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01.02.2011
I've just found (via the friends at The Influencers) an extremely interesting article on the censoring of a Blu's wall at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
It underlines many crucial points about the commercial/critical dichotomy of contemporary street art: censorship; curatorship; engagement; radical critic; to be in the streets or in museums.
Enjoy!
http://www.justseeds.org/blo…
30.01.2011
Not long ago i announced that part of Memefest award will be a invitation to participate in the special workshop titled Mapping Socially responsive communication in June 2011.
http://www.memefest.org/en/memeblog/2011/01/memefest-awards-mapping-socially-responsive-communication-workshop/?showme=1
Many of you have shown great interest to participate in this and we are very much looking forwar…
29.01.2011
27.01.2011
Ovgodišnja tema LJUBAV: KONFLIKT: IMAGINACIJA je zahtevala mnogo energije i znanja. Predstavljala je izazov za sve nas.
Prijavljeni su radovi iz 26 zemalja sveta. Danas počinjemo sa procesiranjem vaših radova. Prvo moramo proveriti vaše prijave. Nakon provera prijava formiraju se liste učesnika koje šaljemo žirantima i kuratorima festivala. Žiranti i kuratori Memefesta imaju tri sedmice da p…
27.01.2011
We are very excited to have received works from twenty six countries from all around the world to this years Friendly competition!!
This years theme LOVE:CONFLICT:IMAGINATION has triggered lot's of creative energy and work. Now the internal process begins: first we need to make sure all works are submitted properly. After that a short list will be curated which will go in the hands or Memefest…
27.01.2011
A todos los que han participado enviando trabajos o difundiendo el festival
¡Muchas Gracias!
Los números y las propuestas se darán a conocer a medida que se avance
en el escrutinio de los trabajos recibidos
Nuestro deseo es que este año hayamos avanzado un poco + en nuestro objetivo de difundir en los 5 continentes ideas frescas que escapen al pensamiento único -esculpido a medida, envasa…
25.01.2011
“Lo que se propone a través de estas las obras aquí reunidas es que, si bien el arte afirma y celebra la vida con una fuerza regeneradora, las acciones que tratan de la desigualdad y el conflicto no son equivalentes a la vida real que se vive bajo la represión”
Deborah Cullen, curadora de la exposición.
http://www.banrepcultural.org/arte-no-es-vida/inicio
Museo de Arte del Banco de la Repú…
22.01.2011
Calor, carnaval antecipado, férias, internet, praia, trabalho, novidades desanimadoras no Ministério da Cultura (do Ecad), passeios, gente reunida, vida... Tanta coisa acontece nesses dias de verão, uns 40 graus no Rio de Janeiro, tempo ameno em São Paulo, chuvas perigosas em alguns lugares do país resumem ventos que provocam tempestades, tensões em campos distantes, ondulações. E por que ter med…