An evening with Filmmaker Nicole Emmons

Musée 16 Presents: 
An evening with Filmmaker 

Nicole  Emmons

Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Gallery Opens at 7:30PM, 

Screening Starts at 8PM

Puppets from many of her films will be on display, 

and the accompanying films will be shown. 

This event will be in part in support of the production 

of her next film, currently in progress. 

{ 10 dollar donation at door ~ refreshment bar }

{ Free street parking }

http://nicoleemmons.com/Events

An Art and Sound Opening! ~ Diorama of an Art Exhibition no.4 ~ Feb. 16th

You are invited to the opening reception of...

~ Artists ~

     ~ Hollie Chastain ~

An artist living and working in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After working with various media at an early age she fell in love with collage. The subject of the piece is often influenced by the materials as opposed to building around a sketch or idea. As well as various publications you can see her work in galleries and art boutiques both in the US and abroad.

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~ Maile Colbert ~

 An intermedia artist with a concentration on sound and video, living in Lisbon, Portugal and teaching at Faculdade de Belas Artes, Universidade Porto.  She spent the last three years collaborating with the organization Binaural/Nodar, and is an ongoing contributor of articles on Acoustic Ecology at “Sounding Out”, the award winning sound journal.  She holds a BFA in Studio for Interrelated Media from Mass Art, and a MFA in Integrated Media/Film and Video from the Calarts. She has had multiple screenings, exhibits, and shows, including The New York Film Festival, Ear to Earth Festival for Electronic Music Foundation, LACE, MOMA, LACMA, the REDCAT Theater in Los Angeles, The PDX Film Festival, Future Places Festival in Oporto, HOERENSEHEN 2.0 in Berlin, Störung Festival in Barcelona, Teatra Municipal in Guarda, Observitori Festival in Valencia, The Exchange in Cornwall, UK, and has performed and screened widely in Japan, Europe, and the Americas.

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~ Emmanuel Polanco ~

Oct. 29, 1977 in Paris, France. He explores through the prism from melancholy the various states of the human soul. Anxiety, nature, death, myths, ghosts and dreams are recurring topics in his artwork. His means of expressions are collage and drawing on antique materials. He is influenced by Flemish painting and by the Hispanic painting. He is also an illustrator. He works with international magazine (Time magazine, LA Times, Monocle, Philosophie magazine etc…), publisher (Penguin, Gallimard etc…) and Theater (The Royal Shakespeare Company).

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     ~ Josefa Horta ~

 Her name is Josefa. She lives in a tiny studio apartment with her boyfriend and cat. Josefa is studying History at University of Baltimore. She is an assistant at the Archive Dept at her school. She wishes to one day become a Historian/Archivist. She collects old things, especially things left behind from other people. She has a large suitcase filled with old letters. Some of the letters are from people she knew in her past, and some she never met. Josefa enjoys adventuring alone and during her times alone she finds the most beautiful lonely places. In one of her recent adventures she captures a lonely place during a cold winter in Baltimore. Josefa is not an artist, she enjoys daydreaming.

     ~~~

     ~ Nicole Natri ~

  b. 1982

Went to Uppsala University, Stockholm University and Linköping University. Major concentrations: Art History, History, History of Ideas. Interests: storytelling. 

Currently   living and working in Roslagen, Sweden

     ~~~

     ~ Timothy Reed ~ 

 Timothy Jason Reed was born in the year of the fire dragon in Santa Monica, California. He and his family are in the process of a move to the southern coast of oregon where he looks forward to having a HUGE garden of earthly delights. Tim attended California Institute of the Arts.

     ~~~

     ~ Ava Alamshah ~

 A 2005 Calarts graduate, Ava Alamshah has been a dreamer and collector since childhood. Nostalgic by nature, photography is a means to explore and collect memories. Focusing on landscapes, architecture, and people with a dreamy naivety, she is currently working on a portrait series about friendship. Ava has exhibited work in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

     ~~~

     ~ Colette Saint Yves ~

 I was born in 1987 in France. Since my childhood, I'm interested in animated and immobile images. I use different medias to produce my work { video, photography, collage }

At the same time as my personal work, I study cinema at the University of Lille.

     ~~~

     ~ Karen Atkinson ~

 A media, installation, public artist, independent curator, and collaborator. Atkinson has published and guest edited a number of publications. Exhibiting and curating internationally, Atkinson's work has been shown in South Africa, Australia, Europe, Mexico, Canada, throughout the USA, and in the Fifth Havana Biennial in Cuba and the 2011 Biennale de Paris. She has a Ted Talk on hybrid careers for artists at http://youtu.be/IehUM7XxJNU. Karen created the GYST software for artists from scratch and in 2000 she founded GYST as an artist-run professional practices service company. Currently, Atkinson chooses to focus on making life better for artists and less on exhibiting her own work. 

     ~~~

     ~ Noelle Maline ~

 She grew up by the sea in California.. Noelle studied photography at a mountaineering school in the Colorado Rockies and attended California Institute of the Arts for a short while. Noelle then took a few years off for traveling and research. During this time, she won the Art of California Gold Award, had many exhibits and collaborated with many artists... Thereupon, she went back to complete her degree at Cal Arts for installation, art and experimental sound. Some of her most recent projects have been installations of hidden rooms, a traveling gallery in an old trailer and sound performances to lost film projections. 

     ~~~

     ~ James D. Olsen ~

 James grew up in the mountains around many trees and dirt paths. He has an extensive mushroom memorabilia collection that has been accumulating since the age of fifteen. When James is not playing his bass in a doom/funk band, He is building custom bicycles and working on sound sculptures using old speakers and telephones in his garage... He studied film, sound and art and Cal Arts and sleeps in an old fishing trailer in his backyard.

     ~~~

     ~ Mt Whateverest ~

 From Grass Valley, Ca...

Mount Whateverest create a noisy collision of sugar-coated pop, space-jazz ambiance and giant, classic rock riffs. Armed with distortion boxes, tambourines and lots of extra oxygen, they are so high, they're breaking through into the bottom of something else entirely.

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closing reception for Tommi Cahill's Prestidigitation!

An invitation to come to the last night of Prestidigitation!
If you have not seen..This show looks wonderful.
Sunday, February 10th, 7-10pm

Ronnie Presents!

Tonight at the Musée ~

An evening with Ronni Barnett

7:30pm

Come see what's Happening..

Inquire within.

{ ~ Ronnie Barnett is a Texas born musician 

who now lives in Los Angeles.

Ronnie has been performing since the age of  5. 

He also has been collecting records and has 

an extensive movie collection.

 Ronnie has played in the L.A. based 

band The Muff's during their entire 22 year existence. 

He was once pictured with David Lee Roth. }

photos of the opening last night.. 'Prestidigitation!'

Here are a few snap shots from last night..

The opening reception of

the 'Prestidigitation' exhibit.. 

We had an illusion spiral projected in the 

corner of the gallery..

A wall of rare magician's prints by Tommi Cahill ..on

loan from Mike Caveney's collection of printing blocks.

Tommi Cahill, Mike Caveney and Tina Lenert..

What a wonderful evening!

Guests, artists and magicians..

Amelia and Michael talking balloons with the

amazing Funny Eddie..

Tommi modeling one of Eddie's balloon hats and mustache..

Ronnie playing yet another bongo record..

And a vaudeville moment with Tommi and Tina..

The exhibit will be up for a few more weeks!

A Sunday Mid morning Matinee..

A short documentary about

A Magic World!

'Abracadabra says the conjurer.. 

And on the instant quite impossible things happen.

He waves a wand and objects vanish,

come to life and are set in motion..'

'This is Karel Zeman..

Georges Melies successor and heir.

Animated drawings and figures long ago laid their spell on him

and he's still a captive in the kingdom of make believe..'

A short documentary from 1962 about

The Magic World of Karel Zeman!

~Prestidigitation!~ First show of the year! Jan 26th

Presenting ~

   the Musée’s first exhibition 

show of the year by 

Artist Tommi Cahill 

and Aural presentaion by Ronnie Barnett... 

with amazing balloon 

creations by

FUNNY EDDIE

~ Prestidigitation ~

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 26th  7-10pm

Exhibit runs from January 26th to February 10th.

~Tommi Cahill is interested in imagery and media. She 

borrowed printing plates that date from the late 1800’s to the late 1950’s from magician and magic historian Mike Caveney which she printed on an old letterpress at the University of Redlands. The plates have not seen ink and paper in decades. The plates are mainly drawings of tricks and apparatus used in advertisements and of magicians who would pack them in a trunk and travel with them from town to town. Each time the magician would enter a new town the magicians’ assistant would carry the plates over to the local newspaper along with information about the show s/he would be performing. The plates and information would then be printed in the paper with the hope of gaining audience members for the shows.

   

   Tommi received her BFA at California Institute of the Arts and her MFA at Yale University. She has widely shown her work nationally as well as internationally. Her work is part of the permanent collection at the Yale University Art Gallery. She currently lives in Los Angeles and teaches 

Photography full time at the University of Redlands. 

  ~Ronnie Barnett is a Texas born musician who now lives in Los Angeles. Ronnie has been performing and collecting records since the age of 5. Ronnie has played in the L.A. based band The Muffs during their entire 22 year existence. He was once pictured with David Lee Roth.  

Award winning Balloon creations by :

~ Funny Eddie is a former Marine turned Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown. He has a large repertoire of award winning balloon creations. In addition to being a professional clown, Eddie also works as a comedy magician.

A Plan B

Popcorn Pizza Projection Plan B Party

In light of the obstacle-d plan A... We have a plan B for the evening..      For our second act - We invite you to hang out, mingle, have some popcorn, a slice of pizza and watch a movie projection....  All from the comfort of your own lawn chair. [ bring a lawn chair if you'd like or find a spot on the couch or shag rug ] There will be plenty of refreshments also. Pull up a seat...

See you Sunday!

please stand by...

In the Meantime : “If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed to tune to one of the broadcast stations in your area.”

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~Prestidigitation~ at Musée16

Presenting ~

   the Musée’s first exhibition 

show of the year by 

Artist Tommi Cahill 

and Aural presentaion by Ronnie Barnett... 

with amazing balloon 

creations by

FUNNY EDDIE

~ Prestidigitation ~

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 26th  7-10pm

Exhibit runs from January 26th to February 10th.

~Tommi Cahill is interested in imagery and media. She 

borrowed printing plates that date from the late 1800’s to the late 1950’s from magician and magic historian Mike Caveney which she printed on an old letterpress at the University of Redlands. The plates have not seen ink and paper in decades. The plates are mainly drawings of tricks and apparatus used in advertisements and of magicians who would pack them in a trunk and travel with them from town to town. Each time the magician would enter a new town the magicians’ assistant would carry the plates over to the local newspaper along with information about the show s/he would be performing. The plates and information would then be printed in the paper with the hope of gaining audience members for the shows.

   

   Tommi received her BFA at California Institute of the Arts and her MFA at Yale University. She has widely shown her work nationally as well as internationally. Her work is part of the permanent collection at the Yale University Art Gallery. She currently lives in Los Angeles and teaches 

Photography full time at the University of Redlands. 

  ~Ronnie Barnett is a Texas born musician who now lives in Los Angeles. Ronnie has been performing and collecting records since the age of 5. Ronnie has played in the L.A. based band The Muffs during their entire 22 year existence. He was once pictured with David Lee Roth.  

Award winning Balloon creations by :

~ Funny Eddie is a former Marine turned Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown. He has a large repertoire of award winning balloon creations. In addition to being a professional clown, Eddie also works as a comedy magician.

a story about a dilapidated bath house

  

 ‘TUVALU’ 

                                           { Chulpan Khamatova as Eva }

 One of our favorite bath house films! It's a 1999 

experimental film from Germany directed by Veit Helmer.  

                                                   {Denis Lavant as Anton }

The style evokes early 20th century silent movies and motifs commonly found in German expressionism. The sparse dialog is presented in a mix of European languages. It's a story about keeping a dilapidated 

bathhouse a float in the midst of a desolate landscape.. 

                                                  { an action scene! }

January at Musée16! ~ film nights, art openings, events

We are looking forward and onward to 2013 and all of the grand things to come!

 ~ Sunday, January 20th at 6pm...

A Plan B Party.. { since plan A had to be canceled- and we apologize for that}

Come over to the Plan B Party!

Popcorn Pizza Projection Plan B Party

In light of the obstacle-d plan A... We have a plan B for the evening..      For our second act - We invite you to hang out, mingle, have some popcorn, a slice of pizza and watch a movie projection....  All from the comfort of your own lawn chair. [ bring a lawn chair if you'd like or find a spot on the couch or shag rug ] There will be plenty of refreshments also. Pull up a seat...

~ Saturday the 26th, 7-10pm.. Our first art opening of the year!  

The Musée will be taken over with ‘PRESTIDIGITATION’  by Tommi Cahill and Accompanied by the aural presentation of 

Ronnie Barnett. 

~ Tommi Cahill is interested in imagery and media. She borrowed printing plates that date from the late 1800’s to the late 1950’s from magician and magic historian Mike Caveney which she printed on an old letterpress at the University of Redlands. The plates have not seen ink and paper in decades. The plates are mainly 

drawings of tricks and apparatus used in advertisements and of 

magicians who would pack them in a trunk and travel with them from town to town. Each time the magician would enter a new town the magicians’ assistant would carry the plates over to the local newspaper along with information about the show s/he would be performing. The plates and information would then be printed in the paper with the hope of gaining audience members for the shows.

   Tommi received her BFA at California Institute of the Arts and her MFA at Yale University. She has widely shown her work 

nationally as well as internationally. Her work is part of the 

permanent collection at the Yale University Art Gallery. She 

currently lives in Los Angeles and teaches Photography full time at the University of Redlands. 

~ Ronnie Barnett is a Texas born musician who now lives in Los Angeles. Ronnie has been performing and collecting records since the age of 5. Ronnie has played in the L.A. based band The Muffs during their entire 22 year existence. He was once pictured with David Lee Roth.  

     

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Happy New Year from Musée16

Ring ring.. from us over here the other end of the line..

 For the New Year..

There are going to be some pretty incredible

things going on at the gallery!

The Musee is going to be sending out 

some amazing bulletins with all of the programs,

movie nights, art opening, sound performances, 

events and wonderful information that

you won't want to miss out on..

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Wishing you a Kaleidoscope of color and sound..

... A bit of Len Lye in Dufay color and Biguine D'Amour by Don Baretto and his Cuban Orchestra to add Kaleidoscope colors and sound to your last week of the year...

As a student, Lye became convinced that motion could be part of the language of art, leading him to early (and now lost) experiments with kinetic sculpture, as well as a desire to make film. Lye was also one of the first Pakeha artists to appreciate the art of Māori, Australian Aboriginal, Pacific Island and African cultures, and this had great influence on his work. In the early 1920s Lye travelled widely in the South Pacific. He spent extended periods in Australia and Samoa, where he was expelled by the New Zealand colonial administration for living within an indigenous community.

Working his way as a coal trimmer aboard a steam ship, Lye moved to London in 1926. There he joined the Seven and Five Society, exhibited in the 1936 International Surrealist Exhibition and began to make experimental films. Following his first animated film Tusalava, Lye began to make films in association with the British General Post Office, for the GPO Film Unit. His 1935 film A Colour Box, an advertisement for "cheaper parcel post", was the first direct film screened to a general audience. It was made by painting vibrant abstract patterns on the film itself, synchronizing them to a popular dance tune by Don Baretto and His Cuban Orchestra. A panel of animation experts convened in 2005 by the Annecy film festival put this film among the top ten most significant works in the history of animation... more on Len Lye { http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Lye } 

Au courant calling cards for Musée16

The au courant Musée16 calling cards are finished!

 I custom designed, 

olympia machine typed, 

printed out, cropped and cut them myself!

They are made in smaller batches

so that the hand made unique quality comes through.. 

Happy holidays to you ~ And here's to another year! Sincerly Musée16

Dear Friends  ~    Thank You for helping me preserve the Musée with all of your ideas, collaborations, art, time, performances, donations, volunteering and more.. I'm Very much looking forward to another year of stupendous, unusual and marvelous~ness. Happy Holidays from Noëlle at the Musée. 

esoteric animation ~ Ladislaw Starewicz

Ladislaw Starewicz

 the Russian-Polish filmmaker/director, who pioneered the art of stop-motion animation in 1910 with his film Lucanus Cervus, and who spent the next 50 years creating nearly 100 shorts and feature-length films that comprise one of the most inventive and influential bodies of work in the history of cinema. But despite all of his technical and artistic achievements, even as we celebrate the centenary of his first triumph, in the West his name remains almost completely unknown to all but the most esoteric animation buffs.

 Like all of the greatest filmmakers, Starewicz did more than just create films; he used the craft of cinema to invent an utterly unique, self-contained world, one that reflected his own unadulterated artistic vision. His films could be bizarre, surreal, funny, disturbing, and deeply touching, sometimes all within the same scene. It was sometimes unclear if they were intended for children or adults. Like the filmmakers who carry his influence (Terry Gilliam, Jan Svankmajer, the Quay brothers, Tim Burton, and Wes Anderson among them), his films exist somewhere in between the realms of disturbing adult darkness and innocent childlike whimsy.

{ read full articlce ~ http://brightlightsfilm.com/71/71starewicz_kewley.php ~ by Pat Kewley is an artist, writer, and film fan living in Buffalo, New York. More of his writing can be found on Salon.com and McSweeneys.net. He can be reached through his website,www.patkewleyisgreat.com.}

A few of his wonderous works..

 Le Rat des villes et le champs (1926) The Town Rat and the Country Rat

and 

The Insects Christmas ~ 1913

Marvelous things this weekend ~ Dec. 8

Visit the Musee this weekend ~

The gallery will be open on Saturday from 12-6pm.
Exclusive collectables, original artwork and other marvelous things are for sale in the shop! 

The gallery will be open on most Saturdays!
Come see the 'Current Location' Exhibit. {Last day of the show is Sunday the 16th}