m a g a z i n e TM volume 1 no. 4 • 2013 REVOLT is: PUBLISHED BY: Public Art Squad Project PUBLISHER: Scotto Mycklebust, Artist MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Cercone CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Scotto Mycklebust ART & DESIGN: Scotto Mycklebust ART PHOTOGRAPHER: Scotto Mycklebust CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Dan Callahan, Linda DiGusta, Laurence Hoffmann, Emily Kirkpatrick, Rob Reed, Suzanne Schultz, Randee Silv, Adam Laten Wilson, Lena Vazifdar ADVERTISING CONTACT: advertise@revoltmagazine.org SUBMISSIONS: submission@revoltmagazine.org DONATIONS: donation@revoltmagazine.org CONTACT us: REVOLT OFFICES: West Chelsea Arts Building 526 West 26th Street, Suite 511 New York, New York 10001 212.242.1909 ON THE WEB: www.revoltmagazine.org info@revoltmagazine.org ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revoltmagazine FOR EDITORIAL INQUIRIES: editorial@revoltmagazine.org JOIN OUR MAILING LIST: subscribe@revoltmagazine.org REVOLT ARTISTS MUSEUM www.revoltmagazine.org REVOLT <strong>Magazine</strong> Number 4, 2013 Letter from the Publisher ... For the fourth issue of <strong>Revolt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> we’re pleased to announce the addition of our new Theatre View section, where you’ll be able to read up on the latest approaches to art on the stage. This month’s Theatre View featured article by Adam Latten Wilson “Theatre for the Person: Two Perspectives,” explores theater as a device to promote social change. We’ve also published a review of folklorist Kay Turner’s “OTHERWISE: Queer Scholarship into Song.” Going forward, we’ll include new works from playwrights in addition to ample reviews and critical theater dialogue. <strong>Issue</strong> 4 also features a new section on Architecture, kicked off by an interview with the Danish-Czech contemporary artist-architect Therese Himmer, who details her recent public work in Russia and talks about nomadic subjectivity and the semiotics of space. For a look at today’s fashion, contributing writer Emily Kirkpatrick walks us through the ample closet of the First Lady to explain how and why the “Media’s Fetishistic Gaze” still relegates powerful IN THIS ISSUE: 4 Social Activism in Fancy Tones 6 The Gallery Review 8 The Rose Unearthed 12 Top 10 NYC Artists Now 14 The Cult of the First Lady 20 Westbeth Artists' Community Housing 26 Fracking: Drawing the Line 29 Cinema Review 30 The Literary View 32 Theatre View 36 Architecture View 39 The <strong>Revolt</strong> Takes Boston 40 2 Tha Beat Y'all 44 Swagilish Salomom and TheiLLUZiON women like Michelle Obama to the shallow periphery of public discourse. On the activist front, writer Linda DiGusta details the fierce and passionate dedication of a growing number of visual artists dedicated to combating Fracking. On the topic of Art and Community Lena Vazifdar reports on the Westbeth artist community housing project, which has thrived in Manhattan’s West Village since 1970. For our Gallery view section Randee Silv reviews The Jay Defeo Retrospective at the Whitney. And lastly, part of her ongoing interdisciplinary inquiry into the Spirituality of Hip Hop, REVOLT Editor Katie Cercone publishes a pair of related articles including field notes from the global Hip Hop Pedagogy movement, and a roundtable discussion with the REALEST upand-coming new age hip hop crew TheILLUZiON. What’s their code?: Love/Faith/Gratitude/Harmony. Scotto Mycklebust MISSION STATEMENT Through a diverse array of journalistic styles - investigative, academic, interview, opinion - and stunning visuals, REVOLT <strong>Magazine</strong> aims to ensure that art never loses its profundity. We urge our readers to join our mission, generating positive social change through creative production and informed cultural critique. Copyright & Permissions Info: © copyright 2011, 2012, 2013 <strong>Revolt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. All Rights Reserved. For all reprints, permissions and questions, please contact 212.242.1909 or by email: info@revoltmagazine.com. 2
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