Balconi Coffee Company + Cafemode present

_ _ ORNAM_NTS 2: 

keepsakes, relics, socks, magic

Group show of artists' ornaments

curated by Kio Griffith

DECEMBER 9, 2012 to JANUARY 6, 2013

OPENING RECEPTION: DECEMBER 9, 2012 from 6 to10pm

FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY 

11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday 

from 7am [weekdays] 10am [weekends] to 10pm

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_ _ ORNAM_NTS 2: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic is a group show of artists' non-traditional ornaments.  All ornaments will be available cash-and-carry in time for the uncommon holiday gift seekers. Small sized ornaments will be priced at $30 and larger works at $50. 

FEATURING: LISA ADAMS,  DOUG ALVAREZ, MICHAEL ARATA, HEATHER ARNDT, TERI BERMAN, JANA COOKSEY, DAVID DE BOER, HIROYASU DEGUCHI, SHIGENORI EBATA, DOUG EISENSTARK, CHARLES ELLINWOOD, WALT HALL, POEL HIKARU, ASKA IRIE, ROBERT JACOBSON, MICHELLE LAI, CARL LOZADA, JON MEASURES, MISATO NAGARE, ERIC NAKAMURA, AYA NIIBO, JAYME ODGERS, DIDI OI, DAISUKE OKAMOTO, SHINICHI ONO, JULIE PATE, ICELA PEREZ-BRAVO, ERNIE RAMIREZ, JOSHUA REINSTEIN, CHIGUSA SAGA, MARCEE SANCHEZ, MIKA SOMA, ZAPF! , RAY ZUFRYDEN and more…

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CAFEMODE creates art and music exhibitions in alternative spaces. If you're interested in finding more about CAFEMODE, please visit www.cafemode.com/balconi.html or write to info@cafemode.com.

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FACE OF ANOTHER

FACE OF ANOTHER

Balconi Coffee Company + Cafemode present

FACE OF ANOTHER

group art show of portraits

curated by Kio Griffith

JUNE 17  to JULY 24, 2012

OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 24, 2012 from 5 to10pm

FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY 

11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday 

from 7am [weekdays] 10am [weekends] to 10pm

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Artists were asked in pairs to make portraits of each other or to select a third subject and create a dual portrait. Works will be displayed as diptychs throughout the space.

Featuring: Douglas Alvarez, Michael Arata, Nick Arciaga, Heather Arndt, Yu Bando, Terri Berman, Icela Perez-Bravo, Aaron Brown, Emily Cline, Shigenori Ebata, Douglas Eisenstark, William Emmert, Griffin Gatmaitan, Scott Griffin, Poel Hikaru, Maria Inostroza, Aska Irie, Yamato Irie, Tomoyuki Iwanami, Jeremiah LaTorre, Sean Martinez, Monique McKeag, Ingrid Alexander Measures, Jon Measures, Mildred, Yuki Miyazaki, Misato Nagare, Eric Nakamura, Aya Niibo, Daisuke Okamoto, Shinichi Ono, Maria Paredes, Carol Powell, Ernie Ramirez, Shannon Rowland, Chigusa Saga, Mika Soma,Kazu Tabu, Mayumi Tanaka and more…

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CAFEMODE creates art and music exhibitions in alternative spaces. If you're interested in finding more about CAFEMODE, please visit www.cafemode.com or write to info@cafemode.com.

SONG X

Balconi Coffee Company + Cafemode present

SONG X
group art show

curated by Kio Griffith

MARCH 4 to APRIL 4, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 4, 2012 from 5 to10pm


FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY
11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday
from 7am [weekdays] 10am [weekends] to 10pm

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SONG X is a group show of artists' interpretations of a piece of music that sticks in
one's mind so that one seems to hear it, even when it is not being played. This condition
is also known as musical imagery repetition and involuntary musical imagery.

Reinterpretated as single cut EPs artists were asked to create their custom 7 x 7 inch
artworks based on their song choice.

Featuring: Douglas Alvarez, Michael Arata, Heather Arndt, Terri Berman, Kevin Chan, Jana Cooksey, Shigenori Ebata, Douglas Eisenstark, William Emmert, Rebecca Green, Scott Griffin, Michelle Hall, Walt Hall, Phil Hayes,  Poel Hikaru, Jun Hiraoka, Aska Irie, Ichiro Irie, Tomoyuki Iwanami, Keith Knight, Michelle Lai, Kaoru Mansour, Jon Measures, Yuki Miyazaki, Misato Nagare, Eric Nakamura, Aya Niibo, Didi Ol, Daisuke Okamoto, Akeno Omokoto, Kosta Potamianos, Ernie Ramirez, Joe Suzuki, Kazu Tabu, Mayumi Tanaka, Greg Yermakov and more…

Opening reception features a special performance by Shin Kawasaki who will attempt
to sing and play the tune choices!

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Here is mine! This piece is based on Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds :