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What Happens When Nothing Happens
Now for a little self-promo! My video Metro, which was presented in Sweden last spring, will be shown again as the show What Happens When Nothing Happens comes to Montreal.The vernissage is Friday...
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2010 Artists! Here are the First 10
For those of you who have strict rules on what it means to be an artist, you may not like the following list very much. Click HERE to be re-directed. But if you are like me and are of the opinion that...
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Curator’s Corner: 10 for 2010, Part 2
DOROTHY IANNONE, MY DOWNTOWN NEW YORK OF THE 60'S (2007) American expatriate, Dorothy Iannone has been living in Berlin since the 70s. Her map recalls her Downtown in the 60s listing her favorite...
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4 more of 10 for 2010
Another thing to be on the look out for in 2010 is Quebec Art. As I stated in my last post for years Quebec has long and strong history of art. Some of which has gone unnoticed outside Quebec in it’s...
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Cultural Diary
The unexpectedly freezing weather kept me from going out as much as I'd like to this week (I'm new to the East Coast, and unprepared for real seasons), but the irresisitible lure of gravestones and...
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10x2010 Expanded: The Evolutionary Architecture of Eugene Tsui
Reconciling the presence of humanity to the systems of the earth is the central task of architecture. Despite the absolute necessity of developing architectural forms that respond to ecological...
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The kitchenLocated in Manhattan this non-profit is a place for experimenting and experiencing artists taking risks. "The organization identifies, supports and presents emerging and under-recognized...
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10x2010 Expanded: Mika Rottenberg's Irrational Logic
I chose Mika Rottenberg as one of the artists for ny 10x2010 post because she continues an artistic tradition that is beginning to seem slightly anachronistic, though it is more relevant than ever. Her...
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Here is Part 1 of my picks for Artists to Watch in 2010!I hope to offer some fun, inspiring new stuff to check out, and would love it if you responded in kind with artists you're loving right...
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Kara Walker: Getting to the Heart of the Matter (Monograph 2)
My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love by Kara Walker (American, born 1969)This controversial exhibition travelled between Europe and the US in 2007, and generated lavish praise as well as very...
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Cultural Diary: You Should See This
A new show opened last weekend at GAGA (Garnerville Arts Center) in New York. The large exhibit space once functioned as a mill and is part of a huge complex that now holds the gallery and various...
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Curator's Corner: Interview with David Heatley!
David Heatley was one of my picks for Artists to Watch in 2010. Here, he talks about his wonderfully edgey graphic memoir, "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down," the influence of cinema on cartooning and...
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10 X 2010 Profile: A+C Interviews Manga Artist Priscilla Hamby
One half of the creative team behind the Grand Prize winning submission for Tokyopop’s first Rising Stars of Manga competition, Manga artist Priscilla Hamby (pen name Rem), collaborated with writer...
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Reminder: Reveal!
You still have a couple of days left if you want to submit your sketchbook pages to the exhibition Reveal! Inside the Artist's Mind. For more info about this call for entries, check out this...
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In Brief: Amy and Jordan
Mark Beyer's brilliant comic strip Amy and Jordan ran in the New York Press in the late 80's and early 90's, and was impossible to find until 2004, when Pantheon Books published a collection of the...
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Curator's Corner: Tim Burton retrospective @ MOMA
This weekend the MoMA opens an exciting, in-depth retrospective of Tim Burton's work. I had a chance to see the exhibit during previews and this is definitely one to check out!MoMA's Ron Magliozzi and...
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Curator's Corner: A Dream Within A Dream
Her charcoal subjects lend themselves to an elegant yet androgonous form. Juul Kraijer renders with such precision and thoughtful reservation one can only gain through years of focused practice. Each...
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Don't Flee the Art Market! at Postmasters Gallery
Don't Flee the Art Market! captures the mood that the New Museum's Generational show aimed for but often spoiled with overly topical pieces. The show, curated by Paulina Bebecka and featuring 300...
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In Brief – Read: Monster Parade
Like many boys and, if the stereotype stands up to scrutiny, fewer girls, I once read comic books almost exclusively. I rarely read superhero comics and the ones I did read I felt somewhat ambivalent...
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My collaborator Joshua, an installation artist, and I will be attending the 'Practicing Theory Conference' at the University of Amsterdam in March 2011!Joshua will be a speaker at the conference and we...
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