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Forget in Ten Parts

Forget in Ten Parts, Part 10: Aesthetics of weariness, or Lauren Lancaster is in Kabul

by Guy Forget on April 15, 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 final post, Brooklyn-based photographer Lauren Lancaster has shared some pictures from her current trip to Kabul, where she is working on a photo project on young Afghanis.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 9: An old-fashioned post on painting and advancement in art, with pictures

by Guy Forget on April 8, 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 penultimate post in the series, the topic is painting and contemporary art in general. (Illustrated.)

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 8: Disposable content

by Guy Forget on April 1, 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 presents two text based works and talks a little about disposable content.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 7: The Aesthetics of Impermanence

by Guy Forget on March 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 Forget interviewed Dr. Fernanda Person, adjunct professor of philosophy at Beaufort College. Dr. Person did her dissertation in the history of aesthetic theory in Western philosophy.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 6: An illustrated list

by Guy Forget on March 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 Guy has put together a list of ten art works, illustrated.

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Forget in Ten Parts, Part 5: Here today, gone tomorrow

by Guy Forget on March 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. This week Forget comments on the fleeting nature of NYC art fairs, a commentary supplemented by relevant texts and illustrations.

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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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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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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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