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Welcome to artlife where we post a curated selection of events, exhibitions, workshops, and doings by heavybubble and artists that use our services. Check out the artist opportunities and events that catch our eye.

video tuesday : new film Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Radiant Child

We’ve always been facinated with Jean-Michel Basquiat for his artwork and his life, as short as it was. This new film by Basquiat’s friend Tamra Davis pays homage to him friend in this definitive documentary. We’re looking forward to seeing it. Waiting to see how it will be distributed.

Living in the Plains, you’d see surreal things; you’d see mirages. I’m sitting on the front porch, as a little kid at sunset, and the sun is in back of me, and walking across the horizon is a Trojan horse four stories tall. I go “Uh oh—what’s that?” So I run into the house and [...]

An American Icon. Pop Art. http://www.jimrosenquist-artist.com/

The New York Times: “The Noyolas have collaborated with Barbara Levine, a photography curator in San Miguel de Allende, on a book about the collection of more than 1,200 items, “Finding Frida Khalo: Diaries, Letters, Recipes, Notes, Sketches, Stuffed Birds, and Other Newly Discovered Keepsakes” (written with Stephen Jaycox and due this fal from Princeton [...]

ICA Philadelphia : Queer Voice

Queer Voice, 2010, TRT: 5:12 from Erik Moskowitz + Amanda Trager on Vimeo. Viewr becomes listener at this compelling show. In response to an invitation to “describe the queer voice,” artists Erik Moskowitz + Amanda Trager created this video. Exhibition April 22 — August 1, 2010 Institute of Contemporary Art | University of Pennsylvania 118 [...]

video : about Mark Rothko

About the place only art can take us.

Open to Philadelphia area artists. Only actual work will be juried; send no slides or digital images! GUEST JUROR: Marianne Mitchell, renowned artist and innovative educator ELIGIBILITY Paintings, drawings, mixed media, photographs, prints, and sculpture produced over the last two years. No digital reproductions, or work in excess of 40” wide. DELIVERY AND PICK-UP Hand-delivered [...]

JUNE 17th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and Mayor Michael A. Nutter announce the creation of its new home on the first floor of City Hall, Room 116 with a public open house and the presentation of an inaugural exhibition on June [...]

Win a scholarship, a $110 value, courtesy of Heavybubble: websites for artists The course: Alternative Marketing for Alternative Galleries A 6-week online course from Maryann Devine of smArts & Culture, that you do at your own pace. If you’re part of an artist-run Thing – a cooperative gallery, an on-again-off-again group that shows together, or [...]

Theme The Center for Fine Art Photography is currently celebrating the low-tech processes and is interested in exhibiting the best low-tech images that photographers are producing. This call is open to all subjects and styles of photography that include a low tech means of image making or printing. This includes, but is not limited to; [...]

Mira Calix: visual arts collaborator

Totally immersive experience with collaboration. I can have all the same gear as someone else but make something completely different because I’m me. –Mira Calix Chantal Passamonte, a.k.a Mira Calix, grew up in the siege economy of apartheid-era South Africa. Scarce imports drove her to leave the country, seeking musical immediacy. Once in London, her [...]

salmon hole, Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy, from “Rivers and Tides”. In this clip he builds a sculpture out of driftwood and watches as the tide takes it out to sea. A good example of his wonderful work with time. This a favorite of ours in this film. Goldsworthy documents the making and the disolution of his work. Andy Goldsworthy [...]

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