Author Archives: StrangeMakings

MACAA: Art In The PubLic Realm

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Impossibility of Art

As featured on: Sixty Inches From Center written by Maya Mackrandilal “Power is fortified not just by what it destroys, but also by what it creates. Not just by what it takes, but also by what it gives. And powerlessness reaffirmed … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Trouble At Mill Hill: An Interview with Samantha Hill and Ed Woodham

As featured on : SixtyInchesFromCenter.org written by Maya Mackrandilal This interview informed the essay, The Impossibility of Art, which further contextualizes and digs deeper into the concerns brought up by artists Samantha Hill and Ed Woodham during their work at Mill … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Artist Talk: Ed Woodham

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

SOCIAL PRACTICE ARTISTS RUN OUT OF TOWN

NEA FUNDED MILL HILL ARTIST RESIDENCY IS ART WASHING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 27– Artists Samantha Hill from Chicago and Ed Woodham from Brooklyn have been terminated from the Mill Hill artist residency as of July 26, 2016 and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

How Numbers Crowd Us, 2013

Suzanne Russell (Copenhagen, Denmark) The artist cleans and transforms a phone booth. She then sits on the shelf in the booth and recites Art in Odd Places 2013: NUMBER Call for Proposals text written by Radhika Subramaniam…..and whatever else happens. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

I M # 1

Jade Rude (Toronto, Canada) A public intervention that aims to manifest a confident demeanor from its participants. This project consists of a handheld sign made of mirror and clear acrylic – exhibiting the contemporary language of chat acronyms. jaderude.com

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

O Ala Izquierda (Zero to the Left)

Cristina Palacios (Hobart, Tasmania) A meditation on the number 23, the artist asks pedestrians ‘Would you sign a petition to have O interest rate on your Mortgage and your credit card balance?’

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Meet the Family

Valerie McCubbin (Bangkok, Thailand) An exhibition of 50 personalized pieces of old gum on the street. Each piece is identified with an exhibit number. A guide to the gum exhibit will be placed on the Samsung Ad on the booth … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Happy Birthdays

Pat Lenz (Santa Rosa, California) While carrying candles and balloons, the artist begins at 1 W 23rd Street, meets her friend Lisa Zwerling at 7 W 23rd Street, and together they walk to 71 W 23rd Street, headquarters of The … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment