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Interstitial Artist - or Humbug?

July is is the month we celebrate our independence, and that makes it a fine time to celebrate interstitiality’s early roots in the culture of the American heartland.  One of the first to pilot the concept of 20th century multi-media performance art was that most American of American fantasists, Lyman Frank Baum.  Baum had a […]

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

From Interstitial to Genre: Feminism in Science Fiction

It wasn’t so long ago that combining feminism and science fiction was considered interstitial. Things have changed since then, and women have established a solid presence in the science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction fields. Still, this is an excellent example of how interstitial literature can evolve into a firmly established genre. In honor of […]

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Jorge Socarras and Catholic

This week the IAF is pleased to share a guest essay from interdisciplinary artist-turned musician-turned writer Jorge Socarras, whom we met through mutual friends in the worlds of music, fashion and literature: a perfect interstitial meeting point!
Jorge started as a painter, but is perhaps most known for his work as a singer-songwriter with producer legend […]

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

This month in CA: the art of Ron Pasquariello

Ron Pasquariello, whom IAF folk will know from his ‘dog haiku’ piece The Chipper Dialogues in the IAF Annex last fall, has his artwork up for viewing in two different California galleries this month. Here’s the official invite:
Ron Pasquariello
is exhibiting his artwork at two galleries during the month of June.
Gallery One
May 23-June 26. Multi-artist […]

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Q&A: Composer Michael Fiday

I had the pleasure of meeting composer Michael Fiday when we both were in residence at the MacDowell Colony this past fall. I knew he was a cool guy when he rolled up in this car that sported a Pixies bumper sticker, had a few guitars with him and then proposed that some of […]

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Why Translation Matters

So, can a case be made for Translation as an Interstitial Art?
I was struck by these quotes from Edith Grossman’s new book, Why Translation Matters (in poet & translator Richard Howard’s 4/11 review in NYTimes Book Review):
So few [reviewers] have devised an intelligent way to review both the original and its translation within the space […]

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
About the IAF

The Interstitial Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study, support, and promotion of interstitial art: literature, music, visual and performance art found in between categories and genres – art that crosses borders. Find out more!

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