Logical Aesthetics

Research as Cultural Practice has been addressed now for some time, but this work by gatescherrywolmark I came across the other day is really presenting its expression/result in form of an interesting and refreshing media piece.The visible traces of the past in the present provide the essential material from which the video, Logical Aesthetics, ...

America’s Change

Visualization of Obama’s Victory Speech >>> see source page
.. and as it has been an historic event let’s also link to this visualization of Martin Wattenberg – the site History Wired, a visualization of a selection of objects from the Smithsonian Museum. (This was built in collaboration with Judy Gradwohl at the Smithsonian.)
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the ultimate underground movie

Yesterday I posted on Ken Jacobs Online Exhibition at tank.tv and gave two short examples of the films to be seen there. ‘The Whirled’, which was a pre-work to his magnum opus ‘Star Spangled to Death’.

And this latter film definitely deserves some more words.

Synopsis according to Jim Knipfel (from an interview with K.Jacobs): ...

Ken Jacobs Online Exhibition at tank.tv

Don’t miss this kind of unique opportunity to watch these rarely seen films:Ken Jacobs Online Exhibition at tank.tv / Curated by Mark WebberKen Jacobs (b.1933) has been active as a filmmaker, performer and teacher for the past five decades. Rigorous and dedicated, his work is characterised by a keen eye for formal composition and …