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Apr 30, 2006
Bway April 29, 2006
posted at 13:20 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
Apr 29, 2006
March Today
posted at 12:04 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
It’s a wonderful spring day in NYC. Please join MTAA at today’s anti-war march.
info here
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Apr 27, 2006
AIOTD Newark
posted at 15:42 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
MTAA will be making a new site and /or performance based
artwork for a group show in downtown Newark New Jersey this July.
Newark? Yes, Newark.
Yes, we could use some help on this. If anyone has any bright ideas, feel free to email them in. Our self imposed production budget is around 100 bucks. So, think small. If you do send in an idea and we go for it, let’s call it collaboration. Here are some of my random thoughts on Newark so far. train ride. monorail, airport, swamp, throwing rocks at Manhattan, warehouse, museum, park, parking lot, kids, sea containers, goggle maps, helicopters, port, planetarium, perfume factories, abandon car,
Oh… and here is MTAA’s late “happy birthday” to the Port Newark born Containerized Shipping. CS turned the big five-0 yesterday. Congrats permanent link to this post
Newark? Yes, Newark.
Yes, we could use some help on this. If anyone has any bright ideas, feel free to email them in. Our self imposed production budget is around 100 bucks. So, think small. If you do send in an idea and we go for it, let’s call it collaboration. Here are some of my random thoughts on Newark so far. train ride. monorail, airport, swamp, throwing rocks at Manhattan, warehouse, museum, park, parking lot, kids, sea containers, goggle maps, helicopters, port, planetarium, perfume factories, abandon car,
Oh… and here is MTAA’s late “happy birthday” to the Port Newark born Containerized Shipping. CS turned the big five-0 yesterday. Congrats permanent link to this post
Apr 22, 2006
Godamnit Apple! stop being a dick
posted at 14:24 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid/geek
This from a company that’s says “Think Different”:
via c|net…
So let me get this straight. For their own purely selfish motives, they are willing to get a court to decide that press freedoms don’t apply to the internet.
That’s fucked. And they’re fuckers for doing it.
If there was a reasonable alternative to my beloved iPod and OS X… (grumbling in an impotent sort of way) permanent link to this post
A California court in San Jose on Thursday is scheduled to hear a case brought by Apple Computer that eventually could answer an unsettled legal question: Should online journalists receive the same rights as traditional reporters?
Apple claims they should not. Its lawyers say in court documents that Web scribes are not “legitimate members of the press” when they reveal details about forthcoming products that the company would prefer to keep confidential.
via c|net…
So let me get this straight. For their own purely selfish motives, they are willing to get a court to decide that press freedoms don’t apply to the internet.
That’s fucked. And they’re fuckers for doing it.
If there was a reasonable alternative to my beloved iPod and OS X… (grumbling in an impotent sort of way) permanent link to this post
Apr 21, 2006
Miro estate axes Google logo
posted at 13:37 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
Yesterday, Google was using a logo inspired by the work of Juan Miro, but Miro’s estate complained and Google removed it.
What a bunch of dopes — the Miro estate I mean. According to the estate, the logo uses elements of Miro’s paintings, ie, it wasn’t simply ‘inspired.’ I call them dopes because not only is it an ad for Miro with the sort of reach that his estate could probably never hope to attain but it was selfish of them as well. They harm all artists with this censorious action. The visual arts are so marginalized in contemporary culture that a high profile homage to a great artist helps all artists.
The bright side is that it will probably get more attention because of this little spat.
More here… and here (digg comments). permanent link to this post
Apr 20, 2006
N. H. 5 D.!
posted at 18:19 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
I’m beginning to think, that T.Whid thinks, that some of my posts (like the one yesterday) are a bit…vague. He might be right but here it is. MTAA High Five, T.Whid.
Brooklynvegan notes that it’s NATIONAL HIGH FIVE DAY
Also of note: Nintendo RBI Baseball video reenactment of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series permanent link to this post
Brooklynvegan notes that it’s NATIONAL HIGH FIVE DAY
Also of note: Nintendo RBI Baseball video reenactment of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series permanent link to this post
Apr 19, 2006
Triple Candie
posted at 13:34 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
Cady Noland Approximately: Sculpture & Editions, 1984-1999
Cady Noland from a Google Images search
twhid update:
Tom Moody has more… permanent link to this post
Cady Noland from a Google Images search
twhid update:
Tom Moody has more… permanent link to this post
Apr 18, 2006
rantapod
posted at 19:36 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
GH Hovagimyan’s rantapod, now on iTunes.
Check it out…
(you must have iTunes installed for the link to work)
Here’s a direct link to the XML. permanent link to this post
Apr 15, 2006
To Be Listened To…
posted at 14:30 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
We have a new(-ish) web project on-line called “To Be Listened To…” (aka 2BL2) and we need you to help it grow.
2BL2 is a collection of podcast feeds that anyone may add to. It’s very simple to add new audio files to the feed and you can even upload MP3s (10MB limit) to the site and add them to a feed.
Upload your audio, add it to a feed, tell your friends!
Check it out… permanent link to this post
Apr 14, 2006
Go to tintype
posted at 20:21 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
I haven’t been posting much, but M.River has been posting up a storm over at his tintype photoblog. Check it out…
Why are all those people on Franklin Street? permanent link to this post
Why are all those people on Franklin Street? permanent link to this post
Apr 13, 2006
What’s new on the net?
posted at 15:18 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
Here is a small gem from the MTAA-RR email bag.
Emo + vLoging + Ohio + a dog = the state of the net
MTAA Notes: It’s all in the Tags folks. permanent link to this post
Emo + vLoging + Ohio + a dog = the state of the net
MTAA Notes: It’s all in the Tags folks. permanent link to this post
Apr 12, 2006
Final 4
posted at 17:25 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
I’ve been to blue to post about this but here it is.
“When the final buzzer sounded, the dejected-looking [MTAA] trotted off the floor, their magical ride at an ugly end.”
sniff.
Congrats to Instant Coffee permanent link to this post
“When the final buzzer sounded, the dejected-looking [MTAA] trotted off the floor, their magical ride at an ugly end.”
sniff.
Congrats to Instant Coffee permanent link to this post
WMD
posted at 15:38 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
Apr 09, 2006
what’s playing on 2bl2?
posted at 13:20 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
In my dream, ECC speaks to me of
Bjorkeley
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Apr 07, 2006
Weil takes over Artists Space
posted at 17:14 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
According to Artnet.com’s ArtNet News for April 04, 2006, Benjamin Weil has been named director of Artists Space.
Hmm, no mention of his tenure at Eyebeam.
Congrats to Benjamin! Wonder if we’ll see more of an emphasis on new media at Artists Space?
Via Rob on Thingist. permanent link to this post
Benjamin Weil, the founder of the pioneering digital art website ada web in the mid-1990s and adjunct curator of media arts at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has been named director of Artists Space in SoHo. He succeeds Barbara Hunt McLanahan, who was recently appointed director of the Judd Foundation.
Hmm, no mention of his tenure at Eyebeam.
Congrats to Benjamin! Wonder if we’ll see more of an emphasis on new media at Artists Space?
Via Rob on Thingist. permanent link to this post
Apr 06, 2006
This guy is my hero
posted at 21:32 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid/politics
Check it out…
He told Bush to his face:
Okay, I don’t have a question. What I wanted to say to you is that in my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of, nor more frightened by my leadership in Washington, including the presidency, by the Senate…And I would hope — I feel like despite your rhetoric, that compassion and common sense have been left far behind during your administration, and I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and the grace to be ashamed of yourself inside yourself…
Of course the chimp acted like the arrogant frat boy he is. A real class act. permanent link to this post
“Among the Trees”
posted at 12:56 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
Lee Walton’s new work
“Trees”
opens this Friday at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
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Apr 05, 2006
Boot Camp — holy shit!
posted at 13:23 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid/geek
On Apple’s site: Boot Camp Public Beta, boot Windows XP on your Intel-based Mac! Holy Shit again!
More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today.permanent link to this post
Apr 04, 2006
Back from Ohio
posted at 21:19 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid
Just got back from Ohio where I gave a short talk on MTAA’s art work at MTAA’s alma mater (both M. and I attended CCAD and received bachelors degrees).
We had a great time and (I hope) fun was had by all. The faculty and staff were also very gracious and welcoming and the school seems like it has come a long way since I attended.
We also had (surprisingly, for Ohio) good food. (Yes, I let a tad of the NY snob creep into that last sentence.)
There was also a video tape made of my presentation. If there are any tasty bits perhaps they’ll be posted on this site in the future. permanent link to this post
We had a great time and (I hope) fun was had by all. The faculty and staff were also very gracious and welcoming and the school seems like it has come a long way since I attended.
We also had (surprisingly, for Ohio) good food. (Yes, I let a tad of the NY snob creep into that last sentence.)
There was also a video tape made of my presentation. If there are any tasty bits perhaps they’ll be posted on this site in the future. permanent link to this post
they still show art in Brooklyn…
posted at 13:07 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
If you find yourself in Brooklyn this weekend, check out the
Momenta benefit. I have a small painting named
“Locker” in the show. Last year,
”Softsoft” was pick up by
James and
Barry. So, you know that if you get “Locker” for your collection, you will be in high class company.
Also in Brooklyn this weekend, the answer to the age old question - “Can appropriation, at the core, be a subset fan art?”
The Matthew Barney Show curated by Eric Doeringer permanent link to this post
Also in Brooklyn this weekend, the answer to the age old question - “Can appropriation, at the core, be a subset fan art?”
The Matthew Barney Show curated by Eric Doeringer permanent link to this post
RU READY TO ROCK? I said…RU READY?
posted at 00:10 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
OK…(actually, this post will NOT rock, but here it anyways…
To Be Listened To…(2bl2) is now open for you to enjoy and activate. Big thanks to the artist who supplied 2bl2 with “seed” work to get things going. Please feel free to jump in and add some sound.
To Be Listened To… (2bl2 for short) is an open relay for sound art, audio blogs, mashups, re-mixes, dance mixes or any other sort of experimental audio. 2bl2 is comprised of 10 thematic podcast feeds with 8 open feeds to which anyone may post an audio file. Each feed’s name, along with the original ‘seed’ post, sets its tone.
1. …as you sit in front of your computer around midnight (prologue). By MTAA
2. …in a bar in Brooklyn on a spring Sunday afternoon, sipping a Bloody Mary, waiting for your love to appear. - with seed project “Troy’s (Non)Mixtape of Love” by Marisa Olson
3. …with eyes closed in a theater before a movie starring Brando begins. - with seed project “Cushing’s Disease” by Helen and Ben
4. …as you commute to the job you are thinking of leaving once again. - with seed project “DJ Hump” by Frankie Martin
5. …before calling 911 while waiting for something outside to stop fucking screaming. - with seed project “coma loveship” by : Pee In My Face With Surgery
6. …while sitting on your kitchen floor holding a photograph of your father. - with seed project “What Kind of Information? “by Cary Peppermint
7. …in a park in Europe as you wait for the sun to rise and the snow to stop. - with seed project “Did It Again “ by G.H. Hovagimyan
8. …in a hotel near the Everglades while having sex in the afternoon. - with seed project “Everglade” by Messages [Taketo Shimada + Tres Warren (Psychic Ills)]
9. …while running, but not running as in jogging, running as in blindly racing though the streets without direction or goal. - with seed project “Running” by tinydiva (Margaret Jameson Composer, Performer and Producer. Add’l Guitars by Thomas Jameson)
10. …as you fall asleep in the bed in the place that you call home (epilogue). by MTAA
So, have fun. Sit in bed with your headphones on. Make some noise. Interact. Thanks. permanent link to this post
To Be Listened To…(2bl2) is now open for you to enjoy and activate. Big thanks to the artist who supplied 2bl2 with “seed” work to get things going. Please feel free to jump in and add some sound.
To Be Listened To… (2bl2 for short) is an open relay for sound art, audio blogs, mashups, re-mixes, dance mixes or any other sort of experimental audio. 2bl2 is comprised of 10 thematic podcast feeds with 8 open feeds to which anyone may post an audio file. Each feed’s name, along with the original ‘seed’ post, sets its tone.
1. …as you sit in front of your computer around midnight (prologue). By MTAA
2. …in a bar in Brooklyn on a spring Sunday afternoon, sipping a Bloody Mary, waiting for your love to appear. - with seed project “Troy’s (Non)Mixtape of Love” by Marisa Olson
3. …with eyes closed in a theater before a movie starring Brando begins. - with seed project “Cushing’s Disease” by Helen and Ben
4. …as you commute to the job you are thinking of leaving once again. - with seed project “DJ Hump” by Frankie Martin
5. …before calling 911 while waiting for something outside to stop fucking screaming. - with seed project “coma loveship” by : Pee In My Face With Surgery
6. …while sitting on your kitchen floor holding a photograph of your father. - with seed project “What Kind of Information? “by Cary Peppermint
7. …in a park in Europe as you wait for the sun to rise and the snow to stop. - with seed project “Did It Again “ by G.H. Hovagimyan
8. …in a hotel near the Everglades while having sex in the afternoon. - with seed project “Everglade” by Messages [Taketo Shimada + Tres Warren (Psychic Ills)]
9. …while running, but not running as in jogging, running as in blindly racing though the streets without direction or goal. - with seed project “Running” by tinydiva (Margaret Jameson Composer, Performer and Producer. Add’l Guitars by Thomas Jameson)
10. …as you fall asleep in the bed in the place that you call home (epilogue). by MTAA
So, have fun. Sit in bed with your headphones on. Make some noise. Interact. Thanks. permanent link to this post
Apr 03, 2006
found art on the MTAA-RR?
posted at 14:16 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
I was just looking at the MTAA-RR Archive and noticed something strange. It seems as though we have been either 1. hacked or 2. we’ve unknowingly created some weird results when we moved the blog a few months back. Tim’s away till Monday, so we’ll have to wait on the answer for the time being.
Until then, check the new found MTAA-RR archive for the year 1970. Note: what sucks about this is that we do not have a working archive for the site at this point. permanent link to this post
Until then, check the new found MTAA-RR archive for the year 1970. Note: what sucks about this is that we do not have a working archive for the site at this point. permanent link to this post
Apr 01, 2006
tintype
posted at 13:15 GMT by M.River in /news/mriver
dvd still project 06
One jpeg from each dvd I rent and watch by myself in 2006. Jpeg is shot without pausing the dvd. permanent link to this post
One jpeg from each dvd I rent and watch by myself in 2006. Jpeg is shot without pausing the dvd. permanent link to this post