On June 8, 2011 I gave a talk via teleconference through the Worldwide Story Work group. This blog post contains links to all of the topics discussed, images from the artists mentioned, and a podcast of the actual call.
Worlds Collide: Storytelling in Art and Business Are you an artist or a businessperson? Chances are you’re a bit of both. In this call, I will highlight storytelling patterns, projects, and players from both art and business. We’ll examine why storytelling has gone from bad word to buzzword, discuss interdisciplinary storytelling trends, and envision what’s next for creative and professional story practitioners who dare to let worlds collide.
Download the audio recording: Worlds-Collide.mp3 (1 hour in length, 52.7 MB)
Topics referenced in the talk are listed below:
John Baldessari
The Pencil Story 1972 - 1973
Marian Goodman Gallery, New York © John Baldessari
Colour photographs, with coloured pencil, mounted on board
John Baldessari
Tips for Artists Who Want to Sell 1966-68
Acrylic on canvas
Yoko Ono
Cleaning Piece III, 1996

Yoko Ono
Cleaning Piece 4, 1996
Laurie Anderson
Duets On Ice
Genoa, Italy 1972

Miranda July
The Hallway
Yokohama Triennale, 2008
Photo by Miranda July
Her book website:
No One Belongs Here More Than You
Harrell Fletcher
Some People From Around Here, 1996, Highway I-80, Fairfield, CA.
Collaboration with Jon Rubin.
Social Practice Art on Wikipedia
The Yes Men website
Yes Men Bhopal Story
MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts
Oregon College of Art and Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art | MFA in Applied Craft and Design
Ball State University: Telecommunications (Digital Storytelling)
RISD arms Class of 2011 with Artrepreneur Kits

Pomplamoose website
Pomplamoose on YouTube
Amanda Hocking on Wikipedia
Amanda Hocking's Blog
Kartoon Kings
A series of ten commercial billboard portraits of people who work on the Berlin U-Bahn at night. U-10 Projekt/NGBK, Berlin, Germany.
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