Sorry All – have been swamped and superbusy. Will be out of town until Sunday so don’t expect much postin’.  Check back in August!!

xoAndy

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Artforum and e-flux are pleased to announce the launch of the Art & Education Papers archive, a new global platform for sharing and distributing research and knowledge in the field of contemporary art.

A&E Papers aims to exponentially widen the accessibility and reach of art-historical and critical discourse by hosting a free online platform for the publication and exchange of texts on modern and contemporary art. Art historians, students, critics, and artists alike will have the opportunity to gain access to a far greater and more focused readership than conventional publishing allows, while also enjoying unlimited access to a deep archive of scholarly writing by and for Art & Education’s rapidly growing audience, which currently comprises an international network of more than 70,000 visual arts professionals and academics. At a time when the distribution of many forms of knowledge remains confined to small conferences, private seminars, or specialized academic journals, we believe that the broad distribution and exchange of ideas is key to increasing dialogue in all aspects of art production, criticism, and history.

In order to build the A&E Papers database, we are now calling for either new or already existing scholarly articles from around the world. Texts should be comprehensive, research-based articles focusing on topics in 20th century and contemporary art. Texts may be culled from conference papers, seminar papers, dissertation chapters, etc. We ask that you submit pieces anywhere from 2,000 words to approximately 10,000 words and include a 100 word abstract and full contact information (or publication information for previously published texts). All submissions will be considered for publication on the website.

Please submit articles by email to papers@artandeducation.net and consult the website for further information and updates: http://www.artandeducation.net/papers

Art & Education is a collaboration between Artforum and e-flux.

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Merce Cunningham, the American choreographer who was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a major art and a major form of theater, died Sunday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 90.

read the rest on the NY TIMES.

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While the computer scientists agreed that we are a long way from Hal, the computer that took over the spaceship in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” they said there was legitimate concern that technological progress would transform the work force by destroying a widening range of jobs, as well as force humans to learn to live with machines that increasingly copy human behaviors.

Great article in the NY TIMES on the rise of the machines. Read the rest here.

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Fascinating interview on NPR this morning with author Nick Laird. While the bulk of the interview was about Laird’s novel Glover’s Mistake (which sounds fascinating, PR people take note and send me a copy!) I was particularly intrigued by Laird’s suggestion that there should be a slow language movement just like there’s a slow food movement. He was talking about – as many of us are – how the internet and new technology is changing the way we think, read, consume, etc. And he proposed a Slow Language Movement that would work on cultivating attention, deep reading, advocate for poetry. His thought was that the language of the internet is terse, tends towards the shallow and cynical just by nature of its limitations. It doesn’t really provide for reflection, introspection, depth or emotional nuance. So what can we do to cultivate these things?

What do you think? What would a Slow Language Movement look like?

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Dancing in the Streets has a fascinating program of local and international hip-hop choreography as part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Info below. And check out this interview with DITS’ artistic director Aviva Davidson over at infinitebody.

THU 8/6 LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS, MANHATTAN, 6-7/7:30-10 PM FREE

Josie Robertson Plaza, Columbus Avenue & 63rd
6 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright

Damrosch Park Bandshell, Amsterdam Avenue & West 62 Street
7:30 pm: DANCE. Full Circle, Chinese American Arts Council Martial Arts Society, FootworKINGz & Creation, Last For One, Lee In Soo Dance Project Followed by: RAP. Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew (Bajah, A-Klazz, & Dovy)

For more information, visit wwww.dancinginthestreets.org

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For those of you who missed Witness Relocation’s HAGGADAH back in March (reviewed here), here’s a short video trailer:

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From nau’s website:

This year’s $10,000 grant will highlight the efforts of people who move in the spirit of the Nau Collective…

ATHLETES who are challenging assumptions about what it means to move through the world.

ARTISTS, designers or other creatives who are moved to design better solutions to the world’s greatest problems.

ACTIVISTS who are seeding positive change in their communities, and moving others to do the same.

We’re receiving nominations from all corners of the Collective, but in the end, we can only give out one grant per year, and we’re relying on you to find our first official Grantee. (Scroll down to learn more.)

If you think this grant’s for you, you can nominate yourself. If it suits a colleague or a friend, you cannominate them, too (and nominate as many as you’d like).

Or if that step’s not for you, then you can skip it, and just vote. Have a look at the other nominees. See what’s happening across the country, or in your own backyard. Rate the stories you like, and spread the word about the Grant to everyone you know.

Nominations are open ’til August 17th, the voting ’til August 31st.

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Name: Michael Cyril Creighton
Title/Occupation: Actor/Writer/Sometimes Comedian
Organization/Company: Frequent Guest Artist with The Debate Society, Founding Member/Alumni of The New York Neo-Futurists, formerly of VH1′s Best Night Ever, Writer/Creator/Performer of the online sitcom JACK IN A BOX
URL: www.youtube.com/mccreighton

1. Where did you grow up and how did you end up where you are now?

I grew up on Long Island. I narrowly escaped the accent, spent 4 years in Boston where I attended Emerson College. Narrowly escaped that accent, as well. Now I live in Astoria, and sound vaguely Greek.

2. Which performance, song, play, movie, painting or other work of art had the biggest influence on you and why?

Well, that’s tough. Let’s start at the beginning…my first and constant obsession: Madeline Kahn. I am not Jewish. I am not a woman. I can’t really sing, and especially not opera. But at a very young age I remember watching her and wanting to be like her. She was fiercely funny but also had an amazing darkness about her. I love that. In college I read my first Nicky Silver play and my head exploded. He will always be a favorite. After I graduated college, I was inspired by Desiree Burch and Pat Candaras, two performers who’s comedy isn’t just about jokes…beautiful storytellers. Their work is deeply personal and twisted. They are the reasons I ever got up in front of a microphone. And I’m constantly inspired by the work of The Debate Society and feel really lucky to have worked with them. Great people, great play makers. I also get really excited by the work of Young Jean Lee (big time), Clay McLeod Chapman, Kyle Jarrow, Kenny Mellman, Dina Martina, Mike Daisey, Rachel Shukert, Stephen Brackett, Delaney Britt Brewer, Adam Bock…the list goes on and on and on. I’ve realized in order to sustain any kind of happiness I have to 1. create my own work and 2. surround myself with people who excite me not only creatively, but as people.

3. What skill, talent or attribute do you most wish you had and why?

I would like to be able to sing really well. And play the cello. Preferably at the same time. While someone plays the drums and the farfisa.Mostly, because I love music. This,I don’t think, is in the cards.

4. What do you do to make a living? Describe a normal day.

I manage a box office for an off-Broadway theatre company and ticketing agency. It’s fine. I spend the day answering phones, selling tickets, dealing with personalities and trying to keep my patience in check. So far so good. It also involves drinking a lot of coffee and devouring the internet.

5. Have you ever had to make a choice between work and art? What did you choose, why, and what was the outcome?

I’m trying to balance the two. I have a BFA in Acting, so let’s just say my skill set is not overflowing. I’ve been lucky enough to work some good theatre related day jobs since moving here…with a short stint as an HR Receptionist for a test prep service. I had to wear a blazer and pretend to be excited by SAT’s. It was terrible. But pretty early on I realized I was going to have to work a full time job to survive. I just made the promise to myself that I wouldn’t stop performing and creating. So far so good. Sometimes I have to say no to things, because I can’t afford not to work…but usually I’m able to figure it out. This is not to say I want to be selling tickets for the rest of my life, but right now, it’s giving me a lot of material to work with. That is for sure.

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Join us for the first showing of The Mattachine Project, a devised theater piece exploring and in response to Harry Hay and the oft-overlooked history of the Mattachine Society.

Directed by Stephen Brackett
Written by Dan Fishback in collaboration with the ensemble: Chris Andersson, Satya Bhabha, Yuval Boim, Sean Donovan and Philip Taratula. Ken Nielsen, Dramaturg, Andy Horwitz, Producer

July 28 @ 7PM
July 29 @ 7PM

at DIXON PLACE
161A Chrystie St. @ Delancey
part of the HOT! Festival

$15
USE DISCOUNT CODE HOTPROJECT for $4 off:
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/674435/prm/HOTPROJECT

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