FirstPerson Magazine is the enigmatic female protagonist's print project as an historical artifact. Our events are a means of communing with our readers, reinforcing inspirating fundamentals, and basically to enjoy life as she goes along through a creative process. The publication began as an event perhaps, or was it something she read that seduced her? |
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August 9th First Person Magazine Summer Issue Party Los Angeles / Family Bookstore
It's so hard, oh, it's so hard to take a vacation where there's no work involved. Which is wonderful when you love your work. We were heading South for a look away from the city and ended up being offered a sweet intimate soiree at this well curated bookstore. Jessica Trent, PR and glamour extraordinaire crafted a glazing gathering of talents with Will Lemon Djing. Lemon, a burst of humility and soul played African funk and friends appeared from New York, SF and LA. I even met a collector of Daniel Arsham's who was simply delightful.
July 17th First Person Magazine Summer Issue Launch / 580 Valencia
As part of Levi's Print Workshop, we will be printing a special letterpress edition Summer newspaper and silkscreening posters onsite at the old Slanted Door Restaurant space. Celebrating with special performances Saturday, 7-9pm by Laurel Halo (Brooklyn) and Honey (SF), please join us, pick up a copy and come home to an awesome poster by Jim Drain, Ara Peterson & Karl Haendel. Limited editions will debut here and be available for sale on line. All proceeds go towards our new art-related projects.
June 29th - August 29th / De Zines Madrid, Spain
First Person Magazine participates in independent publishing symposium on the coexistence of new media and print. Realizing its vitality stems from its pure enjoyment as object and the simple indulgent act of reading at length.
June 4th - 12th / NOMA Gallery
No Birds Allowed
A curated series of workshops within an arts exhibition with the players: Lemon Bear, Jonathan Casella, Joshua Clayton, David Enos, Jonathan Grothman, David Highsmith, Randy Lee, Betty Nguyen, Julien Poirer, Guy Overfelt, Mishell Stimson, Marshall Trammell. A curated performance festival including artists whose tools are themselves.
Schedule: June 4th, Friday 7pm
Readings by Valerie Whitte, David Highsmith, Julien Poirier
"The Blind Side" play by David Enos
Youtube DJing by Betty Nguyen
June 5th, Saturday 7pm
Night of Improvisational Jazz, Expansions and Responses
Camp Followers w. Jonathan Grothman and Lemon Bear
Marshall Trammell, Randy Lee, Paul Costuros
Workshop
June 6th, Sunday Noon
Brunch with banana cream pie & white wine
"I Love Me" Screening Yayoi Kusama documentary
"A Machine for Dismantlement" social mirroring led by Joshua Clayton
April 16 - 18th 2010 / OK Festival "3 Days of Magazines"
More invitations to be part of a global publication celebration. Long live print!
MARCH 26-30th, 2010/ Contemporary Art Fair Dubai
First Person Magazine's first Art Fair participation.
SEPTEMBER 3 to OCTOBER 3, 2009 / NOMA GALLERY
Play with Your Own Marbles: Walead Beshty, Karl Haendel, Patrick Hill
& Realness Issue Launch
A new gallery has opened in San Francisco. And I curated a show there with 3 LA artists that I thought play with the physicality of materials, reimagining how we think about them in daily life.
APRIL 24TH, 2009 / MezzanineSF
Gudrun Gut
Thomas Fehlmann
Greco Guggenheit
Nate Boyce
I found a story about Gudrun Gut, and I was so inspired by her tenacity as a punk artist and later DJ / producer that I invited her to come play a show in San Francisco. I probably had no business promoting a minimal techno show, as it is just beginning to grow on me, but I decided to take the risk. Making lifelong friends with local artists in Greco, and seeing people dance to Fehlmann, was reward enough. Thank you to everyone who supported and danced. And Jonathan Casella for designing the flyer.
SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2008 / Treasure Island Festival
Carnivalesque
Bruce Conner
David Best
Ara Peterson
Gloria Maximo
Jonathan Casella
Catherine Wagner
Maria Christina Oswald
Shepard Fairey
Laurie Reid
SF Zine Fest
Aaron Buttig
I was referred to curate a show on Treasure Island during a music festival, and instead of heeding gallery head warnings about "not being taken seriously", I instead embraced the idea of "Carnival" by reading Mikhail Bakhtin's philosophy about how the carnival can influence the mob or coming out mentality - a temporary delusional state. So, I invited artists whose works either conjured imagery of the carnival like Catherine Wagner's colored light bulb photos, Ara Peterson's abstracted pinball works on board, and Bruce Conner had just passed away and I loved his prints, made under his pseudonym of a lone person under a blacked out moon (perhaps like someone blacked out from inebriation who had been abandoned or a "Carni" who travels with a peripatetic lifestyle). Despite, winds and thousands of festival goers, the art was enjoyed, respected and in tact. We even made sales.
JULY 8TH, 2008
Ensembles Issues Launch
SF
MNDR
Raccoons
Myles Cooper w. Chris Owens and JR White (Girls)
This evening was super enhanced with the playful openness of the artists performing against and to the backdrop of youtube visuals. Le Passion de Jeanne d'Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer streamed and connected the abstract surrealist sounds of Racccoons. Christopher put on a Paris Hilton's Burger King commercial during the interim. Myles played in front of his myspace page singing to his iPod. MNDR was not yet famous and in my heart already was. A great energy, thank you.
MAY 15TH, 2008 / Santos Party House
Ensembles Issues Launch NY
Bad Brilliance
Duane Harriot
(Bim Marx)
Scott Mou (Queens)
Thanks to my homies for DJing with your busy schedules. And Bad B. for making this happen. And the dudes downstairs for playing righteous ragga jams, everyone who came out to say hello, and San Loco for making squishee margheritas.
APRIL 6TH, 2008 / Saints & Sinners
Wanderlust Bjork film screening
Mi Ami
Steve Summers
Special thanks for the righteous One Little Indian lady whose office reps in San Francisco. To Daniel for rockin' the Alice Coltrane jams on the baby grand onstage and Zana, co. for dizzy dancing.
February 16TH, 2008 / Cafe Du Nord
Girls
To everyone who paid for this show. I hadn't promoted a show in years, once I started to curate, until I met Christopher and believed in his passions and inspirations. To all the Girlmania friends in the crowd screaming and pulling their hair, this night was special to me. Happy Valentine's Day SF. Thanks to Charles at Prepress for printing the handdrawn flyer. It was fun to make!
FEBRUARY 1ST, 2008 / Park Life Gallery
What It Is
Rob Halverson
David Wilson
Ginna Triplett
The Thing / Miranda July
Job Piston
Jason Yates
Frank Lyon
Michelle Blade
Erik Seidenglanz
Thanks to all the artists for donating works for this First Person auction benefit to produce Issue #2.
SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2007 / Undisclosed Location Warehouse
MIA Afterparty
Sonic Boom DJ
Ben Lemonade DJ
FirstPerson DJ
My friend owns this stone masonry on the waterfront and I had just moved back to SF. I met MIA at a Gentlemen's Techno Party and thought it would be fun to throw her after party here. It was fun to get into the Hyphy hip hop here and slay "I Feel Like Dyin'" by Lil Wayne after Sonic Boom finished his berzerk set.
DECEMBER 12TH, 2006 / The Journal Gallery
Monster Drawing Rally
Aurel Shmidt
David Aaron
Hisham Bharoocha
AUGUST 25TH, 2006 / The Journal Gallery Opening Night Party
A Pile of Shit Has a Thousand Eyes
Tim Barber
July 15, 2006 @Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Cosmic Wonder
James Turrell
Richard Misrach
Terence Koh
Mariko Mori
Yayoi Kusama
Doug Aitken
Banks Violette
Takeshi Murata
Ara Peterson + Jim Drain
Hisham Bharoocha
Sam Gordon
Anna Sew Hoy
Paperrad
Debora Warner
Mike Pare
Mark Borthwick
Hanna Fushihara Aron + David Aron
Musical Guests: Feathers + Soft Circle + Paper Rad
For the record, this show was designed and curated to emulate the experience of Vipassana Meditation: hitting rock bottom, the sludge, and feeling the weight lifted into a state of effervescence, whiteness and then super visual clarity of colors. An unforgettable milestone in my life thanks to everyone who carried me through this journey. And Feathers for all coming out to perform.
FEBRUARY 18TH, 2005 / Club Six
Tim Sweeney
Kat (Fanny Pack)
Kid 606
JUNE 11, 2005 ARTIST'S TELEVISION ACCESS
Superconductor
SF Premiere "Rubber Johnny" by Chris Cunningham, score by Aphex Twin
Featuring videos by:
Harmony Korine
Holger Czukay
Black Dice
Paperrad
Lightning Bolt
Growing
Nate Boyce for Eats Tapes + Soft Pink Truth
Blood on the Wall
JULY 31ST 2004 / Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Opening Night Party
Beautiful Losers
Coachwhips
Kid 606
Erase Errata
FirstPerson DJ on top of Skate Bowl
JANUARY 25TH, 2003 / Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Opening Night Party
Asia and Our Moment
Love Hotel Installation
FirstPerson DJ's 4 hour acid house set w. visuals
Doggy video cams
Ganguro Drag Polaroid Krew
MAY 22ND, 2003 / Mighty SF
Dmx Krew
Soft Pink Truth
Hawnay Troof
2002 / Paradise Lounge SF
Plaid After Party
Dj's N.E.D. (Warp / LittleBig)
First Person DJ
2002 Chicks on Speed
Kreidler Sessions
FirstPerson Editor for DVD feature on CD
1998 SF Asian American Film Festival
Directions in Sound
First Annual Music video and performance event