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{ Monthly Archives } September 2008

david&GOLIATH: artists versus corporate crime (updated)

Reember this? Gerhard Marx had his art work pretty much stolen by an ad agency for a series of BMW ads. That lawsuit is about to come to a head; many artists want to help - and also don’t want to allow this to happen again.
Here’s how the bag factory plans to help:

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Arrrrrrrr!

I totally forgot that it’s international talk like a pirate day!
Your yearly pirate joke (edited from here):
One pirate said to his fellow crewmate, “Arrrgh, that be a fine looking hook and peg leg ye got for ye’self!”
The pirate replied, “Arrrrr, it cost me and arm and a leg!”
Tags: uncategorical

Lumens

The fantabulous Marianne Petit and Matthew Belanger (Greylock Arts), along with the - also great - turbulence.org, launch a new project worth checking out….

An interactive light installation (re)connecting personal artifacts, histories, & communities.
Online at: turbulence.org/works/newadams/lumens
Greylock Arts, MCLA Gallery51, and Turbulence are pleased to announce Lumens, an interactive light installation by artists Ven Voisey, Sean Riley, [...]

John McCain = disgusting (updated!)

Sorry for the blatant politics amidst a general lack of blogging, but I can’t believe I actually used to respect this man.
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via Andrew Sullivan
The Obama response (finally):
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Tags: news and politics, re-blog tidbits

Doin my part

There’s a brief review of the Jozi and the (M)other City net.art site on Artthrob, by Chad Rossouw. Snip on me:
Nathaniel Stern, a natural on the web, produced the most engaging work. He challenged the above-mentioned Sean O’Toole to live without electricity for a day. The documentation of their correspondence is a good insight into [...]