Lee Scrivner
Encyclopedia
Lee Scrivner is an American
writer
, artist
, songwriter
and musician
from Las Vegas
known for his satirical manifestos.
in London. It used music, satire, and word play to comment on the 2008 banking crisis (specifically the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and the idea of sound money. The Sound Moneyfesto was launched in concert with manifestos from performance artist Marina Abramović
, musician and producer Brian Eno
, artists Gilbert & George, artist and musician Yoko Ono
, and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood
.
originally taped to the front door of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
and subsequently presented at the British Library
's 2008 exhibition Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900 – 1937 with the Auto Destructive and Fluxus
artist Gustav Metzger
and British Library curator Stephen Bury.
has released two studio albums, Consolation Prizes (2002) and Nevertheless (2005). Scrivner was also a founding member of the short-lived and ill-conceived spoof ska band Captain Go
with his brother, drummer Clayton Scrivner
, now of The Rodeo Boys
, and on guitar Marty Crandall of The Shins
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
from Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
known for his satirical manifestos.
The Sound Moneyfesto
The Sound Moneyfesto was launched at the Manifesto Marathon 2008 at the Serpentine GallerySerpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery is an art gallery in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, central London. It focuses on modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year...
in London. It used music, satire, and word play to comment on the 2008 banking crisis (specifically the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and the idea of sound money. The Sound Moneyfesto was launched in concert with manifestos from performance artist Marina Abramović
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramović is a Belgrade-born New York-based Serbian performance artist who began her career in the early 1970s. Active for over three decades, she has recently begun to describe herself as the “grandmother of performance art.” Abramović's work explores the relationship between performer and...
, musician and producer Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
, artists Gilbert & George, artist and musician Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
, and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.-Early life:...
.
How to Write an Avant-Garde Manifesto
How to Write an Avant-Garde Manifesto is an art manifestoArt manifesto
The art manifesto has been a recurrent feature associated with the avant-garde in Modernism. Art manifestos are mostly extreme in their rhetoric and intended for shock value to achieve a revolutionary effect. They often address wider issues, such as the political system...
originally taped to the front door of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
and subsequently presented at the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
's 2008 exhibition Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900 – 1937 with the Auto Destructive and Fluxus
Fluxus
Fluxus—a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in Neo-Dada noise music and visual art as well as literature, urban planning,...
artist Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger is an artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike. Together with John Sharkey, he initiated the Destruction in Art Symposium in 1966...
and British Library curator Stephen Bury.
Music
Scrivner has written several albums of music, both as a solo artist and in bands. His band Inviolet RowInviolet Row
Inviolet Row is an indie rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2001, the band released the albums Consolation Prizes and Nevertheless .- Band members :*Lee Scrivner - vocals and guitar*Kevin Brewer - guitar...
has released two studio albums, Consolation Prizes (2002) and Nevertheless (2005). Scrivner was also a founding member of the short-lived and ill-conceived spoof ska band Captain Go
Captain Go
Captain Go were a three-piece spoof ska band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 1991, the project was the brainchild of Marty Crandall, who went on to play keyboard and bass for The Shins, Lee Scrivner, who later formed Inviolet Row, and Clayton Scrivner, who went on to form The Rodeo Boys in...
with his brother, drummer Clayton Scrivner
Clayton Scrivner
Clayton Scrivner was the drummer for the Salt Lake City band The Rodeo Boys. Formerly he played drums in the Las Vegas band Chapter Eleven with Rodney E. Pardey. Also in Las Vegas, in the early 1990s, Scrivner played in Captain Go with his brother Lee Scrivner, and with Marty Crandall formerly of...
, now of The Rodeo Boys
The Rodeo Boys
The Rodeo Boys were an indie folk-rock band from Salt Lake City that formed in 2001, known for their post-modern, reflexive lyrical approach and light-hearted collective persona. They have released the albums Same as Cash and Flex . As of 2011, TRB has been inactive since 2008...
, and on guitar Marty Crandall of The Shins
The Shins
The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
.