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Ted Purves
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Ted Purves

Ted Purves is an artist and writer who investigates the practice of art in the world as it addresses issues of localism, democratic participation, and social exchange. Based in Berkeley, California, he collaborates on social and public art projects with Susanne Cockrell under the rubric of Fieldfaring Projects, and is the author of the book What We Want is Free. He is an associate professor of social practice at California College of the Arts.

Purves was an instructor in FOR-SITE’s education program in 2009.

Artists

  • Susanne Cockrell

  • Luz María Sánchez

  • Alexia Webster

  • Liza Lou

  • Yin Xiuzhen

  • Krzysztof Wodiczko

  • Bill Viola

  • Do Ho Suh

  • The Propeller Group

  • Michele Pred

  • Shahpour Pouyan

  • Trevor Paglen

  • Mandana Moghaddam

  • Díaz Lewis

  • Al Farrow

  • Yashar Azar Emdadian

  • Tirtzah Bassel

  • Tammam Azzam

  • Shiva Ahmadi

  • Brian Conley

  • Mia Feuer

  • Angela Hennessy

  • Deborah Valoma

  • David Burns

  • Ranu Mukherjee

  • Kota Ezawa

  • Richard T. Walker

  • Lisa Findley

  • Oblio Jenkins

  • Walter Hood

  • René de Guzman

  • Bruce Tomb

  • Alison Sant

  • Sandra Kelch

  • Amy Franceschini

  • Donald Fortescue

  • Ted Purves

  • Pae White

  • Camille Utterback

  • Barbara Takenaga

  • Taalman Koch Architecture

  • Stephanie Syjuco

  • Surface Design Inc.

  • Allison Smith

  • Shi Guorui

  • Dana Sherwood

  • Dan Schmidt

  • Jeannene Przyblyski

  • Kate Pocrass

  • Cornelia Parker

  • Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects

  • Abelardo Morell

  • Nathan Lynch

  • Richard Long

  • David Liittschwager

  • Amy Lambert

  • Courtney Lain

  • Jensen Architects

  • Nitin Jayaswal

  • Terence Haggerty

  • Fritz Haeg

  • Doug Hall

  • Andy Freeberg

  • Bill Fontana

  • Lori Ellison

  • Chris Drury

  • Mark Dion

  • Chadwick Studio

  • CEBRA

  • Philippe Becker Design

  • Anandamayi Arnold

  • Ai Weiwei

  • Andy Goldsworthy

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Ai Weiwei's inspiration for his @Large postcard campaign

Ai Weiwei's inspiration for his @Large postcard campaign

Excerpt from the documentary film AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY, which screens on Saturday, June 2 at the Mendocino Film Festival in California More information: ...

FOR-SITE Foundation

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The FOR-SITE Foundation is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment. Through ...

Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Echoing Sanctuary's ethos of plurality, the "Sanctuary Salon" series weaves together the voices of artists whose practices span creative disciplines, including ...

Brendan Fernandes: Safely (2017)

Brendan Fernandes: Safely (2017)

As part of his commission for "Sanctuary," Brendan Fernandes presented a site-specific durational performance that explored themes of reverence and sacred ...

Panel Discussion: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form

Panel Discussion: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form

Panel Discussion "Above the Rug: Approaching the Rug as a Critical Form" February 11, 2018 Historically and traditionally, rugs are a medium for cultural ...

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Sanctuary



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  • We are "truly" thrilled to screen @YoursTrulyDoc at the Mendocino Film Festival in just a couple weeks. Tickets ava… https://t.co/ynchd8JF5C
  • @MendoFilmFest Can't wait! Thanks so much for having us. :)

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  • 🎉Mendocino Film Fest here we come! Tickets for the June 2nd screening of @yourstrulydoc at the stunning seaside town on the northern California coast are on sale now! 🌊📽 . . . . . . . . . #mendofilm #documentary #film #filmfestival #mendocino #art #humanrights #aiweiwei
  • This #TBT we’re taking it all the way back to the assembly of “Trace,” which was the first work of Weiwei’s to utilize his now signature material, LEGO bricks. While the 38 Chinese portraits were assembled by Weiwei’s studio, the rest of the 176 portraits were assembled right here in San Francisco by 82 volunteers. It was a clandestine operation (we of course wanted to keep the work a secret until the exhibition opening), and an intense one — just look at the portrait being assembled here! (Note: this is “Trace” volunteer @_colinwright, who also happens to be one of the editors on the @YoursTrulyDoc film. We ❤️ our FOR-SITE family!). Oh, and let us leave you with this final boggling statistic: “Trace” was comprised of 1.2 MILLION LEGO bricks 🤯 (swipe to photo 2 for a glimpse at what that looks like.) __ #ArtAboutPlace #AiWeiwei #YoursTrulyDoc #Alcatraz
  • Messages of hope and support are currently making their way from San Francisco to prisoners of conscience around the world. Thank you to everyone who wrote a postcard at last week’s world premiere screening of @yourstrulydoc! . . . . . . . . . . #YoursTrulyDoc #AiWeiwei #ArtAboutPlace #SFFILM #SFFILMFestival
  • Behind @YoursTrulyDoc is an incredible team of editors, producers, designers, and more. A huge shout-out to this talented bunch! __ Photo: @claudinegossett #YoursTrulyDoc #AiWeiwei #SFFILM #SFFilmFestival

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