The featured artists of the day are David Miller and Jane Wiley.
The ever generous artist William Evertson added this entry to his blog on 10/6/2010:
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2010/10/mobius-wednesday.html
Here's an excerpt:
As a follow up to the T-shirt merchandise I made for the Prostitution of Art show at Mobius last month, curator Jane Wang is featuring the participating artists on her PoArt blog. My work is featured in her Oct. 4th post. I had some fun posting pictures of a few of the participating artists with my Mobius T-shirt design here on my blog (here). In conversation with Jane I offered to continue to post pictures of anyone wearing the Mobius T. A win/win because I like supporting Mobius because it shows the kind of experimental art that often can't find a home in a traditional gallery setting. It's home for all that difficult art that's hard to package and often hard to even describe. It's about performance, sound and installation art that is best experienced first hand.
This link in turn has been added to his artist profile here on this blog:
http://theprostitutionofart.blogspot.com/2010/10/poart-exhibit-william-evertson-34.html
Showing posts with label William Evertson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Evertson. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
PoArt Exhibit: Updates #7
The featured artist of the day is John Morse, who received much well-deserved press regarding his Roadside Haiku signs. He generously permitted Mobius to display two of his roadside signs here in Boston.
8/26/2010 - Banned in Boston?:
Excerpts from Facebook, Closing Event Invite:
photo: William Evertson via Jason Turgeon's Photobot
Mobius, Inc:
(T)HANK YOU EVERYONE (artists composers mobius artists and board member and our Artblock neighbors) FOR AN AMAZING EVENT!!
we had a lot more people come through than last year for Open Studios -- and several signed up for our emailing list !!
ironically we had to block out some windows (the police came) due to Adriana Disman's beautiful and thoughtful live performance in the nude - the cop was very nice about it and said "he's all for art himself but someone "called it in"" - the usual kid-friendly argument which i think is bullshit - kids aren't upset by nudity - it's immature adults who get all worked up - strangely we've had many events with frontal nudity clearly visible inthe windows before but this is the first time the police up ... maybe because it was during the day..as someone pointed out, if we'd had grotesque, graphically violent actions in the windows, no one would have called that in
Adri Disman:
many thanks to all the thoughtful and lovely Mobius artists.
David Miller:
It is surprising that it took so long for a nude event at Mobius to get that kind of attention - esp. since so many of them have been after dark, when the room light shines out onto the street, and it's the opposite during the day. Luck of the draw, I suppose. About kids, I do believe that the real worries and parents and other adults have been over-applied for years and years now.
William Evertson:
Banned in Boston has a long history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_in_Boston
It actually could be great PR. "Mobius- Home to the most banned exhibitions in Boston"
8/26/2010 - Banned in Boston?:
Excerpts from Facebook, Closing Event Invite:
photo: William Evertson via Jason Turgeon's Photobot
Mobius, Inc:
(T)HANK YOU EVERYONE (artists composers mobius artists and board member and our Artblock neighbors) FOR AN AMAZING EVENT!!
we had a lot more people come through than last year for Open Studios -- and several signed up for our emailing list !!
ironically we had to block out some windows (the police came) due to Adriana Disman's beautiful and thoughtful live performance in the nude - the cop was very nice about it and said "he's all for art himself but someone "called it in"" - the usual kid-friendly argument which i think is bullshit - kids aren't upset by nudity - it's immature adults who get all worked up - strangely we've had many events with frontal nudity clearly visible inthe windows before but this is the first time the police up ... maybe because it was during the day..as someone pointed out, if we'd had grotesque, graphically violent actions in the windows, no one would have called that in
Adri Disman:
many thanks to all the thoughtful and lovely Mobius artists.
David Miller:
It is surprising that it took so long for a nude event at Mobius to get that kind of attention - esp. since so many of them have been after dark, when the room light shines out onto the street, and it's the opposite during the day. Luck of the draw, I suppose. About kids, I do believe that the real worries and parents and other adults have been over-applied for years and years now.
William Evertson:
Banned in Boston has a long history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_in_Boston
It actually could be great PR. "Mobius- Home to the most banned exhibitions in Boston"
Monday, October 4, 2010
PoArt Exhibit: William Evertson [34]
William Evertson
East Hampton, CT, USA
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/
8/29/2010 - Original Proposal:
I'd like to contribute t-shirts to the show.
Title = Mobius T-shirts
Dimensions = 6 sm, 12 md, 12 lg, 3 xl, 3 xxl
Weather Resistant = cool rain preferably
Photo attached.
Basically I would donate 3 dozen t shirts for you to sell in the faux merch dept. You can set the price or give away or raffle or destroy. Whatever works with the rest of the show.
Just some word play on ar & t, Boston's T and experimental art at Mobius... and the ubiquitous destination T.
8/29/2010 - Further discussion:
JW (co-curator):
I think my brains is working extra slow today -- i finally got it (-:
This is awesome! Thanks so much --- wow that's a lot of T shirts!
the xxl could be dresses (-:
Would I have your permission to modify the shape of one of the T shirts if I get them in time? Maybe I would even wear one as a dress ... what to you think? Wearable ar*t or Wearable T?
will you put your name on them somewhere? or sign them?
WE (artist):
oh sure, they can be modified anyway that helps the concept of the show. I'll find a way to sign them somewhere. Great! My mind has been all over the place lately and I've been meaning to come up with something. Will get this into the works, ASAP
9/30/2010 - Post-Exhibition PoArt Dialogue:
The Prostitution of Art Show from Mobius illustrates many tangents exist around art and money. Money exchange. That’s the transaction that occurs when we sell ourselves. Prostitutes sell themselves, artists sell themselves; we all are constantly selling ourselves to survive. Most people politely call their activity jobs, but there is really no discernible difference aside from the perceived morality of body part you are using. The really popular politicians are touting their ability to create more great prostitution opportunities. The latest census figures show that the gap between the rich and poor is at an all time high. We all really need to connect with a rich john to survive.
The same holds true for art venues. Witness the uproar last season concerning the New Museums decision to feature the collection of their sugar daddy Dakis Joannou. Or, first prize for surviving “Work of Art” reality TV is your own show at the Brooklyn Museum.
I was intrigued by the part of the artist call that referred to faux merchandise when I decided to make an edition of t-shirts for Mobius. I’ve been outspoken about “artist entry fees” and pay for play schemes that seem not only to take advantage of artists looking for exhibition opportunities but denigrate many in the field whose work bears a serious look yet may not have mass appeal.
So, not surprisingly I don’t like the Mobius policy of charging artists a fee to submit work.
I decided that if they don’t have a sugar daddy perhaps they need a gift shop or at least merchandise.
Preferably, merchandise with the Mobius name in BIG letters.
10/3/2010 - T-Shirt Mania:
People who send a photo of themselves sporting William's Mobius T-shirt to:
William Evertson (email: williamevertson @ sbcglobal.net)
OR
Jane Wang (email: Jane @ mobius.org)
will have their photo (and if they so desire: name, location, link to their own blog/website etc) posted on both:
William Evertson's Under Construction / Art Contemplations blog
AND
The Prostitution of Art online blog .
10/6/2010 - Mobius Wednesday:
Image: William Evertson
William Evertson added this entry to his blog (excerpt):
As a follow up to the T-shirt merchandise I made for the Prostitution of Art show at Mobius last month, curator Jane Wang is featuring the participating artists on her PoArt blog. My work is featured in her Oct. 4th post. I had some fun posting pictures of a few of the participating artists with my Mobius T-shirt design here on my blog (here). In conversation with Jane I offered to continue to post pictures of anyone wearing the Mobius T. A win/win because I like supporting Mobius because it shows the kind of experimental art that often can't find a home in a traditional gallery setting. It's home for all that difficult art that's hard to package and often hard to even describe. It's about performance, sound and installation art that is best experienced first hand.
Full post here:
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2010/10/mobius-wednesday.html
East Hampton, CT, USA
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/
8/29/2010 - Original Proposal:
I'd like to contribute t-shirts to the show.
Title = Mobius T-shirts
Dimensions = 6 sm, 12 md, 12 lg, 3 xl, 3 xxl
Weather Resistant = cool rain preferably
Photo attached.
Basically I would donate 3 dozen t shirts for you to sell in the faux merch dept. You can set the price or give away or raffle or destroy. Whatever works with the rest of the show.
Just some word play on ar & t, Boston's T and experimental art at Mobius... and the ubiquitous destination T.
8/29/2010 - Further discussion:
JW (co-curator):
I think my brains is working extra slow today -- i finally got it (-:
This is awesome! Thanks so much --- wow that's a lot of T shirts!
the xxl could be dresses (-:
Would I have your permission to modify the shape of one of the T shirts if I get them in time? Maybe I would even wear one as a dress ... what to you think? Wearable ar*t or Wearable T?
will you put your name on them somewhere? or sign them?
WE (artist):
oh sure, they can be modified anyway that helps the concept of the show. I'll find a way to sign them somewhere. Great! My mind has been all over the place lately and I've been meaning to come up with something. Will get this into the works, ASAP
9/30/2010 - Post-Exhibition PoArt Dialogue:
The Prostitution of Art Show from Mobius illustrates many tangents exist around art and money. Money exchange. That’s the transaction that occurs when we sell ourselves. Prostitutes sell themselves, artists sell themselves; we all are constantly selling ourselves to survive. Most people politely call their activity jobs, but there is really no discernible difference aside from the perceived morality of body part you are using. The really popular politicians are touting their ability to create more great prostitution opportunities. The latest census figures show that the gap between the rich and poor is at an all time high. We all really need to connect with a rich john to survive.
The same holds true for art venues. Witness the uproar last season concerning the New Museums decision to feature the collection of their sugar daddy Dakis Joannou. Or, first prize for surviving “Work of Art” reality TV is your own show at the Brooklyn Museum.
I was intrigued by the part of the artist call that referred to faux merchandise when I decided to make an edition of t-shirts for Mobius. I’ve been outspoken about “artist entry fees” and pay for play schemes that seem not only to take advantage of artists looking for exhibition opportunities but denigrate many in the field whose work bears a serious look yet may not have mass appeal.
So, not surprisingly I don’t like the Mobius policy of charging artists a fee to submit work.
I decided that if they don’t have a sugar daddy perhaps they need a gift shop or at least merchandise.
Preferably, merchandise with the Mobius name in BIG letters.
10/3/2010 - T-Shirt Mania:
People who send a photo of themselves sporting William's Mobius T-shirt to:
William Evertson (email: williamevertson @ sbcglobal.net)
OR
Jane Wang (email: Jane @ mobius.org)
will have their photo (and if they so desire: name, location, link to their own blog/website etc) posted on both:
William Evertson's Under Construction / Art Contemplations blog
AND
The Prostitution of Art online blog .
10/6/2010 - Mobius Wednesday:
Image: William Evertson
William Evertson added this entry to his blog (excerpt):
As a follow up to the T-shirt merchandise I made for the Prostitution of Art show at Mobius last month, curator Jane Wang is featuring the participating artists on her PoArt blog. My work is featured in her Oct. 4th post. I had some fun posting pictures of a few of the participating artists with my Mobius T-shirt design here on my blog (here). In conversation with Jane I offered to continue to post pictures of anyone wearing the Mobius T. A win/win because I like supporting Mobius because it shows the kind of experimental art that often can't find a home in a traditional gallery setting. It's home for all that difficult art that's hard to package and often hard to even describe. It's about performance, sound and installation art that is best experienced first hand.
Full post here:
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2010/10/mobius-wednesday.html
PoArt Exhibit: Updates #3
The featured artist of the day is William Evertson who designed and donated T-shirts ("merch") to Mobius specifically for the exhibition.
In addition, he and his wife, drove up to Boston for the opening on September 18th, 2010 and generously took video and photographic documentation of the works and the evening's performances which he posted on Facebook.
On September 20th, he posted an article entitled "The Wild Side" with his impressions, images and a video on his blog:
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2010/09/wild-side.html
Updates: Added more photos to Jason Turgeon [33] post
In addition, he and his wife, drove up to Boston for the opening on September 18th, 2010 and generously took video and photographic documentation of the works and the evening's performances which he posted on Facebook.
On September 20th, he posted an article entitled "The Wild Side" with his impressions, images and a video on his blog:
http://billevertson.blogspot.com/2010/09/wild-side.html
Updates: Added more photos to Jason Turgeon [33] post
Sunday, October 3, 2010
PoArt Exhibit: Updates #2
Featured artist today will be Jason Turgeon with his popular Photobot!
And here is a beautiful video of Opening Night taken by William Evertson:
And here is a beautiful video of Opening Night taken by William Evertson:
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