Franklin Furnace’s Goings On
December 18, 2003
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1. Donna Henes, FF Alumn, on Voiceamerica.com web radio, Dec. 20, 7pm est.
2. Tom Trusky, FF Alumn, presents in Honolulu, Jan 9, 2004, and more.
3. Rodrigo Tisi, FF Alumn, in Santiago, Chile, opening December 20, 2003
4. China Blue, FF Alumn, reviewed in Art in America, December 2003
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1. Donna Henes, FF Alumn, on Voiceamerica.com web radio, Dec. 20, 7pm est.
Mama Donna will be the guest of the marvelous Marion Weinstein, an important mother of the modern pagan movement, on her web radio program this Saturday. We will discuss the upcoming Winter Soulstice (my 29th annual event) and all other manner of public ritual. The best part is that you can tune in WHEREVER you are worldwide!
SATURDAY DECEMBER 20, 2004 7PM EST
(4PM PST, 1PM England, 12NOON Europe, etc.)
Just key in: VOICEAMERICA.COM Marion Weinstein Live
Marion will take calls from listeners after 7:30PM. If you would like to ask a question or make a comment, CALL: 1-888-335-5204 (TOLL FREE) It would be especially fun to hear from those of you who have attended one of my soulstice ceremonies.
HAPPY SOULSTICE FULL OF LIGHT.
xxMama Donna
For further information, a list of services and publications, a calendar of upcoming events and a complimentary issue of Always in Season: Living in Sync with the Cycles. contact:
MAMA DONNA’S TEA GARDEN AND HEALING HAVEN
PO Box 380403
Exotic Brooklyn, NY 11238-0403
Phone/Fax 718-857-2247
Email: CityShaman@aol.com
www.DonnaHenes.net
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2. Tom Trusky, FF Alumn, presents in Honolulu, Jan 9, 2004, and more.
“Autism, Autobiography & History: The Case of James Castle” A slide/lecture presentation by Prof. Tom Trusky at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 9, 2004.
“Provenance in the Wild West: James Castle’s Icehouse Books” A slide/lecture presentation by Prof. Tom Trusky for The Renaissance Institute, The Flicks Theater, Boise, Idaho, April 29, 2004.
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3. Rodrigo Tisi, FF Alumn, in Santiago, Chile, opening December 20, 2003
Dear Friends,
“Urban Intimacies” is the name of the exhibition that we have proposed to the Museum of Contemporany Art of Santiago. The show features the exploration of video and photography done with students and professors at the School of Architecture of Universidad Federico Santa María in Valparaíso. Please check www.mac.uchile.cl for more information of the exhibition. The exhibition will be open between December 20 2003 until January 25, 2004. I hope that you can come.
Rodrigo Tisi
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4. China Blue, FF Alumn, reviewed in Art in America, December 2003
China Blue at Lance Fung
China Blue’s less-is-more approach to installation art takes its inspiration from the Chinese philosophy and practice of feng shui, which contends that people can improve their state of mind and quality of life by dealing thoughtfully with the space that surrounds them. Working with sonic, digital, organic and sculptural elements, Blue responded to the gallery rather than filling it with objects. In the name of “art,” the artist sought to “transcend the functional aspects of the practice” (i.e., of feng shui). Upon entering the gallery, viewers were greeted with a small Plexiglas box that emitted the sound of a reading of Lewis Carroll’s famed “Jabberwocky” poem. Layered on top of this was noise from several speakers strung up like holiday lights on a leafy tree near the opposite corner of the gallery. From afar, the tree sounded like a badly tuned radio. Up close, distinct voices were discernible, as a man and woman exchanged frequently rhyming statements as “he whistled,” “she bristled.”
The tree cast its shadow against a wall on which the Artist had hung a long piece of pink paper, like a banner giving a rosy glow. Another wall hosted two projections of goldfish swimming. Elsewhere a disco ball flashed light around the room, and a large mirror was positioned to reflect “the spirit of a person,” as wall text explained.
This text went on to state, “Everything is a cause, and is caused, absolute and relative at the same time, making up an endless series of conditioned origination.” Profound and true. Blue succeeded in encouraging viewers to investigate the energetic and diverse content of the gallery – which in this case was twittery, and a little bit literary.
-Sarah Valdez
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