autotelic artist talk no. 1: james t. green
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In the first installment of the Autotelic Artist Talk series, Chicago artist James T. Green stopped by to talk about his art practice, thoughts on race and technology, and sharing jokes about his family.TRANSCRIPT
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Hello there.My name is
James T. Green.I am a
designer and artist.
[email protected] • @onthefirefly • jamestgreen.com
MARCH
autotelic {studios}, Chicago, IL
02 2013
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CHICAGOJOLIET9 months(as of today)
23 years
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ACRE ARTIST RESIDENCY, 2011www.acreresidency.org
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MEMORIES, REMASTEREDVideo2011
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footage from2006 - 2011
primary source of communication
frustration
newer videos, clearer picture,
much likeselective memory
remix culture
curation ofmemories
socialnetworks
personaluse
new memories, stories and
conversations
FAMILY + TECH + COMMUNICATION
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Was technology the glue to my family that holds it together?
How does it apply toother families?
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BETA EYESSeries of works in solo exhibition
2012
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WHAT IS AMEME?
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“An idea or unit of culture that spreads from a person to person creating a new idea as it goes along.”
-Dacia Mitchell, from This Week in Blackness podcast, ep. #377, 25 Feb. 2013
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SHIT PEOPLE SAY MEME (2012)
BETA EYES
Race and subcultures
My experiences
Spreading thoseopinions rapidly
The performers’ thoughts of that race
or subcultures
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FROM THE BETA EYES OPENINGFebruary 12, 2012
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#Characterinternet, projection, 2012
Post-Blackanimated GIF, 2011
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INTERNET CULTURE + CULTURAL COMMUNITIES + ANONYMITY#Character, 2012
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SUPPOSED POST-RACIAL SOCIETY + MICROAGRESSIONSPost-Black, 2012
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Items that are remixed orrequire a second look in
relation to cultural differences in digital media.
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PROJECTS IN THE WORKS
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OFFENSIVE QUOTES AS ETHNIC FONTS2013
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SEARCH RESULT HTML STUDIES2013
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QUESTIONS?
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Thank you.
[email protected] • @onthefirefly • jamestgreen.com
MARCH 02 2013
autotelic {studios}, Chicago, IL