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Ann Carlson Makes Unconscious Gestures Part of an Orchestral Work
Ann Carlson has spent decades making choreography using the everyday movements of a variety of people. In her Creative Capital project, The Symphonic Body, she spends time embedded in an institution or...
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Paul Rucker Calls Attention to the Normalization of Systemic Racism Through...
Paul Rucker is an artist full of historical facts about racism against black people in the United States of America. In the inaugural exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU in...
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WeOwnTV Captures the Ebola Crisis from the Perspective of Those Who Lived it...
Who tells the story about a particular community is important, and sometimes it’s a matter of life and death. The team working at WeOwnTV, a media learning center in Freetown, Sierra Leone, learned...
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An Opera About Sarah Winchester Lends a New Voice to Gun Violence
The national conversation about gun violence has reached a standstill. Concerned about this impasse, composer Lei Liang, writer Matt Donovan, and visual artist Ligia Bouton teamed up to make an opera...
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Tanya Aguiñiga’s Art Tells the Story of Communities Along the US/Mexican Border
With all the talk about the US/Mexican border, it’s easy to forget that it is a real place that people cross on a regular basis. The border crossing of San Ysidro in San Diego—the largest port of entry...
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“visions of beauty” by Heather Kravas is “Punk in Attitude, Feminist In Spirit”
We caught up with Heather to learn more about the work, and get a sense of what it was like behind-the-scenes in developing the choreography. Alex: How do you describe visions of beauty? Heather...
View ArticleYear End Report: A Look at the Projects Creative Capital Helped Bring Into...
This was the busiest year to date for Creative Capital: in 2017, we helped 25 artists’ projects premiere to the public—more than ever before. These works span all genres from documentary to dance to...
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Narcissister Looks Inward in a Hybrid Documentary/Performance/Animation Film
We caught up with Narcissister as she prepared for the event. Film still from Narcissister Organ Player Alex Teplitzky: Organ Player is a piece that you have been working on since around 2013, and it...
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Martha Colburn Explores a German Author Through Stop-Motion Animation and...
We spoke to Martha Colburn just before the premiere of her project at MoMA. Image still from Western Wild… Alex Teplitzky: Karl May is a German author who wrote adventure novels set in the American Old...
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Jesse Ball’s New Novel CENSUS Proposes Other Ways of Knowing
Census tells the story of a widowed doctor diagnosed with a fatal illness. He decides to go on a final road trip north with his son, finding a job as a census-taker that is conducted through visiting...
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Sean Graney Makes Greek Theater Fun Again
We spoke to Sean the morning of his first preview to find out more about the show. Alex Teplitzky: What is The Aristophanesthon? Sean Graney: It’s a four-hour marathon of all the eleven surviving...
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Heather Dewey-Hagborg Imagines How Our Biodata Could Be Hacked
We spoke to Heather about her work. Alex Teplitzky: Usually I start by asking people to describe their project, but I feel like with your work, there is a personal narrative about how you arrived at...
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Sharon Bridgforth Reflects on Home and Helps Artists Move Toward Home Ownership
We spoke to Sharon Bridgforth about her project. Alex Teplitzky: dat Black Mermaid Man Lady/Home has been a series of intimate events and performances over the past few years. Can you tell me about...
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Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble Provide a Space to Reflect on Digital Connectivity
We spoke to the Sean McElroy and Tei Blow ahead of the premiere of their project. Alex—Can you give me the background of The Art of Luv? Sean—The origin story for this show is that on Labor Day 2013 a...
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A Cross-Border Bilingual Opera Explores the Legendary Mexican General Pancho...
Alex Teplitzky—Can you tell us about the project, how you got involved in it, and its history and development throughout the years? Graham Reynolds—It’s always hard to know where to start. It began...
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Cornell Alston and Kaneza Schaal’s Performance Considers How We Rebuild...
We spoke to Kaneza Schaal and Cornell Alston about the project and its premiere at New York Live Arts. Alex—Tell me about JACK &. Kaneza—JACK & is a piece that’s grown out of ongoing artistic...
View ArticleA Hybrid Performance Celebrates Cuban-American Migration and Art Practice
We spoke to Paul Flores, Rosalba Rolón, and Yosvany Terry a few months before the premiere of the show. Alex Teplitzky—Can you start by giving me a short description of We Have Iré? Paul S. Flores—We...
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How eteam’s Digital Art Project Became a Performance, Then a Novel
We spoke to Hajoe Moderegger and Franziska Lamprecht, the two artists who make up eteam, to learn more about Grabeland. Alex Teplitzky—Your practice is typically in the digital realm. So how did you...
View ArticleA New Art Project Shows Ubiquitous Plastic Might Hold More Significance Than...
We spoke to Robin to learn more about the work. Alex—Describe the project, and how you got involved. Robin Frohardt—The Plastic Bag Store is an installation that’s a fake grocery store and a real store...
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Julia Christensen Examines Our Obsession with Upgrading Technology
We spoke to Christensen ahead of the premiere of the work. Alex Teplitzky—Tell me about the project. Julia Christensen—Upgrade Available includes a series of artworks and now a book, derived from...
View ArticleIn Jessica Anthony’s New Novel, a Taxidermied Aardvark Leads to a Politician...
We spoke to Anthony through a series of emails. Alex—My first question is an obvious one, but one I can’t help asking. The story follows two, parenthetical characters across centuries and contexts, and...
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A Soap Opera About Solitude Indoors: Whispering Pines 10 Launches Online For...
Watch Whispering Pines 10 We spoke to the artists to learn more. Alex—Can you describe the project in your own words? Shana Moulton—Whispering Pines is the video art series I began in 2002, and is...
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Percival Everett Questions How We Trust Narratives in His New Novel, Telephone
We spoke to Everett over the phone just after the publication of the book. Alex Teplitzky—I’m curious to know how you describe the book when you tell friends or family about it? Percival Everett—Hm,...
View ArticleLife & Death Converge in Srikanth Reddy’s Book, Underworld Lit
We spoke to Reddy about his writing process, his influences, and keeping a sense of humor while facing dire circumstances. Alex Teplitzky—Can you give me a short synopsis of Underground Lit, and tell...
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Shadow Play Reinvented for Digital Media Explores Urbanization in China
Lily & Honglei spoke to us about the transformation they have witnessed in China and the history of shadow play. Alex—Can you describe the project, and how you started working on it? Lily &...
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Steve Rowell Explores How Autonomous Technologies Influence Our View of the...
We spoke to Steve about the project’s concepts, remote sensing technologies, and how decreased focus on governmental regulation has changed the landscape in the past few years. Alex Teplitzky—There’s...
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Meshell Ndegeocello and Collaborators Uplift James Baldwin as a Ritual...
When Baldwin wrote that letter to his nephew some fifty years ago, the civil rights era was in full swing. It is poignant that this missive has become as one of the defining essays of the movement—not...
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Jake Yuzna Prioritizes Human Connection in the Making of His Film, “After...
We discussed the plot of the film, Yuzna’s unique workshop practice to collaborate with the actors who play versions of themselves, and how a new cinematic language is needed to capture today’s...
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Collapsing Past, Present, and Future of Racial Justice Through Pioneering VR...
We spoke to Michèle, Joe, and Yasmin about their project, their new filmmaking process, and how they’re hoping to bring users into the past to create a more free future. Alex—Tell me about the project...
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Creative Capital Interviews Samora Pinderhughes on His Digital Archive, Music...
CC: What excited you most about this project? Samora: The most exciting thing about this project was the honesty and vulnerability of it; so many people poured their hearts and souls into this project,...
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