Alex Villar, Lecture Notes, Art & Law Visit, 2015 — Two scenes that happen early into Saló, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film on the Marquis de Sade’s book 120 Days of Sodom, encapsulate a systematic process of formalization at work throughout the film. The first of these scenes shows what appears to be the headmaster at an orphanage yelling at pupils…

9th NYC Anarchist Art Festival Curated by Adriana Varella and Simone Couto Judson Memorial Church 239 Thompson St, New York, 10012 Friday, April 17 (11pm — 2am), 2015 9th NYC Anarchist Art Festival, in conjunction with the 9th NYC Anarchist Book Fair hosted by The Judson Memorial Church, to be held on Friday, April 17, 11pm–2am, at Judson Memorial Church, in Manhattan. NYC Anarchist Book Fair will happen on April 18, 11am to 7pm at the same location.

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Curated by Wendy Jacob and Liz Munsell May 31, 2012 Walking in the City is a selection of videos and films by emerging and established artists who use the streets, plazas, and architecture of the city as sites for their own creative use: as a theater for performance, an arena for sport or dance, a site for political action, or a place for exploration. The title of the screening is borrowed from Michel De Certeau’s influential text, The Practice of Everyday Life, in which he describes the actions of urban walkers as small acts of resistance, set against the authority of the city grid. The featured works span four decades of performative or social artistic practices that challenge conventional uses of urban space.

The Waterfront in Film, from 1903 to 2011 Curated by James Sander January 26 – December 31, 2012 One of the most essential qualities of the New York waterfront is also one of its most contradictory. More so even than the rest of the city, the waterfront is a place…

Curated by Caryn Coleman December 8 — 19, 2011 Opening Reception: Thursday, December 8, 2011 7 — 8:30pm ARTISTS Lian Amaris, Michael Cataldi, Blane De St. Croix, Molly Dilworth, Carolyn Lambert, Graham Parker, Risa Puno, Woody Sullender, and Alex Villar. As legal and judicial issues permeate every aspect of social…

A multi-work video installation concurrent with Art Basel, Miami Beach. Co-curated by Ginger Shulick and Lauren Gentile Thu, 12/01/2011 to Sun, 12/04/2011 ARTISTS Tiffany Carbonneau, Alex Villar, Phillip David Stearns, Paul D. Miller, Sean Capone, Nia Burks, Paul Moakley Since the 19th century, the term “ivory tower” has been used to…

Curador: Miguel Petchovsky 17, 18 e 19 de Novembro, 2011 O Vídeo Guerrilha é uma intervenção urbana que estimula a produção artística na arquitetura e no espaço público das cidades, projetando em grandes formatos obras de diferentes linguagens e autores. É uma galeria de arte a céu aberto que mostrará…

Ethan Vogt, Executive Director Allison Kline, Artist Liaison Saturday, October 1st, 2011 6pm to Midnight Bring to Light is a free nighttime public festival of art in New York City that takes place simultaneously with “nuit blanche” events in cities around the world. Inviting emerging and established artists to make…