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From March till May of 2007, the backroom participated as one of three satellite projects (along with Reena Spaulings Fine Art and Tensta Konsthall) to the OTRA DE VAQUEROS exhibition in Mexico City, organized by Perros Negros (Mexico D.F.) and Toasting Agency (Paris).

From July till August of 2006, the backroom was hosted by the QED Gallery in Los Angeles as part of Bring the War Home, an exhibition curated by Drew Heitzler. Bring the War Home was a joint exhibition of collaborators, orchestrators, publishers, producers, and pirates that was displayed both at the Elizabeth Dee Gallery in New York and QED.

On April 4th, 2006, the backroom hosted the CD Release party of Archigram Re-Mix at Queens Nails Annex in San Francisco. Archigram Re-Mix is a limited edition CD commissioned by Queens Nails Records that expands the collection of Archigram’s ambient sound archive and remixed with electronic components and programs by Eamon Ore-Giron with Bob Linder and Case Simmons.

From January 26 - February 25 2006, the backroom was hosted by New Langton Arts and San Francisco Camerawork. This was the first collaboration between the two non-profit organizations who share this gallery space in the city. The presentation allowed the full archive to be presented, as well as accommodating new contributions. An event with Kota Ezawa became the first of a series of projects whereby artists will be developing film nights that reveal how the medium has influenced their thinking.

From September 1 - December 31 2005, the backroom occupied a space in Culver City, an area of Los Angeles that is undergoing rapid growth in the development of commercial galleries. The project was open weekly as an informal reading, meeting and viewing room, presenting an evolving line-up of contributions from artists as well as hosting one-time events.