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The Avant/Garde Diaries is a digital interview magazine that documents artists on the forefront of their creative field. In each article a featured diarist speaks about people or individual works of art they consider to be ahead of their time. Through their eyes we experience uniquely personal profiles that celebrate and inspire the avant-garde. Check out the complete video portrait library: theavantgardediaries.com.

The most recent entry, “Redirect Our Medium,” shines the spotlight on Adam Green and Todd Diciurcio. Adam Green is a musician and artist and most recently released the independent film The Wrong Ferrari, starring Macaulay Culkin. Todd Diciurcio is a painter, sculptor and music-video director. His often large-scale drawing and paintings are created within and respond to the context of the staged live performance and special event. The two met in London to share their zest for exploring outside the proverbial box and asking “why not”?

The Avant/Garde Diaries is a digital portrait magazine that invites leading creatives to talk about the cutting edge of art, design, fashion, music and film. In each digital portrait, featured diarists are asked to introduce someone or something they consider to be ahead of their time. The result is a collection of very personal snapshots that celebrate new ways of thinking and spread inspiration. Be sure to check out the complete video portrait library at theavantgardediaries.com.

One recent video, “Taking Chances,” features Swiss pro snowboarder Nicolas Mueller and L.A. based action sports manager Circe Wallace. The two met in Muellers picturesque hometown Laax in Switzerland, went snowboarding and spoke about taking risks and the need in recognizing chances.

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We would like to take a brief moment to thank this month’s sponsors. These are the organizations and companies that keep us publishing, so be sure to check them out!

• ArtPrize — Part art competition, part social experiment that awards $560,000 total in prizes; registration through May 24
• Pulse Art Fair — Pulse New York runs May 3–6, 2012, at The Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York
• BAMart Silent Auction — Auction featuring over 100 artworks, with proceeds to benefit the Brooklyn Academy of Music and its programs
• Saatchi Online — Online gallery that connects artists and art lovers directly: discover art, get discovered
• Dumbo Arts Festival — Brooklyn’s biggest arts event takes over Brooklyn’s waterfront with visual arts, music, and literature on September 28–30
• Norte Maar — Community-building nonprofit organization with an emphasis on collaborative projects
• UncommonGoods — Cool and unusual gifts for any occasion
• Adam Lindemann — Follow what the New York Observer columnist is seeing and reading at his site
• Storefront Bushwick — Bushwick gallery currently featuring artists Carol Salmanson and Stephen Traux
• Unnamed Broadway Musical: The Musical! — An experimental, legally questionable restaging of an orphan-themed Broadway musical, at EFA Project Space
• Pernod Art & Absinthe Guide — A handy mobile app that lists galleries, events and bars serving Pernod in Brooklyn
• Artspan — Contemporary art destination and service providing totally customizable artist websites
• FIT Art Market MA Program — The group exhibition “No Other Medicine” is now on view at NY Studio Gallery through May 19
• “Oh hey. What’s going on?” — a project by artist Jesus Benavente
• Art Systems — Professional art gallery, antiques and collections management software
• Tyler Summer Painting & Sculpture Intensives — 7-week immersion program for artists interested in developing their work in a challenging and supportive environment
• 950 Hart Gallery — The Lowbrow Society Smut! Show, a public celebration of private affairs, May 4–5
• Claremont Graduate University MFA — A highly focused graduate-only studio-art program
• The Avant/Garde Diaries — A digital interview magazine that documents personal views on the avant-garde
• Artists Wanted — Connecting creative talent with an international audience of collectors and art enthusiasts

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