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Nov 10: Look at Me by Willie Middlebrook

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Portraits of family and friends of the artist speak to and about his people, his communities.  Question: Are you your face?

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Nov 9: RULE and EXCEPTION by Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas

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Human emotional manifestations are present in any transportation station. The before and the after, the departure and the arrival, the greeting and the farewell, sorrow and happiness, the private in public. As everyday actors we are the generators of all these situations.  Question: Which kiss is sweeter: hello or goodbye?…

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Nov 9th: Traffic by Ann Kaneko

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http://http://vimeo.com/31232666 Traffic in three cities.  Question: Do crowds scare you?

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Nov 7: Odyssey by Zig Gron

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http://http://vimeo.com/31232661 Progress perceived through the lens of time, scale and pattern.  Question: What does this video remind you of?

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Nov 5-6: Sign People by Roman Jaster

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The back stories of 3 people who are twirling signs on your street corners are revealed.  Question: What’s the oddest job you had?

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Nov 4: What do you love? by Isabel Avila

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http://http://vimeo.com/31232645 “What do you love?” is a participatory video project where viewers are asked to take a look at the important things in their life and then activate those things by exploring the endless possibilities of sharing what one loves.  Question: How do you share what you love?

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Nov 3: Melrose Whoopee by Poli Marichal

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http://http://vimeo.com/31232691 Melrose Whoopee is a quirky, sweet-and-sour commentary on our current economic downturn using the Melrose District as a metaphor for the state of the nation.  Question: What would your sign say?

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Nov 2: Ad or Art by Lisa Marr

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http://http://vimeo.com/30574085 L.A. streets are questioned for their simultaneous creativity and commerciality.  Question: Can advertising be art?

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Nov 1: Re/Trato by Oscar Munoz

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A hand uses a brush to paint a face on a concrete sidewalk with water. Before the image is finished, the beginning of the portrait has evaporated. The work is a meditation on the impermanent nature of images and the transient nature of life.  Question: Is the impermanent beautiful?

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Oct 31: Ass on the Street by Elana Mann

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http://http://vimeo.com/27598511 Performance documentation of the artist “on her way to work” in Downtown L.A.  Question: What’s her purpose?

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