celebration of the art of live image projection: the cinematic exhibition apparatus exposed as a primal light and sound machine, an invention without a future, ripe for rediscovery. That’s Steve Polta’s text by zee vay.

IllCorr is co-presenting because it gives our audiences a chance to see many illCorr artists inside, which we will never do for you, but happily the fine people at SFCinematheque will. Good chance to see the Cinepimps with enough circuit (well, maybe) and east-coast collaborators Sandra Gibson & Luis Recoder and many more. Totally reasonably priced and a great snapshot of the live cinema genre, so go, and queue up early to see what Killer Banshee and Wolfram Projections do with that absorbing red brick facade.

[then roaming around art murmur :: mar 5 :: details]
Art IS Education is celebrating its tenth year with a month of community events. illCorr Extended will be leading artwalks between the three Art Murmur venues presenting the work of youth that night, half parade, half crossing guard, hopefully with some good results on moving facade illumination. Just look for the bikes showing movies between Rock Paper Scissors, Creative Growth and 21 Grand.

illCorr is working with Swarm Gallery and Oakland Underground Film Festival in support of their upcoming programs:

Oakland Underground Film Festival [details]
September 25-17, 2009
put together by illCorr collaborators Keith Arnold and Kahlil Karn
find illCorr artists outside (visually) and inside (sonically) after 11pm on Friday

Swarm Gallery FilmNight 4.0 [details]
October 2, 2009
classic outdoor cinema (at last!) with a program highlighting the work of musicians
who are making unique statements in the world of film
7:30 door | show at dark o’clock

Kahn’s Alley is going to light up on October 2 as well. Check it.

i mean it, not a corridor

Someone pointed out the highly formal language appearing in East Bay Express and Estuary Art Attack promo referring to “the artists of the illuminated corridor”. Eyebrow raised. But really, truly, the side projects (here, or here) are really intentionally not Corridors, which have all kinds of risk and velocity. There are these other quiet corners for concentration, and, in some cases, incubation.

But it’s a big summer for outdoor cinema in Oaklandia, based, imho, on a sophisticated civic assumption and the cost of an indoor movie ticket: Temescal, Jack London Square, new indoor work from Swarm, Great Wall’s monthly screening and the persistent feeling that one can’t go out without seeing something lit up just because we can, just because we (in that cinema paradiso way), should.

The East Bay Express really wanted a Corridor, but were very cool and accepting of the alternative.  Look for a little bit of  Liberation Drive-In that night.