tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49205933415641798292024-02-02T02:53:54.101-05:00Artroom For AspergersA site dedicated to developing and facilitating an artroom environment that fosters the creative, artistic and intellectual development of K-12 students with Aspergers Syndrome.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-38816740274228950352011-09-05T21:08:00.001-04:002011-09-05T21:09:47.431-04:00S.U.'s Neurodiversity Symposium: The Keynote<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://neurodiversitysymposium.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/supportneurodiversitypurple.jpg?w=283&h=300"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 299px;" src="http://neurodiversitysymposium.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/supportneurodiversitypurple.jpg?w=283&h=300" border="0" alt="" /></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-21766636961768071602011-04-14T20:31:00.001-04:002011-04-14T20:31:30.004-04:00http://www.iamcjd.com/wp-content/themes/classic/www.html<br> Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-5442089286812793532010-11-13T09:28:00.004-05:002010-11-17T12:23:54.963-05:00Gormley Comes to MassArt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVihql4PoQxvpUrMLz5_cb3pdlNjvYdQFDGAR1nirG7TkcKfZg4BYCXX-M3RV8XXmTrNLSjUW9roieGrombI5ZwuzErvwtY-SyV-r9Jz6ESR_EIJ7h19e4-ZC9A6OjD7MldBT4XQTBDI/s1600/Gormley_Nov10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVihql4PoQxvpUrMLz5_cb3pdlNjvYdQFDGAR1nirG7TkcKfZg4BYCXX-M3RV8XXmTrNLSjUW9roieGrombI5ZwuzErvwtY-SyV-r9Jz6ESR_EIJ7h19e4-ZC9A6OjD7MldBT4XQTBDI/s400/Gormley_Nov10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539042757923869666" /></a><br><br /><br />Antony Gormley's work, both sculptural and interactive installations, challenge the viewer to embody their own role of being "on display" for others. His work reflects our own experience, subjecting us to our own gaze. The reciprocity of his work brings to mind many questions I face in my classroom interactions with students. In the special needs classroom, one is always evaluating and re-evaluating our own actions and directives, and Gormley's work makes this subconscious dance visible.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-56118146337950852192010-09-19T13:11:00.002-04:002010-09-19T13:17:57.770-04:00Tongue in Cheek or Call to Action?Powerpoint seems to have taken over as the educative medium of choice, but we can easily lose sight of the objective of any presentation. What is our foremost goal in presenting information? It's to convey the information.<br /><br />Oyl Miller, writing for McSweeney's, in a piece called "<a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2010/9/16miller.html">I am the Orson Welles of Powerpoint</a>," hits the nail on the head with her sarcastic (I think) take on our new addiction to the Microsoft Office Suite. <br /><br />As an art teacher in the special needs classroom, this trend is particularly troubling. Yes, we're told to create visual presentations and avoid lectures, but is this truly "visual?" Or are we just adding a second layer of "lecture" to another lecture? <br /><br />I hope others can be inspired by Miller's editorial, and take up the call to use Powerpoint for good and not for mediocrity.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-48067514987554597042010-07-24T20:42:00.002-04:002010-07-24T20:49:24.145-04:00The Creativity Crisis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QyABlWZwGbj6m6TYqUjyToN8P9SYQHruWPBcC09-w90KL2Y-i4I8Gpf7PeFh27SSOf1hSPUgzOZs8LqFyA0bfeJl-IfdcT46934i7i6ImRczQro6b5cI2FxTR5QSR01nxgNUrSRhtIY/s1600/the-creativity-crisis.scaled.small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QyABlWZwGbj6m6TYqUjyToN8P9SYQHruWPBcC09-w90KL2Y-i4I8Gpf7PeFh27SSOf1hSPUgzOZs8LqFyA0bfeJl-IfdcT46934i7i6ImRczQro6b5cI2FxTR5QSR01nxgNUrSRhtIY/s320/the-creativity-crisis.scaled.small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497637797260456594" /></a><br /><br />Newsweek covered this topic in a recent issue. Basically, the trends in American classrooms' creativity, and by extension, in the economy, have dipped drastically in the past few decades. Two notable thinking skills, Divergence and then Convergence, are cited as elemental to improving creative processes. Also, the article takes issue with the idea that creative thinking is primarily a right-brain function. It argues that innovation involves the whole brain, using logic and order to harness the abstract.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-78698247592702414412010-05-30T11:10:00.001-04:002010-05-30T11:10:21.495-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5vVmP27wdi01XXDymA2mwA0N8hMC80gJqcHk1CO7DPxSiKt7jImOWq6NuCuT4Lr9ZrGy_mRNhPRzwK1cZT3j01FcvhCTYFWphrh17NMQVdWfFPKf8rC5gpOU1bCnN7biU70tDq_c7ms/s1600/0530101108b-721496.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5vVmP27wdi01XXDymA2mwA0N8hMC80gJqcHk1CO7DPxSiKt7jImOWq6NuCuT4Lr9ZrGy_mRNhPRzwK1cZT3j01FcvhCTYFWphrh17NMQVdWfFPKf8rC5gpOU1bCnN7biU70tDq_c7ms/s320/0530101108b-721496.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477080684963266914" /></a></p>The Artist is Present<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-39535733398193303952010-05-15T16:16:00.005-04:002010-05-15T16:18:54.772-04:00An Open Letter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/src/9biceps.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/src/9biceps.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/14son.html">open letter</a>, penned by Katie Schneider for McSweeney's, sheds some welcome light onto the experience of a parent of a child with AS. Enjoy!Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-34753979690198912232010-05-02T23:17:00.002-04:002010-05-02T23:19:35.786-04:00Separated at Birth!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjC-Nfr90yZjd9tEzgXOUdmU0gtODHpxASqL0PNaTSp-6xG1ANcs4efKEzpr3Mv2h5WLxp5sUpFmli1GlTy-BCn6IgSBp4cJlm3Q9W2JI7VJ14vzw_vo39_SMrgOZn_syZG-rCjl_dnQ/s1600/0416101121a-728176.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjC-Nfr90yZjd9tEzgXOUdmU0gtODHpxASqL0PNaTSp-6xG1ANcs4efKEzpr3Mv2h5WLxp5sUpFmli1GlTy-BCn6IgSBp4cJlm3Q9W2JI7VJ14vzw_vo39_SMrgOZn_syZG-rCjl_dnQ/s320/0416101121a-728176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466877592081588722" border="0" /></a></p>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-90340652253635402722010-05-02T23:13:00.002-04:002010-05-02T23:19:06.865-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hFH9MdsWaWwwz1hA2M95oNd_yTY2nfTK3G-1JhNBhg1XTfcll4gxC5Dq62KR2tpKxQbYRied9psHkAODTWuLe3oYa4kJhQD48ddwJ_D8uu44U0aowLrm4EjIWiQ3lDx-a0771Igu8iQ/s1600/0417101515a-799594.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hFH9MdsWaWwwz1hA2M95oNd_yTY2nfTK3G-1JhNBhg1XTfcll4gxC5Dq62KR2tpKxQbYRied9psHkAODTWuLe3oYa4kJhQD48ddwJ_D8uu44U0aowLrm4EjIWiQ3lDx-a0771Igu8iQ/s320/0417101515a-799594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466876606405673186" border="0" /></a></p>My "twins" from the recent NAEA convention in Baltimore. I keep telling my students that there's a "ponytail and goatee" uniform that all male art teachers receive, and now there's proof!Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-6671427615168198942010-03-12T19:27:00.002-05:002010-03-12T19:28:04.190-05:00Hooked on Phonics...A kind-hearted mistake reveals a search for empathy. If only it really were spelled how it sounds...Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-45554438305647888442010-02-19T19:07:00.001-05:002010-02-19T19:07:10.388-05:00I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle<a href=http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_guineapig?currentPage=all>I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle</a><br /><br />Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com">ShareThis</a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-79381473759745300402010-02-02T20:42:00.002-05:002010-02-02T20:56:59.211-05:00The Vaccine VerdictThere's a new book out, called <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Denialism/Michael-Specter/e/9781594202308/?itm=1&USRI=denialism">Denialism</a>, by Michael Specter, which outlines the country's irrational and obstinate denouncement of sound scientific theory in favor of accepted norms. We see it in the fight over global warming (termed "climate change" by those wanting it to sound less threatening) or the new battles over health care; and now I suspect that we'll continue to hear that vaccines are dangerous. Today, the British journal The Lancet retracted its publishing of Andrew Wakefield's findings on the connections between a common childhood vaccine and the onset of Autism. For years, Wakefield has preached his findings to anxious and caring parents of children with Autism worldwide, all the while hiding or downplaying his questionable and unethical research.<br /><br />I speak, of course, from a non-parent of a child with autism, and I do not want to oversimplify the issues, but I can only imagine the difficulty in accepting one's being taken in by a charlatan like Wakefield. Is it unfair to liken his so-called science to the tonic hawkers of old?Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-19370783606746394312010-01-25T08:37:00.009-05:002010-01-25T22:50:25.722-05:00Mmm, what a Delicious Typo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9l98gnPweWoBjPB506lRZl6EkAtcxWi147fd3LkG20QRlY12J3pP3_kAMiTsqmakeAubLG5eZFHo-1AlDk1sZtMKYxFSqncqmXptj-QpmC7LgxkgFhNUtZkED3mYnrtBa1MlZhYGl6s/s1600-h/StirFryAspergers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9l98gnPweWoBjPB506lRZl6EkAtcxWi147fd3LkG20QRlY12J3pP3_kAMiTsqmakeAubLG5eZFHo-1AlDk1sZtMKYxFSqncqmXptj-QpmC7LgxkgFhNUtZkED3mYnrtBa1MlZhYGl6s/s320/StirFryAspergers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430890365111963122" border="0" /></a><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte07ZL2wUUOyr5BDCY5da49ZKEnoMoukSN8mg3ja4Fv4_4FywOCrWK9RAP7x1ruXZPTw7JNWQP-OGA7TUBWudKQWtpA7MZfjqItjKoUxxTajUtXkUKqgwLLrP9SdwHXWMVdtfR8zirdM/s1600-h/AspergianShrimp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte07ZL2wUUOyr5BDCY5da49ZKEnoMoukSN8mg3ja4Fv4_4FywOCrWK9RAP7x1ruXZPTw7JNWQP-OGA7TUBWudKQWtpA7MZfjqItjKoUxxTajUtXkUKqgwLLrP9SdwHXWMVdtfR8zirdM/s320/AspergianShrimp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430890361542793986" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2BLbb2wp_-qrRhBx1wjOd8PlHJJEo1rjtS7EjsSHGUF70wLlVrvPvZprIBF5G8GBnBGfGGKjD17xxl3Bn9OkiFxEI5ObsFdCkomuA-ls-gaoh6mfaXjCMIZVTlPqMbVS0Ef8JNHPadw/s1600-h/0123101800a-731282.jpg"><br /></a></p><br><br><br /><br /><br />I came across these two menu items at a local restaurant. It made me curious what version of spellcheck was used in putting this listing together.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-16623412461208038682010-01-06T23:41:00.002-05:002010-01-06T23:44:48.159-05:00Why, this IS a great idea!This concept of the anti-ad is quite the test for having eyes in the back of your head. You know there's something fishy going on, but you can't prove it. Seems it relies upon our cooperation with others to make it 'work.'<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/#a-1.html">Here's the link to the "Idea"</a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-13982208850811693522010-01-04T13:58:00.002-05:002010-01-04T14:02:09.056-05:00Overheard at the art store..."He's AR-tistic, not AU-tistic!" <br /><br />An overheard phone conversation as I was browsing the aisles for some art supplies. It made me smile to imagine the instantaneous reassessment happening at the other end of the line, when, really, the idea that they're mutually exclusive descriptors is absurd.Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-30771605762108628502009-12-31T10:42:00.003-05:002009-12-31T10:44:28.961-05:00When We Know We're Being WatchedA find from the Wired blog "Alt Text." It makes one think about our constant state of vigilance, and our new reliance upon it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/09/alt-text-social-media-your-constant-friend-in-any-crisis/">A link to the Posting.</a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-4461587992688017012009-11-10T19:06:00.002-05:002009-11-10T19:10:57.874-05:00Troubling News for the Aspergers CommunitySimon Baron-Cohen contributed this Op-Ed to the NYTimes today, and it offers a glimpse into the continued obstacles confronting families and individuals diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. The APA is considering an overhaul of the Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, and planning to lump all those affected under the same umbrella.<br /><br />If this comes to fruition, the label of "Aspergers" may cease to be, and a community will be forced to learn a completely new system of services.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/opinion/10baron-cohen.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">READ THE ARTICLE</span></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-45429467534353569852009-11-04T22:28:00.002-05:002009-11-08T11:10:01.769-05:00A Needle Woman by Kimsooja<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI1NzM5MTY3NDMxMyZwdD*xMjU3MzkxNzQyMTE4JnA9NDAwODMxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz*yNjFmZmNjMmIxOTU*ZDk5OWQyMDhkZDUyYWYyNzhkNCZvZj*w.gif" /><div><object width="480" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9u17f&related=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9u17f&related=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="365" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9u17f_a-needle-woman-by-kim-sooja-30-seco_creation">A Needle Woman by Kim Sooja (30 seconds silent short)</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/OUTVIDEO">OUTVIDEO</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/creation">Discover more animation and arts videos.</a></i></div>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-29776551920900214192009-10-13T19:42:00.002-04:002009-10-13T19:55:00.775-04:00Brooks: The Young and the NeuroDavid Brooks of the NY Times opined today about what he witnessed at a recent gathering of social-centric neuroscientists. In reviewing what he learned, he observed that many new findings relied upon the notion that "consciousness is too slow to see what happens inside, but it is possible to change the lenses through which we unconsciously construe the world."<br /><br />Brooks goes on to say, "The hard sciences are interpenetrating the social sciences. This isn’t dehumanizing. It shines attention on the things poets have traditionally cared about: the power of human attachments. It may even help policy wonks someday see people as they really are." <br /><br />Perhaps, with Brooks' attention being shining upon the field, a boost in excitement will follow. <br /><br />Article permalink: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13brooks.htmlPete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-81993322164809887902009-08-11T15:35:00.003-04:002009-08-11T15:38:24.441-04:00Emotional Touch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/11/science/11touc.xlarge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/11/science/11touc.xlarge1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-67591769663093345592009-08-04T23:14:00.002-04:002009-08-04T23:15:49.216-04:00What are we looking at?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/03/arts/03abroad.xlarge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 360px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/08/03/arts/03abroad.xlarge1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-81612305056001283782009-07-31T22:30:00.002-04:002009-07-31T22:31:33.800-04:00Icon of Truth or Metaphors of Deceit?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/Lens/2009/07/20090723-Essay-Gefter/005-20090723-Gefter-190px.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 132px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/Lens/2009/07/20090723-Essay-Gefter/005-20090723-Gefter-190px.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-64399609486068567462009-05-16T18:22:00.003-04:002009-05-16T18:23:42.344-04:00Relational Sports<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/17/fashion/17games600.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/05/17/fashion/17games600.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-85940184854377403332009-05-07T11:22:00.006-04:002009-05-07T11:31:29.110-04:00A Few Articles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.artforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id22103/coversmall_toc.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.artforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id22103/coversmall_toc.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=22123"><span style="font-style: italic;">"theanyspacewhatever"</span></a>, a review of the show by John Kelsey.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.artforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id22605/coversmall_toc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.artforum.com/uploads/upload.000/id22605/coversmall_toc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=22616"><span style="font-style: italic;">New Beginnings</span></a>, an interview of Tim Griffin with curator for the 53rd Venice Bienale<br /><a href="http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=22606"><span style="font-style: italic;">Artifacts</span></a>, by Tim Griffin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=22123"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></a>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920593341564179829.post-81128643363858054842009-05-01T09:14:00.011-04:002009-05-01T09:44:22.237-04:00A Piece on Theory of Mind<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2wanderlust.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/kk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px;" src="http://2wanderlust.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/kk.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tehching Hsieh (b. 1950)<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ubu.com/film/hsieh_no2.html">One Year Performance, No. 2 (1980-1981)</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">The performance artist, Tehching Hsieh (b. 1950), during the late 70s and early 80s, embarked to experience art in its most extreme. Beginning with a piece for which he lived outside for a year, the artist theoretically tethered himself to his studio, by agreeing to punch a time clock every hour, on the hour, for a year.</span><br /><br /><embed src="http://ubu.artmob.ca/video/flash/player-viral.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fubu.artmob.ca%2Fvideo%2Fflash%2FTehching_Hsieh-One-Year-Performance-No-2_1981.flv&plugins=viral-1d" align="center" width="300"></embed><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">If we think of what this would entail, to actually consider the logistics of the piece, it grows ever more impressive in its scope. How many times do we run a quick errand that take longer than expected? How many meals do we eat out with friends? How many times do we visit family out of town? How many movies do we see?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">It's the voluntary denial of these simple pleasures that makes this piece resonate, even today. The dedication is the art.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Theory of Mind is an intriguing aspect of this piece. You must put yourself in this person's shoes to "get it." What was he thinking? How difficult was it for him to make these sacrifices? What would it feel like to wake up to punch the clock every hour? What sorts of stress were self-induced? So many aspects of the piece, which are not evident in the video record but nonetheless a significant part of the work, could be lost if one is challenged by issues concerning Theory of Mind.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">What are the implications in this work for those on the spectrum? What can I, as a neurotypical, learn from these implications? Does it strengthen or diminish the power of the piece?</span><br /><br /></span>Pete Curranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114216847999734244noreply@blogger.com0