PICKS & PANS
A Studio of Their Own, The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Experiment
August 26th - October 9th, Opening Reception September 17th, 5-8pm
A Studio of their Own: The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Experiment documents the foundation of the nation's first feminist art program at Fresno State University & its' enduring legacy in contemporary art.Exhibition & Symposium highlight the international reputation of first-year alumni in feminist video, performance and new genre public practice. Current work as well as early work will be shown.
Symposium: Thursday September 17- Friday September 18
artists' presentations, performances, and a panel discussion moderated by Moira Roth.
Stomp & Swerve – American Music Gets Hot
CD on the Arceophone label. Available at Amoeba Records
Companion CD to the excellent book – Stomp & Swerve: American Music Gets Hot 1843-1924 written by David Wondrich. (Chicago Review Press)
Illustrates how and when American popular music went from sentimental waltzes and parlor ballads to ragtime, jazz, and blues, with painful but essential and unblinking examinations of minstrel, whorehouse, and juke-joint numbers that make clear how and where American music got its edge.