Tag: art-not-apart

  • Zine Reviews Part One

    Zine Reviews Part One

    So over the last two weeks I collected a lot of zines. Normally I go for a longer review process, but I’m pressed for time. So here goes. I picked these zines up between the Zine Vending Machine Launch and the Art, Not Apart festival. Machine-Vended Zines Better Things to Do Where Pete Huet interviews…

  • Art, Not Apart

    Art, Not Apart

    It’s that time of year again. Art, Not Apart cranked up again to be taller and more widespread. Instead of the odd graffiti-slash-street artist given a place to spray, there was an entire artists’ alley and other pockets around the New Acton campus. Instead of being contained within the main area, the event even filled…

  • Art, Not Apart

    Art, Not Apart

    I had some apprehensions on going to Apart (that’s Art, Not Apart) on the weekend. My problem with art festivals, and a larger chunk of the arts world, is that it’s pretending to be more than it really is. People readily apply labels like post-modern, transgressive and zeitgeist to things that are getting more praise…