Dear Communities of Support,
The “investigations” by University of California San Diego/University of California of Office of the President of professor Ricardo Dominguez and Electronic Disturbance Theater/b.a.n.g lab’s performances and projects continues. The cost of legal support is growing and we would appreciate your economic support.
To donate to our legal action fund please click here:
http://banglabinexile.pbworks.com/Donate-to-the-Ricardo-Dominguez-Legal-Suppo…
Thanks to all the communities who have already supported the legal support fund in spirit and funds.
To learn more about the “investigations” and support for Professor Ricardo Dominguez and Electronic Disturbance Theater/b.a.n.g lab click here read and watch these news reports about the “investigations”:
Digital Zapatismo and the Threatened Persecution of Prof. Ricardo Dominguez (UCSD) by John Armenta: http://thevirtualcampfire.org/garibaldi/2010/05/ricardo-dominguez
UC San Diego professor who studies disobedience gains followers – and investigators By Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/07/local/la-me-ucsd-professor-20100507-53
Ucsd Hacktivism “Affective – Not Effective!” – Fox News Video: http://bang.calit2.net/2010/05/ucsd-hacktivism-fox-news-eeek/
Letters of support:
Open letter from the Visual Arts Department (UCSD) http://bang.calit2.net/2010/05/letter-of-support-visual-arts-department-ucsd/
Open letter from the UCSD Faculty Coalition: http://bang.calit2.net/2010/04/ucsd-faculty-coalition-letter-to-svc-drake/
Letter Of Support Started At Duke University: http://bang.calit2.net/2010/04/letter-of-support-started-at-duke-university/
Many other letters of support can be found at: http://bang.calit2.net
Petition:
Stop the De-tenuring of Ricardo Dominguez http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-de-tenuring-of-ricardo-dominguez
Thank you so very much for your continued support.
Abrazos, Ricardo Dominguez, Electronic Disturbance Theater/b.a.n.g lab
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What follows is an invitation to submit art for the Freedom to Create Prize.
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The Freedom to Create Prize is an international celebration of the power of art to promote social justice, build the foundations for an open society and inspire the human spirit. Last year over 1,000 artists entered from more than 80 countries; it is free to enter, and all artists working in a wide range of art forms are welcome to apply.
This year’s Prize consists of three categories: the Main Prize, open to individuals or artistic groups in all creative fields; the Imprisoned Artist Prize, focusing on artists who are currently imprisoned for their artwork and the Youth Prize which is open to artists under the age of 18. The total prize fund is US$ 125,000 which will be divided between the winning artists and their nominated advocacy organisations to further the cause their artwork has highlighted. Nominations for 2010 are open until 15 August 2010.
Simply go to http://www.freedomtocreate.com/Prize-Apply.asp to apply.
Aside from the Prize, Freedom to Create works to share entrants’ talents with the rest of the world. In addition to our exhibitions in London and New York, we also have a global touring exhibition. Most recently, we have showed at HIFA in Harare and the Queen’s Palace in Afghanistan. All entrants will also be considered for our huge festival we are planning in Africa for November, when we announce the Prize winners and celebrate the inspiration of this year’s artists.
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http://transreal.org/2010/06/30/two-events-in-nyc-in-july-the-next-hope-and-b…
On July 16th, Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cárdenas will be on a panel at the Next HOPE [Hackers on Planet Earth] conference. It’ll be at 2300 hours in the Lovelace room. Here’s what they’ll be talking about:
Crisis Culture and Emergency Aesthetics in the bang.lab
How do we, as thinking people, as hacktivists and artivists, respond to crises, ecological, economic, medical, ethical? Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cárdenas of the bang.lab at UCSD will discuss a number of their projects using cheap, recycled and DIY electronics to create mixed reality performances, alternate reality performances and augmented geographies of safety. Projects to be covered include technésexual, virus.circus and the Transborder Immigrant Tool. These projects utilize biometric sensors, wearable electronics and the GPS chips in inexpensive cell phones.
Panel description:
Interaction with Sensors, Receivers, Haptics, and Augmented Reality
Pan, Ryan O’Horo, Micha Cardenas / Azdel Slade, Elle Mehrmand, TradeMark G. (Evolution Control Committee)
Electronic sensor technology has been increasing in resolution while decreasing in cost. The ubiquity of GPS receivers has created the ability to obtain location-based information on demand. At the same time, Augmented Reality interfaces are becoming more popular in the consumer market. From the micro-level of delicate touch sensors in haptic interfaces to the macro-level of GPS positioning, these trends make physically interactive computing more and more accessible. This session will provide an overview of motion/light/heat sensors, GPS receivers, haptic interfaces, and other interactive electronics. Along with an explanation of how they work, several projects that utilize these technologies in the consumer, creative, and social realms will be covered. There will be an audience participation section where users will get a chance to explore sensors and electronics themselves.
Friday 2300 Lovelace (90 minutes)
More about The Next HOPE: http://thenexthope.org/
Then, on Saturday, Micha Cárdenas will be doing a talk about her new book with Barbara Fornssler, Trans Desire / Affective Cyborgs at Bluestockings books. I’ll be discussing a transgender approach to theories of desire, and its relevance for contemporary autonomous politics, looking at DIY/radical queer porn as an example of world building.
Details for Bluestockings Books, address and more: http://bluestockings.com/events/
More about Trans Desire / Affective Cyborgs:
http://www.amazon.com/Trans-Desire-Affective-Cyborgs-C%C3%A1rdenas/dp/0982530… http://www.powells.com/biblio?PID=29743&cgi=product&isbn=0982530994
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As part of the Radical Art Caucus initiative to increase its visibility using social media, we now has a Twitter account. Please spread the word, and happy tweeting! http://twitter.com/RadArtCaucus
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Sisters Of The Road is seeking a piece of artwork to be given to the recipient of the regional annual Nonviolence and Economic Human Rights Award. Event name: PeaceRoots: Growing Nonviolence and Economic Human Rights in Our Community. The initial year has a budget of $1,500 for creating the artwork. The artwork would then be replicated each year for $500 or less.
The artwork should represent Nonviolence and Economic Human Rights. However, the overall theme is open. If the representation is not clear, simply explain your thoughts behind the design. The medium is open but realize the artwork is given out as an award and needs to be replicated.
The committee will review the collected proposals and the selected artist will be notified by July 7th. Half of the money ($750) will be given by July 15th and the other half will be given upon receiving the final piece. The final artwork is needed by August 15th.
For more information, please contact Katie Johnson at Katie@sistersoftheroad.org or 541.217.1600.
A Radical Organization
Many of you may have heard about Sisters Of The Road, but what is it that is so special that is happening down there? Sisters is innately about building community. Yes, we serve hot, nutritious food and offer job training opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. But Sisters is also about radical, get to the root change – change of heart and understanding that we believe leads to individual and community efforts and solutions to end the calamities of homelessness and poverty. At least helps us to end our acceptance of these calamities as a given in our community.
http://www.sistersoftheroad.org/wa/sisters/of_the_road/C27
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Acropolis occupied by protesters for second time this month
As the country’s economic crisis deepens, culture ministry workers and public art institutions feel the pain
By Helen Stoilas | From issue 214, June 2010
Published online 25 May 10 (News)
May Day: Communist Party protesters unite at the Acropolis in May
NEW YORK.
Greek culture ministry staff took over the Acropolis today as President Karolos Papoulias and Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos attended the completion of a decade-long restoration on the ancient temple. The workers, who are on short-term contracts, were protesting over more than a year’s worth of back pay and to have their temporary positions made permanent. The demonstration ended peacefully with Geroulanos assuring his employees that a resolution to settle the payment backlog was being voted on in Parliament, and that a new civil service hiring procedure would be put in place when contracts expire in October.
For more information: http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Acropolis-occupied-by-protesters-for-second-time-this-month/20901
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For Picasso, painting was a weapon – to be wielded on the side of communism.
by Adrian Searle
Guardian (UK) – May 19, 2010
Picasso – Peace and Freedom at the Tate Liverpool Museum May 21 – August 30, 2010
Picasso's still lifes are less nature morte than life in extremis. He painted skulls and more skulls. His trussed roosters look more like people struggling on a torture table than lunch in the offing. Asked why he painted so many pictures of food, of pots and cutlery jangling in the drawer, of lamplight and gloom during the German occupation of Paris, Picasso declared: "A casserole can also scream! Everything can!" He was also hungry, as was most of Europe. But he refused extra fuel and food coupons, refused to collaborate.
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Dear RAC Members,
A reminder that RAC would like to invite all members either individually or collaboratively to submit a proposal for one of our sponsored sessions to be held at the 2012 College Art Association conference in Los Angeles. We are seeking panels for both our 2.5 and 1.5-hour sessions. Please note, that in the past we have tried to place emphasis on art advocacy and activism for the 1.5-hour panel.
The proposal for either session should include a one-page description of your topic, and a brief (no more than two page) c.v. These documents should be sent to Joanna Gardner-Huggett, RAC Secretary (jgardner@depaul.edu) by email as attachments by May 30, 2010.
RAC officers will select one proposal for each session. The topic selected for the 2.5-hour panel requires CAA approval and will be submitted to the conference committee at the end of the summer.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the process. We hope that many of you will take this opportunity to contribute ideas for stimulating sessions!
Travis Nygard, Kaylee Spencer and Linnea Wren, RAC Co-Presidents
Barbara McCloskey, RAC Treasurer
Heidi Cook, RAC Treasurer Elect
Joanna Gardner-Huggett, RAC Secretary
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Join the Growing List of Artists against the Arizona's Anti-Immigant Law SB1070
Endorsers of Artists Against Arizona 's SB 1070 as of 5/13/2010
Endorsers of Artists Against Arizona 's SB 1070 as of 5/13/2010
- Absent Cause zine, Brooklyn, NY
Adelaide Windsome/ Geppetta, Multimedia Artist, Puppeteer, & Street Performer, Philadelphia , PA
Adhamh Roland, Singer/Songwriter/Activist Berkeley , CA
Alison Roh Park , Writer, New York , NY
Allison Davis, New York , NY
Andria Alefhi, Creator of the zine: We'll Never Have Paris, NY, NY
Anado McLauchlin, Artist, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Angela Jimenez, Photographer/Freelance, Brooklyn, New York
Annalise Ophelian, Psy.D., Director/Producer, Diagnosing Difference, Floating Ophelia Productions, LLC
ArtAndStruggle.Com, Artist & Activist Collective
Auggie Kennedy, Chico , CA
Bernard J. Tarver, Actor/Writer, Member: AFTRA/AEA/SAG, New York , NY
Bet Power, Director & Curator, Sexual Minorities Archives, National collection of LGBTI literature, history, and art.
Brandon King, Community Organizer/Activist/Visual Artist- Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, New York , NY
Cecilia P Norris, Two spirited Native, First Peoples &Indigenous rights Activist, Writer, Slam Poet, Chapel Hill , NC
Celeste Chan, Multimedia Artist and Organizer, San Francisco
Charles M. Wilmoth, San Francisco , CA
Christine Stoddard, Writer and Interdisciplinary Artist, Richmond , VA
Dana Morrigan, Managing Editor, Genderfork.com, San Rafael , CA
Dante Alencastre, Filmmaker, En El Fuego(In The Fire), Los Angeles , CA
David "Spoonboy" Combs, Singer/Songwriter, Washington , D.C.
Deirdre Sinnott, Writer, New York , NY
Elaine Carol, Artistic Director, MISCELLANEOUS Productions, Vancouver, BC , Canada
Elliott Harvey, Vocalist & Writer of A Stick and A Stone, Philadelphia , PA
Encian Pastel, Storyteller, Oakland , CA
Eric Johns, Creator Dildo Machine zine & Filmmaker, Questionable Productions, Olney, Maryland
Malin Laney, Photographer, Eugene, OR
Evan Greer, Singer/Songwriter, Riot-Folk! Collective, AFM Local 1000, Boston , MA
Frances Varian, Poet, Essayist, Performer, Activist. Durham, North Carolina
Gina de Vries, Writer/Performer, San Francisco , CA
Good Asian Drivers Brooklyn , NY
Haley Koch, Performance Artist, Alice B. Collective, Chapel Hill , NC
Heather Cottin, Singer, Activist with the May 1st Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights, Freeport , NY
Ignacio G. Rivera, Poly Patao Productions, Brooklyn , NY
Imani Henry, Activist, Writer, Performer, Brooklyn , NY
J.M. Giordano, Photographer, Baltimore , MD
Jae Sevelius, PhD, UCSF, San Francisco , CA
Jaimie Hashey, Editor and Writer of ButtRagMag, Musician with Burglepig
Jenna Brager, Cartoonist, Washington DC
Jonathan Wolfel / Independent Artist / Tucson , Arizona
Jules Rosskam, Artist/Educator/Activist, Brooklyn , NY
K. Ulanday Barrett, Educator/Performance Poet/Speaker/Writer, Jersey City . NJ.
Kentucky Fried Woman, Dancer, Performer & Producer, Oakland CA
Khalil Khan, Movement in Motion
Koba, Hip-Hop Producer and Performer, Harlem , NY
Laura-Marie, Creator of mental health zine, Functionally Ill, Sacramento , CA
Laura Schleifer, Writer/Theater Artist, New York , NY
Lena Bartula, Artist, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato , Mexico
Leslie Feinberg, Nat'l Writers Union-UAW, Co-Founder Rainbow Flags for Mumia
Mark Gunnery, Singer/Songwriter/Producer, Riot Folk/Odonian Records, Baltimore , MD
Mental Notes – Hip Hop Fusion Band
Micah Riot/Maya Rivina, Artist, San Francisco , CA
Minnie Bruce Pratt, National Writers Union, Syracuse , NY
Nomy Lamm, Writer/Musician, San Francisco , CA
Quail Bell Magazine, Richmond , VA
Red Durkin, Comedian, Oakland , CA
Reginald Harris, Poet and Writer, Baltimore MD
Ryan Harvey – Riot-Folk! Collective, Baltimore , MD
Sha Grogan-Brown, Co-Founder/On Point Consortium, Washington DC
Shawna Virago, Musician, San Francisco , CA
Shelley Ettinger, Writer, Queens , NY
Spiritchild, Founder of Movement in Motion, Artist & Activist collective
StormMiguel Florez, Musician, Performer, Producer, San Francisco , CA
Tha Truth, Political Hip Hop Artist, Philadelphia , PA
The Greater Washington Indie Arts Festival, Arlington , VA
The Shondes, Brooklyn , NY
Theater of Irregular Desire, Berkeley , CA
Tobi Vail, Olympia, WA
Viktoria Valenzuela, Founder of The Fresh Ink Poets and Writers, Oswego , NY
Vondora Jordan , Singer/Writer, Harlem, NY
YK Hong, Artist, Freedom Trainers, Brooklyn , NY
Zeraph Moore, Organizer, Bangor Media Collective, Bangor , ME
Artists Against Arizona's SB 1070 Statement
We believe, the decision by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to sign into law the poorly conceived immigration measure SB1070, marks a new low in the fight to protect civil liberties in The United States. This law allows any officer of the law at the state, county, or city level in Arizona to determine the legal immigration status of anyone at anytime, among other provisions, including making it a crime to be in Arizona illegally.
Millions of people everywhere believe it will lead to rampant racial profiling, particularly against people of Latino/a heritage. President Obama has called it "misguided." Furthermore, immigration is a national issue and the state of Arizona has no constitutional role in determining who has legal status in this country.
We are calling on members of the worldwide artistic community-whether visual, performing, literary or other discipline-to boycott the state of Arizona in opposition to this unjust legislation, for as long as it remains on the books. We ask artists to not perform, produce, present, appear or conduct business in Arizona so that lawmakers there understand that the rest of the country disapproves, so they will feel the economic impact of their bad decision. We call on talent agents, managers, publicists, unions and associations to also support this effort and the artists they represent who choose to join.
We also call on fans and supporters of the arts to contact their favorite performers and artists and encourage them to participate in this boycott. Fans can also show their support for the boycott by writing to Arizona Governor Brewer, and by supporting their favorite artists when they make appearances in other states.
The artistic community has a natural role to play in commenting and responding to social issues. Now more than ever the time is right to act.
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Pete Driessen
New Works in Process
Art A Whirl 2010
Please be among the first to see Gorgonica/Pete Driessen/New Works in Process as you join us for complimentary refreshments during the 15th Annual NEMAA Art-A-Whirl Open Studio Tour.
The hybridic Gorgonica installation at the Casket Arts Complex studio continues my exploration of the ship form as a metaphorical site of social mystery and political wonder. The French philosopher Michel Foucault commented that “A ship is the ultimate Heterotopia,” and is a theoretical “counter space” where one can question our given culture and predominant conditions. With a juxtaposition of multiple two and three-dimensional vectors, the installation combines lightly textured, medium scale garish colored paintings on unstretched industrial canvas — with loosely gestured, abstracts on smaller canvas, a fleet of mixed media ship sculptures, fifteen marching soft-water tanks, and a full scale Optimist Dinghy.
The in process ship sails of the Gorgon Fleet will eventually present collaged imagery from 1960’s stag magazines that questions mediated current events within our visual culture, but also combines it with four narrative characters: a wandering neurotic spider creating an inventive web, a serpentine octopus birthing tentacles of gorgons, a beached but hopeful Optimist Dinghy, and an untouchable walled-off bunker. The garage style installation uses the ship structure as a foil and metaphor to help understand our current societal problems and question our present human condition.
Included this year will be special guest photographer and Minneapolis Mosaic winner Sean Smuda exhibiting photographs in our back gallery. In tandem are the release of two new artist statements to the public: An Aesthetic List of 99 Art Critic Beers & Ales with Prices Separated into 3 Categories, and the List of Curating Praxis, Techniques & the General Thoughts That Go Thru a Curators Brain When Preparing, Producing, & Curating the Spatiality of a Prominent Museum Based Exhibition. Also included will be the release of the first limited edition series of Mnartist.org/Minnesota Saints artist baseball cards.
Public Opening: Friday May 14, 6-10pm
Hours: Friday, May 14, 6-10pm; Saturday May 15, 12-8pm; Sunday, May 16, 12-5pm
Where: 681 17th Avenue Northeast, Suite 117, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Directions: Casket Arts is just north of downtown Minneapolis, east of I-94W, west of I-35W, and accessible from the Broadway Avenue, Lowry Avenue, University Avenue, and Central Avenue corridors. Casket Arts is on 17th Avenue Northeast between Madison & Jefferson Streets. On & off site parking is readily available. MTC bus service is one block away. Casket Arts has handicap access via loading dock.
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Above Image: Pete Driessen © 2010, Rage Redue, 8×10 Inches, Digital Image Print, Image in Process. Image from Rage/Magazine for Men, Long Island City, NY: Natlus Inc., Vol. 2, #3, June 1962.
We appreciate your coevolution with our mailing list. If you have received this email as duplicate, cross-listed, or in error, and would like to be removed send an email to pete@petedriessen.com with the word “Remove” in the subject line.
Pete Driessen
Visual Artist/Painter
681 17th Avenue NE, Studio #117
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 782-9185
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