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Japan has multiple ways to say “Iâ€. Artist and multiple-self David Blandy tells us this half way through his new film Anjin 1600: Edo Wonderpark, a film itself part autobiography. The Japanses have a dynamic way of speaking in first person, which relates to the present company; and what artist keeps such interesting company as …
September 13, 2013
Greetings cybernauts: Interview of the week, possibly the month, the Guardian speak with ‘wrecker of civilisation’ Genesis P. Orridge Meanwhile the Telegraph keeps it light with the trailer to a new feature about the most famous cat on the webz These are a pure joy. Music videos chosen by Prosthetic Knowledge. Just why is the …
September 2, 2013
The moon is to be howled at. When it comes to our planet’s only satellite, we have been-there-done-that. If there was a concession selling t-shirts, we missed it. Our arrival, let’s face it, was a disappointment. We struck neither oil nor gold. Bored astronauts batted around golf balls and American footballs in an inspirational void. …
August 30, 2013
The burning question this week is possibly not: ‘What did it feel like to win a 12kg cake at the Ceri Hand Gallery’s Summer Fete?†But that’s what this post is about. Reader, it felt good. This blogger got a round of applause for a dubious and hitherto untried skill of guessing the weight of …
August 20, 2013
Some great links this week, a few of which I hope you’re tempted to click on: William Powhida and Jade Townsend have devised a scarily detailed map of the art world as a number of warring tribes, including an encampment for Critical Refugees. Lego has released an architects’ studio. Hundreds of white or clear bricks …
August 19, 2013
Found Objects are back. Sorry to regular readers for the break: Freelance journalist Francesa Borri is working for $70 a story. That’s $70 to cover the frontline of the war in Syria. (via Jude Sheerin) Bomb magazine links the work of Gordon Matta-Clark and the Pompidou Centre in Paris, all via the writing of Francis Ponge. Here’s a …
August 12, 2013
Written for Bad At Sports. It is more than 1,000 miles from Luton, England, to Reykjavik, Iceland. But Dominic from the UK town appears to love a good caper. Why else would he put together a group show on very little money in one of the most far flung and expensive cities in Europe? “It …
August 9, 2013
He grew up making fantasy art. He now sells ‘fantasy’ landscapes. But there can be few artists who cleave to the tradition of painting like David Wightman. Nevermind that he says of his mountainous scenes: “They’re fictions. They’re not real places.†Visiting his studio, I was struck by the minimal clutter in his space. Daylight …
August 5, 2013
Mr Bitchin’ is a contradiction. On one hand he says that jealousy gets him out of bed in the morning. On the other, he thinks for a moment before nodding and confirming his is happy with his life. And he should be, mind you. Robert Williams has reached the age of 70. He has a …
July 28, 2013
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 weren’t already aware, the rap megastar spent six hours filming in Pace Gallery New York for a track on …
July 27, 2013