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Why I am not an Intellectual

Received this yesterday in my email...

Tainted Conceptualism: a conversation with Hassan Khan

May 20, 2011

7 p.m., free admission

We assume that moving away from both self-reflexivity and social representation, leads to pure formalism. Hassan Khan confronts this notion through his use of medium, presentation formats, and the creation of partially flawed conceptual systems. Khan will join Sohrab Mohebbi in conversation to consider the play of conceptual…

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Added by David Stafford on May 20, 2011 at 4:10pm — 8 Comments

A Thread Runs Through It

I received the latest volley of creativity from the prolific Cheryl Penn who unlike the lilies toils and spins without end. This particular tomette (not a small tomato, but a small tome) is dedicated to my Aunt Ruth who died a few weeks ago and is all about the ephemeral quality of this lively dust we inhabit. We, who are creating ephemera on a daily basis, much of the time, from ephemera, are ephemera are ourselves and Cheryl, with her winding red thread spells out a Carpe Diem that is…

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Added by David Stafford on April 23, 2011 at 3:58pm — 5 Comments

I leave town for a few days and what happens...

My mailbox is crammed with stuff. Over the past five days I received work (and money!) from Katerina Nikoltsou, Lisa Iversen, Jon Foster x 3, Miguel Jimenez, Angie Cope, Bethany Lee, Laura Podob, Douglas Galloway, Cheryl Penn, Helene Lagache and Jen Staggs. All of the work has been posted in the photos section. Thank you so much, everyone.

Added by David Stafford on February 28, 2011 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments

A Book My Friend jaye and I made

Jaye and I have been sending mail across town now for three years. This is a collection of the first year of our correspondence....

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/214746

Added by David Stafford on November 19, 2010 at 3:57am — No Comments

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