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Writer to Writer: John Yau on Yves Klein
Field Guide
Nov 2010
The particularities of the dance between eye and mind his work starts.
How and when did you first get into writing?
You write art criticism, poetry, prose, and fiction–can you speak to how you balance your many-sided practice and how one type of writing informs another?
I don’t know that I balance them. It seems that each calls to me in a different way, and it is my responsibility to pay attention to…
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Working with Watching: Eiko & Koma
The Green Room
Nov 2010
The environment is dim and humid. Short bursts of water periodically escape from above. Light dims and recovers, marking time. Eiko and Koma are lying naked and mostly still. Their painted, muddied bodies intertwine with the stuff of their environment. Amid feathers, crumbled leaves and twigs what I see feels at once post apocalyptic and brand new. They could be infants, aliens, animals or the elderly…
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Brad Mehldau’s World Premiere of ‘Highway Rider’
The Green Room
Nov 2010
Brad Mehldau performed the world premiere of Highway Rider at the Walker last night before a very sold out and attentive crowd. Known primarily for his work in small jazz ensembles, Mehldau transcribed and performed his latest piece with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, a 35+ piece company conducted by Scott Yoo. Taking what was initially an hour and a half exercise in jazz moderation and turning…
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Children’s Films: The End
Field Guide
Nov 2010
The final day was the hardest. I was bit tired and movies were starting to blur together. I was also bit distracted by trying to time movie watching, then a cab ride, and getting through airport security. Even so, I managed to watch 7 short films, one animated short, and a feature film.
What is truly hard about the last day is realizing that every film you watch is choice to not watch something else. As…
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Ink splash: First Impressions of Eiko & Koma’s Living Installation
The Green Room
Nov 2010
“Entering Naked,” writes Bartholomew Ryan (Walker’s assistant visual art curator) on a collection card available in the gallery, “means crossing from gallery terrazzo to seared canvas flooring. Inside are long low benches facing an earth-covered terain that recedes into darkness. Not far from the benches is a nest or bedding composed of damp straw, feathers, and folded canvas. It is here that Eiko & Koma…