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February 2010
Instant Coffee: Light Bar as part of Bright Light
33 West Cordova St. (Blood Alley entrance), Vancouver

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August to October, 2009
Instant Coffee at
S�lyst Artist in Residence Centre, Jyderup, Denmark
2009 Artist Residency

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August 2009
Instant Coffee: Disco Fallout Shelter
as part of Sum Up. curated by Sparwasser HQ also including Vinyl Terror & Horror, Detroit Tree and the Yukon World Game
at Subvision.Kunst.Festival, Hamburg

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May 6 - September 15, 2009
Instant Coffee: Disco Fallout Shelter
at the Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto
115 King Street East
Opening May 6, 4:30-6:30 pm

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February 7 - May 3, 2009
Instant Coffee: Nooks at the Vancouver Art Gallery
as part of How Soon is Now

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January 30 - May 4, 2009
Instant Coffee: Light Bar at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
as part of Assume Nothing: New Social Practice
with Artists/Collectives: Mowry Baden, John G Boehme, Mark Dion, Jamie Drouin, Harrell Fletcher, Instant Coffee, Runa Islam, Nils Norman, Annie Pootoogook, Rene Francisco Rodriguez, Superflex, Jackson 2bears, Andrea Walsh, Robert Wise, Haegue Yang, and Artur Zmijewski.

Opening Events
1/29/2009 Opening Reception 7:30pm Opening Reception
1/30/2009 Symposium Keynote Address 7:30pm at University of Victoria, Harry Hickman Building Rm.105
1/31/2009 Assume Nothing Symposium Saturday and Sunday 9:30am-5pm at UVic Harry Hickman Building Room 105

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January 10 - May , 2008
Instant Coffee: A BRIGHT FUTURE
the inaugural exhibition for 88 BLOCKS * Art on Main

A Bright Future comprises a suite of temporary and permanent public artworks for the Main Street corridor. The temporary artworks are installed on three articulated trolleys that service the #3 Main bus route and an installation into a bus shelter on Main Street. Blanket Bus completely wraps an articulated trolley in various afghan blanket patterns. Instant Coffee 500 will fill the inside of a second trolley with artworks commissioned by Instant Coffee from artists from North, Central and South America and Europe that will be displayed in place of the usual commercial advertisements inside the trolley. The public is invited to vote for their favourite artwork inside the second trolley via text messaging or online to select a piece which will be displayed on the outside of a third trolley at a larger scale. The winning artwork will be announced at the opening launch event on Saturday, 17January 2009 with a cash prize awarded to the winning artist. Instant Coffee Light Shelter is a tem- porary installation?to last to the end of April 2009?in the bus shelter on the west side of Main at 20th Avenue, to provide the public with S.A.D. light therapy while waiting for the bus. Instant Coffee's permanent public artwork, Say Nothing in Bright Colour Boards, includes seven brightly painted sandwich boards bearing hand-painted slogans installed at various sidewalk locations along Main Street.

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May 15 - August 15, 2008
Instant Coffee at
Kuenstlerhaeuser Worpswede
2008 Artist Residency

Friday June 13, 8pm
instant coffee: itty bitty blobs
The New Bomonti Club, Am Dobben 36, Bremen

Against the backdrop of Friday the 13th Instant Coffee will screen our favourite itty bitty videos of rainbows, pink horses, blobs, pretty lights to offset the ominous day and night.

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February 9 - June 6, 2008
Instant Coffee: Nook at Oakville Galleries
as part of What We Bring to the Table
with Patrick Faigenbaum, Bettina Hoffmann, Instant Coffee, Laura Letinsky

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September 14 - October 20, 2007
Instant Coffee: Nooks at Mercer Union, Toronto

Opening September 14, 8pm-late

Instant Coffee Artists' Talk, September 22, 4:30pm
Sunday Nook Dinner $20 by RSVP*, September 23, 7pm
Instant Coffee Slide Show, October 5, 8pm
Nook Salon Show: October 11, 8pm
a sculptural intervention in the nooks by Krista Buecking and Lyndsey Cope, and music performances by Laura Borealis (with Andrew Scott and Matt Murphy) and Animal Monster

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August 31-September 3, 2007
Instant Coffee: Nooks: If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now
Henry Satellite at Bumbershoot, Lopez Room, Seattle
Schedule of events: www.bumbershoot.org

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February 2007
Instant Coffee does a poster and t-shirt launch
Art Metropole, Toronto

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Opening December 15, 2006
Instant Coffee at the Lobby Gallery, Vancouver.
Wallpaper Instant Coffee style.

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Instant Coffee @ Sparwasser October 5 - 29, 2005
Year of Perfect Days residency with series of performances and events
Sparwasser HQ Torstrasse 161 Berlin Mitte

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January - March 2006
Instant coffee Bass Bed San Francisco
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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Saturday September 17, 2005
"Instant Coffee @MOCCA: Instant Coffee Consolidated: Crushing the UDT.02"
By Instant Coffee + everyone
presented by MOCCA & Instant Coffee
Performances, event and exhibition

SAT. SEPT 17 | * UDT0.1 CONTENT SALE * UDT0.2 CONSOLIDATION CEREMONIES * | The self dj TRAILER TOP | ALL DAY, stay tuned for performance times
OCT TBA | UDT.02 CONSOLIDATED LAUNCH & Crushing the UDT.02 VIDEO
ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE at Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art @ 952 Queen St W, Toronto

For more information EMAIL: us@instantcoffee.org

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Friday July 22, 2005
APPEARANCES
Instant Coffee + Inter-mission
as part of FUSE events @ the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St

OUTSIDE:
Instant Coffee with the Urban Disco Trailer #5
To launch the Year of Perfect Days, a series of exhibitions and events, that mixes metaphors with icons, confuses kitsch with psychedelics, turns gay with optimism and levels expectations into mediocrity, IC invites artists to make rainbows.

Rainbows by Hadley + Maxwell, Andrew Dadson, Steven Tong + Sally Lee, Kelly Lycan, i.e. creative, Instant Coffee, Inter-mission

INSIDE:
Inter-mission presents "LIVE FEED" �come dressed well for the camera

Official AFTER PARTY
@ 69 Pender East
starting the process of goodbyes with slides and music
After 23:30 (DJ Rustic Hut, Michi, Mary Kay Olson and other special guests)

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Opening Saturday February 19
"what do we do when we can't be 2gether"
By Instant Coffee + everyone
presented by 69 Pender & Instant Coffee

FEBRUARY 19 to MARCH 13, 2005 An exhibition and series of events, starting with a BASS BED

SAT. FEB 19 | OPENING NIGHT | The self dj BASS BED | 9 PM til late
FRI. FEB 25 | SLIDES & VIDEOS | 9PM til after hours
SAT. FEB 26 | Blowout: Intermission vs. Instant Coffee | 9PM til late
THURS. MAR 03 | Instant Coffee Book Launch: Success/Recovery | 8PM
FRI. MAR 04 | more SLIDES & VIDEOS | 9PM til after hours
SAT. MAR 05 | STENCIL CUT OUT PARTY | 2PM (an afternoon affair)
FRI. MAR 11 | Red76: I've Got Plenty of Nothin' | 9PM til after hours
SAT. MAR 12 | Red76: I've Got Plenty of Nothin' | 9PM til after hours
SUN. MAR 13 | Red76: I've Got Plenty of Nothin' | 11AM (a bit too early)
ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE from the BASS BED @ 69 Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

More information to come and for more information: EMAIL: vancouver@instantcoffee.org | CALL: workplace mobile 604.339.5379 |

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Opening Friday September 10, 7 - 9 pm
The Way We Work, Instant Coffee: "Sorry, We're Open"
Southern Exposure, San Francisco

INSTANT COFFEE AFTER HOURS EVENTS

Friday Sept 10, 11 pm at Gallery Threeonenineone 3191 Mission Street
LOVE VIDEOS:
A post opening party featuring videos by RM Vaughn, Allyson Mitchell, Jubal Brown (famefame), Lisa Kannakko, 640/480, Laura Cowell, MeeSoo Lee, Instant Coffee, Robert Kennedy, Nobu Adilman, Shary Boyle, Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, Zin Taylor and Damian Moppet, Michael Barker. * Decorations by Laurel Woodcock. * Also: DIY DJ booth
Spin some records. Spin the bottle. Come hang out. Come make out.

Saturday Sept 11, 11 pm at Gallery Threeonenineone 3191 Mission Street
ROCK & ROTO
A screening of Mexican videos curated by Txema Novella with works by Alfredo Hubar & Emilio Acevedo, Miguel Calderon, Kelly Coats & Yvonne Davalos, Txema, Gabriel Acevedo, Renato Ornelas, Yibran Asuad & Miguel Calderon. * Special bonus. Alchemy and Mysticism screening of music based videos curated by IC. * Also: DIY DJ booth
Turning basements into gold.

Monday Sept 13, 10 pm at 667 shotwell
STENCIL CUT OUT PARTY
An IC multiple featuring stencil designs by: Acamonchi, Michael Barker, Cecilia Berkovic, Michael Buckland, James Carl, Kelly Coats, Timothy Comeau, Dave Dyment, Fastw�rms, Jill Henderson, Instant Coffee, Luis Jacob, Jinhan Ko, Nestor Kruger, Colleen Langford, Kate Monro, Will Munro, Richard Moszka & Juan Pablo Garcia, Jade Rude, Jon Sasaki, Kika Thorne, Holly Ward. *Also: DIY DJ booth
Craft out.

Tuesday Sept 14, 11 pm TBA
CD AND POSTER LAUNCH
A post lecture launch celebrating Instant Coffee's Year of Love. * CD ROM features movies, slideshows, games, text and images. * Poster features text and images by Isabelle Noel, Fastwurms, Emily Hogg, Craig Stephen, Darren O'Donnell. * Also: DIY DJ booth
Spread the love.

Please see SHOWS for more information. Runs until October 23, 2004. http://www.soex.org

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Opening Thursday September 9, 6 - 9 pm
Connect the Dots, Instant Coffee: Stencil Cutting Party
The LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University

http://www.basekamp.com

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Friday February 6, 6 - 9 pm
Stencils Just Seemed Like the Right Thing To Do
Art Metropole, 788 King St W, Toronto

Art Metropole is hosting the Toronto launch of Instant Coffee's publication Stencils Just Seemed Like the Right Thing To Do, a set of twenty-two artist designed stencils. Artists include: Acamonchi, Michael Barker, Cecilia Berkovic, Michael Buckland, James Carl, Kelly Coats, Timothy Comeau, Dave Dyment, Fastw�rms, Jill Henderson, instant coffee, Luis Jacob, Jinhan Ko, Nestor Kruger, Colleen Langford, Kate Monro, Will Munro, Richard Moszkay, Juan Pablo Garcia, Jade Rude, Jon Sasaki, Kika Thorne, Holly Ward.

Stencils can be purchased from Art Metropole online at
http://www.artmetropole.com

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February 14 - May 17 2004
Soundtracks
Re-play : UDT 3.0 + Alchemy & Mysticism
Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina

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October 22 - December 14 2003
Soundtracks
Re-play : UDT 3.0 + Alchemy & Mysticism
The Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga

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Oct 10 - 14, 2003
INSTANT COFFEE IN NEW YORK CITY

DAY 1 - Fri. Oct. 10 NIGHT: 7�10 p.m.
Pony and Donkey Show and Tell

DAY 2 - Sat. Oct. 11 DAY: 12-7 p.m., Reception: 5-7 p.m.
Stencils just seemed like the right thing to do

NIGHT: 8ish p.m.
Crashing at S�bado Gigante

DAY 3 - Sun. Oct. 12 DAY & NIGHT: 3-8 p.m.
Blood & Swash 3

DAY 4 - Mon. Oct. 13 DAY: 12-6 p.m.
Alchemy & Mysticism no.2

NIGHT: 7:30 p.m.
Regular Mondays

DAY 5 - Tues. Oct. 14 DAY: 12-5 p.m.
Sorry, We're Open

NIGHT: 7-8:30 p.m.
Alchemy & Mysticism #no.1

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Sept 03 - Oct 18 2003
Psychotopes
YYZ Artists Outlet

Germaine Koh Corinne Carlson Bill Burns Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay Andrew Reyes Olia Mishchenko & Steve Kado Instant Coffee Lisa Kannakko Corwyn Lund Jay Wilson Robin Collyer Day Milman & Paige Gratland Scott Lyall Rose Kallal John Massey Derek Sullivan Curated by Markus M�ller.
http://www.yyzartistsoutlet.org

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Aug 23 2003
Alchemy and Mysticism #2

a salon style painting show to be held in and outside of the Urban Disco Trailer. The exhibition will open for one evening only on August 23rd in the parking lot at 101 Niagara. Alchemy and Mysticism #2 will open in conjunction with the Fall issue launch of Hive Magazine.

Instant Coffee puts the art in Party -- with love, :ic:

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Aug 2003
instant coffee is now a proud owner of blue 88 Ford Clubwagon
it comes with straight-6 4.9liter engine
it was listed at $1100
we offered $600 and we settled on $800
it will need some new tires, a tune up, wind shield and few minor things to be perfectly road worthy but soon

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Jul 8 - Aug 31 2003
Instant Coffee is participating in
BUY-SELLF : IMPORT / EXPORT
QUARTIER �PH�M�RE

CANADA : KATHIE BETHUNE-LEAMEN TORONTO / ONTARIO, BGL QU�BEC / QU�BEC, CATHERINE BOLDUC MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, J�R�ME FORTIN MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, CLAUDIE GAGNON QU�BEC / QU�BEC, EMMANUEL GALLAND MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, CYNTHIA GIRARD MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, INSTANT_COFFEE TORONTO / ONTARIO, MANUELA LALIC MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, DANIEL OLSON MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, ANA REWAKOWICZ MONTR�AL / QU�BEC, THE FLATORS ( A. BURNHAM & S.D�RY) MONTR�AL/QU�BEC

FRANCE : MIKAEL BATARD, S�BASTIEN BLANCO, LILIAN BOURGEAT, CL�MENT DE GAULEJAC, KARIM GHELOUSSI, LAURENT HART, MARTA JONVILLE, JULIA PASTOR LLORET, MATHIEU MERCIER, LAURENT PERBOS, FR�D�RIC PRADEAU, SERGE PROVOST, BABETH RAMBAUD, SYLVIE RENO, DELPHINE ZAMPETTI

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Jun 14 - Sept 8 2003
Instant Coffee is currently part of
Soundtracks
The Edmonton Art Gallery

soundtracks is a large, multimedia exhibition that examines the creative interplay of visual art and music in Canada through the 20th century. Based on significant works of art from a wide range of public and private collections across Canada, the exhibition provides new perspectives on the cross-fertilization between these forms of expression.

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Jan 28 2003 | The Globe and Mail
Arty House Party
Instant Coffee is mentioned in this article.

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Jan 19 2003 | New York Times
Doing Their Own Thing, Making Art Together
Instant Coffee is mentioned in this article on artist collectives
(Link courtesy of Frederick Burroughs and Google's cache of the alt.drugs.psychedelics newsgroup).

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January 2 - 15 2003
Opening Fri Jan 10, 8-11 pm
January Show
Zsa Zsa, 962 Queen Street West, Toronto
(give-aways @ the reception)

- Literally, instant coffee isn't a place because we keep moving. Symbolically, the "carritos" metaphorically shape and manipulate the way we socialize and embody our true economic realities.

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Dec 15 2002, 7-11 pm
Caffeine Screens: The Instant Coffee Screensaver, Show CD Launch
Ontario College of Art and Design
100 McCaul St, 2nd Floor
Rms 2117 & 218 - in the computer lab
Toronto, ON

Instant Coffee, in collaboration with Jon Sasaki
34 artists (40 projects) = 40 computers

Now that screensavers are bordering on obsolete, Instant Coffee believes that this graphic form is the perfect medium for art making or maybe it is because we were bored with corporate logos floating across our idle screens. after the launch downloads will be available from Caffeine Screens

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Feb 8 2002 | Reforma, Mexico City
Unen en 'discoteca' 52 obras multimedia

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Mar 28 - Apr 20 2001
The Waiting Room

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Feb 1 2001 | eye, Toronto
Instant Coffee's serious fun

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Dec 6 2000 - Mar 18 2001
Present Tense: Instant Coffee