Transformer kicked off 2010 by inviting DC based artists Jessica Cebra and Zach Storm to transform their project space into a snow globe winter wonderland. Incorporating painting, drawing, and collage to create a whimsical, winter-themed environment, this unique collaboration featured a live ballet performance choreographed by Washington Ballet Director Septime Webre.
I also wrote about this [...]
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Check out my Pink Line Project review of Kerry Skarbakka, The Struggle to Right Oneself: A Survey. The photos really have a dark humor to them that I really enjoyed. They’re big prints of absurd scenes – like a man in a suit leaping through fire – that tell a story, of people surviving unexpected catastrophe.
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It’s the end of the year, and the end of a decade. What were my favorite projects of 2009? What did I have the most fun working on?
Murder in Ocean Hall
I can’t help myself, I like to write fiction. People have asked me how I could leave my job and then spend countless hours alone, [...]
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I’m going to be writing for the Pink Line Project. What’s Pink Line? Describing itself as “a catalyst for the culturally curious”, the site is a guide to DC’s art and cultural scene. If you’re looking to attend fun art parties in Washington, and learn more about the arts, it’s a great site to check [...]
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A few weeks ago, I received the following email:
Hi Joe,
I moved from Scottsdale, Arizona, to California last summer, and brought an unfinished painting of Papago Buttes along with me. I looked around for a photograph to help me finish the painting, and I found one that seems to be attributed to you on Wikipedia. The [...]
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Here’s what’s interested me this week:
Government 2.0: The Midlife Crisis
Hard truths about the difficulties of implementing Web 2.0 in government.
It’s Time for Governance
Even more hard truths, this time about professionalizing web site management in government.
Wil Wheaton Interview on Lulu
Interesting article on why a blogger went the self-publishing route.
Apple Store Coming to DC
Finally!
DCist Exposed
One more day [...]
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One of my photos is a finalist in Washingtonian magazine’s monthly photo contest. My pic is the first one:
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/10934.html
It’s a black and white shot from a Pink Line Project art exhibit that was held at an old auto dealership. Very arty – the event featured dancers in gold paint who posed like statues.
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DC has its very own holiday market, December 5-23, on F Street, outside the National Portrait Gallery.
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Preparing to take off. A skateboarder at the Fixation Show.
Has the DC art scene really left the underground and emerged into the light of day? That was the premise of an article in Sunday’s Washington Post. According to the piece:
Washington has a vibrant, under-the-radar art party scene that has long been visible only to those [...]
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