Category: City

The virtual century didn’t kill journalism or libraries, it stripped away artifacts on their journey to a golden age. So too virtuality isn’t the end of The City, it is the rebirth. The new, permeable city interacts with many publics in a complex world. Let’s take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight, in Virtual Suburbia.

Video frame looking up to sky in Kassel of helicopter transporting large figurative statue
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dOCUMENTA (13) Helicopter

KASSEL, 6 June — Even before the drama with Critical Art Ensemble’s dOCUMENTA (13) helicopter rides, our…

research poster by Kathleen Cool
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Posters, Videos and Other News

First off, I want to thank everyone for “liking” my first post. Such a show of support…

photo of Kathleen Cool and her avatar
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New Girl on the Blog

Ok, so Vaneeesa and I started talking about my dissertation and failed blog a few weeks ago…

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When the Fourth Wall Falls

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve demolished the fourth wall since I posted the original version…

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Other interesting pieces

Sam Durant did a large piece you can walk into using forms taken from gallows to question…

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CAE Part 2

KASSEL, 9 June — Fear not dear reader! Yes the Critical Art Ensemble’s massive banner did come…

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Critical Art Ensemble

KASSEL, 9 June — It’s opening day of dOCUMENTA (13) here in Kassel, the first of the…

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More art at the Natural History Museum

KASSEL, 8 June — dOCUMENTA (13) opens tomorrow! Trilby Minotaur is there today! In this page of…

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Dollhouse 1

http://youtu.be/yDcEKo4V7fA   LOS ANGELES, 2009 — A computer is hardware that runs software. You can boot your…

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Trilby Finally Sees Some Art

KASSEL, 8 June — our international artist and European field reporter Trilby Minotaur has sent back another…

Trilby Minotaur at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel a week-and-a-half early to set-up
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dOCUMENTA Update

KASSEL, 6 June — Our own real & virtual bookbinder & international artist of mystery is spending…

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Trilby Does dOCUMENTA!

Trilby is leaving for Kassel on Saturday to attend dOCUMENTA 13. She will be blogging it here….

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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52 Weeks of Pink

VANCOUVER, 20 May — Oh, wait, no, no, 52 weeks of color, one week of pink! Just…

 5 Comments on The Curious Case of the ArcelorMittal Orbit
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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…

 4 Comments on The 994 99 L$ Shop is Open!
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The 99% 99 L$ Shop is Open!

Sneakers, boots and freebies (more coming) avalable at the 99% 99 L$ shop. Everything is 99 L$…

 6 Comments on Short Shorts
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Short Shorts

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

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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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Bullshit on Demand

THE HAGUE, 9 April — Vaneeesa Blaylock’s skill at detecting bullshit, or at least her glee at…

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Garage Band & Public Storage

YOUR GARAGE, 2 April — paradoxically, this unassuming place is both the place where creativity is born……

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The Mauritshuis is Closing!!

http://youtu.be/i3TNPPoPYm0 THE HAGUE, 1 April — Today is the last day for the next two years that…

image from the film "Somewhere in Time." Modern day Christopher Reeve stares at a photo of Jane Seymour
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Being Outed

CHICAGO, March 1912 — As the nymwars have helped elucidate, there are many reasons to use a…

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Kodak Theatre

LOS ANGELES, February 26 — As long as I was in Los Angeles thru Saturday for CAA…

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Nancy Popp

LOS ANGELES, February 25 — CAA: final event, final day: Performing Space. CHAIR: • Nancy Popp, Independent…

Un-Space Ground flier
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Un-Space Ground

LOS ANGELES, February 25 — Un-Space Ground: The Unvisited, Unnamed, and Uninhabited Empty Areas beneath the Normally-Used…

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Where is Public Space?

If you have to push a door to get inside, it’s not public. LOS ANGELES, February 25…

Rachel Beth Engenhoefer, "Currently in the Studio"
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Code as Craft

LOS ANGELES, February 24 — CAA Panel: Code as Craft: Programming in the Art & Design Curriculum…

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The “Privileging” of Visual Art

LOS ANGELES, February 24 — CAA Panel: Is it Time to Question the “Privileging” of Visual Art?…

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Public Art in the Virtual Sphere

LOS ANGELES, February 23 — CAA Panel: Public Art Dialog: Public Art in the Virtual Sphere During…