Paul Schmelzer
Autograph Project: Hello, My Name Is...
Several years ago I had lunch with an 8-year-old named Spencer and his father, Ron. We were at an outdoor restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin, and one of that town’s favorite sons, jazz musician Ben Sidra...
Several years ago I had lunch with an 8-year-old named Spencer and his father, Ron. We were at an outdoor restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin, and one of that town’s favorite sons, jazz musician Ben Sidra...
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"The Art of Living"/"The Art of Dying"
For Adbusters #60, I was asked to write two pieces on perspectives on "winning" and "losing" the "Game of Life." A difficult project for someone as young and not-yet-wise as I, but I gave it a shot, turning...
For Adbusters #60, I was asked to write two pieces on perspectives on "winning" and "losing" the "Game of Life." A difficult project for someone as young and not-yet-wise as I, but I gave it a shot, turning...
"Open-Ended Utopia: The art of Rirkrit Tiravanija"
This essay on "relational aesthetics" artist Rirkrit Tiravanija's art project/sustainability community near Sanpatong, Thailand appeared in the Canadian magazine Geez.Excerpt:This kind of art – in which the...
This essay on "relational aesthetics" artist Rirkrit Tiravanija's art project/sustainability community near Sanpatong, Thailand appeared in the Canadian magazine Geez.Excerpt:This kind of art – in which the...
"Memory & Exile: The Borderless Art of Emily Jacir"
An essay on Palestinian artist Emily Jacir, written for Adbusters online. Excerpt:hile Jacir’s work is tinged with sadness, it’s also spiked with humor. In her subversive Sexy Semite (2000–2002), she peppered...
An essay on Palestinian artist Emily Jacir, written for Adbusters online. Excerpt:hile Jacir’s work is tinged with sadness, it’s also spiked with humor. In her subversive Sexy Semite (2000–2002), she peppered...
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