A nice short photo essay on the Walker blog from 2010, via 01 Magazine. Love it.
support artists! two coasts, two ways
Check out Christian L. Frock’s “Occupy the Holidays: Think Globally, Shop Locally and Support Artists” on KQED Arts.
And, if you’re in NYC and want to support an innovative artists’ residency program, come out to:
Flux’s Not-So-Silent Auction & Gala
Tuesday, December 20th, 7 – 10 pm
Center 548: 548 West 22nd Street, NYC
Help support Flux Factory’s work as a grassroots artist-centered organization by attending our Not-So-Silent Auction & Gala this year.
Your tax-deductible ticket purchase entitles you to entry to the event and the chance to place live bids on artworks by Lori Field, Manfred Mohr, Mark Dion, Pablo Helguera, Mary Mattingly, Holly Coulis, Marius Watz, and over 100 other artists – making for excellent holiday presents this time of year.
During the event we will present our guests of honor, Paddy Johnson and Nato Thompson, with Flux Factory’s Scrappy Awards. There will also be light fare, an open bar, music, and live customizable artworks by our “knock-off” artists, Angela Washko, Daupo, Douglas Paulson, Emily Bunker, Eric Doeringer, Jon Burgerman, and Youjung Byun.
See: James Yamada’s installation at Parasol Unit, London
James Yamada, The summer shelter retreats darkly among the trees, 2011. Parasol unit installation view. Photo: Stephen White. Source: Parasol Unit.
According to Parasol Unit’s website, this is perhaps my dream programme:
On 22 November 2011, Parasol unit will unveil the first artwork in its Parasolstice – Winter Light series of outdoor projects to be realised by various international artists, each of whom creates sculptural works that address the phenomenon of light.
This past outdoor light sculpture by Yamada floats my boat too:
James Yamada, Our Starry Night, 2008. Photo by Seong Kwon, courtesy of the Public Art Fund.
Yes, artists and freelancers have rights
A friendly reminder to check out, if you haven’t done so, some worthwhile resources.
The Graphic Arts Guild’s Pricing and Ethical Guidelines Handbook
Freelancer’s Union Get Paid, Not Played resources
And because, well, because:
Mike Montiero’s Fuck You. Pay Me. video
Allan Sekula’s School is a Factory
Allan Sekula, School is a Factory (1978-80). Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Matthew Booth. Source: Gasworks' All I Can See is the Management exhibition page, gasworks.org.uk
see: nyfa’s the artist’s life
The NY Foundation for the Arts has a neat series of short video profiles of contemporary NY artists. When artists are articulate, I love hearing them talk about their processes. Past artists include Vito Acconci and Kate Gilmore. The latest is Dread Scott. Have a look.
through 12/10: give thanks @ untitled gallery @ project space leeds
Give Thanks (studio view detail), 2011, installation of 39 flags: satin ribbon, linen, gratitude statements; dimensions site-variable; each flag 12 x 18 in / 30 x 45 cm.
I’m very excited to present a new text-based installation made of ribbon and fabric, and relating to gratitude, at this exhibition-within-an-exhibition.
Enter a Small Room Arranged for this Purpose is a series of three exhibitions in Project Space Leeds’ version of Untitled Gallery, created for Peering Sideways, a new exhibition and programme of events at PSL. This ambitious project brings together artists’ groups from around the UK (London, Manchester, Wakefield).
The project also aims to expand the networks of the participating artists and groups, sparking new relationships and collaborations. The project comprises three separate group shows running concurrently, with some of the work developing in the space over the course of the project.
November 16–December 10, 2011
Enter a Small Room Arranged for this Purpose: Part Three
[part of Peering Sideways, September 10 – December 10, 2011]
Untitled Gallery (Manchester) @ PSL [Project Space Leeds]
Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way, Leeds, LS1 4EH, UK
Miracle Polish by Steven Milhauser
What I saw was a man who had something to look forward to, a man who expected things of life.
See why Millhauser’s my new favorite fablist—read the short story, “Miracle Polish,” by Steven Millhauser on NewYorker.com.
Why?
Mirrors.
Optimism.
Happiness, and the difference between desire and satisfaction.
The cave; seeing things as they are or how you want them to be.
- mirrorsblackportrait, 2011, mirrors, paint, frames, wire, motor, hardware; 112 x 21 x 21 in / 2.8 m x 0.5 x 0.5 m (site variable)
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