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This is a three-minute audio vignette about the New York Times Special Edition. On the morning of the action, I followed a Brooklyn couple.

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On the same day as Latina Enough, I shot some close-ups of some lovely decaying material in the Village.

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Ariana Martinez and Molly Stinchfield – along with Ana Szyld – put together an exhibit of photos and audio documentaries that examine what it means to be Latina, or of mixed-latina and non-latina heritage.  It was only up for one day, unfortunately.  It took place inside a moving truck, parked on the corner of 12th [...]

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I worked on an animation a few weeks ago about “white spaces.” They are the frequencies between broadcast signals that will open up once broadcast TV goes from analogue to digital. The People’s Production House is advocating for public use of the space. Otherwise it’ll probably be sold of to the same [...]

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Last night i went to the opening night of “Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960’s to Now” at Exit Art. first i was simply impressed as the size of the gallery. then i went in to enjoy a large selection of political posters and some other graphics.
it was great to see [...]

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I’ll write more later, but here are some photos of Keith + Mendi Obadike’s visit to the IMA program yesterday. I was pretty much geeking out the entire time. They presented for about an hour or so and then checked out the IMAterial show that’s happening in the Black Box. There, they [...]

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Thanks to everyone involved who made last night’s ESC event so wonderful. And such mood lighting they had! Oy, they schmear, the wine. And lovely presentations from a variety of MFA students to boot. Bravo!
Check out some pics from the event below:

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[ ESC ] is Electronic Social Club: a network of NYC graduate students connected by the practice of creating social dialogue through projects in media, art and design.
next event:
Mixer & Presentations
Thursday / / 11.15.07 / / 7 – 10p
Hunter College Black Box
695 Park Ave. / / Room 543 HN
6 train to 68th St [...]

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if i can instruct noam, encourage him to get back on his skateboard after falling, how can i teach myself the same lesson? how can i remove the stigma surrounding “failure.” should i call “falling” failure at all?
Try. I just finished listening to Anna Deavere Smith’s book on CD Letters to a Young Artist: [...]

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