Before 2024 is over, I’d like to honor the passing of Tom Walker, who was a long-time member of The Living Theater, a rebel and a pioneer, and an exemplary member of his generation. In that spirit, I celebrate him … Continue reading

Before 2024 is over, I’d like to honor the passing of Tom Walker, who was a long-time member of The Living Theater, a rebel and a pioneer, and an exemplary member of his generation. In that spirit, I celebrate him … Continue reading
… Over the years, I have looked forward to seeing what Arup Datta is up to. He is an artist and a writer who lives in Kolkata, and his work is full of energy and refreshing surprises. Over the weekend, … Continue reading
During his terrible twenties, Lonely Christopher wrote a screenplay with the wherewithal to gather funds to pay good actors, hire a director and produce a movie that I really admire called Mom. I think it’s kind of remarkable. Watch it. … Continue reading
… Ken Angel Davis is inspired by poets as many artists are; it’s a two way street because poets are also inspired by artists. Continuing in that big time tradition, here is a hand colored print, a collaboration that Ken … Continue reading
Larry Fagin, John Godfrey, and Ken Angel Davis in an eternal momentary triumphant triumvirate of art and poetry. Enjoy. .. … John Godfrey at KGB 11/21/16 … …
Ken Angel Davis likes to make art out of a poet’s poem. He did this with Anne Waldman, a short poem that you will hear with delight below. Ken did it and it happened. Enjoy. … Continue reading
I always enjoy seeing what Ken Angel Davis is doing in his studio. Recently he has been printing a little book that had originally been a big book. He started this project in the late 90s after he returned from … Continue reading
Basil King sketched forty-three faces with charcoal, and as he sketched them, he began to call them his Russian Novel. When Basil introduced them to me and asked if I would set them to music in a video, I looked … Continue reading
… Frescoes buried by Vesuvius were recently uncovered in an ancient dining room in Pompeii. For those who don’t subscribe, I have copied and pasted the article below from the Washington Post about this discovery: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/12/new-pompeii-frescoes-paintings/ This photo of … Continue reading
… In 1979, Laurie Price attended Naropa graduating with a BA in Poetics in 1981. She moved to San Francisco after that and lived there for twelve years. Courtesy of receiving an Alexander Gerbode Foundation grant, she got to go … Continue reading
I saw paintings by Sally Young recently, and enjoyed them so much that I asked her if I could share some of her work on the blog. Sally lives in NYC and conducts art classes at Greenwich House. It … Continue reading
Basil King did all of his Illuminations the summer of 2021. He and his wife Martha had moved into a little apartment on the third floor of their daughter’s house in Jersey City while their home was being renovated … Continue reading