my installation: Recreating Home A description of the production: Coming Through The Gap In The Mountain On An Elephant (CTGME) is an experimental exhibition at the University Museum of...
Read more23 Jun, 2013
03 Jun, 2013
why are streets named after men?
03 Jun, 2013
On a drive down I-59 to Hillcroft, where we visit every week to collect daal, rice and naan, Minal asks, “Why are all the streets and cities named after...
Read more02 May, 2013
24 hours in austin….
02 May, 2013
I meet up with my Macondo friends Liliana Valenzuela and Vicente Lozano and we go pay homage to Patti Smith, who offers a sold-out concert at Stubb’s BBQ. After...
Read more06 Apr, 2013
more thoughts about the family that lives under pierce elevated…
06 Apr, 2013
Today, on our way back to our house, Minal points out to laundry laid out behind some bushes right off the freeway, as we enter Pierce Elevated, heading south....
Read more31 Mar, 2013
natural art…
31 Mar, 2013
Minal explores leaves, sawdust and tree bark in our patio and serves up some vegetarian meals that substitute as art installations.
Read more09 Mar, 2013
another minal-ism…
09 Mar, 2013
Driving together is when I hear Minal’s wisdom. Perhaps this is when she slows down and has time to respond to the world around her. Today she says: Ammi,...
Read more15 Feb, 2013
a visit to portland state university…
15 Feb, 2013
Hosted by a graduate art student, Erica Thomas, I spend two nights in Portland, visiting Harrell Fletcher’s graduate program Engaging a Community Through Art project with Portland State University,...
Read more06 Feb, 2013
Why do women work so hard?
06 Feb, 2013
– Why do women work so hard here? Minal asks me over dinner. – What do you mean? I ask. – Because women are always working and they don’t...
Read more14 Jan, 2013
when kohl-kajal becomes a weapon…
14 Jan, 2013
I’ve written many blog entries about airport security, but this afternoon at La Guardia Airport is surreal. The first time my red carryon goes through the security checkpoint, the...
Read more02 Jan, 2013
returning from the rio grande…
02 Jan, 2013
Lights flash as we approach the rectangular building sitting alone in the desert amidst hot land and cactus. Wearing green pants & shirts, they stand and inform us: We...
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