Korean-born, New York City–based
educator and performance artist Maria Yoon
has been married forty-four times now, and
she’s only in her mid-thirties. Getting married—
in every state of the union—is her
primary focus at present, but not in the way
her parents might have anticipated….
With a B.F.A. from Cooper Union, Maria
serves as a teaching artist for New York
City museums. Since 2001 she has also been
working on a multimedia performance series
entitled “Maria the Korean Bride” (MTKB).
Performance
Upstate
Musicians love good instruments, and they love to play them for receptive people. Audiences love to be entertained and for the length of a performance, the musician,instrument, and audience share the same space. This is the story of some of those spaces.
Raquel Z. Rivera
A portrait of an important Puerto
Rican traditional artist in New York City, Raquel
Z. Rivera, told in her own words—through a conversational
interview with folklorist Eileen Condon
and through excerpts from Raquel’s creative and
scholarly writing.
Artist Spotlight
Joe Crookston defines himself as “an artist,
writer, singer, guitar picker, painter, claw
hammer banjo player, fiddler, eco-village
member, and believer in all things possible.”
Who’s No Lady? Excerpts from an Oral History of New York City’s 82 Club
This field-based article is comprised by interviews with drag queens who were active in New York City drag nightclubs.