Chance/Change by Mussmann

The “chance operation” commonly attributed to John Cage and Merce Cunningham as a way to create art in the realm of performance is part of the “change” in making work. Using “chance” one leaves the door open to opportunities that can emerge. The ego is the controlling force far too often when one makes work–sometimes […]

Thinking What? by Mussmann

What was she thinking? Was thinking an action or a state of being? Was thinking a noun, a verb, or an adjective? What part of the sentence was too long. Was the sentence a duration or a thought? Questions were most often answers. Yet answers were like cake. Frosting can hide the truth. Would we […]

IMAGE by Mussmann

“The image can no longer imagine the real because it i the real.” says Baudrillard As you scroll through the i-phone or your newsfeed the image is king. The flicker flash of stuff floats up to be read. What rises to the top of the heap is what repeats itself into importance. We are controlled […]

THE EDGE by Mussmann

The EDGE is where I live. When you fall you either get up or not. There is no in between. How about that?

THINGS ADD UP AFTER AWHILE by Mussmann

THINGS ADD UP AFTER AWHILE by Mussmann TSL is continuing to organize the celebration of our 50 years of making art and chaos. 20+ years in NYC where TSL was born and now 30 years here in Hudson, NY. We look forward and back like Janus. This looking back and forth is part of Time […]