Tag: SITE Santa Fe
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Egyptian Artist Wael Shawky wins Ernst Schering Foundation Art Award
Egyptian artist Wael Shawky wins Ernst Schering Foundation Art Award. Art Writer Leanne Goebel recalls his controversial participation in SITE Santa Fe’s Lucky Number Seven biennial.
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Liberators at Museo de las Americas
Here is a video of the Liberators exhibit on display through September 26, 2010 at Museo de las Americas in Denver. The video originally appeared on adobeairstream.com.
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Hasan Elahi: Tracking Transience in One on One at SITE Santa Fe
Accused of being a terrorist, Hasan Elahi began broadcasting his every move, his every meal, his daily activities. The artist questions who is watching and how much is too much information in a new exhibit at SITE Santa Fe called Tracking Transience.
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A Lack of Awareness: Wael Shawky and the Non-Issue at “Lucky Number Seven”
Was Wael Shawky censored by SITE Santa Fe? And did they have reasonable grounds to ask him to change his concept? He did, but the controversy remains when the artist showed his New Mexico work in Egypt and Jordan.
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Creating a global community: One Story at a time
This global focus of the art world, the film world, the creative world on the demand of the market has eroded a sense of community.
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The Stinks and Rapids: Is Art Important?
We need fewer artists doing the same thing and more artists pushing the boundaries stretched by artists from the past. We need independent voices willing to speak out and act as regulators of the marketplace—not regulators of the Art. We need critics willing to debate and stand up for what they believe. We need to…
Leanne Goebel 