JC Penney © Brian Ulrich"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments."– Napoleon BonaparteThursday night is the opening of my two-person show with Brian Ulrich, Instruments of Empire, at Caption Gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition will feature new work from my Stranded series and Brian’s Dark Stores series, plus work we created specifically for the show where we reference each...
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Spam Wins
Posted on 20:00 by election
I started this blog four years ago this June. In that time I've chronicled my life fresh from grad school to something close to an "emerged" artist. Lately, I have been contemplating whether or not to continue publishing as my day is pretty much filled with my job as a full time artist and teacher. I've decided to keep it going, but I've been looking for ways to trim blog time and make my life...
Sunday, 17 January 2010
MLK
Posted on 21:00 by election
Today is Martin Luther King Day. Few have contributed more to the American experience than MLK and while his legacy is often defined by his tireless fight for civil rights, it should not be forgotten that he was a pacifist to the core and an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.Listen to his Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at the Riverside Church in...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
William Greiner Auctioning Print and Book for Haitian Relief
Posted on 16:28 by election
Bingo Board, Luling La 1990 print up for auctionThe Reposed up for auctionThe super talented William Greiner is auctioning a $500 print & $40 book on eBay with all proceeds going to American Red Cross Haitian Reli...
Haiti
Posted on 13:37 by election
The earthquake in Haiti is being called the disaster of the century and many on the ground believe the death toll could be in the tens of thousands. What is needed most is money. And you have it. Please GIVE NOW to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. 100% of funds raised goes to the relief operati...
Saturday, 9 January 2010
The Third & The Seventh
Posted on 08:54 by election
This short film by Alex Roman is done entirely with CGI animation. From Alex:A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.Watch it at full screen for best effe...
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Three Shows and a Trip to Woodstock
Posted on 06:22 by election
Still Life with Banana, Purse and Change © Justine ReyesThe holiday season is behind us and I'm very much looking forward to the first openings of the new year. Good friends Tim Briner, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, and Justine Reyes all have what promise to be stellar shows opening this week. I met Tim Briner in 2007 days before he was about to set off on his year long trip exploring small town...
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Thoughtography
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Nikola Tesla's 'thought projector'Mind Hacks points to an article in Fortean Times that details efforts in the early history of photography to capture the "psychic projection of images directly onto film." Before you laugh and think thoughtography in the same quackish vein as spirit photography do note that one of humanity's greatest minds, Nikola Tesla, was convinced he could devise a means to...
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Colonialism Through the Lens of a Camera
Posted on 08:10 by election
Agnes Mary Hutchins, born in Zanzibar, 16 May/09Northwestern University Library has made available The Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs: 1860-1960, an online database of over 7,000 photographs documenting the European colonization of East Africa. Be warned, the collection is rife with uncomfortable photos in the tradition of The People of India and the library spends...
Friday, 1 January 2010
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