Neil Leonard article on Smetak Published
Musicworks recently published Prospectus (FeFa) artist Neil Leonard’s article on Walter Smetak, a Swiss-Brazilian cellist, transdisciplinary artist and mystic. According to Neil, “Working in Salvador da Bahia, Smetak performed and recorded with Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, and he mentored Tom Zé. After denouncing his role as an artist and becoming a devout practitioner of Theosophy, Smetak invented […]
“Transonic,” Directed by Leonard, at Gardner Museum
On Thursday, March 19, two performances of Transonic, directed by Prospectus artist Neil Leonard (FeFa) occurred at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The music for Transonic was “inspired by Jean-Michel Othoniel, Gardner Museum artist-in-residence” and was performed by: Neil Leonard – saxophone, live electronics Joanne Brackeen – piano Gadi Sassoon – live electronics […]
Cathy McLaurin “On Our Radar”
Thinking Siler City, a project New Hampshire artist Cathy McLaurin hopes to realize in her hometown of the same name in North Carolina, is posted on Creative Capital’s “On Our Radar” website through September 30, 2015. As it says on the site: “On Our Radar [is] a searchable database featuring more than nearly 400 Moving Image […]
Podcast of Andrews Interview Now Available
In conjunction with her inclusion in the current On the Mind exhibition at Maryland Art Place in Baltimore, Prospectus artist Nancy Andrews (Loupette and the Moon + Delirious) was interviewed by the NPR news station WYPR in Baltimore. The interview airs on February 21, but the podcast of the interview is available for the foreseeable […]
Borelli + Ashland Project on Boston Globe Front Page
Prospectus artist Dan Borelli’s work in his hometown of Ashland, MA, made the front page of The Boston Globe on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in a feature article by Kathleen Burge titled “Ashland artist offers healing vision at site of harm.” Here’s how the article begins: “This town has what local artist Dan Borelli calls […]
Website Launched for Borelli’s “Ashland-Nyanza” Project
Artist Dan Borelli has launched a website that contains ongoing news about the many facets of his Ashland-Nyanza project, one of which is his 2013 Prospectus contribution, The Cloud of Unknowing. Dan’s work in Ashland focuses on a community liability– the Nyanza Superfund site, the toxic contamination of area water and soil by the Nyanza Chemical Plant. The subject choice is […]
Visit Jaar’s Newest Permanent Art Work in NYC
Portraits of Justice, Prospectus contributor Alfredo Jaar’s most recent permanent public art work in NYC, can be viewed at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of the City University of New York, 524 W. 59th St., New York, NY. In 2013, the College and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unveiled the multimedia installation, […]
Campos-Pons’ First Gallery Show in Mexico City
MARIA MAGDALENA CAMPOS-PONS, Between Lights and Shadows At Galeria Nina Menocal, Mexico City Text by Octavio Paz on the occasion of Maria Magdelena Campos-Pons’ first exhibition in Mexico City> Article in Spanish from Excelsior.
Andrews’ Work Part of “On the Mind” at Maryland Art Place
Maryland Art Place (MAP) in Baltimore is presenting “On the Mind,” an exhibition that explores varying perspectives on the brain by artists Monica Lopez Gonzales, Jon Malis, Lee Gainer and Nancy Andrews (Loupette and the Moon + Delirious), through March 14, 2015. According to MAP, “The mind can be both fascinating and mystifying. We know […]
Australian Exhibition Featuring Daniel Peltz Work through March 29
Crossing the boundaries of art, history and community, spaced 2: future recall [at the Western Australian Museum – Perth] invites viewers to rediscover regional Western Australia from the viewpoint of 14 acclaimed international and Australian contemporary artists. spaced 2: future recall is an international group exhibition on view from February 19 through March 29 that […]
