http://michael-connor.com Fri, 28 May 2010 15:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a video by Ab Rogers Design from the exhibition Screen Worlds at ACMI in Melbourne, Australia. My official title on the project was Coordinating Curator. http://michael-connor.com/2009/11/01/video-of-screen-worlds-at-acmi-melbourne/ My friend Reuben shot this video about five years ago in Liverpool, I just happened to find it after repairing an old broken hard drive. The dancing bear man was a Liverpool institution, and I hear he's passed away, so the video is a bit sad. One commenter on YouTube ... http://michael-connor.com/2009/10/30/liverpools-dancing-bear-man/ What could it mean? http://michael-connor.com/2009/07/21/sarah-palin-on-twitter/ Here's some info on a talk I'm doing at apexart next week. I honestly don't know what it will be about, and it promises to be either hilarious or incredibly awkward, or both. ser·en·dip·i·ty (srn-dp-t) n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties 1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. 2. The fact or occurrence of such ... http://michael-connor.com/2009/05/14/talk-at-apexart/ Gawker has an article today about how Julia Allison may have broken the law by converting 2,500 of her Facebook 'Friends' into 'Fans' without their consent. Apparently, this violates laws against commercial appropriation - "simply put, the right to control whether one's name and likeness is used in an advertisement ... http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/24/privacy-and-fandom-on-facebook/ An excerpt from an e-mail an artist friend sent me today. http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/14/inbox-treasure-du-jour/ The Beall Center has just published a new catalog about the work of Jennifer and Kevin McCoy on Lulu. The catalog includes an essay I wrote about their piece The Constant World. My essay looks at the work's relationship to artist Constant Nieuwenhuys, Godard's film Alphaville (watch the full video ... http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/13/the-constant-world-on-lulu/ If you're in Philly this Saturday and you love Beanie Babies, go check out the premiere of Andrew Jeffrey Wright's new standup comedy video 'Live at Space 1026: Art Jokes.' The screening is at Space 1026 at 8PM and it's free. The video is on sale after the screening (signed ... http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/08/andrew-jeffrey-wright-video-release/ I used to watch this series occasionally on PBS with my Dad when I was little and it made a weirdly huge impression on my little mind. Super excited that they're online! http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/07/connections-is-online/ From the march 8, 1922 edition of the New York Times: http://michael-connor.com/2009/04/03/dr-prince-and-the-haunted-house/