Who Knew?

''Given two things that resemble one another to any chosen degree, but one of them a work of art and the other an ordinary object, what accounts for this difference in status?''

-Arthur C. Clarke

Interview from above

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador U.S. actress Angelina Jolie whispers to U.S. actor Brad Pitt during the "A New Mindset for the UN" session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland January 26, 2006.

Summary of reasons why an artist run centre stamp series is essential

I) Art is an important part of ___________________ identity.
II) Contemporary art is vital to ___________________'s international reputation.
III) Artist-Run Centres(or artist led centres) are integral to contemporary ___________________ art.
IIII) Contemporary art has been neglected in ___________________ postage.

Day 12

"A biennial is a glimpse of a transnational utopia."

Arthur C. Clarke

proposal for painting exhibition

"A collective biography, if written in the way one would describe an individual, always seems to describe a baby-being. Something born, with no prior experience. Collective efforts thus appear to the uninitiated as infantile, unformed, goofy creatures."
- V.I. Lenin

The $8,000 Tandem

"Collaboration: A late twentieth century euphemism for artists working creatively together.

Collaboration: An early twentieth century euphemism for so called enemies working creatively together."

Paul Sullivan, Exit Review, Static-ops, 2003.