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10-04-11

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The critter cam at our Nevada City residency site has been active lately. Here’s a snapshot of a recent visitor.

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#LandsEnd featured artist Andrea Chung’s video Come Back to Jamaica (2009), & Come Back to Yourself (2013), will be… https://t.co/HXwouRNnBa
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TONIGHT: Join us at 7pm at the @albany_filmfest for a @yourstrulydoc film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

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TONIGHT: Join us at 7pm at the @albany_filmfest for a @yourstrulydoc film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

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HAPPENING TOMORROW: We are thrilled to announce that @yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

Following Ai Weiwei’s detention at the hands of the Chinese authorities, the outspoken artist and activist transformed the former island penitentiary of Alcatraz into an artistic platform. The resulting exhibition engaged over 900,000 visitors in a conversation about the plight of prisoners of conscience around the world. One of the eight new artworks depicted the faces and names of 176 individuals who were incarcerated or exiled due to their beliefs, affiliations, and nonviolent expressions of dissent. The work’s companion piece, “Yours Truly,” invited visitors to compose messages of hope to some of these prisoners. By the time the exhibition ended, over 90,000 postcards had been sent. Then something even more astonishing began to happen: prisoners and their families began writing back.

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HAPPENING TOMORROW: We are thrilled to announce that @yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio. Following Ai Weiwei’s detention at the hands of the Chinese authorities, the outspoken artist and activist transformed the former island penitentiary of Alcatraz into an artistic platform. The resulting exhibition engaged over 900,000 visitors in a conversation about the plight of prisoners of conscience around the world. One of the eight new artworks depicted the faces and names of 176 individuals who were incarcerated or exiled due to their beliefs, affiliations, and nonviolent expressions of dissent. The work’s companion piece, “Yours Truly,” invited visitors to compose messages of hope to some of these prisoners. By the time the exhibition ended, over 90,000 postcards had been sent. Then something even more astonishing began to happen: prisoners and their families began writing back.

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FOR-SITE is seeking a part-time Marketing/Communications Manager who will play a pivotal role in supporting FOR-SITE with marketing, communications and community outreach. The Marketing/Communications Manager initiates, develops, and implements FOR-SITE’s communication plan seeking input from the team and utilizing all marketing tools available to the organization. The Marketing/Communications Manager implements community outreach strategies to grow FOR-SITE exhibition and program audiences and to engage volunteers and supporters. Learn more and how to apply at the link in bio

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FOR-SITE is seeking a part-time Marketing/Communications Manager who will play a pivotal role in supporting FOR-SITE with marketing, communications and community outreach. The Marketing/Communications Manager initiates, develops, and implements FOR-SITE’s communication plan seeking input from the team and utilizing all marketing tools available to the organization. The Marketing/Communications Manager implements community outreach strategies to grow FOR-SITE exhibition and program audiences and to engage volunteers and supporters. Learn more and how to apply at the link in bio

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@kijalucas, "A Taxonomy of Belonging", opens today, September 17. The solo exhibition by the Bay Area-based artist brings together a selection of work from Lucas’ nine-year project "In Search of Home", a series that explores the emigration patterns of her family using photographs of plant clippings, rocks, and other objects. Currently on view at @sfcamerawork at @fortmasoncenter

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@kijalucas, "A Taxonomy of Belonging", opens today, September 17. The solo exhibition by the Bay Area-based artist brings together a selection of work from Lucas’ nine-year project "In Search of Home", a series that explores the emigration patterns of her family using photographs of plant clippings, rocks, and other objects. Currently on view at @sfcamerawork at @fortmasoncenter

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Ai Weiwei (@aiww) shares the impact of his father’s imprisonment and the inspiration behind his postcard campaign for prisoners of conscience.

We are so excited to share @yourstrulydoc next week at @albany_filmfest! Tickets available at the link in bio.

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Ai Weiwei (@aiww) shares the impact of his father’s imprisonment and the inspiration behind his postcard campaign for prisoners of conscience. We are so excited to share @yourstrulydoc next week at @albany_filmfest! Tickets available at the link in bio.

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly, a documentary film based on the eponymous art installation that was part of @for_site’s 2014-15 exhibition @ Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Like the artwork, the film aims to inspire viewers to take action in the struggle for human rights at home and abroad.

@yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

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Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly, a documentary film based on the eponymous art installation that was part of @for_site’s 2014-15 exhibition @ Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Like the artwork, the film aims to inspire viewers to take action in the struggle for human rights at home and abroad. @yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

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We are thrilled to announce that @yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio.

Following Ai Weiwei’s detention at the hands of the Chinese authorities, the outspoken artist and activist transformed the former island penitentiary of Alcatraz into an artistic platform. The resulting exhibition engaged over 900,000 visitors in a conversation about the plight of prisoners of conscience around the world. One of the eight new artworks depicted the faces and names of 176 individuals who were incarcerated or exiled due to their beliefs, affiliations, and nonviolent expressions of dissent. The work’s companion piece, “Yours Truly,” invited visitors to compose messages of hope to some of these prisoners. By the time the exhibition ended, over 90,000 postcards had been sent. Then something even more astonishing began to happen: prisoners and their families began writing back.

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We are thrilled to announce that @yourstrulydoc is part of this years @albany_filmfest! Join us on October 5th at the Albany Twin Theater for the film screening, followed by a Q&A with @cheryllhaines. 🎟️ Tickets available at the link in bio. Following Ai Weiwei’s detention at the hands of the Chinese authorities, the outspoken artist and activist transformed the former island penitentiary of Alcatraz into an artistic platform. The resulting exhibition engaged over 900,000 visitors in a conversation about the plight of prisoners of conscience around the world. One of the eight new artworks depicted the faces and names of 176 individuals who were incarcerated or exiled due to their beliefs, affiliations, and nonviolent expressions of dissent. The work’s companion piece, “Yours Truly,” invited visitors to compose messages of hope to some of these prisoners. By the time the exhibition ended, over 90,000 postcards had been sent. Then something even more astonishing began to happen: prisoners and their families began writing back.

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@shahpour_pouyan’s art questions whether military strength or cultural achievement marks the high points of history. His Projectiles are metal sculptures suspended in space that merge forms reminiscent of missiles and drones with those of antique Iranian helmets and chain mail. Pouyan was born during the Islamic Revolution, the son of a military engineer, and his childhood was consumed by the eight years of the Iran-Iraq War; his art, however, draws as much from the refined cultural heritage of his homeland as from its war-torn past. He works with artisanal metalsmiths, who fabricate traditional armor still used for costumes in the Shiite passion plays and religious rituals that are closely linked to Iranian nationalism. The ornamental floral patterns, birds, and calligraphy etched into the metal and inlaid with brass and gold bring a surface elegance and lightness to these symbols of dominance and militaristic power.

Shahpour Pouyan’s Five works from the Projectiles series was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security.

Photos by @robertdiversherrick

@shahpour_pouyan’s art questions whether military strength or cultural achievement marks the high points of history. His Projectiles are metal sculptures suspended in space that merge forms reminiscent of missiles and drones with those of antique Iranian helmets and chain mail. Pouyan was born during the Islamic Revolution, the son of a military engineer, and his childhood was consumed by the eight years of the Iran-Iraq War; his art, however, draws as much from the refined cultural heritage of his homeland as from its war-torn past. He works with artisanal metalsmiths, who fabricate traditional armor still used for costumes in the Shiite passion plays and religious rituals that are closely linked to Iranian nationalism. The ornamental floral patterns, birds, and calligraphy etched into the metal and inlaid with brass and gold bring a surface elegance and lightness to these symbols of dominance and militaristic power.

Shahpour Pouyan’s Five works from the Projectiles series was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security.

Photos by @robertdiversherrick

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@shahpour_pouyan’s art questions whether military strength or cultural achievement marks the high points of history. His Projectiles are metal sculptures suspended in space that merge forms reminiscent of missiles and drones with those of antique Iranian helmets and chain mail. Pouyan was born during the Islamic Revolution, the son of a military engineer, and his childhood was consumed by the eight years of the Iran-Iraq War; his art, however, draws as much from the refined cultural heritage of his homeland as from its war-torn past. He works with artisanal metalsmiths, who fabricate traditional armor still used for costumes in the Shiite passion plays and religious rituals that are closely linked to Iranian nationalism. The ornamental floral patterns, birds, and calligraphy etched into the metal and inlaid with brass and gold bring a surface elegance and lightness to these symbols of dominance and militaristic power. Shahpour Pouyan’s Five works from the Projectiles series was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security. Photos by @robertdiversherrick

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Yin Xiuzhen often uses secondhand clothing to explore how memory invested in the material presents a counterforce to the anonymity and homogenization of globalized culture. “I see clothing as a second skin,” she explains. “Once it’s been worn, it bears the traces of the wearer’s experiences.” In this installation, a barrage of weapons suspended in flight reveals itself on closer inspection to be an assortment of obscure objects made from secondhand clothes, worn fabric, and crocheted scraps. They are spindles of personal stories on a trajectory of escape, tracing individual journeys. Together they form an umbrella of collective experience that also encompasses the viewers who approach the battery. Their softness and inherent intimacy contrast with their designation as instruments of violence, and with the cold, hard surfaces of the surrounding military environment.

Yin Xiuzhen installation “Weapon” was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security

Photos by @robertdiversherrick

Yin Xiuzhen often uses secondhand clothing to explore how memory invested in the material presents a counterforce to the anonymity and homogenization of globalized culture. “I see clothing as a second skin,” she explains. “Once it’s been worn, it bears the traces of the wearer’s experiences.” In this installation, a barrage of weapons suspended in flight reveals itself on closer inspection to be an assortment of obscure objects made from secondhand clothes, worn fabric, and crocheted scraps. They are spindles of personal stories on a trajectory of escape, tracing individual journeys. Together they form an umbrella of collective experience that also encompasses the viewers who approach the battery. Their softness and inherent intimacy contrast with their designation as instruments of violence, and with the cold, hard surfaces of the surrounding military environment.

Yin Xiuzhen installation “Weapon” was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security

Photos by @robertdiversherrick

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Yin Xiuzhen often uses secondhand clothing to explore how memory invested in the material presents a counterforce to the anonymity and homogenization of globalized culture. “I see clothing as a second skin,” she explains. “Once it’s been worn, it bears the traces of the wearer’s experiences.” In this installation, a barrage of weapons suspended in flight reveals itself on closer inspection to be an assortment of obscure objects made from secondhand clothes, worn fabric, and crocheted scraps. They are spindles of personal stories on a trajectory of escape, tracing individual journeys. Together they form an umbrella of collective experience that also encompasses the viewers who approach the battery. Their softness and inherent intimacy contrast with their designation as instruments of violence, and with the cold, hard surfaces of the surrounding military environment. Yin Xiuzhen installation “Weapon” was featured in #FORSITE’s 2018 exhibition Home Land Security Photos by @robertdiversherrick

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