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At this premiere night for a new production of Ashley’s Foreign Experiences, the stage holds seven desks, each fronted by a piece of corrugated metal. Hanging at the back are some large sheets of metal, with a small window set high into one. The feeling is a bare room at night, a space for an isolated figure alone with their thoughts. There’s nothing left but the mind of madness.
Mikel Rouse is one of the most important and accomplished contemporary American opera composers. He’s an avant-gardist with pop and deep humanist appeal. His memoir, The World Got Away, will be published May 21 by the University of Illinois Press. He sat down for coffee with the Rail on a bright, chilly March afternoon in Hell’s Kitchen.
This July at e-flux, join us for screenings and conversations featuring Masao Adachi, Ethan Spigland, Ephraim Asili, Agnieszka Polska.
The exhibition Between Order and Entropy presents the work of the American artist John Sanborn, who became one of the most prominent protagonists of t
The fearless work of the late avant-garde pianist is celebrated with a momentous new anthology, showcasing his immense talent and passion.