by Linda Frye Burnham | Sep 7, 2014 | High Performance
Here’s a link to the entire contents of “The Citizen Artist: 20 Years of Art in the Public Arena: An Anthology from High Performance Magazine 1978-1998.” It was edited by Steven Durland and myself, and published in May 1998 by Critical Press (New...
by Linda Frye Burnham | Aug 13, 2011 | Art History, High Performance
To accompany yesterday’s post about York Chang’s “second life” project at 18th St. Arts Center, summer 2011, here are some images:
by Linda Frye Burnham | Aug 12, 2011 | Art History, High Performance
In summer 2011, artist (and lawyer) York Chang conducted a residency at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, Calif., titled “second life.” Chang likes to mess with art history, and in this case he messed with High Performance magazine (1978-1998),...
by Linda Frye Burnham | Jul 9, 2011 | Downtown Los Angeles, High Performance, Music
Downtown Blues This is a song I wrote and recorded in 1983 for Issue #23 of High Performance, a vinyl LP called “Artists Doing Songs.” Guitar is by the late Jimmy Townes. The lyrics refer to the downsides of living in an artist loft. I lived for 8 years in...
by Linda Frye Burnham | Jul 7, 2011 | High Performance, New Orleans
I first attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1984, with Steven Durland and assorted members of the High Performance Travel Club. The club was open to anybody who wanted to go on a trip with us. We drove from L.A. to NOLA, bringing along San Francisco performance...
