The Door Yard is proud to announce the performance and opening of Barcelona's Les Salonnieres.  The feminine performance group will be organizing an exhibition of their most recent work "The Salonnieres Family."  

The show will contain a photographic series that explores a breaking of assumed behavior of people according to the space they are in.  At the same time, through a set of instructions written on the wall, the Salonnieres will transform the exhibition space into a new arena for processes of collective production with any (hopefully all) of the visitors to the opening.

come one, come all!  check out what is happening on the other side of the atlantic, without leaving the comforts of your own city!

for more information on the Salonnieres, visit www.salodete.org

muchos besos de Les Salonnieres!

a couple photos from the gallery opening

main gallery

paint-yr-own monster in the burning city

photos by aubin thomas

in-process shots before arts walk

work shown here by manu sachdeva & mAhA81

MONSTERS & ROBOTS show!

Tomorrow is First Friday Arts Walk, and the Dooryard will be open from 5pm-on with a special installation by the German comic artist mAhA81 in collaboration with fellow artists from NYC Jamie & Irina Weiss, Manu Sachdeva, Magumi and more!

The show is an apocalyptical take on the evolution of the independence of MONSTERS & ROBOTS! So far this week we've witnessed giant tentacles ooze over skyscrapers the size of our gallery, robots flying from the ceiling, and portraits from the last moment of human civilization painted on our walls.

*Monsters and Robots*

/“The days of the ancient regime are counted with its last sip of petrol. The day when it'll draw it's last gasp of toxic vapor will come. When this day comes, you can run, but you can't hide, there will be no FEMA, no messiah, and no alien spaceship to carry you away. /

/The monstri and machines, that we created will take over our precious cities, and rule the world in chaos and mayhem. The end will be deadly. incredibly cute and deadly. /

/We want to dedicate this exhibition to the new world to come. /

/No humans no masters.../

/We know which side we're on.”/
March 2010

mAhA81
Jamie Weiss
Irina Weiss
Manu Sachdeva
Pachiclón
Magumi

Dooryard on "Most Influential" List!

Deirdre Fulton of the Phoenix stopped by our studios last week for a talk about the Dooryard and other like-minded spaces in town:

About Town blog: DIY Venues in the News

...and we're in the printed Phoenix this week as part of their "Most Influential People in Town" list!

(read about Bryan of Marie Stella, scroll down for our mention)

If only we could be under Music, Visual Art AND Performing Art-- or All Of The Above.

Thanks, Phoenix folks!

Thanks to all who stopped by our studios last night! More on March's installation in coming days...

Dooryard bands are out on the town this week. Dead Man's Clothes open for Brenda and Maps & Atlases (of Chicago) at SPACE this Monday, Feb. 8 (8pm doors, $8, 18+); the next night, Marie Stella play at Port City Music Hall as part of the venue's TWO series. Two bands, $2 cover and $2 drink specials every Tuesday; Marie Stella is joined by indie steadfasts Metal Feathers for this week's 8pm, 21+ show.

& Happy birthday to Blake today, and thanks to his mom who told me she liked this blog (and I, being over-caffeinated, misheard her and was very confused!)