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Krumping as Transcendent Expression

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

This morning at Quaker Meeting I couldn't stop thinking about krump.  Krumping, of course, is the hyper-energetic, aggressive dance style that emerged out of some of the roughest neighborhoods in LA in the 90s, and has since become an international phenomenon.  I've long had difficulty understanding krump as an artform.  It appeared to me to…

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KunstVlaai / ArtPie Exhibition in Amsterdam: Giant Mice, Fake Marketing, Robot Girls

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

I have been asking around to friends what are some of the cultural exhibits and shows that I should be sure and catch while I am in Amsterdam.  Catherine told me that I should go to the "Kunstvlaai" experimental art exhibition that is happening at Westerpark in northwestern Amsterdam.  Another friend Mark warned me against…

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“Bayanihan”: To Be a Hero for Another

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

My father was recently in the Philippines and came back with some presents for my sister and I. This is a small painting he brought back for me called Bayanihan. Here's where the word comes from, as it was described on the back of the painting: The origin of the term bayanihan can be traced…

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A Tour of “Embrace” at the Denver Art Museum (video)

Posted on March 5, 2010 by

While at the WebWise conference in Denver, I briefly played hookey to check out the "Embrace" exhibition at the Denver Art Museum.  The DAM commissioned 17 artists to create artwork directly on the walls of the Hamilton wing of the museum.  What resulted was an eclectic and funky exploration of space, angles and movement.  I…

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Quaker artist James Turrell’s new hologram show opens September 10

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

I've been a big fan of the work of Quaker artist James Turrell after seeing him lecture in 2007, and then visiting his "Meeting" installation in 2008. Mr. Turrell has a new show opening on September 10 featuring his large holographic work that looks amazing. From the press release: In this new work James Turrell…

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Hoofprint or vulva? You decide.

Posted on July 24, 2009 by

I had a lovely day at the American Museum of Natural History seeing IMAX movies and catching up on the exhibits there.  In the "Hall of Human Origins" I saw this bit of ancient art from France that's apparently more than 30,000 years old!  The placard says that this is a "vulva or hoofprint engraved…

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A History of the Jazz Split

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlfLr9YmMJU

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