Author Archives: marian.

The Yes Men Fix the World screens at the Senator 3/19 @ 7pm

March 17, 2010 in Uncategorized by marian.

I am pleased to inform you that The Yes Men Fix the World will be screening this Friday, March 19th at the Senator Theatre at 7pm!
For trailer and film info/screening info, check out: http://www.theyesmenfixtheworld.com/
if you are not familiar with the Yes Men you should be.
Check out their past projects here.
A few words from Mike of [...]

manifesto.

February 22, 2010 in Manifesto/Manifest, criticism by marian.

social interaction generates culture.
creativity and social interaction should be encouraged without thought of profit.
all parties are capable of creative equity. nothing is limited/scarce/precious.
design embraces categories and unique skill sets, but eliminates divisions between them.
skills and knowledge, like commodities, are meant for redistribution amongst all parties.
as facilitators and cultural producers, our main commodity is social interaction [...]

Love & Heartbreak | new works by katy keefe and samuel payne OPENS 14 jan 2010

January 14, 2010 in Shows by marian.

“Love & Heartbreak: new works by Katy Keefe and Samuel Payne” opens at The Metro Gallery on 14 January 2010 and runs though 27 February 2010. Intensely personal and layered with texture, Keefe’s paintings, drawings and photographs are inspired by the romantic, Payne’s violent installations and works-on-paper by heartbreak and scorn. Despite the immediate contradictory [...]

a brief synopsis of: Design Conversation #11 : SOUND

October 1, 2009 in Design Conversations, Uncategorized by marian.

a brief synopsis of:
Design Conversation #11 : SOUND | Baltimore Experimental Music Aesthetics and Instrument Design–A High Zero Festival Panel Discussion
Wednesday 02 september 2009
the convo featured speakers from the High Zero festival and foundation:
Dan Conrad
Neil Feather
Peter Blasser
Stewart Mostofsky
these folks enlightened us in many ways, in no particular order, including, but not limited to, the following:
-playing [...]