Title " The World Spins"
Taking in what class said
1. performing in public space
2. yelling out cards after handing out
Other Suggestions
1. ending could of been longer more sutle
2. know more about god Janus and ideas of Christianity
3. get out of saftey zone have more of an audience
4. more caos
My Thoughts
1. have more steps for class
2. not only am I performing so is the "class"
3. good participation/ human related
4. routine could get more comfortable
5 I could smile with mask on and no one could tell
6. thought the spinning around went well
7. final photo is great and other photos show clarity of idea and action of handing out cards
8. people enjoyed not seeing their card but having visuals of everyone elses
9. no comments on the outfit!!
10. performance looks and feels surreal
11. lacked music/ sound elements like old roman chanting or have me saying/ chanting something
Other Possible Steps to Performance
1. have class pass cards to the left or right and then read aloud
2. have me stand in middle and then have class approach me and pick a card
3. have larger audience with more cards; would take up more time
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Performa- Not For Sale: Noise Panel- Write Up
I went to a panel discussion on Noise music at Artist Space on Greene St. in the city. Those paneling were Tony Conrad from University at Buffalo, Branden Joseph from Columbia University, George Lewis also from Columbia, and Arto Lindsay who is an artist (we discussed Arto in the Sonic Measures class).
Mr. Joseph said noise can effect body with accustical shocks and have proper/ inproper sounds. He also stated no sound is bad, that there is racism in music, and there is anti-noise propaganda. He feels we all have to listen. As far as history he he feels alot of minorities brought in music (noise).
George Lewis showed a painting of slaves and talked about slave music/ black noise. He said the blacks were angry and hard to understand. He gave a noise example of drums and a woman yelling from 1960. He feels noise evades, is any sound any where, is dreams hypnotic states, and are sensoriums of modernity. Lewis states noise can interfere with intentional process and noise advertises because it blocks and interferes. We also use human intelligence for sound/ noise, use random noise, and he personally uses computer music.
Tony Conrad says "they're all noise musicians in the 20th century". And that all art is "pop". He says all sound block and disrupt. He feels there is harmonic complexes.
Arto who is a noise musician says most noise poeple can read and write music (except him). He says NYC is noisy, that noise is not neccessarily aggressive, and it is an all encompassing sound. Arto feels noise is a pleasure and that "sound obliterates subjectivity".
I wish there was more examples from the panel, in that they showed more of their work. The panel was interesting especially being in the Sonic Measures class, I felt as though I could truly relate. It was interesting hearing the histories of "noise music" and I learned that music is is noise. My question is what comes next? What happens after all music is noise?
Mr. Joseph said noise can effect body with accustical shocks and have proper/ inproper sounds. He also stated no sound is bad, that there is racism in music, and there is anti-noise propaganda. He feels we all have to listen. As far as history he he feels alot of minorities brought in music (noise).
George Lewis showed a painting of slaves and talked about slave music/ black noise. He said the blacks were angry and hard to understand. He gave a noise example of drums and a woman yelling from 1960. He feels noise evades, is any sound any where, is dreams hypnotic states, and are sensoriums of modernity. Lewis states noise can interfere with intentional process and noise advertises because it blocks and interferes. We also use human intelligence for sound/ noise, use random noise, and he personally uses computer music.
Tony Conrad says "they're all noise musicians in the 20th century". And that all art is "pop". He says all sound block and disrupt. He feels there is harmonic complexes.
Arto who is a noise musician says most noise poeple can read and write music (except him). He says NYC is noisy, that noise is not neccessarily aggressive, and it is an all encompassing sound. Arto feels noise is a pleasure and that "sound obliterates subjectivity"
I wish there was more examples from the panel, in that they showed more of their work. The panel was interesting especially being in the Sonic Measures class, I felt as though I could truly relate. It was interesting hearing the histories of "noise music" and I learned that music is is noise. My question is what comes next? What happens after all music is noise?
Monday, November 23, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Joe Kewin
Human Relations Assignment
NOTES:
<>Hang a line of my stinking underwear-right thru campus-maybe collect some more-Aspects of privacy…Inner identity…humor and fun…maybe socks too…panties…LOL.
<>Pretend I am crying and hold up signs of acts of badness in the world…in and out of our society…war/drugs/homelessness/cancer/aids/mental illness/…pretend I am laughing and hold up signs of goodness….in and out of my personal society…make masks of smiles and frowns similar to old opera
<>something with a clown costume (because I have one)
<>dunking my head in a barrel…bobbing for “something”…maybe words of some sort of context…or actual objects like guns/condoms (long line of them)/cigarettes/small liquor bottles/-dressed as a clown…make up smears as I dunk…or there is fish in the barrel and I run and grab a fishing pole nothing happens so I get out a cap gun and start shooting fish and then I pull a baby out of the water???…
<>blow up doll(s) with dress clothes on
<>smoking cigs…somehow somewhere?
:::::Bulletin!
Have received masks (opera like) so now how to decorate???? what reason? Why do they exist?
Still holding up positive and negative cards but what to put on the suckers? put a mask on front and in back and have class make a circle spinning 360 to show whole group!!
NOTE<>Janus god of Caos has faces in the front and back….which I have decided to do with two masks ( still unknown painted expressions)…while holding text ill spin faster and faster discarding and finally falling down?....
NEW: have class form a circle and then I spin around randomly handing out cards and telling the class not to look…but you will see everyone else cards….
Process
-building props
-picking words
-deciding how to paint masks
documentation
-a shot before i start spinning
-first, middle, and end of "hand out"
-ill be spinning/ get different positions
-have everyone get into a few lines and photograph them holding cards, w/ me in the middle w/ mask on
NOTE: get graduation gown to wear
-wear black pants, black socks, black Chuck Taylor's, black t-shirt, and black scarf
ON PLAY DAY
-explain to class " do not look @ card
-have class get into circle
-stand off to side and dress up
-make sure camera works
_PERFORM_
Human Relations Assignment
NOTES:
<>Hang a line of my stinking underwear-right thru campus-maybe collect some more-Aspects of privacy…Inner identity…humor and fun…maybe socks too…panties…LOL.
<>Pretend I am crying and hold up signs of acts of badness in the world…in and out of our society…war/drugs/homelessness/cancer/aids/mental illness/…pretend I am laughing and hold up signs of goodness….in and out of my personal society…make masks of smiles and frowns similar to old opera
<>something with a clown costume (because I have one)
<>dunking my head in a barrel…bobbing for “something”…maybe words of some sort of context…or actual objects like guns/condoms (long line of them)/cigarettes/small liquor bottles/-dressed as a clown…make up smears as I dunk…or there is fish in the barrel and I run and grab a fishing pole nothing happens so I get out a cap gun and start shooting fish and then I pull a baby out of the water???…
<>blow up doll(s) with dress clothes on
<>smoking cigs…somehow somewhere?
:::::Bulletin!
Have received masks (opera like) so now how to decorate???? what reason? Why do they exist?
Still holding up positive and negative cards but what to put on the suckers? put a mask on front and in back and have class make a circle spinning 360 to show whole group!!
NOTE<>Janus god of Caos has faces in the front and back….which I have decided to do with two masks ( still unknown painted expressions)…while holding text ill spin faster and faster discarding and finally falling down?....
NEW: have class form a circle and then I spin around randomly handing out cards and telling the class not to look…but you will see everyone else cards….
Process
-building props
-picking words
-deciding how to paint masks
documentation
-a shot before i start spinning
-first, middle, and end of "hand out"
-ill be spinning/ get different positions
-have everyone get into a few lines and photograph them holding cards, w/ me in the middle w/ mask on
NOTE: get graduation gown to wear
-wear black pants, black socks, black Chuck Taylor's, black t-shirt, and black scarf
ON PLAY DAY
-explain to class " do not look @ card
-have class get into circle
-stand off to side and dress up
-make sure camera works
_PERFORM_
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Yes Men
The swimming in the beginning and end of the movie was different and the color of the water was interesting. Having the Yes Men in the run-down areas doing their web-sites was funny. I found the idea that they could keep a straight face throughout all their skemes amazing
I noticed they did block out some faces of people they interviewed. For the Dow "trick" 300 million people were tuned into the broadcast. The stock dropped and the people of Bhopal were temporarially satisfied. It was really hit or miss that the Yes Men would get a response from their made up web-sites. I am really curious why they were not arrested for fraud. They also would need a camera man which would attract attention.
After the Dow "trick" they were interviewed with their real identities and asked about what they thought about upsetting the people of Bhopal? Whom were the audience they were trying to help. So the Yes Men went to Bhopal and talked to the locals asking the people of India if the "trick" was worth it. Stating " Dow spends more money to clean up its image and no help for the victims".
For the Eexon "trick" the candles were gross and they were eventually told to turn off their movie and leave.
The suits for the Halliburton "trick" were halarious which were called the "Survival Ball". I felt in this "trick" they really fooled the audience. Their keynote was saying that the original speaker cannot show up, which is how they get in.
The fake New York Times must have cost a bunch of money and I think was very different in their plan of attack than their other "tricks". They are stated saying "lets make it happen for real". Again the throw off is having a camera person involved, filming the handing out of the free newspapers.
Over all they do good things for people in need. I'm still not sure if they actually get in trouble, how much of the movie is staged, and if they are actually " fixing the world"? I feel their ideas and concept is very smart and and has a different outlook on how to help those that are just swept under the carpet.
I noticed they did block out some faces of people they interviewed. For the Dow "trick" 300 million people were tuned into the broadcast. The stock dropped and the people of Bhopal were temporarially satisfied. It was really hit or miss that the Yes Men would get a response from their made up web-sites. I am really curious why they were not arrested for fraud. They also would need a camera man which would attract attention.
After the Dow "trick" they were interviewed with their real identities and asked about what they thought about upsetting the people of Bhopal? Whom were the audience they were trying to help. So the Yes Men went to Bhopal and talked to the locals asking the people of India if the "trick" was worth it. Stating " Dow spends more money to clean up its image and no help for the victims".
For the Eexon "trick" the candles were gross and they were eventually told to turn off their movie and leave.
The suits for the Halliburton "trick" were halarious which were called the "Survival Ball". I felt in this "trick" they really fooled the audience. Their keynote was saying that the original speaker cannot show up, which is how they get in.
The fake New York Times must have cost a bunch of money and I think was very different in their plan of attack than their other "tricks". They are stated saying "lets make it happen for real". Again the throw off is having a camera person involved, filming the handing out of the free newspapers.
Over all they do good things for people in need. I'm still not sure if they actually get in trouble, how much of the movie is staged, and if they are actually " fixing the world"? I feel their ideas and concept is very smart and and has a different outlook on how to help those that are just swept under the carpet.
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