Nathan Shields

Nathan Shields is a composer, writer, and associate faculty at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research. He is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow.

In the Domain of Faust

In the Domain of Faust

Nathan Shields

October 19, 2022

A musical note in ASCII art.

A Catastrophic Purity

Nathan Shields

February 28, 2022

Medieval-esque sketches of good and evil are shown in opposition to one another. In the middle, an angel holds the throat of a devil as they wrestle with a sword held high up in the air.

Wagnermania

Nathan Shields

March 1, 2021