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Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: art
January 17, 2015
Saturday Night Movie: Ed Ruscha in “Getting There”
A short film about something and nothing, but quite beautiful in its way. I like the ideas mentioned around a detuned radio and getting attached to potholes, although I like the ideas more than the actual reality of those.
May 22, 2014
Neither here nor there – The ‘Nearly Places’
Valérie Anex, Ghost Estates, Ireland
A ‘ghost estate’ refers to an unoccupied housing estate. The term has been used, and seen, widely in Ireland. The ‘Celtic Tiger’ years from 1995 to 2008 saw a huge amount of economic growth in Ireland. This led to a housing surplus, made much worse with the global economic downturn from 2008 on. There were a lot of houses, and nobody willing or able to buy them. Read the rest of this entry »
May 14, 2014
Some Afternoon Spring Rain
Heading home yesterday afternoon it began raining. Read the rest of this entry »
Video | June 11, 2013
Modernism Redux
A rather fun take on modernism from Will Self, broadcast earlier this year. I’d happily listen to a whole series of programmes arranged like this, different voices drifting in and out, new juxtapositions and comparisons made between decades, personalities, media. While the initial set-up is a little hokey, the execution of the idea is excellent. Well worth a listen. You can also download it here.
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