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“GhostFood” Video from Marfa Dialogues/NY

24 Apr 2014

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Photo courtesy of Miriam Simun

During Marfa Dialogues/NY, participant Gallery Aferro presented GhostFood, a participatory performance by Miriam Simun and Miriam Songster, which explored the effects of climate change on our food supply. The GhostFood mobile trailer parked outside Ballroom’s exhibition Quiet Earth at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, as well as in front of Gallery Aferro,and handed out devices that allowed visitors to “taste” various foods currently threatened with extinction, including: cod, peanuts, and cocoa.

If you missed the events in October, be sure to watch Miriam Simun’s recently released short film,

Trevor Paglen Blogs for the Fotomuseum Winterthur

31 Mar 2014

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Since March 1st, Quiet Earth artist, Trevor Paglen has been blogging for Fotomuseum Winterthur as part of their ongoing series Still Searching: An Online Discourse on Photography. Paglen will be posting until April 15th, 2014.

If you have time to explore the site further, be sure to check out past entries by a number of contemporary artists who deal with photography, including Comic Future‘s Walead Beshty.

Amy Balkin’s “A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting” on view at the Prelinger Library

13 Jan 2014

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Image: screenshot from sinkingandmelting.tumblr.com

Amy Balkin’s A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting, which was recently part of Ballroom’s group show Quiet Earth, is currently on view at the Prelinger Library in San Francisco. the work displays Balkin’s collection of “artifacts documenting the impact of climate change on society worldwide.”

These “artifacts” range from discarded ephemera to souvenirs and include everything from a used candy wrapper to a magnet from Antarctica. Although each object is disparate from its neighbor, Balkin notes in the description of the project that they are all gathered “from places that may disappear owing to the combined physical, political, and economic impacts of climate change.” The artist presents each object catalogued and archived meticulously as if they were rare historical objects, because one day they may well be.

Fortunately, the exhibition is also thoroughly documented on the project’s tumblr, so even if you’re stuck in a polar vortex and unable to get to the Bay Area,

Quiet Earth Closing Reception with C. Spencer Yeh + Messages

26 Nov 2013

As part of the closing celebration for Quiet Earth, we presented musicians C. Spencer Yeh and Messages on November 21, 2013 at the Rauschenberg Project Space in New York, New York. Quiet Earth closes this Saturday, November 30; more pictures here.

All photographs by Elena Rott.

Messages at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

Messages at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

C. Spencer Yeh + Messages at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

C. Spencer Yeh + Messages at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

Messages performing at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

C. Spencer Yeh + Messages at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

C. Spencer Yeh performing at the closing of Quiet Earth, November 21, 2013. Photo by Elena Rott.

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As we approach the deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we are proud of the progress made for Goal 5, to improve maternal health.
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On July 2, the New Standards Chan Poling on piano, Steve Roehm on vibes, John Munson on bass bring their smart, eclectic, humorous show to Orchestra Hall with the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra.

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Apiece Apart features Quiet Earth

27 Oct 2013

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Thank you to APIECE APART for featuring Quiet Earth in their recent Newsletter. For those of you who don’t know, APIECE APART is a line of beautifully well-tailored, “elevated basics” which were originally inspired by a trip to West Texas. The designers, Laura Cramer and Starr Hout, were so taken with the “austere and beautiful” landscape that they wanted to create clothing using those same ideals.

Their most recent collection “creates a space where Scandinavia and Japan meet” and even though it strays geographically from the Texas desert, the clothes remain as beautiful as ever.

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With Mickey out of action with a shoulder injury, the 6 foot 10 Martin burned Arkansas for 27 points, 8 rebounds and a hugely timely blocked shot that helped set the Tigers up for a last possession that ended with a Keith Hornsby 3 pointer in an 81 78 victory.

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Judge Marylynne Beaton agreed to impose the sentence that was jointly recommended by Crown and defence lawyers, handing down a 15 month conditional sentence.

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