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Born in New York City, 1971

 

Jonathon Keats

Curriculum Vitae

 

Education

 

1994

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy / Interdisciplinary Studies

Summa Cum Laude, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

 

 

One Person Exhibitions

 

2007

Sell Out

R.T. Hansen Contemporary, Berlin, Germany

 

Everyverse

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2006                    

Speculations

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

Apian Ballet

California State University, Chico, CA

 

Agrifolk Art in America

Soho Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, GA

 

The First Intergalactic Art Exposition

The Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA

 

2005                    

Bureau of Standards

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2004                    

The God Project

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2003                    

Brain Trust

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2002                    

1,001 Concertos For Tuning Forks & Audience

Modernism Gallery, San Francisco, CA

                       

Every Entity Is Identical To Itself

Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA

                       

242 Anonymous Self Portraits by Jonathon Keats

San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA

 

2001                    

Untitled (From an Edition of 99,999)

Refusalon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2000                    

Twenty Four Hour Cogito

Refusalon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

 

Commissions

 

2007                    

My Cage (Silence for Cellphone)

StartMobile.net, San Francisco, CA

 

2006                    

Art Farming

Andrew Dietz, Atlanta, GA

 

2005                    

Intergalactic Wallpaper

StartMobile.net, San Francisco, CA

 

100 Year Camera

Hotel des Arts, San Francisco, CA

 

 

Fellowships

 

2007                    

Ucross Foundation

Clearmont, WY

 

2006                    

MacNamara Foundation

Westport Island, ME

 

2004                    

MacDowell Colony

Peterborough, NH

 

2003                    

Yaddo

Saratoga, NY

 

2002                    

Ucross Foundation

Clearmont, WY

 

2000                    

The Poetry Center

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

 

 

Guest Lectureships

 

2006                    

Department of Art

California State University, Chico

 

Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium

University of California, Berkeley

 

Program in Technocultural Studies

University of California, Davis

 

Litquake

The San Francisco Public Library

 

The Judah L. Magnes Museum

Berkeley, CA

 

The Philosophical Club

San Francisco, CA

 

2005                    

Art, Design + Technology Series

San Francisco Art Institute

YLEM Forum

The Exploratorium

 

2004                    

Department of Neurology

University of California, San Francisco

 

2002                    

School of Fashion

Academy of Art University

 

2001                    

MFA Program

San Francisco State University

Department of Graphic Communications

City College of San Francisco

 

 

Books

 

2007                    

Control+Alt+Delete (Nonfiction)

Lyons Press, Guilford, CT

 

Zayin the Profane (Artist's Book)

Modernism Books,  San Francisco, CA

 

The Best American Science Writing 2007 (Contributor)

Ecco/HarperCollins, New York, NY

 

Naomia Kremer: Drawings (Monograph)

Modernism Books,  San Francisco, CA

 

Sam Tchakalian: Paintings (Monograph)

Modernism Books,  San Francisco, CA

 

2006                    

Yod the Inhuman (Artist's Book)

Judah L. Magnes Museum / Modernism Books,  San Francisco, CA

 

Lighter Than Vanity (Novel)

Eksmo Publishing, Moscow, Russia

                 

2004                    

Annals of the Int'l Association for Divine Taxonomy (Artist's Book)

Modernism Books, San Francisco, CA

 

Modernism: Twenty-Five Years (Catalogue Essay)

Modernism Books, San Francisco, CA

                       

2003                    

Ninth November Night (Catalogue Essay)

The Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA

 

2000                    

The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors (Contributor)

Penguin Books, New York, NY

 

1999                    

The Pathology of Lies (Novel)

Warner Books, New York, NY

 

 

Critic's Columns

 

Art

San Francisco Magazine

 

Culture

ArtWeek

 

Language

Wired Magazine

 

 

Filmography

 

2007                    

Moore, David, The Agrifolk Movement: A Documentary

Belko, Tony and Keats, Jonathon, My Cage (Silence for Cellphone)

Wright, Jamie and Tom,  Speculations: A Documentary

Giannattasio, Michael, Apian Ballet: A Documentary

 

2006                    

Pierce, Ben, The First Intergalactic Art Exposition: A Documentary, 2006

 

2004                    

Lundahl, Paul, The God Project: A Documentary, 2004

 

 

Bibliography

 

2007        

Hansen, Eric, "School of Sap", Outside Magazine, Mar. 2007

Nuttall, Tom, "Digital Silence", Prospect Magazine, Mar. 2007

Johnson, Clifford, "New Directions in Real Estate", Asymptotia,  Feb. 23, 2007

Johnson, Nathanael, "Taking Real Estate to a New Dimension",  Marketplace (American Public Radio/NPR), Feb. 22, 2007

Richards, Kathleen, "Sounds of Silence", SF Weekly, Feb. 7-13, 2007

Tanner, Marcia, "Reviews: Speculations", Flash Art, Jan-Feb 2007

Whittle, Natalie, "The Vision Thing", The Financial Times (London), Jan. 27, 2007

Hung, Lim Yee, "Ringtone? What Ringtone?", The Straits Times (Singapore), Jan 23, 2007

Bamberger, Alan, "Openings: L'Invitation au Voyage", Art Business, Jan. 18, 2007

Brown, Galen, "If Art Happens in a Forest...", Sequenza21, Jan. 12, 2007

"World's First Completely Silent Ringtone", The Cell Freak, Jan. 11, 2007

Gann, Kyle, "Where Cage Failed...", PostClassic (ArtsJournal Blogs), Jan. 10, 2007

McCarthy, Caroline, "Crave: Do You Hate Ringtones? Try A Silent One", CNET, Jan. 10, 2007

Radon, Lisa, "Silence is Golden", Ultra, Jan. 8, 2007

Knight, Will, "The Sound of Silence", New Scientist Technology Blog, Jan. 8, 2007

"A Ringtone With No Sound?". Rocketboom, Jan. 8, 2007

Sterling, Bruce, "(. . . )", Beyond the Beyond (Wired Blogs), Jan. 7, 2007

"Morning Edition: A Silent Ringtone", National Public Radio, Jan. 7, 2007

Ziegler, Chris, "Some Guy Offering Silent Ringtone",  Engadget, Jan. 7, 2007

"World's First Silent Ringtone", Slashdot, Jan. 6, 2007

Newitz, Annalee, "World's First Silent Ringtone Available", Table of Malcontents (Wired Blogs), Jan. 5, 2007

"My Phone's Not Set To Silence, It's Set To Art", Techdirt, Jan. 5, 2007

"My Cage (Silence for Cellphones)", We Make Money Not Art, Jan. 5, 2007

"Art Ringtone Silences Cellphones", Ringtonia, Jan. 5, 2007

Ponesse, Greg, "Silent Ring Tones", Trendhunter Magazine, Jan. 5, 2007

 

2006                    

Indar, Josh, "Natural Concepts", 10 Spot Magazine, Winter 2006

Johnson, Nathanael, "Artery: Speculations", KALW Radio, Dec. 7, 2006

White, Caitlin, "Secret Ballet of Bees", The Orion (Chico), Dec. 6, 2006

Cartlidge, Edwin, "Living is Cheap in 11D", Physics World, Dec. 2006

Throwell, Zefrey, "Frank Prattle", Neighborhood Public Radio, Nov. 19, 2006

Bamberger, Alan, "Openings: Speculations", Art Business, Nov. 16, 2006

Andreolle, Caroline, "Openings: Speculations",  Art Business, Nov. 16, 2006

"Scorecard: Property Rights", Nature, Nov. 9, 2006

Young, Kelly, "Movin' On Up", New Scientist Space Blog, Nov. 7, 2006.

Sterling, Bruce,  "Conceptual Art or Daffy Sci-Fi Pitch, You Make the Choice", Beyond the Beyond (Wired Blogs),  Nov. 7, 2006

"Message from the Cosmos", Ode Magazine, Nov. 3, 2006

Fox, Catherine,  "New Art Form Grows on Trees", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 29, 2006.

Kovaltchuk, Galina,  "Bureau of Standards", Vesch Magazine (in Russian), October 2006

Johnson, Garth, "'Pine'tings", Extreme Craft, Sept. 20, 2006

Singel, Ryan, "If a Tree Paints in the Forest", 27B Stroke 6 (Wired Blogs), Sept. 8, 2006

Sterling, Bruce, "Artists Perform Photosynthesis", Beyond the Beyond (Wired Blogs) Sept. 6, 2006

Pine, Dan, "Magnes is Hosting Spaced-Out Art Exhibit", J.: The Jewish News Weekly, Sept 1, 2006

Keehn, Dorka, "Keehn on Art: Jonathon Keats", The Quake (AM 960), Aug. 12, 2006

McMullen, Randy, "Can't-Miss Shows Are Chips Off the Old Bloc", The Contra Costa Times, Aug. 3, 2006

Axline, Keith, "Radio Signal Spawns 'Alien' Art", Wired News, Aug. 2, 2006

Richards, Kathleen, "Some Call It Art", The East Bay Express, Aug. 2, 2006

Thompson, Clive, "Extraterrestrial Art Show", Collision Detection, Aug. 2, 2006

Jones, Carolyn, "Art and Slinkies Reach for the Sky", San Francisco Chronicle, July 31, 2006

Bradley, David, "The Art of ET", Sciencebase, July 31, 2006

"Jonathon Keats and Vitaly Komar", ForaTV, July 30, 2006

Hill, Angela, "ET Phones Earth, and a Man Translates in Berkeley", Oakland Tribune, July 30, 2006              

"Artistic Aliens", New Scientist, July 29, 2006

Young, Kelly, "Yes, But Is It (Alien) Art?", New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog,  Jul. 26, 2006

Huston, Johnny Ray, "Picks: The First Intergalactic Art Exposition", San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 26, 2006

Leaverton, Michael, "Confounding Keats", SF Weekly, July 26, 2006

Hoffman, Wayne,  "An Experiment Becomes a Showpiece", Forward, July 14, 2006

Wu, Irene, "Outsider Space Art", Rhizome, Jul. 7, 2006

Maillard, Pierre, "My Time Against Yours", Europa Star, April-May 2006

 

2005                    

Sirius, RU, "Locating God on the Phylogenetic Tree", The NeoFiles, Dec. 2005

Bamberger, Alan, "Openings: Abstraction is Dead", Art Business, Nov. 16, 2005

Bamberger, Alan, "Openings: Bureau of Standards", Art Business, Oct. 27, 2005

Leaverton, Michael, "Night & Day", SF Weekly, Oct. 26 - Nov 1, 2005

Locke, Christopher, "Become Completely Autonomous", Mystic Bourgeoisie, Oct. 19, 2005

Hromack, Sarah, "Artist Jonathan Keats Recreates the Metric System", SFist, Oct. 3, 2005

Bamberger, Alan, "Openings: Painted Rooms 4.0", Art Business, Aug. 3, 2005

Biggs, John, "IMterview: Jonathon Keats", Gizmodo, Aug. 1, 2005

Mahoney, Chris, "SF Hotel Cam Ready to Steal Your Soul", Gridskipper, Jul. 28, 2005

Stoelk, Dave, "Evening Magazine: Jonathon Keats",  KPIX-TV (CBS), May 4, 2005

Dewey-Hagborg, Heather, "Different Bits: Interview With Jonathon Keats",

Enemy Combatant Radio, Apr. 4, 2005

Ballon, Massie Santos, "God('s) Genes", Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar. 19, 2005 (part I) and Apr. 1, 2005 (part II)

Rinehart, Mark, "Spark: Jonathon Keats", KQED-TV (PBS), Mar. 2, 2005

Lawther, Chas, "How to Seem Smart: Interview With Jonathon Keats",  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Mar. 2005

 

2004                    

Modernism: Twenty-Five Years (pp. 250-259) Modernism Books, 2004

Carstensen, Jeanne, "Project Aims At Genetically Engineering God",  SF Gate, Oct. 20, 2004

Dean, Kari Lynn, "Engineering God In A Petri Dish", Wired News, Sep. 28, 2004

Keats, Jonathon, "Dare You To Look", San Francisco Magazine, Sep. 2004

Garchik, Leah, "Datebook", San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 19, 2004

Anderson, Lessley, "God of the Flies" (Cover Story), SF Weekly, Aug. 18-24, 2004

Perry, Alan, "Newsline", C-FAX, Aug. 2, 2004

Champa, Paula, "Artist's Brain For Sale", Marmalade, Mar. 2004

Janku, Laura Richard, "Reviews: Jonathon Keats", ArtUS, Jan./Feb. 2004

 

2003                    

Shepherd, Chuck, "News of the Weird", Santa Monica Daily Press, Dec. 30, 2003

"Brain For Sale", Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader,  Dec. 26, 2003

Stephens, Caleb, "Insider: Copyright Minded", Dayton Business Journal, Nov. 24, 2003

Dove, Frederick, "Outlook: The Man Who's Put His Brain Up For Sale", BBC World Service, Nov. 3, 2003

Cameron, Eoin, "720 Breakfast: So What Is A Neuron Worth Nowadays?", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Nov. 3, 2003

Shiels, Maggie, "Brain Man", BBC UK, Nov. 1, 2003

Beswick, Allan, "Saturday Breakfast: How Much Would You Make Selling Your Brain?", BBC GMR, Nov. 1, 2003

Cukan, Alex, "Jockstrap: Brain For Sale As Art", United Press International, Oct. 29, 2003

"Brain For Sale", Singapore New Paper, Oct. 29, 2003

Shiels, Maggie, "The Man Who Sold His Brain" (Cover Story), BBC News Magazine, Oct. 27, 2003

"Artist To Copyright Mind, Sell Neuron Futures", Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Oct. 27, 2003

Bellingham, Bruce, "I'm Only Sleeping", San Francisco Examiner, Oct. 22, 2003

Plemons, Amy, "Tech Live: Brainy Idea", TechTV, Oct, 17, 2003

Tenenbaum, Henry, "News Weekend: Interview With Jonathon Keats", KRON-TV (NBC), Oct. 12, 2003

Singel, Ryan, "He Thinks, Therefore He Sells", Wired News, Oct. 10, 2003

Dolan, Ken and Daria, "The Dolans: Interview With Jonathon Keats", WOR-AM, Oct. 10, 2003

Slater, Dashka, "Identity Crisis", Legal Affairs, March/April 2003

 

2002                    

Baker, Kenneth, "Art Notes: Keats Tunes Up",  San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 15, 2002

"Romney, Aristotle Back Law Of Equality", Boston Globe, Oct. 6, 2002

"Editorial: Meanwhile In Berkeley...", Sacramento Bee, Oct. 20, 2002

Taranto, James, "Opinion Journal: Identity Politics", Wall Street Journal, Aug. 14, 2002

Lawrence, David, "Online Tonight: Interview With Jonathon Keats", CNET Radio, Aug. 14, 2002

May, Meredith, "Aristotle's Law Petition Confounds Blase Berkeley", San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 13, 2002

Finlay, Mary Lou, "As It Happens: Interview With Jonathon Keats", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Aug. 13, 2002

Crimmins, Peter, "Berkeley Arts Fest Begins On High Note", Berkeley Daily Planet, Aug. 12, 2002

Crimmins, Peter, "Much The City A Stage During Berkeley Arts Festival", Berkeley Daily Planet, Aug. 9, 2002

Baker, Kenneth, "Art Notes: Identity Crisis In Berkeley", San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 4, 2002

Hill, Angela, "S.F. Artist's Idea May Be Too Weird For Berkeley", Oakland Tribune, Aug. 1, 2002

Golonu, Berin, "Reviews: Openings", Stretcher, Aug. 2002

Selvin, Joel, "Give Me Your Thumbs", San Francisco Chronicle, May 3, 2002

Lawrence, Anne, "See and B Scene: Thumbing For Art", San Francisco Examiner, Apr. 23, 2002

Baker, Kenneth, "Art Notes: Prints As Art", San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 16, 2002

 

2001                    

Keats, Jonathon, "A Bureaucratic Manifesto", Callboard, Jun., 2001

 

2000                    

Hamlin, Jesse, "The Thinking Man's Art", San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 31, 2000

Baker, Kenneth, "Art Notes: Keats' Thought", San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 28, 2000

Garchik, Leah, "A Sense of Timing", San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 18, 2000

Hodges, Jim and Jonathon Keats, "Letters To A Young Artist", San Francisco Magazine, Jan. 2000