Clever Data Visualizations
Check it:
1.] The evolution of western dance music over the last century…in 20 seconds (via my friend Seng, photographer extraordinaire):
2.] Sarah ILlenberger‘s sculpture/photography approach (I love her work):
A Handy Tip for the Easily Distracted
The perfect remedy for a highly, highly distracted state.
Miranda July: The Future on Nowness.com.
From the film
Miranda July: The Future
The Artist and Filmmaker Presents An Exclusive Vignette Inspired By Her Magical New Film
Miranda July dreams up an idiosyncratic solution to the interruptions of modern life in “A Handy Tip for the Easily Distracted.” An offcut from July’s latest film, The Future, the scene has been reconstituted by the actress, writer and filmmaker for NOWNESS, complete with a score by David Byrne collaborator Steven Reker. July drew on her performance art piece, “Things We Don’t Understand and Are Definitely Not Going to Talk About” for her sophomore feature; it follows 2005′s Me and You and Everyone We Know, which won the Caméra d’Or prize at Cannes. The film’s plot centers on LA couple Sophie (July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater), whose decision to adopt the sickly stray cat Paw Paw sees them grapple with the impending responsibility of the pet’s care. This being a July vehicle, things take a characteristically kooky turn, with Paw Paw stepping in as narrator, and the couple embarking on a quest to seize the day: Sophie strives to reach her artistic potential by creating a definitive dance number, and Jason hands his future over to fate, following “signs” from the universe. We spoke to the prolific July, who has also exhibited as a performance artist at the Guggenheim and the Whitney Biennale and written for publications including The Paris Review and The New Yorker.
Settle Down
This, my friends, is a very clever, catchy music video and song. I love the music video format because there are so few constraints, so much opportunity to be creative.
i (heart) marco brambilla
I mean, come ON. Marco Brambilla, your work blows my mind. My friends, see for yourself, in three steps:
1.] Begin here, with Kanye West’s music video, Power:
2.] Then check out Marco’s ridiculous (in a good way) video installation, “Civilization, in the elevator of The Standard hotel in New York City (I am chastising myself for not having gone to see it in person when I was there last. I should know better. I learned about him first through this piece a few years ago.).
3.] And then go peruse his other work (my personal fav is “Ghost”).
I promise, your eyes and ears will say nothing but *delish* and *love*.
(sigh)
Open House
A nod to analog communication methods.
An appreciation for making things.
A desire for connection.
A love story.