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Tamiment-Wagner: Arts and Cultural Left

Collected by: New York University

Archived since: Oct, 2015

Description:

Contains websites of entities involved in left artistic or cultural activity and criticism. The Arts are understood to include all the individual arts: music, literature, motion pictures, painting, sculpture, theater, etc. Websites relating to the use of mass media in connection with the arts are also included. Left cultural activity involves efforts to radically critique transform culture, and cultural attitudes, in part or as a whole. For technical, privacy and other reasons, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl.

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Title: Asian CineVision

URL: http://aaiff.org/2014/

Description: Asian CineVision (ACV) is a non-profit media arts organization that develops, promotes and preserves media made by or about peoples of Asian descent. Asian CineVision was founded by grassroots media activists in New York's Chinatown in 1976 to raise social and cultural awareness of the Asian American experience, both in the Asian American community and among the general public. CineVue Online is ACV’s media arts journal established in 1986. The website contains their media arts journal, information on their Asian American International Film Festival, news listings, event listings, and press releases.

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Subject:   Asian American motion picture producers and directors. Asian Americans in television broadcasting. Asian Americans.

URL: http://aaiff.org/2015/

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URL: http://aaiff.org/2016/

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URL: http://aaiff.org/2017/

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Title: Asian CineVision

URL: http://aaiff.org/2018/

Description: Asian CineVision (ACV) is a non-profit media arts organization that develops, promotes and preserves media made by or about peoples of Asian descent. Asian CineVision was founded by grassroots media activists in New York's Chinatown in 1976 to raise social and cultural awareness of the Asian American experience, both in the Asian American community and among the general public. CineVue Online is ACV’s media arts journal established in 1986. The website contains their media arts journal, information on their Asian American International Film Festival, news listings, event listings, and press releases.

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Subject:   Asian American motion picture producers and directors. Asian Americans in television broadcasting. Asian Americans.

Title: Asian American Arts Centre

URL: http://artspiral.blogspot.com/

Description: The Asian American Arts Centre, founded in 1974 as Asian American Dance Theatre, is one of the older community arts organizations in New York City Chinatown. The current name, Asian American Arts Centre, was adopted in 1987 to encompass both the dance company (Asian American Dance Theatre) and the visual arts program, Asian Arts Institute, initiated in 1984. In 2007, the Asian American Art Centre created a new archive, the AAAC Artist Archive. 150 artists who exemplified the major issues that compose the subject of Asian American art were selected and their materials processed for long-term archival preservation. The website contains a blog with details on past and current exhibitions, the digital archive of art, and information related to community organizing in Chinatown.

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Subject:   Asian American art. Community organization |z New York (State) |z New York. Art |x Political aspects.

Title: The Groundswell Collective

URL: http://blog.groundswellcollective.com/

Description: The Groundswell Collective, founded in 2006, is a loose affiliation of artists that work at the intersection of art and activism. The collective is interested in how art relates to social movements and to use of the creativity of the radical left to create an impact in society. The collective uses various different media and the website maintains a blog, catalogs art and runs an online store and barter network.

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Subject:   Groundswell Collective. Art--Political aspects--United States. Artists--blogs.

Title: The Groundswell Collective

URL: http://groundswellcollective.com/

Description: The Groundswell Collective, founded in 2006, is a loose affiliation of artists that work at the intersection of art and activism. The collective is interested in how art relates to social movements and to use of the creativity of the radical left to create an impact in society. The collective uses various different media and the website maintains a blog, catalogs art and runs an online store and barter network.

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Subject:   Groundswell Collective. Art--Political aspects--United States. Artists--blogs.

Title: Penley, John

URL: http://jpenleypixcom.blogspot.com/

Description: John Penley is a photographer and grassroots political activist associated with the squatters' rights movement and housing protests of the 1980s and 1990s in New York City's East Village and Lower East Side, as well as numerous other social causes. A former Navy serviceman, Penley took up photography as part of an effort to document the demonstrations, protests, and other political actions in which he took part, and in the process became a photojournalist. Hundreds of Penley's photographs have appeared in in publications including the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the New York Times, New York and Long Island Newsday, New York Magazine, The Villager, High Times Magazine, The Guardian, Art In America, WW 3 Illustrated, The Shadow, the East Village Eye, and many small political publications. They have also been distributed through press services such as United Press International and the Associated Press. The website contains photographs taken by Penley.

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Subject:   Photojournalism--United States. Photographers--New York (State)--New York. Documentary photography--New York (State)--New York.

URL: http://mickmoloney.com/

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Title: Moloney, Mick

URL: http://mickmoloney.com/index.html

Description: Dr. Mick Moloney (1944-) is a musician, folklorist, and Global Distinguished Professor of Music and Irish Studies at New York University. He immigrated to the United States in 1973, earning a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. He has recorded and produced over forty albums of traditional music, acted as advisor for scores of festivals and concerts, and served as artistic director for the musical ensemble The Green Fields of America. In 1999, Moloney was awarded the National Heritage Award of the National Endowment of the Arts, the highest official honor of traditional artist can receive in the United States. The website includes event and concert listings, his discography, reviews, and his writings.

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Subject:   Irish Americans |x Music. Irish |x Music. Irish |x Songs and music. Irish |z United States |x Songs and music.

URL: http://new.artasiamerica.org/

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Title: Radical Art Caucus

URL: http://radart.squarespace.com/

Description: The Radical Art Caucus’ (RAC) primary mission is the promotion of art and art historical scholarship that addresses problems of oppression and possibilities for resistance. RAC seeks to provide an intellectual and professional environment for the discussion of labor and social justice issues specifically related to contemporary practices of art and art history.

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Subject:   Art--Political aspects. Art historians--political activity. Art historians--Societies, etc.

Title: Radical Art Caucus

URL: http://radicalartcaucus.org/

Description: The Radical Art Caucus’ (RAC) primary mission is the promotion of art and art historical scholarship that addresses problems of oppression and possibilities for resistance. RAC seeks to provide an intellectual and professional environment for the discussion of labor and social justice issues specifically related to contemporary practices of art and art history.

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Subject:   Art--Political aspects. Art historians--political activity. Art historians--Societies, etc.

Title: "Activist Poet's Roundtable" with Dennis Brutus | The Socialist Party - USA, Greater NYC Local

URL: http://spnyc.org/main/node/633

Description: Activist Poets’ Roundtable with Dennis Brutus was an event in New York City on March 16, 2008. Dennis Brutus was a banned poet and political prisoner on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela and 1000 others before the fall of Apartheid in South Africa.

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Subject:   Political poetry

Title: Crystal Field's Theater for the New City Blog

URL: http://theaterforthenewcity.blogspot.com/

Description: Blog written by Crystal Field, the executive director and co-founder of the Theater for the New City. The blog was written in 2012 and covers topics such as the Street Theater, the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre.

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Title: Tambellini, Aldo

URL: http://www.aldotambellini.com/index.html

Description: Aldo Tambellini was born in Syracuse, New York in 1930 but grew up in Italy. In 1946, Aldo returned to the United States. With a full scholarship at Syracuse University he received a BFA in Painting, ‘54 and a Teaching Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame, MFA ’59. In 1959, Aldo moved to New York City’s Lower East Side. He founded the underground, “counter-culture” group, “Group Center,” which organized alternative ways and non- traditional presentation of the artists’ work to the public. He pioneered in the video art movement in the late 60’s. In 1965, he began painting directly on film beginning his “Black Film Series” of which, “Black TV,” (made using both film and video) was the winner of the International Grand Prix, Oberhausen Film Festival, 1969. Simultaneously, Aldo began a series of “Electromedia Performances” which organically brought together, projected paintings, film, video, poetry, light, dance, sound and live musicians. He founded the Gate Theatre, the only daily public theatre showing avant- garde independent filmmakers and in 1967, he co-founded with Otto Piene, the Black Gate, a second theatre which presented live multi-media (Electromedia) performances and installations. From 1976 to 1984, Aldo was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There he conducted workshops and organized with “communicationsphere” a series of international interactive Media Communication Projects. Since ’84, he has concentrated on poetry and performing his poetry with music and video projection. In 2005 Aldo produced a digital film, “Listen” which incorporates his anti-war and political poetry, animation/video and film clips. This film won First Place in the “Short Experimental Film by an Independent Filmmaker” category at the New England Film Festival in October 2005 and at the Syracuse International Film Festival in 2006. In 2007 Aldo was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Syracuse University at the 2007 Syracuse International Film Festival. The same year he received the Keys to the City of Cambridge from Mayor Ken Reeves in recognition of his contribution to the cultural environment of Cambridge. In 2010 Aldo was awarded a Gold medal from the Italian Government, Lucchesi Nel Mondo Organization, in recognition of his lifetime achievement in the Arts. The website contains examples of his art.

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Subject:   Tambellini, Aldo, 1930-. Anarchists |z New York (State) |z New York. Art |x Political aspects |z New York (State) |z New York.

Title: Asian American Arts Centre

URL: http://www.artasiamerica.org/

Description: The Asian American Arts Centre, founded in 1974 as Asian American Dance Theatre, is one of the older community arts organizations in New York City Chinatown. The current name, Asian American Arts Centre, was adopted in 1987 to encompass both the dance company (Asian American Dance Theatre) and the visual arts program, Asian Arts Institute, initiated in 1984. In 2007, the Asian American Art Centre created a new archive, the AAAC Artist Archive. 150 artists who exemplified the major issues that compose the subject of Asian American art were selected and their materials processed for long-term archival preservation. The website contains a blog with details on past and current exhibitions, the digital archive of art, and information related to community organizing in Chinatown.

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Subject:   Asian American art. Community organization |z New York (State) |z New York. Art |x Political aspects.

Title: Asian American Arts Centre

URL: http://www.artspiral.org/

Description: The Asian American Arts Centre, founded in 1974 as Asian American Dance Theatre, is one of the older community arts organizations in New York City Chinatown. The current name, Asian American Arts Centre, was adopted in 1987 to encompass both the dance company (Asian American Dance Theatre) and the visual arts program, Asian Arts Institute, initiated in 1984. In 2007, the Asian American Art Centre created a new archive, the AAAC Artist Archive. 150 artists who exemplified the major issues that compose the subject of Asian American art were selected and their materials processed for long-term archival preservation. The website contains a blog with details on past and current exhibitions, the digital archive of art, and information related to community organizing in Chinatown.

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Subject:   Asian American art. Community organization |z New York (State) |z New York. Art |x Political aspects.

Title: Asian CineVision

URL: http://www.asiancinevision.org/

Description: Asian CineVision (ACV) is a non-profit media arts organization that develops, promotes and preserves media made by or about peoples of Asian descent. Asian CineVision was founded by grassroots media activists in New York's Chinatown in 1976 to raise social and cultural awareness of the Asian American experience, both in the Asian American community and among the general public. CineVue Online is ACV’s media arts journal established in 1986. The website contains their media arts journal, information on their Asian American International Film Festival, news listings, event listings, and press releases.

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Subject:   Asian American motion picture producers and directors. Asian Americans in television broadcasting. Asian Americans.

Title: Bravo, Estela

URL: http://www.estelabravo.com/

Description: Estela Bravo is a documentary filmmaker, working since the 1980s. Her work focuses on Latin America, especially Cuba. She is known for her films "Ninos Desparecidos," "Holy Father and Gloria," "After the Battle," "Returning to Chile," "Maurice," "Fidel," "Who Am I? The Found Children of Argentina," and "Children in Debt." The website contains information on her films, especially her film, "Operation Peter Pan," film reviews, and her biography.

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Subject:   Documentary films. Independent filmmakers.

Title: The Groundswell Collective

URL: http://www.groundswellcollective.com/

Description: The Groundswell Collective, founded in 2006, is a loose affiliation of artists that work at the intersection of art and activism. The collective is interested in how art relates to social movements and to use of the creativity of the radical left to create an impact in society. The collective uses various different media and the website maintains a blog, catalogs art and runs an online store and barter network.

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Subject:   Groundswell Collective. Art--Political aspects--United States. Artists--blogs.

Title: Seeger, Peter

URL: http://www.peteseegermusic.com/

Description: This is the official website of Pete Seeger (born May 3, 1919), an American folk singer and activist. The website contains information on his music, recent collaboration projects, and his label, Appleseed.

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Subject:   Folk singers United States. Political ballads and songs--United States.

Title: Soh Daiko

URL: http://www.sohdaiko.org/

Description: Soh Daiko, founded in New York City in 1979, was the first group in the Northeastern United States. Taiko, a kind of traditional Japanese drumming used for ritual celebrations and festivals also became a contemporary performing art of mass drumming in the 1960s. Soh Daiko’s performances blend movement and choreography with music; its repertoire includes traditional compositions from Shinto music tradition, adapting existing taiko compositions and performing original arrangements by its own members. The group has participated in local New York City cultural festivities, it has performed across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and has been featured in segments on public radio and television. The website contains event listings, videos of their performances, images, and information about recruitment.

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Subject:   Musical instruments - Japan. Percussion ensembles. Taiko (Drum ensemble).

Title: Theater for the New City

URL: http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net/

Description: The Theater for the New City (TNC), founded in 1970 by Crystal Field and George Bartenieff, is a New York City Off-Off-Broadway theater. The theater produces up to 30-40 new American plays per year, prioritizing experimental and developmental works from systematically excluded communities and young playwrights. The website contains information about productions and production credits, schedules, a full production history from the 1970s-2007, a list of all of the awards TNC and TNC productions received since the 1970s, fundraising including the Mortgage Burning Celebration, personnel associated with the Theater, their volunteer program, and theater rental information and rates for their four stages. It also includes information on the Resident Theater Program, the Annual Summer Street Theater Tour, the Presenting Program, the Annual Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Annual Dance Concert and Pow-Wow; Arts in Education Program, and the Community Festival Program.

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URL: http://www.theatreoftheoppressed.org/

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Title: Theatre of the Oppressed

URL: http://www.theatreoftheoppressed.org/en/flashcheck.html

Description: The International Theatre of the Oppressed, founded in 1971 by Augusto Boal in Brazil, is a theatre technique that uses theatre as means of promoting social and political change, through the use of audience participation. The website contains a listing of theater groups that use the technique, news, and a library.

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Subject:   Theater—Political aspects.

Title: Theatre of the Oppressed

URL: http://www.theatreoftheoppressed.org/en/index.php?nodeID=1

Description: The International Theatre of the Oppressed, founded in 1971 by Augusto Boal in Brazil, is a theatre technique that uses theatre as means of promoting social and political change, through the use of audience participation. The website contains a listing of theater groups that use the technique, news, and a library.

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Subject:   Theater—Political aspects.

Title: The Fugs

URL: http://www.thefugs.com/

Description: The Fugs, a group of poet-musicians, was founded in New York City’s East Village in early 1965 by Ed Sanders, Ken Weaver, and Tuli Kupferberg (1923-2010). The website contains biographies of their members, a history of the group, information on their albums, music commentary, reunion shows, and information about Kupferberg's illness and death in 2010.

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Subject:   Fugs (Musical group) Folk-rock music--New York (State)--New York Protest songs--United States. Beat generation--New York (State)--New York

URL: https://40th.sohdaiko.org/

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URL: https://filmfreeway.com/aaiff43/

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Title: DUMBA

URL: https://myspace.com/dumbacollective

Description: Founded by Scott Barry, the DUMBA Collective (1998-2006) was a non-profit arts collective in the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. It was devoted to the contemporary art practices of the queer community. They offered space to local and international artists, primarily queer, and gave the majority of the profit back to the artist. The Collective was both a living space and an anarchist community center. It is most known for their Lusty Loft Parties and a filming location for John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus. DUMBA lost its lease in 2006. This archived website is the MySpace page for the DUMBA collective. MySpace was a social networking website most active in 2000s. It describes planning for a sex party, fliers from events at DUMBA, and well wishes from DUMBA's MySpace friends.

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URL: https://www.aaiff.org/

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/@SohDaikoNYC/videos

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