Wednesday, May 4, 2011

May 2

Dan Graham

Homes for America 1966 photograph

Homes for America Detail

Paul McCarthy talks about Heidi
Paul Mccarthy,Heidi 1992

4 Utopian Communities That Bombed Miserably

Ghost Colonies: Failed Utopias, Forgotten Exiles and Abandoned Outposts of Empire by Ed Wright

rev·o·lu·tion   /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/ Show Spelled
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–noun
1. an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
2. Sociology . a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly and often accompanied by violence. Compare social evolution.
3. a sudden, complete or marked change in something: the present revolution in church architecture

ac·tiv·ist   /ˈæktəvɪst/ Show Spelled
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–noun
1. an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
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–adjective
2. of or pertaining to activism or activists: an activist organization for environmental concern.
3. advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously, especially a political cause: Activist opponents of the President picketed the White house.

April 25th

Agnes Denes



Antony Gormley
Antony Gormley, Field for the British Isles, 1993. Terracotta, overall size variable, each figure 80-260mm. © Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery

Ilya Kabakov the palace of project

April 11

Pil and Galia Kollectiv
Future Monument
Asparagus: A Horticultural Ballet


Wochenklausur

Interventionist Art by MassMoCA

Destruction of Ai Weiwei's studio