Author: Vanessa Blaylock

As a virtual public artist my work invites avatar communities to express their identity, explore their culture, and demand their civil rights.
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Pssst… Newbie Blogger Initiative

FREE FORUMS.ORG, 24 May — May is Newbie Blogger Initiaitve month and a whole collection of new…

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Diary #9

WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, 1989 — Oh gawd, this thing. Sophomore year. Saturday sushi-nite silliness. A group…

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Diary #8

KONINKLIJK CONSERVATORIUM, 1995 — My grad school roommate Stacey Giachino and I in a couple of our…

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, original William Walters 1884 Gallery
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The Walters Art Museum

BALTIMORE, 8 May — William Walters may have died in the 19th century, but today the museum…

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Diary #7

TEL AVIV, 2010 — My sister Fiona, her boyfriend Karl, and Karl’s son Oskar on the beach…

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The Curious Case of the ArcelorMittal Orbit

  LONDON, 11 May — 26 months after being awarded the landmark 2012 Olympic commission, sculptor Anish…

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Building Communities with Strangers

THE BLACK SUN, 12 May — In the physical world, you help the old neighbor carry their…

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My Vagina in the 21st Century

http://youtu.be/4iMBUoxLOmA   LOS ANGELES, 3 May — 18 years after Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking The Vagina Monologues, Funny…

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Cousin Hannah

NASHVILLE, 12 June — formed in 2006 and releasing their Big Machine Records debut single Amen in…

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Diary #6

KASSEL, 2007 — My sister Fiona and her boyfriend Karl at documenta XII. With documenta XIII opening…

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Diary #5

NEW YORK CITY, 2010 — After my marriage to Mark had ended, my mother was ridiculously excited…

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Diary #4

PALO ALTO, 2003 — Floating in Mark’s pool. He was making so much money back then. He…

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Playing 20 Questions with Meandr@vatar

EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE, 5 May — Meandra has asked VR residents to answer 20 questions, about life…

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Short Shorts

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, Spring 2012 — OMG Is it springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, or what!? Look…

Vaneeesa Blaylock descending the steps of the federal courthouse in San Jose, CA after her losing her appeal against Google Inc. today
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The Public Square

ROBERT F PECKHAM FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, SAN JOSE, 2 May — Today Google Inc. made permanent their ban…

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Diary #3

RYBNIK, POLAND, 1920 — My great-grandfather Eran Wasser circa 1920. My father’s mother’s father. His daughter went…

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Diary #2

PALO ALTO, 1999 — Sleeping with Mark in his Palo Alto apartment. This is my proof. He…

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Eric Whitacre / Virtual Choir

LINCOLN CENTER, 2 April — At the nexus of TED’s elitism, Thomas Kinkade’s populism, Sigfreid & Roy’s…

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Diary #1

NEW YORK CITY, 1985 — For my sixteenth birthday Wendy and I got to go to New…

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FIELD TRIP: Virtual Gallery Weekend Berlin

BERLIN, 28 April — Silent since the demise of Blue Mars, the VBCO Travel & Safari Co….

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Weak Genes

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, 27 April — Launched 10 April, and sued yesterday by 18 Olympic athletes claiming…

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Gallery Weekend Berlin 2012

BERLIN, 26 April — Opening here tomorrow is Gallery Weekend Berlin 2012: 51 Galleries and 51 Openings…

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Previz #65 – Close Encounters

NEW YORK – CHICAGO – SAN FRANCISCO – ACROSS ANY TABLE, 25 April — If art and…

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VB35 – Like A Prayer

NEW YORK CITY, 17 March — In the roller coaster of life, soaring ascents are often followed…

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Tupac Shakur 1971 – 1996 – 2012

INDIO, CA, 15 April — Tonight the late Tupac Shakur appeared at the annual Coachella Valley Music…

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VB34 – Posters

KANDAHAR, 10 March — Today’s performance of Betty Tureaud and Vaneeesa Blaylock’s collaborative work, Net / Work,…

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The WoW Factor LIVE!

STORMWIND CATHEDRAL, 21 April — Multiverse traveler Ironyca is working the ether again, this time appearing as…

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The More Tag

YOUR KEYBOARD, 20 April — To use the “more” tag, or not to use the more tag?…

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VB34 – Net / Work

KANDAHAR, 10 March — Light and space artist Betty Tureaud and performance artist Vaneeesa Blaylock collaborated for…

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VB34 – Machinima

KANDAHAR, 10 March — Light & Space artist Betty Tureaud and performance artist Vaneeesa Blaylock collaborated for…