The 2nd Biennial 01SJ Festival of Art on the Edge, which takes place in downtown San Jose, CA., June 4-8, will feature transformative and provocative new works from world-renowned artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture. The five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose’s parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.

From a hip-hop, multi-media meditation on Antarctica to robot art, from conversations with artificial intelligence to operatic performances of Google headlines about the environment, from avant-garde cinema to new musical forms – more than 100 projects will be featured at 01SJ. Festival organizers expect it to be a perspective-altering experience that entertains, enlightens, educates, and involves attendees in a new understanding of our changing world.

Among the many events at this year’s Festival will be a Youth Participation Program sponsored by Adobe Systems. The program includes an exhibition of selected works - funded through a special micro-grant program – developed by young people from around the world. Of the artists participating in 01SJ this year, several have recently been featured in the New Frontier program at the Sundance Film Festival, while others have garnered major national and international achievement awards.

Artists whose works will be showcased include: Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Bruce Charlesworth, Daryl Cloran, Paul DeMarinis, DJ Spooky AKA Paul D. Miller, Anita Doron, Toni Dove, R. Luke DuBois, Kota Ezawa, Daniel Faust, Free Soil (Amy Franceschini, Corrine Matesich, Nis Romer, Stijn Schiffeleers, Adam Wight), Jason Freeman, Genevieve Grieves, Mateo Guez, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Shih Chieh Huang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jane Marsching, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Mongrel (Graham Harwood, Richard Wright, Matsuko Yokokoji), Adam Nash, Ed Osborn, Qiu Zhijie, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Favianna Rodriguez, Rova, Eddo Stern, Lian Amaris Sifuentes, Piotr Szyhalski, Terreform (Mitchell Joachim), Ruben Ortiz Torres, Craig Walsh, Marina Zurkow.

“This year’s Festival will be as provocative and participatory, and even more focused and multi-disciplinary than the original,” said Steve Dietz, Artistic Director of ZER01. “We’ll present new commissions from some of the world’s most inventive artists as they explore the frontiers of creativity made possible through new and old technology. What these artists share in common, is that they’re crafting compelling experiences and expanding our understanding of how technology impacts every aspect of the way we live today.”

Tickets: Tickets to the festival are available at www.01sj.org/tickets. Museum passes, which provide access to the major exhibitions, are $15; Day passes are $75 and Festival passes are $125. Early bird specials – 20% discount or 2fer ticket offers are available now through April 1.

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