Transmission Artist
ALEXIS BHAGAT
Alexis Bhagats work is dedicated to the destruction of authorship and authority through the cultivation of new forms for radically poly-vocal sound, transmission of promiscuous conversation, and obsessive never-ending correspondence. Currently, Bhagat is intrigued by the "lecture" as a form ripe for intervention. He speaks and writes on anarchism, prisons, and sound art, and is a founding member of the August Sound Coalition.
New lectures include: "Lecture #4: Sound Composition as Anti-Authoritarian Writing" and "Lecture #5: Regarding Enemies (Bin Laden = Pope Pius VI)" He is editor of the zine, Tactical Sound and is co-editor, with Gregory Gangemi and Jason Quarles of Sound Generation: Recording - Tradition - Politics, a collection of interviews with 21 contemporary sound artists. (Forthcoming from Autonomedia.)
Notable past projects include: Lecture #2: On the Possibility of Life without the Sun (2004), Whitman Death Songs (2002), Vehicle for Conversation (1999-2001), and ATM Poetry Opens (1994). His essay Three Theses on Contemporary Radio Practice, co-authored with Tianna Kennedy, was published in 2007 as part of Radio Territories (Errant Bodies press.)
LINKS
Works
- An Atlas (Book) Editors: Lize Mogel & Alexis Bhagat,
- Everybody Says... (Work on Paper) Alexis Bhagat,
- Giant Ear))) (Weekly Online Radio Show) Hosted by NY Society for Acoustic Ecology,
- Tactical Sound #5: Voice(s) of God(s) (Audio Work) Alexis Bhagat & Greta Byrum,
- The Riddle of Steel (Object) Alexis Bhagat,
- Radio Action III (AD034) (Dispatch Series Release) free103point9 Transmission Artists, 2008
- Whitman Death Songs (Audio Work) Alexis Bhagat, 2000
Exhibitions & Events
- The NY Art Book Fair 2009 (Journal Signing + Performance), Oct. 1, 2009 – Oct. 4, 2009 (Curated by Printed Matter)
- ((audience)) festival, Sept. 19, 2009 – Sept. 28, 2009 (Curated by Alexis Bhagat)
- Last Wishes Opening Reception, Sept. 17, 2009: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Sound Mapping: an evening of performance, conversation, and listening with NYSAE, Alexis Bhagat, and Annea Lockwood., July 5, 2009: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand, Jan. 21, 2009: 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Radio Festival NYC 2008, Oct. 16, 2008 – Oct. 18, 2008
- Radio Action III: Online Radio Program, June 18, 2008 – Aug. 30, 2008 (Curated by free103point9 in collaboration with Barbara Held)
- Off The Grid: Live Performances, April 2, 2008: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. (Curated by free103point9)
- Radio Retreat/Festival 2007, Oct. 13, 2007: noon – Oct. 14, 2007: 5 p.m.
- Radio Festival, Aug. 5, 2006: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Marco Pollini Spaghetti Dinner, July 23, 2006: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- free103point9 @ Observatori Festival, May 5, 2006 – May 7, 2006
- ScopeOnAir, March 10, 2006 – March 13, 2006
- On The Air, Nov. 2, 2005 – Nov. 5, 2005
- Open Source/Open Ear, Aug. 9, 2005: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
- Stubblefield's Black Box: An Intricate Game of Position, Nov. 12, 2004 – Dec. 10, 2004 (Curated by Tianna Kennedy)
- Sous Les Pavas, La Radio! at Psy.Geo.Conflux 04, May 13, 2004 – May 16, 2004 (Curated by Tianna Kennedy)
- Psy.Geo.Conflux Radio Lab, May 13, 2004: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
ARCHIVE
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Audio
- Alexis Bhagat's "Lecture on Democracy as a Word and Brand.", Jan. 21, 2009. Lecture at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Parsons The New School for Design. (audio/mpeg)
- Triangulation_093008_Michael Northam, Sept. 30, 2008. Weekly show from Radio Ruido, live from Brooklyn. With special guest Michael Northam and guest host Alexis Bhagat. (audio/mpeg)
- Giant Ear: Hybrid Sounds, March 25, 2007. (audio/mpeg)
- Sound Drop, Oct. 2, 2005. Radio Anarchitecture with the Gold Drop (audio/mpeg)
- Words That Should Be Abandoned, Moratoriumed, or Repaired, Nov. 30, 2004. (audio/mpeg)
- Psy.Geo.Conflux Radio Lab at Participant, Inc., May 13, 2004. (audio/mpeg)
Image
- An Atlas of Radical Cartography Editors: Lize Mogel & Alexis Bhagat (image/jpeg)
- Everybody Says... Alexis Bhagat (image/jpeg)
- Giant Ear Image (image/jpeg)
- Tactical Sound #5: Voice(s) of God(s) Alexis Bhagat & Greta Byrum (image/jpeg)
- Alexis Bhagat and Tom Roe setup in advance of "Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand", Jan. 21, 2009. at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons The New School for Design, Pictured (left): Tom Roe, (right): Alexis Bhagat. (image/jpeg)
- Alexis Bhagat during "Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand", Jan. 21, 2009. at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons The New School for Design, Pictured: Alexis Bhagat and audience. (image/jpeg)
- Alexis Bhagat during "Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand", Jan. 21, 2009. at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons The New School for Design, Pictured: Alexis Bhagat. (image/jpeg)
- Alexis Bhagat during "Lecture on Democracy as Word and Brand", Jan. 21, 2009. at Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons The New School for Design, Pictured: Alexis Bhagat. (image/jpeg)
- Tianna Kennedy during Radio Retreat/Festival 2007, Oct. 14, 2007. at free103point9 Wave Farm. Tianna Kennedy's artist presentation. Pictured (clockwise from the top): Tianna Kennedy, Ryan Holsopple, Todd Merrell, Joshua Fried, Lex Bhagat, Lee Azzarello (image/jpeg)