The Making of FAS 08 |
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This is how the La Respuesta looked like on Thursday before Angel Flores Mangual and Lisa Ladner converted it into... |
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...the FAS 08 event space. All it took was a vision, lots of plastic and 12 hours of work. |
Omar, Lisa and Jorge were the organizers and curators of FAS 08. |
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FAS 08 Impressions |
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Jeanette Ingberman and Papo Colo take a look at Charles Juhasz-Alvarado's gigantic headphones installation (sound by Fabian Vélez). |
Joel "Yoyo" Rodriguez test sits in his stereo installation. |
On the right: The auto sufficient work of Rafael Vargas Bernard. |
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The End of Cheap Oil... |
...by Celso Gonzalez |
Vargas Bernard in good company. |
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Elveen Gonzalez and his work... |
...on the far right monitor. |
Installations by Tony Gonzalez Walker. |
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Araceli Pino did the art work on the right and performed live as Puntito Siniestro. |
A visitor can't keep his hands off Araceli's masterpiece. |
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Sound works by Jacob Morales Marchosky,... |
...Jorge "Rito" Cordero... |
...and Karlo Andrei-Ibarra. |
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Visitors inside, in front of and interacting with Rebecca Adorno's sound space, Rosamary Berrios multimedia production and Teo Freytes' sound piece. |
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Juhasz-Alvarado (green shirt) takes a dive in the crowd. |
Tony Gonzalez urges video artist Bea Santiago, who visited the FAS with her family, to create a sound instead of taking a rest in the Juhasz/Vélez seat. |
Natalia Martinez offers a megaphone enhanced dialoge in the bathrooms. |
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Visual artists Carmelo Sobrino and Patricia Paravisini listen to Papo Colo's Sueños ocultos. |
Listening is the most important action in the FAS 08. |
Marisol Plard explains her work to visual artist Norah Hernandez. |
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In front of the venue the work of Luis Berrios and Eric Adamsons can be experienced by riding a pick-up. |
Jorge Castro and Claudio Chea could later be heard on stage. Between them, MUAC curator and artist Elsa Maria Meléndez hugs a friend. |
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The stage begins to shine on Friday and Saturday night... |
...for Matotumba,... |
...Francisco J. Torres... |
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...who uses radio antenas as instruments,... |
...and for S&M among many others. |
CDs on sale at the FAS Shop. |
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Ozzie Forbes takes Karlo Andrei-Ibarra's pimped up "carretilla" for a ride. |
Aprox. 500 people visited the FAS 08. |
La Respuesta owner José Morales finds time for a smile. |
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Every day and hour attracted a different crowd: from scensters to families with kids, from art profesionals to people concerned with noise pollution. |
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"Yoyo" Rodriguez (yellow shirt) |
Visual artist Cati Matos (left) |
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Visual artist Chemi Rosado Seijo enjoyes a night out. |
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Raphael Montañez Ortiz' piano destruction concert on DVD got a lot of attention (and buyers). |
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On the left screen Adal Maldonado's Mambo Madness made people think about the clave. |
Miriam Morales supervised the box office. |
Artist Nani Alvarez (the "N" in W&N) is presenting the next generation of sound artists. |
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Artist G. Nemyr (with glasses) brought her family to the fair. |
Hard worker and artist Angel Flores took his daughter to the opening. |
Artist, curator and writer Pedro Vélez stops by before moving to Chicago. |
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Multimedia artist Teo Freytes (right) talkes to painter Carlos Fajardo. |
Actor Pablo Tufiño bumped into investigator Taina Caragol and Marc Neumann, all NY based. |
Omar Obdulio Peña Forty's sound installation with barber shop utensils sparked discussions. |
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Artist Jorge "Rito" Cordero (left) |
Walter Fernandez (the "W" in W&N) stands next to Vélez and Chea. |
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Sound artist Samuel Torres (S&M) listens to other artists, Teo Freytes gets material for his videos, listeners prepare for an experience. |
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MAP chief curator Cheryl Heartup between curatorial assistant Rachel Mohl and Artnet writer Pedro Vélez. |
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Musician Raul Gaud listens before he performs. |
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Environmental law expert Francis Torres Fernandez with family. |
FAS co-organizer Omar is happy to share the moment with Sally. |
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While visitors frequented the FAS Lounge, Sobrino relaxed with the work of José Luis Vargas and José Luis Baerga that includes his voice and dances over Papo Colo's Salsa Requiem. |
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Concerts and panels were well attended. |
Andrés Lugo watches Jorge Castro and AHD doing a sound check. |
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After three days of sounds, laughter, discussions, noise, music, visual experiences and encounters the space was turned back... |
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...from FAS 08 to La Respuesta which continues to offer an interesting program. |
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