Carey Lovelace
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Carey Lovelace is an American art journalist, playwright, curator, and producer based in New York.
She was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Whittier, California. She studied theatre at Interlochen Arts Academy. At California Institute of the Arts
, she received a BFA, majoring in ethnomusicology, music composition, and writing; she studied composing with James Tenney, Harold Budd, and Leonard Stein. She toured Europe with the mixed media avant-garde group Simultaneous Arts and Company, which specialized in musical installations in art galleries and museums. In Paris for two years, she studied contemporary music at the Université de Paris VIII (Sorbonne), and attended the composition classes of Iannis Xenakis
(Sorbonne) and Olivier Messiaen
(Paris Conservatoire). Registered as a BMI composer, Lovelace has had works performed in Los Angeles, New York, Aspen, Paris, Copenhagen, Holland and over KUSC
, ORTF, WBAI
. She co-founded the Los Angeles Symposium of Women Composers and the Independent Composers Association.
, she moved to New York City and in 1981 enrolled in New York University’s graduate journalism program, where she received a Master’s degree. Her first article, “Painting for Dollars,” was published in Harpers Magazine
. She continued writing about art for publications including the Los Angeles Times
, the Boston Globe, Art News, Arts, Artforum
, Ms., The New York Times
, and the International Herald Tribune
. She wrote regularly for Newsday
from 1994 and 1997 and for Art in America
from 2000 and 2009.
In 2003, Lovelace became co-president, with Eleanor Heartney, of the International Association of Art Critics
, US Chapter, co-organizing a number of large-scale events including the 2005 National Critics Conference in Los Angeles.
, she participated in labs under the direction of the late Curt Dempster. She had over 50 performances in theatres across the country. Couples Counseling, developed at EST, was premiered at Redcat Theatre in Los Angeles, and was performed at 59E59 Theaters
in New York and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
, exploring feminist visual art and performances collectives of the 1970s. It included "A Day of Collaborative Performance", a a six-hour art event. In 2010, with Sharon Kanach, she curated “Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary”; it is traveling to the Center for Contemporary Architecture in Montreal and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
. Lovelace and Kanach met as students of Xenakis at the Sorbonne.
She was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Whittier, California. She studied theatre at Interlochen Arts Academy. At California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
, she received a BFA, majoring in ethnomusicology, music composition, and writing; she studied composing with James Tenney, Harold Budd, and Leonard Stein. She toured Europe with the mixed media avant-garde group Simultaneous Arts and Company, which specialized in musical installations in art galleries and museums. In Paris for two years, she studied contemporary music at the Université de Paris VIII (Sorbonne), and attended the composition classes of Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
(Sorbonne) and Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex ; harmonically and melodically it is based on modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations...
(Paris Conservatoire). Registered as a BMI composer, Lovelace has had works performed in Los Angeles, New York, Aspen, Paris, Copenhagen, Holland and over KUSC
KUSC
KUSC is a listener-supported classical music radio station broadcasting from downtown Los Angeles, California, USA. KUSC is owned and operated by the University of Southern California, which also operates student-run KXSC and San Francisco's classical station KDFC...
, ORTF, WBAI
WBAI
WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City.Its programming is leftist/progressive, and a mixture of political news and opinion from a leftist perspective, tinged with aspects of its complex and varied...
. She co-founded the Los Angeles Symposium of Women Composers and the Independent Composers Association.
Art journalism
Inspired by a workshop by John CageJohn Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
, she moved to New York City and in 1981 enrolled in New York University’s graduate journalism program, where she received a Master’s degree. Her first article, “Painting for Dollars,” was published in Harpers Magazine
Harpers Magazine
Harpers Wine and Spirit Trade Review or simply Harpers is a British fortnightly publication for the wine and spirit industry. Founded in 1878, it has a circulation of 5,224 fully subscribed readers. It is read across all sectors of the drinks industry including producers, distributors,...
. She continued writing about art for publications including the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, the Boston Globe, Art News, Arts, Artforum
Artforum
Artforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
, Ms., The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and the International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
. She wrote regularly for Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
from 1994 and 1997 and for Art in America
Art in America
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
from 2000 and 2009.
In 2003, Lovelace became co-president, with Eleanor Heartney, of the International Association of Art Critics
International Association of Art Critics
The International Association of Art Critics was founded in 1950 to revitalize critical discourse, which suffered under Fascism during World War II. AICA was initially affiliated with UNESCO as a non-governmental organization...
, US Chapter, co-organizing a number of large-scale events including the 2005 National Critics Conference in Los Angeles.
Playwright
In the 1990s, Lovelace returned to an initial interest in theatre, getting an MFA in playwrighting from the Actors Studio Program at the New School. At Ensemble Studio TheatreEnsemble Studio Theatre
The Ensemble Studio Theatre is a membership-based, developmental theatre located in New York City. It has a dual mission of nurturing individual theatre artists and developing new American plays.-Overview:...
, she participated in labs under the direction of the late Curt Dempster. She had over 50 performances in theatres across the country. Couples Counseling, developed at EST, was premiered at Redcat Theatre in Los Angeles, and was performed at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters is an Off Broadway theater complex located in New York City, USA. Comprising three theater spaces, the complex is owned and operated by the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that is dedicated to bringing innovative and experimental work to the...
in New York and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Curator
In 2008, Lovelace curated “Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art and Community” at the Bronx Museum of the ArtsBronx Museum of the Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is a cultural institution located in the New York City borough of The Bronx. The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th century works created by American artists, and it has hosted exhibitions of art and design from Latin America, Africa and Asia...
, exploring feminist visual art and performances collectives of the 1970s. It included "A Day of Collaborative Performance", a a six-hour art event. In 2010, with Sharon Kanach, she curated “Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary”; it is traveling to the Center for Contemporary Architecture in Montreal and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall...
. Lovelace and Kanach met as students of Xenakis at the Sorbonne.
Producer
In 2009, Lovelace co-founded the theatre company Loose Change Productions, focusing on transcultural theatre and performance that explore new moral and ethical territories. Its productions include Couples Counseling and Red Mother by Spiderwoman Theater.External links
- Loose Change Productions, Lovelace's business website