tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post5060033974563184505..comments2024-03-26T05:25:57.160-06:00Comments on Prairie Artsters: Nuit Blanche 2010: First ImpressionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-53529372956045678832010-10-07T10:35:15.407-06:002010-10-07T10:35:15.407-06:00Thank you for reviewing NB Amy. It looks like you...Thank you for reviewing NB Amy. It looks like you did not make it to Liberty Village which hosted Flux and Fire. Unfortunately neither did half of the participants as it was out of the way and only had a few pieces. Of those who did come to find us or stumbled across us, we seemed to have warmed their night.<br /><br />Being a long time participant and recent large scale artist at Burning Man,Christine Irvingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-17132538543892499792010-10-04T21:34:45.663-06:002010-10-04T21:34:45.663-06:00Leah Sandals gives a very thorough reading from a ...Leah Sandals gives a very thorough reading from a seasoned perspective. super interesting questions at the end.<br />http://bit.ly/cpFaHUAmy Funghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894191960738260611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-60424185659736336672010-10-04T20:14:45.453-06:002010-10-04T20:14:45.453-06:00I just saw some photos posted on FB about Nuit Bla...I just saw some photos posted on FB about Nuit Blanche. A friend of mine Jennifer West did some (or all?) the video projections for the Daniel Lanois installation, and she has photos of him performing live. So apparently at least some part of it wasn't pre-recorded...Markowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446814253465155662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-72711239658124322842010-10-04T20:09:34.556-06:002010-10-04T20:09:34.556-06:00Hi Amy - as the curator of a parallel exhibition t...Hi Amy - as the curator of a parallel exhibition titled Out of Site, which included the Ennui Blanc piece, you mention near the end, I appreciate your take on the night. My similar sentiments are what motivated me to include Ennui Blanc.Earl Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-73461825177930360682010-10-04T16:21:07.359-06:002010-10-04T16:21:07.359-06:00hey m, don't get me wrong, I think there are a...hey m, don't get me wrong, I think there are artists and curators affiliated with NB who care and who do try, but on that scale, everything is diluted down to surface spectacle.<br /> <br />I love crowds, but I hate disneyland. especially drunk disneyland. I knew the night was over when I watched a girl puke her guts out in front of the ROM.Amy Funghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894191960738260611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366844142799487979.post-13413443262399589792010-10-04T16:10:26.318-06:002010-10-04T16:10:26.318-06:00OUCH!!! Great review Amy! I've never been to a...OUCH!!! Great review Amy! I've never been to a Nuit Blanche in Toronto, Montreal, Paris, or wherever else they hold them these days, but I'm skeptical nevertheless. I'm all for getting art out there into the public sphere and engaging people, but is this really the way? People just end up experiencing art as entertainment, or as decoration for a street party. <br /><br />I guess I Markowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446814253465155662noreply@blogger.com