[Norte Maar] “NEW YORK CITY, September 2012—Norte Maar and the 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery announce the exhibition To be a Lady: Forty-Five Women in the Arts, on view at the 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery from September 24, 2012 through January 18, 2013. A reception, open to the public, will be held on
Happy Monday! And a happy back-to-school to many of you. Speaking of academics – I’d like you to meet my fellow student, Ms. Daonne Huff… [powerpress] A graduate of Vassar College and now a Masters Candidate at NYU for Visual Art Administration, Ms. Huff is in the process of redefining (for herself) the boundaries of contemporary art – more
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Possibly my new favorite artist, JR is a truly great citizen of humanity. His art provides dignity and empowers others to do the same around the world. From TED’s website — Working anonymously, pasting his giant images on buildings, trains, bridges, the often-guerrilla artist JR forces us to see each other. Traveling to distant, often
Dramatic reading of Sojourner Truth’s landmark speech! or watch video here Book recommendation: “Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism is among America’s most influential works. Prolific, outspoken, and fearless.” –The Village Voice
Heal Us/ Heal U.S. performance. Courtesy of the Artist. I’ve recently become acquainted with the artist, Lia Chavez. Her work has its toes in photography, dance performance, and now janitorial performance? I’d seen her tweets and heard the rumblings of thought around her “90-day performance, True Light, an endurance art work” which she is now sharing in a series of articles
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I’ve been queuing up a nice little list of women to highlight on my Polyvore Project page, and hope to expand upon it further. In this project I am contemplating “the future of ‘Feminism’ and how tools like Polyvore have the power to frame what it means to be a contemporary female. By providing examples of interesting
In 1988 Gov. Ann Richards delivered what has become known as a landmark speech that (in spite of the set design and more particular references to the Bush administration) could almost be taken for a 2012 DNC key-note. As it turns out the 2012 DNC did have her daughter, Cecile Richards, speak. She delivers a shorter message but
Adam Sjoberg has dedicated much of his resources over the last couple years to creating Shake the Dust – a beautifully shot documentary on the power of hip hop as evident in many countries around the globe. Please support this lovely film. Why? Just watch! go here: to kickstarter
Ok, some of you are going to feel that this is old news, but I thought it would be helpful to distill a few thoughts regarding Ms. Sandra Fluke. Let us begin by looking at a term that has been thrown around a lot, before we even get into the issue at hand: Activist: An especially
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Meaghan at her home in the Bronx, NY This spotlight begins with a little back story. Last year I spent some time studying the programming of an organization called the Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) through a Development course at NYU. We used their work as a case study for capital improvement, grant-writing, and integrated educational