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Sun, Apr 25 2010

PABLO HELGUERA

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LECTURE INTRODUCTION Artist Pablo Helguera provides an introduction to his work while discussing emerging art practices that involve social interaction, research, and pedagogy. ABOUT PABLO HELGUERA Pablo...

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Mon, Apr 5 2010

Artist is threatened with jail sentence in “free” Ukraine

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A Ukrainian artist-activist and blogger Alexander Volodarsky (internet pseudonym Shiitman) is facing a trail in Kiev criminal court that can lead to a serious jail sentence. In November 2009, Alexander...

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Fri, Feb 19 2010

Hal Foster

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This lecture concerns a different position within Modernist practice, neither vanguard nor resistant, which proceeds by way of a mimetic exacerbation of the worst conditions in contemporary society. ABOUT...

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Tue, Feb 16 2010

The Relative Merits of Censorship

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Strong Back (2008) by Mishek Masamvu In the Western world, the free world we are proud of our freedoms, eponymously so. As creative professionals, as artists, we claim freedom of expression as a cornerstone...

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Sat, Nov 7 2009

Anish Kapoor on Sculpture at the Guggenheim

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Last Month, the New York Guggenheim Museum unveiled Anish Kapoor’s large scale sculptural installation, Memory. A 24 tons steel structure, Memory (2008) is a site specific work designed to engage...

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Thu, Oct 29 2009

Two Albums of America

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"Untitled" (1990) by Robert Bergman In an unusual choice, New York’s PS1 Museum is exhibiting a solo show called “Selected Portraits” by the American photographer Robert Bergman....

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Thu, Oct 22 2009

Douglas Crimp: Action Around the Edges

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A lecture drawn from Cripm’s memoir in progress of New York City in the 1970s. This portion deals with the de-industrializing city as a space of experimentation for artists and gay men, with a particular...

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Wed, Oct 21 2009

Comme Toujours Here I Stand

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Comme Toujours Here I Stand at The Kitchen from Big Dance Theater on Vimeo. Premiering NYC this week at the Kitchen, Big Dance Theater presents its latest production, Comme Toujours Here I Stand, which...

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Tue, Oct 6 2009

DVD release of Chantal Akerman’s FROM THE EAST (D’Est)

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“Comparable in force and originality to Godard or Fassbinder, Chantal Akerman is arguably the most important European director of her generation.” — J. Hoberman, The Village Voice Today...

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Mon, Oct 5 2009

Ron Arad: No Discipline

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Chairs have a special place in the heart of designers. Designer Ron Arad calls them ‘containers for invisible sitters.’ In this video produced by MoMA Rod Arad gives a tour through his impressive...

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