Mark Mothersbaugh x Beatie Wolfe on Compositional Curiosities (OJ Special)

Presented as part of ON AIR LA ANNEX, Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh
and “musical weirdo and visionary” Beatie Wolfe discuss the art
of composition, building worlds, and how being a conceptual
artist can further open up and inform these spaces. Straddling
multidisciplines, the pair also revisit Postcards for Democracy,
their 2020 collective art campaign in support of USPS, and chat
about its impact and how they are still receiving cards today
ahead of the next election.


This program is part of New Music USA’s web magazine NewMusicBox
“Guest Editor series”, which aims to celebrate a plurality of
voices from across the nation and will feature exclusive content
written, produced, or commissioned by a rotating artist or
organization. 


Artistic visionaries Mark Mothersbaugh & Beatie Wolfe share a
love of tangible artforms, in and amongst their futuristic
explorations. In the summer of 2020, in light of the threat to
our 225yr old postal service and at a time that could jeopardize
the democracy of the country, Mothersbaugh and Wolfe joined
forces for this collective postcard art demonstration. The aim of
this campaign is to encourage as many people as possible to
support USPS, our right to vote, and democracy as a whole via the
power of art. The demonstration asks you to buy USPS stamps,
design your postcard and then mail it to 8760 Sunset Blvd. The
pair has so far received tens of thousands of postcards from all
over the world which were exhibited at the Rauschenberg Gallery
and have also been archived by the Smithsonian.