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Stacey Steers and the Power of Process
Hillary Bonhomme: Like your other works, this project took a long time. I assume that you enjoy the process too much to consider going about it any other way, but do you have any wisdom to share about...
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Anna Sew Hoy’s “Psychic Body Grotto” Offers Respite from the Cartesian World
We spoke to Anna about the Grotto and her upcoming event at the LA State Historic Park. Image composite by Anna Sew Hoy, 2017. Alex Teplitzky: Can you tell me a little about the origin of Psychic Body...
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Jeanine Oleson’s Critique of Capitalism Through Craft and Humor
We spoke to Jeanine about the work. Matterphone (left) and Grounded (right) by Jeanine Oleson, currently on display at the Hammer Museum. Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer Alex Teplitzky: So tell me about...
View ArticleWally Cardona Works With Master Dancers To Create A Collaboration
Rebecca Warner in rehearsal during the creation of The Set Up: Proeung Chhieng: GHOST Governors Island 2012 Wally has worked with an international assembly of 7 master dance-artists throughout his...
View ArticleThe TEAM Reimagine Protest Songs With Teens and Baby Boomers
We caught up with the director, Rachel Chavkin, Music Supervisor Orion Stephanie Johnstone and Associate Director Zhailon Levingston to learn more. Hillary Bonhomme: This performance will feature...
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Cassils Makes Work That Calls Attention to Violence Against LGBTQI Bodies
Audiences are often shocked by the sculptural, performance, image and video work of trans artist Cassils. But “shocked” is the same reaction that Cassils wants audiences to have in reaction to violence...
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Kenny Fries Considers Disability and the Gods in Japan
Alex Teplitzky: So, my first question is: Why Japan? Kenny Fries: This might be an unexpected, or perhaps even disappointing, answer. I was having some mobility issues and I wanted to live abroad...
View ArticleTahir Hemphill Premieres His Project in San Francisco
Tahir used information gleaned from his hip hop database to create a series of work on view in the exhibition at California College of the Arts, entitled “Mapper’s Delight.” Through 3D printed...
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Dan Schneidkraut’s Documentary Captures a World Famous Horror Host
We spoke with Dan ahead of its screening. Alex Teplitzky: How did you get to know the personality R.P. Whalen and his speciality, vorephilia? Dan Schneidkraut: I first encountered Ray when I was...
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Bodies and Landscapes: Patty Chang’s “The Wandering Lake” Premieres at Queens...
We spoke to Chang about the project. Still image from The Wandering Lake by Patty Chang Alex Teplitzky: Your project, The Wandering Lake, is partly inspired by Sven Hedin’s similarly titled book in...
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“Contra-Internet” by Zach Blas Engages the Emerging Subversions of the Internet
We spoke to Zach about the project. Alex Teplitzky: Contra-Internet describes a series of artworks and writings you have worked on over the past few years, looking at the internet as a form of...
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Carolina Caycedo Finds the Beauty in Continuity
We spoke to Carolina to learn more about the project. Hillary Bonhomme: Can you describe this project? The different forms it has taken and will take? Carolina Caycedo: Be Dammed is a body of work that...
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Jim Findlay Brings Bruce Haack Back From the Dead with “Electric Lucifer”
We spoke to Jim Findlay before the premiere of his show. Alex Teplitzky: How did you find out about Bruce Haack? Jim Findlay: I found out about him just through combing record store bins for weird...
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Jesse Bonnell’s Theater Group Experiments with Group Therapy Sessions
We spoke to Jesse to learn more about his project. Alex Teplitzky: So tell me about Group Therapy. Jesse Bonnell: Group Therapy is a live documentary performance that confronts a year-long process of...
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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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