[NewMusic] John Zorn gives out the comps but bans review

[lx rudis]

right, and i should have been more limited in my response i suppose.

i don't necessarily consider zorn valid anymore.  he's a name, and his
public space is global.  mention his name in a bar, someone will likely want
to name-check.  to me, that means that he's about a different sort of media,
a different sort of reality from those of us who continue to inhabit
loftspaces and poorly attended gallery shows.  ...but whose fault is that?

when zorn makes a statement like this, i think he's exercising his very real
power and influence.  as i said, i'm unsure if he knew himself what he was
doing, but he's a smart dude, and he sells product, unlike me.  so more
power to him.  should he get reviewed?  well, of course.  it's bank.  is it
meaningful that he gets reviewed...?

...is it?

and where is the public, reading reviews, making informed decisions and
coming to public spaces as a byproduct of that participation?

so that's what the initial link said to me.

then again, i'm nuts and tend to take loose ends and make connections
without worrying much about the aesthetics of the result.

btw, i like your writing gino.  i have liked it for years. :)


But then again, Zorn's concert is happening IN A PUBLIC SPACE, and it is a

> public concert. If this were some sacred ritual space, that's one thing.
> But
> just because he doesn't feel like being covered because a writer might not
> understand his work is not, how shall I say this, "good enough."
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