`||`||-| |E ||_| ||\| || \\/ |E |2 |5 |E*||\| //-\ //\/\ |E >:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:(o):<:<:<:<:<:<:<:<:<:< the Artist slideshow of my art: https://plus.google.com/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815318985114296337?banner=pwa albums: https://plus.google.com/photos/102391658196690740823/albums?banner=pwa social network: http://about.me/theUniverse Post High School Education: (1987 - 1988) Gnessins Music College Moscow, Russia Left USSR to Rome, Italy (1988) (1989) Academy of Music w. Maestro Francesco Siciliani (celebrated 100th bday in 2011) voice major (basso) audition, assigned me a teacher for six mo. Vatican City & Rome, Italy Arriving to Toronto, Canada (1989 - 1990) 12th grade at the Flemington Public School http://www.tdsb.on.ca/schools/index.asp?schno=3126 working low paying jobs (1990 - 1991) Rabbinical College of America Morristown, NJ, USA http://www.rca.edu/ (1990 - 1992) Living in NYC, visiting Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, USA East Return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada Accepted full time to the Architecture faculty at UofT then transferred to one year CADD Certificate program at the newly opened Apple Design & Modelling Centre, faculty of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, UofT (1992 -1993) Toronto School of Business Computer Programming & Systems Analysis Diploma Learning Life: (1993 - 1995) Travelling in Europe: Paris, London, Hamburg, Marburg, Genoa, Moscow * WWW1 with HTML is launched * Careers: co-organizing events, making art & design, metaphysical & conceptual projects, co-founding groups: Early website development http://archive.groovy.net (1994) Congo http://archive.groovy.net/congo/1st-ever/mainmenu.html later re-design (1996) http://archive.groovy.net/congo/ (1995) Return from Europe, Trip to West Indies, Saint Martin (1996) Toronto Net Classifieds (designed Craigslist-type website) Co-founder (w. Dmytri Kleiner) the Idiosyntactix Strategic Arts & Sciences Alliance Co-author: the Incidentalist manifestos http://archive.groovy.net/syntac/, and contributed to the Venture Communist memorandum http://www.theuniverse.name/members/gallery/albums/symbiosis/_cache/symbiosisHomeQuirkVentureCommunismDraftIV.html, designed VC logo and pamphlets Idiosyntactix Timeline: http://www.facebook.com/groups/Idiosyntactix/doc/10150315815840388/ Co-founder of IDIO-AUDIO Pirate Radio designed IAR website with Dmytri Kleiner, Marc X, & John Magyar, and co-organized numerous events and live broadcasts on FM, Shortwave (WBCQ 7415 The Planet (w. David Bachner), and Internet from in-studio (CKLN 88.1 fm (2006) & remote locations http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/ Notorious Net.Happening 1.0 We'ave Art Complex 330 Dundas Street West NET gathering TFN fundraiser, @ the DotCom Cafe, 57 Duncan St. http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/tfn-party.html TransFusion -- TransForum Gallery http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/salon.html http://archive.groovy.net/mmm/dock-a/yard-1/ Bilderberg Welcoming Committee Happyclown Inc. (political satire) http://archive.groovy.net/happyclown/ A HAPPENING NEW YEAR'S PARTY http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/newyear.html Performing/collaborating (to present) with Istvan Kantor Monty Cantsin? Amen! Recipient of the 2004 Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts (1997) Three day Plunderpalooza Festival of Cultural Appropriation http://archive.groovy.net/plunderpalooza/ http://archive.groovy.net/partypix/images/music/plunder/palooza97.html Accounts manager for Groovy Network Services ISP, manager of the Groovy Variety Stoa store on Harbord Street (at Bathurst). Partypix website for Billy Warhol http://archive.groovy.net/partypix/ and his promotional materials (see slideshow top link for examples) Notorious Net.Happening 2.0 http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/tfcn2.0.html Nocturnal Transmission 1.0 http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/nocturnal.html Nocturnal Transmission 2.0 http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/nocturnal-march.html Soiree D'Idiosyntactique. http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/250797.html Promotion for Rough Idea events: FROM THE HEART http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/519kurbash.html A FESTIVAL OF JAZZ http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/event/old/event/mg210397.html Earthroots' website Temagami Is Out Of Time (also spent one week with Earthroots at Temagami action) http://archive.groovy.net/earthroots/ (1998) IndieShmoozeFest http://archive.groovy.net/partypix/images/music/indie/schmooze-1.html Audio Channels CD ( two track by Idiosyntactix) Release Party Idiosyntactix presents Salade Olive at The Big Bop http://archive.groovy.net/partypix/images/music/olive/salade.html Curator of the Art Party Sundays eight weeks of exhibits featuring 40 artists http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/aps.html http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/aps-artists.html http://archive.groovy.net/idio-audio/aps-archive.html Nagano Winter Olympic Games Welcome to Stemmle's Alpine Ski Stop http://archive.groovy.net/mmm/dock-d/yard-1/ (1999) Creator of the world's first www (open source & expression) virtual universe http://theUniverse.name Trick Media projects; the MGI iPhotoSuite website, TM progress icon & logo for Dmytri Kleiner http://archive.groovy.net/mmm/dock-a/trick/progress.html http://archive.groovy.net/mmm/dock-a/trick/amsscreen.html ONet Networking Year 2000 [Compliance Techincal Report] http://archive.groovy.net/mmm/dock-a/yard-2/ Virtually Canadian/Iceberg Media Inc. (1999 - 2001) Initial start-up building contract as Webmaster Worked as a webmaster for this TSX company, Iceberg Media Inc., and a core member of the initial team that took Canada's first and largest major Internet radio broadcasting company from start-up to launch. I was in charge of building three 24/7 broadcast websites, and responsible for the $4 million a year operations of the web department with a dozen staff following my lead. Some of my duties included production of the templates, user-interface design, server side architecture and data flow, presentation to the investors, live shows broadcast, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert on Young St. etc., backup of all servers/work stations and co-ordination of the uploads from development to live servers, closely working with other departments, such as systems administrators, network engineers, show hosts & talent, finance, and company executives. http://icebergradio.com/ (2000) Art Party Summer Festival (2000 & 2001) An official Canada Day celebration events at the Trinity Bellwoods Park (with insurance and licence from the city) Designed Dee Dee Ramone album Hop Around (OPM/EMI) http://www.freecodesource.com/album-covers/B00004SF7P--dee-dee-ramone-hop-around-album-cover.html http://www.freecodesource.com/album-covers/B00004RBWB--dee-dee-ramone-hop-around-album-cover.html Designed CJ Sleez album Rock Action (OPM). http://www.cjsleez.com/cjsleez_sounds.html (2001) Colorimages website for Michael Norcia Associated Press Photographer Of The Year (Washington Post, NYC) http://archive.groovy.net/colorimages/ Designed The Vapids album Charm School Dropouts (AMP) http://equalizingxdistort.blogspot.ca/2001/01/vapids-charm-school-dropouts-cd.html (2003) Istvan Kantor Monty Cantsin? Amen! and MachineSexActionGroup (MSAG) www.machinesexactiongroup.com Rhubarb Festival Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto Five live consecutive shows: 18 February (dress rehearsals) 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (5 shows) http://www.thebrooklynrail.org/arts/june04/kantor.htm http://www.artsexy.ca/index.cfm https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815217239303395937 (2004) Discovered new pentagon tile tessellation (28 December '04, published 2005) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pentagon_tile_by_Alexander_Braun_first_mandala.png The Ring Of Periodic Elements (TROPE) the table of periodic elements circular design (published 2009) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TROPE_777x777_AB_082009.png UVARTS Gallery & Studio Co-founder with Fred Crawford http://uvarts.theUniverse.name/ (2005) Istvan Kantor Monty Cantsin? Amen! Group Art Exhibit The Blood Must Continue To Flow The Queen West Art-Scum Garage Salem My fluorescent paintings of pentagon tile debut: https://plus.google.com/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815318985114296337/5815319748046710386?banner=pwa http://theuniverse.name/earth/punktown/pentagon/punk9_pentagon_gallery.html (2006) Art Gallery of Ontario Andy Warhol / Supernova: Stars, Deaths and Disasters, 1962-1964 contains graphic and explicit depictions of violence and sexuality http://www.nowtoronto.com/stage/story.cfm?content=154934 https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815213713964198161 My Pentagon Tile II painting, 1st Colour Wheel Genesis Series I, published on the cover of the first calendar to commemorate 100th birthday of Dr. Alber Hofmann by http://MAPS.org https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815213713964198161 DJ on CKLN 88.1 fm (co-host with David Bachner and Psychedelic Mike) every Sunday from 02-06 am from January to December 2006 hosting IDIO-AUDIO show http://www.theuniverse.name/members/media/Idio-Audio_archives/playlists/iar2006.html La Famille Kantor RENCONTRE INTERNATIONALE D'ART PERFORMANCE 2006 ARTISTES DE DIVERS PAYS, Quebec City http://www.inter-lelieu.org/FR/images_boutique/catalogue_editions_intervention.pdf (2007) Seven shows in Montreal The Montreal Album https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/102391658196690740823/albums/5815208625990299425 (2010) SMASH – JUNCTION ART FESTIVAL (September 08-12) SummerWorks Theatre Festival, Lower Ossington Theatre (August 8th) Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) One group art show and four performances/installations with Istvan Kantor Monty Cuntsin? Amen! http://www.mocca.toronto.on.ca/ LoVe/HaTe New Crowned Glory in the G.T.A. featuring video of a live art intervention performance during the Warhol exhibit at the AGO: http://www.mondomagazine.net/?p=189 ART LOOK The Mindful Movement Centre, Yorkville (group art show) Organized by Colin Stark http://colinstark.com/ (2011) Istvan Kantor & World by Savages Crazy East Euro Full Moon Party (19 March 10pm) (group live) Kensington Market, Toronto 7a*11d: 4th International Performance Art Festival A co-presentation with Pleasure Dome Two live shows: 1. The Latvian House 491 College Street, Toronto 2. The Pages Books 256 Queen Street West, Toronto http://www.7a-11d.ca/archives/2002/2002.html Spazzzmo Pop Orgy Istvan Kantor & The Red Armband Many Live Shows @Drake Hotel Underground http://ccca.concordia.ca/performance_artists/k/kantor/kantor_perf18/spazz.html Nuit Blanche Festival Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is a Live With Culture initiative developed to demonstrate the City of Toronto's commitment to the arts 1. Performing on stage with Istvan Kantor - Queen Street West @ Dufferin Street 2. Projecting theUniverse.name website on a window screen, McCaul Street (@OCAD) Met HM The Queen Died clinical death twice Wrote The One Page Bible http://about.me/theUniverse Published Symbiosis Magazine, Spirit of Kensington zines, was involved in earliest internet broadcasts in Toronto one of the first voice over ip telephone WWW veteran designed many websites and graphics since 1994 Original member of the Pope Squat In charge of the longest running squat in downtown Toronto (3.5 years) off the grid and with up to twelve guest, mostly punks and street kids Original member of Food Not Bombs, Media Collective, Bike Pirates, TFN, TFCN, recorded several albums and wrote a few songs with radio play Performed as a Chef, and held numerous other jobs Organizer of IMC centres in Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor Media administrator and public relations with mainstream media for Occupy Toronto 38 out of 40 days at St. James park 2011, participated in OCAP June 15 protest in Queen's Park, IMF/World Bank protests in Washington DC, Ottawa, Windsor SKETCH Toronto volunteer, and many other projects, shows, and events i do my best :) <3 peace alexander braun Alexander Braun BRAUN, ALEXANDER Atum Tem _\|/_ The Last High Priest Of The Universe Minister of Foundation, Propaganda & Membership Idiosyntactix Strategic Arts & Sciences Alliance The Brand Name of the Media Revolution - dedicated purveyors of independent culture, irreverence, and community building since 1995. Deconstructor de Idiosyntactiqe I ONE PRONOUN SELF I_____D EGO ASPECT IDENTIFICATION PAPERS I_____D___I____O DIVERGENT UNUSUAL REMARKABLE EVEN I_____D___I____O_________________T UNBURDENED BY WISDOM I_____D___I____O___S___Y____N ~CRATIC NOT NECESSARILY DEMOCRATIC _____D________O____________N___T WE WONT WE WONT _____D________O________________T A POINT I______________O INPUT OUTPUT I___________________________N___T INTEGER INTEREST INTERNATIONAL ______________O___S SYSTEM DE LA OPERATION __________________S___________________I_X FIRST SECOND AND THIRD DIGIT OF THE BEAST __________________S___Y____N___T_A ________________________________________X SPECIFIC WORD ARRANGEMENT __________________S___Y____N___T_A_C_T_I_X STUDY SPECIFIC WORD ARRANGEMENTS (SP.?) _______________________________T_A_______X EXHAUST _______________________________T_A_C_T WIN FRIENDS INFLUENCE PEOPLE _______________________________T_A_C_T_I_X GAMBITS STRATEGIES _________________________________A_C ALTERNATING CURRENT _________________________________A_C_T ACTION DEED PERFORM I_____D___I____O___S___Y____N__T_A_C_T_I_X WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN? (.) 1993 IDIOSYNTACTIX. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, ALL HANDS ON DECK, AND ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE US YOUR PANTS. WE KNOW YOU CARE, YOU REALLY, REALLY DO CARE.