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Nurture Art Call for Video Artists

by Helen Homan Wu on September 13th, 2010

Just received this in my mailbox. Thought I’d share it with our readers. Nurture Art is a warm and tight community, with a decent space in E. Williamsburg. Check them out if you haven’t already.

www.nurtureart.org

2010 Philly Fringe

by Helen Homan Wu on September 9th, 2010

Charlotte Ford (CHICKEN)

It’s an overwhelming week in the New York art world. And I guess the fashion world as well. In these circumstances, planning is crucial so that you’ll get the most out of the week. The map feature on Artcards is super useful, and it’s what we use here to navigate easily around town to see shows. This weekend though, Philly looks even more exciting with the Philadelphia Live Arts Fringe Festival happening all over the city. Founded in 1997 by experimental artists, the festival showcases a collective of over 188 shows, national and international, that include dance, sound, visual art, theater, and film. Until now, Philly Fringe has been an unfiltered festival, where new and established artists present their work free of a standardized selection process.  Program and festival details are here: http://livearts-fringe.org

2010 Live Arts Philly Fringe Festival
September 3rd to 18th

Check back for updates and reviews.

Lucinda Childs with music by Philip Glass and film by Sol LeWitt (Dance)

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This Week’s Featured: Gaia and Clown Soldier

by Helen Homan Wu on September 7th, 2010

Clown Soldier and Gaia

Gaia and Clown Soldier have just gotten back from the Living Walls Conference in Atlanta. They told me the event was amazing, hanging out and connecting with other street artists, and just having the freedom to create on the streets. Photos from a previous post here.

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Hector Canonge: Golden Cage in a Black Basement

by Howard Hurst on September 3rd, 2010

As I descended the basement steps of the tiny one room Y gallery on Thursday night I had few expectations.  I was there to see “Golden Cage” a seven day performance by New York artist Hector Canonge, which opened on Wednesday. The project is inspired by the 18th century poet Sayat Nova’s descriptions of growing up as an immigrant in the USA. Canonge describes the project as a reflection on the lives and experiences of illegal immigrants, who often forsake human rights and basic freedoms for the materials gains offered in the west. Continue Reading More »

Yoko Ono @ MoMA

by Howard Hurst on September 2nd, 2010

Featured Artist: Miles Mendenhall

by Helen Homan Wu on August 31st, 2010

photo: hw

Entertainment sells. Up until I met Miles Mendenhall last Thursday at Half Gallery’s opening, I was pretty much living in a hole. Of course I knew about Bravo’s Work of Art reality series, and had even given it about thirty minutes of attention on hulu before losing interest. It’s hard to justify my time sitting and watching a reality show about art that’s not actually about art, but more about selling the idea of what art is suppose to be about. The show could easily be read as a ploy needed by broadcast television to shake things up a bit, because who watches television anymore? When I was introduced to Miles, his work, and subsequently all of the events that led to his show at Half Gallery, I couldn’t resist having a chat with him to hear about his take on Work of Art. Continue Reading More »

Paradise Now! Art Meets Music on the Lower East Side

by Howard Hurst on August 30th, 2010

Metal Rouge. Photo by Lemule Barbour

Matthew Mcauley. Photo by Carissa Pelleteri

When I arrived at White Slab Palace, a stripped down art space in the heart of the lower east side on Saturday night, I had little idea of what to expect. The event, Paradise Now! curated by Artcard’s own Helen Homan Wu, proved to be a cultural tour de force, combining the work of six musicians, three visual artists, and the improvisational poetic styling of poet/writer/DJ Anavelyse. Continue Reading More »