http://thepresenttense.org/archive Performance Art Initiative Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:58:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been on the ground in Shanghai for 5 days, absorbing my surroundings in preparation for implementing surrogate pieces at the 2010 World Expo as part of People In Space. Participating in the international performance art festival circuit requires one to tread through environments to challenge their voice, aesthetic, ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=314 In 6 days I will be on ground in Shanghai as part of the People In Space project. We will be venturing into the 2010 World Expo in an attempt to bridge the participation gap between the US and the rest of the planet. Approximately 375,000 people attend the ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=303 Last week, Big Red and Shiny, an arts journal that served as a staple in the Boston art scene for the last 6 years, launched their final issue. After providing our community a forum to challenge and create dialogue around the state of the arts in New England, Founder, Matt ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=287 Every once in a while the Boston art world aligns and produces a performance art marathon. March saw one of these weekends with Control Y Control Z at MEME, curated by the MEME Team, and Yard Sale at Mobius Curated by Jeff Huckleberry. Control Y Control Z Alice Vogler Leigh Waldron-Taylor (performed ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=261 Sustainable Ideas and Simple Actions at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai anticipates 70 million attendees who will wait in lines for hours to catch a glimpse of the ideas and innovations that will shape our future. Hosted in the most populated ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=259 Our lovely intern Coco Segaller, who edited the good majority of video you see on this archive, is moving on to new adventures on the west coast. In the midst of logging and capturing, editing, and researching we had her choose a piece that stuck out to her to write ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=255 Being a performance art initiative, it seems vital that we touch on Marina Abromovic's MoMA exhibition, even though it seems that everyone and their cousin  knows about this piece. I often look at a sports event or concert and think, why won't that many people show up to see a ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=246 Summer warms Boston as The Present Tense stretches it's limbs and wipes hibernation from it's eyes.  In our somnolence, visions of the future abound!  As of June 1 The Present Tense has moved on from MEME Gallery to explore new curatorial terrain.  We are also investigating our roles as creators, ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=229 Due to lack of internet and the physical archive being inaccessable, we will have to go on a temporary hiatus. We'll be back once we have the proper tools to make more blog posts, for now we'll leave you with a video. See you soon! http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=227 2010 began with a sip of Champagne poured from a bottle adorned with purple and pink butterflies, a fitting gift from my boss. 2009 was a year of grandiose change. This archive came to fruition, Meme Gallery made its debut, The Present Tense’s physical headquarters took flight, and ... http://thepresenttense.org/archive/?p=219