{"id":1127,"date":"2006-03-27T08:20:31","date_gmt":"2006-03-27T06:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/27\/interview-with-michael-szpakowski\/"},"modified":"2006-03-27T08:23:14","modified_gmt":"2006-03-27T06:23:14","slug":"interview-with-michael-szpakowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/27\/interview-with-michael-szpakowski\/","title":{"rendered":"interview with Michael Szpakowski and feature on Doung Anwar Jahangeer"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a nice interview with Michael Szpakowski<\/a> on the front page of Rhizome<\/a> today, conducted by yours truly. It starts:<\/p>\n

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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…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While I’m kicking it to other artists, I forgot to mention the new SAartsEmerging feature on Doung Anwar Jahangeer<\/a>. 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:<\/p>\n

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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…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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