If you are interested in participating in this initiative please contact x_vizkult.org

Books through Bars is an organization that helps to fill prisoner request for books. There are splinters of this core idea throughout the US. I actually thought they were connected to the Books Through Bars branch in Philadelphia… But it turns out the Books Through Bars organization here in New York is only related through concept and nothing else. I meet some of the people from the NY group, some of who were also connected with the Prisoner Reading Encouragement Program and I plan to eventually learn more into how they function.

In case anyone is thinking about donating to a local books for prisoners program, it’s good to know what is on top of the request list. Photos of my used book selections that I felt met most of the requirements are beneath this list:

* African-American history, especially 20th century
* Native American history
* Latin American history
* Radical politics
* Social sciences and psychology
* Dictionaries, thesauruses, and Spanish-English dictionaries
* Learning world languages
* How-to (drawing, chess, sign language…)
* Mayan and Aztec history
* Memoirs and fiction by people of color
* Mythology
* Poetry anthologies

Red Power: The American Indian’ Fight for Freedom by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. Published by McGraw-Hill Paperback. This is an earlier addition published in 1971. There is a newer expanded addition.

Kara Walker, An Army Train, 2005

The first task of the colonizer is to map out the land. To cut it up, make it easier to negotiate.

It’s a curious thing that the idea of the colonizer popped into my head yet again at the New Museums’ lecture series. The first time was when Kara Walker made a proposition about the painter as the colonizer, the painting the colonized. I didn’t contribute to the discussion, but I had very strong feelings about her presentation, specifically because in evolving from the metaphor of a painting as being colonized, nobody brought up, or had the courage to bring up the idea of history, specifically in her work, as what is being colonized -the body that is bought and sold. This makes Walker the colonizer, claiming so boldly what is “hers”. Why didn’t anyone put this question forward?

And now today I am reminded again, of the colonizers and their “maps” when Hans Ulrich Obrist spoke about “Maps for the 21st Century”, spoke about his latest project. Though the idea of the colonizer isn’t as heavy and as direct as in Kara’s predicament, it’s still an interesting angle to see it from. First of all the “Maps” project is customary of Hans Ulrich’s process, that is to say it has been mapped-out before, most recently with his “Formulas for Now” book. It all begins with one idea, a minimal idea, this sets off a whole chain of events: idea/minimal guideline -> a call to the top artist -> artist respond -> eventually a show -> then a book, next project. It’s seems very complete and contained, which, despite the fact that he did mention some ideas never make it that far an others go on, has a life span and follows a well known route, it is mapped. But does it have to be? (…more on the map, what is a map and what is not, later)

The first map showing the Americas by Martin Waldseemuller, 1507

According to Hans Ulrich Obrist the initial idea for these projects does come from an unmapped terrain, in his introduction he spoke about the Oulipo Group and how their experiments in writing were an inspiration for the way he sets up his curatorial projects. And that he was also interested in this element chance, that sometimes these experiments can fail, see his “Experiment Marathons” project. So why is it starting to feel very mapped out? I wonder if it has anything to do with the “colonizer” aspect. That value is a big part of this picture, that creating culture, or converting culture to value has a lot to do with how far his projects get. So everything has to be mapped out, no unpredictable names in his books. Chance was a lie, it’s getting harder for his projects to fail. Museums and publishers bank on this. It all get’s checked off rather methodically.

Before I go on I have to say that -if you don’t know this already- Hans Ulrich Obrist uber-prolific, it is beyond human the amount of books, projects, shows, events, that he has put-out or helped with or whatever. I heard a rumor that he only sleeps 4 hrs a night- yeah, that kind of a guy. And of this output, I really only know of about a sliver of it. I probably can’t even imagine all that has worked on, both realized and unrealized, (see his “Unbuilt Roads” project). I can almost bet that there must be a handful of his projects that shatter my “colonizer/map” thesis here.

None the less, I have to say, that if a curator of the 21st century wants to take the role of the instigator -as if artists no longer have the capacity and power to do so- then he/she should be willing to go as far as an artist to see that these ideas get pushed beyond their expected life, beyond what is on the map. Just as the world asks the artist to be brave and stand outside of their comfort zone-even if it means starvation, so then too an artist can ask the same of curators, critics, and museums. Much like we found the work of Henry Darger – pages and pages of exploration into his world- so should we find of a curator of the 21st century.(Alright, I’ve already been getting comments that Darger isn’t the best example for what I’m trying to say, if there is a better one let me know. Or if it comes to me later, I’ll revise this post.)

Henry Darger's Studio, photo by Lerner, 1972

An example of a Hans Ulrich Obrist project that I thought broke the mold was a project that sounded courageous, but not in an overly heroic way like his marathons, but rather courageous in it’s simple gesture. His Brutally Early Club is a salon style event that happens all over London- simple as that, the brutal aspect is that it happens at 6:30AM -which I think is great, not because I’m a wanna be morning person, but because I think it’s important to get that out of the way, just before going into the studio, not after. Night events have the tendency to drag on, or morph into some dunken dance party. So what of the night artist? Guston and all those Ab-Ex-Men? Simple, they can stay up working all night and come to The Brutally Early club afterward, go home sleep, repeat. Another big plus is the sunrise, when was the last time you saw the sun rise?

“I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast. My breakfast happens very early, at 6.30am, because I wake up early. I founded a club, which is called the Brutally Early Club. It’s basically a breakfast salon for the 21st century where art meets science meets architecture meets literature. The reason why I decided to do my club at 6.30am in different cafés, which are open so early, is because in 21st-century cities it’s become very difficult to improvise. Everybody has a schedule and it becomes really difficult to decide from one day to the next to gather for a meeting. You have to plan it weeks and weeks in advance. It’s so important to have improvisation in cities. Most people are free at 6.30, so that’s the idea of the Brutally Early Club and I have done it ever since I moved to London.” -from The Q&A: Hans Urich Obrist at MoreIntelligentLife.com.

I noticed on The Brutally Early Club website that they have one in New York City. Anyone know where that is? Or want to establish a New York chapter with me?

Consumed,Repurpose-Driven Life – NYTimes.com
“America’s shopping infrastructure is vast and abundant. That’s the problem.”

The above is an article in the New York Times about the shopping mall crisis in the USA mentions the photography of Julia Christensen (above) which documents the conversions of big-box stores in the Big Box Reuse book and BigBoxReuse website and a new book with research on the phenomenon called “Retrofitting Suburbia,” by Ellen Dunham-Jones…

A similar book worth mentioning is Rem Koolhaas and his students’ work at Harvard called “The Harvard Guide to Shopping” …if you can get your hands on a copy. $112 and up on Amazon. [We happened to read the intro to Koolhass' "S, M, L, XL" in Vito Acconci's "Aesthetics of Information class" (Spring 08) and we also read a criticism of his books by Hal Foster in Siebren Versteeg's "Workshop in Design History" (Spring 08)]

In regards to re-purposing and mix-use space, here is a film by an artist friend of mine Hatuey Ramos-Fermin, which documents a special mix-use space in Holland.

Coexistence: “Since the year 2000 this Latin American migrants pentecostal church shares their worship space with a ping pong club in Amsterdam. Each weekend they transform the space.”

Finally, this is a great little guide book from architects Atelier Bow-Wow in Japan called “Made in Tokyo“… It’s an index of all the uniqueness of Tokyo’s architectural condition: very little space…

left: 50th Anniversary of the Armory Art fair, and right, it’s 75th Anniversary.

By the way, there is also an interview with the 75th anniversary event organizer Sanford L. Smith, who is also the organizer of the Art20, Modernism, The Outsider Art Fair (mentioned below), Works on Paper, and The New York Antiquarian Book Fair.

“Appendix Appendix” is an exploration of many things, art, design, philosophy, and more within the format of a TV series via a TV script. The radio performance for Performa is the 1st Pilot episode in the series. I think they are really shopping the script around for possibly actually producing the show.

“Appendix Appendix” mp3 page on Dexter Sinister

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 5th – NYC
Dance Dance Library Revolution!
A Book Drive / Librarian Dance Party
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No joke, the people at The Desk Set* have teamed up with Books Though Bars to collect books for prisoners as part of their “Dance Dance Library Revolution!” party. They’re specifically looking for paperback dictionaries and thesauruses*, so bring one in and get a free drink @ Enids in Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY. 10pm til 4am!

[*Books Though Bars does accept other books like African American, Latin American, Native American, and Mayan or Aztec History books, check their website below for more details. **About the Desk Set.." an informal group of librarians, archivists, library science students, and other individuals who love books"- from About Me, myspace.com/thedeskset]

Dance Dance Library Revolution – Dance party/book drive
FRIDAY, October 5 / 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
@ Enid’s
560 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
G train to Nassau or L train to Bedford
(at the corner of Driggs in Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

Books Through Bars

http://abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html

The Desks Set (myspace page)

http://www.myspace.com/thedeskset

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 6th – NYC
David Byrne Presents: How New Yorkers Ride Bikes
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As part of The New Yorker Festival David Byrne of the Talking Heads will host a “eclectic evening of music, discussion, film, readings, and surprises dedicated to the advancement of bicycling in New York City” Guest include Paul Steely White, Jan Gehl, Yves Béhar, Department of Transportation & the Department of Health, Buck Henry and Calvin Trillin, Classic Riders Bicycle Club, Young@Heart Chorus & a professional lock picker…

Saturday, October 6th, 7:30 p.m.
David Byrne Presents: How New Yorkers Ride Bikes
Town Hall ($16)
123 West 43rd Street

http://festival.newyorker.com/sat_event_list.cfm

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Thursday October 26 – PARIS
Projection: Robert Breer
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Palais De Tokyo presents Ugo Rondinone selection of films by American experimental animation master, Robert Breer.

Oct 26, @ 7:30 PM – PARIS
Palais De Tokyo
13, avenue du Président Wilson à PARIS
Métro Iéna / Bus 32, 42, 63, 72, 80, 82, 92 / RER C, Pont de l’Alma

http://www.palaisdetokyo.com

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Friday October 26 – NYC
Halloween Critical Mass Bike Ride & After party
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Surfing bike sites I came across Time’s Up’s website, the local promoter of Critical Mass. Critical Masses are city wide bike rides that meet once a month in cities around the world. In New York City they meet at 7pm, Union Square North every last Friday of the month, but this month is a little special, it’s a Halloween ride + a dance party afterwards! Wear your creepy costume and come ride! (vision impairing masks not recommended) Remember as their website state: “we [bicyclist] aren’t blocking traffic, We *are* traffic.” — Also For a list of Critical Mass events in your city, check Mike Bluejay’s Critical Mass Directory website, listing locations from Japan to Mexico.

Critical Mass Halloween Bike Ride (w/after party to follow)
Friday October 26
7pm, Union Square North

Halloween Dance Party Benefit
Friday, October 26th, 2007
Time: 8pm till late @ Time’s Up!
49 E. Houston St, bt Mott and Mulberry, NYC
sliding scale $10-$100

Times Up’s Ciritcal mass page:

http://times-up.org/index.php?page=critical-mass

Michael Bluejays Critical Mass Global info:

http://www.critical-mass.info

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Over The Opening – October 12th
On the second Friday of each month, from 8PM to 11PM, the artist
collective MTAA convert their N6th St. Brooklyn studio into a venue for
the presentation of time-based art. This month Michael Sarff.

http://tinjail.com/over_the_opening

Petitemort interview with MTAA

http://www.petitemort.org/issue02/18/

Nightmares in Red, Yellow, and Blue
Drawings, painting, and sculpture from Amsterdam’s three musketeers,
Dylan Graham, Fendry Ekel, Folkert de Jong.
Exhibition Dates: October 7 – November 25, 2007
Museum Dhondt Dhaenens

http://www.museumdd.be

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That’s all… for now!
Editors @ petite Mort

http://www.petitemort.org

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BOOKS, MAGAZINES, ETC.
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First off is the return of Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair THIS FRIDAY thru SUNDAY! This year there will be over 120 international publishers as well as various events… book signings by Meredith Minter, Sam Prekop of The Sea and Cake, Dexter Sinister will be launching “Appendix Appendix”, Kasia Korczak & Payam Sharifi will be signing “10th Century Road Maps and 21st Century Disaster”, a surprise performance presented by Performa, as well as the booths of Butt Magazine/Jop van Bennekom, LTTR, The Journal, Dot & Quotes/Red 76, This year there will also be a couple of film/video screenings, an installation by Lawrence Weiner, and an exhibition of over 150 books by Martin Kippenberger entitled “Refocus, Re-title, Release: the Books of Martin Kippenberger”. On the closing day Lovely Daze will be hosting performances by Bec Stupak and Crystal Understanding. Lots’ to do there & it’s all FREE, so check the website for more details..

NY ART BOOK FAIR
Sept 28-30
Frid Sat 11-7 Sunday 11-5pm

http://www.nyartbookfair.com

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FILM
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Also next week, starting October 3rd there will be a comprehensive presentation of Michael Haneke’s films & television productions at the MoMa. As a bonus Haneke will be present to introduce the screenings of Code Unknown (October 13) and Funny Games (October 15). Some of our favorite films are the ones that draw a parallel between the intimate domestic dysfunctional little world with larger human catastrophes, like Caché, Code Unknown, Benny’s Video. If you haven’t seen the original version of Funny Games (1997) in a big screen here’s your chance.

Michael Haneke’s Film/Video retrospective
at the MoMA (NYC)
October 3–15, 2007
www.moma.org

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Paul Noble has some new drawings and sculptures up at Gagosian gallery in Chelsea. Meanwhile Darren Bader has curated Wu-Tang Googolplex, an exhibit that is literally plastered on top of the past Patrick McMullan show at GBE@Passerby, more info on the project website newyorkisdead.biz Also Paul Chan will be one of the many distinguished artist and writers at BAMCafe’s 3 part discussion series “Between the Lines: Emerging Voices in American Literature and Film”. “Between the Lines” will be pairing reading w/ screening from people who are “reshaping the creative conscience of the United States.”

October 10 -John Wray, Wells Tower, Meehan Crist,Brent Green, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Mac Premo
November 14-Peter Orner, Samantha Hunt, Andrew Neel and Elizabeth Neel, Paul Chan
December 6 – Ander Monson, Diana George, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, A.L. Steiner and robbinschilds, Stephen G. Rhodes.

dot to dot, new work by Paul Noble
Sept 20 – Oct 27
Gagosian Gallery
555 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011

Wu-Tang / Googolplex Show (Congress)
Sept 26 -Oct 13th / Wed. – Sat. 1-7pm
@GBE@Passerby
436 west 15th Street, NYC, NY

Between The Lines @ BAM
3 part series.. Oct 10, Nov 14, and Dec 6
Brooklyn Academy of Music w/ A Public Space
www.bam.org

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Finally, we’ll end this email on a music note. The Lights, Lichens and Matteah Baim, are playing at the Silent Barn in Brooklyn (a Todd P event) this Friday Sept 28th, Animal Collective w/ Tickley Feather will be at Webster Hall this Sunday Sept 30. If that show is sold out they will also be playing Monday but with Vampire weekend instead of Tickley Feather

Lights / Matteah Baim / Lichens
Friday, September 28th 8pm – All Ages
At The Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Ave
Silent Barn on myspace
Todd P show info

Animal Collective w/ Tickley Feather
at Webster Hall NYC
Sept 30th Sunday
Animal Collective on Myspace
Tickley Feather on Myspace

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That’s all folks, we’ll keep you posted if any new events pop up!!

Oh, one last thing I forgot to mention, Vice completed their documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad, but we’ll have to sit tight before it premiers at theaters as I can’t seem to find it on youtube anymore . Check back to their website for more info on Heavy Metal in Baghdad.

Sincerely,
Editors @ petite Mort

http://www.petitemort.org

Jules de Balincourt
Parsons Fine Arts Lecture Series

Swayduck Auditorium
65 Fifth Ave.

Wed, Apr 11 – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Tickets: Free

Continuing Parsons Fine Arts Lecture series, this month’s guest artist is Jules De Balincourt.

Jules de Balincourt has been described as a painter of new American landscapes. Comparing old Europe with America, Balincourt notes: “America has a particular type of schizophrenic dysfunction that I love. My work lives from the collision of all these cultures in one place.” Born in France, Balincourt now lives and works in Brooklyn and was recently selected by curator Joao Ribas as one of the seven New York-based artists for the HangART-7 exhibition in Salzburg, Austria, entitled “New York Contemporary: Art Times Squared.” He is represented in New York by Zach Feuer Gallery.

Ticket Info: Free and open to the public
from: http://www.parsons.edu/events/event_detail.aspx?eID=756

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Lilly Allen Afterparty at Love
w/Mark Ronson & Yo Yo
sponsored by Dazed and Confused

Wednesday, April 11th: 9pm-late

Location: Love
40 West 8th Street
(MacDougal & 6th Avenue)

Tickets: $10 before midnight (open bar til 11pm)

I know we’re gonna catch heck for posting this event but I couldn’t resist. This is quoted as the official after party for her sold out show at Irving Plaza, which reopens today as The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. This is the inaugural show at new Irving Plaza after having been renamed and redesigned by it’s owners Fillmore in San Francisco. Anyhow, I have been tipped off that Love, the After Party venue has an excellent sounds system, so if Lilly’s lil’ hollers don’t keep you up, the beats provided by Mark Ronson, Aaron Lacrate, and Yo-Yo of Notting Hill Arts Club fame surely will.

For the early birds, Dazed & Confused Digital is having a film screening, of what I’m not sure, at 9pm + open bar til 11PM

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To Build A Fire
Group show curated by Yuri Masnyj

Rivington Arms
4 East 2nd Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10003

Opening: Friday Arpil 13th, 7-9 PM
Show continues April 13 – May 12

Gavin Anderson
Olaf Breuning
David Brooks
Eric Fertman
Matthew Day Jackson
Anya Kielar
Justin Valdes
Sara Vanderbeek

Yuri Masnyj assembles a moody mix of young artist perfectly fitting for this Friday the 13th. @ Rivington Arms.

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Sea of People
A public rally and installation for climate change action, NYC

With Earth Day officially Sunday April 22nd, the people at Sea of People are rallying early this month by urging everyone to come out, support, and ask Congress to cut carbon emissions by 80% by the year 2050:

“The SEA OF PEOPLE project combines the dynamics of a mass rally with the expressive power of an interactive artistic installation. A noon rally at Battery Park (main lawn) will kick off the event. Then, thousands of participants, ideally dressed in blue, will stretch north in two columns along the projected eastern and western 10-foot waterlines that may one day redefine lower Manhattan under the ten-foot sea level rise scenario. Creating, in essence, a Sea of People! ” Sea of People Website

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Laurie Anderson and Wim Wenders in Conversation
At The Rubin Museum

April 14, 2007 – 6:00 PM

Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tickets: $18 includes Museum admission.

The performance artist and filmmaker in conversation. Laurie Anderson has an installation in the Rubin’s current exhibition The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama called From the Air. She and Wings of Desire director Wim Wenders exchange views on their work and world perspective. Wenders’ Paris, Texas is being screened at RMA on Friday, May 25.

more info: Rubin Museum of Art

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The Magic Flute
William Kentridge @ BAM

APR 9 & 11 AT 7:30PM
Tickects: $30, 55, 85, 110

APR 13 & 14 AT 7:30PM
Tickets: $40, 65, 100, 125
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
In German with English subtitles

In order to thin out this weeks event we slotted the Saturday performance as the one to attend. Besides, I’m sure this event has more publicity to champion even Lilly Allen meets the new Fillmore NY. William Kentridge is magical, Mozart’s opera suits him well. “Der Holle Rache kocht in meinen Herzen”, one of the most famous arias will be performed by Milagros Poblador (Queen of Night). p.s. milagros translates to miracles from Spanish, which is what it takes to get through that challenging piece.

Short YouTube interview with William Kentridge in Naples with The Magic Flute.

Also if you miss this event, you can catch a discussion with William Kentridge and Laurie Anderson at the Artist Set the Stage MoMa on April 17th. (see below for more info)

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Bard Graduate Thesis Exhibitions
Sunday April 15, 2007 – Sunday April 29, 2007.

Opening reception: Sunday, April 15, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Location:
Center for Curatorial Studies
Bard College, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
845-758-7598 | ccs@bard.edu | http://www.bard.edu/ccs

Regular Museum Hours
Wednesday – Sunday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Tickets: All CCS Bard exhibitions are free and open to the public. Limited free seating is available on a chartered bus that leaves from New York City for the exhibition opening. The bus returns to New York City after the reception. Reservations must be made in advance by calling the Center at 845-758-7598.

in someone else’s skin
Artists disclose how social and political violence manipulates and transforms individuals, often in unexpected ways. (Allora & Calzadilla, Leon Golub, Miguel Luciano, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Carlos Motta, Oscar Muñoz, Rosana Paulino)
Curated by Rebeca Noriega-Costas

Facts on the Ground
Projects that retool social, political, and historical information systems of the city. (Bernard Khoury, Sarah Oppenheimer, Sean Snyder, Spatial Information Design Lab) Curated by Amy Owen

Stutter and Twitch
Video and photographic artworks reveling in suspended time. (David Claerbout, Yael Bartana, Johanna Billing, Nancy Davenport, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Kristan Horton, Adad Hannah) Curated by Chen Tamir

more info: Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture at Bard

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Spotlight: Artists Set the Stage
Laurie Anderson and William Kentridge
Artist Speak with Glenn D. Lowry

April 17, 2007 – 6:30 PM

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497

Tickets: $10; members $8; students, seniors, and staff of other museums $5 also on ticketweb.

Artists break boundaries, working in a variety of mediums and blurring the lines between them. Since the early twentieth century, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers have gone beyond traditional visual art forms and taken their artistic process to the stage, collaborating as theater and opera directors and set designers. Through presentations and a conversation moderated by MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry, performance artist Laurie Anderson and William Kentridge—director and scene designer for BAM’s spring production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute—discuss how they bring their creative process to performance.

MoMa Event “Spotlight: Artists Set the Stage” info page

Episode 1 of The Black Scorpion of Baghdad, a 7 part documentary that follows a heavy metal band Acrassicauda (l. black scorpion) in Baghdad after the US invasion with footage of concerts in and around war torn Baghdad.

It amazes me how simple it was for Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti to enter Iraq without embassy visa approval. If you’re interested, they point out that there are chartered planes from Germany that can take you into the Kurdish airport sans problem, it’s getting from the Kurdish north to Baghdad that’s more than just a hop-skip-and a jump into the capital. And if you can afford $1500 a day, you can hire one of many private contractors to shuttle you in and out of the green zone, bullet proof vest included. (BYO bullet proof helmet) These guys are serious metal head roadies- kudos to Vice Mag.

At the time of writing, only episodes 1-4 are posted on the VBS The Black Scorpion video page. I think episode 5 is floating around on youtube is you search “Heavy Metal Baghdad”.

Vice TV (vbs.tv) is produced by Brooklyn’s own Vice Mag, the same fellows who brought you the Do’s and Don’ts book, a rude and crude toilet reader for the fashionista in all of us.