Martha Rosler’s “The Artistic Mode of Revolution: from Gentrification to Occupation”
May’s Reading: “The Artistic Mode of Revolution: from Gentrification to Occupation” by Martha Rosler Wednesday May 16 2012 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Randy Lee Cutler “The Artistic Mode of Revolution“, published on E-Flux this year, is a survey of the contemporary political landscape, as it relates … Read more
Bhagat Singh’s “Why I am an Atheist”
April’s Reading: “Why I am an Atheist” by Bhagat Singh Wednesday April 18 2012 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Am Johal The Marxist revolutionary penned ‘Why I am an Atheist’, a profound indictment of religion as he languished in an Indian prison awaiting execution. Accused of “arrogant … Read more
Steve Collis presents selections from David Harvey on Marx
March’s Reading: “Companion to Marx’s Capital” and “Spaces of Hope by David Harvey Wednesday March 14 2012 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Steve Collis March’s edition of No Reading will be hosted by Steve Collis. Steve has been busying himself for the last few months with the … Read more
Allan Sekula’s “Fish Story”
February’s Reading: “Fish Story” by Allan Sekula Wednesday February 29 2012 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Andrew Witt American artist and writer Allan Sekula spent seven years photographing harbors and port cities around the world. Starting out in Los Angeles and San Diego, he traveled as far … Read more
Pierre Clastres’s “The Duty to Speak”
November’s Reading: Pierre Clastres, “The Duty to Speak” (1974) Wednesday, 16 November 2011 7 PM VIVO (1965 Main Street) Free Guest-Facilitated by Raymond Boisjoly Keeping in proximity with the Imminent Future presentation, November’s edition of No Reading will be guest-facilitated by Raymond Boisjoly. We will be looking at Pierre Clastres’s “The Duty to Speak” drawn … Read more
“The Glorious Whitewasher” from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
October’s Reading: “The Glorious Whitewasher” from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Wednesday October 26 2011 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by the Lower Mainland Painting Co. “Why, ain’t that work?” asks Ben Rogers to Tom Sawyer in “The Great White-washer”, the second chapter of Mark Twain’s … Read more
Paul Willemen’s “Epstein and Photogénie”
September’s Reading: “Epstein and Photogénie” by Paul Willemen Thursday September 29 2011 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Alex Muir No Reading returns in September with materials on early French avant-garde film. Paul Willemen’s article “Photogénie and Epstein,” surveys the texts of Jean Epstein and his contemporaries (Louis … Read more
Giorgio Agamben’s “Notes on Gesture”
June’s Reading: “Notes on Gesture” by Giorgio Agamben Thursday June 16 2011 VIVO Media Arts (1965 Main Street), Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Alex Muir For June, we will be looking at “Notes on Gesture” by Giorgio Agamben. This particular text is available in english via two different publications, Infancy and History (1993) … Read more
Travels with Tooy by Richard Price and the film work of Ben Russell
May’s Reading: excerpts from Travels with Tooy by Richard Price and the film work of Ben Russell Tuesday May 17 2011 VIVO Media Arts [1965 Main Street], Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Facilitated by Alex Muir This month we will attempt to place a few excerpts from the ethnographic work of Richard Price in conversation … Read more
“The Right to the City” from Writings on Cities by Henri Lefebvre
April’s Reading: “The Right to the City” from Writings on Cities by Henri Lefebvre Wednesday April 20 2011 VIVO Media Arts [1965 Main Street], Vancouver BC 7pm Salon Free Guest Facilitated by Jeff Derksen In tandem with the ongoing activities of the 602,000: Works on Housing exhibition, April’s edition of No Reading will be hosted by … Read more
