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Cherise Smith. Enacting Others: Politics of Identity in Eleanor Antin, Nikki S. Lee, Adrian Piper, and Anna Deavere Smith (Duke, 2011)

Written by Carla on April 23, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Enacting Others: Politics of Identity in Eleanor Antin, Nikki S. Lee, Adrian Piper, and Anna Deavere Smith. Cherise Smith, Duke University Press, 2011, 336 pages, 58 illus., including 18 color plates, paperback, ISBN 978-0-8223-4799-6, $24.95.

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The artists Adrian Piper, Eleanor Antin, Anna Deavere Smith, and Nikki S. Lee have all crossed racial, ethnic, gender, and [...]

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Glenn Jordan. Somali Elders: Portraits from Wales / Odeyada Soomaalida: Muuqaalo Ka Yimid Welishka (Butetown History & Arts Centre, 2004)

Written by Carla on April 23, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Somali Elders: Portraits from Wales  / Odeyada Soomaalida: Muuqaalo Ka Yimid Welishka. Glenn Jordan, 2004, Butetown History & Arts Centre, 202 pages, 65 full colour plates. Bi-lingual production in English and Somali W240 x H300mm, paperback, ISBN 1-898317-13-5, £24.95.
From the publisher:
Somali Elders: Portraits from Wales is a book of powerful colour portraits and text, which brings us face-to-face [...]

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Printed Matter Seeks an Executive Director

Written by Carla on March 22, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Job title: Executive Director, Printed Matter, Inc.
Permanent full time position, beginning July 1, 2011, or no later than September 15, 2011
Salary: To be determined, based on current role and prior experience
Printed Matter is seeking an ambitious, visionary Executive Director who is eager to build on Printed Matter’s history and achievements. The successful candidate will have [...]

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Sparkbook Pride by Pogus Caesar (Punch and OOM Gallery Archive, 2011)

Written by Carla on March 8, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Sparkbook Pride. Pogus Caesar, Punch and OOM Gallery Archive, Spring 2011, paperback, perfect bound, 160 pages, 70 black and white photographs, 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches. ISBN: 978-0-9566741-1-1
Birmingham-based photographer Pogus Caesar has a new book coming out, specially commissioned by Be Birmingham and published by Punch and OOM Gallery Archive.
‘Sparkbrook Pride’ consists of [...]

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Lyle Ashton Harris and Chuck Close in Conversation

Written by Carla on March 8, 2011 — Leave a Comment

The New York Public Library
Gregory R. Miller & Co. and D.A.P.
present

LYLE ASHTON HARRIS
in conversation with

CHUCK CLOSE
celebrating the publication of
Lyle Ashton Harris’ new book

EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE
published by Gregory R. Miller & Co.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 6PM

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Margaret Liebman Forum, 2nd Floor
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street

www.nypl.org | www.grmandco.com | www.artbook.com

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    Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
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