DR MCKAIN'S CURRENT ART PRACTICE IS HOUSED AT
THE INSTITUTE FOR AESTHETIC ADVOCACY
and their new website needs a few bucks -- and us hiring someone to grind/curate for a week --to finally go live. since we are pitching our book, this page is also a quick IAA 101
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR / CO-FOUNDER
THE INSTITUTE FOR AESTHETIC ADVOCACY
2017-PRESENT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / DIRECTOR
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, DIGITAL MEDIA,
& COMMUNICATION ARTS
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY:
2018-2023
FOUNDER / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DIVISION OF RHETORIC & DIGITAL ARTS
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY:
2011-2017







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CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA)
 TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST  Â
 MINNESOTA ARTS BOARDRHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
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BAD VIDEO ARTS FESTIVAL
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ART INSTALLATIONS
THANK YOU TO OUR INSTALLATION PARTNERS, PATRONS, AND HOSTS
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ART EXHIBITIONS
THANK YOU TO OUR EXHIBITION PARTNERS
JURIED and/or GRANT-FUNDED LOCAL, NATIONAL, and/or INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS and (always) CIVIC FORUMS
ACLU MINNESOTAÂ
SAFETY NOT SURVEILLANCE COALITION
RECLAIM THE BLOCK
GUNS DOWN, LOVE UP
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE HUD COMMUNITY
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE YOUTH ARTS CENTER
PROTECT MINNESOTA
SECOND CHANCE COALITION
NORTH SUBURBAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
URBAN EDUCATORS NORTHEAST SCULPTURE FACTORY
DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF LITERACY NARRATIVES
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
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SAYING "ARTISTIC PRACTICE" MAKES ME THROW UP
I CALL IT 'SHOWRUNNING' OR 'AESTHETIC ENGINEERING.'Â OR WHY ALL MY FRIENDS AGREE IT'S MAYBE A GOOD THING I DON'T HAVE MY LAW LICENSE AND AN ART COLLECTIVE. Â
SAYING "ARTISTIC PRACTICE" MAKES ME THROW UP
I CALL IT 'SHOWRUNNING' OR 'AESTHETIC ENGINEERING.'Â OR WHY ALL MY FRIENDS AGREE IT'S MAYBE A GOOD THING I DON'T HAVE MY LAW LICENSE AND AN ART COLLECTIVE. Â
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ART INSTALLATIONS
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Because Art is the Answer When Nothing Else Works.
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JURIED and/or GRANT FUNDED GROUP and SOLO INSTALLATIONS
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA)
 TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST  Â
 MINNESOTA ARTS BOARDRHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
TULTAIN VALLEY CREATES
BAD VIDEO ARTS FESTIVAL
SAINT CLOUD ZINE FEST
HAMLINE OPEN STUDIOSFRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
 ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY Â
  PROJECT PROJECT -
Using aesthetics to illuminate, educate, and advocate for
free speech,
digital civil rights,
science,
public health,
and civic civility.
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Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
CELLULAR HOME INVASION







ART INSTALLATIONS
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CELLULAR HOME INVASION
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Y2K16: SURVIVING THE DIGITAL APOCALYPSE
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UNSOUND METHODS
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ENDLESSLY REPEATING ENDLESSLY
Vendor:Northern Spark Arts Festival / Sun SiloRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per -
Ma l'amor mio non muore (Love Everlasting)
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SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE
Vendor:Institute for Aesthetic AdvocacyRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per
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ART EXHIBITONS and CIVIC FORUMS
DR M AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR / CURATOR / DESIGNER / HOST
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Designed to catalyze and curate allegedly impossible cross-cultural conversations. -
JURIED and/or GRANT-FUNDED LOCAL, NATIONAL, and/or INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS and (always) CIVIC FORUMS:
ACLU MINNESOTAÂ
SAFETY NOT SURVEILLANCE COALITION
RECLAIM THE BLOCK
GUNS DOWN, LOVE UP
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE HUD COMMUNITY
LITTLE EARTH NATIVE YOUTH ARTS CENTER
PROTECT MINNESOTA
SECOND CHANCE COALITION
NORTH SUBURBAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
URBAN EDUCATORS NORTHEAST SCULPTURE FACTORY
DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF LITERACY NARRATIVES
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY -
THANK YOU TO:
THE HUNDREDS OF
ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
who contributed and participated
in these unique attempts to
foster community during lockdown,
disinformation war,
the assault on artistic/academic freedom,
and this AI shitshow.
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Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy
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ART EXHIBITIONS
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DIGITAL RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS
Vendor:The Institute for Digital Humanity; The Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy ACLU Minnesota Native Youth Arts Collective North Central University Post ME Coalition Councilman Steve Fletcher (Minneapolis, MN)Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per -
Y2K16: SURVIVING THE DIGITAL APOCALYPSE
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SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE
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ALL BULLETS SHATTER
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ZINE EXCHANGES
Vendor:Twin Cities Zine Fest / Saint Cloud Zine FestRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per
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PERFORMANCES
JURIED and/or AWARD-WINNING and/or I JUST LIKE THEM
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Northern Spark Arts Festival / Sun Silo
ENDLESSLY REPEATING ENDLESSLY





PERFORMANCES
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ENDLESSLY REPEATING ENDLESSLY
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Ma l'amor mio non muore (Love Everlasting)
Vendor:Minneapolis Italian Film FestivalRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per -
SONANCE: THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF NOISE
Vendor:University of Minnesota Institute on the EnvironmentRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per -
HOW TO WRITE A POEM THAT COSTS YOU $175K
Vendor:Missouri Review: Miller Audio Prize for HumorRegular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price / per -
SOUNDTRACK TO CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA
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JOHNNY ROCKET SCIENCE
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