Writing for Strangers
LAUREN SCHERR I write, but I’m not a writer. That’s a word reserved for poets, novelists, artists. From nine to five I help people tell stories through a combination of…
Issue.16
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Private Erotic Art in a Public Electronic Age
KYLE NOLLA Disclaimer: the following piece contains discussion, links, and images that are of mature content. “So, are you working on anything these days?” I asked Kate as we flipped…
I Love Dicks on Walls
SAM SCHANWALD DISCLAIMER: The following piece contains discussion, links, and images that are of mature content. I. In his The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, sociologist Erving Goffman suggests…
And then something weird happened: Burning Man from 30,000 ft
KELLY VICARS The Art Party “More fire!!” My friend Sean and I howl into the night. A half-second later, we’re engulfed by the incendiary glow of eight combustion columns shot…
Interview with Sasha Kostyrko and Miles Duffey
MICHAEL DONNAY In this issue, Michael Donnay spoke to Sasha Kostyrko and Miles Duffey, two actors with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. They will spend their summer performing Macbeth by…
The Artist is Public, and You Might Hurt Her
ALEXANDRA REALE Source: MoMA/Facebook It’s spring in New York City. I’m sitting at the base of the staircase that leads from the first to the second floor in the Museum…
Public Displays of Expression
In this issue of SixByEight Press, we discuss art in public spaces, asking what are the constraints and opportunities of creating art that is open for public consumption? How do we…