This week’s show is the very special Dead Hare Radio Hour Christmas Thing/ Holiday Show.
Inspired by Chris’ annual Christmas Thing sculptures, this episode is a little bit of a patchwork….
Christmas Thing 2011, by Chris Albert
We start sitting around the bonfire at the Slaats family solstice party. Chris and Matt are Joined by DHRH contributor Sara Anderson Lock and Chad Fust.
Chris’ original idea was to treat the listeners to an hour long medley of bad art related press releases set to all our favorite xmas tunes. He begins to sing some lyrics from a release for some exhibit called “Spacewomb” to the tune of “Up on the Rooftop”… and then thinks better of it. (Not to worry, though. He’s determined to make this work for next year.
Thanks to Paddy Johnson of ArtFagCity.com and Ken Hamel of Denverarts.org for contributing some brilliant press release candidates.
Here’s a rundown of relevant links and notes for this episode:
The Owl Project‘s 2012 Cultural Olympiad commission is nearing it’s completion. Sara interviewed the group back in Episode 19.
Steve Rossi talks about the Occupy Wall St. Arts & Culture Committee. More information at:wallstreetoccupennial.tumblr.com
Separated at birth?
Representative Peter King’s appearance on Anderson Cooper 360.
Dead Hare Correspondents Cynthia and Kenneth check out Art Basel Miami Beach.
Among other things they look at a Mark Ryden and Cynthia speaks with Marco Rountree.
We hear Martin Creed’s sound Work No. 117 (side A and side B) and the song “I Like Things” from the album “I Can’t Move.”
the kork project space and the kork advent project
Lettersofnote.com is the source of the letter to Andy Warhol from his landlord.
Thanks to the Mabbys for singing this week’s intro and thanks to Lexi, the recording engineer for that piece.
Thanks to Rich Armstrong for reading the Warhol letter.
NY Times obits for Helen Frankenthaler and John Chamberlain.
Vybrainsee wraps up the year for us with the tune Vibrancy.
Be well, we’ll be back in 2012.