Witness to Her Art: Measures of Distance
In understanding the piece by Mona Hatoum, we find a jarring statement on her place in the world as an exiled female artist. From U B U W E B: This videotape is perhaps...
Category: Notes // Research
Lecture: Yasmil Raymond
The process of art defined by Yasmil Raymond is a curious one. She studied art at the Chicago Institute yet has a distinctly West Coast style and mentality about process. when it comes to...
Death and Stillness
In Mulvey’s Death at 24x a Second: Stillness and the Moving Image, there is a great interest in the way in which the moving and still image are related and unrelated. While Mulvey goes into...
Ai Weiwie + Alcatraz
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3036239/in-photos-ai-weiwei-goes-to-alcatraz This cannot be happening. I can’t even believe this. I need to go. Now. Ai Weiwei has transformed the famed prison off the coast of California into a new show for his works....
Postcards from the Future
http://www.london-futures.com/ Easily one of the most jarring and important statements on the hypothetical future of Earth, “Post Cards of the Future” seeks to explore and transmit the damaging effects we as inhabitants are having...
Lecture: Nicholas Muellner
[Note: Unfortunately, I was unable to attend Nicholas Mueliner’s recent lecture at Cornell University due to an information session held at the same time. In place of my usual lecture write-up, I will...
Devil’s in the details…
Check out http://exercism.io/ – the newest site for learning how to program in a quick and receptive manner. Unlike so many other educational programming services, exercism.io is full of a supportive community of new coders and...
The Language and Light of Film
“Editing is one of the most significant developments in the syntax of cinema because it allows for a departure from the fixed perspective on the scene and for the continuous duration characteristic of theatre. ” (Corrigan 112)...
[Lecture] James Casebere: Scales and Dimensions
There is nothing worse than finding out that the artist whose work you are in complete awe of is also an extremely sincere and intelligent individual. Some people just have all the luck! As...
Pipilotti Rist Doesn’t Miss Much
The work of Pipilotti Rist is, on its own, phenomenal merely for its ability to be self aware. Aware of its place in historical context. Aware of its effects on the viewer. Aware of...
