here is the press release from this event:

THIS SATURDAY, 6–12PM

PLEASE JOIN US
for an all-out art happening
unfurling simultaneously in the real and virtual worlds.

Michael Alan’s Drawathon

Theater

with seven performers including dancers & musicians (among them, a nakedly inspired Buddhist monk)

MEETS

Jay Van Buren’s Brooklyn is Watching (sponsored by Popcha.com)

with avatars from all over the real world, including some of Second Life’s most avant-garde virtual artists

These two very distinct, much-celebrated sub-cultural (and marginalized) communities are coming together for one evening to create a multidimensional interactive experience
JUST FOR YOU

Please note: We discourage passive spectatorship. Visitors are strongly encouraged to bring their own drawing materials.

On September 20, we celebrated the half-way mark of this year-long project at Jack the Pelican. This is our first public announcement of it.

For the past 6 months, virtual artists from all over the world have been presenting their virtual artworks at Brooklyn Is Watching in order to viewed and critiqued at Jack the Pelican. Project leader Jay Van Buren has led a team of regular bloggers and podcasters to keep up a weekly dialogue about this exciting new medium. This is the raw beginnings of serious critical thought about virtual art.

For six hours, this Saturday, October 4, from 6pm–12am, Brooklyn is Watching will carry a live stream of the Draw-a-thon performers in all their glory.

Draw-a-thon’s real life performers will dramatize climbing the rope. This beautifully braided and knotted object is central symbol of Arthur Cohen’s exhibition of paintings at Jack the Pelican.

It hangs from a joist in the main gallery, surrounded by the artist’s masterfully accomplished works depicting the playful spiritual journey that he—a New York Jewish (Borscht-belt influenced) artist—shares with a Korean Buddhist monk, who is a stranger to him. His show at Jack the Pelican is aptly entitled, “Now What?”

All the while, legions of artists (this means you!) will be drawing them. (Writers and curious, playfully-minded generalists are also encouraged to attend.) There is a suggested donation of $20 for this event. Space is limited.

A parallel ‘virtual’ rope hangs from the control tower in Brooklyn Is Watching. Avatars in Second life can climb the rope—from 10–11pm, on Saturday, for the first time ever—to actually enter the control room. What they will find there will likely astound them: the avatar infant who they may think actually controls the whole thing genuinely knows nothing at all about any of it.

Pernod, the creator of absinthe, using it’s 200-year-old formula, will offer an ALL NEW complimentary COCKTAIL, inspired by and specially designed for JACK THE PELICAN…
It’s called THE PELICAN not too sweet 21+ only
RESPONSIBLE DRINKING IS REQUIRED!

THE RL SHOWS AT JACK THE PELICAN

Two totally independent shows by mavericks who operate on
a bigger picture level than what we have become accustomed to…

gallery 1
“Now What?” is ARTHUR COHEN’s
huge, full-scale figurative paintings
about a Tibetan Monk, a New York
artist and a very interesting rope…

GET THE STORY & SEE THE PAINTINGS

gallery 2

It goes without saying that Jack the Pelican is honored to present the latest and greatest from the renowned DAVID SANDLIN.

Who is David Sandlin? –He is genuinely too humble to give himself the credit he so hugely deserves…

So I will (or just read his CV)…

If you don’t know, it probably means you’re young and not a student of art history, and it’s time to get on board.

David Sandlin has long represented everything that is sacred to the New York artistic underground.

READ WHY

NOTE TO ‘EYES WIDE SHUT’ END-OF-THE-WORLDERS, SLEEPERS and HATERS: THE WORLD IS NOT ENDING; it is only just beginning. You cannot win!

Jack the Pelican is committed no-holds-barred in support of Barack Obama.
If you plan on speaking out on his behalf, I strongly urge you to
read my unfortunate account of the perils of going off-message.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WARNING
please read now

For a different point of view, click here

VENUE INFORMATION

JACK THE PELICAN

Saturday, 12–6pm

487 Driggs Ave, bet N. 9 and N. 10, first Brooklyn stop on the L-Train

DIRECTIONS

Contact anneliis@JackthePelicanPresents.com or at 330-936-6046

Left by jvanb on October 4th, 2008

THE ROPE IS READY! check out these pictures of jay newt climbing the rope

Left by jvanb on October 4th, 2008