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On Wednesday, September 15, 2004, John Cummings–aka Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of seminal punk band, the Ramones–lost his five-year battle with prostate cancer. Good Bye Johhny By Robert J. Ricci band: Bob Gruen       On Wednesday, September 15, 2004, John Cummings–aka Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of seminal punk band, the Ramones–lost […]

We humans, inhabit the three-dimensional (actually which ones are they?) world, but we know that according to complex physics theories; there are many more dimensions than our fingers can count. Which Dimension Are We In? By Roberta Alvarenga OP_ERA, Daniela Kutschat and Rejane Cantoni. Image courtesy of the artists. We humans, inhabit the three-dimensional (actually […]

The mobilization strategy of the actual potentials of ‘Balkans in the Balkan’ Love It Or Leave It: Bringing Balkan Back to the Balkans By Ana Devic Back to Black, 2003 photo: Lazar Pejovic courtesy Cetinje Biennial 5 The mobilization strategy of the actual potentials of ‘Balkans in the Balkan,’ as presented by the Cetinje Biennial […]

This Biennial’s theme "A Grain of Dust a Drop of Water," with its agricultural allusions, contains an element of earthiness akin to the peasantry so close to the heart of Korean culture. Focus on the Viewer: The Fifth Gwangju Biennial By Thalia Vrachopoulos This Biennial’s theme "A Grain of Dust a Drop of Water," with […]

Spotlessly clean, surrounded by beautiful mountains and sea that appear to be visible from wherever one stands, Reykjavik is a truly majestic city. Letter from Reykjavik. By Cedar Lewisohn Klink & Bank Opening in Iceland, Uli Knall’s work in foreground, Patricia Ellis’s work on wall, Icelandic singers in center Spotlessly clean, surrounded by beautiful mountains […]

James Sanders and Jake Barton have been hired to tell the history of New York City in 25 minutes. Plotting their Timescape By Molly Kleiman The walls of Local Projects, plastered with storyboards. James Sanders and Jake Barton have been hired to tell the history of New York City in 25 minutes. They are building […]

We are obsessed with building labyrinths, where before there was open plain and sky. Public Art: The New Cartographers By Molly Kleiman We couldn’t help being amazed by how all the projects and inventors, festivals and conferences were so interlaced. So, we tried our hand at our own map. Thoreau encourages us, “Be rather the […]

In today’s global climate, the notion of space, as delineated by boundaries and organized by mediating parties, is of critical importance for governing bodies and individual transgressors alike. Transcending Space By Zhanna Veyts In today’s global climate, the notion of space, as delineated by boundaries and organized by mediating parties, is of critical importance for […]

They are in installed in our airplanes, imbedded in our cars, lodged in our pocketbooks. A Phone is a Phone is a… By Molly Kleiman A Phone is a Phone is a… By Molly Kleiman Get familiar with your cell phone applications; this cell phone indicates several familiar strangers in the user’s vicinity.They are in […]

The much-celebrated sheep Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned and to live the experience, brought the process of cloning out of the scientific closet and into the open battle field of dismay and controversy. The art of copying: from mimesis to cloning By Francesca Piovano Luca Curci       The much-celebrated sheep Dolly, […]