. . . Yes, it does sometimes seem like the art was done by monkeys or the music played by toddlers or the camera just set on a tripod and allowed to pick up whatever passed in front of it. But this is definitely not the case. The avant-garde is all the more rigorous because the rules are emerging from the work itself and the artist must be extremely mindful of trespassing against these rules. . . (read the article) Continue reading What is the Avant-Garde and Why Does it Matter?

Music: Triangle (2011), One Plus One (2010) Book: Observations and Thinkings: A Collection of Mark M’s Musings (2001) “And God (ironically) sed, ‘I am going to send to hell all those people who were stupid enough to think I was going to send (other) people to hell.’ Fred 2:23” Mark M, in Observations and Thinkings Mark M grew up in a stifling Peanuts-style childhood in Minneapolis. But he made up for it in later life by producing aleatoric music and scribbling down bizarre truths. The Two has always included Mark M. He did change partners once, but the duo format remains the same. Why? Says M: “A duo … Continue reading Gregor’s Bed— Inside the Strange and Curious Mind of The Two Part I: Mark M