On Nauru, a Sinking Feeling – NYTimes.com. -via Rachelle Beaudoin
Jo Q. Nelson: jigsaw topography
Jigsaw Topography, 2009. Wood, paint. Interactive ‘puzzle’ on wheels; abandoned topographical construction site. Fantasy Machines: Statue of Liberty by Jo Q. Nelson.
rachel higgins @ hunter open studios
Check out rachel higgins‘ Islands at HUNTER OPEN STUDIOS FRI APRIL 23, 6 – 10 PM SAT APRIL 24 2 – 6 PM STUDIO 415 HUNTER COLLEGE MFA STUDIO BUILDING 450 WEST 41ST ST / 9TH & 10TH AVE
Niva Jiang – Archipelago
-Nova Jiang, Archipelago at San Jose Biennial…
eddo stern-crusade
Eddo Stern will also be in the same show we’re at in Wales. See more of his stuff here.
waterpod goodbye party
http://thewaterpod.org/ Subway Directions: From Grand Central Station take the 7 train to Willets Point Blvd – Mets Station. Head towards Citi Field. Take the sidewalk to the left of Citi Field until it ends. Cross the Whitestone Expressway and the World’s Fair Marina Pier 1 is across the street and to the right. Waterpodâ„¢ is [...]
build a boat from trash
of the Waterpod I’ll be doing a few survival “workshops” this weekend with whoever wants to partake in the adventure Saturday, 1PM: build a boat from trash and set sail in Queens (with Douglas Paulson) – bring a change of clothes! Sunday, 1PM: make mushrooms and a rocketstove and cook up some bugs (with Ian [...]
long weekend at waterpod
Just got back from a long weekend at the Waterpod. Matt Bua and I ran a little workshop on solar cooking and edible plants, and then Shelly and I stayed two nights, feeding the chickens, scavenging stuff that floats for this upcoming weekend’s workshop, playing with the waterkitty, listening to a jazz band in between [...]
nauru yugo stealth pinnacles
Some process shots of the fodder from which I’m now working up a stop-motion sculpture-as-drawing linear-triptych that links Nauru, Yugoslavia, and the USA from the Island Without Land to the Island With No Coast to the Island Surrounded Entirely By Itself.