Tag Archives: politics

Living Walls at Burnaway

“OX moves beyond the common practice of simply appropriating public space for the proliferation of personally meaningful marks or imagery by incorporating aesthetic elements of a piece’s environment into the language of the piece itself. The result is work in … Continue reading

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Mississippi Delta Photoessay

* All photos taken by Cheree in November 2007 and February 2008. All rights reserved. Downtown Clarksdale. I love the colors. Most people–those not entirely blinded by the invented romance of “the Blues”–think of the Delta as barren and desolate, … Continue reading

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2010: O Say Are We Doomed

I’ve been back in New York for the past few weeks—essentially from Fashion Week to Armory Week, with the Whitney Biennial sandwiched between—and I’ve seen so much art that I’m not sure where to begin. To make things more interesting, … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Caster Semenya

I’m outraged by the continued mishandling of the Caster Semenya situation–by sports officials, by her coaches, by her fellow athletes and jealous peers and by the media that relentlessly airs each evolving (and often unconfirmed) detail of Semenya’s personal health … Continue reading

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Willoughby Windows: the Art of Gentrification

The Willoughby Windows project opened in July. Gaia, a project contributor, mentioned it a few times in his Juxtapoz blog, and Martha Cooper posted great backstage shots of the installation process. I finally paid a visit to the windows yesterday … Continue reading

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