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RADIO // Rush Interactive Irene Bolger, Sam Miller and Jem Cohen Hosted by Michael Rush Radio show Everybody loves money - especially artists who don't have enough of it. Join Michael Rush as he gets down to basics with Sam Miller, Executive Director of a major nationwide project called Leveraging Investments in Creativity (translated: how to... Originally aired 6/20/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Historic Audio from the Museum of Modern Art Carrie Mae Weems (2005) Radio show Photographer Carrie Mae Weems is interviewed by Debra Willis, an internationally acclaimed artist curator & historian of photography. Weems' art balances rich & universal themes with the specifics of personal, cultural, national & world histories. Photographer Carrie Mae Weems is interviewed by Debra Willis, an internationally acclaimed artist, curator and historian of photography. The program is sponsored by The Friends of Education, an affiliate committee of the MoMA that supports a... Originally aired 6/20/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // DJ Culture Asian Dub Foundation: Sanjay G's Venice Mix Radio show This program of Punjabi and Punjabi-inspired music was compiled by Sanjay Gulabbhai Tailor with tracks by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Dhamaal Soundsystem, Aref Durvesh, Yoshida Brothers, Karsh Kale, Sowmya Raoh, Navdeep Armit and others. This program of Punjabi and Punjabi-inspired music is a special presentation from our 2005 Venice Biennale broadcast collection. It was compiled by Sanjay Gulabbhai Tailor (DJ Sanjay G) of the Asian Dub Foundation. Sounds at Sunset was a daily... Originally aired 6/7/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Impossible Music Massimo Simonini: Venice Love Boat Venice Radio show Venice Love Boat Venice is a faux radio show assembled by composer Massimo Simonini. It features a wide variety of music effectively interspersed with "displaced announcers" - voices cut and pasted out of context. With Sun Ra, Stockhausen, Zappa... Venice Love Boat Venice is a faux radio show assembled by composer Massimo Simonini. It features a wide variety of music effectively interspersed with what Simonini calls "displaced announcers" - voices cut and pasted out of context. Simonini is... Originally aired 6/7/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Impossible Music Cabinessence, Justin Lowe & Mike Hajar Radio show A mix by Mike Hajar made for the exhibit, Cabinessence, a 2001 work by artist Justin Lowe which consisted of a "hive-like dome" structure for six people to lounge in. The 65-minute mix tape of nostalgic ’60s music completes the experience. A mix by Mike Hajar made for the exhibit, Cabinessence, a 2001 work by artist Justin Lowe which consisted of a "hive-like dome" structure for six people to lounge in on plush carpets. The 65-minute mix tape of nostalgic ’60s music completes the... Originally aired 6/7/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Experimental Composers Butch Morris Conductions: Sucht/Lust Radio show This program illustrates how Butch Morris extended his ensemble directing strategies into the theatre in a collaboration with Martin Schutz and J.A. Dean on Sucht/Lust, a work of music-theater by Christophe Marthaler recorded in Hambuirg in 1994. The selection here illustrates how Butch Morris extended his ensemble directing strategies into the theatre. Morris collaborated with Martin Schutz and J.A. Dean on Sucht/Lust, a work of music-theater by Christophe Marthaler, with assorted... Originally aired 6/6/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Venice Biennale Venice 2005: Venice Special: Mercedes Ruehl in Woman Before a Glass Radio show Actor Mercedes Ruehl performs excerpts of Lanie Robertson's Off-Broadway production about Peggy Guggenheim, entitled Woman Before a Glass. The two women discuss the future of the play with David Weinstein, in advance of the 2005 Biennale. Actor Mercedes Ruehl and playwright Lanie Robertson visited the Clocktower studios in late May 2005 just before the radio team left for the Biennale. In a special arrangement between the artists and the Clocktower, Ruehl performed excerpts from... Originally aired 6/5/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Indigenous Worlds Punita Singh: India Earatica Radio show Sounds with an Indian accent made, played or waylaid by New Delhi-based Punita Singh who explores sound in multiple contexts; as music, language, art and science. This show was produced with Peter Nagy for one of our Venice Biennale radio adventures. Sounds with an Indian accent - made, played or waylaid by Punita Singh. From her base in New Delhi, India, Singh explores sound in multiple contexts, as music, language, art and science. Our thanks to Peter Nagy for coordinating this effort.... Originally aired 6/5/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Experimental Composers Arnold Dreyblatt: The Orchestra of Excited Strings Radio show Composer Arnold Dreyblatt and his Orchestra of Excited Strings in selections from two collections, The Adding Machine and Animal Magnetism. Minimalist rock or rock minimalism, just intonation, delicious timbres, totally unique. Selections from two Arnold Dreyblatt CDs, The Adding Machine and Animal Magnetism. From a review in Dusted: A composer of stature, Dreyblatt has charted his own unique course in modern classical music. Often characterized as the... Originally aired 6/5/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Venice Biennale Venice 2005: WPS1 Venice Music Special: Louise Bourgeois Sings Radio show Louise Bourgeois singing 22 short melodies and children's songs was one of our radio specials for the 2005 Venice Biennale broadcasts. Frederic Sanchez then remixed her singing into what can be best described as electronic fantasy. C'est le murmure de l'eau qui chante: In these recordings, produced by Brigitte Cornand, the artist Louise Bourgeois sings 22 short melodies and children's songs. Then, in a remix by Frederic Sanchez, the material is transformed into an... Originally aired 6/5/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Venice Biennale Steve Piccolo, Sound Fetish Radio show Sound Fetish features a partial panorama of "art sounds" from Italy – audio tracks from about 50 composers, designers, performers, poets, and others living and working in Italy. Collected and curated by Steve Piccolo (former Lounge Lizard). Sound Fetish features a partial panorama of "art sounds" from Italy – audio tracks from about 50 artists, composers, designers, performers, poets, and others living and working in Italy. Contributors were asked to submit either sounds with a... Originally aired 6/4/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Sonorama Morton Feldman, Coptic Light / Elliott Sharp, Calling Hosted by Elliott Sharp Radio show A sonic diptych: Morton Feldman's Coptic Light (1985) remains a luminous and gripping orchestral work. Elliott Sharp's Calling (2003) is visceral and terrifying! Sharp and Feldman were acquainted and there was some tension there. Curious pairing. A sonic diptych: Morton Feldman's Coptic Light (1985) remains a luminous and gripping orchestral work. Elliott Sharp's Calling (2003) is visceral and terrifying! Sharp and Feldman were acquainted and there was some tension there.... Originally aired 6/1/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Art & Technology The Digi Girls Hosted by Daniel Durning Radio show Daniel Durning interviews six members of The Digi Girls, a collective of artists, curators, animators and filmmakers. The group ponders the conundrum of digital art and talks about their work, careers, and the transition from traditional materials... Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Hear Our Voices Radio show Hear Our Voices: The Role of Student Journalism In a Time of War, a panel discussion with independent journalist Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now, was recorded for ARTonAIR.org at the Tischman Auditorium at NYU. Hear Our Voices: The Role of Student Journalism In a Time of War, a panel discussion with independent journalist Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now, was recorded for ARTonAIR.org on April 28, 2005 at the Tischman... Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Live Nude Radio Theatre IN THE EYE OF THE A=N=D=R=E=W=S Hosted by Edwin Torres Radio show On this show, we welcome Bruce Andrews to the studio. Andrews is a professor of political science at Fordham University and has published about forty books of poetry, performance, essays and a wide range of other collaborations since the late 1960s. On this show, we welcome Bruce Andrews to the studio. Andrews is a professor of political science at Fordham University and has published about forty books of poetry, performance, essays and a wide range of other collaborations since the late 1960s... Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Our Correspondents: Miami Edition #15: Gilberto Ruiz and Jose Alvarez Radio show Miami-based artists Gilberto Ruiz and Jose Alvarez sit down with Jill Spalding to discuss their work. From artistic frustration in Cuba to the Great Wall of China, the Sydney Opera House, and NASA... Gilberto Ruiz and Jose Alvarez live and work in Miami. Ruiz: "I attempted to study graphic design in Havana, the school authorities didn't allow me. The option was between scenic or interior design. At twenty-two I felt frustrated and tired. The... Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Indigenous Worlds Kalimantan Strings Radio show A selection of music, both instrumental and vocal, from Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. The instruments represented are all varieties of lutes from the region, both plucked and bowed. A selection of music, both instrumental and vocal, from Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. The instruments represented are all varieties of lutes from the region, both plucked and bowed. This music is from a CD series on the music of... Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »	Winter Music Conference: DJ Jeannie Hopper (King Street) Radio show DJ Jeannie Hopper, live at the King Street party. Originally aired 5/31/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Beyond the Subtitles Mark Wexler, Tell Them Who You Are Hosted by Stephen Schaefer Radio show Mark Wexler bears no visible scars from his embattled childhood growing up as the son of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Tell Them Who You Are,, is his frank, emotionally-charged documentary about their relationship. Mark Wexler bears no visible scars from his embattled childhood growing up "privileged" in Hollywood as the son of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Tell Them Who You Are,, his frank, emotionally-charged documentary about... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // DJ Culture Fuse-InDetroit Electronic Festival: Kevin Saunderson Radio show Kevin Saunderson directs this festival going strong into its 4th year. The festival--renamed the Fuse-InDetroit Electronic Festival -- features an "infusion" of talents with heavy representation from the Detroit DJ scene. Saunderson's biography is... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Goodbye Dear Old Stepstone Goodbye Dear Old Stepstone Hosted by Nathan Salsburg Radio show Traditional, folk, vernacular, endangered & extinct music from America & elsewhere. Hosted by Nathan Salsburg, production manager of yhe Alan Lomax Collection & staff member at the Alan Lomax Archive in NYC. Traditional, folk, vernacular, endangered, and extinct music from America and elsewhere. Hosted by Nathan Salsburg, production manager of The Alan Lomax Collection and staff member at the Alan Lomax Archive in NYC, Goodbye Dear Old Stepstone... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Our Correspondents: San Francisco Edition #6: Mark Horowitz Radio show Mark Horowitz created Dinner with Mark out of a serendipitous event: he snuck his cellphone number into a photograph for a major mail order catalog. The minute the catalog went out, he started receiving phone calls. Since that time he has... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Rush Interactive Christoph Thun-Hohenstein and Marc-Olivier Wailler Hosted by Michael Rush Radio show With the Austrian Cultural Forum's NY headquarters an architectural wonder and the Swiss Institute's "inspiringly strange programming" (Artforum), these two centers are making major inroads into the contemporary art life... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »	Winter Music Conference: DJ Oji Radio show DJ Oji comes from Baltimore where he's partnered with fellow DJ Pope in creating POJI Records. Oji's show at the King Street Record Label party in Miami turned heads with folks freaking to his set. Industry heads seem to be taking notice. Oji... Originally aired 5/23/05 Listen Read More »