Buttonhole Perfection/And So As For By But And If Not Yet Why
A performance in which TBA TV discusses their interaction with television, followed by shots of buildings on one television and shots of a man speaking…
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Results filed under: Talk
Fred Moten presenting a partial correspondence, in lieu of a lecture, on entanglement
Some new controversies have arisen at the intersection of race and poetics. Among other things, this talk and reading will explore the formal implications of…
T’ai Smith Talking About Frock Coats and Capital
In the production of the coat, human labour-power, in the shape of tailoring, has in actual fact been expended. Human labour has therefore been accumulated…
Nils Norman Talking About Play
*Offsite venue: 221A (221 East Georgia Street) Scrivener’s Monthly presents an evening with London-based artist Nils Norman. Working across the disciplines of public art, architecture and urban…
Casey Wei and Michael Turner Screening Kingsgate Mall Happenings
Scrivener’s Monthly presents a screening of Vancouver artist Casey Wei’s new film, Kingsgate Mall Happenings, with a response by writer Michael Turner. Wei’s film, produced…
Will Holder and Alex Waterman Launching Yes, But Is It Edible?
*Please note new 7:00PM start time* Scrivener’s Monthly is pleased to open its third season with publisher/typographer Will Holder (London) and musician Alex Waterman (New…
Reading + Vocal Workshop with Richard Armstrong
“He is as fascinated with the vocalization that might accompany a tennis shot as he is with a perfectly positioned high C. He cultivates impure…
VOICE OVER mind Festival
Unusual Singers & Extreme Vocalists ~ The Western Front presents a weekend of unconventional vocal music including ‘extreme yodelling’. Swiss vocal artist Christian Zehnder headlines…
Pro-Am: Art and Culture on the Internet
Pro-Am is a three day conference about internet art practice, bringing together a range of thinkers and practitioners to explore the implications of the changing…
Three Evenings with Chris Kraus
This fall Western Front presents three evenings with LA based writer and filmmaker Chris Kraus. Kraus is an important figure in contemporary literature and art…
Clint Burnham | SLOW ART WRITING
In Rob Nixon’s book “Slow Violence,” he uses that term as a populist summary for an environmentalist politics of what is essentially structural violence (deforestation…
Aaron Flint Jamison | A Talk and Tour at Pacific Bindery
Please join us at the Pacific Bindery for a factory tour and discussion with artist Aaron Flint Jamison. This event is the second edition of Scrivener’s Monthly, a…
New Star Books Firebombing Benefit
A reading to celebrate New Star’s defiance of the March 7, 2012 firebombing. Organized by Clint Burnham with readings by George Stanley, Larissa Lai, Roger…
Artist Talk and Performance
Western Front Media Arts is pleased to present a performance by Toronto based media artist Jeremy Bailey. Bailey will present an talk and performance in…
Curator Talk
As part of an ongoing focus on the Western Front Media Archive, Western Front Media Arts is pleased to present a talk by Rudolf Frieling,…
Curating Carnival
Western Front is pleased to be hosting a public talk by Claire Tancons. As an independent curator and scholar, Claire Tancons has been conducting historical research…
Artist Talk
Western Front Media Arts is excited to announce a pop-up exhibition and accompanying artist talk by current Media Artists in Residence Oliver Laric and Aleksandra…
Michael Turner’s “Three Readings” text available for download
Western Front Media Arts is pleased to present Michael Turner’s text “Three Readings: Camera, Tape and Sound (Kathy Acker, Steve McCaffery/bpNicol, and Kevin Davies, as…