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SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
DECEMBER 2006
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DECEMBER FULL MOON AT CoSM
Saturday, December 2nd
Time: Doors open at 7pm
Prayer: 7:30-9:30pm
Drumming and Dancing from 9:30pm until midnight |
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Visionary Art & Architecture
Alex Grey & Erik Davis
On the evening of December 7, one of the world's greatest contemporary visionary artists, NYC's own renowned Alex Grey, and the brilliant San Francisco cultural critic Erik Davis will engage in a spirited dialogue about the role of visionary art and architecture, both historically and in the present.
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Grey will discuss the history of sacred art and the aspirations embedded in his own work, ranging from his extraordinary paintings and sculptures to his multi-media forays to his design of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.
Davis will draw from his brand new book, The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape, which weaves deeply informed text and stunning images into a compelling narrative of religion, architecture and consciousness in California. Don't miss this meeting of two dazzling minds.
An Evening Event
Thursday, December 7th, 7pm
$20 (No member discount. Buy tickets here)
Location: Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
540 West 27 Street, 4th Floor
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Soul Fire Drum and Dance
December 8th
8:30p.m. - 9:30p.m.
Drum Class with imani White
10p.m. - 3a.m. Drum and Dance
Soulfire@CoSM is a Conscious Collaborations event, facilitated by the likes Mz. imani, Martin Bridge, Jason Cohen, Owen White, Deirdre Smith, Mikio Kennedy,
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DRAWING FROM THE SUBTLE BODY
with Alex Grey
Sunday, December 10th, Noon - 5pm
Eat before and bring a snack for a break.
Draw chakras, nadis and auras with Alex Grey. Participants will draw the body with particular emphasis on each chakra, attuning sensitivity to the subtle body. A brief power point presentation will introduce the workshop. Expect a live model and music.
Participants should bring art materials:
Drawing pencils, eraser, sharpener
Colored pencils, pastels, or watercolors
Drawing or watercolor paper -- around 11" x 14"
Optional: drawing board or/and portable easel |
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VIRGIN MEGASTORE DVD SIGNING &
LIVE PAINTING BY ALEX GREY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH @ 6 PM
VIRGIN RECORDS IN UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK
Come see Alex Grey perform a live painting on the mainstage of Virgin Megastore in New York's historic hotbed for revolutionary activity, Union Square.
There will be an opportunity to purchase the DVD and have it autographed by Alex. There wll also be a raffle with some cool prizes. Come out and party with us! |
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AWARD-WINNING BUDDHIST FILM AT COSM! ONE NIGHT ONLY!
On Friday, December 15th, CoSM will present two special screenings of Marc Rosenbush's award-winning Buddhist film, ZEN NOIR.
An unique and original blend of vaudevillian comedy, Buddhist philosophy, and surreal art film, ZEN NOIR follows a nameless detective as he investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained investigative skills are completely useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
Increasingly confused and unnerved, and haunted by his dead wife's ghost, he finds himself drawn into a deeper, more personal mystery, where he must confront terrifying questions about loss, identity and the inevitability of change and death.
ZEN NOIR is an unusual film that evolves and transforms itself even as you watch. It's a comedy, a mystery, a love story and ultimately, a powerful spiritual journey, both for the detective and for the audience.
Join us on Friday, December 15th, for two screenings of ZEN NOIR, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. |
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NOTE: Filmmaker Marc Rosenbush will be there in person, and after each screening, he and visionary artist Alex Grey will take questions and discuss the mysterious interplay between spirituality and art.
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ZEN NOIR at COSM
542 W. 27th St., 4th floor
Friday, December 15th
7:00 p.m. & 9:15 p.m.
For more information on the film, visit: http://www.zenmovie.com |
Tickets are $10
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Admission includes
a bottle of water
and popcorn. |
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VISIONARY PRIMITIVE
Saturday December 16th
2 pm - 8 pm $20
Witness live tattooing created by the
visionary minds of modern day tattoo masters.
Live art on collaborative canvas.
Exhibitions portraying the evolution
and beauty of body modification.
10pm - 5 am Entheocentric Salon.
$20 or $10 with daytime wrist band
Live art performances by
Alex Grey, Guy Aitchison, Michelle Wortman,
Jon Clue, Corey Kruger and James Kern.
Midnight Body Modification performance
by Joe Amato featuring DisGraceLanD.
DJ & VJ sets by international artists
Sunday December 17th
6 - 8:30pm $20
A special screening of the film MODIFY followed by a lecture
and discussion with body modification experts
8:30 - 10 pm Opening of the Visionary Primitive show in
MicroCoSM Gallery featuring all new originals from featured artists as well as work created during the event.
Wine and cheese reception. |
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Saturday December 16th
Entheocentric Salon
10pm - 5 am
$20 or $10 with daytime wrist band
(Tickets above)
Live art performances by
Alex Grey, Guy Aitchison, Michelle Wortman,
Jon Clue, Corey Kruger and James Kern. |
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NEW MOON CEREMONY
at CoSM
Wednesday December 20th
7:30 - 11 pm
The New Moon, a time for setting intentions, will be celebrated at CoSM with meditation and creative manifesting.
The ceremony will be led by Alex and Allyson Grey.
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PSYCHOPTICON ANIMATRIS:
Tour of Altered States in Film
Presented by Jon Hanna
Friday, December 22nd
7:30 p.m.
$10 includes popcorn and a bottle of water.
Less than 50 years after the invention of the motion picture, the first animated movie was produced. Cartoonist Émile Cohl’s 1908 film Fantasmagorie depicted a stick figure dancing across the screen, encountering a multitude of morphing objects; a wine bottle that transformed into a flower might have symbolized the transcendent potential of inebriation.
One of the earliest animated film stars, created in 1919, was Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat. In 1928, Felix’s mug was the first image ever to be broadcast on television, heralding an era of hypnotic trance states in viewers since that time. Yet it was two years earlier that Felix himself spaced out on film. Soused on moonshine, the cat hallucinates malevolent demons and flying elephants…
Jon Hanna is a skull farmer specializing in neurobotany and memetic engineering. He also produces the Mind States conference series. Click animation for more information.
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Saturday, December 23rd 6:30 pm.
Join Alex as he walks through the gallery with visitors and talks about the artwork and the
Chapel space.
Purchasing in advance guarantees admission.
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