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April 28th 2010
Re: AOA Features Author, Ted Mooney
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Artist Organized Art Features Author, Ted Mooney

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An Art of Limina Gary Hill’s Works and Writings Text by George Quasha & Charles Stein Foreword by Lynne Cooke Poligrafa  With 640 pages and more than 900 illustrations, it is the most comprehensive and in-depth treatment of Gary Hill’s work to date, written in close connection with the artist, and offers an essential theoretical and scholarly frame for continuing study. Shamanism + Cyberspace by Mina Cheon Atropos Press “Rereads new media theory and shamanism itself, specifically in South Korea. Perhaps most radically, it proposes a new theory of “media mourning” to help us see and hear shamanism colliding with contemporary media art worlds, collapsing time and space, updending gender and racial categories, and confounding the boundaries between East and West.“ Trust Me Gema Alava Documented by Jason Schmidt Call For Participation Gema Alava is inviting artists and general public to participate in her new project TRUST ME,to take place in New York City on May 14th, 2010. For TRUST ME, Alava will engage in one-on-one conversations with individuals by performing verbal descriptions of artworks at a major art museum in New York City. The Grid Book by Hannah Higgins The MIT Press “Hannah Higgins’s new book on grids is a confident synthesis of art, architecture, geography, geomety, urbanism, and social history. Its elegant prose and easy erudition recall the work of Lewis Mumford; its intellectual energy and subtle humor, the writing of Roland Barthes.” Stephen F. Eisenman, Professor of Art History, Northwestern University

In his April 26 Feature Article The Rise of Art World 2.0
Ted Mooney Reveals Where Artists Are Headed

“Two years into what we seem to have agreed, in full supine position, to call the Great Recession, it is clear to almost everyone that something has indeed taken its course, and that in many respected fields of endeavor things will never be the same. As someone who has pursued with equal commitment two parallel careers throughout my life—one in the art world (as an editor, a writer, and now as an educator at Yale’s graduate School of Art), and another in the literary world (as a novelist, essayist, and short-story writer)—I am struck, if not exactly surprised, by the similarity of the changes the recent financial meltdown has wrought on both fields, changes long in development but only now openly validated. I say changes, but in fact they are paradigm shifts, since both the art and literary worlds are undergoing transformations that will prove to be game-changingly radical. This much is certain: what was before, will be no more. The sooner we realize this, the more options we will have in the future… (more)”

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The Same River Twice
“All too often literary excellence and suspense coexist in inverse proportion within the pages of novels. But The Same River Twice is that very rare beast–a literary thriller. I would have loved the book for the limpid beauty of the prose and the quirky sophistication of the characters, but my infatuation turned to compulsion as I became obsessed with unraveling the intricate skeins of conspiracy in which Ted Mooney ensnares his Parisians. Patricia Highsmith couldn’t have done it better.” – Jay McInerney

TED MOONEY, the author known for Easy Travel to Other Planets, Traffic and Laughter, and Singing into the Piano, has received grants from the Guggenheim and the Ingram Merrill foundations. His fiction has appeared in Esquire, Granta, and The New American Review.

Taking its title from the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who famously declared that you can never step into the same river twice, Ted Mooney asks what Heraclitus’s maxim might mean today.

For over three decades at Art in America, Ted Mooney edited literally thousands and thousands of exhibition reviews, concluding that the overlap between those who know how to see and those who know how to write is considerably less than ten percent. Now, in The Same River Twice, constantly informed by the physical world, he paints his latest novel for fresh eyes.

“Every second of every day, people believe, often in perfectly good faith, that they are doing one thing when in fact they are doing another. Now to me that is the true poignancy of being human. It’s tragic, it’s comic, and in its own peculiar way—after all, I’m human too—it’s beautiful. That, finally, is what The Same River Twice is all about.” – Ted Mooney

“Ted Mooney has written the impossible–a smart, page-turning thriller that doubles as a darkly luminous literary jewel. The Same River Twice marries art smuggling (Soviet banners, no less) and border crossings, Paris and films with two endings, the Russian mafia and houseboats on the Seine, wives, lovers, daughters, and disappearances, all bound up in secrets that could change the world. Read this stunning novel once for the pleasure of the hunt, and twice for the treasure between the lines: the pounding of the human heart, the intricate tick-tock as the gears of destiny accelerate. Mooney is a magician, and his new book sparkles like a mysterious city.” – Jayne Anne Phillips

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February 26th 2010
Re: AOA Acquires New Observations LTD In Historic Alliance
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Artist Organized Art Acquires New Observations in Historic Alliance; Strategic Options Advance for Thousands of Innovative Artists

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New Observations Magazine Issue # 95, May/June, 1993 copies available at Printed Matter  “Performance Pages” guest edited by Martha Wilson Contributors: Na’Imah Hasan, The Blue Man Group, Billy Curmano, Genqui Numata, Coco Fusco, Guillermo Gomez-Penña, Nigel Rolfe, Frank Moore, Lambs Eat Ivy, William Pope L., Alastair MacLennan, The V-Girls, Ichi Ikeda, Vito Acconci Shamanism + Cyberspace by Mina Cheon Atropos Press “Rereads new media theory and shamanism itself, specifically in South Korea. Perhaps most radically, it proposes a new theory of “media mourning” to help us see and hear shamanism colliding with contemporary media art worlds, collapsing time and space, updending gender and racial categories, and confounding the boundaries between East and West.” Artist Organized Art Interviews Bonnie Marranca Founder, Publisher and Editor: PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art “When we started the journal, what constituted theatre or performance was rather a small world considering where the notion of performance went in thirty years.” The Grid Book by Hannah Higgins The MIT Press “Hannah Higgins’s new book on grids is a confident synthesis of art, architecture, geography, geomety, urbanism, and social history. Its elegant prose and easy erudition recall the work of Lewis Mumford; its intellectual energy and subtle humor, the writing of Roland Barthes.” Stephen F. Eisenman, Professor of Art History, Northwestern University

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 — Artist Organized Art (AOA) and New Observations LTD (NOBS) announced today the two organizations will combine their activities in a leap forward for artist organized media, the voice of thousands of innovative artists. Artist Organized Art, a Massachusetts 501(c)3 Non-Profit acquired New Observations LTD a New York State 501(c)3 Non-Profit as a wholly owned free standing subsidiary in the fourth quarter of 2009. The new relationship will allow the organizations to secure increased arts funding from Federal sources, multiple State sources, the private sector and their combined communities of support. Artist Organized Art, Inc. was formed in 2007 with a mission to support artist organized media, events and cultural education and provides strategic and logistical support to artists working in diverse communities. New Observations LTD is Publisher of the seminal New Observations Magazine launched in New York City in 1984. The publication holds 128 back issues spanning 20 years, each guest-edited by a chosen artist leading or emerging in the field.

Based in Massachusetts, Artist Organized Art is a nonprofit organization advancing artist organizers as drivers of creative capital and has led a global independent support campaign since 2003. New Observations LTD, headquartered in New York City, is one of the world’s most influential publishers of artist organized media. Having emerged from the critical first half of the 1980’s, New Observations Magazine maintains a direct connection between artists and the readership, enriching the dialogue between the arts and the public.

“This alliance is of great importance for artists throughout the world,” says Joshua Selman, President of Artist Organized Art. “Through our shared strengths we can now do more to increase support of artist organized art as a category of art making. We can now help more artists increase quality of life benefits in more ways for more communities.”

According to Diane Karp, Former President, New Observations LTD, “Aligning with Artist Organized Art gives New Observations a new opportunity to present the ideas and art that make a difference in the world. As a publication that honors the artist’s voice, presenting perspectives on contemporary art and writing from diverse corners of the creative community as well as the mainstream, it will continue to bring the most innovative art and ideas to a growing public.”

Founder, Lucio Pozzi, adds “As the Founder of New Observations Magazine, a publication which has advanced the arts for over 20 years, I am pleased that this alliance will allow it to reflect even more the life of art unfettered” Karp and Pozzi will remain on the Executive Board of NOBS.

Artist organizers and artist communities are critical drivers of innovation in the arts, design, technology and culture. Indeed, contemporary art has been one of the more stable ventures during the Great Recession. However, in recent years non-profit independent arts have dwindled while private and institutionalized arts have flourished. Whether caused by restrictions to the National Endowment For The Arts in the U.S.A., or through various forms of globalization, support for the artist organizer, the driver of art history itself, has declined throughout the world.

The two organizations stem from common roots and recognize the importance of combining their strategic efforts to magnify support for artist organized media, events and cultural education. The ownership change of New Observations LTD, to become a wholly owned free standing subsidiary of Artist Organized Art, Inc. was a unanimous decision by the Board of New Observations LTD and was carefully guided on the part of Artist Organized Art, Inc. by their legal counsel, the Boston office of DLA Piper LLP (US). The acquisition was in effect as of November of 2009. In the current structure New Observations LTD will continue with the same name, independent operations and will complement Artist Organized Art, Inc.’s global operations. The synergy has already met with an outpouring of artist, corporate and celebrity support.

New Observations LTD will continue to have an independent Board and its own advisory body made up of local and international leaders who live in or frequent New York City and New York State and will maintain it’s headquarters in New York City. The publication will continue to work with artists and partners all over the world. Copies of the 128 back issues, though in short supply, are still available through Printed Matter of NYC and online at http://www.printedmatter.org.

Erika T. Knerr, who served for 10 years as Art Director for New Observations Magazine and went on to work as a Designer for Fortune Magazine serves on the Executive Board of Artist Organized Art. She has now been made President of New Observations LTD and says “I couldn’t say it better than this phrase by Diane, our mandate is to address the arts from the inside out. We have published 128 extraordinary issues on topics that artists choose. Every issue was coordinated by a guest editor who proposed a topic and invited others to add their unique views on it.” According to Ms. Knerr a Twenty Year Anthology of New Observations Magazine is planned for publication. Additional information is available at http://www.newobs.org

More information about the acquisition will be available at http://corp.artistorganizedart.org

Artist Organized Art is a leading nonprofit charitable organization enriching the lives of artists, organizers and the public through artist organized media, events and cultural education. Available to millions of digital media households, Artist Organized Art brings a trusted resource to local communities across a multicultural and diverse society. The company has received copious donations of best of breed legal support from DLA Piper, Boston. Additionally, Artist Organized Art is a recent Google Grant recipient. More information is available at http://corp.artistorganizedart.org

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September 20th 2009
Re: Gema Alava, Find Me, at CUE Art Fdn, NYC, OCT 8, 6-8PM
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What if a group of artists agreed to place their work outdoors in New York and San Francisco without revealing its exact location but left some clues?

September 14th 2009
Re: Oct. 17 San Francisco Tenderloin Opens Wonderland Exhibition
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Out of Volunteerism, 16 public works of art emerge from San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

San Francisco – The art exhibition Wonderland takes place in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco from October 17-November 15 2009. The exhibition encompasses 16 site-inspired projects set throughout the Tenderloin created by 53 artists from San Francisco and beyond.

New York based curator Lance Fung created Wonderland to continue his exploration of collaboration, community and social exchange through the process of making contemporary art. Artists in Wonderland worked over the year with the Tenderloin community including nonprofits, religious organizations, schools, local arts associations and the public to develop their works of art. The themes in the artwork embody the full diversity that the Tenderloin offers and Proposal image by Offstage artist group include giving a voice to children shuttered by the environment, human trafficking, theater, homelessness, immigrant communities, local history and embracing the beauty of historic architecture.

“I am both excited and anxious to see how the Tenderloin community responds to Wonderland. After working here for over a year with all of the existing arts organizations, not for profit agencies, business owners and community groups to discuss relevant issues to them and then balancing these thoughts with the creative and inquisitive nature of the participating artists, I hope the right balance has been met. The reassuring element of this collaborative effort is that these friends and partners in the Tenderloin feel so strongly about Wonderland that they hope to build upon it in the following year so the collective experience continues.” states curator Lance Fung.

The entire event is based on volunteerism, from the curator to the artists and to the organizers, as the original budget for the entire event was less than $8,000. While the City of San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development is contributing some logistical expenses, artists have partnered with local business owners, schools, and community organizations to make the exhibition happen.

North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District [NOM/TL CBD] is proudly organizing the event. Wonderland is now the signature event of NOM/TL CBD allowing for proper documentation of this new venture. A full color exhibition catalogue and 30 minute documentary will be created for Wonderland and paid for by the NOM/TL CBD. “The NOM/TL CBD has been so impressed, after some initial skepticism, with the evolution of Wonderland and the artists collaboration and integration with the community and neighborhood artists, that we have adopted Wonderland as our Signature Event. This allows for some infusion of funds to help sustain the project. Wonderland has so engaged the Tenderloin neighborhood that we are preparing and looking forward to Wonderland II.” The NOM/TL CBD has been instrumental in connecting Wonderland with a number of organizational agencies.

Opening activities are scheduled for Saturday, October 17th in Boeddeker Park, located at the intersection of Eddy and Jones streets. Events include public performance, poetry readings, interactive activities for the children, and music. A detailed schedule of events will be available on our website however activities begin at 10 am and conclude by 6 pm. A symposium with the artists will be held on Sunday October 18, details online at wonderlandshow.org. The exhibition and all opening events are free and the public is encouraged to attend.

Participating Artists Include:

134 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite A,
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel (415) 292-4812 Fax (415) 292-7520
Email nomtlcbd@att.net

Per Åhlund, Barry Beach, Erick Beltran, John K Melvin, Kaif Ghaznvi, Lauren Marsden, Brandon Robinson, Christopher Burch, Peiro Golia, Mike Maurillo, Jonatas Rodrigues, Alex Beckman, Doug Hall, Lynne McCabe, Melkorka Helgadottir, Andrew McClintock, Kit Rosenberg, Brian Bixby, Malak Helmy, Jorge Satorre, Alex Braubach, Regina Miranda, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Ranu Mukherjee, Owen Takabayashi, Roman Cesario, Monika Jones, Patricia Niedermeier, Kristin Timken, Mathias Josefson, Erik Otto, Brandon T Truscott, Colby Claycomb, Mitsu Overstreet, Thomas Watkiss, Sydney Cooper, Thomas Kosbau, Kara Pajewski, Izumi Yokoyama, Everaldo Costa, George Pfau, Christian Kurt Ebert, Mark Lee, Leif Percifield, Jonathan Fung, Agustin Fernandez Mallo, Layman Lee, Christophe Piallat, Lars Chelberg, John Roloff, Jessica Higgins, Erika Knerr, Joshua Selman

Press Contact:

Barry Beach, Press Liaison
Tel. 510/ 725-2780 barry@fungcollaboratives.org

An Exhibition Catalog Will Be Available

For Additional Information:
www.wonderlandshow.org