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Repository 235: Changing Patterns
On the eve of my daughter’s graduation, big launch, and leaving the family nest, I am in a proud moment of grief and growth. I am feeling the most unusual mix of emotions. As always, art is my salve. Preemptively grieving last winter I was looking at a recent series of work by Colin Kippen. The work centers on disposable banal objects turned into brute, cement, permanent, and un-budging objects attached to the walls of a coffee shop in Portland….
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Repository 196: Manifesta | Excrement Makes Its Powerful and Relevant Case Again
This year one of the major nomadic biennales in Europe, Manifesta 11 is going on in Zurich. Manifesta was born in the 90s as a response to the Cold War where artists were reflecting on social, political and cultural realities in the area. The curator this year is German artist Christian Jankowski, and the title is “What People do For Money – Some Joint Ventures”. Essentially there are 30 artists making new commissions, 30 satellite venues and two main institutions showing the…
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