tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24872396899740173982024-03-14T02:33:34.386-07:00famous & anonymousLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-50370275528491742732013-12-11T08:48:00.003-08:002013-12-11T08:48:43.880-08:00Recent Published MaterialBack in November, I was hired as the Winnipeg correspondent for <a href="http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/index.php?cid=3" target="_blank">Akimbo</a>. I've since written a few reviews for exhibitions at Plug In ICA, Platform Gallery, and ARCH 2 (the gallery for the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba).<br />
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"<a href="http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/index.php?id=780" target="_blank">For My Dad</a>", Sherry Walchuk at ARCH 2<br />
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"<a href="http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/index.php?id=770" target="_blank">All of a sudden</a>" Group Show curated by Collin Zipp for Platform Gallery<br />
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"<a href="http://www.akimbo.ca/akimblog/index.php?id=792" target="_blank">Toxicity</a>" Group show at Plug In ICA <br />
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I also wrote a review for <i>Kolaj</i>, a new-ish magazine based in Montreal. You can read more about the magazine <a href="http://kolajmagazine.com/content/about" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<strong>“All of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche” at Graffiti Gallery</strong><br />
<strong> by Lisa Kehler</strong><br />
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When graffiti moves from the street into the gallery, there is often
mixed reaction. Despite the fact that its very essence springs from an
anti-establishment mentality, Graffiti Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba is
devoted specifically to the principles associated with this form of
street art. “All of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche” (16 May-5 July
2013) further confirms that the division between high and low art may no
longer apply to this medium.<br />
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Lamarche’s work is anchored in counter-culture history. The artist is a product of the New York graffiti scene of the early 1990s. In 1992, he launched the magazine <em>Skills</em>, a cut-and-paste effort that was a collection of photocopied images of graffiti. Finding a voice in collage seemed a natural progression.<br />
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Lamarche’s works are marked by a highly stylized interpretation of
typography, a standard in graffiti writing. He is known for crisp lines,
solid fills, and striking colour choices, which he applies to his collage work with delicate cuts and extremely precise placement. In his artist statement, Lamarche cites his recent collage work as having an increasing influence on the way he creates letters and paints walls.<br />
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At the gallery, massive brick walls are saturated with murals, prints
hang from metal pipes, and ink drawings are tacked to a floating black
wall. The exhibition includes collages, sculpture, and a site-specific
installation. Typically, when an artist
breaks through to a new style, he leaves behind his past styles. That
is not the case with Lamarche. The art on view traces the evolution of
Lamarche’s style through work created within the last few years. His
ability to glide back and forth between them all is noteworthy.
Lamarche’s creativity is channeled seamlessly and prolifically between collage, painting, drawing and sculpture.<br />
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In Lamarche’s collages, letters have a two-fold function: they
represent their alphabetic utility, but once assembled on canvas, they
are re-envisioned as pure abstract forms. In <em>The I’s Have It</em>
(2008), the letter I appears in countless colours, shapes, and sizes.
Lamarche’s configuration creates a form that mirrors the rise and fall
of an EKG wave.<br />
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A key work in the exhibition is <em>Italy</em> (2012) from the “City
to City” series. Six panels worth of paper scrapings from walls in
Venice are assembled. Peeled layers reveal patterns, letters and varying
textures hidden underneath. The collaged panels are hung horizontally
in a tight fashion, resulting in a clever recreation of a mini buffed
wall. Italy is the embodiment of Lamarche’s career: creating art from
the street that easily transitions to the gallery.<br />
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INFORMATION</h3>
<strong>Graffiti Gallery</strong><br />
109 Higgins Avenue<br />
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0B5 Canada<br />
(204) 667-9960<br />
Hours:<br />
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 9AM-5PM<br />
Wednesday, Thursday, 9AM-9PM<br />
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<strong>Image:</strong><br />
<em>Italy</em> from the “City to City” Series<br />
by Greg Lamarche<br />
12″x54″<br />
paper collage on wood panel<br />
2012<br />
Courtesy of Graffiti Gallery and the <a href="http://kolajmagazine.com/artistdirectory/">artist</a><br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-56597638706343273032013-09-30T07:43:00.001-07:002013-09-30T07:43:13.766-07:00Chris Burden Survey at the New Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="body-img"><span class="caption">Chris Burden, <em>Trans-fixed</em>, 1974. Performance on Speedway Avenue, Venice, California, April 23, 1974. Photo: Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Gallery</span></span></span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/chris-burden-extreme-measures" target="_blank">New Museum</a> is about to open their survey of Chris Burden's work, and again, I curse my familial roots for being set down in Manitoba, rather than New York. Chris Burden: Extreme Measures, opens officially tomorrow.<br />
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The curatorial statement is as follows:<br />
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<i>Burden’s epoch-defining work has made him one of the most important
American artists to emerge since 1970. Spanning a forty-year career and
moving across mediums, “Extreme Measures” presents a selection of
Burden’s work focused on weights and measures, boundaries and
constraints, where physical and moral limits are called into question. </i><br />
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<i>Over the past four decades, Burden has created a unique and powerful
body of work that has redefined the way we understand both performance
and sculpture. Startling at the time, his early works remain some of the
most extreme and influential performances of the era, inspiring younger
artists through his radical approach not only to the body but also to
issues within a larger sociopolitical context. In the 1980s, he began a
series of ambitious sculptures of increasing size and complexity using
materials common to childhood playtime activities (such as erector sets,
toy soldiers, model train sets, toy vehicles, and construction models)
to create miniaturized yet still monumental reconstructions of
structures and environments. These works diagram dense political and
historical relationships, and register the depth of our mechanical and
technological imagination.</i> <br />
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<span class="body-img">The exhibition will occupy five floors. Five floors of Chris Burden. Wow. </span><br />
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<span class="body-img">A personal favourite: Through the Night Softly, 1973</span><br />
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images from <a href="http://www.aganethadyck.ca/sizes846/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-83871927578214338782013-08-24T11:25:00.000-07:002013-08-24T11:25:02.024-07:00Storyboard P<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JE4X3sCVpws" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Straight up ethereal.<br />
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Found at Beth Stuart's blog, <a href="http://bethstuart.ca/makelikemakel/2011/08/storyboard-p.html#comments-5086eb9ae4b052c833ce4764" target="_blank">here</a>.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-55386650585363406832013-06-10T19:24:00.005-07:002013-08-24T19:06:35.374-07:00Francesca Woodman<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-28006246860442175942013-06-10T19:16:00.002-07:002013-06-10T19:17:47.562-07:00Allen Ginsberg's Suggested Reading ListA favourite tumblr of mine is 'angelheaded hipsters burning'. I just came across this <a href="http://fuckyeahbeatgeneration.tumblr.com/post/47712061162/naturaldisastronaut-poetsorg-allen-ginsberg" target="_blank">old post</a> which features a two-page typed list of recommended reading according to Allen Ginsberg. Guess I'll start at the top...<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-1449583997840727872013-02-04T09:42:00.004-08:002013-02-04T09:42:38.530-08:00Jerry Saltz on Outsider ArtI just finished reading an <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/jerry-saltz-on-the-outsider-art-fair.html" target="_blank">article</a> written by Jerry Saltz on 'outsider' art. it was good, and roughly echoed my sentiments on the subject. I was most moved by a comment made by The Museum of Everything, however.<br />
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Here it is in its entirety:<br />
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<i><span>"Mr Saltz, well said. We humbly bow our heads and prepare to march
on midtown. Yet within your huggable call to arms, there is more to be
uttered. <br /><br />The Outsider Art Fair has blossomed under Andrew
Edlin's spirited leadership. This weekend New Yorkers are drifting
through the gallery spaces like never before, wowed by the delicate,
private worlds on display. <br /><br />So is it a blip or a revolution?<br /><br />Artists
who make for themselves, not for us, whose languages are expressed
without mind to the market, museum or masses, reveal essential truths
about human creativity. <br /><br />Contemporary art opened our eyes to
their unusual forms and formats; yet the Duchampian gatekeepers of art
reject those who do not or cannot provide context. That's why the hidden
metaphors of invisible makers are rarely given priority.<br /><br />What you are actually talking about is segregation - no more, no less. <br /><br />Why
is Bill Traylor, one of the first African-American artists, not in
institutions for historical American art? Why is Henry Darger, the
grandaddy of post-modern fantasy, not in Tate Modern? Why are the
assemblages of Judith Scott, the poster-girl for learning-disabled
artists, not perceived as major artworks by major institutions?<br /><br />The
problem, as you rightly finger, are the words themselves. Since we
first spotted this brilliant, unruly stuff, we've been fencing it in. We
call these discoveries brut, naive, visionary, outsiders ... dammit, we
even call them primitives. <br /><br />These are people, just like us,
who are complex, just like us, who are black, just like us, who are
creative, just like us, who are disabled, just like us, and who are out
there, doing their thing, trying to make sense of the world around them.
<br /><br />That is why the work speaks so loudly. It represents us. It is us.<br /><br />So
you got it spot on, Mr Saltz. There are no outsiders. There is no
outsider art. We were created, so we must create. These artists reach
back to the caves and leap into the cosmos. And their vast, global,
secret, alternative history of art has existed long before the word
"art" decided what was hot and what was not. <br /><br />The troops are
assembled. The target is in sight. Creativity is a human right, not just
for some, but for all. Together we will change the trajectory of art
forever. <br /><br />Vive la révolution, The Museum of Everything</span> "</i>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-12002012232543897262012-07-17T15:01:00.000-07:002012-07-17T15:01:32.016-07:00LA MOCA<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">"It’s
a reflection of the crisis in cultural funding. It’s about the role of
museums in a culture where visual art is marginalized except for the
buzz around secondary market sales, it’s about the not so subtle
recalibration of the meaning of “philanthropy,” and it’s about the
morphing of the so-called “art world” into the only speculative bubble
still left floating (for the next 20 minutes). Can important and serious
exhibitions receive funding without a donor having a horse in the race?
Is attendance a sustaining revenue stream for museums? Has it ever
been? " <br /> -Barbara Kruger and Catherin Opie</span></h6>
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The woman being interviewed, Danielle, noted how successful the events were in the USA.<br />
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Incredibly, they are also raffling off a new glock pistol. So anyone who buys a ticket can win the gun.<br />
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I just don't understand how the people at Westman Dreams for Kids could possibly think this is a good festival to get behind. Kids and guns? I am reminded of my dearly beloved but long since departed Pearl Jam t-shirt from my teen years: 9 out of 10 kids prefer crayons to guns. Silly me, I thought that was a good thing....<br />
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And another reason I am <b>disgusted</b> with the pairing of children and guns. A 5 year old shot his 2 year old sister with a rifle marketed towards youth, ages 4 - 10.<br />
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2013/05/maker-of-my-first-rifle-for-kids-disappears-after-toddler-killed.html?cmp=rssLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-55922739433991069052012-06-28T20:18:00.002-07:002012-06-28T20:18:15.360-07:00I stumbled upon one hell of a website this evening. A site devoted to controversial works of art, complete with comments published in local media, answering messages, or interviews with the general public. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last 30 minutes laughing at some of the responses people have when they don't understand something.<br />
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I had two favourites:<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"> After the WAG selected as winner Jean Paul Mousseau's <i>The Blob</i>, 1955, in the annual juried exhibition:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;">"My painting is not a meaningless blob but an expression of the cosmic forces of the universe".<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">-Jean Paul Mousseau, prize-winning artist (Free Press, Nov. 8, 1955)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">And of course, in response to a show at teh Plug In in 1998:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;">"I don't really care for you
people using the Golden Boy as your gay thing. That's pretty gross.
That's Manitoba's honorable person standing up on that thing there.
That's pretty gross you guys".<br />
<span>-Anonymous caller to the Plug In answering machine, June 1998</span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you want to see how Winnipeg has responded to art over the years, I highly recommend Don Goodes <a href="http://plugin.org/1998/goodes/archive.htm" target="_blank">site</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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Feeling characteristically down, I
went to the internet to see what I could find. Normally I try 'funny
cats', but somehow I happened upon a website called '<a href="http://www.inthemake.net/" target="_blank">In the Make</a>:
Studio Visits with Artists and Designers. It is a site run by
photographer Klea McKenna and writer Nikki Grattan. The two travel
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The
site is beautifully laid out: boat loads of white space, clean text,
and vibrant colour photographs. I was immediately drawn to the entry on <a href="http://www.inthemake.net/Mary-Button-Durell" target="_blank">Mary Button Durell</a>.
Giant shaped paper reminiscent of my childhood attempts at geometric
beehives, spirograph fleshed out, and candy. Her medium is tracing
paper, wheat paste and recently adding acrylic paint. The result is
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"I’ve chosen to work with the properties of
light and translucency, biomorphic forms and patterns. The work has been
compared to natural worlds: subaquatic, celestial and cellular.
Depending on the process and the light, the individual pieces can take
on the characteristics of different, more solid materials such as wood,
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Seeing
her work seemed to make me feel temporarily better. If I could have a
wish right this moment, I'd wish that I could shrink down a la Alice,
and float through those beautiful wispy tunnels. </div>
<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-87314634051782144052012-05-17T11:28:00.000-07:002012-05-17T11:28:30.341-07:00FuriousI have to say, this Harper government is really getting to me. I find this country almost unrecognizable: from the days when I was a little kid learning in school about all of the things that made this country, well, this country, those defining characteristics are vanishing at such an alarming rate that I am shocked.<br />
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Let's reminisce for a moment, shall we? What do you remember about Canada when we were young? Our incredible abundance of natural resources, our steadfast decision to be a country devoted to staying out of wars (although I am keenly aware that we have a troubled, deeply troubled past), our support for the arts (admittedly mediocre support, but this recent trend is horrific)...<br />
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Well, a dear friend of mine just informed me of a decision laid down today: The closure of Experimental Lakes Area: a research site that has been functioning since 1968.<br />
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Borrowed from <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cuts-to-science-and-safety-department-of-fisheries-and-oceans-and-coast-guard-hit-by-second-round-in-six-months-2012-05-17">The Wall Street Journal</a>:<br />
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"One example of the very real impact on Canadians of the government's most recent decision regarding DFO is the withdrawal of support for research conducted as part of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) program. A region of remote lakes has been dedicated, since the late 1960's, to whole-lake ecosystem research. It has been the site of groundbreaking studies into the effects of pollutants, acid rain, freshwater aquaculture, and hydroelectric dams on freshwater ecosystems. The ELA is also where researchers track how Canada's freshwater ecosystems respond to climate change.<br />
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This latest round of cuts to the Department will affect positions for Biologists, Chemists and Researchers, Policy Advisors, IT Specialists and Commerce and Purchasing Officers in communities across the country: British Columbia(18), <b>Manitoba(27)</b>, the National Capital Region (16), Ontario(14), Quebec (25), New Brunswick(5), Newfoundland(10) and Nova Scotia(19).<br />
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"These cuts are not "back office" cuts. They are yet another blow to the federal government's capacity to use science to protect Canadians, their environment and our economic interests", said PIPSC President Gary Corbett. "<b>The government is eliminating programs that have generated world-renowned studies of freshwater ecosystems as well as impacting work to monitor Arctic contaminants, dioxins and other pollutants</b>."<br />
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WTF?! I feel sick. But what can I do? This is a concern that is facing all of us today-feeling our voices are not/can not/will not be heard....<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.safetyeh.ca/">www.SafetyEh.ca</a> and join the growing number of Canadians supporting public services.You can sign petitions, send letters to your MPs (they even look them up for you if you don't know who yours is), and you can also download an action kit to become more informed about what is happening.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-84965569430656337252012-04-22T08:43:00.000-07:002012-04-22T08:43:41.225-07:00Happy Birthday Dad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This picture was taken exactly 60 years ago today. Happy Birthday Dad. Miss you every single day.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-50961388418735131712012-04-05T12:40:00.004-07:002012-04-05T12:53:21.528-07:00Chocolate and DinosaursI was just rummaging through some old videos and came across this adorable clip of Oliver and I having a conversation. What a kid....<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G0Ou3k97nAo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-48656180490244620982012-04-02T08:42:00.002-07:002012-04-02T20:40:30.027-07:00Silence UpdateWhoever said 'silence is golden' was a wanker. Make noise.<br /> UPDATE: Silence can be cool too I guess, if you're busy.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-52148910470699617792012-04-01T15:29:00.001-07:002012-04-01T15:30:12.974-07:00Simply Stunning<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xusdWPuWAoU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The earth is incredible. Make that incredibly incredible in its incredibleness.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-63106767812312059962012-03-27T18:24:00.005-07:002012-03-27T18:37:14.822-07:00LOVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEey7MSx4pqZeod_Ud86BIdEqIDD08hBpXVQEcXKarMvumkfrIx4IKBbEQ3Bzgx5AIvH9fE3kbch03PFr5it_wWzegVtzMzR04Ys2fH07XWzLhubIcjitMwVk_sb_muYA9o9yI9_BOdiw/s1600/Robert-Indiana-Love.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEey7MSx4pqZeod_Ud86BIdEqIDD08hBpXVQEcXKarMvumkfrIx4IKBbEQ3Bzgx5AIvH9fE3kbch03PFr5it_wWzegVtzMzR04Ys2fH07XWzLhubIcjitMwVk_sb_muYA9o9yI9_BOdiw/s400/Robert-Indiana-Love.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724755765939301794" /></a><br />The word 'love', what does it mean? It has inspired countless songs, books, acts of bravery, poems and whispers. A four letter word that contains the strongest of emotions, the greatest of feelings, an unparalleled intensity, a softness, a deepness, a sadness, a devotion and dedication. Inspiration.<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rA2Adby5UDI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-65623363850743606302012-03-23T16:12:00.002-07:002012-03-23T16:13:26.057-07:00FantasticThis video is amazing. And scary.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a1r21jzpbso?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-60518701986775872902012-03-19T11:47:00.003-07:002012-03-19T12:02:53.125-07:00Love + Science =15:17 of pure awesomenessIf you can watch this short and not want to fall madly and deeply in love, or not become overwhelmed at the power of love, then we probably can't be friends.<br /><br />I watched this a few weeks back, and it hasn't left my heart since. I have been on a journey as of late, trying to find out what love actually is. Exploring things like how many kinds of love there are, how we react to it, why we react to it, all sorts of things really. <br /><br />Somebody once told me that I am a creature of love. And I like that. <br />Enjoy this video my friends...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33698394?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33698394">The Love Competition</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/brenthoff">Brent Hoff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-53392973161026021532012-03-01T09:55:00.002-08:002012-03-01T10:10:17.544-08:00Long time running....I forgot how beautiful the song, 'Long Time Running" by the Hip is. It just crept into my playlist somehow this morning and it made me smile. It reminds me of doing dishes in my little basement apartment on Corydon. I had bought 2 cassette tapes earlier that day-Tragically Hip and Linda Ronstadt. (The oddity of the combo has not gone unnoticed).<br /><br />I had a tiny ghetto blaster that my sister gave me that used to sit on the kitchen counter. I remember hitting rewind over and over listening to this song. <br />Mhmmm, I know-you are there too....<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZuwobLCaoWE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-80309040162311651842012-01-09T21:30:00.001-08:002012-01-09T21:30:38.216-08:00Best Title for an Essay Ever...Bad Hair Days in the Paleolithic: Modern (Re)Constructions of the Cave Man<br />by Judith C. Berman.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-30942825322195507582012-01-09T20:41:00.000-08:002012-01-09T20:44:53.093-08:00Jean Dubuffet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuB8Lc8jOIMngh4CI1k92fvvTUv84VMIbu678dCNE-29RuTDIBBUehLehdfjp2K0xV_sByEnsFPRCZby-KsalVMP-uNs5w5IYdMMJCCoEnG3-ySAYOEDhiXZ0kmXwCfzKdulFww3XfJ-G/s1600/jean_dubuffet_-_autoportrait_ii_-_1966.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuB8Lc8jOIMngh4CI1k92fvvTUv84VMIbu678dCNE-29RuTDIBBUehLehdfjp2K0xV_sByEnsFPRCZby-KsalVMP-uNs5w5IYdMMJCCoEnG3-ySAYOEDhiXZ0kmXwCfzKdulFww3XfJ-G/s400/jean_dubuffet_-_autoportrait_ii_-_1966.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695859219611652050" /></a><br />"The consideration given to the work of professional artists has had the effect of conditioning the public, of creating a state of mind which makes it responsive only to the art displayed in museums and galleries or to art that depends on the same frame of reference, the same means of expression. Any works which, out of ignorance or obstinacy, depart from the accepted codes are given no more than a passing or condescending glance; or, at best, they are granted the status of a marginal art. Yet it may be that this is a misguided view. It may be that artistic creation, with all that it calls for in the way of free inventiveness, takes place at a higher pitch of tension in the nameless crowd of ordinary people than in the circles that think they have the monopoly of it. It may even be that art thrives in its healthiest form among these ordinary people, because practiced without applause or profit, for the maker’s own delight; and that the over-publicized activity of professionals produces merely a specious from of art, all too often watered down and doctored. If this were so, it is rather cultural art that should be described as marginal."Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-48808083510455550662011-12-30T12:55:00.001-08:002011-12-30T13:09:54.805-08:00Rich AucoinMan, it has been so long since I posted. This is a result of moving half way across the country...again. Also a mixture of buying a new house, starting my Masters in Curatorial Practices, and just trying to be a good wife and mother.<br /><br />Lately I've been listening to a lot of great music, and although I generally share my faves on Facebook, I would rather use this medium to be able to talk about why they matter to me.<br /><br />The latest song that's got me reelin' is <a href="http://www.richaucoin.ca/">Rich Aucoin</a>'s 'It'. This boy is a star. I had the privilege to see him in Nova Scotia at the <a href="http://agnsyoungpatrons.ca/wordpress/events/">Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's Young Patrons Circle</a> fundraiser, ArtRising 2.0 (of which I was a committee member). I had heard of Rich, but never heard him. The show that he put on that night is one of my top 5 shows I have ever seen. He was engaging, smart, and FUN. I know that word is childish, but when the performer brings out a parachute (remember the ones from gym class?), and gets the audience to grab a corner and repeatedly wave it up and down while he sings in the middle, it is just plain fun.<br /><br />His anthemic songs can't help but tug at your softer side-leaving you feeling positive about the world. There is no wonder he is taking the music world by storm. And deservedly so....<br /><br />i just happened to have a wee chat with Mr. Aucoin and he advised that a trip to Winnipeg in 2012 is in the works.<br /><br />Now have a listen to the latest from Rich:<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xkuWgXhzxg4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-4441495321184069832011-04-27T10:20:00.001-07:002011-04-27T10:21:45.126-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHYCjjktlx3MUIYcUojt-qC7cIc_T4unenQ0AIGpLsVC3JezqtRnPyqpv3PC8HnhSDbaW_serd_QVK2UF8pzKJ5xTzkld8T3_vVUdIRssd3J_KoPEawrLJyDY0gtGUc05MvfTV6ae11Op/s1600/DSC_0956.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHYCjjktlx3MUIYcUojt-qC7cIc_T4unenQ0AIGpLsVC3JezqtRnPyqpv3PC8HnhSDbaW_serd_QVK2UF8pzKJ5xTzkld8T3_vVUdIRssd3J_KoPEawrLJyDY0gtGUc05MvfTV6ae11Op/s400/DSC_0956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600314647351227858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://halifaxmag.com/2011/04/blog/mother-mother-with-whale-tooth-at-the-paragon/">Mother Mother with Whale Tooth at the Paragon </a><br />Read my review for Halifax Magazine.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487239689974017398.post-39542445382902492072011-04-20T12:00:00.000-07:002011-05-19T05:29:08.033-07:00Pixies: I La La Love You<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOBPYhQZ_YGvUyUxAfdWT6gpwGmYj0ezWI8GQk-mFLP7Fy99kZH6azVF1rMbVfYhscvy7nIBcjED-6anx2uIhIPypKJIS5gjQ_bjlelnEgy38HEbYGAEaKXPs-CMn80g0lxOhMk0qVc59/s1600/DSC_0813.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOBPYhQZ_YGvUyUxAfdWT6gpwGmYj0ezWI8GQk-mFLP7Fy99kZH6azVF1rMbVfYhscvy7nIBcjED-6anx2uIhIPypKJIS5gjQ_bjlelnEgy38HEbYGAEaKXPs-CMn80g0lxOhMk0qVc59/s400/DSC_0813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608403244634897682" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://halifaxmag.com/2011/04/blog/pixies-i-la-la-love-you/">Pixies: I La La Love You</a><br /><br />This was my review of the Pixies show in Halifax. I will do another post about this one later.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03539127040050622612noreply@blogger.com0