return(this)

I've been doing a lot of stuff and I keep running out of time and forgetting to update this website, but everybody says that right?

Brian Crabtree was a student of mine the first year I taught at UCSD, which gave me really unrealistic expectations of the kind of student I'd be teaching. I'm a big fan of everything he and Kelli Cain do, teaching classes at the gallery, making awesome egg sculptures, helping me on my insane freelance engineering jobs, and especially his music and performance. So I'm really excited that he's put together an evening of music at Machine tomorrow night. Please come it will be really nice. Here's some more info >

Saturday night (Feb 26th) at 8pm we're having a free musical event curated by Brian Crabtree. It's a quartet featuring Brian, Ezra Buchla (of the Mae Shi), Corey Fogel, and Jeff Eliassen playing a variety of acoustic and electronic things. All of Brian's events to date have featured fresh orange juice and this will be no exception.

here are some additonal words we think you may enjoy.

gathering disparate methods and operators, an evening of small compositions and explorations. we unite from far places. we prefer a scattered collection of strings, brass, unpredictable drums, favorite toys, odd machines tied to computers, beep flurry, small and not small voices.

ezra buchla
brian crabtree
jeff eliassen
corey fogel

event link >

http://www.machineproject.com/returnthis/index.php

contact info >

Mark Allen
m@machineproject.com
213.483.8761

flesh eating beetles

Ryan Taber and Cheyenne Weaver's new show at Machine contains flesh eating beetles (admittedly a bit hard to see), a set from Wagner's ring cycle and a giant piece of bark. We've even posted a cheat sheet in case you need to brush up on the connections between Coleopteria, Malaria and the Dermestid Museorum Linneaus beetle. Ryan And Cheyenne will be speaking about their exhibit at 3pm Sunday Feb 20th, which is the last day of the show.

David Pagel's review in the LA Times can be read here.

Once again looking for an intern or three

Despite undeniable curatorial brillance, social grace, and "can do" community spirit, Machine Project finds itself in need of help of all kinds. With this in mind, we invite you to consider becoming our Administrative intern. Areas of activity include press, website, organization, and working with artists on upcoming shows, performances and lectures. This would be a good internship if you're organized and interested in the day to day operations of running a post profit art space.

Requirements - you must be willing to commit to spending one or two days a week at the gallery. It would be fantastic if you weren't a total flake. Skills in video editing, web design, and grant writing would be a profound plus but whatever.

Sadly, this is an unpaid internship, but we're prepared to offer an unlimited supply of cookies of your choice. If you want college credit, bring the papers, we'll sign them.

Interested parties email Mark Allen > m at machineproject dot com