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May 21, 2011 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Art21: 5 Questions (for contemporary practice) with Not An Alternative By Thom Donovan

I encountered the art group Not An Alternative for the first time about a month ago in Corona, Queens, where Tania Bruguera (featured last month in 5 Questions) had assembled a panel on “useful art.” What immediately impressed me was the group’s ability to articulate...

May 17, 2011 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Brooklyn Coworking @ Not An Alternative

UPDATE: Brooklyn Coworking has CLOSED. New York City's first coworking space! Founded in 2006, we moved from Williamsburg to Greenpoint, Brooklyn a few years ago. RATES: $175-350 for dedicated desks with 24/7 access. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION: 15 minute walk to the Bedford L; 5 minute walk to the Greenpoint G;...

April 23, 2011 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

A Conversation on Useful Art

A Conversation on Useful Art Hosted by artist Tania Bruguera Presented by Creative Time and Queens Museum of Art At the Immigrant Movement International Headquarters Saturday, April 23, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm The event, held in conjunction with the Useful Art Association, will feature an introduction by political performance...

April 23, 2011 In Uncategorized By beka

Conversations on Useful Art

A presentation on "Useful Art" at Immigrant Movement International, a socio-political movement space initiated by artist Tania Bruguera, presented by Creative Time and the Queens Museum of Art....

February 1, 2011 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Snow Flow 2011

SnowFlow is a collaborative event between several organizations interested in creativity, sustainability and organizational awareness. Our shared concerns regarding environmental issues and the increasing frequency of global catastrophes have focused our efforts into establishing ongoing collaborative projects that raise public awareness and bring together artists,...

November 15, 2010 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Pics From Fall Foliage, Farms, and Fracking Tour

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November 2, 2010 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Get Your Farmy Fall Frack On!

Agri-artists, urban farmers, data visualizers, designers, radical cartographers, performers, waterpodders, activist geographers, and YOU in a veggie-oil powered bus. Join us as we drive upstate to the beautiful Delaware River Valley on the NY/PA border to visit local farms that are fighting hydrofracking in their...

August 20, 2010 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

New Fall Programming Series

August 24 - November 28, 2010 Global urbanism is one of the most significant trends of this century. For the first time, a majority of people on the planet now live in cities. As populations shift to urban centers, space – which is already at a...

July 8, 2010 In Uncategorized By radgeek

Participationism and the Limits of Collaboration

How are artists and activists navigating the participation paradigm, mapping the limits of collaboration, and modeling participatory forms of critical engagement?...

June 24, 2009 In Uncategorized By Mon Iker

Clay Shirky Talk on Open Source, Activism, and Creative Practice

On June 18, 2009 internet theorist and author Clay Shirky joined us for a talk on the concepts of fork and failure in the open source process, particularly in the context of activism and creative practice. This event was part of the monthly Upgrade New...