Intro from Jay Allison: Radio Art has its detractors, and they don’t hold back. Our friend and audio art enthusiast, Julie Shapiro wrote this manifesto from Australia where she directs Radio National’s Creative Audio Unit. Julie contemplates the virulence of response to art on the air. Why does it engender such animus? Is it different from other art, or is it just part of art’s job to upset people? What is the relationship between public broadcasters and artists? Transom welcomes these questions, because we’re keenly interested in where our boundaries are, and why we put them there. We need to keep a close eye on what we’re keeping OFF the air, and if we’re making the right call.
Three pre-thoughts:
- There are many ways to define the term, but by “radio art” I mean creative audio work presented across the airwaves, and via podcast. “Audio art” and “sound art” also apply, but for consistency’s sake, I’ll mostly stick with radio art here.
- These…
