The very-frustrating Amendment introduced by Senator Coburn to exclude the arts from government stimulus has sparked much heated conversation and activity in the arts community, as it should. However, I’ve been discouraged to see so many of us playing into frameworks of ranking and hierarchies. Isn’t it precisely art’s influence that can lead us to other models of thinking and organizing [...]
Archive for February, 2009
This is not a contest.
Posted in theory on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sweet Sensation
Posted in theory on February 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I watch a little too much Food Network. This past weekend, while most people were watching the Superbowl, I was glued to a mini-marathon of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. Yup, I spent an evening watching people alternately cheer and cry over gum paste flowers. While it is quite amazing what some of these folks can do with [...]
