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Vol.5, no.26
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Artwalk NY to Benefit the Homeless
{Image: Zang Huan; see Live Auction}
via Blue Medium:
ARTWALK NY
November 20th and 22nd
Benefiting Coalition for the Homeless
New York City is experiencing the worst homeless crisis since the Great
Depression. There are now a record 39,000 homeless citizens. Nearly half
of them are children. Each day, the Coalition for the Homeless provides
direct support services to over 3,500 men, women and children. All
proceeds from ARTWALK NY directly support the Coalition's programs.
Honorees
Artist: Ed Ruscha
Chairman, CEO and Founder of Lightyear Capital: Donald B. Marron
Event Chair: Peter Jennings
Gala Chair: Lauren Hutton
Party Co-Chairs: Shamim M. Momin, Sheri L. Pasquarella and Tracy Williams
Saturday, November 20th
1: Peter Jennings interviews Ed Ruscha at the New School / FREE and open
to the public / first come, first admitted / 12noon
2: Walking Tours of Artists' Studios / Tickets: $125 / Tours depart at 2PM
Tours led by Arnold L. Lehman, Director of the Brooklyn Museum of Art /
Anne Pasternak, President and Artistic Director of Creative Time / David
A. Ross, President of the Artist Pension Trust / Adam D. Weinberg,
Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art
3: Party and Silent Auction at Sotheby's / Tickets: $100 / 7 10:30PM
More than 160 works of contemporary art, cocktails, hors doeuvres,
dessert, music
Monday, November 22nd
4: Gala Dinner and Live Auction at Sotheby's / Tickets: $500 and $1,000 /
6:30PM
Please call Scenic for more information on ARTWALK NY or to purchase
tickets: 212.608.5999
Event information is available online at
A preview of selected works from the live and silent auctions is also
available at Scenic. Absentee bids will be accepted for works in the Live
Auction.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 09:42 AM in Benefits | Permalink:
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Friday, November 12, 2004
Jenny Holzer's Projections (caught by Lightningfield)
At last I've come across an unofficial shot of Jenny Holzer's Creative
Time project–this is a poem by Wislawa Szymborska projected onto the
facade of the Pennsylvania Hotel. The shot is by David Gallagher (aka
lighteningfield.com) one of my fave photobloggers.
Gallagher will be appearing on a panel called "Blogging & the Arts" hosted
by Rhizome at the New Museum of Contemporary Art / Chelsea, 556 West 22nd
Street on Tuesday, November 23 from 6:30pm-8pm:
via Rhizome:
"Rhizome.org Director of Technology Francis Hwang will lead a panel
discussion entitled Blogging and the Arts. The panel includes artist
Kabir Carter, photoblogger and journalist David Gallagher, artist and
critic Tom Moody, and artist T.Whid. The discussion will address questions
such as whether blogs will change the nature of discourse in the fine arts
field, and ways that artists and critics are integrating this new form of
communications into their own work."
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 05:07 PM in Art Exhibitions | Permalink:
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Thundercut's Perfected Placement
A new twist in WALK / NO WALK signs by Thundercut. [Via Wooster
Collective.]
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 11:32 AM in Misc. | Permalink:
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Siva Vaidhyanathan Lecture @ Columbia
Siva Vaidhyanathan will be giving the third lecture in Columbia's Art &
Technology series at 6:00
PM on Thursday, November 18, in 702 Hamilton Hall (see map).
Mr. Vaidhyanathan's lecture, "Hip-hop and Sampling Culture: How Copyright
Stole the Soul," will examine the history of hip-hop and its interactions
with copyright law, digital technology, networking, and corporate
consolidation.
According to Mr. Vaidhyanathan, "Hip-hop culture emerged from an analog
environment, a function of live performance and a unique mix of Caribbean
and African-American traditions in a post-industrial environment. When its
cultural habits went digital and it emerged as a powerful commercial force
in the late 1990s, hip-hop became the subject of a major struggle over
cultural control. Since the early 1990s major commercial enterprises have
limited the transgressive power of the language of hip-hop by demanding
clearance of all digital samples. But transgression thrives in underground
and live cultural loci, including peer-to-peer networks."
Siva Vaidhyanathan is a cultural historian and media scholar. He is the
author of The Anarchist in the Library (Basic Books, 2004), and Copyrights
and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens
Creativity (New York University Press, 2001).
He has written for many periodicals, including Chronicle of Higher
Education, New York Times Magazine, MSNBC.com, Salon.com,
openDemocracy.net, and The Nation. Vaidhyanathan is an assistant professor
of Culture and Communication at New York University.
Visit Siva's blog at Sivacracy.net.
The Art & Technology Lectures will continue through with Jon Ippolito on
December 2, and Cory Arcangel on December 16.
For streaming video of previous lectures please visit the Digital Media
Center.
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 10:26 AM in Current Affairs | Permalink:
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Pain Relief: Benefit Screening
BENEFIT FILM SCREENING:
Prisoners of War, Prisoners of Pain
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18TH 7 PM
at
GALLERY MC
549 W. 52nd St. b/w 10th & 11th Ave
8th floor
New York, NY
tel: 646-425-8005
Film duration: 60 minutes
Directed by Siobhan Reynolds
Director of Photography Jon Miguel Delgado Produced by Elizabeth Hendler
Edited by Mollie Goldstein [more info]
Please join us for an evening in support of Pain Relief Network
Open bar & Hors D'oeuvres Wine, champagne, and beer. No charge at the
door, though donations are welcome after the film screening. Gift bags at
the end of the evening. Pain Relief is a Human Right Campaign Buttons for
Sale .
Pain patients are collateral damage in the War on Drugs. This film is a
complete look at how this War on Pain Patients affects the lives of two
families in America today. RSVP
Friday, November 12, 2004 at 10:07 AM in Benefits | Permalink:
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Monday, November 08, 2004
Human vs Nature: Alexis Rockman's Manifest Destiny
Human/Nature: Art & the Environment Art Opening, Discussion and book
signing with artist Alexis Rockman.
Tuesday, November 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m. The Carriage House Center 149 East
38th Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenues)
The event is free and open to the public, reservations required.
Contact: [email protected] or 212 381.21
A special partnership of organizations announces the launch of
Human/Nature, a new series of public discussions between contemporary
artists and leaders in the scientific, arts and conservation communities.
Nurture New York's Nature, New York City Audubon, The Nature Conservancy &
Ecoartspace created the series as a way to capture the attention of the
general public, foster a holistic understanding of environmental issues,
and build an ethic of cooperation between the built and natural
environments.
The series will launch with an exploration of New York City contemporary
artist Alexis Rockmans mural painting, Manifest Destiny. A full-scale 8 x
24 foot digital reproduction of this painting will be on exhibit at the
Carriage House Center in conjunction with the discussion. With Manifest
Destiny, Rockman offers a view of the Brooklyn waterfront after
catastrophic climate change. With a dark wit and an incredible attention
to scientific detail, Rockman shows the haunting outcome of the global
crisis right in our own backyard. Manifest Destiny is Rockmans first
painting to initiate a cycle of paintings depicting the effects of global
warming on cities around the world.
[more info]
Monday, November 08, 2004 at 05:20 PM in Art Exhibitions | Permalink:
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