http://www.vsw.org/ai The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reports Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal | Brave Festival | New Horizons International Film Festival Essay Reconsidering Charles Pierce Features The Work of Abraham Ravett and Jayce Salloum | A Conversation with Paul Antick | The Film and Video Art of Omer Fast and Kerry Tribe Exhibition Reviews Videosphere in Buffalo | HomeFrontLine in ... http://www.vsw.org/ai/2012/01/20/announcing-afterimage-39-4/ "Given the regularity of the London Film Festival, it is tempting to read each year’s offerings as cultural and political barometers. This year, the tumultuous times have provided us with some interesting films, whether meditating on the human cost of the Iraq war, documenting and contextualizing the Arab Spring, reflecting ... http://www.vsw.org/ai/2011/12/06/report-the-55th-bfi-london-film-festival/ With the recent launch of s[edition], the high-end art market is now accessible to the masses, but not without challenging the very notion of art collecting. The initiative is the brainchild of Haunch of Venison co-founder Harry Blain and former Saatchi Online CEO Robert Norton, and it creates a platform for ... http://www.vsw.org/ai/2011/11/30/news-from-the-field-art-in-the-age-of-digital-reproduction-hirst-emin-from-12-00/ Reports 2011 Venice Biennale | PHotoEspaña 2011 Features The Work of Kate Gilmore | Vernon Fisher, Image/Text, and the Postmodern Narrative Under Erasure | Patrick Cariou vs. Richard Prince Exhibition Reviews Thomas Struth in London | Marco Brambilla in Santa Monica Memes at MASS MoCa | Ryan Trecartin in New York City "Our Origins" in Chicago | ... http://www.vsw.org/ai/2011/11/17/announcing-afterimage-vol-39-no-3/ Kill the Chickens to Scare the Monkeys Chickens in overcrowded factory cages forms the background of the image, and flies stuck to a paper fly trap occupy the center. In its current assemble, the image reads as a monstrous, incomprehensible insect with wings spread open. [MORE ...] http://www.vsw.org/ai/2011/09/01/portfolio-todd-ayoung/