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Review: "Architecture of Life at BAMPFA" My take on the extravagantly poetic exhibition curated by Larry Rinder to open the new Berkeley Art Museum and Film Archives, published on Square Cylinder, February 2016.
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Reading Other Minds, Part II
It has been shown, by thinkers such as Donna Haraway and Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, that opining about human nature on the basis of primatology research is an excellent way to reveal your deepest, darkest, most unflattering beliefs about human existence.
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Tagged Alex Bag, Deborah Forster, Donna Haraway, Geoff Dyer, Jayson Musson, Rachel Mayeri, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Sarah Thornton, Tom Marioni
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Reading Other Minds, Part I
I’ve found Rachel Mayeri’s Primate Cinema captivating ever since I saw the first video in the series, Baboons as Friends (2007). The questions she tackles—questions about our human nature, our place in the world, and how we explain the world to ourselves—seem so fundamental, … Continue reading
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Tagged apes, Arts Catalyst, chimpanzees, Deborah Forster, Donna Haraway, Edinburgh Zoo, Jane Goodall, Primate Cinema, Rachel Mayeri
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The Red Bow
Today I dropped into the Carnegie Art Center in Goodland, Kansas, a county seat on the state’s Western flank. Goodland has a population of 4,948 people and one of them is my father, so although I’ve never lived here myself, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arin Rungjang, Biennale of Sydney, Carnegie Art Center, community, Ellen Dissayanake, Goodland, Moira Roth, Rachel Mayeri, Rirkrit Tiravanija
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