David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician and artist perhaps best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1974 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo projects on record, and worked in a variety of media, including film, photography, opera, and Internet-based projects. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards for his achievements. In 1981, Byrne partnered with choreographer Twyla Tharp, scoring "The Catherine Wheel," a ballet prominently featuring unusual rhythms and lyrics. Productions of "The Catherine Wheel" appeared on Broadway that same year. Byrne is also known… for his activism in support of increased cycling, and for having used a bike as his main means of transport for most of his life, especially cycling around New York, where he has designed innovative bicycle parking racks. He has written widely on cycling, including a 2009 book, Bicycle Diaries. In August 2009, he auctioned his Montague folding bike in order to raise money for the London Cycling Campaign. His title Bicycle Diaries made the New York Times Best Seller List for 2011.
Ryan McGinness fuses art and design by incorporating historical, contemporary, and fantasy-inspired graphic vocabularies in his artworks. He currently lives and works in New York City, where he is represented by Deitch Projects. In 2005, Rizzoli published his Installationview. Artist and writer Peter Halley is currently director of graduate studies in painting and printmaking at the Yale University School of Art. David Byrne’s creative legacy spans music, performance, visual art, film, opera, books, and photography. Jonathan T.D. Neil is executive editor at The Drawing Center in New York. Tom Greenwood heads BaseWords, and contributes writings to various publications such as Tokion,… Creator Studio, and Creativity. Greg Lindquist is a New York painter who also writes about art.
Ryan McGinness fuses art and design by incorporating historical, contemporary, and fantasy-inspired graphic vocabularies in his artworks. He currently lives and works in New York City, where he is represented by Deitch Projects. In 2005, Rizzoli published his Installationview. Artist and writer Peter Halley is currently director of graduate studies in painting and printmaking at the Yale University School of Art. David Byrne’s creative legacy spans music, performance, visual art, film, opera, books, and photography. Jonathan T.D. Neil is executive editor at The Drawing Center in New York. Tom Greenwood heads BaseWords, and contributes writings to various publications such as Tokion,… Creator Studio, and Creativity. Greg Lindquist is a New York painter who also writes about art.