Originally Posted by
j44ke
Interesting you say that, because as I understand it, the music she recorded and lyrics she wrote up to and including Oh Superman was accumulated over a number of years of work and performance. Following that production, she moved on to creating work largely in response to commissions from arts grants and institutions (Brooklyn Academy of Music being one.) Her movie, Heart of a Dog, was evidently a return to more natural origination.
Tough to create naturally for a commission I think and to work within/against the constraints of audience, boards, patrons, etc., but even tougher to decline them when they are offered.
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