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If remixing is an Artform why are the lawyers running the conversation?
The Creative Remix, with host Benjamin Walker, is an hour-long “lawyer free” examination of the art, culture and history of the remix. The hour kicks off with a musical analysis of DJ Dangermouse's infamous remix of the Beatles and Jay-Z. Then we go back in time to check out the ancient Roman art of the poetry mash-up, or the Cento. We make our way back to the present stopping off in the 18th century to check out the birth of copyright and how it effected writers like Alexander Pope; and the early 20th century when the visual artist Marcel Duchamp used the remix to reinvent everything. We also take a field trip to the Mass Mocca museum of modern art to check out the exhibit “Yankee Remix.” Walker brings along a few grad students and a pair of curmudgeonly New England antique collectors to investigate different attitudes towards remixing.
In the second part of the program Benjamen Walker speaks with three unique remix artists: The historical novelist Matthew Pearl, Gideon D'arcangelo the walkman buster, and Cory Arcangel, a Nintendo hacker and one of the youngest representatives at this year’s Whitney Biennial.
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Review of The Creative RemixThis is one of those perfect public radio programs that succeeds on different levels. First, of course, is the important concept of keeping creativity and art out of the hands of the lawyers. But while listening, I also started thinking about how the idea of the "remix" could be applied to just about anything, including one of my favorite topics (cooking) and one of my least favorite (politics). To me, this is one of the hallmarks of a great "concept" show - you can envision it extended it beyond the boundries it's placed on itself (58 minutes). It will air on WNPR's Essential Radio on 12/12/04 at 4:00 p.m. |
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Review of The Creative RemixThis is a really nice, sound-rich approach to a subject that usually gets handled by the lawyers. Walker shows that "remixing" is not just a 21st century phenomenon with intriguing examples, great commentators/experts, and some witty production elements. We need more of this kind of thoughtful arts analysis on the radio. |
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The programs suggested air date is the Weekend of October 34/24
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I could keep going with the adjectives. Like, smart: this piece actually offers a new take on the world. Many things will strike you a little differently once you've heard it. And the decision to avoid lawyers may be the smartest part, since that't the one and only thing that, say, ATC would focus on if they did this story. This is a great piece about art in the present moment!