Sunday, April 11, 2010

Research Sites

http://we-make-money-not-art.com/
http://www.pbs.org/art21/
http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/
http://www.milanigallery.com.au/
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/saatchi_gallery_index.htm
http://dailyserving.com/
http://www.juxtapoz.com/

Adel Abadin research example


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I found Adel work refered to on this site
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2010/04/-also-on-view-at.php

"My art practice is based on the premise that art produces arguments for the viewer. I started my art career as a painter, but two years ago, I abandoned painting to concentrate on media-based art. Nowadays, I do primarily videos, video installations and short films.The main topics I deal with are of a political nature. This is sometimes attributed to the fact that I am of Iraqi origin, but I believe we truly live in political times, regardless of geographical position, and art cannot thrive outside its social context."

thought his comments and works were appropriate for this subject
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watched his video here
http://vimeo.com/10580875

looked at his representation through this gallery
http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=2434&L=1

reviewed his website
http://www.adelabidin.com/

looked at more video works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuGmZMp4ggY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGv4eb06vTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBKT2lkFSKE

read article
http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2007/adel_abidin

decided that this video was perhaps a better choice
http://vimeo.com/10581713
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