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Meetings

The Think Tank that has yet to be named convenes Publicly Held Private Meetings (PHPM) by the request of any Director. PHPM meeting times and locations are almost never publicized but open to anyone provided she or he assumes directorship of a stated department.

30 Readings on Neutrality as it relates to Art, Politics, Biology and Space.

Posted on February 25, 2010

Participating Directors: Director of the Dept. for the Investigation of Cross-Pollination (DICP) Director of the Dept. for the Investigation of Failure (DIF) Director of the Dept. for the Investigation of Tactical Education (DITE) Volume V, 30 Readings on Neutrality as it relates to Art, Politics, Biology and Space, is part of an occasional series of [...]

PHPM07: What Happens When Governments Collapse?

Posted on September 10, 2009

Over the past few months state governments around the country have encountered shrinking tax revenues due to dramatic changes in our economy. Discussions about the economy, the recession, consumer confidence, etc. have led to threats to core governmental services and even government shutdown while corporations received bailouts to the tune of billions of dollars that were equivalent to over $4,500 per US citizen (of all ages).

“Community” in Question: Conversations and readings on art, activism, and community vis-à-vis the Green Line Expansion

Posted on April 5, 2009

Directors of the Think Tank that has yet to be named present a workshop for a conference on art and activism at Tufts University in April 2009.

PHPM06 “A Picnic with the Natives”

Posted on August 28, 2007

“A Picnic with the Natives,” the sixth publicly held private meeting (PHPM06), continues to scrutinize the cartography of talent, by locating its meeting on an actual site where the “lure of talent” is implemented for the hoped and assumed economic benefit of the community.

SPCC01: Re-Humanization, mediation and the TAZ

Posted on August 10, 2007

This was the first documented SPCC (Spontaneous Public Critical Conversation) that presented itself to the Directors during a conversation at sidewalk cafe in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Newly self-appointed temporary Director of the Department for the Investigation of Re-Humanization (DIRH) hosted DIM and DIN for a cup of coffee and the SPCC ensued.

PHPM05: Scrutinizing the Cartography of Talent

Posted on May 25, 2007

Scrutinizing the Cartography of Talent – A discussion about the Creative Class in proximity to a lecture by its founder, Richard Florida is an investigation into the utilization and marketing of the creative city and the artist as economic savior. Can we interrogate “hipsterization strategies,” where artists are active in the (re)development of blighted urban spaces? How do artists participate in or resist this process?

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