Additional events by other artists and groups?

So I thought I put this up here the other day, but it looks like it must not have gone through for whatever reason. Here is some information about the PIFAS space (as provided by Ramsey, one of the members).

The Philadelphia Institute for Advanced Study has dedicated itself since its inception in January 2007 to public, freely available scholarship, and to techniques which can be used, studied, and modified without restriction. Facilities include the Center for Frontiers Real and Imagined, our Clay Pigeon Salon of Inscrutable Objects, and the Richard Rorty Center for Philosophical Research.

And the following is a brief description of an event they put together this past Sunday (July 15). I apologize for this not being posted here earlier, but I think people might still be interested in knowing about it, especially as it might pique interest in other events organized by the space.

Soundtracks, as presented by the Acoustic Perceptions Research Group of the Philadelphia Institute for Advanced Study, investigates the shape of sound in a cinematic context. A collage which splinters the casual stroll of the viewer through genre postcards, animated icons, and the stillness of nature serves the spirit of interpretation and facilitates "CAPTCHA" moments, where meaning may be obscured contextually while remaining completely transparent. Without suspecting the ecstatic, the A>p>r>g submits, with revery alone, a caustic, shapeless substance to flow and react in the eyes of experience.

Here's their website, which has a calendar of upcoming events: http://www.pifas.net/

last night erica, jason, and i went to the sunday event and it was awesome! more on that later

Hi again,

We're planning on having another event this Sunday (July 22) following the already scheduled underground soccer game. As of now, it should start around 4 or 5 and end around 7 or 8. It will be a presentation and discussion of research on communal spaces with Kim Förster and Lars Fischer who are involved with the German magazine, AnArchitektur, and the Institute for Advanced Architecture, New York.

A teaser from AnArchitektur:

If space were location and implementation of political conditions and
politics were to construct itself only with recourse to the communal as
the insurmountable horizon the common space would be the the most
political and and conflict ridden place imaginable. This is for us an
interesting place.

While the date and time of the event aren't very flexible at this point, I'm curious how many people think they can come to this. It should be really interesting, especially for artists-in-residence and anyone working closely with Basekamp, as we will discuss Basekamp as a communal space and plan the forthcoming changes that will contribute to the communal aspects of the space. So, despite the full day, it'd be excellent if a lot of people were there -- perhaps it will be a nice"cool down" to the soccer game, as well as something interesting to do on a lazy Sunday.

Please post below about availability, as well as any thoughts/suggestions. Thanks!

I am tied in to work obligations on Sunday--I'll see what I can do to get out of it!

Public Gallery Studies offers a way to publicly explore personal perception of public art galleries. With Public Gallery Studies you can creatively share your desires, ambitions, thoughts, ideas and experiences, as well critique others' perceptions of public art galleries. Sure, you can also offer your presence silently..

An instance of Public Gallery Studies will take place at Tate Modern on Sat. 28.07.07 between 3pm and 6pm. This will be the 1st instance of Public Gallery Studies, and you are welcome to join.

I understand that most of you guys are on the other side of the pond, but that is somehow trivial in the context of the Tate Modern instance because the use of mobiles - cell phones, if you rather.. ;)

On http://pgs.aharonic.net/ you can find details about the practice in general, and about Tate Modern in particular. For example, http://pgs.aharonic.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7 will take you to links which will show you structure of the place, works displayed and a bit of a walkabout..

From: urbanflaneur@gmail.com [mailto:urbanflaneur@gmail.com]
On Behalf Of David Godfrey
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 11:23 AM

Greetings all,

The Next American City pleased to announce our first-ever
24HourRoadtrip. This roadtrip, the first of many, is an experiment
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We would love to have you along for the ride, not just as passengers,
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