http://marianspore.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:29:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join us for a night of art, music and scintillating conversation! Friday July 30 8pm to 10pm Reception for fantastic art projects: Joe Winter Christopher Robbins Thom Kubli's 'FLOAT! Thinktank 21' 10pm until... Performance by Snake Eats Electric Blanket | Christy & Emily with My Charizma DJs to follow Drinks available by donation. http://marianspore.com/2010/07/summer-party-july-30/ After entering a flotation tank, you will listen to a five-minute audio work by Berlin-based sound artist Thom Kubli, then float in silence for forty minutes, letting your mind drift away. For this piece, you will need to reserve a one-hour appointment at Marian Spore, and bring your swimsuit. ... http://marianspore.com/2010/06/thom-kubli-float/ Here it is, folks, episode 9 of Radiovisual. In this week's episode, we talked to A.L. Steiner about the swingeing cuts in the New York arts budget for 2011. (To find out more, visit NYFA). We review Trisha Donnelly at Casey Kaplan Gallery, and we go on a field trip ... http://marianspore.com/2010/05/radiovisual-009/ [powerpress] Last week, art & technology pioneer Julie Martin raised questions about Rhizome's Seven on Seven event. We were able to finagle a ticket to the event (not easy!) and we have to say, it was pretty inspiring. In this episode, we have a follow-up interview with Rhizome's Lauren Cornell, as ... http://marianspore.com/2010/04/radiovisual-008/ [powerpress] This week, contemporary art gets Snookied. Claire went to the press launch of Bravo's forthcoming reality show, Work of Art, the Next Great Artist and caught up with Simon de Pury about the process of casting the show. As Rhizome gears up for its Seven on Seven event, which pairs ... http://marianspore.com/2010/04/radiovisual-007/ Tyler Coburn reviews the Marian Spore collection in the April issue of Art Review. A choice quote: 'Life today looks alive, and is alive, only when seen from the perspective of the archive, museum, library,' Groys writes - a statement that could readily apply to the first five works of the ... http://marianspore.com/2010/04/tyler-coburn-on-marian-spore-in-art-review/ This week, we talk to Art Fag City's Paddy Johnson about Richard Flood's 'prairie dog' comments and whether the Internet spells doom for the professional art critic; we find out how you can exchange artwork for health care (for real); we review Barbara Kruger at Mary Boone and Lyle Ashton ... http://marianspore.com/2010/04/radiovisual-006/ We've got a hard-hitting episode for you this week, folks! The important issues of the day are discussed: health care reform and its possible effects on artists; Ai Weiwei's comments at a panel discussion at the Paley Center this week; Pawel Wojtasik's monumental installation at Smack Mellon; and Rainer Ganahl's ... http://marianspore.com/2010/03/radiovisual-005/ In our silliest episode yet, we learn the shocking truth about Shaq O'Neal: he's a cheat! (At art. Not basketball). We pit Shaq against Jeff Koons in a battle of celebrity curators; we visit Triple Canopy's new space in Brooklyn. We review the Brucennial, the Biennial, the Rhizome/Triple Canopy-ennial. We ... http://marianspore.com/2010/03/radiovisual-004/ Episode 3 is here, and it's a doozy! This week, we talked to Jerry Saltz about whether his Facebook page is a sign of social media-pocalypse. Andrew Jeffrey Wright discussed his fourth grade art project; Michael compared Amy Granat's camera to lady parts, while Claire spoke to FLAG Art Foundation's ... http://marianspore.com/2010/02/radiovisual-003/