performance
the revolutionary spirit\/\/fast cheap and out of control
The only thing that performance studies scholars can agree on when they talk about performance seems to be that “performance” is an essentially contested concept. The fact that we can call just about any action a performance can lead to some pretty stupid conversations. Are you performing when you’re asleep? Who gives a flying... »
commodity fetishism gone right \/\/ banzai!!!!! | brooklyn
These days, Brooklyn is the destination where art comes to be born and to die. After all, this is still New York City, the global center for commercial art distribution. But beyond that, Brooklyn is home to the overwhelming majority of studios, ateliers, and actual artists in New York City. Soho and Chelsea obviously... »
branding leads to revolution via performance, or how I learned to dress like an indian and bring the british government to its knees
During the Boston massacre, six civilians were killed and six more were injured when British troops, garrisoned in Boston, opened fire on an unruly mob. Seven of the soldiers accused of murder were acquitted. Two were found guilty of manslaughter and branded as punishment. When I learned about this as a kid in school I... »
a word from our silence
“The Logos became man, so that man might become Logos.” ~ The Philokalia, Vol. I, p. 156. I. We humans are creatures of comfort, and that applies no less to our purchasing choices than to our desire for warmth, food, and a roof over our heads. Enter the brand: the staple of a commercial and high-tech civilization.... »
avatars
This past weekend I performed at the Patti Pace Performance Festival, in Statesboro Georgia. Though I love to talk about my own performances, and probably will soon enough, what stood out for me at the festival was the last performance. Rather than explain why it stood out to me, or what it was about,... »
the reverse is also true
A simple black box theatre. Three stools sit side by side. On them sit three gents, dressed in suits and a waistcoat. They are lit by one light each. Occassionally they stare into the lights as they speak. Alan: Seventeen years ago, I found myself adrift in a dinghy. I, to this day, have... »
commodity fetishism gone right \/\/ buckaroo’s mercantile, boston
Cohesion, external or not, is a pretty attractive idea when it comes to art, especially because of the fact that art itself lacks any hard or fast definition. The navel-gazing that we know today as art history originated during the Renaissance with Italian painter and artist biographer Giorgio Vasari, who collectively grouped the three... »
the infiniteability of stories
Last night at Barnes and Noble my partner and I stumbled across the book Cake Wrecks, and spent the next 15 minutes laughing to the point of tears. Three hours later, after watching a movie we thought about the book and had another laughing attack. It was almost unbearable. There’s just something inordinately funny... »
the shallow world of dreaming the real
Lights come up on stage. A dodgy painted background of meadows and fields and a yellow sun. There is a tree on stage, it is gnarled and on it sits two crows. Crow 1: The livid pale reflection of your teeth marks time bitten into my coldest of shoulders hard. A gallon... »
art v. entertainment \/\/ throwdown with avant garde
While sitting at the corner grocery, enjoying a vitamin water and a good conversation with a friend, our discussion found its way to Eric Bogosian. It came as a bit of a surprise to learn that Mr. Bogosian currently plays the police chief on Law and Order: CI. You see, the Bogosian that I... »
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