Showing posts with label unintentional performance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unintentional performance. Show all posts
recently i was mentioning Wittgenstein in a discussion
and specifically his idea at the end of the Tractatus, according to which "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."
Subi just showed me this video, and I really think it is not possible to say anything about it.
People vs. Art
I love it when art causes "Violent and disgusting outburst[s] of emotion"
Maybe she was playing too much of this game:
Also it made me think about this lovely series of painting by Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky:
And this action carried out by Gadi Sprukt and Jack Faber, with Tel Aviv museum's hysterical response
Maybe she was playing too much of this game:
Also it made me think about this lovely series of painting by Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky:
And this action carried out by Gadi Sprukt and Jack Faber, with Tel Aviv museum's hysterical response
My fav DYAC entry
damnyouautocorrect.com published their best 25 entries, to conclude it's 1st year. This one is by far my favorite. The Freudian association is screaming out of this so loud I need to cover my ears! Yet another amazing proof of the living unconscious of digital devices.
Black Friday craziness
So apparently there is a thing called "black friday", when stores offer amazing discounts. So amazing, that they spark spontaneous mega-choreographies I could only dream of producing. I love it! Thanx to my lovely wife for sharing these wonderful moments.
*note: I recommend watching the three of them simultaneously. bonapetit.
*note: I recommend watching the three of them simultaneously. bonapetit.
RIP Evelyn Mchale
23 year old Evelyn Mchale committed suicide jumping off the Empire State Building in May 1st, 1947. This unusual image was taken by a photography student the happens to be around a few minutes after her death. It haunts me since James showed it to me earlier today. A lot was written about it already, for example here in Jason Kottke's blog, where there's also a link to a caption from the original life publication of this amazing, eerie image. She looks like a hollywood star laying in her soft bed after a hard day on the set of some stupid comedy. The fact her suicide note was so desperately sad, writing about her fiancee "He is much better off without me … I wouldn’t make a good wife for anybody", only adds to the depressive glamour of this moment. A beautiful demonstration of the archaic, basic relation between death and aesthetics.
Don't go breaking my heart
Like many other gruesome goodies, this was also waiting for me on Yair Reshef's website. The reason I like it (apart from the narrator's voice) is that it takes a metaphor seriously, and we like to do that.
I think I need to do this live
I think I need to do this live
Alona Rodeh - when you are here
a great video my dear friend Alona made. I think it's a beautiful example of how a specific gaze in the right context can give you a glimpse of a whole process. When you see this little moment in the car next to some of Alona's installations, her take on live art and kinetic, time-based sculpture becomes very clear. Nowadays, doing something so specific without making it literal and (pseudo-)intellectual is truly a blessing. Cheers babe! :-)
It also reminded me of this little one I made two years ago:
Here's another one of Alona's installations in Brener St. in Tel Aviv:
And continuing this very free stream of consciousness, here is a gorgeous piece by Brussels theatermaker Kris Verdonck:
It also reminded me of this little one I made two years ago:
Here's another one of Alona's installations in Brener St. in Tel Aviv:
And continuing this very free stream of consciousness, here is a gorgeous piece by Brussels theatermaker Kris Verdonck:
How time creates images
a beautiful video (that for some reason cannot be embedded) of the Shangri-Las singing "Shout". According to YouTube video description, "The twins' faces are obscured because it is a poor-quality Kinescope recording." I think it's a wonderful example of what I like to think about as "secret" or "accidental" composition. Maybe it's too romantic or naive but I'd like to believe the random narrative of this image.
The Shangri-Las - Shout - YouTube
The Shangri-Las - Shout - YouTube
unbelievable
One of the most disturbing/charming/poetic/haunting things I've seen in a while. Is it a video art piece?
Found on Kottke.org
Found on Kottke.org
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