When your art involves food and relies on face to face social interactions, what do you do when public gatherings are prohibited? When faced with that question, artists Spatula & […]
A night with robotic anthropologists
Back at the end of May, we reported from a one-night art event called Awkward Nocturnes, at which artist Claire Wilson and an audience of tinfoil-hatted thrill-seekers enjoyed a “performance” from […]
The world of “Digital Aura,” part II
On last week’s Tone Madison podcast, contributor Brett Schlough brought us two conversations about Digital Aura, a show of video, digital, and installation art running through August 6 at the […]
‘Emily’s D+Evolution’: WORT Airs Exclusive Interview with Esper...
Esperanza Spalding’s ‘Emily’s D+Evolution’ defies definition, and explores the intersection of jazz, funk, rock with performance art at the Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater-Shannon Hall. Story by Steve Braunginn The Wisconsin […]
Marathon Mark Mallman Rides Again
Two years ago, Mark Mallman performed one song that lasted 78 hours. Last year he produced a song that lasted seven days. He even created music while he was asleep, […]
Wild In America: A Collaborative Exhibition
This week Madison’s commonwealth gallery and Monsters Of Poetry host Wild In America. A collaborative painting, performance and poetry exhibit. The project pairs local writers and artists to create one […]