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Another site visit today with Naama Tsabar and Molly Surno for...

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:23:56 -0400

Another site visit today with Naama Tsabar and Molly Surno for upcoming DiA #site95lilac

From the Journal: “Freedom Graffiti in Russia and Syria: The Artistry of Indestructibility” by Diana Bruk

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:27:17 -0400

In a very poor city in Russia, where the buildings were crumbling, where middle-aged men were urinating on the bare skeletons of burnt-out cars, where children were playing with pebbles in the puddles of unpaved roads, there was once a peeling wall on which someone had scribbled, in coal, the words, “I can’t take this anymore.” I remember looking at this and thinking that it was actually strikingly artistic, the way the artist had chosen to use a medium that is an internationally recognized symbol for poverty, the way the canvas itself expressed its point, the way it drew attention to this forgotten structure, and the way that, simple and yet irremovable from its context, it could so succinctly express the emotions of its own community.

In my wanderings around Russia, I frequently came across more of these these cave-man carvings onto aging stone. Some of them, like the one above, were expressions of despair in inhumane conditions. Many of them included expletives and imaginative (if somewhat neolithic) illustrations. But most of them, unsurprisingly, were about love.

I remember one in particular that I discovered on the pavement outside my apartment in St. Petersburg in the fall, the words, “Kitten. I love you. Forgive me,” thickly drawn in what I believe to be yellow paint. I remember it because it was still there in the spring, only slightly faded. I wondered whether or not Kitten had forgiven him, and I wondered how it had survived hundreds of shuffles of shoes, sheets of ice, downpours of rain, and the endless coming and going of snow. Read more

#orlygenger #madsqart

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:35:34 -0400

#orlygenger #madsqart

Xtraction at #theholenyc

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:13 -0400

Xtraction at #theholenyc

Xtraction at #thehole A number of our talented friends have work...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:31 -0400

Xtraction at #thehole

A number of our talented friends have work here… congrats!!

from e-flux: Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:06:00 -0400

Call for application for the Balmoral fellowships and the project, foreign and exchange fellowships for 2014

Application period: until 29 June 2013 (date of postmark)

Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral
Villenpromenade 11
56130 Bad Ems
Germany

info@balmoral.de

www.balmoral.de

Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral next to the river
“Lahn” and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Courtesy: Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.
Photo: Didier Morin.

Preconditions
The conditions for all fellowships with the exception of the curator fellowship are a completed course of study in art (M.F.A. or comparable degree) and two to three years (depending on the respective fellowship) of continuous artistic work after the conclusion of the studies until the beginning of the fellowship. Applications are also possible for autodidacts distinguished by special artistic achievements, as documented by exhibitions and prizes.

To foster artistic dialog and interdisciplinary collaboration, knowledge of German or English is expected.

I. International residential fellowships
Six residential fellowships will be awarded to international visual artists. The focus of artistic work for the residential fellowships for 2014 must be on the medium of painting, whereby painting does not necessarily mean just ‘paint on canvas.’ Formal and conceptual exploration of the limits and possibilities of the genre are also welcome. In the future, the residential fellowships will be awarded for a different artistic genre. This offering, which is unique in Germany, is intended to enable deeper mutual creative cross-fertilisation among the resident artists. It will also lead to a more intensive specialist exchange of ideas with external artists, speakers, teachers, curators, etc.

Two fellowships last three months and begin in March 2014. The other four fellowships last nine months and begin in June 2014.

The monthly allowance for the residential fellowships is being increased from 2014 to 1,400 EUR per month and include free accommodation in the Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.

II. International curator fellowship
To foster dialog between artistic work and theoretical reflection, Balmoral awards a residential curator fellowship to a fellow in the humanities (preferably art history). The curator fellowship is awarded to persons whose university degree (at least M.A.) was completed not more than five years ago. For the curator fellowship, mastery of the German language spoken and in writing as well as good knowledge of English is essential.

The fellowship lasts nine months and begins in June 2014. It is endowed with 1,400 EUR per month and includes free accommodation in the Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.

III. Project, foreign and exchange fellowships exclusively for artists with relation to Rhineland-Palatinate
Relation to Rhineland-Palatinate means is born in, has studied in, has lived or lives in Rhineland-Palatinate.

- Two six-month project fellowships (not tied to any site)
- One six-month fellowship for New York (Flux Factory/Residency Unlimited)
- One three-month fellowship for South Korea (Changdong or Goyang Art Studio)
- Two six-month fellowships for the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- One five-month fellowship for Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany

The project, foreign and exchange fellowships are endowed with 1,200 EUR per month, except the fellowship for South Korea, which is endowed with 1,200,000 KRW (approximately 800 EUR) monthly.

Awarding of fellowships
A jury of specialists will award all fellowships, taking into consideration the developmental potential of the applicant’s artistic or theoretical work. The names of the jurors will be published after the selection.

Additional information and PDF application forms are available on our homepage www.balmoral.de. Applications must be made with these application forms. Other applications will not be taken into consideration.

Journal 02_02 is online now - great thanks to everyone involved with this issue

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:12:02 -0400

Volume 02 Issue 02

Contributors: Loriel Beltran, Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, Domingo Castillo, Aramis Gutierrez, Sam Trioli,Gean Moreno and Ernesto Oroza, Beth Maycumber, and Julie Dickover

Our second issue dedicated to contemporary practices in Florida
Curated by Meaghan Kent

Journal designed by SITE, Logo designed by Fulano

4.18.13 Pushing Against The Walls: Tyler Emerson-Dorsch speaks with Jenny Brillhart and Carolyn Salas about their exhibition “Cut Outs” at Dimensions Variable

1.26.13 “Cut Outs – Jenny Brillhart and Carolyn Salas”

1.9.13 The Possibility of Colloquial Aesthetics in Miami: A Three-Way Discussion with Aramis Gutierrez, Loriel Beltran and Domingo Castillo

3.23.13 Artist Project Gean Moreno and Ernesto Oroza

4.2.13 Beneath a Thread of Stars: A Conversation with Anna Von Mertens by Beth Maycumber and Julie Dickover

2.12.13 Walking through “The Umpire” with Daniel Milewski by Meaghan Kent with Carolyn Salas

1.24.13 Under Diamond Lights by Sam Trioli

Editor in Chief MEAGHAN KENT, Contributing Editor JANET KIM, Copy Editor BETH MAYCUMBER, Copy Editor JENNIFER SOOSAAR

DV and SITE595 have limited artwork available only for a few...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:39:00 -0400

DV and SITE595 have limited artwork available only for a few more days!!! MAKE YOUR BID! email info@site95.org

http://www.site95.org/?post_type=gallery&p=1752

From UNION Gallery, London CHARLES MASON 1962 - 2013 Union...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:53:06 -0400

From UNION Gallery, London

CHARLES MASON 1962 - 2013

Union Gallery is deeply saddened by the recent death
of artist Charles Mason.

We have lost a talented and well-respected artist.

Our thoughts are with his family at this very sad time.

An exhibition of new sculpture by the artist due to open in April 2013 will no longer be shown at the gallery. Visitors to Union are encouraged to leave messages of condolence.

Charles joined the gallery 2010. Backsliding was his first solo exhibition at Union Gallery.

Charles Mason studied MA Sculpture at the Slade School of Art. His most recent exhibitions include Manufacture, Kunsthaus CentrePasquArt, Biel and Repetition, Fieldgate Gallery at Angus-Hughes, London (2012). Méfiance, Stéphanie Cherpin, Katharina Fritsch, Charles Mason, Galerie Cortex Athletico, Bordeaux, Mijn Vriend & Ik (My Friend & I), 21rozendaal, Enschede, Netherlands, Charles Mason: hanging together (solo), Galerie Cortex Athletico, Bordeaux and Manufacture 2, John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (2011)

From e-flux April at MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson AvenueLong Island...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:03:24 -0400

From e-flux

April at MoMA PS1

22-25 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

www.momaps1.org

We’re welcoming spring with a fantastic line-up of Sunday Sessions performances including Bird Shit(April 7), Kalup Linzy’s new work Romantic Loner (April 14), The Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner by Jace Clayton (April 21), and an open confession hosted by Laurel Nakadate (April 28).

In addition, a special cinematic installation of Michelangelo Frammartino: Alberi, co-organized with the Tribeca Film Festival, will be on view in the VW Dome at MoMA PS1 from April 18 through 27. Immersing visitors in the sound and imagery of rustling foliage, Alberi conjures cinema’s mystic and ritualistic powers on the eve of the medium’s own extinction.

SUNDAY SESSIONS PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF THE MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE BIRD SHIT
Sunday, April 7, 2pm & 5pm, the VW Dome
Inspired by Chekhov’s The Seagull, with elements of Ginsberg’s Kaddish, Bird Shit is a multimedia performance piece that combines theater, dance, video, and live and pre-recorded music. Bird Shit is producedby Shruti Ganguly and Anna Kouris. The production is commandeered by artist and musician Nina Ljeti, choreographer Chloe Kernaghan, and NYU Graduate Film students Joshua Richards, Zach Kershberg, and Tine Thomasen, under the guidance of James Franco.

SUNDAY SESSIONS PRESENTS KALUP LINZY’S NEW WORK, ROMANTIC LONER
Sunday, April 14, 4pm, the VW Dome
Kalup Linzy presents the live performance component of his new transmedia work Romantic Loner,which tells the story of Linzy’s alter ego, Kaye, who, after a series of failed relationships, attends an artist residency for some soul-searching. Linzy performs original songs accompanied by a six-piece band.
This event is cosponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute.

SUNDAY SESSIONS PRESENTS JACE CLAYTON’S THE JULIUS EASTMAN MEMORIAL DINNER
Sunday, April 21, 4pm, the VW Dome
Jace Clayton, known for his work as DJ/rupture, presents a live performance of his recent work on the life and music of the gay African-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Julius Eastman (1940–1990.) “I interpret the open-ended, irreverent nature of Eastman’s legacy as a call to conversation,” explains Clayton, who will enact this conversation in the form of a performance.

A panel discussion on the history of the exhibition with Bruce Altshuler
2pm, the Lobby
To mark the launch of Bruce Altshuler’s Biennials and Beyond: Exhibitions that Made Art History, 1962–2002 (Phaidon Press), the author has organized a panel discussion on the history of exhibitions since the 1960s, featuring Chus Martinez, Joao Ribas, Christian Rattemeyer, and Peter Nesbett.
Cohosted by Independent Curators International.

SUNDAY SESSIONS WITH LAUREL NAKADATE AND ULTRA-RED
Sunday, April 28, 12–6pm
Brother to Brother to Sister Outsider: The House and Ballroom scene read texts of liberation by W.E.B. Du Bois, Essex Hemphill and Audre Lorde
1pm, the VW Dome

Guided by a protocol for collective listening composed by the sound-art collective Ultra-red and Michael Roberson, members and allies of the NYC House and Ballroom Scene gather to respond to the question “What is the sound of freedom?” This event continues a collaboration between Arika, the Vogue’ology Collective, and Ultra-red.

Laurel Nakadate presents an open confession in conjunction with the publication of 365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears
4pm, the VW Dome
In celebration of the publication of her book 365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears, Laurel Nakadate invites anyone reading this to come to MoMA PS1 to confess, detail, and atone for shameful acts of the past.
If you would like to come to the podium for a specific apology, please e-mail videoassistant@gmail.com.

MoMA PS1’s VW DOME 2 IN ROCKAWAY BEACH IS NOW OPEN
Wednesday–Friday: 10am–5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am–6pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday

As part of EXPO 1: New York, the VW Dome 2 is intended to serve as a center for culture, education, and community. As a flexible space, the dome provides a venue for lectures and conversations, rotating art exhibitions, film and video screenings, performances, and community events, which will be organized in partnership with local organizations in the Rockaways and Queens County.

There is a café on the premises open during public hours. For a full calendar of events, please visitMoMAPS1.org.

SPONSORSHIP
The VW Dome, the VW Dome 2, and EXPO 1: New York are made possible by a partnership with Volkswagen of America.

Special thanks to the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

Sunday Sessions is made possible by MoMA’s Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art through the Annenberg Foundation.

P2V: Antoine Lefebvre and P. Scott Cunningham SITE95 and...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:40:10 -0400

P2V: Antoine Lefebvre and P. Scott Cunningham

SITE95 and Dimensions Variable

Dimensions Variable, 100 NE 11^th Street, Miami, Florida, 33132

April 11 – May 25, 2013

Opening: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 7 – 10pm

Dimensions Variable and SITE95 are pleased to present “P2V,” an exhibition of new work by P. Scott Cunningham and Antoine Lefebvre. “P2V” derives from “Physical-to-Virtual,” a technical term describing the transfer of a physical server’s data to a virtual machine. In context to this exhibition, physical and virtual elements are interchangeable and endless. Both artists investigate the variations and forms of creating work in space utilizing text, custom made and everyday objects.

This is the third in a tripart series of exhibitions between SITE95 and Dimensions Variable. The first exhibition, “Trombly Rodriguez: The Fabric of a Space,” was held at the Abrons Arts Center October 12 – November 18, 2012. The second exhibition, “Cut Outs: Jenny Brillhart and Carolyn Salas,” was held at Dimensions Variable January 26 – March 21, 2013.

Antoine Lefebvre

French born and now Brooklyn based artist Antoine Lefebvre examines the impact of globalization in our ever-transforming culture. His work explores how our perception of the world has been drastically transformed by our daily use of digital tools, and how permeable virtual and digital worlds have become. Motivated by his experience of living in many different locations, Lefebvre is interested in creating a “place” that belongs to both real and simulated realms.

Lefebvre utilizes 3D software as well as machine and hand manufactured objects in his daily practice to create work that is both familiar and idiosyncratic in nature. In the computer-generated animation “Bouncing Ball”, a vinyl bag pinned on the wall holds a flat screen monitor with an animation of a ball indefinitely bouncing. The project was developed from the artist’s interest in 3D software and the way it describes physics using gravity, friction, and elasticity at a fundamental level. With this project, Lefebvre questions the possibilities to connect to places and spaces in an environment increasingly becoming digitalized and intangible. Similarly, “Not a Clue” is a sculptural text comprised of CNC-cut Styrofoam letters mimicking the “Google” logo’s font and color. The tongue-in-cheek reference to the popular search engine reads as an equally endless solution to the supposed definitive system.

“Bindle Bag” is a revisited version of a hobo stick made of a printed vinyl tarp, cement, and a metal tube. Here, the bindle bag is weighted to the ground with concrete, becoming immobile. Lefebvre is interested in playing with the mythology of hobos, who are constantly uprooted and moving from place to place. With “Bindle Bag”, the weighted bag forms a tension between a desire for mobility and adventure and the need to be settled and connected to places.

Antoine Lefebvre was born in France in 1979 and studied city planning and cinema before moving to New York in 2007. Lefebvre received his Masters in Fine Art at Parsons the New School for Design in 2009. His work has been shown in several New York institutions including: Eye Level Gallery, Envoy Gallery, and The Kitchen. Artist residencies include: The Fountainhead Residency, The Sculpture Space, NY, The Vermont Studio Center, and Artists Unlimited, Germany. His first solo show was held at the NrzP Gallery in Bielefeld, Germany in 2012.

P. Scott Cunningham

“Sometimes he thought he was about to speak, but the silence continued.”

Harold Bloom

And then the dreams about books began

[Vinyl on Wall]

Hypergraphs: 1-5

Edition of Five

[Typewriter on paper]

For every one book that is published, how many more are dreamt of? Every unwritten book, once given a name, is released into the ether, and the sight or sound of that name is a hyperlink to nowhere. More and more, I think of every book as a series of broken hyperlinks. More and more I am satisfied with the link to a book, the dream of a book, and for every one book that is dreamt of, how many more go unremembered upon waking? Every unremembered book, once unremembered, is released into the ether, and no sight or sound will bring it back. I’ve been collecting the hyperlinks for these books, and I’ve pulled my favorite quotes from their pages.

-P. Scott Cunningham, 2013

P. Scott Cunningham is the author of “Chapbook of Poems for Morton Feldman” (Floating Wolf Quarterly, 2011). His work has been exhibited at Bas Fisher Invitational, Design/Miami, Miami Art Museum, NDS Shop, Miami-Dade Public Library, and New Art Dealer’s Alliance Fair. His poetry has appeared in Harvard Review, The Awl, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Maggie, La Otra, and elsewhere. As the Founder/Director of University of Wynwood, he has created multiple projects that explore the relationship between literature and contemporary society. He lives in Miami, FL with Christina and Otto.

Dimensions Variable is an artist-run exhibition space committed to advancing artistic discourse in Miami. DV’s main focus is to create an exchange of ideas between Miami and the international community. Through collaborations with artists, galleries and institutions from around the world, DV hopes to support dynamic projects that engage the community and provide an opportunity to initiate a dialogue elsewhere. DV’s program consists of exhibitions, discussions, lectures, and special projects. Dimensions Variable is run by Adler Guerrier, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Frances Trombly.

SITE95 is an alternative non-profit organization established to present exhibitions for emerging and established artists in temporary urban locations. Drawing upon available space in major cities, SITE95 will present over five projects per year, each extending up to two months. The impermanent sites create a platform for artists and curators to present innovative ideas in different contexts and allow viewers to experience new work not native to their location. Exhibitions will offer openings, educational talks and tours, screenings, and performances. SITE95 also features the online Journal with contributions by writers, curators, and artists.

SITE95 and Dimensions Variable exhibition series are made possible through the generous support of The Fountainhead Residency, the Knight Foundation, and the Knight Arts Challenge Grant awarded to Dimensions Variable.

4.2.13 Beneath a Thread of Stars: A Conversation with Anna Von...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:25:00 -0400

4.2.13 Beneath a Thread of Stars: A Conversation with Anna Von Mertens by Beth Maycumber and Julie Dickover

Anna Von Mertens creates intricately hand-dyed, hand-stitched fabric works that reveal seemingly allusive moments of existence and time. She explores themes such as the aura surrounding figures in famous paintings, the circulation patterns of currents between magnetic poles, and the actual stars as seen above violent moments in American history. Von Mertens has recently exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, Berkeley Art Museum, and Ballroom Marfa, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has just acquired a piece of her work, which now hangs in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Arts. She is currently exhibiting in galleries in Florida and Maryland, and will show in Boston and the Netherlands later this year. We caught up with Von Mertens on February 28 in Saint Augustine, Florida, the day before the opening of her solo exhibit “What Could Be”. READ MORE

Dead in August 2013…this summer on the LILAC #deadinaugust...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:46:45 -0400

Dead in August 2013…this summer on the LILAC #deadinaugust #lilacpreservation #nyc #onaboat

Let’s begin today with a rick roll..happy fools’...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:08:29 -0400

Let’s begin today with a rick roll..happy fools’ day.

Easter Sunday in NYC #easterparade #moma #nickcave #grandcentral

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:25:23 -0400

Easter Sunday in NYC #easterparade #moma #nickcave #grandcentral

LIC story #richardgaret #juliannavarroprojects #maas

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:32:06 -0400

LIC story #richardgaret #juliannavarroprojects #maas

Not just an idea.. But excellent execution. Congrats Adam!...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:49:54 -0400

Not just an idea.. But excellent execution. Congrats Adam! #thanksadam #lumagnus @adamparkersmith

from e-flux HIGH LINE COMMISSIONS are temporary, site-specific...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:52:00 -0400

from e-flux

HIGH LINE COMMISSIONS are temporary, site-specific artworks that provide a unique experience and introduce innovative works by contemporary artists to a broad audience.

Carol Bove, Caterpillar
May 2013–May 2014
A series of large-scale sculptures punctuate the wild, untouched landscape of the High Line at the Rail Yards. By advance reservation only.

Busted
Featuring Frank Benson, Steven Claydon, George Condo, Mark Grotjahn, Sean Landers, Goshka Macuga, Ruby Neri, Amalia Pica, and Andra Ursuta
April 2013–April 2014
A group of figurative sculptures plays with the tradition of urban monuments and civic busts. For Vox Populi, the public is invited to vote online for a person to be commemorated in a monument installed alongside the exhibition’s sculptures.

El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II
Through September
The artist’s largest outdoor work to date, Broken Bridge II consists of recycled pressed tin and mirrors, which hangs on an outdoor wall adjacent to the park.

Virginia Overton, Untitled
Through August
An old pickup truck is turned into a sculpture installed on the stacked parking next to the High Line.

Uri Aran, Untitled (Good & Bad)
Through August
A playful sound installation that transforms the High Line into an imaginary jungle.

HIGH LINE BILLBOARD is a series of art installations presented on the giant billboard next to the High Line at 10th Avenue at West 18th Street.

Ryan McGinley, Blue Falling
April 1–30
A dreamlike image of a figure floating in a vast blue background, evoking the levity of a body becoming liquid.

HIGH LINE CHANNEL is an outdoor video program in two locations. HIGH LINE CHANNEL 14 in the 14th Street Passage and HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22 on the High Line at West 22nd Street.

Guido van der Werve, Nummer negen,the day I didn’t turn with the world
Through May 6
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 14, daily beginning at 5pm
A nine-minute video consisting of time-lapse photography taken over a 24-hour period at the North Pole, when the artist turned in the opposite direction of the earth.

Oscar Muñoz, Re/trato
April 15–May 15
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 22, daily beginning at 8pm
The artist continuously paints a self-portrait on a concrete sidewalk by using a brush and water, creating an endless evaporating drawing.

Superflex, Modern Times Forever
May 7–June 19
HIGH LINE CHANNEL 14, daily beginning at 7pm
A look at what would happen to a building if nature was allowed to take its course over thousands of years.

HIGH LINE ART PERFORMANCES is a series that transforms the park into an open-air theater with performances taking place on and around the High Line.

Mungo Thomson, Crickets
June 21
To mark the summer solstice, a chamber orchestra of violins, flutes, and percussion mimic the sounds of crickets.

Presented by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art commissions and produces public art projects on and around the High Line. Founded in 2009, High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Curated by Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director of High Line Art, and produced by Friends of the High Line, High Line Art invites artists to think of creative ways to engage with the uniqueness of the architecture, history, and design of the High Line and to foster a productive dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood and urban landscape.

Dumbo Arts Festival upcoming application deadline april 15.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:03:08 -0400

Dumbo Arts Festival upcoming application deadline april 15.

From the Journal 3.23.13 GEAN MORENO AND ERNESTO OROZA

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:11:36 -0400

From the Journal

3.23.13 GEAN MORENO AND ERNESTO OROZA