Democratic Vistas

EDITOR'S STATEMENT:
What we set out do was to find great writers to tell great stories about artists and leaders who work where the arts and democracy meet. What holds these essays together is a sense that their subjects, though infinitely diverse in the details, live and work somewhere out there on that "democratic vista,” Walt Whitman’s hopeful horizon comprised of the arts, the swirling complexity of American communities, and the promise of the good society.  more... 

The Profiles:

01   The Education of Umberto Crenca by Jon Margolis (pdf)
 
02  Genesis of Dance by Rohan Preston (pdf)
 
03  Franco Dragone at the Limits of Las Vegas by Chris Jones (pdf)
 
04  Following the Heard: How Jay Allison Went Searching for Sound and Inspired a Radio Revolution by Lauren Cowen (pdf)
 
05  Art That Works: T. Allan Comp and the Reclamation of a Toxic Legacy by Erik Reece (pdf)
 
06  Nonconforming Uses: Architect Teddy Cruz at the Borders of Tomorrow by Rebecca Solnit (pdf)
   
07  Dancing on the Through-line: Rennie Harris and the Past and Future of Hip-hop Dance by Jeff Chang (pdf)
   
08  Being Baccara and Chasing Aimee: The Artist as Avatar - A Tale in Two Parts by Wagner James Au (pdf)
 
09   Tickling the Balls of God: Suzan-Lori Parks and Her Many Creative Acts by Steven Leigh Morris (pdf)