Tag: Authenticity

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Tupac Shakur 1971 – 1996 – 2012

INDIO, CA, 15 April — Tonight the late Tupac Shakur appeared at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in a performance with Snoop Dogg. In the spring of 1988 I was a freshman at the University of California, San Diego, studying performance art with Allan Kaprow, and I also took a social psychology class from professor Barry Collins. One of the stories Collins … Continue reading Tupac Shakur 1971 – 1996 – 2012

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Authentic

Authenticity is often the coin of the realm in culture. An authentic singer on stage, genuine emotion poured into a painting, an authentic pair of Levi’s 501’s, or the power of “Real Life.” But can authenticity be performed? Is it ever NOT performed? When the singer-songwriter stops a song after a few chords, tunes their guitar or tears off their denim jacket, and then starts … Continue reading Authentic

Unknown's avatarVanessa Anne Blaylock