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Art-making post-Trump: an affirmation of the spirit

November 19, 2016November 20, 2016 Max Wyman Cultural politics, Issues and ideas Cornelius Cardew, Emily Carr, Jackson Pollock, Judaism, Lawren Harris, Leonard Cohen, meditation, mindfulness, religion, Robertson Davies, spirituality in art, Theosophy

What kind of art is likely to emerge in the wake of the Trump victory? Continue reading →

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Cornelius Cardew: rock musician

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Max Wyman People, Performances Christian Wolff, Cornelius Cardew, Karlheiz Stockhausen, MI-5

May 19, 1970: Cornelius Cardew is a British composer of experimental music that’s so far ahead of the game that he makes the avant-garde we all know and love look positively pre-historic. Continue reading →

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