On Saturday night, September 26th, the London project space FormContent will be hosting a book release for Emanuel Almborg’s The Rest Is Silence. Dossier‘s own Jeff Kinkle, who contributed an essay to the book, will be giving a short introduction to Almborg’s project. The Rest Is Silence is the first release on ‘&’ (and per [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Hard Medicine – A Benefit for Covalent Immunology Foundation
September 23, 2009 – 11:40 am
Tomorrow night, Sept. 24th, at Red Bull Space there will be a charity benefit for Covalent Immunology Foundation (CIF): Hard Medicine. The goal of the event, according to its organizers, is to celebrate “the Foundation’s groundbreaking research in catalytic antibody technology in the fight against HIV and their socially conscious plans for distribution of medical care.” [...]
Civilization and the Ascent from Hell to Heaven
September 23, 2009 – 7:34 am
These are stills from Marco Brambilla‘s video Civilization, which is currently installed in the elevators of the Standard Hotel in New York City. The video is installed so that it plays in sync with the elevators: as the elevator ascends the viewer experiences the movement from a hellish environment to a heavenly one. To see the video [...]
“I gotta plug Special Ed ‘I Got It Made’”
September 22, 2009 – 2:46 pm
Plugged in Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” from Blueprint 3.
Martin Pugh’s Images of Space
September 22, 2009 – 10:57 am
Amateur Martin Pugh‘s photographs of space, online in today’s Daily Telegraph, are properly sublime. Thanks Andrea Huelse.
Fuck Buttons – “Surf Solar”
September 22, 2009 – 9:33 am
This is the video for Fuck Buttons‘ new single “Surf Solar.” This version is the radio edit and it’s not quite as nice as the album version, which is over ten minutes long, but still not bad. The Bristol duo’s new album, Tarot Sport, will be out in mid-October on ATP.
“Ghost Fleet of the Recession” off the Coast of Singapore
September 22, 2009 – 5:31 am
This image is of what Simon Parry in the Daily Mail claims to be “the biggest and most secretive gathering of ships in maritime history.” The number of ships – container ships, oil tankers, bulk carries – equals the combined numbers of the American and British navies and their total weight is far greater. These [...]
Homemade – The South London Cultural Centre
September 21, 2009 – 12:25 pm
Cultural producers have always created their own support systems when the traditional routes provided by the art world feel either too stultifying or simply too boring. It might be premature to say that the opening of any given alternative art space is a consequence of the economic crisis, but it does seem as though the [...]
Brick City Premiers Tonight on the Sundance Channel
September 21, 2009 – 7:12 am
Brick City, a new five part documentary about Newark, New Jersey, starts tonight on the Sundance Channel at 10pm. Previews make it look excellent – like a documentary version of The Wire. For more info visit the Sundance Channel’s website.
