History of Close Radio
Date: Friday July 13, 2007, at 4 pm
Location: Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center
Admission: Free. Reservation required



Close Radio was a weekly series of experimental radio for artists, listeners, and political groups, broadcast on Los Angeles station KPFK from 1976 to 1979. Founded by artists John Duncan and Neil Goldstein, the program was primarily organized by Duncan and Paul McCarthy, with Nancy Buchanan and Linda Frye Burnham also participating as organizers at various points in the program's history. Duncan and McCarthy are joined on the panel by video artist Buchanan and Paul Vangelisti, founding chair of the graduate writing program at Otis College of Art and Design, and cultural affairs director at KPFK from 1974 to 1982. They examine the history of Close Radio through their individual and collective histories and their experiences of the evolution, meaning, and impact of Close Radio in relation to the broader environment of contemporary art culture. The panel is moderated by Glenn Phillips, curator of the exhibition Evidence of Movement. During the discussion, Phillips will play clips from Close Radio performances and show images of select performances. This discussion panel on the history of Close Radio is presented by the Getty Research Institute in conjunction with the exhibition Evidence of Movement.

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