hip hop – criticismism ii

July 27, 2013August 1, 2013

Lyrical Breakdown: Jay Z, Picasso Baby

American readers will be lucky enough to see an art film by Jay Z next Friday on HBO. I say lucky, because – good or bad – this should be one compelling television event. If you werenâ€™t already aware, the rap megastar spent six hours filming in Pace Gallery New…

February 16, 2010

Interview: David Blandy – Work of Fiction

Picking up his gong in the Breakthrough category at The Times/South Bank Show 2010 Awards, artist David Blandy might have thanked the man who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. During WWII, his grandfather was a prisoner of war and Japan’s surrender is said to have saved his life. â€œHow do…

November 26, 2009

Fortress of Solitude by David Blandy at 176 / Zabludowicz Collection

Published on Culture24 David Blandy â€“ Fortress of Solitude, 176 / Zabludowicz Collection, London, until Summer 2010 Strap on the artificial guitar and fire up the games console and you are ready to enter David Blandy’s world. It is indeed, as he demonstrates, a stage. We find our truth in…

August 7, 2009

Trouble Tune Tonic at the South Bank Centre

Published on Art and Music Kier Vine/Charlie Dark/Gold Future Joy Machine/Dels/Speech Debelle/Sebastian Rochford and Leafcutter John He doesn’t quite hammer nails through his piano, but shortly after beginning to play Kier Vine does get to his feet and walk away. His instrument carries on playing, thanks to the magic of…