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Repository 191: Coloring Project | A Playful Exercise in the Serious Business of History and Context
The following essay will appear in the Spring Issue of “Picture Sentence”. It is currently being polished by a thoughtful editor, meanwhile I thought you might enjoy the raw thoughts. Thank you for reading! xo “We need a Ministry of Disturbance, a regulated source of annoyance, a destroyer of routine, an underminer of complacency, or, in other words, a ministry of aesthetic activity.” – Asger Jorns, “The Natural Order” Dear artist: Who are you? What do you do? How do…
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Repository 106: A Case for the Critic | A Vital Tool in Art Ecology
Last night I went to a panel discussion of regional art institutions discussing various streams of support to artists. The talk was moderated by a 30-year veteran curator from the area. The net of the conversation was pretty safe, all parties from alternative artist-centered spaces, to larger and more endowed institutions agreed that artists are not receiving the funds that they need, and simply that it is hard to raise money for the arts. One of the more ghastly moments…
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