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Niki Berg: Art work
No full textNiki Berg is a native New Yorker and lives on the Upper West Side. Using photography to investigate and document life from birth to death. Her work is driven by intuition regarding the cycle of life, touching on the joy of aging, illness, and generations. Her photographs hold an elegant intensity while she contemplates difficult subject matter. The intimate self-portraits during her journey with Breast Cancer, frequently included her family. These images are truthful and direct, while her other photographs are more poetic. Niki’s project’s also investigate the dynamics of family relationship with a particular interest in mothers and daughters. Many of her projects can be viewed on her website: http://www.nikiberg.com/
Berg is a recipient of numerous awards. She was chosen to participate in ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY in 2012-13. Other awards include the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, first received for “A Gate Unfastened” followed by “When Death Comes” which also received the Annenberg Medical Art Award. Niki has been a fellow at Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony. Berg has exhibited at The Berkshire Museum, The Parrish Art Museum, The New York Public Library to name a few. Internationally she has exhibited in Tokyo, Germany and Italy
Niki Herd
No full textNiki Herd grew up in Cleveland and earned degrees in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and Antioch University. Nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, she is the recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her work has been supported by the Astraea Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts, and has appeared in several journals and anthologies including Feminist Formations, North American Review, The Feminist Wire, Split This Rock, and Resisting Arrest: Poems to Stretch the Sky. Her debut collection of poems, The Language of Shedding Skin, was published as part of Main Street Rag’s Editor’s Select Series. She has spent the last five years living in Washington, DC
Yellow Serpent Chair
No full textDetail, head; In 1980 Niki creates the first of her snake chairs, vases, and lamps. Working in polyester damaged her lungs and she switched materials later in the 90's. The San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the Port’s Public Art Committee has a program to both purchase and exhibit public art; this was part of that program. Source: Niki Charitable Art Foundation; http://nikidesaintphalle.org/ (accessed 7/12/2012
Shots
No full textdetail, from Niki de Saint Phalle retrospective exhibition catalog, Centre Georges Pomipdou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 198
Latino Employment and Residential Segregation in Metropolitan Labor Markets
No full textThe spatial configuration of minorities relative to Whites in a metropolitan area, or residential segregation, has been identified as a significant barrier to access to employment opportunities for racial/ethnic minorities, including Latinos, in metropolitan labor markets. Dominating the research are tests of place stratification models that focus on segregated ethnic enclaves or the mismatch between minority communities and employment opportunities. Both approaches focus on predominantly Latino neighborhoods and communities, but overlook their structural location and isolation in the broader metropolitan labor market. This study examines whether and to what extent structural characteristics of metropolitan labor markets in which Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans live and work shape their employment opportunities and whether or not these relationships vary across the three Latino native-origin groups. We utilize a unique dataset of the demographic, employment, educational, occupational, and industrial characteristics of the 95 largest US cities. The analyses feature both OLS regression to ascertain if varying levels of segregation across metropolitan areas in 2000 is associated with different levels of employment for Latinos, and a fixed-effects analysis to determine if changes in these structural factors between 1980 and 2000 within the same labor market affect the employment rates of Latinos in that metropolitan area. We find that segregation has a deleterious effect on Latino men’s employment; in cities where segregation is worse, their employment rates are lower, and as the cities that they live in became more segregated over the 20 year period of study, their employment rates decreased.This is the final author's version of a paper that was accepted for publication and appears in a revised form, subsequent to editorial input, in the journal Du Bois Review. The final published version of the paper is available at: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7827408© 2010 W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American ResearchThis research is supported by a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded by the National Academy of Science.Peer reviewe
Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden in Garavicchio (GR): a proposal for a tourist visit.
No full textopenNiki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) nasce a Parigi nel pieno del crollo economico americano. La famiglia si sposta a New York, dove la giovane cresce con un'educazione cattolica fino al matrimonio con Harry Mathews, futuro scrittore. La coppia si trasferisce a Parigi e i due hanno una prima figlia, Laura. Nel 1953 Niki de Saint Phalle viene ricoverata in una clinica a Nizza, dove inizia il suo percorso artistico, in principio come terapia, per poi sfociare in un'espressione sempre più interiore dell'artista e in una celebrazione della vita e della femminilità. Cinque anni dopo la nascita del secondogenito Philip, nel 1960 Niki de Saint Phalle si separa dalla famiglia per dedicarsi a se stessa e alla propria arte, permettendole di affrontare i dolori passati e presenti, dagli abusi del padre all'artrite reumatoide in età adulta. Nello stesso anno Niki de Saint Phalle e Jean Tinguely iniziano un rapporto che durerà per tutta la vita, con un secondo matrimonio per de Saint Phalle nel 1973. Il percorso artistico di Niki de Saint Phalle trova successo a partire dai Tirs, performance di tiro pubbliche che la porteranno a conquistare un posto tra i Nouveaux Réalistes. Dopo un periodo di transizione in cui l'artista si dedica ad assemblages e composizioni figurative, segue la nascita delle Nanas nel 1965, sculture archetipiche femminili cariche di vitalità, che la porteranno in tutto il mondo, in particolare con Hon-en katedral nel 1966. Continua a lavorare su scala sempre più monumentale, collaborando spesso con Tinguely. Lo stile di Niki de Saint Phalle non è facilmente inquadrabile, e muta frequentemente, ma mantiene sempre un'espressione figurativa con forte simbolismo, come possiamo notare dalle varie statue che andranno a comporre il suo più grande operato: il Giardino dei Tarocchi a Garavicchio, in Toscana. Per la sua realizzazione de Saint Phalle dedicherà gran parte della la propria vita, dal 1978 fino alla morte in California nel 2002. Al fine di valorizzare i capolavori di Niki de Saint Phalle in Italia, saranno analizzate le modalità di ideazione e realizzazione delle opere, i loro significati, e viene avanzata una proposta di itinerario turistico in Toscana con tappe alla Nana' Fontaine di Capalbio e Il Giardino dei Tarocchi. Nell'elaborato vengono selezionati i trasporti, consigli di ristoro e di eventuale pernottamento, e infine il percorso di visita
Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden
No full textEagle Throne, west flank showing the northwest corner; The only American sculpture garden and last major international project created by Niki de Saint-Phalle. Inspired by California's mythic, historic and cultural roots, the garden consists of nine large-scale sculptures, a circular "snake" wall and maze entryway, sculpturally integrated bench seating and native shrubs and trees planted within the interior plaza and along the outer perimeter. Source: Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden; http://www.queencalifia.org/ (accessed 7/7/2010
ANALISA KERUSAKAN PERKERASAN LENTUR JALAN NIKI-NIKI - OENLASI
Full text linkKinerja jalan sebagai prasarana transportasi darat merupakan faktor yang sangat penting dalam bidang perhubungan terutama untuk kesinambungan distribusi barang dan jasa. Kinerja infrastruktur jalan yang baik akan memberikan manfaat yang berarti bagi proses perkembangan wilayah, guna mencapai kinerja jalan dalam kondisi baik, salah satu upaya yang dilakukan yakni melakukan peningkatan infrastruktur jalan. Pengukuran sifat kerataan lapis permukaan jalan akan bermanfaat dalam usaha menentukan program rehabilitasi dan pemeliharaan jalan. Ruas Jalan Niki - niki - Oenlasi adalah ruas jalan yang berstatus Jalan Provinsi dengan fungsi menghubungkan Ibukota Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan dengan Kecamatan lainnya yang ada di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan di antaranya Kecamatan Ki'E, Kecamatan Amanatun Selatan, Kecamatan Boking, Kecamatan Noebana, Kecamatan Fautmolo, Kecamatan Nunkolo. Hal ini tentu mengindikasikan bahwa ruas jalan tersebut merupakan prasarana transportasi darat yang menunjang tingkat perekonomian masyarakat pada daerah tersebut yang harus selalu memberikan pelayanan yang optimal bagi pengguna jalan, dalam arti harus selalu dalam kondisi baik dan mantap. Ruas Jalan Niki - niki - Oenlasi sebagai penghubung Kota Oenlasi (Ibu kota Kecamatan Amanatun Selatan, TTS) dengan Kota Niki - niki (Ibu kota Kecamatan Amanuban Tengah, TTS), saat ini tidak mampu lagi memberikan pelayanan yang optimal bagi pengguna jalan. Perlu tindakan untuk mengembalikan kondisi tingkat pelayanannya, salah satu upaya adalah melalui rekonstruksi dengan perkerasan baru dengan pertimbangan, dengan dibangunnya jalan tersebut diharapkan ruas jalan mampu melayani lalu lintas selama umur rencana dan dapat menghubungkan Kota Niki - niki ke Kota Oenlasi melalui ruas jalan tersebut. Dari hasil perhitungan dengan menggunakan metode Analisa Komponen pada ruas jalan Niki - niki - Oenlasi (KM04 S/D KM05) Kecamatan Amanuban Tengah di Kabupaten TTS maka diperoleh: a.) Tebal lapis Perkerasan HRS-Base adalah 5 cm. b) Tebal aggregat kelas A (pondasi atas) adalah 18 cm, c) Tebal aggregat kelas B (pondasi Bawah) adalah 10 cm. Hasil analisa perkiraan biaya pembangunan ruas jalan Niki - niki - Oenlasi (KM 04 S/D KM 05) Kecamatan Amanuban Tengah di Kabupaten TTS adalah sebesar Rp. 2.661.370.000- (Dua Milyar Enam Ratus Enam Puluh Satu Juta Tiga Ratus Tujuh Puluh Ribu Rupiah)
Other title: House Bill 2186 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by Niki Christopher, Attorney for CURB
No full textapplication/pdf; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Utilities Committee, presented by Niki Christopher, Attorney for the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony concerning House Bill 2186. "CURB cannot support this bill as it is currently written, although we support many of its provisions."
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