Sarah Hromack

Sarah Hromack is a writer living in Brooklyn.








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Formerly: Forward Retreat
+ Art History Poster (Swiss Miss)+ Art History Poster (Swiss Miss)

+ Art History Poster (Swiss Miss)

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Hosted by Michael Connor and Claire Hamilton of Marian Spore, Radiovisual is a new podcast about contemporary art in New York City. The first episode covers Jeffrey Deitch’s appointment to MOCA; the demise of Williamsburg’s Monkeytown; and the 10th issue of Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, published as an extended exhibition/publication/performance series at/by White Columns. Notable: “Quick and dirty” reviews of Omer Fast, Patti Smith and Steven Sebring, and Bruce High Quality Foundation’s latest exhibitions. While the cadence was a bit awkward at points, yes—even if it wasn’t, Connor’s script reads like it was written for a print audience—I believe the medium has critical potential. (Oh, and bonus points to Hamilton for going on record over her fascination with Thurston Moore’s teeth. Cute.)

Play count: 16
Alexander Kosolapov, The History, 1985, Acrylic, canvas. 50” x 80”Alexander Kosolapov, The History, 1985, Acrylic, canvas. 50” x 80”

Alexander Kosolapov, The History, 1985, Acrylic, canvas. 50” x 80”

Alex Katz in the AM on the UESAlex Katz in the AM on the UES

Alex Katz in the AM on the UES

“I guarantee that any woman blogging about anything remotely political or gender-related (or sometimes just anything) has the same ‘schizo’ experience—laudatory comments one day, abusive comments the next, and the constant pressure to be ‘nice.’ So maybe blogging—even mainstream blogging—isn’t so very distant from zine-ing or punk-rocking—maybe it does represent a thread, however distant, of the Riot Grrrl legacy.” + Quiet Riot (New Yorker) (And also, this.)“I guarantee that any woman blogging about anything remotely political or gender-related (or sometimes just anything) has the same ‘schizo’ experience—laudatory comments one day, abusive comments the next, and the constant pressure to be ‘nice.’ So maybe blogging—even mainstream blogging—isn’t so very distant from zine-ing or punk-rocking—maybe it does represent a thread, however distant, of the Riot Grrrl legacy.” + Quiet Riot (New Yorker) (And also, this.)

“I guarantee that any woman blogging about anything remotely political or gender-related (or sometimes just anything) has the same ‘schizo’ experience—laudatory comments one day, abusive comments the next, and the constant pressure to be ‘nice.’ So maybe blogging—even mainstream blogging—isn’t so very distant from zine-ing or punk-rocking—maybe it does represent a thread, however distant, of the Riot Grrrl legacy.”

+ Quiet Riot (New Yorker) (And also, this.)

IDEA BANK »

“Idea Bank is a monthly catalog of ideas. Presented as efficiently as possible, contributors hope to strip away superfluous information & artistically clarify the pith of an idea - with a blatant disregard for its quality.” Ironically enough, this line opens a 522-word manifesto on a project that speaks well enough for itself, as-is.

Holiday fun from Pentagram: What Type Are You? (I’m Archetype Van Doesburg.) [PS: Try ‘character’ as the password.]Holiday fun from Pentagram: What Type Are You? (I’m Archetype Van Doesburg.) [PS: Try ‘character’ as the password.]

Holiday fun from Pentagram: What Type Are You? (I’m Archetype Van Doesburg.)

[PS: Try ‘character’ as the password.]

An APB from Light Industries

Well, aren’t we getting servicey in the new year …

Call for Submissions and Recommendations for new LUX/ Light Industry Publication

Unedited Material From the Star, John Latham
Deadline: 26 February 2010

Artists’ Film and Video: An Anthology of New Writing is a forthcoming publication collecting the best new international writing on and about artists’ film and video, published by LUX, London and Light Industry, New York.

Inspired by Live Art Development Agency’s Live Art Almanac, Artists’ Film and Video: An Anthology of New Writing will collect recent writing on and about international artists’ moving image in all of its forms - including but not limited to essays, interviews, reviews, news stories, obituaries, commentaries, artists’ writings, manifestos, letters, emails, rants, etc. The publication aims to be non-partisan in its approach, capturing the breadth and diversity of perspectives in this area of practice.

We are seeking submissions and recommendations for material now. What have you seen in the last two years (2008-2009) that you feel has captured or reflected on issues and debates which have currency in contemporary artists’ film and video? We are primarily looking for writing that has been published or circulated in the past two years, but will consider unpublished/undistributed writing as well. What is important is that the pieces be thoughtful, engaging contributions to discourse in this area. We are interested in things you have read, but also that you have written, the only limit is that texts should be under 5,000 words in length. Although the publication will be in English, we are also interested in texts in translation.

The collection will be a text-only print-on-demand book, and it will be sold at cost-price (to cover printing and distribution). We are therefore unable to pay fees for contributions. The goal is ultimately to disseminate information and promote new writing and writers.

The selection for Artists’ Film and Video: An Anthology of New Writing will be be made jointly by LUX, London and Light Industry, New York, and the book will be published in Summer 2010.

To send a recommendation or submission please email anthology@lux.org.uk with the following information:

• title
• author
• where published
• publication date
• a short statement as to why you consider the recommendation to be appropriate for the collection

If possible, include an electronic version of the text, ideally in Word or other text format.

We will seek permissions from authors and publishers prior to publication.

Deadline for submissions is 26 February 2010.

LUX is a UK-based arts agency which explores ideas around artists’ moving image practice through exhibition, distribution, publishing, education and research. www.lux.org.uk

Light Industry is a venue for film and electronic art in Brooklyn, New York. www.lightindustry.org

PA from a plane. Delta flight 6563 from JFK to PIT, 23 December 2009. Merry Christmas, all.PA from a plane. Delta flight 6563 from JFK to PIT, 23 December 2009. Merry Christmas, all.

PA from a plane. Delta flight 6563 from JFK to PIT, 23 December 2009. Merry Christmas, all.

And so, here’s this week’s tricks: Francesco Bonami and Gary Carrion-Murayari read the list of artists for 2010, the Whitney Biennial. Produced by Pierce Jackson and the Education department for whitney.org. Fun.

“One understands a city from its opening lines, the first things strangers ask you at a party. In New York it’s “What do you do?” and “Where do you live?” In Kabul it’s “How long have you been here?” and “When are you leaving?”

—New online from Paper Monument, issue 2: War Zone Tourism by Gregory Warner

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