We live in a society where technology is evolving to have fewer and fewer wires. As our technologies become more mobile, they become more integrated into the rhythms of our daily lives. Deep in The Present Tense Archives, we found a piece that used cords from an obsolete and nostalgic technology to confront issues around [...]
Posts tagged ‘2007’
Technology Doomed for Obsolescence- Gabin Cortez Chance @ PT3
March 18th, 2013
To begin our next series of Thematic Posts, “Technology Doomed for Obsolescence,” we are sharing a durational piece The Present Tense curated into our event, PT3 at Midway Studios in Boston in 2007. Gabin Cortez Chance installed himself at a desk in a small room in the performance space. He was surrounded by money strewn [...]
Alejandro Uranga @ Contaminate 3
January 21st, 2013
Here are 2 videos from Alejandro Uranga that were screened at Contaminate 3 Festival in 2007. Enjoy! Rotacion 2006 “Spinning around oneself like the Earth. Sight ability suppressed. At the same time, ubiquity and misplacement.” Alumuminio 2005
Revisiting ROUGH TRADE
August 29th, 2012
The Present Tense is gearing up for ROUGH TRADE II that begins in just 1 week. ROUGH TRADE II is an exchange between live artists working in Boston and Chicago. The Present Tense has selected 6 artists to represent Boston in a public event to be held at Defibrillator Gallery on September 7th and [...]
Christopher Robbins @ Contaminate 3
July 26th, 2012
The Present Tense takes the month of August off from posting on the archive. This summer, we would like to leave you with a video by Christopher Robbins that we screened as part of the Contaminate 3 Festival in 2007. “I’d like there to be a story about a man who made a [...]
Stillness Series- Marilyn Arsem
May 29th, 2012
Stillness is defined as a state or an instance of being quiet or calm. It is also defined as the absence of motion. Although stillness suggests inactivity, it can provide opportunities for focused movement and heightened sensation. When contemplating these concepts in relation to contemporary art practices, Marilyn Arsem is one of the first artists [...]
Stillness Series- Sue Murad
April 23rd, 2012
For multi-media artist, Sue Murad, stillness is a way to experience rest, both in life and in art. Murad describes her work as an intuitive engagement with form, disregarding notions of usefulness, common meaning, and prescribed narratives. Much of Murad’s work operates in the territories of slippage between experimental dance, performance art, and visual [...]
