“Those in the know call Edgar Miller Chicago’s Gaudi, because like the famed Catalan architect, he had a knack for making art with whatever materials were available. In an era of scarce materials, Miller made mismatched, scavenged pieces look chic when arranged to his liking.”
Tag: 08.04.11
What If Books Could Be Constantly Revised? (They Can)
“With texts going digital, it becomes alluringly simple to rework, revise – and profitably republish – earlier works. In theory, a writer could download his or her first novel onto a laptop, give it the thorough polish it deserves, and have it back on the real and/or e-bookshelves in a matter of days.”
Study: UK Concert Ticket Sales Down In 2010 For First Time In Decade
“Part of the drop was blamed on the fact that acts including The Rolling Stones and Take That did not tour last year. And some major artists, such as Kings of Leon and Rod Stewart, opted to play in arenas instead of stadia as a result of the the economic downturn.”
Music Is More Than The Sum Of Its Notes. And Yet…
“The score and the music are both inextricable components of the final artwork, and it makes no more sense to say that one or the other must stand on its own than to say that a novel’s plot must stand on its own irrespective of the characters or language.”
Classical Theater Of Harlem Stakes Its Future On Henry V
The Shakespeare history play is “Classical Theater of Harlem’s first full-scale production in nearly two years, since its founders departed after friction with the board. And the company is kicking off its new life in debt, with no endowment or permanent home, and dependent on corporate, foundation and government financing at a time when such money is harder than ever to come by.”
Dangerous Satire: New Afghan TV Series Mocks Government Corruption
A mockumentary titled The Ministry “sends up the nepotism, payoffs and sheer incompetence that are commonplace in the Afghan government. The Ministry of Waste in the imaginary country of Hechland, which means ‘nothing land,’ is inhabited by a weak minister and his hapless entourage.”
Making A Dance Piece About Vancouver’s Stanley Cup Riot
Edmond Kilpatrick on his new work, Party Boys: “I was working on a humorous piece, but the day after the riot, it somehow didn’t seem funny any more. I kept thinking about what had just happened, and ended up taking the original construct I had built and reimagining it as a response.”