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News Roundup: Knight Arts Challenge, LOOK! Lancaster Ave, new Barnes logo
News Philadelphia Knight Arts Challenge Year 2 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is opening up their second year of applications for the Philadelphia Knight Arts Challenge. They are investing $9 million over three years in ideas that engage and enrich Philadelphia arts and culture. In the first year, 36 ideas were awarded a total of $2.7 million… including artblog’s own Art Safaris! Applications for the Knight Arts Challenge will be accepted from October 3 – 31, 2011. Be sure to visit the Knight Arts website on October 3 to find out how to submit your idea!
Man Bartlett talks about 24 hours in Best Buy, obsessive drawings and Twitter
Our series sponsor is Fleisher Art Memorial. Locks Gallery is our episode sponsor. Man Bartlett traded in performing in front of a live audience for reaching his audience via social media. In our interview, he ponders the archiving of Twitter tweets, shopping for 24 hours straight at Best Buy, and how to connect ordinary city life to a mind-blowing experience with a shaman in Peru. Bartlett, born in Philadelphia (his father is painter Bo Bartlett), has lived in Chicago, traveled the world, and has a studio in Brooklyn. Bartlett will also be creating a site-specific work for the show #The ... More » »
Next week on artblog radio–artist Man Bartlett and social networking
Is there such a thing as a Twitter artist? If so, social-networking artist Man Bartlett is your man. With the help of social networking sites, telephones, GPS’s and washing machines, the New York artist is creating art situated in the urban grid and in cyber networks. His materials are people, and the work is part performance, part intervention and part exploration of the human desire to connect. (Speaking of networks, he himself was born connected–as the son of artist Bo Bartlett.) Here’s a taste of what he has to say. 17-second sample–Man Bartlett Tune in for the the full podcast–the ... More » »
Not buying a best buy
Artist Man Bartlett was born in Philadelphia, his bio says. The young artist performed a 24-hour endurance art piece in New York’s Best Buy store the other night. Here’s the report. I went to Best Buy (this location is in fact the only Best Buy 24-hour store) It used to be a Circuit City, but the Best Buy looks better - Brighter and “more friendly” if that is possible. I got there around 7:30 and left around 8:45 - I didnt recognize the guy and didn’t notice him, so not much to say - I did however think about how ... More » »
