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New painting begins…

Kate — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:01:41 +0000

And this one will take a long time.

A diptych, this painting touches on a lot of aspects of our work, including both the history of performance and its live element, The Cover Artists, factory work + labor, and the relationship between digital and analog.

I hope to post various iterations as the paintings progress, but for now, here is the digital sketch of the LHS canvas. Both canvases measure 30 X 40 inches and are each comprised of 10,800 1/3 inch squares that will be individually painted.

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

LOLCats: The Ballet

Kate — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:47:36 +0000

Chicago Premiere Event

Saturday, May 1

Stay tuned for more details!

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.

Dunbar and Facebook

Kate — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:08:19 +0000

Do you know how many friends your brain can handle? Well, one guy thinks that it’s 150. And that counts for Facebook too.

Friends

And more about money

Kate — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:30:51 +0000

“…Never has the American art world functioned so efficiently as a full-service marketing industry on the corporate model…” [full text here]

From February of 2009, but still relevant none the less. Worth a read.

The last paragraph in particular might even give one hope.

More about money

Kate — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:18:15 +0000

A great site I learned about through Facebook. This post in particular caught our eye – especially now that we’ve officially launched the UPP. Always a fan of Chris Burden.

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.

Me likeee

Kate — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:04:19 +0000

This guy Graham is a new media artist doing some interesting work – just learned about him from the Media Modes symposium being held at the School of Visual Arts, NY in November. Check him out.

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.”