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Kenny Mellman, Neal Medlyn and R. Kelly

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Laurie Anderson + Philippe Quesne = Making Sense of Computer Culture

Home of the Brave: 1986 Rise of the computer age. Laurie Anderson announces in a pitch shifted voice how much she hates two numbers: 0 and 1. The numbers appear huge behind her. Nobody wants to be a zero, and … Continue reading

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Abe’s review of the films of Sutapa Biswas

I am not a patient person, and though I don’t watch TV, I have a similar attention span, so take this review with a shaker of salt…. There was a point in the series of films where, after watching a … Continue reading

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Fleshtone: Photography by Serena Davidson

To see more TBA photography by Serena Davidson click here: Serena Davidson Photography

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Harrell Fletcher’s “The American War”

In Fletcher’s body of work exploring the Vietnamese reaction to the Vietnam Conflict, which they call “the American war”, Harrrell rephotograph’s images of Vietnam soldier’s and citizens, and the horrors visited upon them by American forces. It is an old … Continue reading

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T:BA:05 – Creative Cities

Was it the promise of free coffee? No… it was just Portlanders showing how proud we are of our artistic culture here in Portland, Oregon. Today’s lunch chat was about Creative Cities, specifically our hometown of Portland, Oregon; and room … Continue reading

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The itching…

This may not be any help to anyone. When I was practicing speed reading (a tedious struggle which I quickly abandoned to my more sluggish ways) there was a practice in which the reader was asked to widen his/her field … Continue reading

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Room

It’s not surprising that Deborah Hay’s Room feels as if it instilled with ritual. Especially when considering that dancers Tahni Holt and Linda Austin committed to a daily practice of the dance for a year. Although, the performance is two … Continue reading

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Laptop at THE UNIT: Serena Davidson Photography

Laptop parked outside of The Works Marc Acito reading the TBA guide description of the laptop project while we all try to figure out what we are inside of. Is the wallpaper the art? The Painting? The Space? Evidently the … Continue reading

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You are the only … one …

“You are the only one…” “You are the only … one…” Softly swaying and repeating these words, Tahni Holt captured the complete trust of the audience that can only occur with the establisment of true intimacy between the performer and … Continue reading

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