[-empyre-] now - soon

2014-11-28 Thread Pier Marton
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Timely, two articles: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/arts/is-our-art-equal-to-the-challenges-of-our-times.html?smprod=nytnowsmid=nytnow-share (NYTimes film critic awaits substantial artistic reflection)

[-empyre-] Entartete Kunst

2014-11-28 Thread Ana Valdés
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- http://hyperallergic.com/165346/behold-the-nazi-postcards-from-the-infamous-degenerate-art-show The Entartete Kunst exhibition always remind me of how powerful Art is as tool to perform changes. The gaze which the artists look at the world

Re: [-empyre-] discussion on track again

2014-11-28 Thread Cynthia Beth Rubin
--empyre- soft-skinned space--greetings = writing a bit out of sync, as I am traveling in Japan The question of Native American culture struck a cord because it begs us to make a distinction between cultural influences and the oppression of cultural groups.

Re: [-empyre-] Now the last three days, we end the night of November 30 -

2014-11-28 Thread Fereshteh Vaziri
--empyre- soft-skinned space--The murderof an unarmed black 18-year-old boy in Ferguson by a whitepolice officer and the deadly blow on the head of a young Turkish girl inOffenbach by an 18-year-old boy in recent days reminds me of Jasmina Reza’s “God ofCarnage” and

Re: [-empyre-] on the 'destructive character' (post by Heiner Weidmann)

2014-11-28 Thread Sonja Leboš
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Dear Ana, it is so touching that you are a member of Women in Black. They are still a very important pillar of support to women all over Balkan. lots of warm regards Sonja Leboš sonjaleboš@gmail.com www.resurbanae.wordpress.com

Re: [-empyre-] on the 'destructive character'

2014-11-28 Thread William Bain
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Sorry for previous blunder--wrong key pressed. But just a couple of things. As the Benjamin essayhas been analyzed I feel like I should address some of the thoughts on it.Mostly I agree with those thoughts, perhaps especially the final

Re: [-empyre-] mythic violence / reintegration

2014-11-28 Thread Aristita I Albacan
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- I'll start by responding, with a bit of delay, to the request to elaborate on the TO practice. As I mentioned in my first post, it has its limits, but also holds multiple possibilities. Since 1997 I've seen it working via projects that

Re: [-empyre-] nothing gives

2014-11-28 Thread Ricky Ray
--empyre- soft-skinned space--Alan/All, I wonder what this healing aspect of a healing nihilism refers to--healing what, and to what end? And where is the idea/feeling of needing to be healed coming from, how is it operating in/affecting one's day-to-day behavior? If

Re: [-empyre-] on performance as social action

2014-11-28 Thread Johannes Birringer
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- dear all: joining Alan in a manner of thanks giving to all of you and your rich and diverse, and deeply affecting writings here, what can one do to round up? not much, just let these last 2 days of the weekend play themselves out

Re: [-empyre-] mythic violence / reintegration

2014-11-28 Thread Michele Danjoux
--empyre- soft-skinned space--“If Scarface losses this battle he will lose his legacy... Time to strike... And he returns to a heroes welcome but it's only to be a temporary respite.” I share the words of broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, spoken as a

Re: [-empyre-] nothing gives

2014-11-28 Thread Alan Sondheim
--empyre- soft-skinned space-- On Fri, 28 Nov 2014, Ricky Ray wrote: I wonder what this healing aspect of a healing nihilism refers to--healing what, and to what end? And where is the idea/feeling of needing to be healed coming from, how is it operating