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In Tapitapultas (2012), Donna Conlon and Jonathan Harker comment on mass consumerism and pollution by way of a game they invented. The artists used disposable spoons as catapults to shoot thousands of plastic bottle caps at a hole in a concrete platform. The platform was once part of a U. S. military installation in the Panama Canal Zone, and it is now an observation deck in a nature park. As the video comes to an end, the viewer discovers that the bottle caps that fell through the hole accumulated on the forest floor, forming a giant mountain of synthetic waste in the natural landscape.
Donna Conlon and Jonathan Harker, who also exhibit individually, have been making work together since 2006, often using a playful approach to address serious sociopolitical themes. Conlon has a background in science and sculpture, and Harker’s is in film and media studies. Their videos merge Conlon’s use of ordinary objects and investigations of human behavior with Harker’s irony and subversion of conventional storytelling methods. Their playful and poetic critiques of contemporary culture frequently use discarded objects to comment on consumption, accumulation, climate, and the ironic beauty of waste-ridden landscapes. Specifically, they examine contradictions in the construction of Panamanian national identity, as well as political and societal disparities between Central America and the United States.
The best exhibitions and openings of 2024: North America - ArteFuse It’s an exciting year for art lovers — from Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s world-class collection of contemporary art to the world’s first exhibition exploring Matisse and the sea — there’s something for everyone Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction Dallas Museum of Art Through 28 January 2024 Praised as one of the leading artists of his generation, Abraham Ángel produced just 24 paintings — four of which remain lost — before his tragic death at 19 years old, but those works established him as a legendary figure in the canon of modern Mexican art...
Mollie hotel celebrates Aspen’s close ties to the Bauhaus | Wallpaper (Image credit: Photography by Nicole Franzen) By Adrian Madlener published 12 February 2024 Set along Aspen, Colorado’s central Paepcke Park, Mollie is a new 68-room hotel with stylistic nods to the Bauhaus, the German architecture and design school that helped spawn modernism...
Jorge de León most well-known work was a radical gesture, and one of his earliest artworks: in his 2000 performance, The Circle, de León sewed his own mouth closed as a protest against the silencing of citizens in the face of social corruption...
Proyecciones Espacio Odeón (Bogotá, Colombia) y Museo La Tertulia (Cali, Colombia) ¿Cómo enfrentamos la incertidumbre de estos tiempos? ¿Puede el juego, los sueños, o incluso las alucinaciones ayudarnos a imaginar otras posibles trayectorias? ¿Qué tipo de prácticas nos permiten relacionarnos con los territorios que habitamos? Tomando como punto de partida el potencial de lo inquietante en medio de una amenaza invisible, Sigo esperando es una serie de proyecciones en las fachadas del Espacio Odeón (Bogotá) y del Museo La Tertulia (Cali)...
Weekly Picks: Indonesia (18 - 24 June 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Indonesia June 18, 2018 Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta, Ngawi and Bali from 18-24 June 2018 In the small town of Ngawi that is located on the border of Central and West Java, there will be a film screening and discussion of 5 Villages ...
James Patterson Awards Bonuses to Bay Area Bookstore Employees | KQED Skip to Nav Skip to Main Skip to Footer Arts & Culture James Patterson Awards $500 Bonuses to Bay Area Bookstore Employees The Associated Press Dec 14 Save Article Save Article Failed to save article Please try again Facebook Share-FB Twitter Share-Twitter Email Share-Email Copy Link Copy Link Inside Green Apple on Clement Street; the bookstore has two additional locations, Green Apple Books on the Park and Browser Books...
This painting is the direct result of the artist’s research into her roots...
Podcast 47: TheatreWorks' "13.13.13" and SRT The Young Company's 'The Fall' | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints September 6, 2018 Duration : 33 mins Theatreworks’ 13.13.13 and SRT’s The Young Company’s The Fall are the two works discussed in this month’s podcast...
A new study examines pandemic relief funds distributed to arts and entertainment : NPR Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player A new study examines pandemic relief funds distributed to arts and entertainment A new study finds that the government had a rare moment of generosity toward the arts during the pandemic...