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  1. Word into Art Artists of the Modern Middle East

    Word into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East at the British Museum explores the complexity of contemporary Middle Eastern culture from the perspective of the use of calligraphy and text.

    This entry was posted on June 14, 2007 and is filed under Art and Politics Now, art criticism, Iraqi Art, Iraqi contemporary art, Uncategorized.
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  2. Homage to Palestine

    As the news in Gaza gets worse and worse, I am posting some images of contemporary art from Palestine by way of affirming the fact that many people are working hard to keep Palestine culture and history alive.This is from an installation of Palestinian art in an exhibition called Made in PalestineThe work in the […]

    This entry was posted on June 14, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  3. Memorial Day

    Memorial Day 2007We can remember it for the dreadful passageof yet another appropriations bill by the spineless Congress.- 98 Billion to continue the war, to continue to provide “military training for the Iraqis to defend themselves” and to “support out trips.” In other words to pour more money into the hands of the corporations and […]

    This entry was posted on May 29, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  4. Online vs in the street a debate on activism

    I am having an ongoing debate with my thirty something daughter about street activism vs internet activism. I tend to dismiss people who just sit at computers all day as not “real” activists”. She claims that “internet activism is *equally* important, and that if you focus more time on one type of activism but not […]

    This entry was posted on May 5, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  5. Iraq in Fragments and Orientalism

    Independent films can be racist without realizing it, much like racism in a place like Seattle in general. The film Iraq in Fragments, made by Seattle filmmaker James Langley presents a classic liberal view of a racialized, impoverished, fanatic, backward, “other.” The focus on impoverished “primitive” families reinforces prejudice about life outside the United States […]

    This entry was posted on May 3, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  6. Artists Against the War

    Artists against the War, New York City in collaboration with other groups, handed out a petition for impeachment and supporting documents. It was designed as a tabloid newspaper and delivered to every congressional office. This is a brilliant direct action in the halls of power as Congress is wimpering and whining and unable to really […]

    This entry was posted on May 1, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  7. Selma Waldman’s Black Book of Aggressors

    Selma Waldman “Lust for power and territory is the same lust that kills man, women, children and the land itself” Selma Waldman No artist has more consistently addressed the subject of inhumanity and its relationship to power than Selma Waldman. Waldman’s entire life and art have been dedicated to the representation of war, capitalism, in […]

    This entry was posted on May 1, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  8. Cai Guo Qiang’s exploding cars

    Now that I have said all the pluses about the new Seattle Art Museum, I have to address the exploding cars. The installation by Cai Guo Qiang suspends nine white Ford Taurus ( tauri?), from the ceiling of the entrance hall ( that tells you how big it is). My first thought wassuicide bomberslong taut […]

    This entry was posted on April 27, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  9. The New Seattle Art Museum Spring 2007!

    The new Seattle Art Museum has been expanded to 268,000 square feet. They have the option to expand into another seven stories of the Washington Mutual Tower after ten years, or they can incrementally expand through the addition stories which will bring the total of square footage eventually to 450,000!! The museum is a success […]

    This entry was posted on April 26, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.

  10. A scarey situation for a graffiti artist

    This came to me from another website. It is a truly frightening story.   “My name is Alain Maridueña. Many of you know me by my professional name, Alan Ket, or just Ket. As some of you may have heard, I wasrecently arrested and charged with numerous criminal charges related to graffiti. What is different […]

    This entry was posted on April 19, 2007 and is filed under Uncategorized.
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