Sunday, 8 December 2013

Wife: The Grey Ones, shown as part of the Frequency Festival 2013







 I saw WIFE: THe Grey Ones" at the Drill Hall, Lincoln whgen it was part of the Frequency Festival 2013. It was perhaps one the most convincing pieces of what.... multimedia performance, hybrid art?

"WIFE is visceral, live, contemporary, dance, interacting with original, projected, animations and music. She is the creation of Nina McNeely, Kristen Leahy, and Jasmine Albuquerque. Her three members are dancers, choreographers, teachers, editors, animators, and performers thriving in the underbelly of L.A subculture. She finds inspiration from myth, folklore, archetypes, and the subtleties of everyday human behavior. Influences include Jim Henson, Chris Cunningham, Akira Kurosawa, Kathy Rose, Wendy Carlos, Yayoi Kusama, Planningtorock, Aleister Crowley, her friends, and you. WIFE can only be seen in the dark. WIFE works well with others. WIFE likes to play. Visually, WIFE is bold. Physically, WIFE is daring. Dreams are her driving force. She is metamorphosis":


See it here on YouTube whe in was part of TEDxSoCal in 2012 (?):






Wednesday, 29 May 2013

A Memory of Moholy-Nagy



Made in 1990 scripted by Joy Batchelor and directed by John Halas this diocumentary explores the life and work of the artist and designer László Moholy-Nagy.

Halas and Batchelor:
http://www.halasandbatchelor.co.uk/

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Robert Hughes at ALA splitter 03


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Published on 17 Aug 2012 by John W Berry

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The late, great art and culture critic, Robert Hughes, was the Opening General Session speaker on June 15, 2002 in Atlanta. His talk, months after the September 11 attacks continues to resonate. ALA President John W. Berry in 2002 posts this video, with permission, as a tribute to our friend and colleague. 'Free Libraries Free Society' was the title of the talk.