Contents for December 28, 2020
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1. Martha Wilson, Marina Abramović, Joan Jonas, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ana Mendieta, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Martha Rosler, Miriam Schapiro, Carolee Schneemann, Hannah Wilke, FF Alumns, now online at artsy.net
2. Gregory Sholette, Group Material, Guerrilla Art Action Group, Guerrilla Girls, Pablo Helguera, Political Art Documentation/Distribution, Dread Scott, Krzysztof Wodiczko, FF Alumns, now online at artnet.com
3. Maya Ciarrochi, FF Alumn, December news
4. Julie Lemberger, Yoshiko Chuma, Patricia Hoffbauer, Jody Oberfelder, Urban Bush Women, Kathy Westwater, FF Alumns, new publication
5. Jacob Burckhardt, FF Alumn, now online at vimeo.com
6. Magie Dominic, FF Alumn, at Blick Window Gallery, Manhattan, thru Jan. 16, 2021
7. Claire Jeanine Satin, FF Alumn, at Museum of Modern Art, Rovereto, Italy
8. Cassils, FF Alumn, winter news
9. Colette, FF Alumn, now online at dazeddigital.com
10. Jane Goldberg, Suzanne Lacey, FF Alumns, now online at hyperallergic.com
11. Elise Engler, FF Member, now online at indypendent.org
12. Annie Lanzillotto, FF Alumn, now online at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1572433/7015573
13. Nina Sobell, FF Alumn, at Window Museum, premiere’s online Dec. 28
14. Brendan Fernandes, FF Alumn, now online at youtube.com and more
15. Linda Stein, FF Member, new publications
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Weekly Spotlight: Marty Pottenger, FF Alumn, now online at https://vimeo.com/493591242
In “What It’s Like To Be a Man,” a 57-minute solo performance presented at the original Franklin Furnace in November, 1987, Marty Pottenger presents portraits of men’s experiences as men. In creating the performance, Pottenger met individually with 60 men and boys from all walks of life asking each questions including:
What’s a treasured memory of a time you spent with your father?
What’s something that’s great about being a man?
What’s something that’s hard about being a man?
What’s your earliest memory connected to sex in any way at all?
Does that memory have any connection to your life now?
What’s one thing you love about other men?
What’s one thing you can’t stand about other men?
Pottenger paints what is at times a hysterical—pun intended—at times heart wrenching picture of what it means to be a man through her lens as a woman. Story ‘ ellers’ include Bill Shakespeare and Richard Nixon along with a love song to mass murderer, Richard Speck. Her performance, which includes ‘Rodeo Penis Salesman’ and ’Slowly I Turn’ alternates between seriousness, humor and empathy, “What It’s Like To Be a Man” explores the triumphs and tragedies of manhood. (Text by Sam Wagner, FF Intern, Fall 2020) Marty’s websites: www.martypottenger.com and www.artatwork.us.
Please visit this link:
https://vimeo.com/493591242
Thank you.
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1. Martha Wilson, Marina Abramović, Joan Jonas, Lynn Hersman Leeson, Ana Mendieta, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Martha Rosler, Miriam Schapiro, Carolee Schneemann, Hannah Wilke, FF Alumns, now online at artsy.net
Please visit this link:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-female-performance-artists-ana-mendieta-carolee-schneemann?fbclid=IwAR0KDRQekBByQtS04IAqy3nK3cmYQxb3Cr0YJ42a06oCZ7LcBNFCTiUzx04
Thank you.
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2. Gregory Sholette, Group Material, Guerrilla Art Action Group, Guerrilla Girls, Pablo Helguera, Political Art Documentation/Distribution, Dread Scott, Krzysztof Wodiczko, FF Alumns, now online at artnet.com
Please visit this link:
Thank you.
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3. Maya Ciarrochi, FF Alumn, December news
Dear friends and colleagues,
As we prepare to give 2020 a swift kick out the door, I am sending this note to thank you for your friendship and support throughout this difficult year.
Our meetings and conversations both virtual and actual have been bright spots during my darkest days.
Wishing you good health and love this holiday season. I look forward to better days.
Maya
PS. and here for a shameless plug…if you have the means and are looking for last minute gifts that will last a lifetime and support artists, arts and culture, please visit
From Dark to Light: A Holiday Celebration on Artsy. This exhibition is curated by Jason McCoy Gallery and features 70+ artists who participated in
the gallery’s programming over the year. The exhibition will be online through December 31, 2020.
https://www.jasonmccoyinc.com/
I am pleased to have a limited edition cyanotype print in the show.
This Place Has A Body is part of Site: Yizkor, an interdisciplinary series of works which document the physical and emotional manifestation of death and loss.
The print below is composed of architectural renderings of vanished buildings, maps of disappeared places and decorative details from destroyed synagogues.
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/maya-ciarrocchi-this-place-has-a-body-1
The resulting composition constructs a new, fantastical space that offers possibilities for healing and remembrance.
This work is 30 x 22 inches, framed and ready to ship.
Thank you!
M
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4. Julie Lemberger, Yoshiko Chuma, Jody Oberfelder, Urban Bush Women, Kathy Westwater, FF Alumns, new publication
Please visit this link:
Thank you
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5. Jacob Burckhardt, FF Alumn, now online at vimeo.com
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Since I haven’t had a public movie screening in quite a while, and at this rate it looks like there won’t be another one in the near future, I would like to invite you to watch some movies of mine in the comfort of your own homes.
All the short movies listed below have Vimeo links underneath them, which you can click on or copy and paste into your browser. You can watch any of them, all of them, in any order, at any time. If you can, please listen with headphones rather than computer speakers.
The whole program adds up to about 88 minutes.
When the movies are over and the lights have come up I would like to invite you to meet in the lobby and have drinks and snacks (you have to furnish them yourselves, I’m afraid) and talk about them. I will set up a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, December 29, at 3:00PM (EST, East Coast time) and send you the Zoom Link that day.
Feel free to pass this on.
See you next week, I hope, and be careful and safe for the holidays!
All the best,
Jacob
THE FILMS:
HOLIDAY APARTMENTS (2020, 4:53)
A young lady finds herself in a nightmarish situation because she didn’t wear a mask! With Ava Burckhardt and Stefan Kelleher. Written and directed by Royston Scott. Camera, editing and sound by Jacob Burckhardt. Music by Matt Chiasson. WORLD PREMIERE!
https://vimeo.com/488780589
UNSAFE FOR MORE THAN 25 MEN (1988-2020, 11:11)
The Brooklyn Bridge in the 1980s, around the time of its 100th anniversary, as it’s never been seen before. Originally screened at Art in the Anchorage, with music, now lost, by Alvin Curran. Now with a mix of tracks I made for the School of Hard Knocks, also in the 80s. Shot on 16mm film.
https://vimeo.com/468196983
PAESTUM (2017, 12:36)
Douglas Dunn and Grazia Della-Terza dancing among the Greek temple ruins in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Paestum, Provincia di Salerno, Italy.
https://vimeo.com/491410122
THREE DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS IN DAMBULLA (2014-2017, 12:10)
Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Gold Buddha. Stone Buddhas. Sexy frescos. Country dancing. Wholesale vegetables…
https://vimeo.com/209245304
TWO PORTRAITS OF PALERMO (2015, 24:37)
Palermo, Sicily, in the summer. Music: Horror Vacui, by the Palermitan composer Domenico Sciajno. Battling puppets, Mosaics, Ballet at the Teatro Massimo, Pedestrians, Handome policemen, ancient ruins and more…
https://vimeo.com/239530146
SOME GRAFFITTI (2014, 5:53)
A gaudy wilderness under the New Jersey Turnpike, with the gentle sound of passing cars.
https://vimeo.com/493581149
THREE DAYS OF HURRICANE SANDY (2013, 7:05)
The hurricane in a city, with music by Marc Ribot
https://vimeo.com/492666402
NEWARK AVENUE 2010 (2010, 3:40)
Navratri and Diwali on Newark Avenue in Jersey City. Shot on 16mm film.
https://vimeo.com/412710700
CUBA 99 (1999-2018, 6:18)
Film by Jacob Burckhardt. Havana and San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba .With music by Los Santiagueros and Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera. Shot on 16mm film.
https://vimeo.com/493836793
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6. Magie Dominic, FF Alumn, at Blick Window Gallery, Manhattan, thru Jan. 16, 2021
Magie Dominic’s art exhibit, “ART VIEWED FROM THE SIDEWALK”, at Blick Window Gallery, is open and runs until January 16,2021.
Magie Dominic is one of the founding members of the Off-Off Broadway movement in New York in the 1960’s.
Her work on view for this exhibit includes collage, prints and memoirs. Material used include birchbark, four leaf clovers, mirrors, lace and paper. Twelve artists are chosen by Blick each year. Dominic’s work was chosen for December to Jan 16, 2021.
The exhibition is viewed from the sidewalk and eliminates any concerns regarding indoor crowds.
Blick Art Window Gallery
237 W. 23rd St. between 7th and 8th Ave.
New York, NY, 10011
Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm
FREE
Near #1, E, and C trains.
Magie Dominic website: http://magiedominic.blogspot.com
Email: magiedominic@gmail.com
Twitter: @magiedominic
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7. Claire Jeanine Satin, FF Alumn, at Museum of Modern Art, Rovereto, Italy
The bookwork of Claire Jeanine Satin, FF Alumn, entitled PEOPLE EITHER GET THE POINT OR THEY DONT #5 is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Rovereto Italy
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8. Cassils, FF Alumn, winter news
Virtually everyone agrees that 2020 was an abomination. Against crumbling infrastructure, urgent uprisings, a dangerous sociopath in the white house and a global pandemic I worked with my friend and comrade rafa esparza, my producer / nurse wife Cristy Michel and a incredible cohort of 80+artists and activists to manifest In Plain Sight, a public artwork exposing hidden immigrant prisons in a time of COVID. Manifesting this vision (which garnered 3.4 billion engagements and raised thousands of dollars in immigrant bail funds) while working alongside an intentionally intersectional and incredible team, has been the artistic/ friendship/ career and spiritual highlight of my life – let alone 2020. IPS worked with Kyle Stephan and Paulina Lara to create programming for MOCA and Occidental College. I co taught at Syracuse University and programmed their Visiting Artist Lecture Series alongside Jess Posner. We collaborated with over 20 grass roots immigrant justice organizations. We built bonds and networks of incredible talent and we took the sky as our canvas in a moment when that seemed impossible. This experience taught me that with so much loss there is also room to grow. Let’s continue to work together to put forward the art and the world we want to see: building with passion, compassion and care. I appreciate you all. Thank you for your support always. I send you all much love, care and solidarity to you and your loved ones in these unprecedented times.
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9. Colette, FF Alumn, now online at dazeddigital.com
Please visit this link:
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/51508/1/colette-iconic-artist-of-70s-nyc-on-saving-her-most-important-artwork?fbclid=IwAR3EMWVbZFwBB7XbDoL77oLDhm9dKfzd-fTfY2TykR8kykpTEFEbzcAxKG8
Thank you.
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10. Jane Goldberg, Suzanne Lacey, FF Alumns, now online at hyperallergic.com
Please visit this link:
Thank you.
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11. Elise Engler, FF Member, now online at indypendent.org
Please visit this link:
Thank you.
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12. Annie Lanzillotto, FF Alumn, now online at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1572433/7015573
“Annie’s Story Cave”
a new podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1572433/7015573
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13. Nina Sobell, FF Alumn, at Window Museum, premiere’s online Dec. 28
Window Museum is an alternative space and archive, created in these uncertain times and designed to maintain our health and security in this time of pandemic. Patrons are invited to observe art through a window from a comfortable distance. Olhar o vento (looking at the wind) is the beginning of a cycle of videoart curated by Beatriz Albuquerque. The videos are influenced by the pandemic and created during global confinement in 2020. In December 2020, the New Yorker artist Nina Sobell shows her ‘Unseen Unheard’ videoart at the Window Museum. @windowmuseum #windowmuseum www.windowmuseum.com https://www.facebook.com/windowmuseum
Online Premiere: Dec. 28, 2020, 8PM (GMT time zone)
https://youtu.be/vTCNVOE5P5k
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14. Brendan Fernandes, FF Alumn, now online at youtube.com and more
Dear Friends!
As we come to the end of a difficult year, I hope you find new energy and renewed optimism as we move forward to 2021. Despite the challenges, I hope there were also moments of rest and care throughout this year to look back on now. I, myself, am grateful to have some opportunities to share with you as we close out the year, and I hope these will give you a little boost of positivity too!
Earlier this month, I debuted a new collaboration with the New York Choral Society, where I made a short film scored to Adolphus Hailstork’s song “A Carol for All Children” a work with a powerfully simple message that every child—every person—is valuable and deserving. In collaboration with dancer Paige Fraser and filmmaker Domenic Del Carmine we’ve produced a visual piece that I hope bolsters this message. The film is now visible on the NY Choral Society’s youtube page, to view click here:
Also, I am delighted that my work was recently acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and by The Royal Bank of Canada. I am always thrilled to have my works join these collections and legacies.
As we close this year, I hope we can share in a sense of solidarity—in our hopes for the coming year, and in the approaching possibility of being able to dance and gather again.
Happy holidays! Be safe and well! Joy is on the way!
Best, Brendan
Copyright © Brendan Fernandes Studio 2020
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15. Linda Stein, FF Member, new publications
HAWT’S
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THIS IDEA WAS SUGGESTED BY
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THEY WANTED TO
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Goings On is compiled weekly by Harley Spiller
