Monday, June 11, 2012

In Flux by Isabelle Pelissier — Kickstarter


In Flux by Isabelle Pelissier

The suppleness of steel is the memory of the medium's transformation through fire, from its mineral to its refined state; it also evokes water, as another aspect of the same energy. To bend steel is to rediscover its organic qualities.

Friday, June 08, 2012







UbuWeb Sound - Obscure Records

Obscure Records was a U.K. record label which existed from 1975 to 1978. It was created and run by Brian Eno, who also produced the albums (credited as executive producer in one instance). Ten albums were issued in the series. Most have detailed liner notes on their back covers, analyzing the compositions and providing a biography of the composer, in a format typical of classical music albums, and much of the material can be regarded as 20th century classical music. The label provided a venue for experimental music, and its association with Eno gave increased public exposure to its composers and musicians...

Sunday, June 03, 2012

Saturday, June 02, 2012

1% Art

"...recent economic research has established a direct connection between skyrocketing art prices and income inequality, showing that “a one percentage point increase in the share of total income earned by the top 0.1% triggers an increase in art prices of about 14 percent.” It is now painfully obvious that what has been extraordinarily good for the art world over the past decades has been disastrous for the rest of the world."