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Emma Landis is an art consultant and historian whose passion for art stokes the fires of Toronto and Ontario's art scenes. We discuss art collecting, her research into Abstract Expressionist founding father Clyfford Still, and Emma's unique gift of applying lessons of the past to the social issues of the present and future.

In The Frame: Emma Landis

Together At Rothko Chapel

fall.wav

Feelings

Robert Motherwell, View from a High Tower, 1944–45. Tempera, oil, ink, pastel, and pasted wood veneer, drawing paper, Japanese paper, and printed map on paperboard, 74.3 x 74.3 cm. Private collection © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York. Photo: Courtesy Dedalus Foundation, Inc.

Robert Motherwell: Early Collages Introduction

Mimi Poser interviews Whitney Museum curator Gail Levin about Abstract Expressionism.

Guggenheim Archives

Abstract Expressionism, 1978

Guggenheim curator Daniel Robbins talks about Abstract Expressionism as an American art form as well as its influence abroad.

Abstract Expressionism with Daniel Robbins, 1963

Still (432) was inspired by the paintings abstract expressionist painter Clyfford Still. The composition is less of a reaction to the paintings but rather, a representation of them in sound. Clyfford Still utilizes many themes in his paintings including the concepts of life and death which I represent in the music. This composition is focused on the instrumental colors of the combination of five instruments and not focused on melody or other traditional musical idioms. This piece is meant to challenge the listener just as the paintings of Still challenge the viewer by creating “environments” to envelop the viewer.
 
Performers: 

Catherine Flinchum-Flute/Piccolo
Chris Leech-Oboe
Kevin Sakai-Clarinet in B-flat
Edwin Savelson-Horn in F
Banri Hoshi-Bassoon

Still (432)

Born in 1988 in Greeley, Colorado, Spence deLéon has an inquisitive attitude towards the human condition which manifests as emotional intensity in his musical compositions. From an early age, he remembers music having a profound impact on his life and for being therapeutic, helping him through his toughest times. Because music has made such an impact on him throughout his life, he made the decision to pursue music full heartedly so that he may pass along that experience to others. With a background in yogic teaching and meditation, his works often have an ethereal quality providing a sound scape in which the listener explores a world of texture that slowly progresses. With his background in yoga being a vital part of his life, second only to music, Spence deLéon often incorporates breathing into his music whether literally or representatively. 

Spence deLéon received his B.A. in music composition from the Metropolitan State University of Denver. There he studied with Fred Hess, Leanna Kirchoff, and Cherise Leiter and immediately following his graduation, studied in Germany with Ofer-Ben Amots and Jan Jirasek during the summers of 2014, 2015, and 2016. After living in Munich, Germany he returned home to Denver where he is currently pursuing a M.M. in composition from the University of Denver studying with Bill Hill.

Music makes me alive!

Contact: contactaudrion@gmail.com

https://bio.link/audrion

William Sanford is eclectic, eccentric and electronic musician for the NW Indiana/ Chicago-land area. 

The only social media William is currently using is Instagram so please follow him there. If you would like to stay up-to-date on William's releases, please consider joining William's mailing list in the link below. You can also become a Patreon of William's if you would like. For a paltry donation of $1 a month, you will gain access to all of William's "BAD" music that has been made private here on SoundCloud. He will also be adding a bunch or tracks from his early 20s/ "Geographyhorse" days as well as some select tracks from his teens when he used the artist name "Sandi Beach". The quality of these tracks will vary, but William thinks it is important to share the "bad" stuff along with the more polished work in some capacity. 

If you would like to collaborate with William, please leave a message here or send an email to williamsanfordmusic@gmail.com with a link to your work and what you'd like for William to contribute. William will be quite selective of these requests and a rejection isn't necessarily a comment on your abilities as a musician. The project simply has to "feel" right. 

Thank you for listening-
William

Listen to audio about exhibitions and artworks at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark building is home to a collection of modern and contemporary masterpieces.

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