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I Stole It, I Borrowed It, I Broke It: 4 Residency Unlimited Artists

admin — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:00:16 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I Stole It, I Borrowed It, I Broke It: 4 Residency Unlimited Artists With Anne Percoco, Edward Schexnayder, Kate Shaw and Eve K. Tremblay An exhibition graciously hosted by the Stephan Stoyanov Gallery and curated by director/curator Natalia Mount. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 from 6 – 9:00 PM EXHIBITION DATES: SEPT.12 [...]

Edward Schexnayder, Dumbo Arts Festival – Juried Outdoor, Sept 24th – Sept 26th 2010

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:34:34 +0000

The Dumbo Arts Festival announces the inclusion of Edward Schexnayder’s “The Unknown Knowns.” The Unknown Knowns reminds visitors of the absent presence of the homeless through a collection of shrines scattered throughout Dumbo. This piece is a critically engaged project of both the traditional form of public art and of socially engaged artistic practices. http://dumboartsfestival.com/2010/08/19/edward-schexnayder-daf-juried-outdoor/

Anne Percoco, Dumbo Arts Festival, Sept 24th – 26th, 2010

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:05:23 +0000

The Dumbo Arts Festival is happy to announce the inclusion of Anne Percoco’s installation piece “Canopy.” “Canopy” is a functional sleeping bag and pillow sewn out of cloth leaves cut from botanical-print fabrics. From a distance, the sleeping bag will appear to be a messy, beautiful pile of leaves. During the festival, visitors will be invited to [...]

Santo Tolone in Art in Odd Places, October 1-10, 2010

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:07:54 +0000

Proposition. Luck. Randomness. Risk. Opportunity. October 1-10, 2010 Along 14th Street New York City from Avenue C to the Hudson River A festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life. Art in Odd Places aims to stretch the boundaries of communication in the public realm by presenting artworks in all disciplines outside the confines [...]

Eve K. Tremblay, Dans l’archipel du Waterpod, Montreal

ana — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:05:58 +0000

Clôture du 20e anniversaire! Vernissage: le samedi 11 septembre à 15H Les expositions se poursuivent jusqu’au 16 octobre. Mary Mattingly présente en solo The Anatomy of Melancholy Dans l’archipel du Waterpod Exposition regroupant: Alison Ward, BGL, Carissa Carman + Logan Smith, Charles Stankievech, Mira & Derek Hunter, Diane Borsato, Frédérique Saia, Geneviève Rousseau, Gregory Chatonsky, Ian Daniel, Jean-Pierre Bourgault, Kate [...]

Astrid Bussink, Kate Shaw and Sarah Tosques – Flux Factory

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:36 +0000

August 27 – September 6 Opening and performances Friday, August 27, 6-9 pm Flux artists-in-residence Astrid Bussink, Kate Shaw, and Sarah Tosques are collaborating for an end-of-residency exhibition, showing new works including videos, performances, installation, photos and painting. Flux Factory 39-31 29th St Long Island City, NY 11101 ROOM I: Astrid Bussink and Sarah Tosques Constructions of Happiness: [...]

EFA Project Space – Arts Workers Residency – Closing Reception

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:41:13 +0000

Friday 27 – 6:30 – 9:00 EFA Project Space 323 West 39 Street 2nd Floor NYC 10018 RSVP by August 26 to Sally@efanyc.org RSVP by August 26 toSally@efanyc.org The artists of EFA Project Space’s Studio Residency for NYC Arts Workers would like to share their experience with you. Please join us for a reception and private viewing to celebrate the inauguration of [...]

Wandering Band by Ana Prvacki – Video Footage

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:39:10 +0000

RUFF CHESS in The Brooklyn Paper

ana — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:16:41 +0000

Photo by Emily Miller “ Knights were felled, queens were crowned and pawns were trampled in a Greenpoint park on Saturday as artists dueled to the death in a cruel battle of human chess. The two local artists/chess lovers, Douglas Paulson and Santo Tolone, yanked their 32 fully costumed human chess pieces across the makeshift board in a [...]

Wandering Band by Ana Prvacki – Photos

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:55:07 +0000

more info on the project, please click here

New partnership – Elastic City

ana — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:41:01 +0000

Residency Unlimited is pleased to announce its collaboration with Elastic City. Elastic City is a project that intends to make its audience active participants in an ongoing poetic exchange with the places we live in and visit. Artists are commissioned by Elastic City to create their own walks. These walks tend to focus less on providing [...]

RUFF Chess

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:32:37 +0000

Greenpoint’s 1st Annual Human Chess-to-the-Death Match Saturday, July 31, 3 pm @ The School of the Future, Dougherty Park A battle between Residency Unlimited’s Santo Tolone, a renowned Italian conceptual artist and two-time Milano Chess Invitational Champion, versus Flux Factory’s locally lauded Douglas Paulson, at Greenpoint’s 1st Annual Human Chess-to-the-Death Match. Please join these competitors on the sidelines, [...]

Santo Tolone at apexart – June & July 2010

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:01:32 +0000

EXHIBITION OPENING Men With Balls: The Art of the 2010 World Cup Curated by Simon Critchley June 10 – July 11, 2010Opening reception: June 10, 6-8pm LIVE screening of matches at apexart June 11 – July 11 (see schedule) Including work by artists Miguel Calderon Mark Leckey Hellmuth Costard Maria Marshall Liam Gillick Santo Tolone Douglas Gordon and Uri Tzaig Philippe Parreno memorabilia from Roger [...]

Kate Shaw in Lumen at Atlantic Salt

ana — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:17:33 +0000

Our Australian artist in residence, Kate Shaw, will partake in a group show on Staten Island, representing Flux Factory. LUMEN at Atlantic Salt COAHSI is going to present the FIRST EVER contemporary video art festival to take place in Staten Island. With this FREE festival, LUMEN, COAHSI will transform the “forgotten borough” of New York [...]

The Wandering Band by Ana Prvacki – June 11th, 12th & 13th, 2010

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:49:21 +0000

Original Photo By Rik Panganiban and Adapted By Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria. Friends of the High Line presents the “Wandering Band,” a free performance of vocalists and musicians armed with portable wind, string, and brass instruments on Friday, June 11, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM and again on Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13, [...]

Anne Percoco in The Heather Hart Experience

ana — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:04:17 +0000

Our local artist in residence, Anne Percoco, will participate in the following event this Saturday: The Heather Hart Experience BARTER TOWN (Trading Post V: Juneteenth) Saturday, June 19, 2010 4:00pm – 7:00 pm A, C, E exit Canal St. to Duarte Square at the crosroads of 6th Ave and Canal St. To encourage art to take an active roll in leading [...]

Eve K. Tremblay, Richard J. Massey Foundation for Arts and Sciences, NYC

ana — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:58:09 +0000

Our Canadian artist in residence, Eve K.Tremblay, partakes in a group show DESTRUCTION & RENEWAL at Richard J. Massey Foundation for Arts and Sciences, in NYC. THE FORMATION, EVOLUTION, ANATOMY & BEHAVIOURS ON THE WATER POD FROM JUNE 12, 2010 by appointment only eve@evektremblay.com www.evektremblay.com

Santo Tolone – LOW DECO, Villa Necchi Campiglio

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:56:57 +0000

LOW DÉCO Meris Angioletti Riccardo Beretta Patrizio Di Massimo Matteo Rubbi Santo Tolone curated by Alessandro Rabottini Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan Via Mozart, 14 From 18 May to 13 June, 2010 http://www.fondoambiente.it/eventi/gemine-muse-2010.asp Being staged as part of Gemine Muse 2010, the Low Déco exhibition brings together five emerging artists, who are either active in Milan or who were trained in this city. They have been invited [...]

Santo Tolone in the Viafarini DOCVA – No soul for sale

ana — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:54:53 +0000

Our Italian artist in residence, Santo Tolone, participated in the Viafarini DOCVA at the Tate Modern for No Soul For Sale China Purple by Flavio Favelli From May 14 to May 16 Viafarini DOCVA represents itself through an installation-room by Flavio Favelli, China Purple, a cupboard full of memorabilia, “jewels”… souvenirs of Viafarini!s history. China Purple represents [...]

SPECIAL FEATURES Film Screening Friday May 7th, 2010 7pm, Millennium Workshop

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:58:15 +0000

proudly presents: SPECIAL FEATURES Film Screening Friday May 7th, 2010 Reception 7pm, show at 8pm Millennium Workshop 66 East 4th St. NY NY 10003 On May 7th at Millennium Workshop, Residency Unlimited is proud to present the film screening of 12 newly created short film and video works that were realised for “Special Features” at Kumukumu Gallery(L.E.S) in January 2010. Special Features was co-curated [...]

SEEKING MUSICIANS FOR THE HIGH LINE! JOIN THE WANDERING BAND – June 11/12/13 2010!

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:36:40 +0000

*original photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikomatic/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 WHAT: We are seeking volunteer musicians, singers, and students to participate in Wandering Band, a series of public art performances on the High Line. WHEN: Friday, June 11, 6:00 – 7:30 PM Saturday June 12, 12:00 – 3:00 PM Sunday June 13, 12:00 – 3:00 PM + Attendance at one information session is required [...]

PROMO: New Topographies: Interventions in the Landscape

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:16:51 +0000

Andrea Galvani is a wonderful artist we’ve worked with in the past. He is currently an artist in residence at the LMCC Workspace residency. He is slated to teach a workshop at ICP, of which the sign up deadline is the end of this week! If you’re interested in the field, it’s worth a sign [...]

Santo Tolone – 21×21. 21 artisti per il 21° secolo

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000

Curated by Francesco Bonami Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin (Italy) 24 march – 5 september 2010 http://www.fsrr.org/eng/mostre/mostre-in-corso/153 On occasion of the celebrations for leading Italian organization Confindustria’s 100thanniversary, Confindustria and the Unione Industriale di Torino present 21×21. 21 artistsfor the 21st century, a group exhibition of young Italian artists devised and organisedby the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, which will [...]

The Re-turn of The Performance

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:52:50 +0000

The Re-turn of The Performance Weekend long workshop* for artists, students, professionals and curious scholars of any field. Quote taken from an art-blog: “The term performance art got its start during the 1960’s in the United States. It was originally used to describe any live artistic event that included poets, musicians, filmmakers, etc. By the 1970’s the [...]

Special Features, Closing Reception – Thurs 4th 6-9pm

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:46:20 +0000

SPECIAL FEATURES Converting an art gallery into a low budget film studio. Closing Reception: Thursday Feb. 4th, 6-9pm Jan 4 – Feb 12th, 2010, Kumukumu Gallery 42 Rivington St, NY NY 10002 Gallery is open to the public from Feb 5th – Feb 12th (12-6pm)Artists: Adam & Eve, F. P. Boué, Francisca Caporali, Bradley Eros, Juliana Francis-Kelly, Brian Frye & Penny Lane, Camille de Galbert, Peter [...]

Special Features – Update #3 Peter Hristof

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:25:10 +0000

Special Features Update #2 (video excerpts)

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:31:45 +0000

Saturday, Jan 9, 2010 – Juliana Francis Kelly Monday, Jan 11, 2010 – Bradley Eros Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 – F. P. Boué Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 – Andy Lampert (coming soon!) Sunday, Jan 17, 2010 – Brian Frye & Penny Lane

Special Features Update #1 (image stills)

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:25:55 +0000

Juliana Francis Kelly, Bradley Eros, F. P. Boué, Andrew Lampert

RU – Newsletter #1, Dec. 2009

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:49:48 +0000

Dear Friends, We are excited to announce the creation of Residency Unlimited, a not-for-profit organization that fosters artist residency initiatives through the principle of collaboration. By teaming up with other organizations in New York and beyond, we bring our resources together and maximize [...]

HELP SUPPORT “SPECIAL FEATURES” w/ KICKSTARTER!

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:14:02 +0000

Hello Everyone! Please take a couple of mins to support our “Special Features” project, in which we will convert the Kumukumu Gallery into a low-budget film studio/one-day residency. The project will conclude with a film screening and the production of a limited edition DVD (300). Reserve a copy by supporting the project with Kickstarter, Pledge $40.00 and receive [...]

Brandstifter Made in New York 2009

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:29:16 +0000

PRESS RELEASE Opening: Friday Dec 11, 6-8pm Stephan Stoyanov gallery 29 Orchard Street, NYC 212 334 4240 / http://www.stephanstoyanovgallery.com/ From Friday December 11th to Friday December 18th, the Stephan Stoyanov Gallery (former Luxe Gallery) is home to the installation “Brandstifter made in New York 2009″. This week long exhibition kicks off on Friday (6-8pm) with an opening reception and live [...]

RU @ Re-tooling Residencies, November 16–19th 2009, Warsaw

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:19:08 +0000

Residency Unlimited is participating in the panel discussion: “Introducing new disciplines” for the International Conference on Artistic Residencies & Eastern European Res Artis Meeting November 16–19th 2009 Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland Wednesday, Nov. 18th 11:45 am–1:45 pm Panel 4: Introducing new disciplines This panel aims to discuss various strategies for developing artistic residencies in context as [...]

Boshko Boskovic – Reports from Gyeonggi Creation Center

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:16:16 +0000

The theme of the 2009 Res Artis Conference in Korea was The 21st Century Art Residency and New Institutional Collaborations. Organized by the Gyeonggi Creation Center in Ansan City, the conference brought speakers from around the world to discuss opportunities for alliances across organizations and examine how shared resources can produce fruitful possibilities. Melissa Chiu, [...]

Brandstifter – Death by Ironing

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:26:34 +0000

Hello, just back from Woodstock I play tomorrow (Monday) at 9:30pm a short & punky Brandstifter Live From The Ironingboard gig and an experimental Blast Off Session with these guys at 12am… Burn Baby Burn! Death By Audio, 49 South 2nd St. in Brooklyn 10.12.09, Doors 8pm Clapper Claw (Carrie Anne) 9pm – 9:20pm Brandstifter 9:30pm – 9:50pm Ramble Tamble 10pm [...]

RU selected for LMCC Swing Space

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:05:55 +0000

We are happy to announce that Residency Unlimited has been selected as a Recommended Project for Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing Space program, for attribution of an office space at 125 Maiden Lane for 6 months from January through July 2010. more on Swing Space and LMCC here:

Brandstifter – The Social Plastic Space Show

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:05:13 +0000

Brandstifter – Upcoming Events Oct-Dec 2009

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:58:55 +0000

10/04 rauschgiftengelloops + Wizards Of Oi, Envoy Gallery, (Sound Performance) 10/08 Radio Flux, Flux Factory, (Sound Performance) 10/15 rauschgiftengelloops, PPOW Gallery, (Sound Performance) http://www.thehostessproject.com/ 11/11 Queens Wie Es Singt Und Lacht, Flux Factory (Happening) 11/14 The Inaugural Show, Flux Factory (Group Show) 11/11 – 12/18 Brandstifter Made In New York 2009 (Solo Exhibition)

Brandstifter – The Social Plastic @ No Longer Empty

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:58:01 +0000

Opening: Sunday, September 13, 3-8pm Dates: September 16 – October 3, 2009 Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 3-6pm Invited by No Longer Empty, a not for profit organization that places art in vacated storefronts to inject life and creativity back into the site, the interdisciplinary artist, Brandstifter, will occupy a Lower East Side / Chinatown storefront at 223 East [...]

Brandsitfter – I’m On a Boat, Flux Factory (Music Performance)

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:55:49 +0000

w/ Sk Orchestra, & Live From The Ironing Board,

Brandstifter – Cycle en minature, The Boiler (Performance)

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:26:57 +0000

FLUXUS FEST Friday 9/11, 7-9pm, The Boiler, 191 North 14th Street, W’burg, Brooklyn Over a dozen Fluxus artists from around the world perform two hours of classic and new Fluxus scores, Free! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAQ8daPR4Fc[/youtube]

A BOOK ABOUT DEATH, Emily Harvey Foundation (Group Show)

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:26:16 +0000

09/10 A BOOK ABOUT DEATH, Emily Harvey Foundation (Group Show) A BOOK ABOUT DEATH Thursday, 9/10, 7-9pm, Emily Harvey Foundation, 537 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012 Exhibition opening & Performance with Carolee Schneemann, Matthew Rose, Mr. Brandstifter and various other contributing artists http://www.emilyharveyfoundation.org/exhibit.html 09/10The Tape of Death, Emily Harvey Foundation (Happening) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6alFO-C7Cw[/youtube]

Brandstifter – Jajaja Nenene, Flux Factory (Music Performance)

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:46:53 +0000

09/03 Jajaja Nenene, Flux Factory (Music Performance) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuoSdsG68ts[/youtube]

Brandstifter – 11×17Gallery – Open Call

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:15:03 +0000

Open call: Alfred Mainzer proudly presents 11×17Gallery @ Flux Factory, 39-31, 29th St., Long Island City, New York To contribute send asap 1 jpeg or pdf of your greatest artwork (portrait format only) to brandstifter@kunstzwerg.net Your Artwork will be printed in 11×17in and viable until 8/31 2009 from the 29th street in the window of my U.W.S.L. [...]

Brandstifter @ The Waterpod Presents: BLACKOUT – Aug 15th, 2009

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:38:42 +0000

The Waterpod Presents: BLACKOUT An Afternoon of Performances, Lectures, Music, and Videos View flier: http://tinyurl.com/kvk57q The Waterpod: http://thewaterpod.org [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JtWHgkyIfo[/youtube] This one-time event will take place aboard the Waterpod, a floating, self-sustaining dwelling. We will host a diverse and invigorating line-up of lectures, performances, music, and videos to commemorate the anniversary of the Northeast Blackout of 2003, an incident which left [...]

Brandstifter – Monkey Town – Aug 14th, 2009

admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:39:07 +0000

Lázaro Valiente (from México) + guests (from the world and the arts) @ Monkey Town this friday. *mezcal images attached (the same one we we will drink before the show, kind sponsor and beautiful social project) Friday, August 14 Admission: $8 (Free San Honesto Mezcal with admission), from 7- 8 PM Showtime: 8pm reservations are recommended Lázaro Valiente will be directing, composing and suggesting musical [...]

Brandstifter – Ein Kleines Stück Papier Pt.2 – Flux Factory

admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:49:27 +0000

Flux is 15! We’re getting old! Come celebrate the glory of age with us at Flux Thursday, on August 13th from 8 pm on. Brandstifter, Ik-Song Jin, Pak-Kei Mak, Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria, Julius Schmiedel, and Lázaro Valiente will be presenting recent work, and Dome Theater will perform Future Rickshaw, a play by Forrest Gillespie. Bring some [...]

Anne Percoco in India

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:30:17 +0000

Anne Percoco recently completed a Research Fellowship in India, with the support from the Asian Cultural Council, from Sept 08 till March 09. During which she realized three public arts projects and one solo exhibition. As our first contributor to Residency Unlimited’s KIOSK section, she has submitted a recount on her experiences with the hosting [...]

Brandstifter – Ein Kleines Stück Papier, Flux Factory (Lecture Performance)

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:38:22 +0000