Friday, March 28, 2008

The Films of Jose Muniain - 4/17

Join us at 7.00PM on April 17 for a special neighborhood screening of three short films by filmmaker Jose Muniain. In 2007, Jose directed "Sampsonia Way - City of Asylum Pittsburgh," a documentary about exiled poet Huang Xiang, who lived on Sampsonia Way in Pittsburgh's Mexican War Streets neighborhood for several years. Meet Jose, enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and participate in a discussion about all three films with the director and other neighborhood residents.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Graphics Beast

The Graphics Beast - Whatchout

A Few Changes

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David Ellis at the Mattress Factory - Part II



Coming up in the Inner and Outer Space video series: Mark Garry, Luca Buvoli

Monday, March 24, 2008

David Ellis in the NYT

David Ellis in the NYT
Yesterday's New York Times ran a brief story on David Ellis, who is one of nine artists participating in the upcoming exhibition, Inner and Outer Space. David spent 5 weeks working on his piece in the museum lobby. Inner and Outer Space opens on April 25.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory

Last weekend, Sarah Oppenheimer visited the museum and cut a hole in our 4th floor gallery floor.

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 2

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 4

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 3

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 5

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 6

Sarah Oppenheimer at the Mattress Factory - 1

Sarah is one of nine artists participating in Inner and Outer Space, which opens on April 25.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Artkrush

FIVE WORDS by Anita Dube

The latest issue of Artkrush features a great piece on contemporary Indian art. Mentioned in the article are Anita Dube and Raqs Media Collective, both of whom took part in INDIA: NEW INSTALLATIONS, Part II.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Mary Temple at the Mattress Factory

Mary Temple spent several weeks at the museum working on two pieces that will be featured in Inner and Outer Space. A video highlighting one of them is below.



Inner and Outer Space opens on April 25, 2008 and runs through January 11, 2009.