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Lost and Found: The Art Of Nathan Monk

Nathan Monk is an Indianapolis-based artist who loves to work with mixed media and found objects. Although a challenge to work with a wide variety of objects, Monk makes art at face value — genuine with each piece a representation of himself. From 8-track tapes popping out of toasters to tentacles and buildings, Monk is on a constant search for creative ideas and perspectives on life.

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Winter Nights

IMA’s Winter Nights Film Series: The Dirty Dozen»

The Winter Nights Film Series, hosted by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, continues this week, February 5 at 7 p.m. ZapTown will be presenting articles on the films being shown throughout January and February. This week’s film in the series is Robert Aldrich’ strange and unusual war film The Dirty Dozen.

Indianapolis

Indy Objectivists: Seeking Truth Outside Normal Channels»

I learned about Ayn Rand from an old girlfriend I went out with in the summer of 1971. She loaned me Rand’s novella, “Anthem,” which is written for the most part without use of the pronoun “I.” It was actually pretty good; I still recommend it as an original little piece of dystopian science fiction.

The Quiet Sounds

The Quiet Sounds – Episode 27»

Here is part two of my best-of selection for 2009. This segment goes a little further afield into music that flirts with indie rock, techno, among other styles, but it’s still so quiet …

 
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Reviews And Essays

A Look Back At 2009’s Best Ambient and Electronic Releases»

Creator of The Quiet Sounds podcast, Brian Bieniowski may have his hands full with 2010 releases, but he still speaks fondly of what happened in 2009. These were the releases he most listened to and recommends.

Live Show Reviews and Recaps

Reno Bo, Holy Ghost Canyon, The Last Domino At The Vollrath (Show Review)»

By the end of it all, Reno Bo may have been the band you wanted more from, but it was one of the better sounding shows I have heard echo through the club.

Words On Words

Feb 7, 2010»

J.D. Salinger passed away a few days ago. He’s most famous for Catcher in the Rye of course, although he wrote several other stories as well, but I have the sneaking suspicion that, if he were here, old J.D. Would prefer I not talk about him, so let’s focus on something else instead:

The Eye

Abandoned Indianapolis II»

I recently had the chance to explore an abandoned industrial facility in downtown Indianapolis and am here to share some of my initial shots from the day. This is part II in the Abandoned Indianapolis series; look for more photos to be published as time allows!