Yearly Archives: 2011
Books: Chance (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
The chance situation or random event—whether as a strategy or as a subject of investigation—has been central to many artists' practices across a multiplicity of forms, including expressionism, automatism, the readymade, collage, surrealist and conceptual photography, fluxus event scores, film, audio and video, performance, and participatory artworks. But why—a century after Dada and Surrealism's first systematic enquiries—does chance remain a key strategy in artists' investigations into the contemporary world?
In Performance: John Jasperse Company – Canyon (NYC)
Canyon John Jasperse Company Nov 16—19, 2011 at 7:30pm Witty, incessantly curious, and smart as a whip, choreographer John Jasperse (Misuse liable to prosecution, 2007 Next Wave) has trained...
Member Spotlight: Grace Exhibition Space/Jill McDermid-Hokanson/Erik Hokanson (Brooklyn, NYC)
Each week, members of the network vote for one of the top 10 most active CPnetwork artists to be featured on the home page...
Highlights: Under The Radar January 2012 (NYC)
Under the Radar (UTR) is an annual theater festival that spotlights international artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. The festival...
In Performance: Exchange Radical Moments! Live Art Festival (Europe Wide)
Exchange Radical Moments is a Europe-wide Live Art Festival. The festival's mission is to make breaks into the daily routine by curating live art projects which...
Member Spotlight: Pablo Ramírez (Buenos Aires Argentina)
Each week, members of the network vote for one of the top 10 most active CPnetwork artists to be featured on the home page...
Contemporary Performance Update – November 7, 2011
Welcome to this week's network update. This week's Member Spotlight Vote has already started. You can cast your vote here. Below are some links...
Contemporary Performance Update – November 7, 2011
Welcome to this week's network update. This week's Member Spotlight Vote has already started. You can cast your vote here. Below are some...
Highlights: Spielart Festival 11.18 – 12.04, 2011 (Munich, Germany)
SPIELART has been exploring and researching new trends and movements in the world of international theater since 1995, in order to present them to...
In Performance: Matthew Stone’s Anatomy of Immaterial Worlds (NYC)
Matthew Stone Anatomy of Immaterial Worlds Thursday, November 3, 2011 8:00 pm — 9:00 pm The Hole Matthew Stone was born in 1982 and graduated from Camberwell College of...
Contemporary Performance Update – November 1, 2011
Welcome to this week's network update. We hope all your projects are going well. A few new updates to our network and blog....
Member Spotlight: Theo Edmonds (Lexington, KY, USA)
An Interview with this week's Member Spotlight, Theo Edmonds (Lexington, KY, USA). I am a Scotch-Irish-Cherokee child of Appalachia and former corporate lawyer, whose work...
