Distraction Series, 16
February 5, 2021
Dear Friends, As a part of a series in which we focus on archival materials revealing “friends of Arakawa and Gins” (tentative title), we are happy to share with you,
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Distraction Series, 15
January 8, 2021
Dear Friends, For Distraction Series 15 we share with you words from a close friend of Madeline and Arakawa, poet – Don Byrd: Madeline and Arakawa were the most generous
Distraction Series, 14
December 4, 2020
Dear Friends, For Distraction Series 14 we share with you a handful of mail from Arakawa and Madeline Gins’s archives to remind us of the significant role our postal service has
Distraction Series, 13
November 6, 2020
Dear Friends, Distraction Series 13 brings us to November. In the United States in 2020, this month has started out with the stress of the election in addition to rising
Distraction Series, 12
October 2, 2020
Dear Friends, In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, Distraction Series 12 focusses on Madeline Gins’s book Helen Keller or Arakawa (1994) and the influence that Helen Keller had on Arakawa
Distraction Series, 11
September 4, 2020
Dear Friends, For Distraction Series 11, we are delighted to share an interview Arakawa gave in Tokyo, 1997, at the NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC), available for the first time with
Distraction Series, 10
August 7, 2020
Madeline and Arakawa with Mesoamerican statues in Tula, Mexico Dear Friends, Given the current limitations on travel, Distraction Series 10 is here to bring you on a round-the-world armchair vacation
Distraction Series, 9
July 24, 2020
Photograph of Madeline Gins (seated in the second row from the front at the far left) in Grade Six, Radcliffe Road Elementary School, Island Park, NY, 1952 Dear Friends, For
Distraction Series, 8
July 8, 2020
Arakawa, 35’ by 7’ 6” and 126 lbs. No. 2, 1967-68, acrylic and collage on canvas, 7 panels, overall: 420 x 88 1/2 inches Collection of Nagoya City Art Museum,
Distraction Series, 7
June 26, 2020
Dear Friends, In 1968, Arakawa produced a number of works that took his use of stenciled and written language in a more playful direction than we saw in the paintings
Distraction Series, 6: documenta 4
June 12, 2020
Dear friends, The subject of Distraction Series 6 is documenta 4, which took place in Kassel, Germany, from June 27th to October 6th, 1968.. Arakawa was invited to participate in this recurring
Distraction Series, 5: a tour of the Reversible Destiny Lofts – MITAKA (In Memory of Helen Keller)
May 29, 2020
Dear friends, For Distraction Series 5, our Director, Momoyo Homma, leads us on a tour of the Reversible Destiny Lofts MITAKA – In Memory of Helen Keller, in Tokyo, Japan. We are very
Distraction Series, 4: Segue Series Reading at Double Happiness
May 15, 2020
Dear friends, With the launch of The Saddest Thing Is That I Have Had to Use Words: A Madeline Gins Reader, edited by Lucy Ives, we wanted to take the opportunity
Distraction Series, 3: the world premiere performance of Neon Dance’s Puzzle Creature,
May 1, 2020
Dear friends, For the third iteration of our Distraction Series, we are pleased to share a full-length recording of the world premiere performance of Neon Dance’s Puzzle Creature, which took place at Kamigo
Distraction Series, 2: We
April 17, 2020
Dear friends, In this second installment of our Distraction Series, we are sharing Nobu Yamaoka’s documentary film, WE (2011), featuring Madeline Gins. This film follows Madeline from her studio at 124 West
Distraction Series, 1: Children Who Won’t Die
April 3, 2020
Dear Friends, In these uncertain times, strength and solace can be found in belonging to a community and we wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for being a
