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The Art of Homage

March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 ~ Jillian Burt ~ Leave a comment

THE ART OF HOMAGE not FAN ART. The David Bowie Instagram account is posting images from the fan art section of the exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. Nick Cave has booked “talk to the audience” shows on the East Coast of America. Within the photographs and videos she’s posting from backstage and during soundchecks for … Continue reading The Art of Homage

A NOTEBOOK THAT’S AN HOMAGE TO NELS CLINE’S LOVERS ALBUM : PART 1

February 3, 2018February 4, 2018 ~ Jillian Burt ~ Leave a comment

For 25 years Nels Cline dreamed of making the Lovers Album, an orchestrated portrait of the shadings on love’s spectrum from yearning to euphoria to regret. A mix of jazz standards, film music, rock songs and his own compositions. When it was released on Blue Note in 2016 it concluded with “The Bond”, composed for … Continue reading A NOTEBOOK THAT’S AN HOMAGE TO NELS CLINE’S LOVERS ALBUM : PART 1

Reflections from the intersection of rock music and architecture, particularly within living, evolving cultural buildings.

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I’m travelling to Launceston in January to see Dana Gingras perform a new multi-media dance work during the @MONAFOMA festival. In Los Angeles, at the bitter end of the last century the philosophy of her first dance company, The Holy Body Tattoo —that life’s experiences are indelibly marked upon us as if tattooed upon our souls — is something that I extended to the architecture criticism I was writing at the time, that our actions invisibly, ephemerally, but equally indelibly mark the spirits of the cities we inhabit. And that music is often the most astute and reliable of maps. The name of Dana’s new company @animalsofdistinction is a philosophy of kinds too, producing works that examine if we humans are worthy of distinction in the animal world. This is also the question underpinning @nenehcherryofficial ’s formidable new album “Broken Politics”. The Guardian’s review was titled: “sonic rebel shimmies through sadness.” She’ll be in Launceston as well. But, equally, there are local wonders celebrated during the festival. What immediately captured my attention is a project being carried out by @utasarchitecturedesign , inventing and building a mobile recording studio. Wonders found every day in Launceston include the Mantra Charles Hotel with an Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in every room, the sublime miso producers @merumiso, and the brave and big-hearted Lakeland Terrier @Merlot0906. And Tasmania, of course, is the home of the Tasmanian Devil, the spirit animal guiding my bookbinding and publishing enterprise. #arnejacobsen #midcenturymodern #moderndance

The Ubiquity of Arne Jacobsen: Ta Nehisi Coates speaking at the Sydney Opera House while seated in a Swan chair. ———- #tanehisicoates #midcenturymodern #arnejacobsen #swanchair

A treasured homage to Aretha Franklin. “Save Me” by the Saints. ..... #arethafranklin #queenofsoul @edkuepper

The Ubiquity of Arne Jacobsen. 6 cm plastic model of a Swan chair on sale for $2.80 in the Daiso General Store in Sydney’s CBD. ...... #arnejacobsen #midcenturymodern #danishdesign

Snowy was rescued by Sarah who followed him as he raced across Hollywood Boulevard and took refuge under a car in a repair shop. He was adopted by @animalsofdistinction and @stevenrgilmore. A wildly intelligent and happy creature, he brought joy to all who encountered him. __ This pin — and a koala and possum — are now part of my growing merchandise collection. They also honour animals and are finely made meditative objects that allow us to reflect upon the fragility and wonder of life rather than exploit the cuteness and fluffiness of animals. ____ #merchandise #dogsofinstagram #rescuedog #limitededition

ROBOTICS & LAND ART Robotics engineer Ken Goldberg, from San Francisco, spoke at the University of Technology in Sydney last night. His talk focused on the current existential anxiety about humanoid robotics and artificial intelligence systems. But he also briefly touched on his work with industrial robotics and machine learning systems that are developing tools that enhance and extend human reach and capabilities. A surgical robot, for instance, directed by a human doctor that can work with more precision and endurance at a small scale. - - I’ve always been more drawn to the engineering than the existential aspects of robotics and having just watched the whole first series of “Westworld” and the DVD of “Blade Runner 2049” I’m weary of humanoid robots. - - It was fascinating and inspiring to hear Ken speak of human/robot collaborations as “inclusive intelligence” and “creative intelligence” and think back to his internet enabled robotic art projects of the mid to late 1990s that follow on from the “land art” projects of the 1970s created by Gordon Matta Clark and Walter de Maria. And thinking forward to Vivid starting at the end of next week, to Arup’s “Social Fireflies” project from 2011 based around a tiny robot drone swarm. And dreaming of how wonderful it would be to see a @survivalresearchlabs robotic performance during Vivid. - - #engineering @arupgroup @vividsydney @utsengineeringandit #kengoldberg #landart #walterdemaria #gordonmattaclark @vividlive #westworld @bladerunnermovie #robot #roboticsurgery

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