Art + Friends + Auctions

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:35:03 +0000

We’re really excited to be coordinating the 2011 ArteEast Benefit Auction. The artists and team at ArteEast are amazing. Especially inspiring is the fact that two of our clients are collaborating to make this important event happen. In this case, the Auction Steering Committee is comprised of Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, the geniuses behind Art Reoriented.

The works include pieces from some of today’s most important artists and takes place at Philips de Pury in Manhattan. For our friends across the oceans, fret not. You can bid online for some of the works here: http://auction.arteeast.org/

Donated works include pieces by many of our other clients and friends:
Afsoon, Negar Ahkami, Shiva Ahmadi, Sadik Alfraji, Ayad Alkadhi, Mounira Al Solh, Nihad Al Turk, Kamrooz Aram, Shoja Azari, Lara Baladi, Yto Barrada, Walid El Masri, Mona Hatoum, Rachel Hovnanian, Shahram Karimi, Laleh Khorramian, Alexis Laurent, Ahmed Mater, Shirin Neshat, Nicky Nodjoumi, Mohannad Orabi, Walid Raad, Arnaud Rivieren, Marwan Sahmarani, Kais Salman, Soody Sharifi, Khaled Takreti, Omran Younes, and Shawki Youssef.

Want an Original Banksy? Steal it from Palestine.

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:32:56 +0000

The angst this brings us is precisely what we deserve for staying up too late surfing the internet.

http://gawker.com/5836782/did-a-hamptons-art-dealer-steal-banksy-works-from-the-west-bank

More information on the Segregation Wall in Palestine:

Stop The Wall

The Banksy Forum on Palestine

YEMEN…. Nation of Wonders

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:27:16 +0000

We’ve had the pleasure of representing a number of Yemeni’s here at The Make Agency. Though it’s high on our wishlist, we’ve regrettably never been able to visit and see Yemen for ourselves. These photos remind us that despite all the struggles faced by this small nation, it is without question one of the most beautiful in the Middle East.

Sanaa Photo by Pitheas

http://www.kuriositas.com/2011/08/secret-cities-of-yemen.html

While we are at it, here are two of our favorite films about Yemen:

The Bravest Little Girl in the World

A New Day in Old Sana’a

Tips on How to Use Google+

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:39:21 +0000

For our clients and friends who are jumping on the Google+ bandwagon, we salute you.

To ‘make’ the transition easier, we’re sharing Mashable.com’s useful tip sheet on some of the best tools for maximizing your experience on the worlds newest monitoring software: Google+.

in the end, they will turn on us.

New Video From Our Friends Yas and Ozzie

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:12:40 +0000

Love it when the family makes it happen. We played a little role in bringing these two together and we couldn’t be more proud of both. xoxo

EyeWriter Projects featured in “Talk to Me” Exhbit at MOMA

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:27:17 +0000

This will surely be an amazing exhibit. We’ve been lucky enough to cross paths with the folks at Free Art & Technology laboratory and Graffiti Research Labs before and they are some of the most innovative folks out there. What they’ve done for TEMPT1 is beyond art, it’s true friendship.

EyeWriter Team/The Museum of Modern Art, New York

The Muslim World and PR

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:55:28 +0000

PR Newser recently ran an Q&A with author Paul Temporal about how to reach the Islamic Market.

Interesting insight, though next time PR Newser, call The Make Agency.

Photo by DGarfen

Welcome to The Make Agency Blog!

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:09:10 +0000

stay tuned for upcoming commentary on the world and those of us who live in it.