“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell
Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Cheers to that!
This Week’s Apéritif: Cucumber, Lime & Tsipouro Cocktails (Click here for the recipe!)
Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:
Reading: Prisoner of Love by Jean Genet
Listening: The Music of Rozz Williams (November 6th, 1963 — April 1st, 1998)
Click here to listen to Ryan Wildstar’s Curated Playlist for And What About the Bells?
[Editor’s Note: The song “Flowers” is from the album Dream Home Heartache by Rozz Williams and Gitane DeMone, which you can purchase via Bandcamp below.]
Looking: The Art of Ron Athey
Ron Athey WebShop (purchase books, T-shirts, photographic prints & art)
Ron Athey, Transgressive Performance Artist (via Hyperallergic)
Viewing: Performances from the book launch of And What About the Bells? by Rozz Williams, edited by Ryan Wildstar in Athens, Greece (April 14th, 2023)
Tasting: Indian Chef Restaurant (Athens, Greece)
Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:
Reading: And What About the Bells? by Rozz Williams, edited by Ryan Wildstar
Listening: Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Looking: The Art of Ron Athey
Ron Athey WebShop (purchase books, T-shirts, photographic prints & art)
Ron Athey, Transgressive Performance Artist (via Hyperallergic)
Viewing: Performances from the book launch of And What About the Bells? by Rozz Williams, edited by Ryan Wildstar in Athens, Greece (April 14th, 2023)
Tasting: Indian Chef Restaurant (Athens, Greece)
That’s it for this week! But we want the dinner party to continue! So each week we are asking a “dinner party” question for everyone joining us here at our table. Last week we asked: “What's Greek to YOU? Tell us the name of something or someone Greek that you love!” Here are some of the great responses from the comments:
Christina picked spanakopita (one of our favorite Greek dishes!).
Mary Chase chose her grandfather Kazanis (Ryan Elston’s great-grandfather!).
kde said she was inspired by the women in Greek myth & legend!
Thank you everyone for your wonderful responses! That was last week . . . but we don't want this week's dinner party to end either!
So here is this week's question for the table:
This week was a celebration of our book launch in Athens, which featured a live poetry reading and contributions from an illustrious assemblage of musicians and performance artists who are renowned for their live performances. So here's this week's dinner party question for everyone listening right now: What's one of the best live performances YOU'VE ever seen? It could be a concert, a play, a dance troupe, a symphony, a poetry reading, a stand-up comedy set, a theatre piece, an opera, a work of performance art . . . anything that was performed live and which you attended in person. Tell us your choice in the comments, and we'll share some of your responses on next week's podcast!
Cheers to that!
Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: And What About the Bells? by Rozz Williams, Aladdin Sane, Jean Genet, Ron Athey & Indian Cuisine in Athens!