william kentridge

i like this guy a lot... didn't know if you guys had ever heard of him or not. i put this on my other blog but thought you guys might be interested, too.

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ANOTHER ANOTHER ADDENDUM---All this speaking of self sustaining environments got me literally thinking about self sustaining environments. Self sustaining environments both literally, metaphysically, and metaphorically are basically totally foregin ideas to Americans. We're were too spread out, too divded who knows. I feel it is a noble thing to strive for. I start with my art. Anyway, Iceland literally has a self sustained environment. Family owned farms which feed the family and the community and what they dont consume goes back into the animals which goes back into the land and on and on. Much in the same way I consider boxing to be a physical manifestation of all this stuff, its possible that Iceland is a functional social manifestation of some of these ideas. Even the name Iceland is interesting. Ice and land...two seemingly diametric opposites side by side, yet one essentially feeds the other. You can read a little bit about Iceland here http://www.gpiatlantic.org/conference/reports/2107.htm

ANOTHER ADDENDUM---The fascinating Julian Cope wrote a great essay on Miles Davis' electric years. Miles used the RIGID PARAMETERS to create semmingly infinite music of breadth and scope holding the ability to divide and combine pretty much all forms of concept form and content. One again on the lengthy side so heres the link to this insightful piece of writing

http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/albumofthemonth/359

Also, over on the right is a link to perfect sound forever. in their archives is an interview with greatly missed Teo Macero. Teo talks at some length about the editing of Miles' tapes and creating new compositions out of endless variations ont he raw material. Once again not point and shoot, but FILMING THE PHOTO. Miles and Teo's ability to use both studio and live recordings to combine aesthetics to transmogrify raw materials all within the system of downbeats landing on the ONE combined with Miles' visionary "voodoo chords" (back to elements and self sustaing environments and also putting elements into direct opposition of each other) makes these two FUCKING GENIUSES perfect examples of all this stuff.

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To anyone creatively inclined in any area, Bob Dylan provideds a great gift in his book Chronicles. It explains the Lonnie Johnson "Triplet Theory" in detail. MOJO magazine among others have said things like the theory is "vague and meaningless to the layman". Which is bullshit. Various message boards claim the theory is an elaborate hoax. More bullshit. It's about perception, people! Long before reading about Dylan's theory I developed theories and techniques of my own in regard to poetics. My mind did sommersaults when I read Bob's thoughts on this subject. These techniques and applications are certainly not exclusive to Bob Dylan or Lonnie Johnson. And god knows Im not the first writer to stumble upon this stuff. It's quite obvious (FUCKING OBVIOUS)that the following people operated in very similar areas of methodology and aesthetics---Orson Welles, William Burroughs, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picaso, John Cage, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Frederico Fellini, Bryon Gyson and many many many others. At any rate from a musical standpoint here's a link to an interesting breakdown of Bob/Lonnie's theory in more or less practical musical terms. I didnt just cut and copy cuz its pretty lengthy.

http://www.dylanchords.com/professors/lonnie.htm

Added ten minutes later---

oh yeah theres this

http://www.skytopia.com/project/scale.html

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Yoko Ono
Touch me April 18 – May 31, 2008
opening reception: Friday, April 18, 6 to 8 pmIn touch me, Yoko Ono will present an interactive painting, film, conceptual photography and sculptures that comment on different facets of the female experience, calling upon the viewers to make direct and deeply personal connections. Ono's first New York exhibition since Odyssey of a Cockroach at Deitch Projects in 2003, touch me affords the audience an opportunity to experience her work in a new way. The exhibition will open to the public at Galerie Lelong on Friday, April 18, from 6 to 8 pm.
For over 40 years, Yoko Ono's works have defied categorization, existing in the interstices between performance, music, objects and film. As one of the first conceptual artists, and one of the founders of Fluxus—an association of experimental, interdisciplinary artists and writers in the '60s and '70s—Ono is cited as a major influence on contemporary artists. She has redefined the boundaries between various movements: conceptual art, performance art, feminist art, and more. Many of her actions have bridged the distance between art and audience participation—which has always been a hallmark of Ono's work.

A participatory element is central in touch me, in which Ono urges the audience to revitalize and rethink a personal connection to the most current situation women are facing. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a large canvas covering the entire width of the gallery. Openings will be cut into the canvas, and viewers are invited to insert body parts through. Encompassed in this simple act are opposing elements of isolation, exposure, vulnerability, and defiance. The viewer will have the option to photograph themselves with supplied cameras; these photos will be displayed together on another canvas with the participant's own comments and thoughts written underneath the photos, furthering the inclusive nature of this new work. A 4-screen installation version of Yoko Ono's 1964 performance Cut Piece, filmed at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1965, will act as a counterpart for the metaphoric 2008 work.

Complementing this contemporary work will be Vertical Memory, in which a composite of a male face—combining Ono's father, husband and son—is contrasted with the artist's succinct and moving texts describing her passage from birth to death. Also on view will be Memory Paintings, intimate 19th-century portraits of women; and a sculpture from the series "Family Album (Blood Objects)," representing her mother. Sky TV will serve as an anchor of hopefulness to the entire exhibition touch me.

In addition to having received the College Art Association's 2008 Distinguished Body of Work Award, she is also the recipient of the 2002 Skowhegan Medal for Assorted Mediums. Solo exhibitions have recently been presented at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Sao Paulo), Kunsthalle Bremen, Berkeley Art Museum, Museo di Santa Caterina (Treviso, Italy), and Portikus im Leinwandhaus (Frankfurt), among other venues. She is featured in WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and currently on view at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York. This August, the Kunsthalle Bielefeld will present a solo exhibition of Ono's work, entitled Last Supper.

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The median income family in the United States paid $2,628 in federal income taxes in 2007. Here's how that money was spent, according to the NPP.

Military
Average Total: $1,105
That means 42.2 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward Military expenses. Current Military and war spending used 28.7 cents, interest on Military debt was 10 cents, and Veterans' benefits were 3.5 cents out of every federal income tax dollar.

Health
Average total: $581
That means 22.1 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward Health programs. Health ($458 billion) is the federal funds portion of all health spending by the federal government, including the federal funds spending on Medicare.


Interest on Non-Military Debt
Average total: $269
That means 10.2 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward interest on non-Military debt

Anti-Poverty Programs
Average total: $228
That means 8.7 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward anti-poverty program costs.

Education, Training, & Social Services
Average total: $115
That means 4.4 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward education, training, and social services costs.

Government & Law Enforcement
Average total: $102
That means 3.9 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward government and law enforcement costs.

Housing & Community Development
Average total: $88
That means 3.3 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward housing and community development costs.

Environment, Energy & Science
Average total: $69
That means 2.6 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward environment, energy, and science costs.

Transportation, Commerce, & Agriculture
Average total: $40
That means 1.5 cents out of every federal income tax dollar went toward transportation, commerce and agriculture costs.

International Affairs
Average total: $27
That means one cent out of every federal income tax dollar went toward international affairs costs.

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THE GREATEST FUCKING VIDEO OF ALL TIME

Hello friends,

Now if you're even moderately aware of the kind of person I am, you know one of my all consuming passions in life since I was 14 is Black Flag. This interview clip from what I'm guessing is early 1984 goes a long towards illustrating why. Oh, besides like, actually listening to the music, of course. Anyway, here it is...