Robert Adams
Robert Adams, Basement for a tract house, Colorado Springs, 1969
“It is the responsibility of artists to pay attention to the world, pleasant or otherwise, and to help us live respectfully in it.”
- Robert Adams, Art Can Help, 2017
- Robert Adams, Art Can Help, 2017
Endre Tót
“The foundational strategy of (Endre) Tót's conceptual oeuvre is this statement "I am glad if...", first found in a 1971 postcard reading, as noted above, "I was glad to print this sentence," and then in his early series of photo and video performances, Joys. In Joys, the artist proclaims his gladness at enacting the mundane or absurd-"I am glad if I can take one step," or "I am glad if I can stare at a wall." In the context of 1970s Hungary, these Joys were subtly subversive-when Tót's first Joys video performances were screened in the presence of a state censor, the film was confiscated and destroyed for its tongue-in-cheek gladness.
excerpted from
Endre Tót, Gladness and Rain
excerpted from
Endre Tót, Gladness and Rain
From Dublin-based artist Hilary Woods’ upcoming Acts of Light. The video is, in Woods’ words, “from old newsreels of archive footage on film, (it) muses on the beauty of community and resilience. This music video is a visual love letter to the Dublin City I grew up in, to the spirit of familial roots and the extraordinary moments in ordinary life that leave their lasting impression."
Artist & Designer Ben DuVall invited Eric Hurtgen of New Rural to contribute to the 19th episode of his excellent monthly radio show, The Condition of Music on Seyðisfjörður Community Radio. The theme is ‘avant banjo’ and it’s an exploration of the banjo and beyond.
If you missed the live broadcast, you can catch the archived episode here.
If you missed the live broadcast, you can catch the archived episode here.
