Articles by Krista Apple
Futurepoem Books
Dan Machlin , a Fractured Atlas member since 2002, is the co-founder of independent publishing collaborative Futurepoem books. Dedicated to presenting innovative works of poetry and prose, Futurepoem began in 2001 as a collaboration between Machlin (himself a poet) and graphic designer Anthony Monahan. They are the recent recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2006 Access to Artistic Excellence grant, making them the first...
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Space Case Study: The Tank NYC
When the members of The Tank moved into their dreamy Midtown storefront property in 2003, they knew it wouldn't last forever. But that isn't making the leaving any easier. The Tank - a producing organization whose founding members are filmmakers, poets, visual artists, and experimental musicians - created a solid foundation out of transitory space. Taking advantage of midtown Manhattan's rapidly-changing landscape, the founding...
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Space Case Study: Rooftop Films
While the rest of us were frantically searching for space at eye level in New York, Mark Rosenberg was gazing in a completely different direction: straight up. The result, Rooftop Films , is a non-profit organization that supports, promotes and screens "daring short films" on rooftops in New York and across the globe. You'll find their summer New York series on the roofs of The Old American Can Factory and Automotive...
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Ellen Priest: Artist in Motion
Look closer at Ellen Priest's bold, colorful paintings, and you'll find they're not paintings at all. Rather, they are multi-layer, multi-dimensional, low-relief sculptures. Superimposed layers of color and texture create a sense of movement, a heightened awareness of dimension, space, and physical flow. Reflecting the inspiration from which Priest works - the music of American and international jazz artists, from Miles Davis to...
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