Artist of the Week
The Jack Straw Artist of the Week Podcast highlights work created through the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center.-
Nuclear Recitals Vol. 1
Nuclear facility. World’s fastest pianist. 9-foot Steinway grand. Continuous Music. Such was the setting for recording Nuclear Recitals, Vol. 1. Hear an audio excerpt from this ambitious project, produced by Typonexus founder O, a Ukrainian, US-based, multimedia artist, and performed by Ukrainian pianist/composer Lubomyr Melnyk.
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Martin Jarmick New Media Gallery Interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Martin Jarmick about his installation The Final Image.
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Naima Lowe - Gospel
Naima Lowe‘s installation Aren’t They All Just Love Songs Anyway? is open in the Jack Straw New Media Gallery through December 13th. “Gospel” is one of the pieces of music created with Bill Lowe and Taylor Ho Bynum for the installation’s titular video piece.
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SassyBlack - Depression
This track is from SassyBlack’s new album Ancient Mahogany Gold, produced with support from the Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Ancient Mahogany Gold will be released next Friday, September 13. Visit sassyblack.com for more information on the artist and the album.
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Julie Cascioppo - I Love Being Abroad
I Love Being Abroad is the title track from the album Julie Cascioppo produced through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program in 2006. She was selected for the 2019 Artist Support Program to record an audio version of her memoir, which shares the same title.
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Artscape - Ela Lamblin
This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw in 1996 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Jack Straw artist Ela Lamblin of Lelavision talks about the unique music he creates with his handmade steel instruments.
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Amber Flame - Pray
Amber Flame‘s multimedia exhibition ::intrigue:: 8 opens this Friday, July 12th, in the Jack Straw Atrium Gallery. Text and sound pieces were created with words drawn from poems by eight different poets. This piece was based on JeanAnn Verlee’s For the Woman Who Loved the Predator More Than His Prey.
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Artscape - Craig Flory
This Artscapes radio piece was produced at Jack Straw in 1994 as part of a series highlighting the work of Jack Straw’s resident artists. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Craig Flory talks about how he started playing music and what he loves about it.
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Erin Elyse Burns New Media Gallery interview
Alyssa Keene interviews Jack Straw New Media Gallery artist Erin Elyse Burns about her exhibition To Take the Shape of the Container.
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Phoebe Tsang - Unbutton No. 6
Jack Straw artist Phoebe Tsang‘s solo violin/voice album Button Music, produced through the Artist Support Program, was recently released by Off Records. Read and hear more at phoebetsang.com.
