Looks like a fantastic project by one of NYC’s most prominent voices of arts criticism: Paddy Johnson. In the words of Lauren Cornell from Rhizome.org (paraphrasing here): Paddy Johnson and AFC keep us on our toes. From her blog: I’m running a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds for the production of an LP full [...]
Nearly a week after BoingBoing posted it, but this is great! You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Tags: inbox, news and politics, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, youtube
Although not mentioned by name, that’s a Compressionist print of mine framed in the doorway, in this article in the art newspaper: Gallery dedicated to book art opens in Brooklyn Commercial venture shows growing popularity of the medium By Andrew Goldstein | Web only Published online 5 Oct 09 (Art Market) Central Booking’s opening party [...]
One of my favorite South African artists at one of my favorite South African galleries (disclosure: the latter is MY South African gallery): 8 – 31 October 2009 Opening on Thursday 10 October at 18:00 Preview by appointment Walkabout with the artist on Saturday 10 October at 12:00 Colin Richards Parrot (African Grey) I (detail) [...]
Central Booking is a new gallery in DUMBO dedicated to the art of the book: We exhibit the breadth of the various approaches to the form, since the artist book can be anything from a pamphlet done inexpensively on a copy machine to a letterpress codex bound book integrating words and images to a sculptural [...]
Somehow missed this story earlier in the week: ThirdCoast Digest – Shuffling Priorities: How MARN is Pushing Art to the Top of The List Shuffling Priorities: How MARN is Pushing Art to the Top of The List July 7th, 2009 by Erin Petersen Posted in Arts & Culture, VITAL, VITAL Features, Visual Art When the [...]
My old stomping ground (Wits School of the Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand) in Joburg has a 3D/animation post available. Great, small department in Africa’s coolest city. I’m happy to answer questions for anyone interested. Digital Arts is advertising for a new post in 2010. Please can you forward this to anyone you [...]
PRINTS: Collecting to Creating 1850′s – 2009 Elaine Erickson Gallery 207 East Buffalo Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-221-0613 Selected works from the Kevin Milaeger collection, works from the Sherkow collection, gallery and guest artists. Exhibition: June 6 – July 14 2009 Lecture: June 10, 6:30 pm, Kevin Milaeger, “A Passion for Collecting” Lecture: June 24, [...]
Implicit Art gets a thoughtful and good review on Art Connect. It’s rare to see so much time taken to reflect what makes a good blog, or a good art site, and this space does both. Check it. Tags: Ireland Art, Links, art, art and tech, inbox, me, milwaukee art, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, south [...]
Jon Coffelt – friend and Wikipedia Art collaborator – in the Examiner! We love him around here, so hooray! Salt Lake City Fine Arts Examiner: ASSASSINATION: Jon Coffelt, Artist Represented by AMMO and Haydn Shaughnessy Gallery and Curator Coffelt, who is definitely one of the most versatile artists around New York, has been a good [...]
Night Work @ The Armoury Gallery The Armoury presents Night Work, featuring the work of six of Milwaukee’s most established contemporary artists. Opening Reception: Friday, March 27th 6:00 – 10:00 pm Show runs: March 27 – May 2 Gallery Hours: Saturdays 12:00 – 5:00 pm 1718 N 1st St 3N3, Milwaukee, WI 53212 The Armoury [...]
Some of my fantastic grad students have a show opening this afternoon / evening – and it’s going to be awesome. The show includes performance, installation, video, painting, sculpture, and more, across a broad range of political, social, theoretical and material concepts. If in the Milwaukee area, please come! Maria Bolivar, InterMedia Kristin Haas, Painting [...]
Good friend and great person Jessica Findley is applying for the “best job in the world.” Awesome video. Watch and vote below: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video vote for her here: http://www.islandreefjob.com/applicants/watch/0bShnMlzPYE Tags: Links, inbox, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical
Lots of cool edits to the page – see the history as well. Huge debate roaring as well. My favorite quote here (followed by mini argument) is by Wikipedia user “shmeck,” aka contemporary artist Shane Mecklenburger: KEEP The Wikipedia Art page is a self-aware example of Wikipedia’s mission of collective epistemology. It enacts and exposes [...]
I’m mostly finishing up what will be the next to last draft of my PhD dissertation, prepping for my new classes (awesome!), and working on several art projects that will be launched in the first half of this year – video, print, net, conceptual, interactive, and many combinations in between. But I also spend a [...]
myartspace.com announced the top winners of their 2008 Undergraduate Scholarship Competition this week. The site and blog have been amazingly supportive of emerging artists with their community, interviews/blog and competitions over the last 2 years since their inception. I myself have become more and more involved with them (after an interview with Brian, I’ve begun [...]
Here’s a great project by A. Bill Miller and Brandon Bauer in Milwaukee. Say the artists (slightly edited): The work was presented at the Blatz Building in Milwaukee as part of the Make Your Own History group exhibition. This site is more in line with what we originally intended for the project. The 15 animated [...]
Tis the season to be giving. Remember: net.art and digital art and interactive art would not be where they are today without turbulence.org. They don’t offer memberships, don’t have a community list-serv, don’t have comments on their site. But every other major community -with memberships or not- is constantly and consistently talking about what they [...]
From AFC: • My goal is to raise $6,000 by January 1, 2009. • Momenta Art has generously offered to umbrella Art Fag City under their 501-C3 status so readers can write off their donations. They process all on and offline contributions, and ensure the funds are not used for profit purposes. • By contributing [...]
DIVAS LIVE experience the magic… UWM DIVAS Junior/Senior Project Peck School of the Arts WED, DEC 17th 6-9 PM Kenilworth Square East 1925 E. Kenilworth Pl. @ 4th floor use west entrance FREE ADMISSION DIVAS LIVE is a multimedia exhibition that showcases student work from the DIVAS Junior/Senior Projects class along with work from the [...]
