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The Center Show
I will be showing ATTACHMENT, a new site specific installation at Then and Now: an exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Center Show at the LGBT Center on 13th Street this summer. The work is a collaboration with Nathaniel Lieb, an artist I met at I met at Brooklyn College.
2009 year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the event that many consider the beginning of the gay rights movement in America. I was honored to be asked to participate in this show, as I have always felt myself a strong ally of the LGBT community. This show also marks the 20th year anniversary of the The Center Show:
In June 1989, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center hosted The Center Show, a legendary effort in which famous and emerging artists created site-specific works on the walls of the building in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Several major figures in the art world such as Keith Haring, Leon Golub, Kenny Scharf, David LaChapelle, and Nancy Spero contributed to this groundbreaking event.
One of the artists from the original show, Mimi Smith, an inspiring woman who I met through _gaia, asked if I would like to participate. This summer, site specific works from the new artists will be on display at the Center alongside the original works from the 1989 show.
Then and Now
an exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Center ShowJune 1-Sept 4, 2009
@ The Center
208 West 13th Street (btwn 7th & 8ths Aves.)
New York, NYThere is a gala benefit opening to preview the show on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30pm – $20
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events, my work
2,191 Day and Counting Opening
Congratulations to curators Maya & Chere, and to Iraq Veterans Against the War. The benefit was really spectacular and well attended. The curation used Powerhouse’s generous space beautifully. As expected, the show is very moving. If you would like to see it, it is open until March 22 during Powerhouse‘s regular hours.
Thanks to all who came! It was wonderful to have so many friends, family members & colleagues there. Check out Chris Vongsawat pictures on flickr.
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2,191 Days and Counting opening Saturday
From what I’ve seen during installation, the exhibition will be very moving. Arrive before 8p to see the art before the performance begins.
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
6-10pm (6-8pm reception/8-10pm performance)
2,191 Days and Counting
Benefit Exhibition for Iraq Veterans Against the War
at Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street, corner of Water Street
(DUMBO) Brooklyncurated by Maya Joseph-Gotteiner and Chere Krakovsky
$10 suggested donation to IVAW, food and drinks providedI am showing my video installation LOOK INSIDE along with 40 other artists’ works engaged with war and a performance program. My piece is on the ground floor in the back right hand corner of the room. Great spot:)
You can find more details and a list of participating artists and performers at: www.2191daysandcounting.com
If you can’t make the opening, the show will be at Powerhouse until March 22nd.
Please feel free to post widely.
& THANK YOU so much to Neil for building the installation with me (and fixing and moving it), Maya & Chere for including me in this wonderful show, Mike for priming and painting for me (!!!), my family for traveling to see it, and all the Crosses of Lafayette creators, _gaia Wonder Women, and indescribably helpful studiomates & colleagues for inspiration and advice.
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events, my work
Save the Date: 2,191 Days and Counting
I will be showing LOOK INSIDE at 2,191 Days and Counting at Powerhouse Arena in Dumbo, Brooklyn, opening March 7th. I would be honored to see you at this worthwhile event.
Please join us for the opening on March 7th, from 6-10pm: 6-8pm is the reception and 8-10pm is the performance. You can find more details and a list of participating artists and performers at: www.2191daysandcounting.com
Maya Joseph-Gotteiner & Chere Krakovsky worked together to organize and curate this exhibition which will benefit the Iraq Veterans Against the War. All proceeds will be donated to IVAW’s Winter Soldier Project to collect soldiers’ firsthand accounts of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan regardless of their politics, regardless of whether the soldiers are pro or anti war, while providing them with much needed legal and mental health support.
You may RSVP through the following link: http://www.mobaganda.com/
2191daysandcountingopening It will also be a great opportunity to meet and/or catch up with my mom and brother, who will be in from out of town.
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events, Locations & Dislocation, my work
CONFLUX wrap up
In September 2008, I had the pleasure of participating in CONFLUX: the art and technology festival for the creative exploration of urban public space. CONFLUX is an annual festival put on by Glowlab and last fall was hosted by the Center for Architecture.
curator Christina RayYes, this post is EXTREMELY belated! The most criminal thing about it is that I had so many people to thank for helping me at CONFLUX. Most especially (for help with installation): Sabrina Lee, Stephanie Brown, Erin Beirnard, Colette Robert, Jeff Gray & (for de-installation) Nathaniel Lieb. Thanks also to Christina Ray and all of the wonderful people at Glowlab and the Center for Architecture.
Sabrina and Erin working on installing Locations & DislocationIt was a great experience — I really enjoyed the other projects (especially Tiltfactor‘s Massively Multi-player Soba, which introduced me to Morgan Riles) and loved talking with folks about my project Locations & Dislocation.
after winning a delicious dinner at Jackson DinerSome participants have already received their Locations & Dislocation postcards, and some will be coming by mail in the next few months as I catch up!
Also, the festival in Sao Paulo found me through the CONFLUX website, so it turned out to be a great connection.
My brother’s card, Boston 2004-present.Thanks to everyone who came out. I truly love CONFLUX for bringing together those of us who dwell at the intersection of art, technology, politics, play and urban space.
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my work, video
Fillmore Place Update
I’m reposting from Manhattan User’s Guide, who linked my video in their post about Fillmore Place. Thanks to whoever chose to include it!
I do think The Times story mentioned below is an interesting example of how Williamsburg has been cast throughout the years. I wonder, for example, Where were the street cleaners at that time? And why are the residents cleaning the street seen as a futile effort to address the shortcomings of their neighbors, rather than an attempt by citizens to do a job that is normally performed through the city infrastructure? Of course, the story is never black or white, but is at least more gray.
This weekend, two more of my dwindling groups of friends who live in a ten-minute radius are moving because their rent skyrocketed when their lease ended. While historical designation is part of a larger effort to preserve livable neighborhoods in Brooklyn, I really hope to see some momentum in the larger movement to promote equity and ecomic diversity in places like Williamsburg, so that these beautiful neighborhoods are a resource for all city residents.
Fillmore Place
Fillmore Place is having its moment, again.The one-block street is now under consideration to receive Historict District status from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, thanks to the efforts of the Municipal Art Society and the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg. It would be Billburg’s first residential historic district.
The street came into being during an earlier Williamsburg boom, when Alfred Clock and Ephraim Miller began construction of the two dozen or so three-story, brick row houses in the 1850s. Twenty-one survive.
It was another Miller, though—Henry Miller—who gave Fillmore Place its modest fame. Miller grew up in a house at the corner of Fillmore and Driggs, and in Tropic of Capricorn, he described Fillmore Place as “the most enchanting street I have ever seen in all my life.”
By the 1970s, much had changed in the feel of the street. The Times reported on those changes in a 1972 article called A Community Where Family Togetherness Is a Thing of the Past. It detailed the seemingly futile efforts of the residents to maintain the area, noting “Every week, Mrs. Hasiak, who is a paraprofessional at P. S. 19, and a neighbor sweep Fillmore Place and spray its gutters with Lysol.”
It’s a different story today. No one, as far we know, sprays the gutters any more, but Fillmore Place once again has a very Brooklyn, very appealing vibe. The concerns aren’t a flight to the suburbs, but rather, insensitive development of the borough. Sarah Nelson Wright captures life in this small corner of the world beautifully in her four-and-a-half minute mini-documentary, which you can watch here.
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events, my work, other people's work
vBrooklyn @ Polytechnic
I will be showing my short documentary FILLMORE PLACE and a two-channel version of our video installation HAVEMEYER STREET (a collaboration with Francisca Caporali, Kym Chapman, Uni Park & Pilar Ortiz) at vBrooklyn on Saturday Dec. 13, 2008 @ 8p.
My brilliant friend & fellow Yalie Jenn Stock will also be doing a video performance that same night and brilliant friend & fellow IMA-er David Watson will be showing a piece on Saturday afternoon. Info below; hope to see you there!
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vBrooklyn documents the evolving state of Brooklyn, NY, through contemporary video-art. The festival showcases video-artists as they build an historical record of the borough through innovative and personal interpretation and documentation.
Friday, December 12, 8pm
Saturday Afternoon, December 13, 2pm-5pm
Saturday Evening, December 13, 8pm (<—night we’re showing)$5 admission each event
Wunsch Hall
Polytechnic University
6 Metrotech Plaza
BrooklynA,C,F to Jay St. / 2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall / M,R to Lawrence St. / Q,B to Dekalb Ave.
Complete schedule, additional information, and more detailed directions at
http://www.vBrooklyn.orgThe festival features IDMI’s 9-channel video system. Over 25 New York City artists will present live and composed multichannel video-performances and screenings focusing on the immense complexity and detail that make Brooklyn a unique city within a city. vBrooklyn subjects include Brooklyn’s waterfront from Floyd Bennett Field to Greenpoint; landmark bridges and architecture; neighborhoods in transition; and the people and experiences that define Brooklyn as a place.
Performances and Screenings by: Gary Acers, Caroline Bouchat, Francisca Caporali, Angeline Su-Ching Chang, Kym Chapman, Chika, Brian Colby, James Daher, Bilge Demirta, Elle Burchill, Richard Garet, Piama Habibullah, Sean Hagerty, Rikayo Horimizu, Adam Kendall, Jared Lamenzo, David Last, Inhye Lee, Richard Lewis, Laura Lou, Phyllis Burkin Lehrer, Pilar Ortiz, Uni Park, Lenin Paulino, Siddartha Mehta, Karl Mendonca, Naval Cassidy, Ganesh Ramanathan, Kimberly Simpson, Catalin Stefanovici, Jennifer Stock, Caspar Stracke, Bruce Tovsky, VisualHornHonkinG & DJ ActivePhaze, VJ Miixxy, vydavy sindikat, David Watson, Sarah Nelson Wright, WvS, Tamara Yadao, Lan Xu, Marina Zamalin
vBrooklyn is supported by: Forward Motion Theater, Polytechnic University’s Integrated Digital Media Institute (IDMI), Harvestworks, the Brooklyn Arts Council, and the Experimental Television Center. The Experimental Television Center’s Presentation Funds program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and mediaThe Foundation.
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Locations & Dislocation, my work, other people's work
SESC Sao Paulo wrap up
11.20.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsIn October, I had the honor of presenting Locations and Dislocation at SESC Mostra de Artes 2008, an art festival in Sao Paulo, Brasil. It was my first time in Brasil and it was amazing! I only wish I had more time to explore. I was at the festival for four days. The curator Cassio Quiterio of SESC invited me after finding the project on the CONFLUX website and Eva Bonfim, my translator, coordinated the project while I was there.
(Me, Eva & Aquino, our favorite driver)SESC is a country-wide institution in Brasil. It is a network of centers that function very much like the 92nd Street Y here in NYC, with public programming, arts spaces, cafes, courses, gyms and recreation. The organization is geared towards service workers, with the idea of providing health and cultural programming in the after work hours, though events are open to the general public.
At night we went to see other artists’ work. There were 80 artists from many different countries, including Noemi LeFranc, the choreographer who did AGORA in the McCarren Park Pool here in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
(LeFranc’s piece MELT at Mostra de Artes in Sao Paulo)I did the project at two different locations. In both places, Eva would interview people in Portuguese and then they would work with me to map their moving history onto a projected map with vinyl tape.
(Eva interviewing)SESC 24 de Maio was a new center in downtown Sao Paulo near my hotel. We projected on a vertical white wall.
(Putting up the tape)
(The results)In this space, I showed across from Heather Arckroyd and Dan Harvey’s large scale photographs of Brazilian immigrants living in London. The negatives were projected on grass seeds, and the grass grew in different colors due the the different light, creating the image. Amazing!
(About 10 feet tall)At SESC-Itaquera — the second location, in a national park on the outskirts of Sao Paulo — I did the project in a community computer technology room, projected on the floor.
(Working on floor projections at SESC-Itaquera)
(The results)The two settings were different but both unique — at 24 de Maio, the crowd had come to see art and the scale of the wall was great.
(With volunteers Dilson & Caroline, Eva, and the tech specialist Roberto)At Itaquera, people were passing through to use the room for computer access and happened upon the project. The scale was smaller but the interactions were more intimate.
(The whole family got involved)Over 60 participants created their maps with me. I am now up to my ears with making postcards in Portuguese for them (sorry to people from [ ESC ] & CONFLUX who didn’t get theirs yet!). Many of the new postcards are quite beautiful and I will post some them as soon as I figure out a good way to photograph them. I have not been satisfied with my previous experiments with documentation; if anyone has any suggestions, send them my way.
Here are some jpgs of the raw files — in Portuguese! — as a preview:
You can see more pictures of my trip on flickr.
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events, ima mfa, my work
[ ESC ] Friday, Nov. 14
Our third Annual [ ESC ] salon & mixer is this Friday, Nov. 14 at Hunter. This is an event I work on every year with my colleagues at grad school. We have a great group of projects this year, many that deal with a theme I’m personally investigating — the use of new media to encourage interactions between strangers or express human intimacy. I will be showing some of my new Locations & Dislocation postcards from CONFLUX and Sao Paulo (pictures). There will be a gallery of work and a few short presentations. The projects are by grad students or alumni of MFA programs in NYC working in socially engaged new media, but the event is open to all and has drawn a fun and diverse group of people in the past.
Electronic Social Club: a network of NYC graduate students connected by the practice of creating social dialogue through projects in media, art and design.
[ ESC ] salon + mixer
Friday November 14 | 7-10 pm
Hunter College | 695 Avenue
Room HN 543 | Black Box…..new media projects, video art, web-based projects, experimental, interactive, performance, media art, installations, sound projects and games…..
Like a social club, [ ESC ] is formed around a common interest, activity or location. We bring together MFA students from across New York City to meet and showcase their graduate art work, and to form a common network around the theme of creating social dialogue through art and media.
Past participants include: ShiftSpace (shiftspace.org), the ICED Game: I Can End Deportation (icedgame.com), and projects from Hunter College, NYU ITP, Parsons MFADT, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn PIMA, and Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
*free and open to the public*
*light refreshments will be served*electronicsocialclub@gmail.com
www.electronicsocialclub.orgAn event by EYEspeak and the students of Hunter College Integrated Media Arts MFA.
directions:
6 train to 68th street or F train to 63rd Street
enter on 69th street between Park + Lexington
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my work, teaching
Rutgers-Newark wrap-up
I finished my teaching position at Rutgers-Newark yesterday. It is a bitter-sweet ending as I truly enjoyed the students and the teaching, but I’m looking forward to re-focusing on my own work. The classes (Intro to Media and Convergence, based on Henry Jenkins‘ book) were interesting and it was great working with Leo Aristimuño from the Media Studies program in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
The student paper did a short profile on me. Enjoy!
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