Tomorrow Dan Graham talks at the Pig, Deitch LIC show

Artist Dan Graham will be speaking as part of the Pig at Deitch Projects LIC's
Sunday School Summer Workshop and Performance Program.

From the Press Release:

April 25, 2009 - August 09, 2009
4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City

the PIG presents

JIM DRAIN
PAUL CHAN
JEFF KOONS
MARIO GRUBISIC
PAOLA PIVI
GELATIN
SIMON MARTIN
ROBERTO CUOGHI

after being the loveliest show during art basel miami beach 08 last december

MY FACE YOUR POPO
YOUR FACE MY POPO
RESTEFICK
EUROINK
PITTOSPORUM
THE FRECKLED SHOW
**OUR**WONDERFULL**SHOW**
I SAY GOODBUY YOU SAY HELLO
EVERLAND
*MORE IS LESS MORE OR LESS*
IN 80 TAGEN UM DIE WELT
DIM SUM
NEW CHINESE ART
RUBBER AMERICARD
YOUNGER BATS MUST BACK TO BED OLD FARTS CULATELLO MY ASS
CONCORDE IS HERE
NEVER FORGET A BILLION HAS 9 ZEROS
ASS TO MOUTH
AND BACK AGAIN

will now open in new york city.
a show made, curated and installed by all the artists involved, a colourful chaos of lovely details.
a confusing show that will make you smile, feel light as a feather, bees in your belly, end of the world.
a show that will make you come back an see it again, show it to your best friend and say yes.

The PIG: Sunday School Summer Workshop and Performance Program

Remaining Program is listed as follows:

July 26th: Dan Graham
5pm

August 2nd: A discussion with Takeshi Murata on tweeked animation from the '70s and '80's
5pm

August 9th: Trinie Dalton, Ben Jones, Dan Nadel.

House Rules: Ben Jones and Dan Nadel Explain the Rules. A lecture on recent ideas in paper and computer zines, emphasizing being emotional and finding your human voice. Accompanied by a digital slide show and workshop.

Trinie Dalton discussion of Bruno Munari's Original Xerographies and The Xerox Box, books seminal to the photocopy revolution in art as an addendum to 'zine making.
5pm

Will Steacy, staring down the...

This might be a little old but I just found these videos. Kinda fun and they remind me of school cititque to some degree.Will Steacy and hisStare Down vs. Sarah Small. I'm not sure if these videos ends up being good for the photographic dialogue or what but maybe they will get the swing of things. Seems like they should be longer? and less like a quick fire challenge.

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Thank you Dan Deacon...

One of the things that got me through this tough last semester is the new Dan Deacon Album, Bromst. I Discovered the album had come out through a post on Art Fag City. There is something really inspiring about the new album and when I was feeling down about the was my work was progressing as school listening to this album while walking around the hustle and bustle of New York really put me back on track.

Here is a cool video of Dan producing the new album:

If you don't already know about Dan Deacon here are a few key videos to get to know him:

The first is a great interview and show performance video from XLR8R TV which might be first how I learned about him:

and then there is this gem:

Dan Deacon is well know for his mad interactive shows. Creating a hybrid between performance art and interactive music and summer camp. I have been dying to see this action in person. I wonder how it compares to a de la guarda show where not only is the fourth wall of the proscenium theater is broken but everyone simultaneously becomes a part of the performance.

Sadly, Deacon played in New York recently but the performance was the same day as my graduation. Hopefully, he will post some new dates soon. NY area?

Not much help at the (quote) A really bad, formerly good, Dan Deacon Web Page.

Naturally, I just noticed that Wham City the art collective Dan Deacon is involved with puts on an annual festival, Whartscape and Deacon is apart and playing this year. The festival takes place this coming weekend, July 10-12 and oh course its too late for me to make plans and go. I guess I'll be going to this next year and make do with last years Cool Hunting Video.