Cory Archangel, Paddy Johnson, Fanzine
Great interview with Cory, by Paddy, on FZ:
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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?
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Intimate Circuits
@ Joao Ferreira 8-31 March, opens 6PM
I had the pleasure of getting a personal viewing with some of Tammy Griffin’s amazingly beautiful works – oil paintings and mixed media with programmed and animated LEDs – when I was in Grahamstown giving a workshop last year. I think the most wondrous thing about them is how they shift not only while you watch them, but when you walk away and come back, depending on the light surrounding them. A perfectly titled show, the pieces feel small and scared, personal and close, while enveloping you with their sheer size and performance.
Tammy Griffin – animated light sculptures combined with oil and mixed media on canvas (title not given)
From the artist:
My paintings are abstract versions of realistic portraits, private associations, self-invented marks, words and maps of energy. For this exhibition I added moving light to my palette to animate the works – oils, mixed media and electronics on canvas. I scratched, pierced, sculpted, painted, hammered, soldered, cut, poured, touched and calculated. I have used 500 LEDs, 1500 meters of wire, as well as 20 microprocessors to drive the lights. The result is full of texture, movement, music and rhythm. In the end, meditative and restful.
Opens at Joao Ferreira in Cape Town tomorrow @ 6 PM, and up til 31 March.