Ah, I can’t believe this show is almost over. It’s been great fun these past few weeks - definitely one of my favorites. We have scheduled an artist talk for the closing weekend and both Robert Flynt and David Lebe will be joining us in person. Gary Schneider (and possibly Warren all the way from Greece) will be joining remotely via Skype (don’t you love technology!)
Anyway, if you would like to attend (yes!) come by the gallery this Saturday at 5 O’Clock. Promise it will be fun, these guys are great and I could listen to them talk all night long (they won’t though)
AND, if you can’t make it to the gallery, or you live far, far away….you can listen in online on WGXC, the new community-run (kick ass) radio project:
I’ve been a little absent with posts lately - just been rather busy with work these past few weeks. Two openings in the last two weeks and another event this Friday. Here are some photos from the last two receptions
So yes, that explains my silence (and exhaustion). Not that I am complaining - its been lots of work, but I am having a blast with the gallery. Lots of fun events planned for the summer - films, CD release parties, an incredible line-up of artists. I couldn’t ask for a better job. Really.
I just spent the last 12 hours staring at a computer screen laying out the 65 page book for our next exhibit (actually, I’ve been laying it out since Friday, but today was nothing but the book)
So basically, I am exhausted, fried and hungry. I even missed my own birthday dinner at my mother’s house tonight because I had to cancel in order to get this book finished in time. There is a wonderful cake sitting up in Albany waiting for me to eat it. (and I miss my sister!)
But, it got better, because I came home at 10:00, went to lay down on the bed and was greeted by the largest hunk of cat shit I have ever seen smack down in the middle of my comforter.
Sigh. I’m going to go to bed now (in a clean bed)….and will wish for a more pleasant tomorrow.
Our next two shows in June - Group show at the painting gallery (I used one of Bill Sullivan’s paintings from his Hudson Tattoo series for the ad) and the big David Halliday exhibit at the Photo gallery.
May 5, 2009 at 11:01 am
· Filed under gallery, remix
I’ve just signed the gallery up to host RIP: A Remix Manifesto. It is an open-source documentary about copyright and remix culture and looks like a great film.
The gallery will be hosting this film on Friday, June 12 @ 7PM. I’ll probably be working on adding other related content/speakers/music to the event throughout the next few weeks. If you’ve got any suggestions or ideas please let me know!
From the RIP website:
In RiP: A remix manifesto, Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers.
The film’s central protagonist is Girl Talk, a mash-up musician topping the charts with his sample-based songs. But is Girl Talk a paragon of people power or the Pied Piper of piracy? Creative Commons founder, Lawrence Lessig, Brazil’s Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil and pop culture critic Cory Doctorow are also along for the ride.
A participatory media experiment, from day one, Brett shares his raw footage at opensourcecinema.org, for anyone to remix. This movie-as-mash-up method allows these remixes to become an integral part of the film. With RiP: A remix manifesto, Gaylor and Girl Talk sound an urgent alarm and draw the lines of battle.
Things I like
:: :: :: old books dramatic pauses fancy dresses mid 19th c. design photography secret rooms beautiful words video + film mix cds :: :: ::
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