23five and Chinese Culture Center SF present Yan Jun, musician, poet and cultural critic from Beijing, in duo performance with local artist Gabby Wen, solo performance and a talk on experimental music in China.
Please note this is an early show
doors at 6:00 / sound at 6:30
$10 suggested donation for the artists
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Yan Jun (颜峻) is a musician and poet based in Beijing.
Using feedback, field recording, voice, body movement, environment, interval and background, he works on improvised music and experimental music.
He is a member of FEN (Far East Network) connecting experimental musicians across Asia, and Tea Rockers Quintet and is founder of the guerrilla label Sub Jam which publishes work and organizes concerts in China.
yanjun.org subjam.org
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Gabby Wen (文怡) is an improviser, composer, sound/performance artist, who often employs improvisation, synthesis and movement. Born in Taishan, Guangdong, raised in Shenzhen and the East Bay, she is currently based in San Francisco, CA. She embraces the stochastic and disordered nature of the reality, the obsolete, and the dysfunctional, but equally appreciates the peace and the unwavering. Works with code, modular synthesizers, homemade electronics, field recordings, guqin (Chinese seven-stringed zither), amplified found objects, body & more, and holds a BA in Art & Technology from Mills College.
gabriellawen.com
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Founded in 1965, Chinese Culture Foundation opened its primary program site, Chinese Culture Center in 1973. The mission of the CCC is dedicated to elevating underserved communities and giving voice to equality through education and contemporary art.
cccsf.us
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23five Incorporated is a Bay Area nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and increased awareness of sound works in the public arena, and to the support and education of artists working with and discussing the medium of sound.
23five.org
Cost: $10 suggested donation