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Monthly Archives: June 2010

It’s got to be about finding magic in all things

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Two frogs made love, yesterday, on the steps of our apartment.  In opposition to human sexual dimorphism, to which I am accustomed, the large, female frog diminished the male frog.  And, my 6’2” boyfriend stood with me (5’5”) to watch the mating session. The Nature channel’s got nothing on witnessing animals mating in real time—the [...]

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Was There Art Before Video?

Friday, June 25, 2010

Santa Fe…sleeps.  And Santa Fe…wakes. As a longtime resident of Santa Fe, one can be excused for feeling sometimes that this small city full-on hibernates between SITE biennials.  Making this summer and last weekend’s opening events around The Dissolve-panel discussions (to see Rita Norton’s portraits of the panelists click here), Lensic performances, gallery and museum [...]

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Whazzup in Santa Fe on Adobe Airstream

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

“The Dissolve” 2010 biennial at SITE Ward Shelley @ LAUNCHPROJECTS Cyndi Conn curates exhibition at CCA Hoyun Son’s private opening:  “Mapping the Heart Santa Fe” NoiseFold at El Museo Cultural Here’s what Adobe Airstream has to report – click here!

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New, weird trends:

Thursday, June 10, 2010

1) the overwhelming popularity of vending machines in Japan to buy everything, including swimsuits 2) vacuum cleaner collector’s group in US 3) facebook for dead people in Hong Kong In honor of these new, weird trends I have posted Jeff Koons’ “New Hoover Convertible 1980″ below.

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Great Article by Times Opinionator

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I thoroughly enjoyed the Times article “Should This Be the Last Generation?” by Peter Singer.  I have, on several occasions, considered the questions the author raises about human population, and making the choice to have kids.  Laughingly I read the line about partying our way into extinction.  Singer points to various philosophical approaches that might [...]

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“Exit Through the Gift Shop” – Banksy

Friday, June 4, 2010

“Exit Through the Gift Shop” –the movie–will be featured at select locations throughout the US in June, and July.  Dubbed, according to Banksy’s official website, as the “world’s first street art disaster movie,” “Exit Through the Gift Shop” is a stimulating journey through street art mayhem with an indirect look at Banksy’s success as an [...]

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