In August and September of 2012, artist and philosopher, El Putnam handed out 200 postcards with the following instructions: “write an anonymous note to someone you have loved and lost. you can write whatever you wish, but you are required to end your note with the sentence: ‘i wish you no ill will.’” The cards were returned to [...]
Posts tagged ‘Mobius’
“i wish you no ill will” EL Putnam / “I Wish You New” Kurt Cole Eidsvig
February 4th, 2013
The Present Tense’s Top 11 of 2011
December 29th, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, The Present Tense shares its reflections on the year! 2011 offered countless moments for performance art that The Present Tense found inspirational. Here are 11 of them, in no particular order: 1. MEME ENDS- After 2 years, MEME Gallery in Cambridge, MA announced that it would be closing [...]
Interview with Daniel S. DeLuca
September 6th, 2011
In early March, Art Fair season hit New York City, causing a frenzy of artists and galleries getting their work ready for prospective buyers. Grace Exhibition Space, a gallery devoted to showing performance art in New York decided to wrangle their resources and participate at Fountain Art Fair. In Grace’s “Go Big or Go Home” [...]
Rope Series: Alice Vogler
July 13th, 2011
The Present Tense has decided to end our 2011 Rope Series by highlighting a recent work by Alice Vogler. As many of you know, MEME, the gallery that The Present Tense co-founded in 2009 came to an end in late May. Vogler was also a co-founder. She continued to run MEME with Vela [...]
Rope Series: Lewis Gesner
June 28th, 2011
“I use rope and string often, because it is a simple material which allows great control (few moving parts) as well as flexibility. It is a direct use as well, often when pulled tightly, giving the the most direct path to what is at the other end. To pull, to bind, to control, to suspend, [...]
People In Space @ Mobius
October 9th, 2010
People In Space is back in Boston, acclimating to a 12 hour time difference, the melancholy that New England fall brings, and has created an exhibition documenting their experience at the Expo in Shanghai. Video documentation, photos, and relics from performances amongst Expo memorabilia will be on view at Mobius through Tuesday, October 12th. Thank [...]
MEME and Mobius, March 2010
August 8th, 2010
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 Leigh Waldron-Taylor (performed by Daniel DeLuca) Sylbille Neeve [...]
