If you’re in or near Madison, WI, in the next week, please feel free to stop by the “Unstable Systems” show on campus at the Arts Lofts Gallery, 111 North Frances Street, 53703. Gallery hours are 9-5 with an opening reception April 14, 5-7PM. I wish I could be there – the thematic focus sounds […]
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SWAG at University of Wisconsin – Madison “Unstable Systems” show, April 14 – 19
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SWAG at Wonderloch Kellerland Gallery, LA, Feb 11-26th
Wonderloch Kellerland Gallery (Los Angeles and Berlin) is hosting an “Artists Merchandising Art” show in its galleries this month. SWAG will be available – in its “honor-system store” format – at the Los Angeles location from Feb 11 through the 26th. Stop by the opening! 3149 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90039. Los Angeles: Matinee […]
Experiments in (Anti-)Capitalism, Part I
Almost nothing bores me more than the idea of writing my own blog posts for this site – as is obvious from those that have come before (the writing within them, by and large, not exactly crackling with necessity): I’m more interested in others’ experiences with regard to this project, and the most important “site” […]
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New SWAG: “Debtor” pins and charms
It seemed only natural ….. Yes, it was time to address this topic. Now, you can wear it proud, in either sports-team-inspired cloisonne pin form or as a delicate charm dangling from your wrist, neck, or ears. Pins are slightly bigger (1.25″ long), epoxied, and cost $4; charms are 1″ long, non-epoxied, and cost $3. […]
SWAG at UCLA!
“SWAG for Hard Times” has been included in the show “Circulate, Exchange: Nugget & Gravy” at the New Wight Gallery at UCLA, Sept 22 – Oct 6. Curated by Mathiew Greenfield and Christine Wang, the show features artists currently enrolled in or recently graduated from MFA programs in southern California. From the catalog’s introductory essay, […]
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Evidence…
Rudy Senstad, emblazoning himself (or did someone else do this to him?) at Kean and Arjuna’s show in their new space, Concord, in Highland Park, July 3 (Los Angeles). We ask and, depending on your answer, we apply.
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Portraits from Rockford, Illinois
This is a re-post of an article from the New York Times today – since it’s not showing up on my RSS feed, and for posterity’s sake, I want to re-post it here, Portraits from a Job-Starved City It’s a series of interviews with people on both sides of the employment/unemployment divide, and it’s really […]
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Unappetizing!
Recently, images from the SWAG collection were posted on the wall in a group show in Minneapolis. The show establishment, restaurant that it was, catered to the tastes of various eaters. One eater found the images from this project offensive, claiming (or so I hear, third-hand) she did not wish to see “pictures of body […]
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I’d like to start by saying
this should have been here long ago, as this project began in October of 2009. After many delays, I would like to invite you to post your comments and SWAG updates here, as will I. I went into debt getting these items made because I felt compelled to bring them into the world. At one […]
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