Artshows Of The Polished And Structurally Weak
Like art? Hate U2? Dig:
Gigantic Art Space is putting on a show featuring all the awesome nonsense Negativland has produced over the last ten years or so. On display:
"...a reconfigured Lincoln from the Hall of Presidents, and a video remix of the Little Mermaid, merged with the angry telephone recording of a Disney studio executive ... ideas of approaching stores such as Petco as an art supplies depot..."And so on. If you like this Negativland remix of "My Favorite Things," you'll love this show:
Negativland - "Favorite Things" (MP3)
The show runs from September 9th through October 22nd, and the opening (free booze?) is tomorrow, from 6-9pm at 59 Franklin Street in Manhattan.
(As long a everyone's talking about the new iPod, the U2 vs. Negativland Special Edition iPod will be on display.)
RELATED: Download the original U2 single (MP3) from Negativland's site.
Posted at 1:20 PM
yeah, structurally weak, uh, kind of like this blog....
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I would stop far short of calling what Negativland does "nonsense." It actually, if you pay attention to what they're doing, makes *perfect* sense. I suppose the nonsensical aspect comes in its disconnect from traditional musical forms, but definitely not in its content, which, while humorous and left of center, is definitely not nonsensical.
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I should make it clear: when I use nonsense, I mean it as a high compliment. Jed and Scott will back me up here.
(I actually own Dispepsi and "The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2" & love both...)
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It's true. Jim hearts nonsense and Negativland. He totally "gets" it. It's from him that I was finally able to get the single "U2" in college. If losing my virginity lived up to my hopes to the same extent that that song did, I'd probably be married already.
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getting a little defensive are we?
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Yeah, Negativeland needs to get the fuck over the U2 thing though. They've milked it for 15 years for fucks sake.
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Roger that. No hard (or "negativ") feelings. Gotta stick up for my boys.
Back to Kanye.
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yep, roger that in two's... milking that one for so long kind of takes the whole point away for doing it in the 1st place....
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the U2 single is fantastic. Negativeland are pioneers in audio terrorism....
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You can't be 75058 serious?!?
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