Sometimes the “how” is more interesting than the “why”. This new post series explores that dynamic. What: A visual installation by Jeff Desom Why: based on footage from Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954) How: Hitchcock’s Rear Window is dissected and stiched it back together in After Effects. Shots were stabilized with camera movement in them. Since everything was filmed from… Read more →
An interesting take on remix and video installations: “The Wizard of Oz experiment” by Dennis Neuschaefer-Rube screens “The Wizard of Oz“ 5,829 times side by side. The filmes are arranged left to right in rows shifted by exactly one second each. The video starts at the top left, with the first second of the film and finishes bottom right with… Read more →
I realize it’s Tuesday but I’m still recovering from the weekend. I keynoted the Pop Culture & World Politics conference in Geneva, NY at Hobart William and Smith College where I talked about the Mad Men project and why it’s important to talk back to pop culture instead of being a victim of it. The event space was an AMAZING loft,… Read more →
I first saw remix artist, DJ and Executive Editor of Origin Magazine Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) perform at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston in 2008 where he “live sampled” a string trio, drawing connections between digital culture and the traditions of composers like Bach, Gotan Project, and Radiohead. Paul is a conceptual artist, writer, and musician. His… Read more →
My remix friend Diran Lyons created this remix in September, 2012. Then yesterday, I’m listening to a co-worker live-stream the Obama rally in Ohio and I hear Jay-Z anounce, “I changed this one up, I have to do it, I’m sorry. I got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one. I didn’t get clearance from the Secret Service so if they… Read more →
Last weekend I flew up to Montreal to take part in a really cool event called Montreal/Brooklyn! The event included 16 institutions and 40 artists in a series of reciprocal exhibitions that reveal the “cultural differences and similarities of two cities, both standard-bearers of contemporary art in North America.” This was one of the coolest installations I’ve ever seen. This… Read more →
My notes from last night’s Google+ Debate Hangout. It’s almost impossible to track the success of memes in terms of voter turn out. If memes are successful, they spread. Theoretically, on the internet, ideas that spread, win. But we don’t know if Binders Full of Women or Invisible Obama will result in an increase in voter turnout or a win… Read more →
Ending the week right with two of the best Binder Full of Women Remixes. Did I miss an awesome remix? LMK in the comments!
I gave my Grandma my iPad. She told me she wouldn’t have time to look at it until November but she has called me every night this week and confessed to staying up way past her bed time scrolling through real estate websites. Gateway drug or sign of the times? #Decision2012 I’m extremely excited to be flying to Montreal this… Read more →
The Google Glasses, called “Project Glass”, allows us to see through the eyes of potentially anyone. Take a look behind the scenes at last week’s Diane von Furstenberg’s S/S 2013 collection. Admittedly there’s a whole lot of footage in there that was not taken using the glasses but these tiny glasses DO have the potential to unlock a whole new world of creativity… Read more →
