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{ Monthly Archives } October 2006

Compressionism at the Editions | Artists Books Fair

Some of my handmade Compressionist prints - iterative etchings, engravings, aquatints, etc, which use plates that were inspired by details from my infamous  scanner performances - will be at the Editions | Artists’ Books Fair in NYC, next week. A small box set from this series will be featured @ the  David Krut table, [...]

ciao, bella

It’s with mixed emotions that, 5 years after my initial "just gonna go hang out in South Africa with my girlfriend for a couple of months" trip, I depart - with wife in hand, baby in arms, and leaving behind many of the closest friends i have in the world, a community of wonderful and [...]

Teaching Humanity

My wife handed me this article by Martha Nussbaum in the newsweek a while back, and it’s been sitting on my desk waiting to be read since then. I went for a walk with my daughter swinging in her sling across my chest this morning, reading it as I sang her to sleep, and was [...]

Beacon of Hope

Although America is no longer the aforementioned, Keith Olbermann has been providing me with minor amounts of sanity with regards to my birth-country, and its direction, as of late. Watch this, and be moved, and I’d recommend searching the site for more of his clips…. I save them all.
Tags: news and politics, re-blog tidbits

T-MINUS- 2006 FESTIVAL

T-MINUS - 2006 FESTIVAL
Presenting works by 11 artists creating in the medium of time.
Screenings:
October 19th, 2006Monkeytown, Brooklyn, NYTwo showings: 7:30pm and 10:00pm. Please make reservations, seating is limited.
Abstract: As computers and cameras become increasingly ubiquitous, a greater number of creators are becoming interested in the artistic possibilities inherent in combining these [...]

Art Review Digital

Something like this was in my inbox (paraphrase edit type thing):
The ArtReview Power 100 is out on Monday and you can get the whole issue of the magazine for free on your computer screen.
This is ArtReview:Digital. It’s the entire magazine online, in the exact same format as the print edition. The next six issues are [...]

interactive video lecture & workshop

2 spots left for a hands-on interactive video workshop this weekend, contact Bronwyn Lace, (083) 284-4726. R600
On Friday, there’s  free lecture on the topic, which bleeds into Saturday and Sunday for the paid (but cheap) workshop:
This presentation, demo, and discussion ‘over drinks’ will survey the current interactive video landscape, and the pioneers who shaped the [...]

dead time / offline (update)

We leave Joburg in about 2 weeks. i gots mad sh!t to do afore we head out, then it’s registration and flat-hunting in Dublin. You may not hear from me for a bit, or at the very least, it’ll be intermittent for about one month. Wish us luck!
UPDATE: OK, so I’ll ocassionally post if I [...]

Sightings of Robert Sloon @ Parking Gallery

Robert Sloon, editor of South Africa’s Best Contemporary Art Gossip Blog ArtHeat, is having his first solo show at The Parking Gallery on the 13 of October at 6pm.  The one-night event will present a series of photographs, entitled Sightings of Robert Sloon.  It will also be the first acknowledged public appearance of Robert Sloon.   [...]