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 ‘2012’
The Present Tense Top 12 of 2012
January 9th, 2013
As we begin 2013, The Present Tense shares its reflections on 2012. 2012 offered countless moments for performance art that The Present Tense found inspirational. Here are 12 of them: 12. We probably don’t have to explain why its awesome that “100 Years of Performance Art” came to Boston University in 2012. This traveling exhibition [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Joseph Ravens | Sandrine Schaefer
December 26th, 2012
JOSEPH RAVENS TPT: How has being an artists influenced your curatorial work and being a curator influenced your artwork? JR: As an artists who has participated in many festivals and exhibitions, I’ve seen a lot of work. I’ve seen it from the inside. So I’m familiar with many styles and aesthetics [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Daniel S. DeLuca | Claire Ashley
December 9th, 2012
CLAIRE ASHLEY Claire Ashley 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: Did your piece for Rough Trade II have a title? CA: The sculpture is called “Ruddy Udder” for the performance piece “Ruddy Udder Dance.” TPT: How did you decide on the form of the inflatable? What about color? CA: I made it originally [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Marilyn Arsem | Meredith and Anna
November 18th, 2012
MARILYN ARSEM Marilyn Arsem “still.missing” 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: How did you find performance art? How did performance art find you? MA: I think it found me… I remember being completely taken by written accounts of Happenings when I was in high school, and as a result we created our own, [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Mothergirl | Jeff Huckleberry
November 5th, 2012
MOTHERGIRL Mothergirl “What You Look Like, Too” 2012 from The Present Tense on Vimeo. TPT: How did you find performance art? How did performance art find you? M: We are both studied theatre in school, but when we started working as Mothergirl, our ideas started moving farther and farther away from the definition of traditional [...]
Rough Trade II Interviews: Sandy Huckleberry | Adam Rose
October 8th, 2012
The Present Tense is pleased to begin our series of extended interviews with artists who participated in our recent exchange between Boston and Chicago, ROUGH TRADE II! To start us off, Sandy Huckleberry (Boston) and Adam Rose (Chicago) share their thoughts. Enjoy! SANDY HUCKLEBERRY Sandy Huckleberry “Fishing” 2012 from The Present Tense [...]
