A Life That's Picardesque If you wrote a novel or a play or a jazz opera about Lil Picard (1899-1994), who would believe it? She would pop up in various places in the 20th century, wearing different wigs. Very Brechtian, with music by Kurt Weill. If there were a movie, who would star? She herself had a brief appearance in E.A. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Star of Doom: Eastern State Penitentiary…plus J.J. McCracken
Jailbreak I was recently in Philadelphia to check out some site-specific artworks curated by yours truly. They were part of that city's Clay Studio "Interactions" project, tied to this year's NCECA, the National Conference for Education on the Ceramic Arts. Checked in at my Market Street hotel and immediately took a taxi to … [Read more...]