tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339070362009-07-14T19:42:27.966+02:00EAST SIDE: DER OST LEBT! <br> Swiss Art Sharkforum is an art blog based in eastern Switzerland. It is inspired by, linked to, and a sub-development of <em>Sharkforum.org</em>. Our intention is to draw attention to the exciting Swiss artworld, while stimulating open, critical discussion of art and art issues, something Switzerland sorely lacks. Join in! <br> (Site in English, Deutsch und en français.)Mark Staff Brandlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790837634536259781noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33907036.post-15541717183239719872009-07-14T19:37:00.002+02:002009-07-14T19:42:27.973+02:00

Tom and Pauline of BALCONYTV.COM interview Little Steven (Van Zandt), the American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and his smash hit radio and podcast program The Underground Garage. They discuss his record label Wicked Cool Records, his program, the crisis of craft in music and the

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Elie Wiesel called him a "God." His investors called him a "genius." But, proving correct that old adage from the country and western song, you never really know what goes on behind closed doors.Bernie Madoff, for at least 20 years, ran a Ponzi scheme on thousands of clients, among them the people you and I would consider the best and brightest. Business leaders, celebrities, charities, even some

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Andrei Molotiu, art historian, gallery comics artist and editor of the forthcoming anthology Abstract Comics, the first book to trace the history and survey the contemporary landscape of abstract sequential art, has started a blog to showcase the book and other work by some of the book's contributors including himself and Mark Staff Brandl. The link: abstractcomics.blogspot.com.

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Andrea Corciulo in der Kunsthalle ArbonDie Welt beginnt bei jeder Geburt neu und da wir dies nur einmal erleben, ist vielleicht ein wenig Misstrauen gegenüber der Kontiunität des Lebens angebracht. Die ersten Bilder sind noch spröde, Schwarz/Weiss, verschwommen. Während unseres Lebens erneuert sich die Welt dauernd und merklich; ästhetische Vorlieben, Moden, Bildsprachen sind stark veränderliche

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As Richard and Duncan, the main hosts of the well known art podcast Bad at Sports write:First, Duncan and Richard present a horribly off-track intro which consists largely of talk of herpes and sleeping around. Eventually they get around to discussing what is really important, this week’s show!Steve Litsios, an artist from La Chaux-de-Fonds in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, is

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Click on image to enlarge.http://www.wesleykimlerstudio.com/http://www.markstaffbrandl.com/newest.htmlhttp://www.stevehamannart.com/The podcast being discussed is here.

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Weil die Fahne der Freiheit, wie wir alle wissen, im Wirtschaftsleben gehisst wurde, war sie dem kulturellen Leben, länger denn mehr abhanden gekommen. Im Gleichschritt wurden auch die grossen Kulturinstitute in die Regale der Supermärkte eingereiht.Vor diesem Hintergrund sind die produzierenden Betriebe und Dienstleistungsunternehmen der Industrien, Wissenschaften und Künste, sowohl was

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Born in 1959 near Boston, raised in Washington DC, Steve Litsios moved to Switzerland with his family in 1967. He studied art for a couple of years at Geneva's ecole d'arts appliqués before attending the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 70's, then moved back to Switzerland where he has been active internationally as an artist since 1983. He lives in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds and can be

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Der amerikanische Versicherungskonzern AIG bezahlt seinen Managern Bonis von einer Million und mehr, während dem Konzern Milliarden an Staatshilfen eingeschossen wurden. Wie in verschiedenen Analysen (u.a. Die Zeit) zu lesen war, ist AIG einer der nächsten Strauchelkandidaten der Finanzkrise - ein Konzern, dessen Struktur aufgebaut ist auf ungewisse Geschäftsresultate, Gewinnspeuklationen, die an

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Wir verdanken es der gegenwärtigen Struktur des Kulturbetriebssystems, dass die „freien Künste“ in knapp 30 Jahren zu Dienstleistungen der freien Marktwirtschaft einerseits und zu verwaltbaren Kuratorien der Qualitätskontrolle anderseits, umsegmentiert wurden.Unter der Künstlerschaft trauten sich zuerst Einige, später nur noch Wenige hinter die Barrieren des offiziellen Kurses. Inoffizielle und

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In the New York Times."Anyone with memories of recessions in the early 1970s and late '80s knows that we've been here before, though not exactly here.""I'm not talking about creating '60s-style utopias; all those notions are dead and gone and weren't so great to begin with. I'm talking about carving out a place in the larger culture where a condition of abnormality can be sustained, where

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Wieviel sind eine Milliarde? Egal ob Dollar, Euro oder Schweizer Franken - wer kann sich diese Summe wirklich vorstellen? Seitdem die Börsen massiv auf Tauchgang gehen und die Finanzkrise jeden einzelnen Tag überschattet, erscheinen uns alle Summen die unter diesem - für mich unvorstellbaren Betrag - liegen, Peanuts.In den 90er Jahren, bei der grossen Pleite des Frankfurter Bauunternehmers

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NEXTEX eröffnet!donnerstag, 19. februar 2009, ab 19 uhr---ausserdemPRISKA OELER auf dem sockel---nach einem halben jahr pause und dem umzug vom oberen grabenan den blumenbergplatz eröffnet exex als NEXTEX die neuen räume.in zukunft sollen am blumenbergplatz veranstaltungen - gespräche,vorträge, workshops usw. - das programm bestimmen. mit denausstellungen geht NEXTEX ausser haus. wie im

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Nach einiger Ausstellungen im Ausland, komme ich nach Hause!VERNISSAGE FREITAG 20. FEBRUAR 18 UHR bis 22 UHR. BITTE KOMME!Pressemitteilung von der Galerie."Prelude" Die Galerie am Landsgemeindeplatz in Trogen zeigt vom 20. Februar bis zum 28. März Werke vom renommierten Trogener Künstler Mark Staff Brandl. Die zum Teil grossformatigen Werke und Installationen sind Bestandteil seiner Doktorarbeit

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Click on image to see full, enlarged version.A comic --- oops, a piece of sequential art --- in which the artist Steve Hamann braves the Sharkpit to finally meet Mark Staff Brandl, discuss with Wesley Kimler, see art by both, and comment on it all!

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This is the first podcast by Sharkforum! Wesley Kimler, "The Shark," and Mark Staff Brandl, "The EuroShark," introduce their intentions in a short 33 minute discussion. Skype discussions, rants, Shark attacks, reviews and more will follow.Listen here:Or download here..

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I was invited by ReneeMcGrath-Abazovic to make a contribution to a project by the Visual Communication Department at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern. At the moment, they are working on a project for the "science et cité" festival that takes place in 5 towns in Switzerland in order to bring science and society closer to each other.They asked for my answer to the question, "what would you invent

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At my part-time job, fur clad cosmetically-enhanced people often approach me and make unique, and always urgent, requests."Can you tell me where I might find a sterling silver flask? I'm looking for a Canadian Goose Down coat for my daughter. Where might I find that automatic espresso machine that makes the coffee without you having to do anything? Does the spa downstairs do brows and waxing? How

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San Francisco, CA: The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to announce that Gene Colan is the recipient of the 2008 Sparky Award, which was presented to him by CAM founder Malcolm Whyte during the museum's "Salute to Gene Colan" on Thursday, December 4, 2008.The Sparky Award is named in honor of Charles "Sparky" Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. Schulz was nicknamed "Sparky" after the horse Sparkplug

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Proximity magazine number 3 has just been released. One of the features, as mentioned before here, is edited by your friendly EuroShark. I am organizing short theoretical essays from other active artists. The Proximity editors are also gracious enough to allow us to publish the essays on Sharkforum as well as in their magazine. They would love subscribers, though!This issue and the next issue

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As Lisa Hunter, the Intrepid Art Collector reports, "here's a treat for serious collectors: Juliana Beasley, heir apparent to Toulouse-Lautrec, is having a holiday print sale. She's selling four images from her series "Last Stop: Rockaway Park" in a nice size (18x18) for $250 to $300.These images were shown at Freize and are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. But you don't need

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A super short (2 min. 35 sec.) TV video clip of the exhibition "Out of Sequence: Under Represented Voices in American Comics," which is on exhibition at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum. This video tours the exhibition with its co-curators, Professor John Jennings and PhD candidate Damian Duffy. Mark Staff Brandl's corner Panels painting-installation and Covers paintings in the

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The EuroShark ("EuropaHaifisch") wird auf der preisgekrönten Website Bad at Sports interviewt. Wie die auf dem Blog schreiben: "Episode 170: Mark Staff Brandl. Duncan MacKenzie interviewiert Mark "the EuroShark" Staff Brandl, Theoretiker, Kunsthistoriker, Professor, Künstler und Kritiker für Art in America, Sharkforum und Bad at Sports.The EuroShark is interviewed on the award-winning podcast

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This is to announce the beginning post of the on-line, in process, version of my PhD dissertion, which I am writing under the direction of Prof. Philip Urspung at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. My second reader is Prof Andreas Langlotz at the University of Basel, Switzerland.It will be permanently archived on my website here as well, but I will put each chapter up on the main Sharkforum,

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