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Boobquake

April 26, 2010

when i first heard the news report of the Iranian cleric blaming scantily clad  woman  boobs of causing earthquakes i chuckled thinking that yes some of them have had a profound effect on me, sometimes my hands shook as i touched them or thought about touching them, but never the ground underneath me.

i remember my first earthquake happening when i, naked except for being covered with soap in the shower,  had to think fast as the ground beneath my bathtub began to shake and  remembering earthquake preparedness lessons as i grabbed a towel and stood in the bathroom doorway. after the first shock wave we, the family and i, ran out of the house into the drive way along with all our other neighbors. i still felt kind of silly in my towel.

earthquakes are pretty scary things but i’ve never felt that way looking eye to eye with a boob. but Ms. Jen McCreight, an American twentysomething student thought she’d do something to support science and make t shirts for Boobquake day.

yes virgina there is a boobquake facebook page showing ms mc creight in her earthquake outfit.

this though is not ms. mc creight but a lovely woman in the prime of her life. humans are beautiful i think it’s a crime to cover beauty with ignorance.

beauty

just my opinion

jene

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Call for Participation for C A M P F I R E, Saturday, June 19th, 2010

April 26, 2010

Winkel & Balktick Present…
C A M P F I R E
Saturday, June 19th, 2010

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

This should provide you more information than you need about hot to participate in Campfire. If you have questions, contact creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com. Executive management can be reached at info@wandbnyc.com.

The submission process is detailed below, after the answers to all of the questions you have. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all submissions.

Quick submission form: http://bit.ly/campfireart

OPEN MEETINGS & VENUE WALKTHROUGHS

Thursday, April 29, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Thursday, May 13, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Located in the far west 50s in Manhattan
RSVP to info@wandbnyc.com to attend!

GATHER ROUND

Campfire is a one-night excursion to the frontiers of creative revelry.

As the name suggests, the theme will be a journey out of the city and into the natural world. Together, we willl create an immersive environment where guests can escape the mundane world and enjoy a camping trip… in a warehouse.

Campfire’s art will explore the theme of nature, and how urban society interacts with it.  Ideas to consider include the plant and animal kingdoms, the woods, the Girl and Boy Scouts, ghost stories, pollution, skinny dipping, smores, foraging and of course, campfires. Political, personal, historical and emotional statements are encouraged.

Installation, performance and activities are all welcome. Actual fire is not welcome. Sorry.

ITINERARY

If you’re interesting in participating, please let us know right away. Even if it’s just to say, “I’ll have a proposal soon” or “I don’t have time for this, but someone else should do XYZ”.

We will be accepting submissions through Friday, May 28. However, if you require a stipend (more on that below), we need to know before May 14.

Setup begins on Monday, June 15th. Your project should be completely set up before noon on Saturday, June 19th. Breakdown must be completely by midnight on Monday, June 21st.

WHERE ARE THE CAMPGROUNDS?

In Manhattan facing the West Side Highway. It’s the top floor of a two story warehouse. Dimensions are 175’x100′, or 17,000 square feet. There are no interior divisions. It’s all one big room. There will probably not be any truly quiet areas.

The cieling height is 14′, but there are beams and fixtures hanging below that. There are many stable rigging points on the ceiling. Everything is concrete. The floors are not level.

There are windows with very nice views of the Hudson River.

FIREBUILDING

The event will feature many large campfire installations. They will be set up throughout the venue and act as social hubs. You are welcome to interpret “campfire” however you’d like.

Ideal dimensions are 10′ – 20′ radius on the floor and 12′ tall. Larger or smaller projects are certainly welcome. Make them glow, flicker, move, crackle, what have you. Use of interactivity, light, shadow, video and audio is strongly encouraged. If working with sound of video, consider juxtaposing natural images/sounds with urban ones.

Considering a matching site-specific performance to go along with your sculpture.

PITCHING A TENT

Think of your favorite outdoor, camping or summer camp activity. Come set it up at Badmitton? Birdwatching? Gardening? Ghost stories? Come do it at Campfire! Activities and games help strangers meet each other at parties.

THE NATURE CHANNEL

Have you ever been watching the Nature Channel and thought, “I wish I could do that!” Now you can! Dress up as monkeys, lumberjacks & trees, hunters & prey, deep sea fish, picnic baskets & food or other outdoor creatures. Get a group, props, costumes and a schtick together and perform.

MOONLIGHT SERENADES

Artistic audio installations are welcome, but Campfire is not seeking solicitations for bands, musical performers or those DJ people we keep hearing about. But if you do any of those things, we’d still love to listen to it.

There will be a dancefloor. The soundsystem will be a unique multi-channel surround sound experience the likes of which the city has not seen in quite some time. All musicians will be playing original electronic music sets in multiple dimensions, allowing you to travel back through time and revisit idealized childhood camping and outdoor experiences.

IS THERE ANY MONEY ON THE TRAIL?

We can pay for the cost of approved projects. These are guaranteed to be reimbursed, even if the event is not profitable. If the event is profitable, we tip out on top of this. Consider $0 – $500 the effective range for requests. We can also provide transportation assistance.

Each project is a unique little snowflake, and we evaluate stipends on a case-by-case basis. Small budgets are easier to accomodate than large ones. On the other hand, if you have the greatest idea we’ve ever seen and a solid track record, we may be OK with splurging.

Our budget is finite, so please understand that we will not be able to accept all submission.

Note that in order to qualify for reimbursements for materials, you must keep your receipts and submit them to us in a timely manner.

ENOUGH TEASING! HOW DO I JOIN YOU?

If you have questions, contact the W&B creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com.

Please fill out this form:
http://bit.ly/campfireart

To make a submission, you will need to know the following information:

* Your name, and the names of other artists involved
* Your phone number
* A description of your project
* A detailed, itemized budget for materials and costs
* Setup duration
* Breakdown duration
* Will it require rigging from the ceiling or a wall?
* Will it make a mess?
* Might it accidentally injure, maim, or kill anyone?
* Floorspace requirements
* Electrical requirements
* Lighting requirements
* Any special placement requests

You will hear from us within three business days with questions, suggestions, etc. Sometimes we need to know more, have suggestions, or just need time to decide among many worthy proposals.

It may take up to ten business days to approve or decline your submission. If this wait is a problem, please let us know up front.

WHO ARE THE SCOUTMASTERS ON THIS TRIP?

Mark Winkel & Kevin Balktick are a pair of Brooklyn-based event producers. They met in 2005 when they became neighbors in a block-sized live/work warehouse in Dumbo. Over the course of five years, they have produced 12 feature events. In that time, their vision and following has grown from a single loft to cavernous warehouses.

Along with a dedicated community of artists, crew and volunteers, they transform mundane urban spaces into immersive fantasy environments. Their tools are larger-than-life installation art, extravagant costumes, decadent themes, surreal performances and action-packed dancefloors.

Their 2010 New Year’s Eve production, Transmutation , was held in a 30,000 square foot warehouse and was attended by 2,500 people. In February 2010, they were featured in a New York Times article about creative Brooklyn nightlife.

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Christie’s New York announces the Prints & Multiples Sale

April 26, 2010

mary and i took a stroll  this sunday went over to christie’s to see some very fine prints. christie’s is one of the excellent free perks new york has to offer.all the usual big names with three small prints from an artist we discovered in Pistola , Italy, his birthplace, Marino Marini who’s a sculptor and print maker, one of his main themes are horses.

we did see something unusual in the handling of prints as a sale associate was showing a print to a perspective customer. the sales associate nor the customer wore the usual white gloves, they didn’t actually touch the printed surface but did feel the paper the print was on under the matt. odd because i’ve always thought that any human oils weren’t good for papers.

oh well the exhibit was pretty cool.

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York announces the Prints & Multiples Sale on April 26 and 27. The auction features 482 lots including an impressive variety of American, Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary prints estimated in the region of $7 million. Highlights in the sale include works by Edvard Munch, as well as Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton — best-selling author, screenwriter, film director and producer — and Pop Art prints by artists such as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Roy Lichtenstein.

Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton
The Print Department will offer Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton. Crichton was renowned for his riveting scientific thrillers such as The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Timeline, The Lost World, Rising Sun, and State of Fear, as well as the dramatic television series ER. This rich collection of Post-War prints will be spread over three sales including the Prints & Multiples Sale on April 26-27, the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on May 11, and the Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale on May 12. The Prints & Multiples Sale will contain a selection of fourteen prints from the collection. Among the works to be offered are two prints by Jasper Johns, Two Flags (Whitney Anniversary) (ULAE 207) (estimate: $20,000-30,000) and Light Bulb (ULAE 170) (estimate: $5,000-7,000).

Marc Chagall, (1887-1985), “Four Tales from Arabian Nights”, Pantheon Books, NY, 1948. (Mourlot 36-47; Cramer books 18). Estimate: $300,000 – $400,000. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd., 2010Prints by Edvard Munch
Leading the sale are three rare and distinguished prints by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. The works Der Kuss (estimate: $150,000-250,000), Madonna (estimate: $350,000-500,000), and Das kranke Kind I (estimate: $100,000-150,000) are each intimate and emotionally charged images. The intertwining nude bodies in Munch’s Der Kuss create a physical and psychological tension, as the viewer becomes a voyeur peering in on the lovers’ intimate embrace. First shown in Oslo in 1895, Der Kuss was considered so provocative that officials decreed it immoral and prohibited it from exhibition. An equally evocative image, Madonna is often assigned an eroticized interpretation. The dark background of the Madonna frames and isolates the nude torso in the center of the composition, emphasizing the significance of her sexuality. In contrast to the swirling blackness behind the figure, the relaxed face of the Madonna creates a sense of peacefulness and calm. One of Munch’s most acclaimed subjects, it is a work for a true connoisseur.

Pop Art Prints
A robust selection of Pop Art works are offered in the Prints & Multiples Sale including works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann Nude with Yellow Pillow (estimate: $100,000-150,000), a later work by Lichtenstein, is a homage to his own oeuvre. Toward the end of his life the artist reflected on his own career and art historical legacy through new experimentation in his work, creating works that were self-referential. The figure in the print references art historical nudes while also suggesting that Lichtenstein believes himself to be a part of that tradition. And yet the confrontational gaze of the women rendered in a Pop style also marks his break from that convention, a suggestion of how the artist would like to be remembered.

American Prints: George Wesley Bellows
A selection of American prints, including eight works by George Wesley Bellows, also highlight the sale. Bellows was a member of the Ashcan School and was famous for depicting images of class struggle. Splinter Beach (estimate: $6,000-8,000) and Tennis (Tennis Tournament) (estimate: $4,000-6,000) are both scenes indicating the rise of social mobility in the United States. In these prints members of the middle class are taking part in leisurely pastimes, spending a day at the beach and watching a tennis match. Before the turn of the century, leisure activities were only enjoyed by high society; Bellows shows that times were changing. His images have a rigorous quality which reflects the tumultuous nature of the class struggle. This extensive selection of lithographs provides iconic examples of Bellows’ unique style.

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