Assorted Lectures

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09.02.2011 Assorted Lectures
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A ten-week temporary workspace for the exploration of generative practices in contemporary experimental writing.  The goal of the space is two-fold: 1. To read, discuss and debate contemporary approaches to experimental writing. 2. To produce new work in innovative ways that engage with contemporary strategies of appropriation, erasure, recycling, remixing, framing, stealing, copying, pasting, recovery, documentation, [...]

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Artist Talk – Vija Celmins at the Menil

11.29.2010 Assorted Lectures
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I thoroughly enjoyed Vija Celmin’s artist talk at the Menil last Friday. Celmins was joined by Menil curators Franklin Sirmans and Michelle White to lead a discussion about the latest exhibit at the Menil: Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster, 1964-66. I would have wanted to write about it earlier, while it was still fresh on [...]

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“The Most Dangerous Place to Practice Journalism” a lecture by Alfredo Corchado

10.20.2010 Assorted Lectures
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“Explain to us what you want from us, so we know what to abide by. You are at this time the de facto authorities in this city because the legal authorities have not been able to stop our colleagues from falling.” Editorial in El Diario de Juárez published in Sept. 2010 Helen, Mark and I [...]

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Notes on Andrei Codrescu’s Reading: The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara and Lenin Play Chess

03.31.2009 Assorted Lectures
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I mistakenly went to Andrei Codrescu‘s reading at the Menil last night. While some might call doodling during a lecture rude, I say I was keeping it real yo.

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“Positive Art and Positive Healing” A lecture by Richard Tuttle

03.12.2009 Assorted Lectures

Richard Tuttle, what a puddle a greenhouse you sound like a piece of putty you talk to plants the opening of ears is green the rain is green way too understudied way home way I loved Richard Tuttle’s lecture Tuesday night at the Menil. He didn’t really lecture as much as he just said some [...]

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