Eternal Telethon is an open
collective
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an ...
working to establish an artist
retirement home at the
Salton Sea by hosting "live" webcast. Founded in 2009 by Ina Viola Blasius,
John Burtle
John Burtle (born in 1984) is an American artist who works in performance, Public Art, sculpture, and broadcast media. The artist lives in Los Angeles, often changes the spelling of their name, and frequently works with in groups .
Work
Burtle's ...
, Akina Cox, Chad Dilley, and Niko Solorio the Eternal Telethon has featured over 200 artist. Notable Eternal Telethon projects have included "the Future is Eternal" which was part of
CalArts 40th anniversary, the twenty-four-hour broadcast "Infinity + 24" at
Machine Project, "Eternal Service" at the
Church of Public Fiction with Signify, Sanctify, Believe
the Hammer Museum with
KChungTV, and "Our Work is Never Done" which was part of the
USC
USC most often refers to:
* University of South Carolina, a public research university
** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses
**South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program
* University of ...
MPAS curated exhibition "Work After Work".
In the catalog for the Work After Work Zemula Barr describes the project saying "Although seemingly tongue and cheek, the collective's goal is to initiate an artist's retirement home is very real and points to the lack of structural and economic support available to artist, many who struggle to meet ends meet with part time employment and a lack of
health benefits."
References
External links
* http://larecord.com/interviews/2010/11/19/eternal-telethon-infinity-24
* http://behaviouralsciences.net/curiosity/
* http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/11/eternal_telethon_at_machine_pr.php
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