Category Archives: art

On the various powers of art, the state and the internet

Posted on 25 January, 2011 by Simon

Ron Gluckman interviews Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei.

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Pere Ubu is like a cup… (interview with David Thomas)

Posted on 12 January, 2011 by Simon

Wonderful exposition of a career in the avant-garage.

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Cova on aesthetic realism & “common sense”

Posted on 11 January, 2011 by Simon

Experimental philosopher Florian Cova presents a quick summary of his recent findings. You can also read the full paper, co-authored with Nicolas Pain, in .pdf form here.

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Quaytmann review

Posted on 8 January, 2011 by Simon

Review of artist R H Quaytmann’s latest show, courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Extraordinary pulsating globules in a bass bin

Posted on 7 January, 2011 by Simon

Lovely music visualisations, and a new word (for me, at least), which is “cymatics” – the “study of visible sound and vibration,” according to Wikipedia. There are some beautiful patterns here; and the “animating corn starch solution” near its end … Continue reading →

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