By the Time I Get to Phoenix, The Human Voice, and Dance Dance Revolution
Featuring an interview with Jeffrey Gibson
Welcome to the sixty-sixth installation of The Q : your one-stop weekly newsletter of culture recommendations.
Album
By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve
By The Time I Get to Phoenix is weird. It’s raw, with elements that the group previously showed signs of utilizing on prior features. The group's performances and contributions during 2020 really demonstrated the direction that By The Time I Get to Phoenix was moving towards. Corey Parker’s production on Amine’s Fetus from Limbo showcases Parker embracing a more industrial take on his style. Groggs’ feature on Jockstrap’s Robert and Ritchie’s feature on Tony Valour’s TED TALK demonstrates their updated flows that would match Footwork in a Forest Fire.
Film
The Human Voice directed by Pedro Almódovar
Pedro Almódovar’s The Human Voice is undoubtedly a stressful viewing. The 30-minute short is defined by swift pacing around the room, anxiety-induced smoking habits, and a stiffness that refuses to be shaken. The film is crafted theatrically; Tilda Swinton plays a desperate woman who restlessly watches the time pass while her ex-lover’s suitcases sit in her apartment. It’s been three days since she last saw him. She’s done nothing but numb herself since.
Book
Dance Dance Revolution by Cathy Park Hong
Literary works, by nature, explore the relationships between culture, meaning, and language. However, few draw such astute attention to their importance and fragility as Cathy Park Hong’s Dance Dance Revolution. Published in 2007, this collection weaves deftly between poetry, history, and prose fiction. Adrienne Rich selected it for the Barnard Women Poets Prize, recognizing an “exceptional second collection of poems written by an American who identifies as a woman,” in 2006.
Playlist
Teresa’s “September ‘21” features Beirut, Gorgon City, and Goth Babe
Teresa’s favorite track: “haunt me (x3)” by Teen Suicide
Description: “leaves are changing but my music is not”
Podcast
Episode #61: Clementine IZZE and an Interview with Jeffrey Gibson
On this week's episode of Two Virgins, Sam and Teresa interview Jeffrey Gibson over a cup of Clementine IZZE. Jeffrey Gibson is an American painter and sculptor of Choctaw-Cherokee heritage. He is known for his works which often combine elements of traditional Native American art with contemporary aesthetic and material references. Gibson is also recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Foundation Genius grant. Gibson talks to Teresa and Sam about his meditations on art and life, the nature of scale in his work, as well as creating installations en masse.
