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A Memory of Jack Whitten

January 22, 2018 by SJPC in Features

I only met Jack Whitten one time in 2012, but I've thought about the interaction at least once a week for the last six years. 

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January 22, 2018 /SJPC
Jack Whitten, Death, Obituary, Arnold J Kemp, Pacific Northwest College of Art, PNCA, MFA in Visual Studies, Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject
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Curating as Social Praxis at Anytime Dept. in Cincinnati

November 28, 2017 by SJPC in Features

At Anytime Dept., a young gallery in Cincinnati, OH, interpersonal relationships drive an exciting curatorial program. 

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November 28, 2017 /SJPC
Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Writing, Brooklyn, New York, Comedian, Artist, Writer, Anytime Dept, Cincinnati, OH, Ohio, Lydia Rosenberg, Rebecca Steele, Derek Tyler Franklin, waiting around to inhale, solo exhibition, Portland, solo show, 2017, PNCA, University of Pennsylvania, UPenn, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Jodie Cavalier, James Maurelle, Thomas J Gamble, Annie Zverina, Vicious Circle, Two-person exhibition, Two-person show, INFINITE HESH, Laura Bernstein, Daniel J Glendening, the Barometric pressure is all over the place, sidony o'neal, lu yim, Cincinnati Art Book Fair, CABF, Hoffman Lodge, Sammie Cetta, MK Guth, Replacing Place, Amanda Curreri, Rashawn Griffin, Scott Malbaurn, Beth Campbell, Nan Curtis, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, PICA, TBA, Ruben Garcia Marrufo, Cristin Tierney Gallery, Samantha Krukowski, Playa Dust, Burning Man, Jared Miller, Terence Hammonds, Printmaker
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Watching a Comedy Revolution in Real Time

October 20, 2017 by SJPC in Features

What's happening in Brooklyn's comedy scene right now feels like it's going to be reflected upon in years to come as a major sea change. 

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October 20, 2017 /SJPC
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WHOOP WHOOP: An Artist's Dispatch from the Juggalo March on Washington

September 19, 2017 by SJPC in Features

On Saturday, 09/16/2017, Michael Welsh and I attended the Juggalo March on Washington in solidarity, and we learned a lot about what solidarity means. 

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September 19, 2017 /SJPC
Sean J Patrick Carney, Humor and the Abject, Michael Welsh, Juggalo, Juggalo March on Washington, Juggalo March, Buffalo Juggalos, ICP, WOLFPAC, Big Hoodoo, Washington, DC, D.C., Protest, FBI, gang designation, gang, rally, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Insane Clown Posse
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Brooklyn Comedy Festival Kicks Off Tonight

August 21, 2017 by SJPC in Features

The 5th annual Brooklyn Comedy Festival is underway! There's plenty to see this week, and here are a few of my picks. 

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August 21, 2017 /SJPC
Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Film Festival, Humor and the Abject, Brooklyn
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A Working Bibliography

August 07, 2017 by SJPC in Features

I'm working to build a resource for people interested in researching art and comedy. Here's a handful of my favorite books/texts. What's missing? 

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August 07, 2017 /SJPC
Art and Comedy, Art Comedy, Bibliography, Reading List, Working Bibliography, Sean J Patrick Carney, Catherine Wagley, Chloe Wyma, Simon Critchley, Zadie Smith, David Robbins, Concrete Comedy, Claire Bishop, Participation, The Artist's Joke, Jennifer Higgie, Richard Pryor, A Durham, Wayne Koestenbaum, Anatomy of Harpo Marx, Humiliation, On Humour, Aki Sasamoto, Martine Syms, John Limon, Full PDF, Free PDF, download, Standup, Standup Comedy, Syllabus, Abjection, Humor and the Abject, Class, Martha Schwendener, Mel Watkins, On the Real Side, Julia Kristeva, Powers of Horror
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Why Do Artists Love Comedy?

July 13, 2017 by SJPC in Features

Or, Why Do Artists Love Fucking, Eating, Breathing, Sleeping, Weed, Alcohol, etc?

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July 13, 2017 /SJPC
Sean J Patrick Carney, Comedy, Art, Humor, Humor and the Abject
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