Location One is proud to present important new work in 16mm film and sculpture from Lucy Skaer, the young Scottish artist shortlisted for the 2009 Turner Prize and recently featured at the Venice Biennale and the Berlin Biennial.

Abramović Studio at Location One The Marina Abramović Studio is a space within Location One dedicated to the ongoing performance series of long-durational works focusing on open-ended forms of workshops, panels and discussions. It includes resident artists at the Location One as well as a larger community of artists and thinkers interested in the development [...]

Marina Abramovic, performance art legend discusses recent work with curator/art-historian Jovana Stokic

A series of recent works that challenge and transcend traditional notions of who and what is a worthy subject of high-art portraiture by 2008-2009 American artist-in-residence Rudy Shepherd.

June 2nd – July 28th, 2007

Location One presented the second IRP group show of the 2006-2007 season, and featured new work developed by resident artists. The exhibition represented a diverse range of artistic approaches and many are works in progress.

FOUNDING MANIFESTO :: Our Artistic Mission (1998) This is our credo: 1. First, the Internet is about content, not just a conduit for it. The nature of the technology changes content—not just access and distribution—with implications across the full range of artistic expression and subject matter. 2. Second, Location One is about convergence. We are [...]

Trine Nedreaas (Norway) Primarily a video artist, Trine’s works portrays people who are unknown but extraordinary and ambitious individuals. She focuses on their talent, aspirations and on their often unachieved desires and distant life goals. Recent videos feature individuals performing their speciality in a very particular way and setting. The use of humor to strengthen a sense of unease and lack of fulfillment is characteristic of Trine’s approach. In the artist’s words, “I make films about wanting to be wanted”.

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'The international organization based in Brooklyn that uses video to expose human rights abuses, will present a new pilot project for a human rights video hub www.globalvoicesonline.org/witnessFollowed by a screening of one of their filmsOutlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the ‘War on Terror’Discussion to following.

Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'The international organization based in Brooklyn that uses video to expose human rights abuses, will present a new pilot project for a human rights video hub www.globalvoicesonline.org/witnessFollowed by a screening of one of their filmsOutlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearances in the ‘War on Terror’Discussion to following.

ignored in my heaven… is a new evening-length work inspired by Rumsey’s dream and travel journals. Comprised of a suite of dances, the work shifts from literal transpositions of dreams, populated by Fellini-esque creatures clothed in fantastical costumes to candid, kinetically charged renderings of his travelogue. The work includes video projection by Marisela LaGrave/Magnetic Laboratorium. Costumes are by Rumsey in collaboration with costume designer David Quinn.

Fifteen years after making a brief splash as an ill-fated downtown supergroup in the avant jazz and experimental music scene, Odd Job (Shelley Hirsch, Ned Rothenberg, David Weinstein and Samm Bennett along with new member bassplayer Stomu Takeishi) gave a one night reunion concert at Location One on Friday, January 21st , 2005.

In 1940, Hedy Lamarr, the “most beautiful woman in the world” and composer George Antheil, the “bad boy of music” met at a Hollywood dinner party. Two years later, they received a patent for an invention now recognized as the model for wireless communication.

Since 1974, Hemingway has worked as both a solo and an ensemble musician.

Composer and visual artist, Atsushi Nishijima received his Bachelor’s degree in Musical Technology from the Osaka University of Art in 1989 and his Master’s degree in Media Art in 2001 from the International Academy of Media Arts and Science in Gifu. Originally from Kyoto and trained in experimental and contemporary music, Nishijima creates sculptures and installations which emphasize the idea that sound, and thereby music, is inherent in all objects and environments.

The second of five exciting performances will be a collaboration between Leroy Jenkins and Felicia Norton. Leroy Jenkins, violinist/composer, is a “master who cuts across all categories” (San Francisco Chronicle).

The second of five exciting performances will be a collaboration between Leroy Jenkins and Felicia Norton. Leroy Jenkins, violinist/composer, is a “master who cuts across all categories” (San Francisco Chronicle).