Earth Day is today ( and everyday )… I wanted to share the important and beneficial work of organic farmers all over world… In Orange County, MA., The Seeds of Solidarity farm not only grows organic food but educates people with workshops and the famous Garlic Festival in the Fall.
Opening night at the Whitney Biennial:
The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has taken aim at large corporations, big banks and the wealthy, has now set its sights on one of the most preeminent museums in America by calling for an end to the Whitney Biennial.
“We are artists and interns, writers and educators, art handlers and designers, administrators, curators, assistants, and students dedicated to exposing and rectifying economic inequalities and exploitative working conditions in our fields through direct action and educational initiatives,” organizers of the Occupy group wrote in a recent letter to the Whitney Museum of American Art. “We are writing to call for an end to the Whitney Biennial in 2014.”
The group objects to the biennial, considered by many the most important showcase of contemporary art in the U.S., because it “upholds a system that benefits collectors, trustees, and corporations at the expense of art workers,” according to the letter.
“The biennial perpetuates the myth that art functions like other professional careers and that selection and participation in the exhibition, for which artists themselves are not compensated, will secure a sustainable vocation,” the letter goes on. “This fallacy encourages many young artists to incur debt from which they will never be free and supports a culture industry and financial and cultural institutions that profit from their labors and financial servitude.”
The letter targets the museum’s board members and sponsorship of the every-two-years exhibit by the auction house Sotheby’ss. It also criticizes the Whitney for its decision to move to New York’s meat packing district, a now gentrified neighborhood that was once populated by artists. The move serves the interests of the real estate industry, the group asserts.
Anyone interested in the history of filmmaking in NYC and Brooklyn, take a look. Most amazing is the fact the Academy Awards just a few nights ago did not even mention the film work of Oscar Micheaux (Black American) who was producing films on topics such as inter-racial relationships in the 1920’s. Click the movie screen image to watch 26 minutes of insightful and fascinating film history and footage.
Suzanne Vega joined the Audio Engineering Society and a group of students from Bay State College for a demonstration of early audio recording techniques. Click through to watch as Vega performs her classic hit “Tom’s Diner” onto a vintage wax cylinder, using only the power of her voice and Edison’s amazing machines.
Read more: Suzanne Vega Steps Back In Time, Records “Tom’s Diner” On Wax Cylinder at Thomas Edison’s Laboratory http://streetdate.radio.com/2012/02/14/suzanne-vega-steps-back-in-time-records-toms-diner-on-wax-cylinder-at-thomas-edisons-laboratory/#ixzz1nFTl1GAt
A behind the scene of the Spay and Neuter poster campaign created by Rational Animal and commissioned by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals to promote spay and neuter services in the boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. It is always a wonderful feeling working on projects that you personally find important. And my cats liked it but mentioned that they were annoyed they were not in the photo shoot. I gave them some extra food… their happy now.
Hotel Lafayette, also known as the Lafayette Hotel, is a historic hotel building located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a seven story steel frame and concrete building designed in the French Renaissance style. It is composed of several rectangular building units completed between 1902 and 1926. It features decorative vitreous red brick and white terra cotta trim. The original building was designed by the firm of Bethune, Bethune & Fuchs, including noted architect Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1913), and built between 1902 and 1911. Additions from 1916–1917 and 1924-1926 were completed by Esenwein and Johnson. The lobby was decorated in 1942 in the Art Moderne style.[2] In its prime, the Lafayette Hotel was considered one of the 15 finest hotels in the country. Besides elevators, every room featured hot and cold water and a telephone
(Source: architectural-photography-ny.com)
