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The Occupy with Art blog provides updates on projects in progress, opinion articles about art-related issues and OWS, useful tools built by artists for the movement, new features on the website, and requests for assistance. To submit a post, contact us at occupationalartschool(at)gmail(dot)com .

Thursday
Oct062011

#OWS/occupennial @Living As Form Exhibit Now

The "Living As Form" site is HERE, if you need more information (directions, etc) on how to get to and what's going on at the Essex Street expo.

Thursday
Oct062011

From "A Curator"

Sotheby's has locked out workers in the context of immense corporate profits. Details can be gleaned elsewhere.

I find myself working with Sothebys in my job, and am disturbed to know I am doing business with an anti-labor organization.

I would respond favorably to a challenge to propgressive sellers of art (collectors, museums and galleries) to insist that a portion of the premiums Sotheby's collects in auctions be redirected to the Teamsters or AFL/CIO. This can be insisted upon in giving consignments. If an entity usually pays 5% sellers premium, they can now insist that 2% of the 5% goes to AFLCIO. Or they can negotiate a lower premium and send the difference themselves. Given that Christies will usually match Sotheby's negotiated terms  in order to get
consignments, Sotheby's will lose consignments, or lose cash.

I am not in a position to PROPOSE this idea, but I am in a position to RESPOND to it if some individual or group can begin it.

Contacting high-level collectors might result in a much better response than you imagine. Many of them are real progressives....

Wednesday
Oct052011

Blame Capitalism

"Blame Capitalism" by Evan Wondolowski

"I'm an artist an I'll be down to Liberty Square friday the 15th I've got about 70 screen printed 22 x 28 posters that i will be bringing down."

Wednesday
Oct052011

Performance Opportunity for Monday, October 10

[From Chris]

Monday Morning Perp Walk
People are needed for a street theater performance & march on Monday morning. I am hoping to get people who could pass for bankers.

*If you can't pass for a banker it will not be as effective* although everyone is welcome, men, women, people of color, LBGT, non-gender identified, etc.

Hopefully you have a dress shirt that is either blue or white and a tie of any color. The point is to march a group of Wall Street types around like they have been arrested. Please contact me for details as this performance is meant to address VERY SPECIFIC issues about our lack of clear messages.
 
chris cobb

413-652-8250

Wednesday
Oct052011

Exhibit Opportunity

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

“NO COMMENT,” @Loft in the Red Zone

SUBMISSIONS DUE: Thursday, October 6th, Midnight.

Loft in the Red Zone present a pop-up art show, entitled “No Comment,” inspired by the #Occupy Wall Street movement at Liberty Plaza.

We will be showcasing multimedia art by activists and artists of New York.

The show concerns the current paradigm shift of human expression and the emerging social condition.

The show will be held at the historic JP Morgan Building, at 23 Wall Street, across from the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall, Saturday, October 8th, 2011 from 6-9 pm.  On Sunday, removable walls with graffiti art will be walked out of the front door of the gallery, at corner of Wall Street and Broad.

Silent Auction will be held on Saturday evening.

SUBMISSIONS:

Please submit your work (sculptures, drawings, paintings, videos, photographs, spoken word, performance art, etc.)

We are also seeking graffiti artists, to paint 12 removable walls that on Sunday will be carried down Broadway as part of a public happening.

We encourage both established and emerging artists to take part.

We will let you know by Friday 11am, via email if your work has been accepted.

Please send the following to Nocomment...@gmail.com

1. 100 word statement/description of the work, including size, media and year produced.  Please include price, if for sale.
2. 100 word bio.
3. No more than 3 images of the work, if applicable.  If performance art, please send short synopsis.
4. Contact Info:  Phone Number. Website. Email.

Artists must be available to install their own works beginning Friday, October 7th at noon, and no later than Saturday October 8th at 2pm.

Please bring all necessary tools. Video artists bring their own projectors, DVD players, extension cords, power strips and sound, if applicable.

All work MUST be removed on Sunday, October 9th by 6pm.

We, at Loft in the Red Zone, are very much looking forward to this collaboration.

Best Regards,
Marika Maiorova
Creative Director
Loft in The Red Zone project 

Tuesday
Oct042011

#OccupyWallStreet at Creative Time's "Living As Form" Exhibit

On Thursday, October 5, Occupy Wall Street will participate in the Living As Form expo at its Essex Street location. More details TBA.

Nato Thompson of Creative Time posted this essay, "The Occupation of Wall Street Across Time and Space" at the European Institute for Progressive Cultural Studies website. He writes:

The occupation of Wall Street continues with vast alacrity and momentum. What began as an AdBusters’ call to accountability has captured a reservoir of frustration and inequity moving across the United States and beyond. Here in New York City, this particular moment defies easy categorization or analysis as it continues to move in directions that defy previous expectations and critiques. The occupation is ever in flux. Nonetheless, as the occupation (and numerous planned and spontaneous marches) heads into its three weeks amidst a fairly extensive media blackout in the United States, the movement is clearly heading into a different organizational and theoretical manifestation.

On his Dark Matter blog, Greg Sholette interviewed Nato, and the convergence of Living As Form and OWS was one of the topics they discussed:

Greg: And just one quick follow up Nato, as you know the Wall Street occupation emerged simultaneously with Living as Form and I see you and others involved in the art event made it a point to go down to Liberty Plaza and get directly involved in it. Perhaps its too soon to ask this, but do you see this as another link to the Summit and the exhibition, or as something more integral to their spirit, and therefore capable of playing a transformative role of some sort for social practice art going forwards?

Nato: I wouldn’t want to place too much emphasis on the spontaneous walk down to the occupation as frankly, it was the only reasonable thing to do. Participating in existing social movements is critical for anyone alive today let alone socially engaged artists. I mean, lets face it, having this occupation at the same time of the exhibition and summit was something that is hard to ignore. It has been an extremely poetic convergence and I am glad that even a hand full of folks have gathered down there and are now working to add what they can to the movement. That said, we could certainly use more help. If you are interested in joining the ranks down there, this is your invitation (I am speaking to the readers). Just walk down to Liberty Plaza, go to the info desk and ask how you can plug in. The more, the merrier.

 

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