ARTIST LEGERE

"Phoebe Legere is a transdisciplinary artist. Her multi-format artworks issue from a powerful and intimate internal voice."
~The Brooklyn Rail

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Phoebe Legere Reflects on Los Angeles Fires & Friendship With Hilary Knight












From Phoebe Legere’s Facebook Page:

(follow Phoebe: https://www.facebook.com/PhoebeLegereInternational)

 

"Hilary Knight, America's Greatest Artist (98 years young) was evacuated to a hotel with his cat. His niece Lily Knight, the great actress, is in a hotel. I spoke to Lily last night. She fears the Altadena houses are gone. I stayed with Lily in Altadena in November. I was in Paradise! The house is surrounded by hundreds of heritage fruit trees & gorgeous flowers. Oh California! Land of Illusion! I walked in wonder around Altadena.


"I vowed to Hilary that I would move nearby, to a certain place I love in the Pacific Palisades.* Oh consuming flames! Spare my loved ones and their treasures. The Knight house in Altadena holds many, many priceless art works by Hilary, by his father Clayton Knight and his mother Kathryn Sturgis - a trio of magnificent American artists. The world around us is on fire, burning with anger and desire! --- 


"Here, Hilary Knight's cover of my #jazz album Ooh La La Coq Tail.


"IF YOU WANT TO HELP please volunteer and give generously:

World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/

World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit global food relief organization , is already on the ground in Southern California to aid first responders and evacuees. 'Our teams have mobilized across the region to provide immediate relief in the form of sandwiches and water.'

California Fire Foundation Wildfire & Disaster Relief 

Link to donation page: 

https://cpf.salsalabs.org/disasterrelief/index.html



Sunday, January 5, 2025

Phoebe Legere Wishing You A Wonderful 2025


Says Phoebe, "Celebrate Yourself! Discover the Art Within You & Create Something Wonderful."

 And follow Phoebe on Her New Substack account:

phoebelegere.substack.com for the latest info on all things Legere!

Art, Music, Blog Updates, Events, Happenings.




Monday, December 30, 2024

"Phoebe Legere Tribune" Now on Substack! Subscribe to Gain VIP Access To Phoebe's Art/Music/Events/Views/Happenings & More

Subscribe for a glimpse into a world forgotten by time and sterilized memory: a diary unearthed from the concrete hell of Alphabet City, where dreams broke against needles and shadows stretched long over crumbling squats - the real East Village as we lived and loved it. 

Teenage Weimar is a sound installation created from excerpts from my autobiography underscored with my musical compositions. These are the words of a teenage runaway caught in the undertow of a collapsing city. Civilization was dying. I was living in a burned out squat between Ave. C and D. No water. No electricity. No phone. No heat. No locks.


What follows is a snapshot of the wreckage. There were thousands of runaway kids in Alphabet City. I’m one of the very few that survived to adulthood. Press play, and step inside. 



The Phoebe Legere Tribune: Legere is an electric, honest, and independent voice using Art to challenge the power
dynamics of the global billionaireocracy.



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(Photo by Bobby Miller)

Thursday, December 19, 2024

WOW! The Accolades for Phoebe Legere's Film GENDER SYMPHONY Keep Rolling In! Well Deserved Honors

FROM PHOEBE LEGERE'S FACEBOOK POST:

My film Gender Symphony just #won Best Soundtrack at the NYC Independent Film Festival. Now I'm on my way to Harvestworks to master the score and ready the Gender Symphony for worldwide release. Paul Geluso will be mastering the soundtrack. I first met Paul when I was studying Film Scoring at NYU Graduate School - Paul is Professor of Music Technology. Thank you

Kathy Brew for your continued good vibes and superwoman support. In this photo you see the Director, foreground,with clap board, making sure that we are taking beautiful sync sound with the boom. Actor Ivan Steiger Galietti can be seen preparing for the shot in the background.




Wednesday, December 18, 2024

NEWS FLASH! Phoebe Legere Will Be Interviewed Friday Morning LIVE on the Iconic WCAP AM 980 Radio by Legendary Broadcaster Hartley Pleshaw

 FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF Phoebe Legere:

NEWSFLASH! Hey #Massachusetts, get ready for a morning that's not just about traffic and weather but a celebration of art, history, and the human spirit!
Join me, Phoebe Legere, this Friday at 8:15 AM on the iconic WCAP-AM 980 with none other than the last liberal lion of AM radio, the one and only Hartley Pleshaw. We'll dive into the heart of Lowell, where the mills once spun not just cloth but dreams and poetry.
We'll kick off our chat with the Foundation for New American Art, where I volunteer, bringing art, music, and the joy of learning to kids who need it most. It's not just education; it's about finding your voice, your art, and your place in the world. We'll talk about why art and self-expression are vital for our mental and cultural health.
Plus: Hartley will be playing some excerpts from the soundtrack I composed for The Gender Symphony.
So, tune in from anywhere in eastern Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire, or click on www.980wcap.com to Listen Live. Want to join the conversation? Text us at (978) 454-4980 - we're all ears for your thoughts on art, education, or just to say good morning!
Good Morning Massachusetts, I love you! Let's start the day with inspiration and a little bit of rebellion against the ordinary. Catch you on "Merrimack Valley Radio in the Morning" this Friday!
Note: Due to limited phone lines, we'll take your texts during the show! Ask me anything!


Wednesday, December 11, 2024

4 NURSES OF THE APOCALYPSE , a Phoebe Legere Band: Listen On Spotify!

 Phoebe Legere's Band 4 Nurses of the Apocalypse 

You can download the album on Spotify (the record is selling for $500 online and is a top record charter in Japan)  

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO4bcaiH?si=iTB5zqvGTz-YHF-Bu0Zw7Q

Award-Winning Film "Gender Symphony" by Filmmaker Phoebe Legere Takes Top Honors at LGBTQ Toronto & Los Angeles Film Festivals

"Gender Symphony," a new film by artist-musician-composer-filmmaker Phoebe Legere, has won Best Story Award at the LGBTQ+ Los Angeles & Toronto Film Festivals!

Here is Phoebe Legere celebrating in her Lower East Side painting studio. Phoebe's painting of Machine Dazzle on the right now hangs in Bruce's Restaurant.

Follow Phoebe on twitter @Legere and on Instagram @PhoebeLegere

For more information, visit phoebelegere.com



Friday, December 6, 2024

BREAKING NEWS Paris Film Awards Selects Phoebe Legere's GENDER SYMPHONY As Winner of GOLD AWARD: INDIE SHORT FILM











CONGRATULATIONS TO FILMMAKER Phoebe Legere!

The Paris Film Awards has selected her film GENDER SYMPHONY to receive the

GOLD AWARD in the INDIE SHORT FILM 

Category.












Congratulations also to Actors Kathy Brew, Ron Gustavson & Ivan Gallieti. 

GENDER SYMPHONY was Written and Directed by Phoebe Legere.




ART IS LOVE GEAR: Fundraising for Phoebe Legere's Arts Education Nonprofit: Foundation for New American Art

 Phoebe Legere is the founder and executive director of the Foundation for New American Art, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to bringing arts education programs to students attending public schools where the budgets for arts curriculum has been eliminated or drastically reduced. Buying the official FNAA gear helps fund after-school programs, free art and music lessons, community festivals and much more! Visit https://www.bonfire.com/results/foundation+for+new+American+art/