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this is viral.

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About Me

Visit our NEW Social Networking / Gallery website founded specifically for Artists to show their stuff.
The this is viral.Ning - a place for lowbrow & subversive art! thisisviral.ning.com
GET THE LONG PLAYING VERSION: visit our website by clicking here www.thisisviral.org
or just read the cliff notes below:
Vision:

this is viral. is a Wilmington-based organization dedicated to the creation, production and representation of non-traditional art exhibits and performances. The diversity of our projects range from fine art exhibitions, to film production and book publication. From exhibiting fictitious artists, distributing Arbitrary Art Grants and publicly protesting work, this is viral continually examines, challenges and produces an array of conceptual and non-commercial art.
Mission:
this is viral. believes that all people hold the capacity to express themselves through art, and that self-expression and our ability to communicate through art is what defines us as human. It is a mission that does not end at 5:00 p.m., or if we run out of money, or get old, or move to a different city. We want to know why our culture celebrates shallow idols and even emptier ideas. Why a society that prides itself on freedom and independence consumes so much junk. We believe that the arts hold the cultural salvation for our minds and our cities, and that the current model of art in America is lifeless and ineffective.
What critics we are!
We have a strong suspicion that the modern art world has lost it's rudder and no longer holds a grasp on the fundamental purpose of art, that it rarely celebrates the courage of a new idea, that it intentionally segregates itself from popular culture (not to be confused with hip culture) and as a result made the art world boring, uninspiring and pretentious. Of course this is just an opinion, and we might be entirely mistaken. But just in case, we founded this is viral.TM to serve as a vehicle to explore, experiment and challenge the idea of what art is, who it should serve and exactly what defines an artist.
Welcome to the unexpected world of this is viral.
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"When thousands of painters who today labor at the non-sense of detail will have the possibilities which machines offer, there will be no more giant stamps, called paintings to satisfy the investment of value, but thousands of kilometers of fabric offered in the streets, in markets, for barter, allowing millions of people to enjoy them and exciting the experience of arrangement." - Guiseppe Pinot-GallizioGet Your Own!View Slideshow Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Interests

Latest http://thisisviral.ning.com Artwork

I'd like to meet:

People with their imagination intact!! Or at least willing to undergo some basic reconditioning in order to restore it.MAKE SOMETHING!
CALL FOR ARTISTS
this is viral. presents: [zero two] 500 miniatures this is viral. is seeking submissions of recent work from visual artists working in any medium for our [zero two] 500 miniatures show . Works in all mediums will be considered. Please feel free to submit original works, prints, or just a cool print from your inkjet printer that has been resized to meet the requirements. Get more info in the .pdf here .
www.thisisviral.org - our main site.
http://thisisviral.ning.com/ - our Artists Social Network / Galleries

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My Blog

this is viral. Ning - Artists' Social Network

this is viral. is proud to announce a NEW addition to our collection of productions. the this is viral. Ning - Social Networking & More for Artists. We want to invite ALL of our friends here on M...
Posted by this is viral. on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:27:00 PST

[zero three] - volunteers needed

We are pleased to announce that we have secured a location for our [zero three] show as well. The building is located on FRONT st. in Wilmington. There is A LOT of clean up tha...
Posted by this is viral. on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:28:00 PST

[zero two] - CALL FOR ARTISTS

this is viral. is seeking submissions of recent work from visual artists working in any medium for our [zero two] 500 miniatures show. Works in all mediums will be considered. Please feel free to s...
Posted by this is viral. on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST

Show us your ART!!

Ok, so we just wanted to extend the invitation to all... Please post some of your artwork on our comments section and show us (and everyone else) what you do....
Posted by this is viral. on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:39:00 PST

Check out this event: Starving Artist Potluck Dinner and Movie Night

Hosted By: this is viral.When: Thursday Jul 13, 2006 at 6:00 PMWhere: 302 N. Front StreetWilmington, NC 28401USDescription:this is viral. Click Here To View Event...
Posted by this is viral. on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:25:00 PST

Check out this event: [zero one]

Hosted By: this is viral.When: Saturday Apr 08, 2006 at 6:00 PMWhere: ONE SIXTEEN116 north Front St.wilmington, NC 28401USDescription:this is viral. Click Here To View Event...
Posted by this is viral. on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:56:00 PST

The Art of Noises

The Art Of NoisesLuigi Russolo Dear Balilla Pratella, great Futurist composer,In Rome, in the Costanzi Theatre, packed to capacity, while I was listening to the orchestral performance...
Posted by this is viral. on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 04:37:00 PST

Lettrist International Manifesto

some more interEsting intellectual stuff to read...----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------Lettrist Manifesto Lettrist provocation alwa...
Posted by this is viral. on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:21:00 PST

The Use of Free Time

EssayThe Use of Free Time The most superficial and constantly reiterated platitude of leftish sociologists during recent years is that leisure has become a major factor in advanced capitalist ...
Posted by this is viral. on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:40:00 PST

Instructions for an Insurrection

Instructions for an Insurrection If it seems somewhat ridiculous to talk of revolution, this is obviously because the organized revolutionary movement has long since disappeared from the moder...
Posted by this is viral. on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:36:00 PST