Category: The Illusion Beyond Art
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The Simulacra of Public Space: the work of Christos Voutichtis, by Alan N. Shapiro
The simulacra of public space: the work of Christos Voutichtis Alan N. Shapiro This is a lecture where I went back and forth between English and German. It took place in the “saasfee*pavillon” art gallery in Frankfurt in February 2019. I am going to talk about the artworks of Christos Voutichtis. Seine Arbeit ist ein…
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Ruben Talberg‘s volte-face paintings “Arcanum”, by Alan N. Shapiro
An artwork piece from Ruben Talberg’s series “Arcanum” suggests an important multi-nodal secret that can only become known to the initiated few. The work hints at presenting the key to solving a mystery, providing an answer to a riddle that is accessible via magic, mysticism and a very personalized meditation practice filtered through classical spiritual…
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The development of New Music theory and philosophy with focus on the American composer John Cage, by Marit Trantel
1. Introduction In the following paper I will explore how John Cage’s music and his philosophy relate with other theories of New Media philosophy. Cage was one of the most important composers of New Music and helped to revolutionise the concept of traditional classical music entirely. Important for this revolution was also the philosophy that…
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“Nature Disappears Beneath Our Words and Images”: Nicola Toffolini interviewed by Alan N. Shapiro
Nicola Toffolini interviewed by Alan N. Shapiro I interviewed the Italian artist Nicola Toffolini in Bologna, Italy. I spoke in English, and Nicola spoke in Italian. I have translated his comments into English. Alan N. Shapiro: Since about the year 2000, you have been doing exhibitions of your artwork. How did it come about in…
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“I Bring Philosophy and Biotechnology into the Sphere of Art”: Polona Tratnik interviewed by Alan N. Shapiro
Polona Tratnik interviewed by Alan N. Shapiro I interviewed the Slovenian artist and media culture-cultural studies professor Polona Tratnik in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Alan N. Shapiro: You use the phrase “engagements in culture” at your website to describe some of what you do. Is this idea a way of connecting together your two careers as an artist…
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What’s the Use of Unrequited Love?, by Vesela Mihaylova
What’s the Use of Unrequited Love? Emotions and Eat Art in Artistic Practice by Vesela Mihaylova Masterarbeit Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Master of Arts Betreut von: Univ. Prof. Dr. Christa Sommerer Univ. Prof. Dr. Laurent Mignonneau Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Martin Kaltenbrunner Zusätzliche Unterstützung: Univ.-Ass. Mag.art. Michaela Ortner Univ.-Ass. Mag.art. BA. Marlene Hochrieser This is an excerpt from…
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Introduction to Polona Tratnik, by Anja Wiesinger
Introduction to Polona Tratnik, by Anja Wiesinger Hair is a special material. In a biological sense, being part of the human skin, it regulates the body temperature. It is home to millions of bacteria that interchange with the environment and help build the body’s resistance to harmful organisms. Hair is not able to grow or…
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From The Technological Herbarium, by Gianna Maria Gatti: Artworks of Nicola Toffolini (translated by Alan N. Shapiro)
From The Technological Herbarium, by Gianna Maria Gatti: Artworks of Nicola Toffolini Nicola Toffolini’s Naturale che piove: fare il bello ed il cattivo tempo (It’s Raining, Naturally: Making Good and Bad Weather) translated from the Italian by Alan N. Shapiro Nicola Toffolini works on the nature-technology marriage by elaborating singular ecosystems enclosed in glass and…
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Impressionist Paintings by Florence Morrison, Installment 3
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The Jig She Saw: Reflections on Creating Relational Encounters in Participatory Theatre, by Regan O’Brien
EVALUATION ESSAY – Written document following phase one of practical research on The Jig She Saw: Reflections on You. Regan O’Brien. MA Drama & Performance Studies (Interdisciplinary Arts), Queens University Belfast. Supervisor: Professor Anna McMullan The Jig She Saw: Reflections on Creating Relational Encounters in Participatory Theatre. In this essay, I will be reflecting on…
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Pietro Mussini: A habitat of an interlocked nature, by Franco Torriani
Pietro Mussini: A habitat of an interlocked nature, by Franco Torriani (published in book form by Edizioni Diabasis, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2010) (English translation by Julian Delens) How far can an artistic practice really produce, and place in a given space and time, place-unrelated objects (in respect to a given place), it’s an underlaying matter…
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Eduardo Kac: Living Works, by Claudio Cravero
Eduardo Kac LIVING WORKS June 10th – September 25th, 2011 The first exhibition in Italy dedicated to the controversial figure of Eduardo Kac (Rio de Janeiro, 1962; he lives in Chicago). His research explores the frontiers between man, animal and robot, culminating in Transgenic Art, through which living beings become a single entity with the technological.…
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Impressionist Paintings by Florence Morrison, Installment 2
The traveler had long arduous journeys behind him. Ahead was an easy walk to paradise. Something akin to a time tunnel had been constructed, rendering all our adventures completely safe. Fences are not for separating. They are for connecting. Solitary and solidary.
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From Las Vegas (NV) to the Cactus League (AZ)
Leaving Las Vegas… Driving through the northern Arizona desert… To the Cactus League… In the Shadow of Jean Baudrillard and America… Midnight at the oasis Send your camel to bed Shadows paintin’ our faces Traces of romance in our heads Heaven’s holdin’ a half-moon Shinin’ just for us Let’s slip off to a sand dune,…
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New York City in Las Vegas
New York New York Las Vegas Casino & Hotel all photos © 2011 Alan Shapiro