Past Present Future
The Past Present Future Exhibition is curated by Diane Field and features, among the work of the MFA Computer Art Department students, alumni and faculty of the School Of Visual Arts, my last 4 works: 'Sonopuncture', 'Curved space-time', 'Metaphysics of locomotion' and 'Spectrum'.
Westside Gallery, 133-141 West 21 Street, October 27-November 21 2007, Monday to Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 10am-6pm. Opening reception Thursday, November 1, 5-7pm. I will be there.
Poême électronique
A synesthetic arousal of images in motion, sounds and lights. I can only imagine how impressive Poême électronique was when presented live in the form of performance at the 1958 Brussels Worlds Fair. 425 speakers were placed all throughout the space created by LeCorbusier and Iannis Xenaki, with the purpose of having Edgard Varêse's sound appear to move in space, all around the audience. A sort of precursor of surround sound.
In LeCorbusier's own words: "I will not make a pavilion for you but an Electronic Poem and a vessel containing the poem; light, color image, rhythm and sound joined together in an organic synthesis". Documentation and images here.