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COVER STORY
Tools
Kurt Andersen and master film editor Walter Murch
talk about the simple and complex tools we use to innovate in art.
  Presidential
Performances
Stunts are becoming standard strategy this campaign
season: John Kerry arrived on the stage of the Tonight Show on a motorcycle.
Few have forgotten George W. Bush landing last May on the deck of an aircraft
carrier. Andy Lanset looks at past Presidents and presidential hopefuls,
who really knew how to put on a show.
Read the full text
Go to an article on presidential pastimes
 Makita
Man
At first glance New York artist John Mahoney's paintings
look like traditional Japanese imagery with their chrysanthemum patterns
and flocks of cranes. Look a little closer and you find hidden in the
art are the distinctive shapes and designs of Makita brand power tools.
Produced by Ilya Marritz.
Go to John Mahoney's website
Go to the Makita website
Go
to the Ms. Makita Calendar website
 Garden
of Earthly Delights
Los-Angeles based Mexican artist Rubin Ortiz-Torres
is inspired by gardeners and their equipment. He customized a riding lawn
mower to jump and gyrate and dance by remote control. Ortiz-Torres commissioned
his sister to write the music for this ballet. Her revved-up sounds are
made by leaf blowers and weed whackers. Produced by Sara Harris.
Go to Ruben Ortiz-Torres's site
Go to the Lowriders site
Go
to a Chicano culture site
Read
about the leaf blower debate
 Nancarrow's
Player Piano
In the 1940s and '50s American composer Conlan Nancarrow
used an old-fashioned tool to create music no human could have played
or heard before. To write his compositions, Nancarrow used mind-bending
mathematical formulas to cut extremely complex rolls for the player piano.
Produced by Sarah Lilley.
Go to a site about player pianos
Go to Kyle Gann's site
Go
to Artis Wodehouse's site
SPECIAL GUEST
Walter Murch
Walter Murch is that rare creature - an artist almost
universally considered a master in his field. He edits sound and images
for movies. His credits include the Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American
Graffiti, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Conversation,
and Cold Mountain.
Go to Interview with Walter Murch on Apple website
Go
to website of Walter Murch writing and interviews
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