First-hand First Fridays

My 404

by jcurcio October 30, 2008 Fallen Nation

This past year has held a lot of changes and challenges for me. I broke up with my girlfriend of five years, (see? I told you I’d finally mention it publicly- no details though guys, LJdrama is so 1998), I’m working a full-time day job, I’ve put my non-or-little-paying creative projects on hiatus until I [...]

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Alterati: One Year Best Of Personal Picks

by jcurcio September 12, 2008 First-hand First Fridays

One Year Best Of Personal Picks James Curcio. Last year, the editorial team and I ran over 500 articles on Alterati on topics as far reaching as sexuality and culture, underground art, event reports, black metal, … teletubbies. A year of digging off the beaten path, and I must say, the best job I’ve ever [...]

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Say Something

by jcurcio September 10, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

Say Something First Friday 4 James Curcio You may have noticed that there hasn’t been a recent ‘art scene’ entry in the First Friday column. This is not because I haven’t been going out to First Friday events, but the …

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Esozone 2007

by jcurcio August 18, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

Esozone 2007 James Curcio Though it’s nothing to be proud of, I am something of a veteran of the Internet-group-turned-physical-event. I’ve seen them manifest in cities, in the middle of the desert, inside other larger gatherings, or Temporary Autonomous Zones, and as attempts at forming long-term communities and artist co-ops. People oftentimes talk a whole [...]

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Hacking At The Roots

by jcurcio July 8, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

Hacking At The Roots Initial Tales from the Forest. James Curcio (Alterati intro feature on Gaian Mind.) I’ve come back out of the woods, and I’m not entirely sure I’m happy about it. Once again I’ve replaced cathode rays for sunlight, and instant messages and teleconferences for conversations. Plugged into The Internets I’m in a [...]

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First-hand First Fridays 3

by jcurcio June 3, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

First-hand First Fridays 3 The Ghosts of the Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum James Curcio At the end of my last First Friday jaunt, I was given a flyer to a promising looking event on Second Friday. Granted, the title of this column is First-hand First Fridays, and the event at the Tiberino Museum occurs on second Fridays. [...]

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First-hand First Fridays 2

by jcurcio May 27, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

First-hand First Fridays 2 On the Streets in Philadelphia James Curcio By the time I hit the streets of Philadelphia’s First Friday, things were already bustling. In these parts, the crowd hits suddenly, and it hits hard. I staggered out of the car and looked around. What first caught my attention was not the galleries [...]

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First-hand First Fridays 1

by jcurcio May 4, 2007 First-hand First Fridays

First-hand First Fridays: Phoenix, AZ by James Curcio First Friday has become something of a phenomenon nation-wide. For years now, galleries open their doors, street musicians and artists flock by the hundreds, and thousands of gallery-goers flit from location to location, quickly intoxicating themselves on free, cheap wine. It’s hard to say how many pieces [...]

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