Futurists: Giacomo Balla, Ray Kurzweil, Vladimir Mayakovksy, Sun Ra
John + Miles
Journalist Frank Tenot witnessed the first show of the tour in Paris: “People were very surprised why there was no John Coltrane like on Kind of Blue. So, part of the audience thinks that Coltrane doesn’t play too well, that he was playing the wrong notes, involuntarily.” Tenot went backstage after the show to tell the saxophonist, “You’re too new for the people… you go too far.” Coltrane just smiled and said, “I don’t go far enough.”
Subcomandante Marcos
Soviet Vision of Space
Arthur + Stanley
Société des Nations
Eric B + Rakim
Richard + Brian
For All Mankind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otvtMfEI_9w
How Can People Can Save The Earth for Humans
Edward Hopper - Gas
Somewhere in the wee morning in upper state New York, an old man prepares a gas station to it's daily function. There's an undergoing theme of loneliness and isolation in Hopper's work and it is especially present here. Comforting and tranquil, it shows humility to the inevitable.
Sun Ra
A Conversation About Reality
Ladies and Gentlemen, We are Floating in Space
"Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence. Some of them fall off, but others cling on desperately and yell at the people nestling deep in the snug softness, stuffing themselves with delicious food and drink. 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' they yell, 'we are floating in space!' But none of the people down there care." Jostein Gaarder
Roland Space Echo
Iconic piece belonging to The Verve sonic wizard Nick McCabe
Black Square
Exactly one hundred years ago, Kazimir Malevich introduced Black Square in Petrograd (former name of St. Petersburg). It was placed boldly in the red corner, where Russians traditionally place orthodox icons. Today, many underestimate the importance of Black Square. It is not that everyone can draw it, it is that by meaning nothing, it means everything.
Hello, Kepler-452b!
