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What happens when it is the making that instructs the maker? What happens when the art makes the artist? When I make a work, there is sometimes a turning point; a moment when the conceptual and sensuous materials bind in such a way that the composition begins to resist my attempts to shape it according to my original intentions, and develops, against my will, its own sense of what must be done in order to be itself. It doesn’t happen all the time. But when it does, I feel relieved, because it means the minutes, days, or years of working up to this point were worth the effort. But there is also a degree of despair, because the initial conception of how the work ought to be no longer holds sway in how it will continue to evolve. I am no longer the prime mover of the work. My directions are no longer followed. Beyond this certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached. More>>
From Pelican Bomb:
The moment the sky turns dark is transformative. In the Brulatour Courtyard, it’s the time when Dawn DeDeaux’s portrait of Ignatius Reilly comes to life, converting the historic courtyard into the dark imaginings of John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces. Those familiar with the iconic New Orleans novel will recognize central elements from the narrative in this installation. The Lucky Dog cart, and Reilly’s hunting cap all make appearances; while his slovenly bed occupies center stage of the courtyard, fountain spewing... More>>
From Nola Vie
by Brianna Smyk
In 2007, Banksy focused his social commentary on New Orleans, when he painted a series of street art pieces around the city. These pieces marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and attempted to refocus national awareness on New Orleans. Now, four years later, some of the pieces have been painted over, while plexiglass coverings protect others. These plexiglass coverings broach a discussion about the ephemeral nature of street art. It originally is created to be temporary, but in the wake of its increasing popularity (due to its high selling prices in auction houses and galleries, as well as its inclusion in recent museum exhibitions), people are finding better ways to preserve street art. But that is a conversation for you to have during your own tour. More>>
Astronomers are reporting that they have taken the measure of the biggest, baddest black holes yet found in the universe, abyssal yawns 10 times the size of our solar system into which billions of Suns have vanished like a guilty thought. Such holes, they say, might be the gravitational cornerstones of galaxies and clues to the fates of violent quasars... More>>
“Bloomberg Beware. Zuccotti Park is Everywhere.” —Nov. 17 #OWS chant
The influence of concentric circles in the contemporary world is subtle. Most of us don’t realize how affected we are by concentricity. Most people aren’t privy to the prevalent use of concentric circles for applications such as data mining, or protocols for tactical response by the police and military, or the design of our communities, both virtual and actual... We don’t realize that Microsoft researchers are mapping community dimensionally and using concentric circles to generate algorithms that enable programmers to create simulated environments to appeal to our basic human (circular) sensibilities. More>>
In early Tibetan painted portraits, founding masters of important Buddhist schools were often represented as holy personages. Using artistic conventions developed in India, Tibetan artists expressed the Buddhist ideals embodied in a particular person, exalting their human subjects to the level of buddhas. Mirror of the Buddha presents exquisite examples of these portraits, painted primarily in the eastern India-inspired Sharri style. Marking the third in a series of exhibitions that explores important Tibetan painting styles, Mirror of the Buddha will also analyze inscriptions and lineages, which are often overlooked yet of critical importance, as tools for dating these works of art. Mirror of the Buddha will be complemented by a full-color catalog rich with new scholarship, by curator David Jackson. More>>
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Between the Waters: The Emscher Community Garden is a water-supply infrastructure line between the Emscher River and the Rhine-Herne Canal. The project is a complete and sustainable water-supply system. It uses only water from the immediate area: the Emscher River, the Rhine-Herne Canal, rainwater and waste water. By putting the treatment process on display, it shows it is possible to reclaim and restore the natural habitat by using low-tech processes to construct a high-tech system More>>
3 comments:
Are you kidding? This doesn't sound right. What's the back story?
No it does NOT sound right. What is the FEONT STORY ???
Sounds like NYC calling. I was just there myself, and the scene still has heat....
Check out today's TP story. He got the boot. You don't have to read very far between the lines of what the director says to see why. I wouldn't place any bets on there being a Prospect.3.
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