…in the Walker Art Center’s Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (for ‘Fritz Haeg: At Home in the City‘), where we laid the massive local slate pavers, surrounded by seating logs, surrounded by an 8′ radius of mounded fertile soil, ready to be planted with wild native foragables ..
…kicked off at first light on my last morning on the farm, to the sounds of the crew of Pugliesi – who specialize in this very particular work – moving trough the fields with chain saws and then long trimmers followed by small clippers, getting rid of anything that the tree doesn’t need that season ..
…here on the Pollinaria farm in Abruzzo, Italy have reached their peak spring moments and final installations as we prepare to leave after a few weeks of living with them. (see lots of new pics po..
…all of the wild spontaneous plants we can find growing on the sprawling sloping expanses of the farm that have some domestic use, like borage, mustard, dandelion, chicory, chamomile, mint, cardoon, wild rose, fennel, blackberries, nettles…but our wish list of as yet unfound delicacies includes wild asparagus and nati..
…by farmer Luciano on his big tractor gets the compacted clay soil ready for our planti..
…that consumed me – and I consumed so many of – during my summer chapter of Domestic Integrities at Pollinaria, and now just wishful little buds that I won’t be around to taste in a f..
…on the way from Amsterdam to Abruzzo for the final seasonal chapter of Domestic Integrities at Pollinaria is warm sunny summery deep breath of ancient urbanism before we head East for ..
…landed on the rug at Human Resources tonight – punctuating the first day of Sundown Schoolhouse: At Home in LA activities – with listeners gathered in big cozy circle on the floor surrounding seven crystal bowls, various technical equipment, laptops, some cables, and the performers making some entrancing so..
…the ten day series of domestic activities on the 22′ traveling rug – fresh from the Hammer Museum – is installing today… Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home Street, Chinatown, Los Angeles / March 26th to April 4th, 2013 (closed Monday) / free, drop in, open to public “Art is sort of an experimental station in ..
…wrapped up it’s eventful four day marathon session at the Hammer Museum this evening, and tomorrow the (ever expanding, now 22′ diameter) rug travels to Human Resources in Chinatown for an intensive 10 days of morning to night Sundown Schoolhouse activities. (see more info and ph..
re: Announcing the OPEN CALL for the suburbs of the Twin Cities of MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL for the LAST edition of the EDIBLE ESTATES garden series, commissioned by THE WALKER ART CENTER Dear Twin Cities, I grew up in your suburbs and am returning this spring to plant the last in the series of Edible Estate ..
…I’m taking a break from the daily diary right now, but in the mean time you can get general info, see pages on projects & shows and what’s happening now, then check out more details on upcoming 2013 projects at The Walker Art Center, The Isreali Digital Arts Center, The Port of Rotterdam, The deCordova ..
…arrived at the Pollinaria farm today, massive orange and green fruits of Abruzzian autumn (which we made a small dent in that evening, roasted and in risotto) from a local farmer while on a search for local materials that could be used for the making of the Domestic Integrity Field rug (since the hand washing, ..
…here at Pollinaria – the farm west of Pescara where Domestic Integrities E01 is being developed through four seasons – has just finished today, exactly as we are returning for the fall cycle of the project…but at least we managed to scavenge a few beautiful purple bunches left behind on the vine a..
…the Succession style structure built on the site of thermal bath springs going back centuries, offered a relaxing last few hours in Budapest, on my last project visit, to enjoy a renowned facet of the town I had yet to experience on previous trips – too busy with gardens and work. (more on Wikiped..
…this morning provides the chance revisit the garden at the end of the season, as some things start to dry up, and others are still going strong with the warm weather, and to interview the family to find out how things went, what their experiences were with the first season of the garden, and how ..
…during a long day of travel I find myself with a perfectly framed view of Central Park out my window, approaching JFK from DTW, followed by a much longer flight to FCO, where clear weather and a direct flyover provides a perfect view of the historic center, before finally making it to BUD Saturda..
…music art collective friends Sara and Luke just happened to show up in town the day of my post-Detroit Art Institute lecture reception at MoCAD last night…so they graciously set up shop and got down to business creating comforting sound landscapes while some crocheted the rug and others enjoyed the local food Jon Brumit was ..
…is where I have returned today to set up for an evening event following my lecture at the Detroit Institute of Art – for which artist Jon Brumit is foraging food, Lucky Dragons is making soundscapes, and I’ll be sitting in a circle on the floor with anyone who wants to join me crocheting the ..
…the colors of the MSU Spartans – is center emerging from the piles of cast off clothes, textiles, and fabrics gathered for the third official Domestic Integrities rug (the European version now installed and gradually growing at Pollinaria in Abruzzo, and the American rug just opened at MoMA) which will be going to the Broad ..
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