as of October 30, 2000

PublicRelations@micromuseum.com

December 2 - 16

Sat 6 - 9pm; Sun 3 - 6pm; Tues &Thurs 6 - 8pm; Fri 6 - 9pm

Or by appointment until June 2001

123 Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn "F" & "G" to Bergen St.

Reservations and Box Office (718) 797-3116

Event Passes are $30 or Daily admission is $10 and $5 for seniors/students

Tickets are available online at www.micromuseum.com

or at the box office by appointment

The public is invited to attend The 2nd Millennium Micro Museum Opening with premiere kinetic, media, and performance art by interdisciplinary artists, William and Kathleen Laziza and their collaborators, at 123 Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Admission is $10 or $5 students & seniors or an Event Pass $30. Advance tickets are available on-line at www.micromuseum.com

December 2 & 16 from 6 - 9 pm (shows at 7 pm) Pianist, Chris Chalfant

December 3 from 3 - 6 pm The Dojo Band

December 5, 7, 12, 14, from 6 - 8 pm Video, Carol Goss, + others

December 8 from 6 - 9 pm (show at 8pm) Saxophonist, Hayes Greenfield

December 9 from 6 - 9 pm (shows at 7 & 8 pm ) Laziza Electrique Dance Co.

December 10 from 3 - 6 pm (shows at 3 & 4 pm) Keyboardist, Rick Russo

December 15 from 6 - 9pm Laziza Electrique Dance Co.

The 2nd Millennium Micro Museum Opening is dedicated to Arthur C. Clarke http://www.acclarke.co.uk/ who inspires the creativity of artists, scientists and dreamers. Collaborating artists for this exhibition are saxophonist, Hayes Greenfield; dancers, Carol Mezzacappa, Craig Gabrian and Susana Melendez; The Dojo Band; keyboardist, Rick Russo; pianist, Chris Chalfant; video artist Carol Goss plus artists from the Spontaneous Combustion (SPCO) collection Additionally, The Prepared Victrola will feature the newly acquired 78 RPM record collection from the Metropolitan Museum highlighting the world’s greatest philharmonic music.

This annual event is the showcase exhibit for artists William and Kathleen Laziza, their collaborators plus dozens of guest media and performing artists. The premier art opening features AC/DC Window, a solar powered kinetic sculpture in the 2nd floor window; Lumiano, a premiere installation making use of a "wired" piano and performance piece, Pursuit of Happenstance, a dueling duet with slide projectors. Included in the exhibition are other interactive installations: The Prepared Victrola with 78 RPM records from the world’s great philharmonic orchestras via the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Videograph, a media instrument that interacts with The Chromophone, a sound activated installation; Light Lines, a sound responsive sculpture made with neon. In addition to these interdisciplinary works, The Micro Museum will play in marathon style highlights from the Spontaneous Combustion collection.

The Laziza’s have presented their signature inter-disciplinary art works at The Micro Museum for five years. Last year the NY Times selected The Videograph to represent "Art of the Future" in their collectible Millennium Section published January 1, 2000. Many of the Laziza’s images have appeared in ARTnews’ June 2000 special about Brooklyn’s growing art scene. The Laziza’s work is notable for it’s use of vintage materials as well as their user-friendly approach towards touch sensitive sculptures and media installations. Their eclectic vision stems from different sources. Kathleen Laziza designs originalperformances and videodances for the Laziza Electrique Dance Company and will show at The Micro Museum Opening the company’s works: He Said, She Said, Subject to Change and Somnambulant, which recently played at the Walter Reade Theater. William Laziza is an inventor who has developed dozens of low tech special effect lens for video and the master builder for all their installations. Together they have exhibited work at The Rotunda Gallery, Westbeth Gallery, Theater for the New City and at Sony Wonder. In 1998-99 they were awarded funding by The Rockefeller Foundation and New York Foundation for Arts as a "Community Assets" because of their constant outreach to emerging artists and educational approach to avant-garde art. They are currently artists-in-residence at P.S. 261 Magnet School for Integrating the Arts. Their project revolves around concepts of movement arts and technology. Specifically they are working on a piece called the "Worldwide Simultaneous Dance". It is being developed as a part of their website at www.micromuseum.com and is scheduled to launch as a part of Dance Giant Steps Inc.’s National Dance Week - April 29, 2000

The Micro Museum receives funding from NY Foundation for the Arts, NYC Council Member Kenneth Fisher’s Office and Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden’s Office through the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s Office through the NYS Office for Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Chyron Corporation with special thanks to Materials for the Arts.

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