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Seriously. This was our 6th snow of the season (and it’s not even Christmas!) adding another 16 inches to the already large sum of white stuff from the sky – until it all freezes into ice tomorrow when it is 20 below (F, which is more than 30 below in C – granted this includes [...]
one night only at the Kunzelmann-Esser Gallery Friday, December 12th 6-10pm Kunzelmann-Esser Gallery 710 West Historic Mitchell Street, Second Floor Milwaukee material is a one night exhibition of audio and video installation including interactive, experimental, formalistic, and political work. Artists Include Jesse Egan, Sean Kafer, Kim Ziegler, Kris Martinez, Nicholas Teeple, Matthew Dunlop and Garrett [...]
A good friend wrote to me from South Africa that (I’m paraphrasing here) “the US blogs are abuzz with Thanksgiving – must be a big deal there!” Since I grew up with it, I sometimes forget that to most people in the world, it’s just this weird holiday they hear about in the papers or [...]
It only takes a sec, and even a couple of bucks (instead of that cup o’ morning Joe) helps them WAY more than it hurts you. In this time of financial crisis, we NEED to support spaces that support us. Turbulence is one of the few new media art commissioning institutions around, and the only [...]
“Yeah, I’m the unlikely cable news host. But before that I was the unlikely Rhodes scholar. And before that I was the unlikely kid who got into Stanford. And then I was the unlikely lifeguard. You can always cast yourself as unlikely when you’re fundamentally alienated in your worldview. It’s a healthy approach for a [...]
See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die Tags: milwaukee art, news and politics, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical, youtube
Via. … in response to the Washington Post’s observation that Obama is uncomfortable with performing Clintonesque sentimentality of the “I feel your pain” variety, I thought, that’s right, Obama’s more like “I feel your hope.” Does the difference matter? I think so. Obama is detaching from the liberal tradition of claiming that our wounds are [...]
A review I penned of the Act/React Milwaukee Art Musem exhibition is on the front page of Rhizome today, and will be in their DIGEST this weekend. Teaser: Action, Reaction, and Phenomenon Image: Daniel Rozin, Snow Mirror, 2006. Computer, custom software, video camera, projector, silk. Dimensions variable. Edition of 6. (Courtesy of bitforms gallery, New [...]
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video h/t Seodin O’Sullivan Tags: Ireland Art, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical, youtube
Come check out grad student and faculty art works at the Kenilworth Square East Open House this Saturday, part of Gallery Night and Day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! I’ll be installing a guerrilla version of my award-winning interactive installation, stuttering, to help promote the new Interdisciplinary Arts & Technology program (currently known as DIVAS), and more [...]
New family photos online here. Tags: flickr, me, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical
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
A few weeks advance notice, but this is the show Doin’ my part to lighten the load was commissioned for. The JAMC site is also now live, and worth checking out – some great projects by my fellow South Africans! Jozi and the (M)other City 8 September – 26 September Michaelis Gallery, 32 Orange Street, [...]
Had a great email exchange with Brian Sherwin of myartspace.com over the last few days, which culminated as an interview published on the myartspace blog. There’re bits on my work, dissertation, inspirations, even a question on Creative Commons and a few other little tidbits not published anywhere else to date. Check it out. snip / [...]
I just saw this sign for the first time. It reads, “Connecticut Welcomes You. Birthplace of George W. Bush. We Apologize.” Awesome (Updated note: it turns out that this sign is a mash-up / fake, but still awesome in my opinion. See comments for more.) Tags: art, news and politics, pop culture, re-blog tidbits, uncategorical
Acting on orders is a new project by the likes of South African artists Barend de Wet, Douglas Gimberg and Christian Nerf. Please note that this opportunity is only open to American citizens. Feel free to email your order today to MuseumOfContemporaryArt@gmail.com Me? I asked them to share a really good cheeseburger. I’m admittedly unsure [...]
You can tell I’m uber uber busy (who isn’t? But I still used to make time for blogging…) when I am not only posting very infrequently, but also mostly / only in response to comments left here (and it’s not as if my comments section is very forthcoming). Last week it was something on my [...]
DATA @ Darklight Special Event! Event: DATA 2.0 No. 31 Speakers: Karl Klomp, Wolf Lieser, Jane Tynan, Aileen Corkery Date: Thursday June 26, 2008, 8-10pm Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street Building, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Admission: FREE!!! The Dublin Arts and Technology Association is proud to present DATA 2.0 No. 31 in collaboration with the Darklight [...]
In the comments, Laine asks, “I was wondering how the trip in Belfast was?” Thanks for that, Laine! My wife actually planned this whole trip without my knowledge, as my birthday gift (and for our anniversary), so my not worrying and enjoying it all was part of the fun. It was a completely tourist-based holiday, [...]
