ALT/1977: WE ARE NOT TIME TRAVELERS
Alex Varanese shows us what happens when you collect modern technology and design it to the late 70′s. Love the look and feel.
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Eyelevel BQE Presents: Bloodlines
April 10, 2010 marked the opening of Bloodlines, a multimedia collaboration and revisionist queer history project by my friend Andrew Cornell Robinson. Eyelevel BQE Gallery is graciously hosting the show until May 2, 2010. I encourage people to take a trip and peruse the collection of costumes, prints, photographs, and prose.
Collaborators included fashion designer Sigfrido Holguin, photographer Michael Chiabaudo, Tony the tailor, and yours truly DJ Matt Lament with music. I created playlists tailored specifically for the characters Andrew created and mixed them during the opening. More info regarding these characters can be found at the Bloodlines official site.
Peru
In August of 2008 I went to Peru for two weeks, traveling to Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Manu Rain Forest. This is one of three vignettes documenting my travels. View all three »
Bauhaus 1919-1933: NYC MoMA Exhibit
This was the largest exhibition I’ve seen regarding the Bauhaus school of design. The work and philosophy that was developed in the school’s fourteen years became a major influence on contemporary graphic design, architecture, and commercial signage. The exhibit spans the entirety of the school’s existence showing and appreciating the distinct differences in creative direction during the Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe eras.
The Bauhaus exhibit continues at the New York MoMA until January 25th, 2010.
I enjoyed every piece on display and highly recommend visiting.
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Grizzly Bear – Ready, Able
Amazing claymation video for Grizzly Bear directed by Allison Schulnik.
Antichrist
In the new Lars von Trier film Antichrist a young couple retreats to their cabin in the woods to grieve over the loss of their infant son. Visually and viscerally stunning it’s a great film for the Halloween weekend.
Best Music Videos of the Decade
antville.org showcases the top 101 music videos of this decade. My favorite video of them all is Basement Jaxx: Where’s Your Head At. I thought it was the right video to show for Halloween as well. Oooohh spooky! As I browse through these videos I realize how long ago 2000 was!
Masculin Féminin: 15 faits précis
Masculin féminin (1966) was written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It’s the story of French youth culture during the 1960′s, The Children of Marx and Coca-Cola. We follow 21 year old Paul (Jean-Pierre Léaud), an idealistic socialist, as he becomes romantically involved with Madeline (Chantal Goya), a pop singer in the film and in real life. Listen to the film’s title track.
Beyond the plot lies a subtext that I found intriguing and strangely relatable. Maybe it’s because I remember putting together the sober realization that everyday life is banal for the most part. Godard captures this spot on. The characters are not easily defined throughout most of the film. They don’t pass judgment like most film characters do which frustrates contemporary audiences because they don’t know what messages they’re being told to watch. They’re just being, doing, thinking.
Our pop culture has been trimmed down to bite sized pieces, ahem, twitter and facebook updates. We look for guidance through these bits of information. I love Masculin Féminin because it doesn’t guide you or tell you who to judge and how to live. It warns of the birth of the coca-cola generation and patiently reveals a tragedy of modern youth.
Bernard Sumner – Bad Lieutenant
Former Joy Division and New Order guitarist Bernard Sumner attracted attention with his new band Bad Lieutenant. The album is growing on me. Tracks like Sink or Swim, Twist of Fate, and Summer Days are definitely worth a listen.
Chicago Photos ’09
I visited Chicago last weekend. It was buttass cold but I snapped some photos of landmarks throughout the city.
I also tested out an iPhone app called ShakeItPro. It frames and color corrects your photos as polaroids. Very saturated and high contrast images. I love it!