GAB and Blogtropolus Launch Party for the Web 2.0 Expo April 22, 2008

Sponsored by Technorati & The Conversation Group

OPEN BAR by Red Bull & Johnny Love Vodka

First ever San Francisco Exhibition of Aaron Koblin

Music provided by Qzen, one of San Francisco's hardest working DJs and iTunes's Dance & Electronic Music Editor.

Free for all Blogtropolis registrants
$20 , For $10 off RSVP to: gab@grayareagallery.org
and receive a free badge that will admit you to the Web2Open sessions, Expo Keynotes, Show Floor and Launch Pad and a $100 discount for a full Web 2.0 Expo Pass!

Gray Area Gallery, after making its mark on the San Francisco art scene last year, is taking a new leap forward. GAB, or Gray Area Beacon, is the gallery’s newest project, a new media program focusing on artists who are working in and around themes of technology and interaction.

San Francisco, CA--On Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, GAB currently housed at 1515 Folsom St., will open with a bang by showcasing artist Aaron Koblin, in his first ever San Francisco show. The piece “The Sheep Market” was recently featured in Wired Magazine’s March issue and has received international acclaim. Koblin is a media designer and artist focused on the creation and visualization of human systems. This piece, using new technology, transforms large abstract data sets into humanly contextualized information in the form of a large, collaborative completed, mass scale digital drawing. His piece entitled flight patterns is on exhibit at New York MOMA through May 12.

Evolution of Gray Area Beacon
GAB is an ongoing collaborative effort between Gray Area Gallery Director, Josette Melchor and Silicon Valley Executive Peter Hirshberg. Since moving to the Bay Area Josette has drawn inspiration from her work in the tech industry appreciating the ever-growing intersection between technology and art. Peter is a long time collector of technology-inspired art as well as a founder of several successful startups in the Bay Area.

Official Website: http://www.grayareagallery.org