Author: Vanessa Blaylock
Pssst… Newbie Blogger Initiative
FREE FORUMS.ORG, 24 May — May is Newbie Blogger Initiaitve month and a whole collection of new…
Diary #9
WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, 1989 — Oh gawd, this thing. Sophomore year. Saturday sushi-nite silliness. A group…
Diary #8
KONINKLIJK CONSERVATORIUM, 1995 — My grad school roommate Stacey Giachino and I in a couple of our…
The Walters Art Museum
BALTIMORE, 8 May — William Walters may have died in the 19th century, but today the museum…
Diary #7
TEL AVIV, 2010 — My sister Fiona, her boyfriend Karl, and Karl’s son Oskar on the beach…
The Curious Case of the ArcelorMittal Orbit
LONDON, 11 May — 26 months after being awarded the landmark 2012 Olympic commission, sculptor Anish…
Building Communities with Strangers
THE BLACK SUN, 12 May — In the physical world, you help the old neighbor carry their…
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…
Cousin Hannah
NASHVILLE, 12 June — formed in 2006 and releasing their Big Machine Records debut single Amen in…
Diary #6
KASSEL, 2007 — My sister Fiona and her boyfriend Karl at documenta XII. With documenta XIII opening…
Diary #5
NEW YORK CITY, 2010 — After my marriage to Mark had ended, my mother was ridiculously excited…
Diary #4
PALO ALTO, 2003 — Floating in Mark’s pool. He was making so much money back then. He…
Playing 20 Questions with Meandr@vatar
EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE, 5 May — Meandra has asked VR residents to answer 20 questions, about life…
Short Shorts
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, Spring 2012 — OMG Is it springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, or what!? Look…
The Public Square
ROBERT F PECKHAM FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, SAN JOSE, 2 May — Today Google Inc. made permanent their ban…
Diary #3
RYBNIK, POLAND, 1920 — My great-grandfather Eran Wasser circa 1920. My father’s mother’s father. His daughter went…
Diary #2
PALO ALTO, 1999 — Sleeping with Mark in his Palo Alto apartment. This is my proof. He…
Eric Whitacre / Virtual Choir
LINCOLN CENTER, 2 April — At the nexus of TED’s elitism, Thomas Kinkade’s populism, Sigfreid & Roy’s…
Diary #1
NEW YORK CITY, 1985 — For my sixteenth birthday Wendy and I got to go to New…
FIELD TRIP: Virtual Gallery Weekend Berlin
BERLIN, 28 April — Silent since the demise of Blue Mars, the VBCO Travel & Safari Co….
Weak Genes
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ, 27 April — Launched 10 April, and sued yesterday by 18 Olympic athletes claiming…
Gallery Weekend Berlin 2012
BERLIN, 26 April — Opening here tomorrow is Gallery Weekend Berlin 2012: 51 Galleries and 51 Openings…
Previz #65 – Close Encounters
NEW YORK – CHICAGO – SAN FRANCISCO – ACROSS ANY TABLE, 25 April — If art and…
VB35 – Like A Prayer
NEW YORK CITY, 17 March — In the roller coaster of life, soaring ascents are often followed…
Tupac Shakur 1971 – 1996 – 2012
INDIO, CA, 15 April — Tonight the late Tupac Shakur appeared at the annual Coachella Valley Music…
VB34 – Posters
KANDAHAR, 10 March — Today’s performance of Betty Tureaud and Vaneeesa Blaylock’s collaborative work, Net / Work,…
The WoW Factor LIVE!
STORMWIND CATHEDRAL, 21 April — Multiverse traveler Ironyca is working the ether again, this time appearing as…
The More Tag
YOUR KEYBOARD, 20 April — To use the “more” tag, or not to use the more tag?…
VB34 – Net / Work
KANDAHAR, 10 March — Light and space artist Betty Tureaud and performance artist Vaneeesa Blaylock collaborated for…
VB34 – Machinima
KANDAHAR, 10 March — Light & Space artist Betty Tureaud and performance artist Vaneeesa Blaylock collaborated for…