All posts by Sarrita Hunn
Artist Organisations International brought together over twenty representatives of organizations founded by artists whose work confronts today’s crises in politics, economy, education, immigration and ecology.
Inspired by Ad Reinhardt’s “How to Look at Art” series, “How to…Make an (Alternative) Institution” was created for Make Things (Happen), a participatory project organized by Christine Wong Yap.
Artists feel stuck: under-recognized for all the activities they are actually doing and over-commodified as the great force behind “hipsterism.” Resistance seems futile.
Here is third in our series reports from the “Outer Regions: Roundtables and Public Panel Discussion.” This audio essay focuses on the third roundtable, “Altered Institutions,” which included Nikki Hamblin, founder of PROJEXx Studio and Gallery in Johnson City, TN.
“HERETHEREHERE” is a video project that documented the one-and-a-half mile journey from Jon Rubin’s house to Pittsburgh Center for the Arts by walking through the houses of his neighbors along the way. Plus, Rubin discusses Pittsburgh, past work and recent experiences at the 9th Shanghai Bienniale.