NEWS

NEWS 2007   SEPTEMBER CATHY DE LA CRUZ, Flight, premiere, San Diego Women’s Film Festival, San Diego, CA, October 4-7   OCTOBER ETSUKO ICHIKAWA, Filter, group show at Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA September 14 - October 6, 2007 Opening on Thursday, September 13, 2007, 6-8pm Exhibiting with Diem Chau, Kamla Kakaria, Michelle Kumata, Saya Moriyasu, and Heinrich Toh. JOE DARK SHADOW THEATER, one-night presentation at TilliArts Gallery, Marfa, Texas. Friday, October 5, 2007 JASON SHERRY & SCOTT HORSLEY - opening Saturday, October 27, 2007, 6-9 PM, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA   NOVEMBER JOE DARK SHADOW THEATER – opening reception and performances: Friday, November 30, 2007, 6-10 pm at Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA   DECEMBER AQUA ART MIAMI, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects at Aqua Wynwood, Booth 9, December 5-9, 2007. Preview reception: December 4. Contact gallery for more information, or visit www.AquaArtMiami.com. JOE DARK SHADOW THEATER: Contemporary Puppet Videos, Art & Installations, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, December 1 – 29   2008   JANUARY CHAUNEY PECK, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, January 12 – February 9   FEBRUARY THOM HEILESON, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, February 16 – March 15   MARCH MIYOSHI BAROSH, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, March 22 – April 19   APRIL CLAUDE ZERVAS, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, April 26 – May 31   MAY ETSUKO ICHIKAWA, architectural installation project at Musa Design, Seattle, WA   SEPTEMBER ETSUKO ICHIKAWA, solo exhibition at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA September 2008 - January 2009. Curated by Stefano Catalani with the concept "Material Evidence" and other selected artists in the series of solo shows are John Grade and Mandy Greer. CHRIS BARNARD, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, September 5 – October 4   OCTOBER JASON SHERRY, solo exhibition, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, October 11 – November 8   NOVEMBER ETSUKO ICHIKAWA, solo exhibition at Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA, November 15 – December 20  

DIRECTOR

  Luis De Jesus, Director SEMINAL PROJECTS

ADRESS

  ADDRESS: 2040 India Street San Diego, CA 92101 T 619 696 9699 F 619 696 9799 info@seminalprojects.com

MAILING LIST

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GALLERY HOURS

  GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 6PM And by appointment

DIRECTIONS

  DIRECTIONS:

From the North:

Take I-5 south, exit at Front Street/2nd Avenue, staying in the right lane. Proceed direct for two blocks to Beech Street—make a right on Beech. Go direct to India Street—make a right on India. Go direct on India for several blocks, past Grape Street. Gallery is located mid-block on the left side. (Alternate route: exit I-5 at the Kettner Blvd/Airport exit, proceed direct for a mile until you reach Grape Street, make a left on Grape and another left on India.)

From the South or East:

Take I-5 North to the Airport/Hawthorne Street exit (this can also be accessed from the 163 South); exit and go direct on Hawthorne to Kettner Blvd; make a left on Kettner, another left on Grape Street, and another left on India—the gallery is mid-block on the left side.

On foot from the Downtown/Gaslamp District:

This is an easy 15 minute walk from any of the downtown hotels or convention center. Simply walk north along State Street, India Street or Kettner Blvd until you reach the Little Italy neighborhood. India is bounded on the east by State and on the west by Kettner and is considered the main drag of Little Italy, with many restaurants, bars, and shops to browse along the way.

This is my Country: September 7 – October 20, 2007 Full Gallery: Inaugural group exhibition examining issues of identity. The exhibition will consider how, through a wide range of subjects and media, contemporary artists locate, interpret, and reveal the subtle nuances of identity—of a country or territory, a physical body or space, a gender or sex, an idea or belief, for example—and how these definitions have evolved beyond earlier constructs from the last 20 years. Artists include Chris Ballantyne, Chris Barnard, Miyoshi Barosh, Graham Caldwell, Cathy de la Cruz, Martin Durazo, Marcelino Goncalves, Laurel Nakadate, Andrew Schoultz, and Jason Sherry. Jason Sherry + Scott Horsley October 27, 2007 – November 24, 2007 Gallery One: New photo-based mixed media works and installation by 2007-2008 San Diego Art Prize nominee Jason Sherry, known for offering a fiercely satirical view of humanity, social and political history, religion and spirituality, heroes, villains and men in power, as well as monsters and aliens. Working like an anthro-archeologist, Sherry’s “ripped from the headlines” collages and mechanical sculptures have unearthed such cultural brain twisters as “the menstruating men of the Nile”, “the Wet/Dry Chickenfucker”, and "Johnny Depp Versus The Ancient Mystic Order of Freedom Fries". Gallery Two: Epic line drawings by UCSD MFA candidate Scott Horsley that explore the relationships between sex and violence, violence and absurdity, and absurdity and authority. There is an ever growing cast of characters, relationships, objects, settings and retroactive continuities that form the groundwork for large-scale battle scenes and reflections, both of and on, society and systems of control. PROJECTSpace: TBA JOE DARK SHADOW THEATER: Contemporary Puppet Videos, Art & Installations November 30, 2007 – December 29, 2008 Gallery One + Gallery Two: An exhibition of new and recent contemporary puppet videos originally conceived under the auspices of FussFactory and previewed as a one-night event at a high desert site near Joshua Tree in May 2007. This fully expanded version will include all of the original videos as well as related artworks, editions, puppet theaters, and installations. Artists include Jon Pylypchuk, S. Quinn, Miyoshi Barosh, Jeff Colson, Jill Geigerich, David Humphrey, Jennifer Coates, Takashi Kawashima, Rafe Mandel, Alyce B. Obvious, Jackson Bang, nuliaj3, Susan Otto, Doug Skinner, Preston Spurlock, Michael Smith, and Bob Wiseman, among others. Opening night live performances to be announced. [Adult content] PROJECTSpace: TBA 2008 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE CHAUNEY PECK January 12 – February 9 THOM HEILESON February 16 – March 15 MIYOSHI BAROSH March 22 – April 19 CLAUDE ZERVAS April 26 – May 31 June 7 – July 5 TBA July 12 – August 16 TBA GALLERY CLOSED FOR SUMMER BREAK August 17 – September 4 [Open by Appointment Only} CHRIS BARNARD September 5 – October 4 JASON SHERRY October 11 – November 8 ETSUKO ICHIKAWA November 15 – December 20

ABOUT

From its inception to its launch in 2007 the mission of LUIS DE JESUS SEMINAL PROJECTS has been inspired by a clear and simple idea: that the genuine desire and purpose of any serious artist is to break new ground with his or her work. I believe this is as true today as it was 100 years ago when artists helped to radically alter the socio/political and cultural landscape by breaking free of institutional doctrines that dictated what—and how—they should create. Seminal Projects is committed to working with international artists of all media who are engaged with fresh and intelligent thought-provoking ideas, who are fearless in their beliefs and execution, and who are taking risks. It is our intention to provide artists a unique platform where ideas and concepts are manifested and realized—along with the support of collectors, institutions, and the public—through a program of consistently innovative, high quality, and conceptually rigorous exhibitions that serve to showcase the latest developments in contemporary art. Luis De Jesus, Director SEMINAL PROJECTS