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To Have, To Hold & To Violate

Kate — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:11:20 +0000

Chicago artist Amber Hawk Swanson explores the relationship of marriage and gender inequality through video and photographic performance with a life-size Real Doll made in her own image.

Farmer’s Dream: Sunset to Sunrise

Kate — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:14:37 +0000

We find ourselves in Salina, KS tonight.

Sunset to sunrise.

In silence with implements of the pioneers.

Join us at The Warehouse.

8:30 pm to 6:15 am

The Target Paintings

Kate — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:49:53 +0000

Health care, nukes – yes folks, he’s made himself a target. So we’re brightening the whole idea up with a version of our own. Enjoy.

Universal Patronage Project

Kate — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:07:31 +0000

Sent email appeal #2 today. So far, we’ve had about a 7% response rate. We’ll see how this one goes. Click to see all the latest…

More on value

Kate — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:41:17 +0000

This time about the “indentured servitude” that student loans are piling onto Americans, and its effects on both the (idea of) middle class and the “American Dream.”

See a great article with multiple links here.

It’s my personal belief that student loans are creating an over-educated, under-employed/employable class of citizens in this country – particularly in the arts, but in other disciplines as well. The upside, I suppose, is that such conditions generally make fertile ground for true revolution.

What is the value of art?

Kate — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:59:07 +0000

Marlene Dumas famously wrote,
“lf a Prostitute is a person /
who makes it a profession/
to gratify the lust of various persons /
for economical reasons or gain, /
where emotional involvement may /
or may not be present— /
Then it seems not so far removed /
from my definition of an artist.”

12 Shocking Ideas…

Kate — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:53:16 +0000

…that Could Change the World
Check out this WIRED article

If you can think of some other great ideas that should be added to this list, send us a comment. Art would be good too.

Kate — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:56:21 +0000

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