Cory Archangel, Paddy Johnson, Fanzine
Great interview with Cory, by Paddy, on FZ:
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the Jill Ross @ David Krut hook-up
Been chillin’ wit JR and RK (Richard Kilpert) at David Krut’s studio as of late, working on translating some of the Compressionist images into more traditional prints – looking towards using things like silk screen, lithography, engraving and etching. You can check out one preliminary experiment over at the kagablog (I just started the occasional art post over there – thanks, Kags!). Am very excited about this work – RK and JR are inspired!
Gotta mention there’s some nice work by Colbert Mashile o’er thar (Krut) – and that his painting also sold for a ‘nice price’ at the Beeldspraak benefit auction. Worth a shout out or three. The pic is Jill in front of an unintentionally reflective (no pun intended) Mashile print….
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interview with Michael Szpakowski and feature on Doung Anwar Jahangeer
There’s a nice interview with Michael Szpakowski on the front page of Rhizome today, conducted by yours truly. It starts:
Michael Szpakowski has spent the last 30 years collaborating across varying theatrical, visual, sonic, and digital media. His vlog, "Scenes of Provincial Life," was recently featured on Rhizome’s Net Art News. Rhizome is our shared community that he claims literally changed his life. We had an e-conversation about his work, philosophies, and interests. read on…
While I’m kicking it to other artists, I forgot to mention the new SAartsEmerging feature on Doung Anwar Jahangeer. A very interesting cat, he’s got a show he co-curated on at the JAG right now. The piece is written by me, Simon Gush and Bronwyn Lace – altogether now ;) Begins something like:
A kind of cultural chameleon of difficult-to-place origins, Doung’s ‘art-work’ is more like a long-term social project that asks us to look again at our preconceptions, stereo-types, and interpersonal relations. Obviously idealistic, a walk through Doung’s efforts is an invitation to believe; it may sound overly-sentimental, seem futile, or even appear condescending at points, but his optimism and faith in humanity are utterly infectious, and his project is more than a gesture towards empowerment: it works. read on…
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Andre SC’s take on Compressionism
There’s been a cross-blogging comment buzz between myself and Andre SC (fellow Jo’burger Andre Clemens – that link is to his prints in discussion) as of late, since he picked up on my Compressionist movement. Trained in information theory and design, Andre has been crossing over into the fine art realm as of late – beginning with his PornAgain and NetPorn series (some featured at GordArt), and now working with ‘Search Engine Compressionism‘. Beautiful and interesting stuff, created using experimental, generative, iterative and sometimes performative algorithms (mixed with aesthetic decision-making here and there).
We’re talking about a live-ish generative net.art collaboration, potentially. Watch this space….
Left: Andre SC: Search our Family Photos
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Art Fag City
Great interview with Paddy Johnson of AFC on artlist here.
She’s also super cool and needs your support. Have I mentioned that AFC is one of the greatest NYC artblogs around?
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O…M…G
Now, I don’t feel as if I have a choice. I need more bandwidth. It’s time. Did you hear that both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are now both available from iTunes?