Mike Glier says of his new book, along a long line, from Hard Press Editions, it “is the story of this yearlong trip along the line of Longitude which begins in the Arctic Circle, runs through my studio in upstate New York and continues to the equator. I left my studio thinking, ‘when I die, I want to know that I’ve used myself up.’ At first, this might seem glum,

Janet Dees, SITE’s Thaw Curatorial Fellow, will investigate the theme of surveillance in contemporary art, connecting it to the work of Hasan Elahi. The theme of surveillance has garnered substantial attention from artists concerned with the loss of personal privacy after 9/11. However, the idea of watching and being watched has played a steady, if less obvious role in contemporary art since video cameras and feed-back loop technology became more

Joanne Lefrak, SITE’s Education and Catalogue Manager, will explore the theme of obsession in contemporary art and relate it to the works of Kaari Upson. She will investigate the idea of compulsive fixations and desire and will discuss contemporary artists who focus on obsessive practices or subjects. Lefrak will explore the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea or image through the lens of contemporary art. Podcast:

In their passionate, poetic exchanges, documented in video and other means, McCallum and Tarry, a mixed-race husband and wife team, seek to complicate and overcome the archetypical binary “white man/black woman” in their work. By exploring their relationships to each other, McCallum and Tarry are in fact investigating race in the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical contexts. The exhibition at SITE Santa Fe, One on One, will feature three works by

SITE’s Eighth International Biennial will examine the recent emergence of film and video as an animated platform through which to integrate other media – painting, drawing and sculpture – a development they see as strongly related to the filmic concept of the “dissolve,” in which one shot fades into another. Organized by Sarah Lewis and Daniel Belasco.

SITE’s Eighth International Biennial will examine the recent emergence of film and video as an animated platform through which to integrate other media – painting, drawing and sculpture – a development they see as strongly related to the filmic concept of the “dissolve,” in which one shot fades into another. Organized by Sarah Lewis and Daniel Belasco.

Contemporary Art In Context Presenter: Laura Steward Podcast: Download (Duration: 32:30 — 70.8MB)

Contemporary Art In Context Presenter: Laura Steward Podcast: Download (Duration: 24:40 — 53.6MB)

An evening with Nadine Robinson, Treasure Don and DJ DRM. Performance at Warehouse 21’s performance space, this was part of the Lucky Number Seven, SITE’s Seventh International Biennial. Podcast: Download (Duration: 46:16 — 100.7MB)

Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien deliver a lecture at SITE Santa Fe about the biennial design and their current work. Podcast: Download (Duration: 36:01 — 62.7MB)