Take a look at our first Dispatch, by Federiko Zukerfeld, about the transformation of a murder site in Buenos Aires into a living cultural venue.  Mystical and Political: Everything Happens across the Cameras In June 2002, as Argentina faced a deep economic crisis, a protest at a Buenos Aires train station was brutally repressed and two young demonstrators were killed. Federico Zukerfeld documents how activists have transformed the site of their murder into a living cultural venue.  Read more. By Federico Zukerfeld Let us know what you think in the comments below and on Twitter (Creative Time Reports is @artistsreport).

Take a look at our first Dispatch, by Federiko Zukerfeld, about the transformation of a murder site in Buenos Aires into a living cultural venue. 

Mystical and Political: Everything Happens across the Cameras

In June 2002, as Argentina faced a deep economic crisis, a protest at a Buenos Aires train station was brutally repressed and two young demonstrators were killed. Federico Zukerfeld documents how activists have transformed the site of their murder into a living cultural venue.  Read more.

By Federico Zukerfeld

Let us know what you think in the comments below and on Twitter (Creative Time Reports is @artistsreport).

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Here’s the full article with more images: Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art, from Mexico to the U.S.

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Mexican artist Pedro Reyes has responded to gun violence by transforming weapons into art. For my latest project, Disarm, I have taken guns seized by police in Ciudad Juárez and turned them into musical instruments: guitars, drums, marimbas and so on. Via CreativetimeReports

Read “Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art, from Mexico to the U.S.” by Artist Pedro Reyes on Creative Time Reports. http://bit.ly/GUNStoART

Read “Disarm: Transforming Guns into Art, from Mexico to the U.S.” by Artist Pedro Reyes on Creative Time Reports.

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Download the whole interview as an .mp3 or listen online,  Making Art in a World of Ferment: A Conversation with Martha Rosler

Download the whole interview as an .mp3 or listen online, 

Making Art in a World of Ferment: A Conversation with Martha Rosler

Martha Rosler, Semiotics of the Kitchen (1975)

OPEN CALL — SEND CREATIVE TIME REPORTS YOUR PHOTOS OF TRANSFORMED PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE WORLD! Creative Time Reports is currently seeking original photographs of public spaces across the world that have served as sites of activism and agitation, taken before, during and after major political events. We are looking for images similar to the above photographs of Tahrir Square, depicting the central Cairo throughway before, during, and after the 2011 protests that overthrew Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Other sites of social struggle might include New York City’s Zuccotti Park, London’s Finsbury Square, Madrid’s Puerta del Sol or Oakland’s Oscar Grant Plaza. We aim to present a transnational array of images that capture the diverse experiences of activists, and the myriad public spaces they have occupied and revolutionized, in the struggles against austerity, authoritarianism, corruption and inequity that have intensified worldwide in this new decade. Submissions of only “before,” “during” or “after” photographs are welcome, in addition to selections that highlight progressions from one stage of protest activity to the next. Images may be more focused on individuals or groups, existing architecture or provisional encampments, but should showcase the transformation of public space. Please limit your submission to a maximum of 20 images. All submissions must be sent via email to editorial@creativetime.org and follow the below guidelines: Photos you submit must be your own. Subject lines for all emails should include your name and the words: “Creative Time Reports Open Call Submission.” Please include: - your name and, if applicable, the URL of your website;  - a caption noting the location(s) and date(s) for your image(s); - a short description (two sentences maximum) of your image(s), as well as any links to news articles that might be relevant for background (optional); - an English translation of any foreign language descriptions or articles. If files are too large to send in an email attachment, please use You Send It or We Transfer, and include the date and time you uploaded the file in your email. Deadline: May 31, 2013 We look forward to seeing your views of the square! NOTE: While we always accept submissions, this is a specific call for images of politically vibrant public spaces, before, during and after a major event. By submitting, photographers grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from Creative Time Reports. All images used will carry a credit line of the photographer. Copyright and all other rights remain with the photographer. Photos of Tahrir Square in GIF via luthfispace.blogspot.com (Late 2010) and via Wikimedia Commons by Jonathan Rashad (2011 & 2012)

OPEN CALL — SEND CREATIVE TIME REPORTS YOUR PHOTOS OF TRANSFORMED PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE WORLD!

Creative Time Reports is currently seeking original photographs of public spaces across the world that have served as sites of activism and agitation, taken before, during and after major political events. We are looking for images similar to the above photographs of Tahrir Square, depicting the central Cairo throughway before, during, and after the 2011 protests that overthrew Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Other sites of social struggle might include New York City’s Zuccotti Park, London’s Finsbury Square, Madrid’s Puerta del Sol or Oakland’s Oscar Grant Plaza. We aim to present a transnational array of images that capture the diverse experiences of activists, and the myriad public spaces they have occupied and revolutionized, in the struggles against austerity, authoritarianism, corruption and inequity that have intensified worldwide in this new decade.

Submissions of only “before,” “during” or “after” photographs are welcome, in addition to selections that highlight progressions from one stage of protest activity to the next. Images may be more focused on individuals or groups, existing architecture or provisional encampments, but should showcase the transformation of public space. Please limit your submission to a maximum of 20 images.

All submissions must be sent via email to editorial@creativetime.org and follow the below guidelines:

  • Photos you submit must be your own.
  • Subject lines for all emails should include your name and the words: “Creative Time Reports Open Call Submission.”

  • Please include:

    - your name and, if applicable, the URL of your website; 

    - a caption noting the location(s) and date(s) for your image(s);

    - a short description (two sentences maximum) of your image(s), as well as any links to news articles that might be relevant for background (optional);

    - an English translation of any foreign language descriptions or articles.

If files are too large to send in an email attachment, please use You Send It or We Transfer, and include the date and time you uploaded the file in your email.

Deadline: May 31, 2013

We look forward to seeing your views of the square!

NOTE: While we always accept submissions, this is a specific call for images of politically vibrant public spaces, before, during and after a major event. By submitting, photographers grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact or compensation from Creative Time Reports. All images used will carry a credit line of the photographer. Copyright and all other rights remain with the photographer.

Photos of Tahrir Square in GIF via luthfispace.blogspot.com (Late 2010) and via Wikimedia Commons by Jonathan Rashad (2011 & 2012)

nprfreshair: News you can use? Beautiful Decay: Lauren DiCioccio uses a simple needle and thread on cotton muslin to mummify and honor an endangered artifact– the printed newspaper. In each piece, as The New York Times’ text fades, its correlating cover portraits puncture the surface with pockets of strung together color, reminding us of a certain tactile human unraveling as we adaptively wave goodbye to the Industrial Age.

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News you can use?

Beautiful Decay:

Lauren DiCioccio uses a simple needle and thread on cotton muslin to mummify and honor an endangered artifact– the printed newspaper. In each piece, as The New York Times’ text fades, its correlating cover portraits puncture the surface with pockets of strung together color, reminding us of a certain tactile human unraveling as we adaptively wave goodbye to the Industrial Age.

New articles on Creative Time Reports today! 

New articles on Creative Time Reports today! 

Have you seen the latest? Bookmark what you’ve missed on Creative Time Reports for your weekend reading.

Have you seen the latest? Bookmark what you’ve missed on Creative Time Reports for your weekend reading.

When the New Yorker scours National Geographic’s photo archive, fascinating things arise. newyorker: Two border-patrol officers attempt to keep a fugitive in the U.S. in this photo from National Geographic’s archive (Luis Marden/National Geographic). Click through to see more.

When the New Yorker scours National Geographic’s photo archive, fascinating things arise.

newyorker:

Two border-patrol officers attempt to keep a fugitive in the U.S. in this photo from National Geographic’s archive (Luis Marden/National Geographic). Click through to see more.