WATERMARK

Posted on 2014-09-03

Following their triumph with Manufactured Landscapes, photographer Edward Burtynsky & filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal reunite to explore the ways in which humanity has shaped, manipulated & depleted one of its most vital & compromised resources: water.

WATERMARK is a feature documentary film that brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. We see massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian coast and the construction site of the biggest arch dam in the world – the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover. We visit the barren desert delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean, and the water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka.

In theatres September 5th, 2014

burtynsky-water.com

  

FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – ENVIRONMENT FIVE

Posted on 2014-09-03

Available on CD, Vinyl, MP3 (320kbps) and FLAC from 8th September.

Following on from the themes of the first 4 Environments albums, Five explores the space / time / dimension that exists when we die. The moment of departure.

It includes appearances from Daniel Pemberton (BAFTA nominated / Ivor Novello winning composer), Raven Bush (Syd Arthur) and Riz Maslen (Neotropic).

The Environment series originally began as an archive of previously unreleased recordings but Environment Five features thirteen all new songs recorded in the first half of 2014.

www.fsoldigital.com

  

PHIL CHANG – PICTURES, CHROMOGENIC & PIGMENT

Posted on 2014-09-03

Pictures, Chromogenic and Pigment will include photographic monochromes and works on paper. The exhibition expands on Chang’s interest in aspects of process, duration and materiality. The works on view demonstrate Chang’s answer to the question: what type of photographic-based work can function solely in the context of contemporary art?

The monochromes in the exhibition were made using a digital file that measures 14,400 pixels x 18,000 pixels and constitutes 777 MB of information. Each monochrome on view was printed at the fine art photo lab and community darkroom, Contact, using an Océ LightJet 430 to expose Kodak Endura Glossy photographic paper. The paper was developed and bleach-fixed using a Kreonite KMIV RA4 color processor. Each of the works were mounted on aluminum at Finishing Concepts and framed under Optium Museum Acrylic at Art Services Melrose.

The works on paper were made by applying inkjet printer ink onto inkjet paper using Quickie brand sponge mops in lieu of a computer and inkjet printer. Each work consists of bottled ink manufactured by Media Street that has been applied to various finishes of inkjet paper manufactured by Canson, Epson and Museo.

Opposite – Untitled (Orange Monochrome), 2013

Exhibition runs from September 13th to October 25th, 2014

M+B
612 North Almont Drive
Los Angeles
California
90069

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SWATCH X ALEXANDER GORLIZKI

Posted on 2014-09-01

British-born and working in New York and Jaipur, India, Alexander Gorlizki works in a diverse range of materials from paper and cloth to photography, sculpture and video. His style is affectionately surreal and playful, often depicting whimsical iconographies with geometric patterns, mixing traditional Eastern and Western designs and colour schemes to create elaborate works of art. Gorlizki’s best-known works stem from his self-described “obsession” with Indian miniature paintings – a centuries old tradition that he has reinterpreted with a unique vision. The artistic process is a collaborative one, involving master miniaturist painter, Riyaz Uddin and his assistants in an atelier Gorlizki established in Jaipur in the late 1990’s. Once designed and drawn, Gorlizki sends his renditions, or works alongside Uddin, who details them with a single hair-tipped brush.

Gorlizki states that “collaborating with Swatch presented an irresistible challenge to create a highly contemporary, wearable design that still utilizes handmade skills and traditional forms.” Limited and numbered to a cleverly uneven 4,567 pieces, there are hints of Gorlizki in every detail.

Launching on the 12th September, 2014.

www.swatch.com

  

BROKEN BELLS – CONTROL

Posted on 2014-09-01

Broken Bells dropped the video for “Control”, from their LP After the Disco.James Mercer and Danger Mouse play as the video edits through a brief history of space travel through archival footage.

www.brokenbells.com

  

APHEX TWIN – SYRO LISTENING

Posted on 2014-09-01

Between September 5th and 10th, listening events for Aphex Twin’s upcoming album ‘Syro’ will be held in cities in UK, France, USA, Canada, Belgium and Netherlands.

Syro will be played in its entirety at each event, ahead of the release date, on September 23 through Warp.

You can enter a lottery to win a ticket to an event here starting on Sunday.

warp.net