Archive of Ardalan Keramati

Ardalan has written 18 article(s) for AFC.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 4: Siobhan MacFarquar’s Diary

by Guy Forget on March 4, 2011
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Forget in Ten Parts is a ten-part weekly series by AFC's Curatorial Fellow, Guy Forget, focusing on the aesthetics of impermanence. This week Guy had lunch with Siobhan MacFarquar at the Olive Garden on 6th Ave.

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In Our Masthead: Anthony Fuller

by Guy Forget on March 1, 2011
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This month’s featured artist is Anthony Fuller, gracing the AFC masthead with “Untitled” (2011). From one generalized impulse — trying to make sense of ways of belonging — he creates tableaux that are both transparent and inscrutable.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 3: The Aesthetics of Permanence

by Guy Forget on February 25, 2011
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Forget in Ten Parts is a ten-part weekly series by AFC's Curatorial Fellow, Guy Forget, focusing on the aesthetics of impermanence. This week, the topic shifts to the aesthetics of permanence. The post is in three parts: one utopian project (stalled), one ongoing construction and one effortless success.

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Art Club: Anna Betbeze at Kate Werble Gallery

by Guy Forget on February 21, 2011
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It's been a rough couple weeks, with all the anticipation and all — but Art Club is finally here. Time to talk about Anna Betbeze's Moss Garden at Kate Werble. I came away from the show with a few things on my mind, and I suspect others did too.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 2: Kelly Shimoda and other make-up videos

by Guy Forget on February 18, 2011
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Forget in Ten Parts is a ten-part weekly series by AFC’s Curatorial Fellow, Guy Forget, focusing on the aesthetics of impermanence. This week, Forget presents four videos: two from Kelly Shimoda’s ongoing series “Women Putting on Makeup” (2010-), a Godard clip, and a bonus short about the trappings of vanity.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 1: Interview with José María

by Guy Forget on February 11, 2011
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Forget in Ten Parts is a ten-part weekly series by AFC's Curatorial Fellow, Guy Forget, focusing on the aesthetics of impermanence. For the first installment, Guy Forget interviews artist José María.

José María came to New York to do a residency at the J & J Distribution Company in Long Island City. The following interview was conducted last Friday, after his residency concluded.

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Art Club: Anna Betbeze at Kate Werble

by Guy Forget on February 7, 2011
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What's next for Art Club? Six room-sized shag rugs.

For Moss Garden, Anna Betbeze's solo show at Kate Werble, the artist has worked with her medium of choice, the handmade Greek rugs affectionately known as flokatis. Discussion starts February 21, when Art Club reconvenes at AFC. More details after the jump.

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Featured Artist: Ariel Goldberg

by Guy Forget on February 1, 2011
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Ariel Goldberg writes a letter “to every person in The United States Military who had been announced as a casualty of The War in Iraq.” These letters were also performed, culminating in a series of frustrated attempts at mailing 100 of them, their “un-mailing,” as she calls it.

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