August 2011
30 posts
Creative Pavement Stencils →
“To easily create these colorful games on your playground or park surface, we designed our stencils to be large and durable so they can be applied quickly and effortlessly… no measuring or chalking of lines needed! Essentially, we provide the stencils – you provide the paint. Organize your volunteers as part of a community effort through the PTA/PTO or even scouts or high school...
Whistling Tea Kettles →
“Calling Kettle”: A Work For Performance (?)
I have a long standing fascination with whistling and tea kettles are no exception. It’s a familiar slice of my auditory memory. Throughout my elementary and middle school years oatmeal was my breakfast of choice. My early weekday mornings featured a few sound staples: Marches on WRUF’s “OJ in the Morning”...
Watchbim.
Watchbim.
Emergency INDEX →
Emergency INDEX is a new annual print publication documenting a wide range of performance events, as described by their creators. The first volume ofEmergency INDEX—documenting performances made in 2011—will be published in paperback by Ugly Duckling Presse in early 2012. The editors of INDEX openly invite creators to submit descriptions of performance works made and performed in the current...
ANALOG →
Recess Activities, Inc. is pleased to announce Analog, our new online residency program. Analogwill provide a sustained, virtual space that will expand upon Recess’s mission to support contemporary artists determining the visibility of their work as well as the parameters of its presentation. This new program will also allow Recess to continue supporting the creative process of contemporary...
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The Cosby Show was a phenomenon. A manifestation of a particular zeitgeist, and a significant reminder that blackness, was and is, the primary influence in the creation of American culture. In so doing, this ‘piece’ of pop culture reflects, reinforces and reciprocates a substantiation of whiteness as well. Two sides of the same coin, or, in some cases, the chess board.
white pieces is merely...
“Sad, pitiful, desperate and tired.”
– Claire Huxtable
WatchThe comedienne Sommore describes a scene that is brilliantly familiar from my own childhood. My mother did in fact introduce me to the hula-hoop, although its powers remained largely undiscovered until much later. I suppose that is the magic of such lessons- their influence holds exponential resonance. I am confident that performative, visual and sculptural iterations are forthcoming, but, in the...
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“Pigeonholes are only comfortable for pigeons.”
– Jessye Norman
"Soft Machines Hit Hard" by Kathleen Massara →
“The Soft Machine, William Burroughs’ cut-up sci-fi novel about addiction and vice, urges us to “smash the control images” and “burn the books,” and the title of The Pace Gallery’s summer exhibition Soft Machines(through August 26) alludes to the ideas contained in it, though the memorable pieces here are the ones that challenge rather than simply...
American Science & Surplus →
“Here at American Science & Surplus we are fascinated by discovery and invention. And we are dedicated to having fun along the way. We offer an eclectic range of products, many with a science or educational tilt to them, others simply handy or amusing. Value is important, and whenever we can, we carry surplus at prices well below retail. We love closeouts, inventory overruns,...
A Chica Bakes →
