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ArtStar complex has unique historic character to be preservedSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 05:42.
The most prominent architectural element of the Star Complex is the glazed terra cotta facade of the original bakery building, with some lovely decorative elements including a repeating star motif, that is also integrated in surprising ways throughout the main building of the complex (including star brick detailing on square smoke stack and even stars on the metal steps). The most striking detailing is around the front doors of this building, built on the front property line facing Lakeview Road.
Real NEO new economy began with tribes: the origins of REALNEO.USSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 14:52.
The origins of REALNEO.US live at http://clevelandcause.tribe.net/ where I first organized this revolution, while I was based in Northern California and fighting to help the real NEO economy from afar. Read the manifesto that was the CAUSE for REALNEO.US below... the very first copy sent to my friend and co-conspirator with REALNEO.US, Louis Carl Edwards, via Tribe.net on December 21, 2003 at 4:19 AM, West Coast time: ( categories:
Art of the Day: Steve CaganSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 20:57.
Copyright © 2005 by Steve Cagan. All rights reserved. Reservados todos los derechos. I'm a big photography fan and the photographer who best captures Cleveland and has the voice I find most powerful here is Steve Cagan, who recently showed work of local steelworkers at the CSU gallery and had work in the NEO 2005 exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art - his bio there is:
Steve Cagan Poet of the day: d.a.levySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 16:13.
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Scott Miller artist's receptionSubmitted by Phillip Williams on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 15:32.
07/21/2006 - 18:00 07/21/2006 - 21:00 Etc/GMT-4 Location
The Asherman Gallery
1846 Coventry Village
Cleveland Heights, OH United States
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Art of the Day: Yoshitomo NaraSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 07/13/2006 - 22:57.
There was a show of Yoshitomo Nara's work at MOCA Cleveland a few years ago, it was one of the most memorable shows I have seen there. This Japanese artist's imagery haunts you like a bad experience from your childhood. I felt compelled to buy this ash tray from the gift shop even though I have not smoked since high school. This Wikipedia page on Yoshitomo Nara provides some nice background. Not all his images are so biting. I think what I like about his work is that he captures the essence of modern childhood in both a personal and general way.
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Art of the Day: Angela KeslarSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 07/13/2006 - 09:47.
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Free to photograph "The Bean"Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 07/13/2006 - 01:10.
One of my initial reactions to CLOUD GATE was "I have got to photograph this!". I am definitely not a professional photographer, but I do like to record interesting things I see with my digital camera so that I can show them to friends later. CLOUD GATE was definitely the most interesting thing I encountered in Chicago. CLOUD GATE is really fun to photograph, too; with all the interesting reflections created in its curvy mirrored surface. That is why I was totally shocked when I read this blog article about how the city of Chicago had tried to restrict and charge for photographing it. A similar policy to the one Jones Day has about not allowing their building and the sculpture in front to be photographed. Chicago has now put an end to all that silliness though. ( categories: )
Ohioan Angela Keslar on "Project Runway" TonightSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Wed, 07/12/2006 - 13:56.
07/12/2006 - 22:00 07/12/2006 - 23:00 Etc/GMT-4
Don't miss the premiere of the third season of "Project Runway" tonight at 10 pm on Bravo. For those of you who are already fans of the show, now there is more reason to watch than ever; NEO residents can root for fellow Ohioan Angela Keslar. Joanna Connors from the PD wrote about her today : "Ohioan on 'Runway' and Ready for Takeoff" (Arts & Life, Page E6). Location
BRAVO
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Poet of the day: Chris AbaniSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 07/11/2006 - 22:57.
Ode to Joy John James,14 to drip Risking death; an act insignificant Oje wai wai, Poet of the daySubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 07/11/2006 - 22:49.
I heard today an interview with Chris Abani, of Nigeria, a poet, writer and activist who was imprisoned many times in Nigeria, and placed on death row, for his art and activism. He spoke of "illiterate soldiers with guns" and the struggles of his people in Nigeria and in other global conflicts around the world, including involving America, and I realized how little I pay attention to poetry and how much is offered to my mind therethrough, so I will begin adding "Poet of the day" to the "of the day" series on realneo... and the first will honor Chris Abani, from a struggling nation of which I have friends. Feel free to add favorite poems and poets as comments as you please. Art of the Day: Derek HessSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 07/11/2006 - 12:03.
No recognition of the arts as important to the world, much less Cleveland, may overlook Derek Hess, who first was widely known for powerful, angst-filled figurative music posters promoting shows he was then booking at the old Euclid Tavern, which became a fine art business for Derek, which allowed him to grow his global impact to a level few artists in Cleveland have ever achieved, all while staying in and investing in Cleveland, organizing the Strhess Tour, and Strhess Clothing, and making Gallery 1300 happen and happening (opening there this Friday, July 14th). Read more about Derek below, visit the links, and if you are smart buy some of his work while you still may.
Art of the Day: CLOUD GATE by Anish KapoorSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 23:16.
I spent the past weekend in Chicago -- a city that is in many ways a more fun place to be than Cleveland. One of the reasons why: public art like this! Most people who know it just call it "THE BEAN" but this sculpture is actually titled CLOUD GATE (a much more elegant name). CLOUD GATE is located in Millennium Park, a beautiful formal garden along Michigan Avenue completed a few years late for the celebrations of 2000. On a July Sunday around noon the park was filled with 100s of people out enjoying the warm sunny weather and at least 100 or more of them were constantly gathered around "THE BEAN"staring with wonder . Not surprising at all because this sculpture is absolutely amazing! One of the best things about CLOUD GATE is how people interact with it. Just walk too close and suddenly you become part of the sculpture. Once you see your reflection you are hooked! Go inside, stand under the arch and look up -- wow! Meer words can't describe the experience! More photos and insight here...
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Tech Czar Ingenuity bash Thursday, July 13th at Fat Fish BlueSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 09:29.
07/13/2006 - 17:00 07/13/2006 - 21:00 Etc/GMT-4 Just a friendly reminder of the great bash coming up this next Thursday - July 13th at Fat Fish Blue. Thomas Mulready of Cool Cleveland had this fantastic idea of setting an event will help sponsor the Ingenuity Festival. The Ingenuity Festival is the premier event that helps blend (or blur) technology and art together. As part of this event you will get a free ticket to Ingenuity Festival. As always, I am looking to bring people together to celebrate our world class artists and technologists. So please join me! Location
Fat Fish Blue
Corner of Prospect and Ontario
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps Ingenuity Festival 2006: Seize the dates... July 13-16Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 09:17.
Hear the sound of 1,000 Drums. Listen to live jazz, hip-hop, folk, techno, classical, rock, polka, & more. Experience opera, theater, ballet, step dancing, breakdancing, contemporary dance & more. Enjoy exhibits, concerts, poetry slams, stilt walkers, jugglers, parades, food, flowers, & activities for kids, all transformed by technology. That’s Ingenuity 2006 & it’s happening this July in The Festival Village at Prospect Ave. & East 4th St. Seize the dates, at the Ingenuity Festival website and in this book, as the festival comes alive.
Ingenuity Festival 2006: Opening CeremoniesSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 07/10/2006 - 02:36.
07/13/2006 - 17:00 Etc/GMT-4
Location
Ingenuity Festival 2006
Public Square
Cleveland, OH United States
See map: Google Maps "Cigarettes are like girls. The best ones are thin and rich." & "Some women would prefer having smaller babies."Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 07/09/2006 - 21:09.
Today's editorial by Dick Feagler on taxing smoking for the arts, in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, really makes me think about the unfathomable death and destruction on this planet from humans' use of tobacco, and the evil killers who are to blame for all those deaths. The British site Action on Smoking and Health estimates that between 1950 and 2000 around 60,000,000 people worldwide have died from tobacco-related diseases. That is a shocking number, but a fraction of the 100,000,000+ who have died from tobacco over all time. But still I've been willing to remain an addict to tobacco and smoke... until Feagler's column made me picture myself dying like he may, from smoking. Feagler wrote:
Do not miss Rocket From The TombsSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 07/09/2006 - 00:55.
07/26/2006 - 20:00 07/26/2006 - 23:30 Etc/GMT-4 While looking for song of the day Lyrics from Cleveland's greatest, Pere Ubu, I stumbled across the following amazing news on Ubu Projex - the cyber avant garage of Pere Ubu...
I saw the 2003 first post-modern tour of TFTT and it was the best. I won't bother gushing on my own about this one - trust me or read more below and at the links and then get tickets to this show at the Beachland Ballroom ASAP as it will sell out... and I'll cover this one.
Rocket From The Tombs existed for less than a year, played fewer than a dozen shows and was probably never seen by more than a few hundred people but it has over the decades since 1975, due to a frenetic trafficking in bootlegs, acquired an international status out of all proportion to its popularity. Location
Beachland Ballroom
15711 Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH United States
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Cleveland, America!Submitted by Phillip Williams on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 10:19.
07/08/2006 - 17:00 07/08/2006 - 19:00 Etc/GMT-4 Saturday July 8th.
Cleveland, America! Opening Reception Herbert Ascherman, Jr.’s exhibit opens to the public. A free reception to meet the artist – and many of the people in the portraits – takes place in the Norton Gallery 5 pm - 7 pm: East Boulevard at the Western Reserve Historical Society, University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. Location
Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard
Cleveland, 44106, OH United States
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Artist of the day: Herb AschermanSubmitted by Phillip Williams on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 09:43.
A few days ago I took my children to meet one of Cleveland's finest artists, Herb Ascherman. While many parents have taken their children to photographers to get a few photos taken for use in holiday cards, or to hang on the wall. Herb Ascherman will not only take a photo, he will truly deliver to you a piece of art. My children, 7 and 8 years old, sat for the their photos with a clear sense of their purpose, to allow me have a memory of their visit of the 2006 summer.
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Art of the Day: PENELOPE by Arabella Proffer-VendettaSubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Fri, 07/07/2006 - 00:23.
Arabella Proffer-Vendetta paints amazing modern gothic mannerist portraits -- some base on actual people others from her imagination. She also designs some very cool art for bands. To see more, visit Arabella's website. Her website is great! She is one of the few artists I know who use technology well to promote their work. Be sure to check out her work at Ingenuity Fest, too. Here is some infomation she sent out in an email: ( categories: )
Four + Art + Design at 1300Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 22:34.
07/14/2006 - 19:00 07/14/2006 - 22:00 Etc/GMT-4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Title of the Exhibit: Four + Art + Design Opening Reception: Friday, July 14th 7:00 – 10:00pm Address: 1300 West 78th, Cleveland OH, 44102 Location
1300 Gallery
1300 West 78th
Cleveland, OH United States
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Art in the Village at 5700 art opening: Natalie LaneseSubmitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 01:35.
07/06/2006 - 17:30 07/06/2006 - 19:30 Etc/GMT-4 Art in the Village at 5700, the gallery space located at Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland (5700 Broadway Avenue) in the Slavic Village Historic District, will be hosting an art opening on Thursday, July 6th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Location
Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland
5700 Broadway Avenue Slavic Village
Cleveland, OH United States
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Art of the Day: LYRAVEGA1 by Paul DaceySubmitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 01:23.
Paul Dacey is a CIA grad originally from Toledo Ohio. He is now living in New York City and exhibiting all over the world. His works defy the boundaries of traditional painting and sculpture and re-present familar and iconic images. Check out Paul Dacey's website.
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Steven Litt is slowing down ODOT's "Racing to design a new bridge for I-90". Hallelujah!Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 07/05/2006 - 05:06.
When I saw last week a preview for the Thursday, June 29, 2006, WVIZ "Ideas" program featured PD Arts and Architecture columnist Steven Litt and Cuyahoga County Planning Director Paul Alsenas discussing the state of ODOT's plans for a new bridge to replace the current I-90 span across the Cuyahoga River, I thought I was having déjà vu. Yes, this was an issue a year ago... even six months ago, but since then ODOT had so thoroughly railroaded the bridge and trench planning process through the public mind-space that it seemed all topics of discussion about this near $billion project had moved completely behind closed doors and forgotten. Well, it seems Litt and Alsenas have very different ideas about that, as they shared in an excellent "Ideas" this week, and as Litt writes at length in today's Plain Dealer. Be sure to read that article... and great work on Ideas, Steven and Paul!!! Read on...
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