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Ben Sisto
28 / M / Brooklyn, New York
Contact:
Blog + Email + Facebook + Twitter
Likes:
Free culture, art & design, community
organizing & fund raising, efficiency.
WNYC, WMBR, New York Cares
Design Portfolio:
Kind Words:
Boston Phoenix, 2008 by Matt Parish
Weekly Dig, 2006 by Michael Brodeur
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Art Exhibitions Organized:
Invisible Somethings, March - May 2009
Works by Brian Willmont, Eric Shaw, & Denise Kupferschmidt
92YTribeca, Manhattan, New York
Goddess, Mouse, and Man, October 2008 - February 2009
Works by Lauren Weinstein, Tom Hart, Matthew Thurbu
92YTribeca, Manhattan, New York
Music & Other Events Organized
Live music, dance parties, flea markets, etc
*Mostly in Boston, MA - List in progress, about 90% complete
Books & Texts:
Take Two: titles, instructions, descriptions, 2009 Live
Hollis Frampton Comes Alive: Collection of games / texts, 2008-2009
144 Darwins: Mutation and drift in photocopies, 2003
Web Projects:
Caution: Some works (+) flash rapidly!
Sometimes, text, 2009 +
Common American Green, color, 2009
New Names for Old Colors, search results, 2009
How to Surround an Island on a Budget, map, 2009
Erased Erased de Kooning, JPG, 2009
What Do You Want From Me?: Just ask, I'll do what I can, 2009
1x1x217: GIF - smallest / largest, 2009 +
Various Small Fires, animated gifs, 2009 +
Material Works: MP3 (beta), 2009
Gloryland: environment captures, 2007
Older:
Jay Z Construction Set: On Tech TV (YouTube), other press, 2004
RIAAMix Volume 1, Catalog page / Exhibition info, 2004
2D / 3D / Projects:
Thugs on Mugs: Set of ceramic mugs, digital printing, 2007
Select Community Projects:
Punk Rock Flea Market 1-10, 2003-2008 photos here
N.E.S.T. 2005, 2006: Week-long multi-venue event series
Love During Wartime: Grant-generating dance party Photos and Video
Grass Roots Fund Raising
826 Boston, 2008 ($1,000)
Kirsten Malone Fund, 2004 ($1,000)
Red Cross post 9-11 , 2001 ($800)
Love During Wartime 2 Artist Grant: Winner Jef Czekaj, 2008 ($1,000)
Love During Wartime Artist Grant, Winner Lissa Riverra, 2006 ($1,000)
Misc / Various small events added up, ($1,500 est.)
Employment History
92YTribeca
New York City, NY 2008-2009
Music and Gallery Programs Coordinator
The Milky Way Lounge and Lanes
Jamaica Plain MA, 2007-2008
Booking and Promotions Manager
Great Scott & O'Brien's Pub
Allston MA, 2004-2007
Promotions Director & Booking Assistant
Honeypump (Sole proprietorship)
Boston MA, 2003-2006
DIY Events, fund raising, record label
Education History
Massachusetts College of Art, 2002
BFA, Studios for Interrelated Media
Co-produced Eventworks 2001-2002 season
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