after watching the truly original
film this must be the place with Shaun Penn i decided to get all the films out
by Paolo Sorrentino http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815204
first off was consequences of love which is a mafia movie without the usual
tropes, meticulous and lingering in its detail - he really has a wonderful
visual eye and the films display an exceptional use of the camera. He writes
and directs with a singular vision, looking forward to il divo and family
friend and then it'll be onto his short films and documentaries.
the 'book as response' for the library of lost books
project in birmingham is finished and about to be packaged up to be send off.
The work in the end became a mass of specific responses to the individual
lectures and sermons which in some way are linked, all housed in a structure
with many parts but still with a 'sort of' linear narrative.
two days in London assessing student work for the MA book
art at Camberwell. There are some really innovative pieces that explore new
ways of looking at and working with the book form - http://newsevents.arts.ac.uk/event/camberwell-ma-show-2012/
went to see the Welcome trust's latest show - Superhuman
- it has some extraordinary objects, specifically for me the artificial legs
and arms created for thalidomide children and also a challenging artists films
that explores body enhancement via a gameshow! - http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/superhuman.aspx
late getting to it but also recommending Patrick Keiller at the Tate -
a really fascinating show where the work of others is used to create a
connective, curatorial voice - http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/patrick-keiller-robinson-institute
film of the month survive style 5+ whats not to like
about five interconnected stories, one of which is the story of a man who lives
as a bird because the hypnotist who made him think that is killed in the middle
of his act - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430651/
