space is the place, time-based art May 12, 2008

flow and heart in miami next weekend: rha goddess May 3, 2008

this is where i would be if i were in town next weekend….

Miami Light Project and The Arsht Center presents

Low: Meditations Trilogy, Part One

Friday, May 9 to Saturday, May 10

Low is a one-woman tour-de-force by Rha Goddess, a regular at the Nu Yorican Poets Café, that cuts to the core of the harrowing world of mental illness. In her contagious and rhythmic style of “floetry, ” The Goddess delivers breathtakingly savage monologues that take you right inside the mind of a creative young girl who is spiraling into madness, as live-feed video and film projection draw you in further with an almost unbearable intimacy. Serious issues are tackled with the authenticity of an activist. More than just an artistic performance, Low is a seismic wake-up call that is long overdue.

at the Arsht Center (the old Carnival Center), and brought to Miami by the Miami Light Project

oh, and she is represented by same group as late and great Sekou Sundiata, the MultiArts Projects and Productions.

florida has a new state anthem May 2, 2008

From the Miami Herald online

by Nicole Bardo-Colon

A tune written by a Broward school teacher may soon serve as a new state anthem under a compromise reached by state lawmakers Thursday night.

The House, following the lead of the Senate, approved a measure calling for Pompano Beach music teacher Jan Hinton’s Where the Sunshine Meets the Sky to serve as the new state anthem, while retaining a cleaned up version of the Stephen Foster Old Folks at Home, also known as Swanee River, as the official state song. (though it has clearly racist undertones which reference Florida’s plantation days)

From Channel 6 in Tampa

The state altered Foster’s original lyrics, with their slavery-era dialect and racial stereotypes, but “Old Folks At Home” still referred to a long-gone era of plantations in Florida. The three new songs nominated as a replacement celebrated a more modern Florida.

The FMEA said 8,020 ballots were cast and that “Sawgrass” won with more than half the vote.In addition to state song legislation, lawmakers will also consider a bill by Rep. Dave Murzin, R-Pensacola, to designate a different tune as Florida’s official state “anthem.” But that wouldn’t affect adoption of a new state song.”Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky” was written by Jan Hinton of Pompano Beach.

Click here to hear a version of the song.

eco art project on south beach April 23, 2008

Check out this latest project on South Beach to encourage awareness about our natural environment. The website is a little hard to navigate, and a little slow, but be sure to check out the gallery for interesting takes on the “eco” theme, like the one by ” Xibie” above. Hopefully this project will encourage people to actually throw their trash into the garbage cans after they enjoy a day at the beach.

Here are couple of other designs I like, though I’m not too fond of how they actually look on the trash cans. I wonder why they decided to place them like that- as a broad rim? hmmm…

by “Ingrid”

by Sid Daniels

loving art but not artists April 9, 2008

this was a striking image i found while doing some research. click here to read more about the numbers. Click here to learn more about the united states artists program, and how they are intervening in this paradox.