NYFA TALKS TO BORIS FISHMAN (AFP ‘11 NONFICTION) The writer discusses working at his scuffed wooden desk, his previous job as a fact-checker, and his first novel, A Replacement Life. NYFA: Congratulations on the publication of your first novel, A Replacement Life, how long did it take you to complete? BF: Depending on how you count,…
NYFA talks to Stephen Petronio (AFP ‘85 and ’04 Choreography) The choreographer, dancer, and artistic director discusses the recent publication of his memoir, Confessions of a Motion Addict; his dance company turning thirty; and what he is planning next. NYFA: Congratulations on the publication of your memoir, Confessions of a Motion Addict. What motivated you…
Process, iconography, and geography NYFA talks to Michelle Lopez (Artspire, Sponsored Project; AFP ‘11 Sculpture) about her current exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, building a forty-foot sculpture, and the iconographies of airplanes, flags, and female hair. NYFA: Congratulations on your current exhibition at the Aldrich Museum, Angels, Flags, Bangs, which features new and…
Classicism, structure, counterpoints, and collaboration NYFA talks to Diane Coburn Bruning (AFP ‘98 Choreography; AFP ’02 Choreography) about relaunching her dance company, Chamber Dance Project, their upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center, and her new film project. NYFA: You founded Chamber Dance Project in New York in 2000, moved to Washington, D.C. about four years…
Interactive sculpture, social spaces, and more NYFA talks to Janet Echelman (Fellowship, Architecture/Environmental Structures, 2006) about her most recent work, Skies Painted With Unnumbered Sparks, a sculpture of braided fibers that spanned 745 feet in downtown Vancouver as part of the TED Conference’s 30th Anniversary in March. A collaboration with digital artist Aaron Koblin, the…
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