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"Why metal?" — Ken Marshall at work
Douglas Gorney | 2 comments | 01/25/12
Metal artist Ken Marshall, who has posted some of his wonderful work to Luster of Steel, talks about the unique satisfaction of the metal medium in this excellent new video. We get a close look at the Drive series — a metaphor for the modern condition if there ever was one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqNmQbujuaU&fb_source=message Nicely done, Ken!
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Douglas Gorney | 3 comments | 11/20/11(A cogent piece by my Facebook friend Jason Benlevi, from his blog, on the digital paradox, how OWS is transforming…
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Jason Moran & The Bandwagon play the best jazz you'll ever hear based on a phone call in Turkish
Douglas Gorney | 1 comment | 09/30/11"Ringing My Phone," from Jazzbaltica 2004. It's a performance in response to the sounds of a one-sided phone conversation in…
Of the stars who changed the way jazz was played, many left the musical firmament well before their time. And…
Oliver Nelson and Eric Dolphy blow hellaciously (an appreciation)
Douglas Gorney | 4 comments | 09/18/11Now this is some blowage. Oliver Nelson teams up with the always-out-there Eric Dolphy on "Straight Ahead". It's a…
Pictures of sand: Close up photographs reveal its incredible beauty
Douglas Gorney | 8 comments | 07/26/11Who knew? If you'd have asked me what sand looked like up close I'd have said, "Uh, salt?"
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Douglas Gorney | 4 comments | 07/25/11
"I like the beating metal can take" — Ken Marshall's candy-coated angst
Douglas Gorney | 7 comments | 07/06/11Hammering out aluminum and coloring it with candy-coat auto paint, Ken Marshall's metalworks reflect the custom-car tradition of Southern California.…
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