Tag: activism
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Brandon Bauer in the Up and Close Documentary
Brandon Bauer discussing his Euromissiles Crisis portfolio suite in the documentary “Up and Close – Their Art. Their Stories.” The documentary features four artists from Wisconsin discussing their work, inspirations, motivations, and techniques. Up and Close was directed by Zachary Kidder and produced in association with the Frank Juarez Gallery (2013).
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Remembering Who We Are
To mark the closing day of the “Posters of Inspirational European Women: Taken from the zine Shape & Situate” exhibition, Space Station Sixty Five in London hosted a collection of resources from other sociopolitical art, poster, zine and publication projects for everyone to explore. Inspirational work featured, displayed, exhibited and screened included projects such as:…
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Guns vs. Butter
Some of my work is included in this great show in Pittsburgh at Future Tenant- details below… [Text From Justseeds Website] Guns vs. Butter is an exhibition of anti-war graphics, bringing together the contemporary print work of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative alongside posters from the historical collection housed in the Interference Archive. The exhibition contextualizes…
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Works In Progress – Interview
The following interview was conducted with the curator Shan Bryan-Hanson about my upcoming exhibition Brandon Bauer: Works In Progress 1996-2012. The exhibition will be held in the Bush Art Center Galleries at St. Norbert College From October 26th through November 20th 2012, and the opening reception will be October 25th from 5-7pm. Shan Bryan-Hanson: When…
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We Are Wisconsin!
A new book is out “We Are Wisconsin: The Wisconsin uprising in the words of the activists, writers, and everyday Wisconsinites who made it happen” edited by Erica Sagrans, a writer, activist, and organizer who has worked for Nancy Pelosi and Organizing for America. From the Kickstarter description: In February of 2011, the people of…
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Where is Ai Weiwei?
Ai Weiwei in Tiananmen Square in 2009 (the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre) On January 11, 2011 the studios of Ai Weiwei were demolished by the Chinese government. He was arrested April 3, 2011 and has not been heard from since. Here is an excerpt from a recent article in the Global Post:…
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Posters in Support of Wisconsin Workers
Justseeds has been putting out some great downloadable copyright free images about Wisconsin Labor Protests. I have made a few myself and have included them here. Feel free to use these images for posters, signs, flyers, patches, etc… Here are some links to the Justseeds work- all of the downloadable graphics produced so far can…
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Celebrate People’s History in Toronto!
Toronto Free Gallery and Groundswell present Celebrate People’s History! The full collection of CPH Posters will be on display at Toronto Free Gallery from February 10 – March 19, 2011. The opening will be held on Thursday, February 10th at 7:00PM. Toronto Free Gallery 1277 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M4E 2J8 Tel: 416.913.0461 Hours…
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Celebrate People’s History!
The Celebrate People’s History book has just been released by the Feminist Press! Josh MacPhee will be on hand to do a big book release event and party in Chicago on Thursday Nov. 11th at Quimbys in Chicago. Here’s the details: Thursday November 11th, 7:00pm Quimby’s Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622 773-342-0910
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Justseeds Takes The Grand Prix
Justseeds has just been awarded the Grand Prix at the International Biennial of Graphic Arts in Slovenia! Jørgen Craig Lello & Tobias Arnell, Reverse View, 2009 (from the Biennial website) Justseeds has been awarded the Grand Prix at the Biennial- the jurors have uploaded a video discussing some of the selection process and why they…
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Paper Politics Richmond!
Next stop for the Paper Politics Exhibition is Richmond, VA! Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today 200 prints from 200 artists Ghostprint Gallery 220 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220 www.ghostprintgallery.com Opening Reception: Friday, August 7th, 7-10 pm The show runs August 7th-August 29th, 2009 Wed-Sat, 1-7pm or by appointment And be sure to keep…
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Random Artwork/Artist Interviews is Live!
My new project Random Artwork/Artist Interviews has launched! The first interview was conducted with the political art collective Justseeds! The site will serve as a space for interviews of contemporary artists and collectives to discuss their work and the ideas that inform their artistic practice. Check it out!
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Two Justseeds Portfolio Events
Re-posted from the Just Seeds blog: Voices from Outside: Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex at Ste-Emilie SkillShare * 3942 Ste. Emilie * metro Place St. Henri Vernissage Friday December 5th, 7pm-midnight Exhibit December 5th – 14th inclusive In connection with the historic Critical Resistance 10th anniversary conference Just Seeds Artists Cooperative has produced a…
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Voices From Outside
I recently participated in a portfolio project through Just Seeds on the prison industrial complex. portfolio covers Artists Included in the Project From the Just Seeds website: Recently, Justseeds has completed a portfolio project for the Critical Resistance ten-year anniversary conference in Oakland, California that took place on September 26-28. The project involved twenty artists…
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Seeing Green- Film and Video Update.
Seeing Green Film Screening, Wednesday, April 16th, 7:00-9:00pm Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 E. Locust Street Screening of videos by: Lane Hall and Lisa Moline Brian Carlson Lindsay Holden Brandon Bauer Ray Chi Laura Klein Eddee Daniel Suzanne Rosenblatt and Spencer Tepper Zachary Nesgoda This event is free Also, on Wednesday, curator talk by Nicolas…
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Reproduce & Revolt Book Out Soon!
Due out April 15th! I will have a few designs in this new book- Reproduce and Revolt! Josh MacPhee & Favianna Rodriguez (eds.) Reproduce & Revolt/Reproduce Y Rebélate $18 ($19.95 cover price) A collection of over 500 political graphics, Reproduce & Revolt/Reproduce Y Rebélate contains original art granted by the creators to the public domain,…
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Seeing Green: Art, Ecology, and Activism
Seeing Green: Art, Ecology, and Activism opens Saturday, April 12, 5:00-9:00pm at Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 E. Locust St., Milwaukee, WI. Seeing Green encourages artists to leave the confines of the studio and take an active role with the community, to collaborate and address issues of the environment, and to open a dialog with…
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Propaganda III in San Francisco
(Text excepted from Visual Resistance) The exhibition PROPAGANDA III is set to open on July 4th at the Start Soma Gallery in San Francisco. The show will feature contemporary political posters by more than 300 artists from across the globe. Following its San Francisco debut the exhibition will travel to a number of national and…
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Carnival of Dissent at the Green Gallery
Come down to the Green Gallery to check out the documentary Carnival of Dissent by Milwaukee based filmmakers Nathan Hall, Mike Neuman, Adriane Hoff, Naomi Lange. I will be exhibiting recent work on paper, unique multiples, and photocopies of my street flyers in the gallery space. Saturday June 12th at 8pm Green Gallery- 810 E.…
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Fear Will Not Silence Us
Not in Our Name ‘Anti-militarist’ Art Show – Fear will Not Silence Us! Saturday June 26th- Oakland, CA The French Fry Factory, 278 4th St. The Not In Our Name Anti-Militarist Art Show Contributing artists, illustrators, and photographers: Christine Wong • Shepard Fairey • John Yates • Winston Smith • Josh Macphee •Clamor Magazine •…
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