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Thesis Project: TINYGRANTS

Well, it’s official. I was so moved by the effects of spending $50 on art that I am venturing to develop a model for microgranting the arts in Canada for my Criticism and Curatorial Practice thesis at OCAD. My project will have three major components: researching microfinance, arts funding policy and relational aesthetics; creating a [...]

By Marissa | Posted 26 09 2009 in featured, projects | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (5)

Microgrants: The Future of Art?

Wooster Collective recently asked their readers, “If I gave you $50 today, with the condition that you had to spend it on ‘art’, what would you do with it?” They received immediate feedback, and though it wasn’t their intention when they asked, they decided to give $50 to the individual behind one of their favourite [...]

By Marissa | Posted 10 06 2009 in review | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Interview: Poster Boy, NYC (Part Two)

A few weeks ago I interviewed NYC’s Poster Boy, a mash-up artist who uses the subway system as his medium and gallery space. After admitting to functioning as several different personas in the art world and citing Cindy Sherman as one of his influences, I was interested in learning more about how his economic/political experiences [...]

By Marissa | Posted 23 06 2008 in interview | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Interview: Poster Boy, NYC (Part One)

In a reinvented, neo-Dada sort of way, Poster Boy’s on-site mash-ups appropriate advertising imagery to create subversive posters in very public spaces — the NYC subway system. I first came across Poster Boy on Gawker, where they noted how good vandals were becoming. After FFFFOUNDing one of his images, the artist emailed me, acknowledging my [...]

By Marissa | Posted 6 06 2008 in interview | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (3)