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CITROËN LAUNCHES PRESTIGIOUS DS3 DESIGN COMPETITION

May 21, 2010

CITROËN LAUNCHES PRESTIGIOUS DS3 DESIGN COMPETITION

Calling all designers! Ever wanted to get your work in front of senior figures from GQ or Louis Vuitton?

Citroën has launched a high profile international design competition, inviting creative visionaries to customize the roof and dashboard of DS3. In addition to a cash prize, the winning project will be presented at Citroën’s international showcase on the Champs Elysees, the C_42, in October 2010 to mark the start of the Paris Motor Show. As an ultimate reward, the design will also be put into production, available in 2011 as part of a special DS3 collection.

Designs can be submitted up until the competition’s closing date of July 4th 2010. The entries will be judged by a prestigious panel of experts from the worlds of design, art and media including senior representatives from GQ, the Cartier Foundation and Louis Vuitton. From budding designers to the experienced, the competition is open to anyone wanting to offer their own unique interpretation of DS3’s roof and dashboard.

A series of video ‘briefs’ will be available on the competition’s website – www.citroencreativeawards.com – inviting entrants to bring surprising and refreshing design proposals. ‘Daring’ and ‘professionalism’ are the watchwords of a jury that wants to be astonished by the creativity of candidates.

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New York Photo 2010 Festival, impressions

May 21, 2010

once again i volunteered for the new york photo festival which allows me free access to the exhibits, well free if you don’t count my time doing not much but standing around looking or checking peoples day passes.

every year it’s different but held in the same dumbo area of brooklyn just different spaces. i’ve always liked the photographers presentations in st. ann’s theater but i didn’t see many of them this year and the couple i did see i wasn’t that impressed with. but hey that’s me i am from new york and a tough audience.

there is a nice article in pdn about apeture foundation’s two part seminar on strategies for emerging photographers here. another article in pdn is a quick preview of the festival.

as curator erik kessel wrote in his galley at smack mellon catalog ‘what is photography?’ as his selections were artist not using photography in the conventional way but using it as a tool to create something totally different than one would think.

a lager portion of the festival was european influenced. one can see some interviews with curators and artist here but i am quite disappointed that not all the winners work is displayed on new york photo festival web site. see winners & honorable mentions for names but no links to work. the question arises in my mind is this a photographic festival or what?

last year everyone who entered images to the festival had their 15 seconds of fame via a slide show in powerhouse book store but the only projected images were from the leica camera photo contest. while last years slide show wasn’t perfect, not even a sign announcing what these images were at least they were photographs.

daniel power does have selections of interim awards videos with comments as does frank evers interm #2 and doug rickard  shows interm #3. i thought it strange that most of the power winners examples had the subject centered, what happened to the ‘thirds rule’? am i being too academic here? i know rules are to be broken but this ‘center subject’ seemed a consistent in powers picks. oh well

there is a nice interview & video of Marc Granger who received a lifetime achievement award.

the link to coverage nyph 10 in 3D directed by martin lenclos showing interviews to exhibitors and visitors got me dizzy watching it. seems they need to have movement just because they could with the cameras view point constantly changing with mouse movement, oh 3D i forgot maybe i am too old but where is the photography? isn’t this a photography festival?

but on to the photography award ceremony that was delayed an 1 1/2 hour for technical difficulties. wonder how many audience members they lost? when they finally decided to go ahead with the presentations they went on without pictures of winning images. i would suggest the festival hire someone with more expertise next time or hey what about a tech rehearsal before hand like they do in other shows.

with all  the technical savvy people here in new york wouldn’t you think someone would have planned this better? why do something half baked? is that better than doing nothing?

winning pictures still aren’t up on the web site.what i found really strange were the winners at least in the student category had to buy tickets to the awards ceremony. ten buck is ten bucks ,especially for students. the question arise did marc have to buy a ticket?

the coolest thing at the festival was leica gave out the M9 cameras to use for the day ands ran a daily photo contest. great marketing  idea, who hasn’t always wanted to carry around a leica. woohoo. great feel to the camera, it really feels like a camera. but for me to see the focus rectangle in the view finder i’d need a cornia replacement. i’ll stick with my canon better or worst.

brooklyn bridge

graffiti

someone not too interested, guess who

no contest winner for me as the theme was nature. but to cap off the day mary and i walked across the crowded brooklyn  bridge to manhattan which we’ve never done before.

but i did meet some interesting people and the hope is to expand who i know and what work i see because it’s all good.

just my opinion

jene

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Caravaggio’s bones

May 21, 2010

ROME (AP).- Italian researchers said Friday that they may be close to identifying the remains of Caravaggio, the great Italian painter whose death 400 years ago is shrouded in mystery. The researchers have dug up and studied bones found in a Tuscan town where Caravaggio died in 1610. According to results of carbon dating and other analyses released Friday, one set of bones is compatible with Caravaggio’s remains. The bones belonged to a man who died in the same period as the artist at an age between 37 and 45. Michelangelo Merisi — known as Caravaggio after his hometown — died at 39.

Team leader Silvano Vinceti said the bones also have high levels of lead and other metals associated with painting.

“We are closing in,” Vinceti said in an interview with Associated Press Television News. “Have we or have we not found the great Caravaggio?”

The results, while promising, are not conclusive.

That’s why the group is conducting DNA testing, with results expected in about two weeks. The DNA extracted from the bones will be compared with samples from possible male kin in Caravaggio, in northern Italy.

Even though Caravaggio had no known children, Vinceti said the group has studied the town’s death registry and found some 20 possible male relatives.

Caravaggio died in Porto Ercole, a beach town on the Tuscan coast. His death after a dissolute life of street brawls, affairs with prostitutes and even murder, remains an enigma. To this day, his remains are officially missing.

The researchers say he was buried in the town’s San Sebastiano cemetery. His bones were dug up when the graveyard was moved in the 1950s to make space for a public park. According to the researchers, the remains were at that point moved to another cemetery nearby.

The cause of Caravaggio’s death has also not been established. Possibilities raised by scholars range from malaria to syphilis to murder at the hands of one of the many enemies Caravaggio made during his tumultuous existence. Vinceti’s team includes historians, anthropologists and other scientists. His project has drawn interest as Italy marks the anniversary of Caravaggio’s death, but also some skepticism because so much time has passed.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.  / By: Alessandra Rizzo, Associated Press Writer

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http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2010-17-05-21-23-28-italian-researchers-say-they-may-have-found-caravaggio-bones.html

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The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest

May 21, 2010

Open Call

All Art Organizations and Artists

All Art Forms

+ Times Square Alliance Public Art Program

+ TIMESSQUAREARTS

Request for Letters of Interest

Art Projects and Art Events in 2010-2012

Due on July 15, 2010

For Complete Details:  http://www.timessquarenyc.org/arts/opencall.htm

The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest from arts organizations and artists across disciplines to present contemporary art projects and art events in the public spaces in and around Times Square. In a one-page letter, applicants can propose a single project or series for anytime between September 2010 and December 2012.

Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to propose projects that address the unique nature and rich history of Times Square. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli.

Organizations, curators and artists are encouraged to consider how their projects will change or effect the space during the presentation and how the 350,000 people here every day (as well millions of virtual viewers) will interact with the presentation.

Public spaces to consider as locations for art projects and events include the new Broadway plazas and Duffy Square in Times Square and other public and private spaces throughout the Theater District, 42nd Street and 8th Avenue.

Through its Public Art Program, the Times Square Alliance brings temporary high-quality, cutting-edge art and performance to Times Square’s public spaces, so that it is known globally as a place where ordinary people encounter authentic, ever-changing urban art in multiple forms and media.

Letters of Interest are due on July 15, 2010 and should not exceed 500 words. Organization history or artist resume plus five images of relevant past work should be attached, along with an image list of titled and descriptions. Applicants with accepted proposals will be invited to enter a dialogue with the Times Square Alliance.

For complete details on the Times Square Public Art Program, visit www.timessquarenyc.org/arts

We look forward to you ideas and proposals.

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proposals from artists for a mural project, queens ny

May 21, 2010

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RFP for MidBlock Parking Garage Mural in Jamaica, Queens, NY

Contact:
Samantha Lewis
chashama Jamaica Studios
Curator & Outreach Coordinator
Samglewis@gmail.com
914.260.7974


Project Description:
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) is seeking proposals from artists for a mural project in the MidBlock Parking Garage located at 89-35 163rd Street in Jamaica, NY. The goal of the mural project is to enhance the pedestrian pathway that stretches from the entrance to the garage on 162nd street to the entrance on 163rd street. The mural design should be contemporary, colorful and appropriate for a wall 248’ in length and 12’ in height. The mural will seldom be seen front on. For pedestrians viewing the mural, it will be a progressive experience as they move along the pathway. In conjunction with the mural project, GJDC will also be enhancing the pedestrian pathway with new lighting.

Guidelines:
The design should be picture-based, not word-based. Designs that include logos, copyrighted or trademarked images, advertisements, or political, commercial, religious, or sexual symbols, themes or messages will not be accepted. Designs should be appropriate for a diverse, broad-based audience of all ages.

The artist will develop and submit a preliminary visual concept for the mural to be painted on the concrete wall surface. GJDC staff members will review the conceptual design for the mural project and provide feedback to the artist/s before design approval.

Proposals should include the amount of time necessary to complete the mural and materials needed.

Timeline:
Weather permitting; the mural project will begin in July.

Deadlines:
Conceptual Design Proposals due: June 15th, 2010
Artist Selection:                            June 21st, 2010

Artist Compensation:
Compensation for the artists TBD. GJDC will pay for materials.
www.gjdc.org

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chashama is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and an award from the New York State Council on the Arts in partnership with the City Council: Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Delegation, Council Member Sara Gonzalez and Council Member Daniel Garodnick; and with funds from A.R.T./New York, Carnegie Corporation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Dramatists Guild Fund, Peg Santvoord Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Steinberg Charitable Trust, Tides Foundation, and through private donations from individuals. Also supported in part with goods and materials provided through donations to Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education.

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