Sites of Intuition : Invented Landscape by Jeremy Rabus

From poetryscores.blogspot.com:

The concept of a Poetry Scores Art Invitational is simple. Contributing artists make work that responds to the poem, and they title the work after a verbatim quote from the poem. The titles then dictate where in the show the pieces are placed, as the work is positioned according to where ...in the flow of the poem the language used for the title appears. In this way, in a sense, it is the poem itself that hangs the show.

The Sydney Highrise Variations Art Invitational also will be a silent auction, where the artists themselves set their opening bids (low). At the end of bidding, all sales are concluded the night of the show and proceeds are split evenly between the artist, the venue and Poetry Scores, a St. Louis-based arts organization that translates poetry into other media. (Cash, check or credit accepted for sales.)

The organization’s primary artistic form is one it innovated: the poetry score, a long poem set to music as one scores a film.

The Nov. 13 Art Invitational will also be a release party for the poetry score to The Sydney Highrise Variations, co-produced by Matt Fuller and Chris King, and featuring the music of Three Fried Men, Middle Sleep (post-progressive rock improvisers from early 1980’s Los Angeles), Robert Goetz and Frank Heyer.Read More