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[Fall 07] The Roots & Culture fall screening series has been scheduled. We are screening work by Jared Larsen, Vera Brunner-Sung (and other CalArts grad students,) Tom Commerford and Eric Patrick. Dates and further details soon.

[Fall 07] The fall schedule for Deadtech is set. We are featuring an installation of miniature Martian factories by Huong Ngo, opening October 6, and a show of work by Jeremy Boyle in November. In September, Taylor Hokanson, Rob Ray and I will be presenting our own work in a group show called High Impact. I will be showing a new film piece, a collaboration with Peter Miller, based on staging the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the Hasselblad camera body left on the moon by Neil Armstrong.

[August 25] Bill Brown at Roots & Culture. The third Zummer Tapez screening will be on Saturday, August 25 at 8:30 pm. Bill Brown will be presenting a video mixtape of odds and ends from his films and travels. Don't miss it!

[Late Summer/Fall 07] Errata will be featured on the next edition of the SAIC Film Video & New Media department DVD, which showcases work of recent students. The DVD is currently in production and should be available through the FVNM department in the fall.

[July 28] Victor Caryo at Roots & Culture. The second installment of the Zummer Tapez series takes place Saturday, July 28 at Roots & Culture gallery with a screening of work by comics artist Victor Cayro. Victor will be presenting a video mixtape of his work and influences. Screening starts at 8:30 pm.

[July 17] Brown River closing at Roots & Culture. The CCR/John Fogerty themed swamp show at Roots & Culture will be coming down with a closing party on Tuesday from noon until 3 pm. I have a series of photos in the show taken with a homemade lens at swamps in Cook county. The closing party will feature a musical performance and a video screening. Take a look at one of the swamps, Cramer's Slough. More images from the show on Bert's Flickr page.

[July 14] I will be presenting a program of videos at Boots Contemporary Art Space in St. Louis on Saturday, July 14, at 8:30 pm. The screening features experimental animation and documentaries from filmmakers who grapple with the scale and vast emptiness of northern landscapes. Information on the screening can be found here. Work by Huong Ngo, Dariusz Kowalski, Inge Hoonte, Andy Roche, Inger Lise Hansen and Bill Brown are included in the program.

[Summer 07] Zummer Tapez at Roots & Culture.Andy Roche and I have invited three artists to participate in a screening series this summer at Roots & Culture gallery. Each person will be presenting a video mix-tape containing bits and pieces representing their interests and influences. The artists will introduce their tapes and offer commentary and even performances in conjunction with their tapes. The screenings are scheduled for the last Saturdays in June, July and August: animator Chris Sullivan on June 30, comics artist Victor Cayro on July 28, and documentary filmmaker Bill Brown on August 25.

[May 1, 3 & 17] Errata will be screening as part of a program called Landscape Bending at the 2007 Image Forum Festival in Japan in May. Included in the program along with Errata are films by Chris Curreri, Chip Lord (Ant Farm,) and Emily Richardson. The dates for the program are May 1st and 3rd in Tokyo and May 17th in Kyoto.

[May 11] Matt Steinke's installation Haruspex will be opening at Deadtech on Friday, May 11. The show is themed on Matt's exploration of invisible, forgotten and neglected elements, particularly where they are parts of the collections of museums. Opens 8:00 pm, May 11. Haruspex was the Critic's Choice in the Chicago Reader, which featured a short write-up of the work. Timeout Chicago also featured a nice review of Matt's show in their May 31 issue.

[May 12] We will be screening a program of video work by Chelsea Knight on May 12 at Roots and Culture gallery. Chelsea's videos focus on working with ambiguously fictional elements in documetary contexts, and with factual elements in fictional narratives. The program, titled Small Fantasies, screens at 8:30, May 12.

[April 2] The Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison will be screening Errata on April 14 in a program of animated shorts. Also showing in this program are films by Janie Geiser, Larry Jordan and Chel White.

[March 29] Training & Development has contributed selections from the T&D archives for Corporate Art Expo 07 at The LAB gallery in San Francisco. The show opens with a reception on Friday March 30 from 6-9 pm.

[April 21] Simon Lonergan and his Lady Dancers at Deadtech. Simon will be presenting a series of sound works on Saturday at Deadtech. In his inimitable style, Simon's rendition of these pieces will be supported by a cast of dancing assistants and presented as a multi-phase vaudvillian extravaganza. Featured works include Alvin Lucier's Queen of the South reinterpreted as McQueen of the South and pieces by composer Steve Reich and writer Kenneth Maue. Show starts at 8pm.

[April 4] Xander Marro at Roots & Culture We will be screening a program of films by Providence artist Xander Marro on Sunday April 15th at 8:00 pm at Roots & Culture. Xander lives at the Dirt Palace and makes a variety of types of work. She also runs the famous Movies With Live Soundtracks series. We will be screening two of her puppet films, Isemond and The Further Adventures of Lady Long Arms in the Land of Love and two abstract stop-motion films, L'Eye and The Pattern of Ritual.

[April 1] Roland Roos at Deadtech. On Saturday April 7, Roland Roos will be presenting a sound composition at Deadtech. The piece features an audio composition for a computer, designed by Roland, and a group of musicians he has invited to play with/against the computer. Featured musicians include Frank Rosaly on Wurlitzer, Tomeka Reid on cello, vocalist Joana Aderi (who traveled a roundabout route from Norway for this performance!), and a fourth mystery performer. The concert starts at 9pm. $5.00 at the door.

[March 2] Kyung Woo Han and Eun Sun Lee at Deadtech. On Saturday, March 10, we opened a show of work by Kyung Woo Han and Eun Sun Lee at Deadtech. The show was titled Breathe In Between and featured two video installations by Han and one by Eun Sun. It was a completely excellent show! The show closed March 27, but you can catch more of Han & Eun Sun's work at the SAIC MFA show in May at Gallery 2 in Chicago.

[February 23] Lilli Carré and I collaborated on a tiny theater for the Baby Chicago show at Green Lantern gallery. The show is up through March 3.

[February 18] Errata will screen as part of the Animation Screening Series at the University of Chicago Film Studies Center. The screening takes place on Friday, February 23, 2007, at 7:30 pm.

[January 21] Inge Hoonte at Roots & Culture.

On Saturday, February 3, 2007, Roots & Culture gallery will be presenting work by Dutch artist Inge Hoonte, a SAIC alum now living in Brooklyn. The event will feature a short play by Inge set at Atomix coffee shop in Chicago as well as the screening of a documentary about one-room schoolhouses in rural Canada and her collection of video vignettes "Anything is Inside Everything," which was a part of her 2006 MFA exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

[January 16] In light of recent international attention focused on the micronation of Sealand, I have posted a version of my 2004 animation "Richard Brautigan visits the Micronations: Sealand."

[January 4] I provided the voice for the main character in "How She Slept at Night," a short animation by Lilli Carré. The piece was invited to show at the Sundance Film Festival this month, and Lilli and I will be in Utah January 18-20 for one of the screenings of her film.

2006

[December 10] Images at Teti gallery.

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This Thursday, December 14, will be an opening at Teti gallery in Chicago for a group show. A few new pieces of mine will be in the exhibit, images from a series of work which looks at dust and miniscule analog marks as cosmic scenarios. The images I am showing are made from microfilm readers, and printed like some sort of astral photography.

[December 1] Dream Jogger: Films by Andy Roche.

On Saturday, December 9, Chicago filmmaker Andy Roche will be screening three of his recent films, Born to Live Life, TETEDEMORT, and Harpo: Don't Shoot the Powder at Roots & Culture gallery. The screening starts at 7 pm, and you can find Roots & Culture at the corner of Milwaukee Ave. & Noble St. in Chicago. (Blue Line to Chicago stop, north on Milwaukee.) Andy will be introducing the films and providing interesting context, anecdotes and philosophical insights. This is going to be totally outrageous, don't miss it!

This is the first in a series of (quasi) monthly screenings I am curating at Roots & Culture. Be on the lookout for more exciting screenings in 2007.

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		News archive. [Fall 07] The Roots & Culture fall screening series has been scheduled. We are screening work by Jared Larsen, Vera Brunner-Sung (and other CalArts grad students,) Tom Commerford and Eric Patrick. Dates and further details soon. [Fall 07] The fall schedule for Deadtech is set. We are featuring an installation of miniature Martian factories by Huong Ngo, opening October 6, and a show of work by Jeremy Boyle in November. In September, Taylor Hokanson, Rob Ray and I will be presenting our own work in a group show called High Impact. I will be showing a new film piece, a collaboration with Peter Miller, based on staging the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the Hasselblad camera body left on the moon by Neil Armstrong. [August 25] Bill Brown at Roots & Culture. The third Zummer Tapez screening will be on Saturday, August 25 at 8:30 pm. Bill Brown will be presenting a video mixtape of odds and ends from his films and travels. Don't miss it! [Late Summer/Fall 07] Errata will be featured on the next edition of the SAIC Film Video & New Media department DVD, which showcases work of recent students. The DVD is currently in production and should be available through the FVNM department in the fall. [July 28] Victor Caryo at Roots & Culture. The second installment of the Zummer Tapez series takes place Saturday, July 28 at Roots & Culture gallery with a screening of work by comics artist Victor Cayro. Victor will be presenting a video mixtape of his work and influences. Screening starts at 8:30 pm. [July 17] Brown River closing at Roots & Culture. The CCR/John Fogerty themed swamp show at Roots & Culture will be coming down with a closing party on Tuesday from noon until 3 pm. I have a series of photos in the show taken with a homemade lens at swamps in Cook county. The closing party will feature a musical performance and a video screening. Take a look at one of the swamps, Cramer's Slough. More images from the show on Bert's Flickr page. [July 14] I will be presenting a program of videos at Boots Contemporary Art Space in St. Louis on Saturday, July 14, at 8:30 pm. The screening features experimental animation and documentaries from filmmakers who grapple with the scale and vast emptiness of northern landscapes. Information on the screening can be found here. Work by Huong Ngo, Dariusz Kowalski, Inge Hoonte, Andy Roche, Inger Lise Hansen and Bill Brown are included in the program. [Summer 07] Zummer Tapez at Roots & Culture.Andy Roche and I have invited three artists to participate in a screening series this summer at Roots & Culture gallery. Each person will be presenting a video mix-tape containing bits and pieces representing their interests and influences. The artists will introduce their tapes and offer commentary and even performances in conjunction with their tapes. The screenings are scheduled for the last Saturdays in June, July and August: animator Chris Sullivan on June 30, comics artist Victor Cayro on July 28, and documentary filmmaker Bill Brown on August 25. [May 1, 3 & 17] Errata will be screening as part of a program called Landscape Bending at the 2007 Image Forum Festival in Japan in May. Included in the program along with Errata are films by Chris Curreri, Chip Lord (Ant Farm,) and Emily Richardson. The dates for the program are May 1st and 3rd in Tokyo and May 17th in Kyoto. [May 11] Matt Steinke's installation Haruspex will be opening at Deadtech on Friday, May 11. The show is themed on Matt's exploration of invisible, forgotten and neglected elements, particularly where they are parts of the collections of museums. Opens 8:00 pm, May 11. Haruspex was the Critic's Choice in the Chicago Reader, which featured a short write-up of the work. Timeout Chicago also featured a nice review of Matt's show in their May 31 issue. [May 12] We will be screening a program of video work by Chelsea Knight on May 12 at Roots and Culture gallery. Chelsea's videos focus on working with ambiguously fictional elements in documetary contexts, and with factual elements in fictional narratives. The program, titled Small Fantasies, screens at 8:30, May 12. [April 2] The Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison will be screening Errata on April 14 in a program of animated shorts. Also showing in this program are films by Janie Geiser, Larry Jordan and Chel White. [March 29] Training & Development has contributed selections from the T&D archives for Corporate Art Expo 07 at The LAB gallery in San Francisco. The show opens with a reception on Friday March 30 from 6-9 pm. [April 21] Simon Lonergan and his Lady Dancers at Deadtech. Simon will be presenting a series of sound works on Saturday at Deadtech. In his inimitable style, Simon's rendition of these pieces will be supported by a cast of dancing assistants and presented as a multi-phase vaudvillian extravaganza. Featured works include Alvin Lucier's Queen of the South reinterpreted as McQueen of the South and pieces by composer Steve Reich and writer Kenneth Maue. Show starts at 8pm. [April 4] Xander Marro at Roots & Culture We will be screening a program of films by Providence artist Xander Marro on Sunday April 15th at 8:00 pm at Roots & Culture. Xander lives at the Dirt Palace and makes a variety of types of work. She also runs the famous Movies With Live Soundtracks series. We will be screening two of her puppet films, Isemond and The Further Adventures of Lady Long Arms in the Land of Love and two abstract stop-motion films, L'Eye and The Pattern of Ritual. [April 1] Roland Roos at Deadtech. On Saturday April 7, Roland Roos will be presenting a sound composition at Deadtech. The piece features an audio composition for a computer, designed by Roland, and a group of musicians he has invited to play with/against the computer. Featured musicians include Frank Rosaly on Wurlitzer, Tomeka Reid on cello, vocalist Joana Aderi (who traveled a roundabout route from Norway for this performance!), and a fourth mystery performer. The concert starts at 9pm. $5.00 at the door. [March 2] Kyung Woo Han and Eun Sun Lee at Deadtech. On Saturday, March 10, we opened a show of work by Kyung Woo Han and Eun Sun Lee at Deadtech. The show was titled Breathe In Between and featured two video installations by Han and one by Eun Sun. It was a completely excellent show! The show closed March 27, but you can catch more of Han & Eun Sun's work at the SAIC MFA show in May at Gallery 2 in Chicago. [February 23] Lilli Carré and I collaborated on a tiny theater for the Baby Chicago show at Green Lantern gallery. The show is up through March 3. [February 18] Errata will screen as part of the Animation Screening Series at the University of Chicago Film Studies Center. The screening takes place on Friday, February 23, 2007, at 7:30 pm. [January 21] Inge Hoonte at Roots & Culture. On Saturday, February 3, 2007, Roots & Culture gallery will be presenting work by Dutch artist Inge Hoonte, a SAIC alum now living in Brooklyn. The event will feature a short play by Inge set at Atomix coffee shop in Chicago as well as the screening of a documentary about one-room schoolhouses in rural Canada and her collection of video vignettes "Anything is Inside Everything," which was a part of her 2006 MFA exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. [January 16] In light of recent international attention focused on the micronation of Sealand, I have posted a version of my 2004 animation "Richard Brautigan visits the Micronations: Sealand." [January 4] I provided the voice for the main character in "How She Slept at Night," a short animation by Lilli Carré. The piece was invited to show at the Sundance Film Festival this month, and Lilli and I will be in Utah January 18-20 for one of the screenings of her film. 2006 [December 10] Images at Teti gallery. This Thursday, December 14, will be an opening at Teti gallery in Chicago for a group show. A few new pieces of mine will be in the exhibit, images from a series of work which looks at dust and miniscule analog marks as cosmic scenarios. The images I am showing are made from microfilm readers, and printed like some sort of astral photography. [December 1] Dream Jogger: Films by Andy Roche. On Saturday, December 9, Chicago filmmaker Andy Roche will be screening three of his recent films, Born to Live Life, TETEDEMORT, and Harpo: Don't Shoot the Powder at Roots & Culture gallery. The screening starts at 7 pm, and you can find Roots & Culture at the corner of Milwaukee Ave. & Noble St. in Chicago. (Blue Line to Chicago stop, north on Milwaukee.) Andy will be introducing the films and providing interesting context, anecdotes and philosophical insights. This is going to be totally outrageous, don't miss it! This is the first in a series of (quasi) monthly screenings I am curating at Roots & Culture. Be on the lookout for more exciting screenings in 2007. New news.

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