Logical Aesthetics

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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, […] Read More

America’s Change

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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.) A […] Read More

the ultimate underground movie

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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): […] Read More

Ken Jacobs Online Exhibition at tank.tv

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Don’t miss this kind of unique opportunity to watch these rarely seen films: Ken Jacobs Online Exhibition at tank.tv / Curated by Mark Webber Ken 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 […] Read More