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This is the 2nd interview with Joel-Peter Witkin on this program, the fist one can be found here. Note: All the images discussed in order in the interview can be seen here. Joel-Peter Witkin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. In 1959, Edward Steichen, head of the department of photography at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), selected one of Witkin's photographs for its permanent collection when Witkin is 16 years old. Enlists in the U.S. Army as a photographer from 1961-1964. In 1974 he receives a B.F.A. in sculpture from The Cooper Union, the same year awarded a fellowship in writing from Columbia University. In 1976 he receives a M.A. in Photography from the University of New Mexico, and then 1986 he receives a M.F.A. from the University of New Mexico. He has won numerous awards including four National Endowments in photography and the I.C.P. Infinity Award. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and are included in many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA), Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Spain), The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (USA), Centre Georges Pompidou (France), The Guggenheim Museum (USA), The J. Paul Getty Museum (USA), The Whitney Museum (USA), and Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) (England). Other achievements include Decorated Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1990 and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres of France in 2000. Over thirty books have been published on his work. Joel-Peter Witkin lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Cynthia. Joel-Peter Witkin is a photographer whose images of the human condition are undeniably powerful. For more than forty years, he has pursued his interest in spirituality and how it impacts the physical world in which we exist. Finding beauty within the grotesque, Witkin pursues this complex issue through people most often cast aside by society-human spectacles including hermaphrodites, dwarfs, amputees, androgynies, carcasses, people with odd physical anomalies, fetishists, and “any living myth… anyone bearing the wounds of Christ”. His fascination with other people's physicality has inspired works that confront our sense of normalcy and decency while constantly examining the teachings handed down through Christianity. His constant reference to paintings from art history including the works of Picasso, Balthus, Goya, Velasquez and Miro are testaments to his need to create a new history for himself. By using imagery and symbols from the past, Witkin celebrates our history while constantly redefining its present-day context. Visiting medical schools, morgues and insane asylums around the world, Witkin seeks out his collaborators who, in the end, represent the numerous personas of the artist himself. The resulting photographs are haunting, beautiful and grotesque yet bold in their defiance hideous beauty that is as compelling as it is taboo. Witkin begins each image by sketching his ideas on paper, perfecting every detail by arranging the scene before he gets into the studio to stage his elaborate tableaus. Once photographed, Witkin spends hours in the darkroom, scratching and piercing his negatives, transforming them into images that look made, rather than taken. Through printing, Witkin reinterprets his original idea in a final act of adoration. Joel-Peter Witkin lets us look into his created world which is both frightening and fascinating as he seeks to dismantle our preconceived notions about sexuality and physical beauty. Through his imagery we gain a greater understanding about human difference and tolerance. “My work is based on the nature of man and his relation to the divine. In the work, I attempt to establish a creative and intellectual standard for still photography in a society in moral free fall.” – Joel-Peter Witkin

Joel-Peter Witkin at the time the photographs were made that are discussed in this interview. Joel-Peter Witkin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. In 1959, Edward Steichen, head of the department of photography at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), selected one of Witkin's photographs for its permanent collection when Witkin is 16 years old. Enlists in the U.S. Army as a photographer from 1961-1964. In 1974 he receives a B.F.A. in sculpture from The Cooper Union, the same year awarded a fellowship in writing from Columbia University. In 1976 he receives a M.A. in Photography from the University of New Mexico, and then 1986 he receives a M.F.A. from the University of New Mexico. He has won numerous awards including four National Endowments in photography and the I.C.P. Infinity Award. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and are included in many museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA), Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Spain), The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (USA), Centre Georges Pompidou (France), The Guggenheim Museum (USA), The J. Paul Getty Museum (USA), The Whitney Museum (USA), and Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) (England). Other achievements include Decorated Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1990 and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres of France in 2000. Over thirty books have been published on his work. Joel-Peter Witkin lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Cynthia. Joel-Peter Witkin is a photographer whose images of the human condition are undeniably powerful. For more than forty years, he has pursued his interest in spirituality and how it impacts the physical world in which we exist. Finding beauty within the grotesque, Witkin pursues this complex issue through people most often cast aside by society-human spectacles including hermaphrodites, dwarfs, amputees, androgynies, carcasses, people with odd physical anomalies, fetishists, and “any living myth... anyone bearing the wounds of Christ”. His fascination with other people's physicality has inspired works that confront our sense of normalcy and decency while constantly examining the teachings handed down through Christianity. His constant reference to paintings from art history including the works of Picasso, Balthus, Goya, Velasquez and Miro are testaments to his need to create a new history for himself. By using imagery and symbols from the past, Witkin celebrates our history while constantly redefining its present-day context. Visiting medical schools, morgues and insane asylums around the world, Witkin seeks out his collaborators who, in the end, represent the numerous personas of the artist himself. The resulting photographs are haunting, beautiful and grotesque yet bold in their defiance hideous beauty that is as compelling as it is taboo. Witkin begins each image by sketching his ideas on paper, perfecting every detail by arranging the scene before he gets into the studio to stage his elaborate tableaus. Once photographed, Witkin spends hours in the darkroom, scratching and piercing his negatives, transforming them into images that look made, rather than taken. Through printing, Witkin reinterprets his original idea in a final act of adoration. Joel-Peter Witkin lets us look into his created world which is both frightening and fascinating as he seeks to dismantle our preconceived notions about sexuality and physical beauty. Through his imagery we gain a greater understanding about human difference and tolerance. “My work is based on the nature of man and his relation to the divine. In the work, I attempt to establish a creative and intellectual standard for still photography in a society in moral free fall.” - Joel-Peter Witkin Note: All the images discussed in order in the interview can be seen here. Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939) Contemporary Images of Christ: Roof: Rest After The Passion (Batman and Christ) Version 2, (Batman with Christ Returns Newspaper),

In our 100th episode, Edwin Lee Gibson talks "The Bear", his on-stage career, and shares a few memorable audition stories! About Edwin: Edwin Lee Gibson began his run of 103 professional theatre productions at age 16. He has gone on to receive a 2006 O.B.I.E. Award (Outstanding Performance) and the solo cover of The Village Voice for his portrayal of Oedipus in New York Theatre Workshop's production of The Seven. His work has been noted in publications from the New York Times to Theatre Journal (Johns Hopkins). In 2017, he was tapped by theatre auteur, Peter Brook (Lord of The Flies, The Mahabharata) to join Brook's company in residence at Theatre Des Bouffes du Nord in Paris, France. In 2018, he took on the role of comedian-activist, Dick Gregory to sold out houses in the solo play, Turn Me Loose at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. In 2020, Mr. Gibson recurred the role of "Happy" in Fargo, Season 4 opposite Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman. "My writing is the extension of the worlds I create as an actor." Edwin Lee Gibson has completed three original pilot scripts, two feature length scripts, one tetrology and three short films since graduating from Point Park University's inaugural MFA program, Writing for The Stage and Screen, in 2016. Mr. Gibson began his writing career with sketch comedy, before spending seven years as a stand-up comic. He returned to New York City theatre and began to write single character, solo plays, most notably Anatomy of a Knucklehead (1999) which ran for 128 shows and the follow-up solo musical, Five 'Til (2001) which ran for 84 shows. Mr. Gibson received a Mondo Canè Performing Commission and a National Endowments for The Arts Writing Commission for a revival of Five 'Til in 2010. He is an original The Moth storyteller and appears on the compilations, Best of The Moth: Stories From The First Ten Years (2006) and The Best Mother and Father Stories From The Moth (2008).                   Follow the show on social media!          Instagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/          Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast          Facebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/           Theme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas Producers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt Channel: Realm For more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nja Onê is a Professional Internationally known Artist, Muralist, Sculptor, Designer, Performer, Playwright, Writer, Art Educator and Therapist. Born in the Bronx New York, Nja now makes her home base in Globe, Arizona. Proclaimed the First Woman Muralist for the City of Las Vegas, recognized by the National Endowments for the Arts, Fashion Designer for various Vegas performers and Entertainers, Instructor for the Arizona State Community College, Art Therapist for the San Carlos Wellness Center, owner of The Art of Nja Onê and Alterations by Nja. After the passing of her beloved mother, Ms. Onê began to regain blocked memories of the many years of abuse she endured as a child. As these horrific recollections flooded her mind, Nja lost the ability to read, write, speak, or leave her home. Only the ability to create art remained to help me through this awakening. ART is truly a healing medium, my paintings saved my life,” she said. This was also the beginning of my “Spirited Painting Series.” Ms. Onê has completed a series of books to help everyone recognize, remember, or recapture the creativity that is just one of the concealed innate senses we are all born with, which is so important especially during these trying times. “I'm living proof that when you embrace your creativity, your future will become limitless” - Nja Onê To Contact Nja: nja@njaone.com www.njaone.com ( http://www.njaone.com ) www.Facebook.com/NjaArt ( http://www.Facebook.com/NjaArt ) www.YouTube.com/NjaOneArt ( http://www.YouTube.com/NjaOneArt ) www.LinkedIn.com/NjaOne ( http://www.LinkedIn.com/NjaOne )

Aired Thursday, 29 November 2018, 9:00 AM EST/6:00 AM PSTYuval RonYuval Ron is a world-renowned musician, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer. Among his many honors, he composed the music for the Oscar-winning film, West Bank. he was invited to perform for the Dalai Lama, has collaborated with the Sufi leader Pir Zia Inayat Khan, master musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Zen Buddhist Priest and Visual Artist Hirokazu Kosaka, choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Oguri and with neuroscientists Mark Robert Waldman and Andrew Newburg.He was awarded the Los Angeles Treasures Award and grants from the National Endowments of the Arts. American Composers Forum, California Council for Humanities, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He is a noted lecturer and has been invited to speak at numerous schools including Yale, John Hopkins, UCLA, MIT, Berklee College, and the University of Chicago.Yuval has been on the faculty of the Esalen Institute and is an affiliated artist with the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity and a guiding voice for Seven Pillars – House of Wisdom. Yuval’s first book, Divine Attunement: Music as a Path to Wisdom, won the gold medal in the spirituality category at the Indie Book Awards in 2015.

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the boys are fortunate to be joined by Amy Birnbaum Sr. Director, Artist Relations, Marketing and PR for Round Hill Music in NYC! Proving once again that there are terrific humans roaming the music industry. Our conversation covers her early years dancing, singing and performing all the way up to the present in her position with Round Hill Music…and everything in between! Amy gives us a terrific upbeat look at the world of music Publishing and the necessary hustle to make a career in music work!! A little about Amy: After having worked in Broadway production at Jujamcyn Theaters (Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, HAIR, Spring Awakening, American Idiot), Amy had the honor of working in company management and music marketing on the Tony Award winning Broadway production and US National Tour of FELA! Amy has performed, produced events and booked bands at Bonnarroo, SXSW, Calgary Folk Festival, Ottawa Folk Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Summerstage, Lincoln Center’s Songbook Series, Al Sharpton events, Brooklyn Bowl, Joe’s Pub, The Apollo, Bowery Ballroom, The Knitting Factory, The Troubador LA. She was proudly a backup singer and manager for Daptone Records artist Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens and has shared the stage with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Roots, Burning Spear,  Langhorne Slim, as well as having recorded with Mark Ronson and Foreigner.  Prior to working in Broadway production, Amy had the fortunate opportunity to work with some of the most talented actors, directors and producers: Billy Crudup, Jeremy Piven, Christine Ebersole, Richard Kind, Edie Falco, Mary Louise Parker, Tony Award winning director Michael Mayer, Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts and Jack Viertel, creative director of Encores! at City Center. Amy is a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Music Vocal Performance and a minor in Communications.  She is currently developing an original Broadway Musical with members of the Daptone family. Amy signs talent to the Round Hill Music publishing roster and is proud to develop and maintain relationships between the company and its gifted writers. As always, reach out to us with suggestions for show topics, comments, questions, or just to say hello! Head over to: https://m3artist.com/contact Make sure to share this or any episode with all of your music loving friends! You got this, we got your back!

As the continuation of federal funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities remains uncertain, we reflect upon the impact of the humanities and arts in communities both large and small throughout the country. Anne Wise, director of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's National Arts and Sciences Initiative, shares her perspective.

In this episode, you will learn about how the Museum Association of New York (MANY) is consistently growing their tourism efforts from Erika Sanger. Erika Sanger joined MANY (Museum Assoc. Of New York) after serving twelve years as the Director of Education at the Albany Institute of History and Art. There she provided vision for the development of programs for adults, children, schools, and families, focusing on object-based learning and digital initiatives. She had led the institute’s digital renaissance, most notably with the launch of a new website and creation of interpretative strategies around hand-held digital devices and interactive media. Erika has gained her extensive arts experience through positions held at renowned institutions including the International Center of Photography, the Jewish Museum, the New York Historical Society, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, NC. She served as Director of Development at Penland School of Crafts in Western North Carolina, where she was actively engaged in the region’s artists community, and participated in the design and implementation of campaigns for capital and endowment funds. She has also developed program assessments with Harvard University’s Project Zero, the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, and with the education department at the University at Albany. Programs produced under her direction have received funding from major organizations, including the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. Erika holds a B.F.A. from Clark University, in Worcester, MA, and an M.A. from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The Annual Conference of the Museum Association of New York will be in April 2018 in Rochester, NY, details to follow. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How the Museum Association of New York encourages its members to stand out and appeal to visitors around the globe Collaborating with the strong cultural institutions throughout the state to attract visitors not just into New York City, but to all of New York state How legislators and local governments make a HUGE difference in our cultural institutions, and how to get them on your side Current challenges facing museums and cultural institutions today and how they are affecting visitors How the Museum Association is changing up their programs this fall to push tourism to new heights The interplay between different cultural institutions on a local level and what that means for a community Museum’s crucial role in New York tourism and economic development Leveraging partnerships to attract international travelers The importance of attracting visitors to other areas of the state and the usefulness of the I LOVE NEW YORK app Ways to contact Erika: Website: www.manyonline.org Phone: (518) 273-3400

The Ghost In Us Was Multiplying (Noemi Press) Where does one body end and another begin? In The Ghost in Us Was Mul­tiplying, Brent Armendinger explores the relationship between ethics and queer desire, infusing meditations on public life and politics with a radical sense of intimacy. Although grounded in lyric, these poems are ever mindful of how language falls apart in us and – perhaps more im­portantly – how we fall apart in language. Armendinger asks, “What ra­tio of news and light should a poem deliver?” This book is a continuous reckoning with that question and the ways that we inhabit each other. Praise for The Ghost In Us Was Multiplying: To “multiply.” To “ devote.” To “ferment inside a hush.” Brent Armendinger writes through and from the body, recollected [contravened] at all turns by the ferocity of its accompanying landscapes, affinities and the heart itself. “How else can I survive?” writes the poet, deep inside a book that traces the index of an intense need: the kind of contact that can't be assuaged by touch alone. I was so interested in this other, longitudinal and “surpassing” touch that happened again and again in a book both measured and dreamed: the “pictogram,” for example, that's heard rather than seen; the blood that's mailed “back north”-- a “stain, my zero.” What does it mean to encounter a zero -- a “stranger”-- that doesn't diminish in repetition, but which strengthens, glitters, hurts to look at directly or feel? Brent Armendinger writes into this quality or “crucial” space with an emotional and soulful approach to the “amniotic” potential of vocabu­laries, human and otherwise. “What do the birds think?” I loved this book so much, for what it senses into as much as it expresses: a longing for radical company; studies of water and cosmic flows of all kinds. “Where will you live now,” asks the poet, “and can you hear it,/the way your voice has changed?” Brent Armendinger is a rare experimental writer who writes deeply and passion­ately from the soul. I am extremely honored to write in support of his poetry. --Bhanu Kapil, author of Ban en Banlieue The poems in Brent Armendinger's The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying are hushed, as if spoken the morning after a heavy snow. They are also admirably attentive to sadness, breath, and desire. Their speaker laments being “too permeable,” but it's precisely that translucence that matters here: it makes audible the mu­sic of his “almost way of touching,” as well as delivering the sometimes mel­ancholy, perennially essential sound of “how the heart opening always feels. —Maggie Nelson, author of The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning Brent Armendinger was born in Warsaw, New York, and studied at Bard College and the University of Michigan. In addition to The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying, Armendinger has published two chapbooks, Undetectable and Archipelago. His work has appeared in many journals, including Aufgabe, Bateau, Bloom, Bombay Gin, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Hayden's Ferry Review, LIT, Puerto del Sol, RECAPS Magazine, Volt, and Web Conjunctions. In 2013, Armendinger was awarded a residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at Pitzer College, where he is an Associate Professor of English and World Literature. Claudia Rankine is the author of five collections of poetry, including Citizen and Don't Let Me Be Lonely, and the plays, Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue, commissioned by the Foundry Theatre and Existing Conditions (co-authored with Casey Llewellyn). Rankine is co-editor of American Women Poets in the Twenty-First Century series with Wesleyan University Press andThe Racial Imaginary with Fence Books. A recipient of awards and fellowships from  The Academy of American Poets, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, The Lannan Foundation,  Poets and Writers and the National Endowments for the Arts, she teaches at Pomona College.