Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, was an Artmonk; Beastie Boys’ “Bodhisattva Vow”
[update: good context for this, a Salon post on Yauch, "From brat to activist: Adam Yauch's transformation from hooligan to human rights figure paralleled a generation's coming-of-age," here.] I’ve started to notice recently how the vows we’ve taken this year (of gratitude, fidelity, and resourcefulness), as well as the midnight Vigils Ritual we’re investigating as part of ...
American Artists Engage Ancient Monastic Practice: Ingest Only Beer for 14 Days
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 May 2012 American Artists Engage Ancient Monastic Practice: Ingest Only Beer for 14 Days In their investigation of secular monasticism, a pair of American artists living and working in monastery of art in Italy will fast for 14 days, following the monastic practices of monks who came before them. For two ...
