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Labor of Love: C. Spencer Yeh and Masha Tupitsyn Listen To Each Other

Cinema remains the last medium for speaking and performing love culturally. While much emphasis has been placed on the visual iconography of love, with the exception of music very little attention has been given to love as an aural phenomenon

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Labor of Love: C. Spencer Yeh and Masha Tupitsyn Listen To Each Other

Cinema remains the last medium for speaking and performing love culturally. While much emphasis has been placed on the visual iconography of love, with the exception of music very little attention has been given to love as an aural phenomenon

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Funeral for a Plastic Bag

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Funeral for a Plastic Bag

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An Object For Measuring Distance by Soyoung Shin

On a day trip with Charlie Matlack, a friend who studies engineering, we had a conversation about retroreflectors: objects that reflect light back to the light’s source. Such objects are used on boats so that boats are picked up on

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An Object For Measuring Distance by Soyoung Shin

On a day trip with Charlie Matlack, a friend who studies engineering, we had a conversation about retroreflectors: objects that reflect light back to the light’s source. Such objects are used on boats so that boats are picked up on

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Sonic Succulent Sculptures by Adrienne Adar

Inspired from natural forms and structures, my work addresses issues of visual and audio language, and technology’s influence on our perception and sensory experiences of everyday life. Sonic Succulents is a new series of sound objects, comprised of living plants

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Sonic Succulent Sculptures by Adrienne Adar

Inspired from natural forms and structures, my work addresses issues of visual and audio language, and technology’s influence on our perception and sensory experiences of everyday life. Sonic Succulents is a new series of sound objects, comprised of living plants

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SISTER CYBORG by enn msrv

“I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.” — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider “This is an argument for

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SISTER CYBORG by enn msrv

“I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.” — Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider “This is an argument for

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Be Here Nowish: an interview with Alexandra Roxo and Natalia Leite

The Age of Aquarius barely survived Reaganomics. Everything from kale to kundalini has been re-branded. Millennials soul searching can’t tune in and drop out without being reminded of tremendous student debt, environmental catastrophe, or that the NSA is monitoring their

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Be Here Nowish: an interview with Alexandra Roxo and Natalia Leite

The Age of Aquarius barely survived Reaganomics. Everything from kale to kundalini has been re-branded. Millennials soul searching can’t tune in and drop out without being reminded of tremendous student debt, environmental catastrophe, or that the NSA is monitoring their

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A Man Is (Not) A Mountain by Petra Valdimarsdóttir

A MAN IS (NOT) A MOUNTAIN is a project based on my uncle’s horse farm, which lies between isolated mountains in Iceland. As a young girl I spent summers playing with my cousins on his farm but in the past

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A Man Is (Not) A Mountain by Petra Valdimarsdóttir

A MAN IS (NOT) A MOUNTAIN is a project based on my uncle’s horse farm, which lies between isolated mountains in Iceland. As a young girl I spent summers playing with my cousins on his farm but in the past

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RETHINK ENVIRONMENT VIDEO PROGRAMMING: featuring Johanna Breiding, Rebecca Lieberman,Tina Takemoto

End of the Line by Johanna Breiding End of the Line is a multi-media project addressing memory, entropy and the death of analogue photography via the historical and environmental significance of small town Keeler, California. The story of Keeler draws uncanny parallels to the death of analogue

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RETHINK ENVIRONMENT VIDEO PROGRAMMING: featuring Johanna Breiding, Rebecca Lieberman,Tina Takemoto

End of the Line by Johanna Breiding End of the Line is a multi-media project addressing memory, entropy and the death of analogue photography via the historical and environmental significance of small town Keeler, California. The story of Keeler draws uncanny parallels to the death of analogue

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NATURE! This one’s for you! by Chan & Mann

Documentation and costumes from this 2006 performance by Chan & Mann will be on display at Rethink Environment. Assisting in their intervention with Nature, Chan & Mann invited an assortment of native (and exotic) animal assistants, including Mr. Whale, Ms.

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NATURE! This one’s for you! by Chan & Mann

Documentation and costumes from this 2006 performance by Chan & Mann will be on display at Rethink Environment. Assisting in their intervention with Nature, Chan & Mann invited an assortment of native (and exotic) animal assistants, including Mr. Whale, Ms.

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RECORDAR by Ani Cordero: An Open Letter to RECAPS from Chris Verene

  As we live together in a post-Occupy and post-Edward Snowden society, it seems important, and has been personally therapeutic for me, to find new kinds of activism which raise awareness about the injustice in our world.  My partner, Ani

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RECORDAR by Ani Cordero: An Open Letter to RECAPS from Chris Verene

  As we live together in a post-Occupy and post-Edward Snowden society, it seems important, and has been personally therapeutic for me, to find new kinds of activism which raise awareness about the injustice in our world.  My partner, Ani

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Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham with Images by Victoria Fu

  Installation photos: Cult of Splendor,  Jan 09, 2014 to Feb 08, 2014, University Art Gallery,  University of California at Irvine, photographs by Elan Greenwald   Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham The stimulations of the senses succeed one another with such rapidity that there is no

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Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham with Images by Victoria Fu

  Installation photos: Cult of Splendor,  Jan 09, 2014 to Feb 08, 2014, University Art Gallery,  University of California at Irvine, photographs by Elan Greenwald   Enduring Distraction by Kellie Lanham The stimulations of the senses succeed one another with such rapidity that there is no

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G-chatting with John Greyson

G-chatting with John Greyson “John [Greyson] belongs to a category of gay and lesbian artist that I call “credible.” By this I mean that they have consistently produced artistically engaged work with authentic queer content and that they treat other

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G-chatting with John Greyson

G-chatting with John Greyson “John [Greyson] belongs to a category of gay and lesbian artist that I call “credible.” By this I mean that they have consistently produced artistically engaged work with authentic queer content and that they treat other

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visually similar imgs by Rebecca Lieberman

visually similar imgs (ongoing book series) visually similar imgs draws its source material and subject matter (as well as its name) from Google’s “Search by Image,” a search product released in 2012 that allows people to search with images instead

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visually similar imgs by Rebecca Lieberman

visually similar imgs (ongoing book series) visually similar imgs draws its source material and subject matter (as well as its name) from Google’s “Search by Image,” a search product released in 2012 that allows people to search with images instead

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Welcome to the Diamond by Bdy Dbl

  “The crystals tinkle and sparkle. The wheat is ripe: the bread is broken. But broken softly? It’s important to know. I don’t think, just as the diamond doesn’t think. I shine, totally clear. I’m neither hungry nor thirsty: I

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Welcome to the Diamond by Bdy Dbl

  “The crystals tinkle and sparkle. The wheat is ripe: the bread is broken. But broken softly? It’s important to know. I don’t think, just as the diamond doesn’t think. I shine, totally clear. I’m neither hungry nor thirsty: I

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May Or May Not by Matthew Skomarovsky

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May Or May Not by Matthew Skomarovsky

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Imperfecting a perfect(us): Love, Space, and Beauty by Megan Lavelle

Imper­fect­ing a perfect(us). Utopia is defined as a place of ideal per­fec­tion relat­ing to law, gov­ern­ment, and social conditions. A frame­work of per­fec­tion is often a frame­work for order, law, pre­ci­sion, and limit. 1.6180339887498948482 / φ The sci­ences des­ig­nate “per­fec­tion” as

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Imperfecting a perfect(us): Love, Space, and Beauty by Megan Lavelle

Imper­fect­ing a perfect(us). Utopia is defined as a place of ideal per­fec­tion relat­ing to law, gov­ern­ment, and social conditions. A frame­work of per­fec­tion is often a frame­work for order, law, pre­ci­sion, and limit. 1.6180339887498948482 / φ The sci­ences des­ig­nate “per­fec­tion” as

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A complete program for fitness, health and energy designed to last a lifetime by Rebecca Lieberman

Animated GIFs using images from Jane Fonda’s Workout Book (1981)

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A complete program for fitness, health and energy designed to last a lifetime by Rebecca Lieberman

Animated GIFs using images from Jane Fonda’s Workout Book (1981)

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Before You Know It: a discussion with filmmaker PJ Raval

MW: I see cross-generational queer dialog as vital but hard to cultivate. Did the project come out that type of conversation within your community or were you responding to its absence? PJ: The inspiration from the film comes from a

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Before You Know It: a discussion with filmmaker PJ Raval

MW: I see cross-generational queer dialog as vital but hard to cultivate. Did the project come out that type of conversation within your community or were you responding to its absence? PJ: The inspiration from the film comes from a

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End Times Girls Club by Rose Schlossberg

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End Times Girls Club by Rose Schlossberg

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GIFs by Mike and Claire

Mike Bailey-Gates and Claire Christerson of mikeandclaire.com Gym Boy and the Devil   Stephanie 1   Bling Queen   Mutant       High Priest    

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GIFs by Mike and Claire

Mike Bailey-Gates and Claire Christerson of mikeandclaire.com Gym Boy and the Devil   Stephanie 1   Bling Queen   Mutant       High Priest    

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Fag Face by Zach Blas

Facial Weaponization Communiqué: Fag Face.     I think about fag face sometimes when a cock is in my mouth, or an ass is pressed against my head, or cum runs down my chin. That accusation, that claim that has

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Fag Face by Zach Blas

Facial Weaponization Communiqué: Fag Face.     I think about fag face sometimes when a cock is in my mouth, or an ass is pressed against my head, or cum runs down my chin. That accusation, that claim that has

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Happy Valentines Day from the Self Esteem Salon by Chris Verene

CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW AND READ MORE ABOUT THE SELF ESTEEM SALON here        

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Happy Valentines Day from the Self Esteem Salon by Chris Verene

CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW AND READ MORE ABOUT THE SELF ESTEEM SALON here        

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“Gregory Crewdson: BBM Encounters” by Ali Tenenbaum

I “sat down” with Gregory Crewdson via BBM (yes we are in the club of dwindling but highly devoted and loyal users of the black berry) and talked about his work, Blue Velvet and movies that change your life. Ali: I

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“Gregory Crewdson: BBM Encounters” by Ali Tenenbaum

I “sat down” with Gregory Crewdson via BBM (yes we are in the club of dwindling but highly devoted and loyal users of the black berry) and talked about his work, Blue Velvet and movies that change your life. Ali: I

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Apoca-gifs by Matthew Skomarovsky

blueprint for a secure energy future     lushly landscaped sky lobbies     deepwater horizon     performance and design taken right to the edge     post-bubble economy     the use and abuse of vegetational concepts  

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Apoca-gifs by Matthew Skomarovsky

blueprint for a secure energy future     lushly landscaped sky lobbies     deepwater horizon     performance and design taken right to the edge     post-bubble economy     the use and abuse of vegetational concepts  

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“Jupiter Transzilla and the Interstellar Communication Spell” by Jason Michael Stepina

The end is over. Evolution revolution has begun. Jupiter Transzilla the “Scientist Shaman”, Holli Gramm the “Technology Psychic”, and the Living Alter complete the progression. Ritual biotech communion spells for the advancement of humanity.   Jason Micheal Stepina’s inter-galatic journeys

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“Jupiter Transzilla and the Interstellar Communication Spell” by Jason Michael Stepina

The end is over. Evolution revolution has begun. Jupiter Transzilla the “Scientist Shaman”, Holli Gramm the “Technology Psychic”, and the Living Alter complete the progression. Ritual biotech communion spells for the advancement of humanity.   Jason Micheal Stepina’s inter-galatic journeys

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Returning to the Self, Reigniting Community: the RECAPS Ira Sachs Interview

  A spectrum of intimacy is rendered visible by the artist’s hand. The concentration in the eyes of the masturbating subject posing for the camera is met and mediated by the image being rendered as a line drawing. The slickness

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Returning to the Self, Reigniting Community: the RECAPS Ira Sachs Interview

  A spectrum of intimacy is rendered visible by the artist’s hand. The concentration in the eyes of the masturbating subject posing for the camera is met and mediated by the image being rendered as a line drawing. The slickness

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Living Newspaper (Poster and video excerpt) by Liz Magic Laser

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Living Newspaper (Poster and video excerpt) by Liz Magic Laser

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“The Bank Attack,” written and performed by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis, directed by Antonio Ennis and John Hulsey

Written and performed by Antonio ‘Twice Thou’ Ennis Directed by Antonio Ennis and John Hulsey Executive produced by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis for The BuyBack Initiative/Music Group Written and performed by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis Directed by Antonio Ennis and

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“The Bank Attack,” written and performed by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis, directed by Antonio Ennis and John Hulsey

Written and performed by Antonio ‘Twice Thou’ Ennis Directed by Antonio Ennis and John Hulsey Executive produced by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis for The BuyBack Initiative/Music Group Written and performed by Antonio “Twice Thou” Ennis Directed by Antonio Ennis and

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Eileen Myles and JD Samson in Conversation

[Transcript edited for clarity, MW] Martabel Wasserman: I was very excited and anxious preparing for this conversation so I decided to email one of my teachers from college, Helen Molesworth, who introduced me to Eileen’s work, to ask for question

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Eileen Myles and JD Samson in Conversation

[Transcript edited for clarity, MW] Martabel Wasserman: I was very excited and anxious preparing for this conversation so I decided to email one of my teachers from college, Helen Molesworth, who introduced me to Eileen’s work, to ask for question

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(Re) United in Anger, an interview with Jim Hubbard

  I was lucky enough to interview  Jim Hubbard before the LA premiere of his documentary United in Anger at Outfest . The film is a history of ACT UP New York that draws on archival footage and the 130+ interviews and counting

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(Re) United in Anger, an interview with Jim Hubbard

  I was lucky enough to interview  Jim Hubbard before the LA premiere of his documentary United in Anger at Outfest . The film is a history of ACT UP New York that draws on archival footage and the 130+ interviews and counting

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First Kiss / Last Dance by Legacy Russell

Here’s how the dream ends: It is Summer. Moisture is crucified in the air with two wooden clothespins and a wire hanger. You are told there are trees in the city but everywhere you look you cannot see them and so you will all get into your little cars and drive up to the woods. In the woods there is a box. The box is a present already

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First Kiss / Last Dance by Legacy Russell

Here’s how the dream ends: It is Summer. Moisture is crucified in the air with two wooden clothespins and a wire hanger. You are told there are trees in the city but everywhere you look you cannot see them and so you will all get into your little cars and drive up to the woods. In the woods there is a box. The box is a present already

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docutroop by an anonymous 99%er

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docutroop by an anonymous 99%er

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Videos by Alexandra Pacheco Garcia

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Videos by Alexandra Pacheco Garcia

untitled Phenom 3 Phenom 4

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An Exercise in the Impossible (After Manuel Arechiga) by Artemisa Clark

  On May 16, 1959, Manuel Arechiga was photographed sweeping the “porch” of the tent he shared with his wife, Abrana, for a total of 10 days, or 14,400 minutes. This tent was built over the ruins of their family’s

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An Exercise in the Impossible (After Manuel Arechiga) by Artemisa Clark

  On May 16, 1959, Manuel Arechiga was photographed sweeping the “porch” of the tent he shared with his wife, Abrana, for a total of 10 days, or 14,400 minutes. This tent was built over the ruins of their family’s

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In Search of Lost Know How by A. Murphy

a video series by A. Murphy How to Slick Back Hair How to Light the Pilot in a Gas Stove    

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In Search of Lost Know How by A. Murphy

a video series by A. Murphy How to Slick Back Hair How to Light the Pilot in a Gas Stove    

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No Telos, No Beauty, A collaboration between Stephanie Dodes and Marshall Korshak

No Telos, No Beauty from Marshall Korshak on Vimeo. No Telos, No Beauty (2011) is a single channel video installation and performance. The feedback loop of contemporary society has created a parallel reality, a rhetorical back and forth. Media copies culture,

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No Telos, No Beauty, A collaboration between Stephanie Dodes and Marshall Korshak

No Telos, No Beauty from Marshall Korshak on Vimeo. No Telos, No Beauty (2011) is a single channel video installation and performance. The feedback loop of contemporary society has created a parallel reality, a rhetorical back and forth. Media copies culture,

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