A bridge through the snow made of plastic soda crates. Where does it lead? Why, someone's shop of course.
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A bridge through the snow made of plastic soda crates. Where does it lead? Why, someone's shop of course.
2:00 PM | Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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Two fun interviews about Photoglam and my work.
A podcast with Joanne McNeil. It can also be found here, in case the embed doesn't work. And a YouTube interview with Alan Lupiani. I know I linked to this before, but I was thrilled to see Lady Gaga is the top "Related Video" for this video. Art imitates life imitates art. And thanks to C-Monstah for the shoutout in her digest! The opposite of ArtForum’s Scene & Herd. Oh, and while I'm posting YouTube interviews, I may as well share Alan Lupiani's interview with Man Bartlett at the Brucennial. Not only is Alan Lupiani doing a fabulous job using social media and YouTube to explore the art world, he's also finding great subjects and bringing out the best side of the artists. Needless to say, this one made me laugh.
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Symptoms of an always-on culture  Good study from the Pew Research Center on Millennials (me!). Apparently, 83% of us sleep with cell phones by our bed. Got me thinking about our always-on culture. I try to disconnect when I can, as it's become a habit: wake up, check the phone for messages, then go and shower. How do we design for this kind of lifestyle? Above is an example: a cellphone receiver shaped like a USB stick and that allows for 3G access on the go. We put WiFi hotspot capabilities into our mobile phones. Will we ever design for deliberate disconnectedness? I have a feeling I'll be switching all my devices off soon for an analog retreat. Labels: design, technology
5:15 PM | Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
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  Anyone interested in public spaces subject to public surveillance should spend time in Northeast Baltimore. What does public surveillance suggest about the character of a neighborhood? Even if you know nothing about the area (and don't see entire rowhouse blocks boarded up and graffiti'd), it's easy to guess. But more importantly, what does this suggest to those who live and breathe the city streets? How does this affect the resident mentality? Below: surveillance footage from a New York City subway. Coming up: More shots from Baltimore. In the mean time: Take a tour of Baltimore with the wonder of Google Maps, Surveillance 2.0. 
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 Back on the road after a fun night at #class. You can see pictures from my performance piece, Photoglam, on Facebook, and Alan Lupiani interviewed me for his excellent YouTube show. It was fun, though it took me by surprise. It was my first performance art piece, but I don't look too ridiculous, I think: Anyway, all this being on the road stuff has me thinking about how different pieces of technology keep me grounded. My mobile phone, Twitter, this blog. Lately, after all these nights in hotels and people's couches, I sometimes wake up thinking to myself, "Where the heck am I?" Baltimore, apparently. Labels: art, baltimore, personal, technology
5:20 AM | Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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Art in America and Art in Chelsea
I should post this, before I forget. I've been a tad bit overwhelmed.
Firstly, Erin Lindholm at Art in America wrote a great review of my talk during Social Media Week / the Arts, Culture and Technology Meetup. She also wrote about friends Nic Rad and William Powhida: Brooklyn artist and critic An Xiao is using social media applications as a platform for performance and public art experiments including @Platea, which she describes as a "social media art collective" that is open to anyone interested in participating in experiments carried out in "the digital mega-city of social media."The article also talks up #class, a show organized by Powhida and Jennifer Dalton. It premieres on Sunday at Winkleman Gallery, 4-7 pm. And guess who's doing a performance piece: An Xiao will present "Photoglam," during which she and her glamorous entourage will be photographing attendees during the opening reception and posting them on the Facebook event page. The photos with the top number of 'likes' will be publicly posted.Lots going on this weekend. Hope to see you.
12:27 PM | Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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 Nothing like a culture clash of holidays to remind you (well, me) of color connotations. After we attempted dim sum, my breakfast companions opted instead for Malaysian food a la Overseas Restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant was wearing red. In Chinese culture, it's the color of fortune, which is why you'll see it frequently on me, like my business card and web site. Take a trip just north of Canal, to SoHo, and everyone wearing red meant, of course, the color of love. Happy Valentine's and Happy Year of the Tiger, if you observe either.
8:44 PM | Monday, February 15, 2010 |
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ArtsTech and Social Media Week
On Wednesday, the good folks at the Arts, Culture and Technology Meetup invited me to speak in conjunction with Social Media Week. I had about 7 minutes to talk about everything I've done up to this point, which was tough, but was I was humbled and gratified to receive a strong response afterward. Thank you to all who came out.
My fellow speakers were fabulous and inspiring - be sure to check them out as well: Nic Rad Adam Smith William Powhida Rachel Perry Welty Yanira Castro Labels: art, internet, personal, technology
8:58 AM | Friday, February 05, 2010 |
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8:17 AM | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 |
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For Social Media Week New York, I'll be speaking about social media art and my various social media projects. It's Wednesday at 7p, and the RSVP is here (it's full right now, but there's a waiting list).
I'll be joined by artists Nic Rad, Adam Smith, William Powhida, Rachel Perry Welty and Yanira Castro. Hope to see you there! Labels: personal
1:24 PM | Monday, February 01, 2010 |
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