Lykke Li, I’m Good, I’m Gone (2009) *via Lykke Li channel on vimeo
My kind of dance.
Desperately in need of high-res…
THE SOURCE OF LIFE IS IN THE ART OF A PEOPLE
Goskka Macuga The Source of Life is in the Art of a People 2004 painted wooden table, Commissioned on behalf of South London Gallery as part of the CAS Special Collection Scheme, 70 x 90 x 180cm, ©the artist courtesy: South London Gallery photo: Mauricio Guillen
*linked from the image page in the South London Gallery HP.
Catherine Opie Untitled No. 9, from the ‘Mini-mall’ series 1998 South London Gallery, iris print, edition 3 of 5, Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society on behalf of South London Gallery as part of the Special Collection Scheme, 104 x 41cm, ©the artist courtesy: Regen Projects, Los Angeles
*linked from the image page in the South London Gallery HP.
The hot chip mixtape by Hot Chip on Mixcloud
*clicking the link takes you to Mixcloud.
Went To See The Gypsy (Unreleased Demo Version) / Bob Dylan
Harlem / Bill Withers
Strings Of Life (Original Mix) / Derrick May
Sinnerman / Nina Simone
Cry Me A River / Aaron Neville
With Each New Day (Excerpt From Diesel Umusic Radio Session) / About
You Thought You Could Build A World Without Us / Sun Ra
Life Can Be So Nice / Prince And The Revolution
Tears Of A Clown / Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
I Need Someone / Dan Penn
Be Nice To Me / Todd Rundgren
Anansies Dances / Theo Parrish
The Last Time / Trad Gras Och Stenar
Flyin’ Shoes / Townes Van Zandt
I Wish I Could Sleep / Doris Duke
Falling / Julee Cruise
Gloria / Missa Luba
The Royal Castle - from Destruction to Reconstruction *via Grzegorz Nowiński channel on vimeo
A nicely made CG that tells the story of the royal castle in Warsaw, Poland. sometimes i am skeptical of the visual language in moving images, but this one speaks a meaningful in motion without a word. And, of course, I like stories involving a revival of a place filled with paintings.
excerpt from page:
The exhibition at the Royal Castle in Warsaw / Poland.
http://novinastudio.pl
The Royal Castle in Warsaw, being a symbol of the sovereignty of the Polish State, became a target for German military attacks as early as in the first days of the World War II. On 17 September 1939 it was in flames. Apart from the firemen and city wardens, also soldiers, harcerze (scouts) and civilians were helping to put the fire out. At the same time Polish museum workers and conservators, risking their own lives, were trying to salvage the most precious art collections, as well as decorative elements from the most important Castle rooms (eg. fragments of flooring, fireplaces, stucco works and frescos). The act of destruction was completed during the Warsaw Uprising in September 1944, when German sappers blasted the Castle walls.
Decision to begin the reconstruction was however not made until January 1971. In 1977 first interiors were ready. The next ones were delivered in July 1984. The rebuilding of the Castle was accompanied by an immense involvement of the Polish nation. The whole investment was financed almost in full with the money coming from donations of Poles at home and abroad.
Handing the reconstructed Castle to the nation was an act of honouring all of those, who, during the Occupation, with greatest dedication and risking their own lives, salvaged the Castle and the Castle art works for the future generations.
RATATAT, Neckbrace *via Patrick Sher Channel on vimeo.
By far one of the most psychedlic, trippy, and acid videos I have ever seen.
Director: E*Vax
DoP: Patrick Sher
Production: Walter Pictures
Sigiswald Kuijken plays J.S. Bach’s Suite nr BWV1007 courante on the viola da spalla. *via Youtube
Played like a viola, sounds like a cello. Superb.
OK Go special /closing
9) All is not lost (2011) *via Youtube.
And to close, is an interactive dance video using HTML5 that works best with google chrome (http://www.allisnotlo.st/index_ja.html)… so it is said, but being truthful I’m too lazy to interact and had a swell time enough viewing it as it is on Youtube. It was not so long after the earthquake disaster in Japan, and they dedicated their message of hope in another video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akyxuKZgy7Q).
One last thing; this video is innovative and beautiful and all, but with all those people connecting, I can’t help myself from remembering The Human Centipede. If you don’t know what I’m talking about; for the better, don’t bother to step into this topic. (I warned you)
