art
Posters and the Art of Social Protest
A set of new shows at UTEP's Rubin Cener links poster art to its history as populist agitprop and interpretation, and considers 12 leading graphic artists (one a collective), who are using poster art to reconstitute comment, dissent and protest through visuality. Left: the poster that a Ljublana, Slovenia poster festival used to promote its competition theme asking artists to design awareness of climate change. Read More >>
film & tv
Aspen Shortsfest Awards Announced
Second to the last shot: Late Sunday afternoon in the Wheeler's elegant second floor lobby, three of the four-person Shortsfest awards jury - actress Meg Ryan, producer Sarah Siegel, and screenwriter David Arata - stood up to present the awards.Read More >>
performance
Vince Bell's Resurgent Genius
You always hear about the power of the human spirit and its ability to overcome the impossible odds or the undefeatable foe and that foe's cast of unsavory thousands. I think we hear about it so much that it almost becomes one ups-man-ship. "Oh yeah! That's cool but did you hear about the guy who...!"Now I know you can't beat the story of singer/songwriter Vince Bell.
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film & tv
Movie Review: The Square
If you think The Square sounds like Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder's dark 1944 adaptation of the James M. Cain novel about lust, opportunism and depravity, you wouldn't be wrong.Read More >>
film & tv
Aspen Shortsfest Is Indie Mecca
In its 19th year Aspen Shortsfest drew 2500 submissions from 80 countries and screened over 100 short films,Read More >>film & tv
Aspen Shortsfest in Review: Part 2
Friendship. Love. Family. A mother en route to Afganistan a skateboarder and the triumph of an ant; the AIDS orphans of Mozambique.Read More >>
performance
The Good Dance Dakar-Brooklyn Opens in Abq.
Reggie Wilson and Andreya Ouamba Collab
VSA Arts of New Mexico presents The Good Dance Dakar-Brooklyn, a collaboration of Brooklyn choreographer Reggie Wilson and Dakar choreographer Andreya Ouamba. Playing April 9 and 10 at South Broadway Cultural Center. For tickets click here. Photo: Antoine Tempe.Read More >>
art
Creative Time Picks Global Residents
Sanford Biggers, K8 Hardy, Emily Jacir, Maya Lin, Walid Raad, and Judi Werthein first artist's selected for Creative Time Global Residency Program.Read More >>other links
