On the occasion of Joseph Nechvatal's upcoming exhibition at Galerie Richard in New York (April 12 through May 26), the recent publication of his new book Immersion into Noise, and a concert of his remastered viral symphOny in surround sound. Taney Roniger is an artist and writer who lives and works in Brooklyn.
Bradley Rubenstein: We really want to get into the new book, as well as the upcoming show, but can you take a minute and give us a little backstory? You have always slipped in and out of categories: actions, painting, sound art, writing....
Joseph Nechvatal: Well, when I was going to undergraduate art school at Southern Illinois University (Siu), I was making drawings and little gouaches and smaller-type paintings on paper, generally. And they were well-received. I was not so interested in painting on canvas at the time. You have to put it in the perspective of the...
Bradley Rubenstein: We really want to get into the new book, as well as the upcoming show, but can you take a minute and give us a little backstory? You have always slipped in and out of categories: actions, painting, sound art, writing....
Joseph Nechvatal: Well, when I was going to undergraduate art school at Southern Illinois University (Siu), I was making drawings and little gouaches and smaller-type paintings on paper, generally. And they were well-received. I was not so interested in painting on canvas at the time. You have to put it in the perspective of the...
- 3/29/2012
- by bradleyrubenstein
- www.culturecatch.com
In his most recently released DVD set, journalist Bill Moyers explored the intertwining nature of religion and government (read my review of Bill Moyers: God & Politics here). In the new set, Bill Moyers: The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith (out on DVD from Acorn Media September 20), Moyers turns his eye entirely upon religion.
As the title indicates, Moyers interviews comparative religion professor and Religions of Man author Huston Smith in the set. Smith is an immersive speaker, slowly and deliberately crafting interesting explanations and pointing out connections between religions, which he says are, at their core, all the same.
Religion is handled in an interesting way with this program. It's treated in a way that's both secular and reverent, as though it was a beautiful work of art that should be appreciated, though you don't necessarily have to subscribe to it. "The soul that beholds beauty becomes beautiful,...
As the title indicates, Moyers interviews comparative religion professor and Religions of Man author Huston Smith in the set. Smith is an immersive speaker, slowly and deliberately crafting interesting explanations and pointing out connections between religions, which he says are, at their core, all the same.
Religion is handled in an interesting way with this program. It's treated in a way that's both secular and reverent, as though it was a beautiful work of art that should be appreciated, though you don't necessarily have to subscribe to it. "The soul that beholds beauty becomes beautiful,...
- 9/19/2011
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
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