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The Gradient: Julian Bleecker: The Future Never Gets Old 18 Oct 2012 | 05:10 am
“Interdisciplinary activity, valued today as an important aspect of research, cannot be accomplished by simple confrontations between various specialized branches of knowledge. Interdisciplinary work ...
Untitled (Blog): Hito Steyerl: Is the Museum a Battlefield? 17 Oct 2012 | 11:10 pm
At last week’s Creative Time Summit in New York–an annual conference on the intersections of art and social justice–an array of presenters took to the podium, including artist Steve Lambert, philosoph...
Untitled (Blog): Artists in Conversation 17 Oct 2012 | 11:10 pm
In every work of art, there is a hidden set of influences that the audience may never see: conversations the artist had with peers, exhibitions he or she saw while creating the work, expectations for ...
→ Via seattleweekly.com: Jazz Outreachification 17 Oct 2012 | 10:19 pm
Pianist Vijay Iyer took home a whopping five prizes from Downbeat critics this spring, yet the prizewinning CD hasn't, like most jazz releases, racked up many sales. Are efforts like Iyer's at audienc...
→ Via dancenyc.org: Bessies 17 Oct 2012 | 10:11 pm
This year's Bessies winners includes many performers familiar to Walker audiences, from the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (its Armory Show finale took "outstanding production") to Minneapolis' Emily ...
→ Via nytimes.com: Lichtenstein Comes Home 17 Oct 2012 | 07:36 pm
Lichtenstein's work Electric Cord has been returned since its disappearance 42 years ago. The painting went missing after it was sent out for cleaning. Asked what she would do with it, the owner's wid...
→ Via mnartists.org: Seeking Judith Howard: the week in local dance 17 Oct 2012 | 02:10 am
THE WOMAN ACROSS FROM ME WEARS SILVER HOOP EARRINGS, a terra cotta shawl-sweater draping her expressive form, and a big technical-looking watch. Strong-featured, with avid green-sea eyes and hair bobb...
Untitled (Blog): Hito Steyerl: Is the Museum a Battlefield? 17 Oct 2012 | 02:10 am
At last week’s Creative Time Summit in New York–an annual conference on the intersections of art and social justice–an array of presenters took to the podium, including artist Steve Lambert, philosoph...
mnartists.blog: Lots of Excitement: “It Is What It Is!” 17 Oct 2012 | 02:10 am
Todd Balthazor is a satirical, often anthropomorphic illustrator, fine artist, muralist and children’s art instructor from St.Paul, MN, with a BFA in illustration from the College of Visual Arts (CVA)...
→ Via animalnewyork.com: Known Pleasures 17 Oct 2012 | 12:24 am
Joy Division's iconic album cover for Unknown Pleasures has become ubiquitous. But what exactly is it? Designer Peter Saville explains the design's origin as an image of a pulsar found in a science te...
