February 2012
5 posts
Continuing Ed Summer '12
I’m happy to announce my course proposal for the SMFA Summer Continuing Ed session has been approved! Maybe I’ll see you in class?
An Introduction to the Analogue Black and White Process
Erik Benjamins
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:30-9:45pm
Four weeks (June 5–July 3)
PHT XXXX-S1
Two Credits / Tuition: $920
This class is designed for students with an interest in the analogue black...
Travel'n to dOCUMENTA(13)
Currently exhausted, half-slumping on my sofa, I’m quite excited to report that I have been awarded the Montague International Travel Grant from my graduate program to realize a project at dOCUMENTA(13) in Kassel, Germany. The Documenta Cookbook, a print-on-demand publication, will document a visit to Documenta in which taste, literally and symbolically, becomes means to experience and...
January 2012
4 posts
You Eat That? →
Dropping Off
I’m taking the usual red eye back to Bos tonight. I planned to return a couple of days earlier, but it’s always difficult to leave. I knew my departure date wasn’t going to work out, but lofty goals are what thesis’ing is all about.
And the goals were mighty high. I did not complete even remotely what I set out to do while enjoying a surplus of vitamin D, but I’m not...
December 2011
8 posts
The Art of Travel Symposium
I recently spent almost a month crafting an abstract-proposal for a graduate student art history symposium on “The Art of Travel” to be held at Rutgers in March. When I first heard about it I was ecstatic and motivated as the symposium topic and my MFA thesis had a lot of overlap. And I happily report they still do as I very slowly whittle away at the written element here in...
BOS -> LBC
I leave tonight for home. There is much to do for the short amount of time I’ll be meandering around Los Angeles. The primary goals are to 1) get a first draft of my written thesis somewhat formed, 2) make substantial headway into thesis project pre-production, 3) begin a slow insertion of my Boston professional self into Los Angeles.
And of coures to update you all with some amazing things...
Last Class (taught)
I’m too exhausted to let you know anymore right now than the following:
I have just taught my last class of the semester. None of my students are old enough to drink so I am drinking a large beer alone in the apartment. I am very tired.
"The Workers" Review in Artforum →
“The Workers” is an amazing and expansive show currently at MassMoca. It has been getting some really great press lately. The exhibition is co-curated by Carla Herrera-Prats, who I have been TAing for and working with this semester and features work by Claire Beckett, who I will be TAing for in the Spring.
Several weeks ago I was able to visit the exhibition with Carla, her...
November 2011
10 posts
WatchThis is part 2 of my artist lecture given at Montserrat’s 301 Gallery for HOLY GHOST. There is more that was not recorded, but nonetheless here’s the last chunk that made its way onto a memory card.
An Update on Updating (You All)
I’ve fell off the tumblr wagon. Chunky updates with thoughts, frustrations and good news have fallen wayside to quick-n-easy visual updates. This needs some balancing or else the whole reason why I started MFyAy will go kaput.
This semester has undoubtedly been my best, most exciting and empowering. There is much to share. So much in fact that I am going to have to break out of chronology...
WatchNot to be a tease or anything, but here is roughly half of my artist lecture given at Montserrat the other week. Sandrine was kind enough to record most of the lecture, but sadly tape ran out before I finished. So if you wish, there is this lil tidbit. Oh and you can’t really see the slides projected either…
But the good news is I’ll be posting a written summary soon though...
One of far too many reasons why I gotta get over... →
Website Update →
You’ve seen these slides already, but they’ve made their way onto the website.
October 2011
26 posts
Actress Kristen Bell is Afraid of Foreign Food →
Some sharing
I just sent out a big email update and thought I’d share it here as well:
Friends and Family,
If you are currently Boston-based, I’d like to invite you to attend two events coming up in the next two weeks. Rather, if you’re a state, country or hemisphere away, I’m very happy to just be sharing this news with you:
“Hot for Teacher” Opening Reception, Friday the...
NY Art Book Fair Re-cap by Curtis Hamilton for... →
ABC gets a lovely mention here. And some thoughts on a great and overwhelming book fair this year.
THE BIG ONE
We have been making some big decisions lately and I have some fresh exciting news for you or rather an early invitation to my April thesis exhibition and it would be such an honor to see you there:
Peer Pressure
Alaina Gurdak, Anthony Montuori, Christopher Ford, Erik Benjamins, Leah Craig, Michael Gaughran, Joanna Tam, Jordan Tynes
The Howard Art Project, 1486 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02212
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