Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Temporary Persuasion

still from Michael Dee's dvd loop, "Song of Myself"
Michael Dee, Song of Myself, still from dvd loop, 2008

Here It Comes Again, still from dvd loop, 2005.
Michael Dee, Here it Comes Again, still from dvd loop, 2005

Persuasion
January 15, 2010
8-10 pm
the Temporary Space
1320 Nance, Houston, TX 77002

About Persuasion:

Hybrid Moments:
“When new creatures rape your face
Hybrids open up the door.”>

We will be displaying works by various artists according to a system of self-applied rules and limitations.

First of all, no begging from corporations, individuals, or institutions.
Begging has put art in a sorry place.
For that reason, original works are de-prioritized. Multiples, copies and bootlegs are ok.
cf., Walter Benjamin “Art in the age of Mechanical Bull-riding.”

We take courage in the samizdat tradition of self-published literature during the Soviet and other totalitarian regimes.

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