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September 15, 2017
Exploring ‘The Most Dangerous, Exciting, Edgy Place’ With the Brilliant Jane Campion
We could listen this filmmaking icon talk forever.
Jane Campion has never had a retrospective. Jane Campion, arguably the most successful female director—the only woman in possession of a Palme d’Or, the second of four female Oscar-winning directors, and the creator of one of the most popular indie films of all time—has never had a retrospective. Until now.
In honor of the premiere of Top of the Lake: China Girl, the second season in Campion’s award-winning detective drama, The Film Society of Lincoln Center is running a week-long exhibition of Campion’s full career. It ends this Sunday. The retrospective features every single one of Campion’s films on 35mm, as well as some of her shorts on 16 and Super 8.
The event kicked off with “An Evening With Jane Campion,” where the director unpacked her career with moderator Dennis Lim. Together they discussed Campion’s writing techniques, her fandom for David Lynch, how she took ecstasy with the Brontës, and how she’s been a stalwart of feminism for the span of her 35 years in the film industry. Read the best moments from the night below.
Source: NoFilmSchool
September 15, 2017
The Fifth Annual SXSW HAAM Benefit Day Show
Tuesday, September 12, 2017, marked the fifth annual SXSW HAAM Benefit Day Show in participation with many other events hosted throughout Austin. Beyond being an opportunity to enjoy good music and food with friends, the event raises money for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, an organization that provides Austin’s working musicians with access to healthcare services with an emphasis on prevention and wellness.
This year’s event was held at The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (The ABGB) and included performances from Austin-based artists She Sir, Julian Acosta, and Bidi Bidi Banda. She Sir kicked off the event with a dreamy shoe-gaze set, followed by a intimate performance by singer-songwriter Julian Acosta. Local Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda closed out the night on a high note.
Thanks to everyone involved in HAAM Benefit Day and the large participation from the Austin community. If you were unable to attend the event but are interested in donating to HAAM, you can make a donation at any time at myhaam.org/donate. You can also check out the SXSWfm® HAAM Benefit Day radio show to hear music from the artists who performed.
Julian Acosta – Photo by Robert Andrew Bennett
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Source: SxSW Music
September 15, 2017
Forget the Virtual Boy, the VR64 is the most retro 3D-gaming headset ever
The Commodore 64 is not best remembered for its immersive graphics, but the VR64 homebrew virtual reality headset takes it to a new realm, letting you play a VR game on the 35-year-old system.
The post Forget the Virtual Boy, the VR64 is the most retro 3D-gaming headset ever appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
September 15, 2017
Art Direction & Illustration: Logitech Craft by Pawel Nolbert
Art Direction & Illustration: Logitech Craft by Pawel Nolbert
Last week we have featured the latest tech keyboard by Logitech called Craft. By its beautiful industrial design, we managed to get one for the blog that we will gladly review in the upcoming weeks. By the meantime, let’s take a look at the illustration and art direction work by the mighty Pawel Nolbert who has been making the news recently with the launch. Stylish and right fitting to the colourful world of Pawel, let’s dive into his universe.
Pawel Nolbert is an independant illustrator, graphic designer and art/creative director based in New York, USA. We always have been fan of his colorful portfolio on ABDZ, definitely check him out on Behance.
I’ve partnered with Logitech on Craft – a new keyboard with creative input dial that gives you greater control over your creative process.
Project Gallery
More Links
- Learn more Pawel Nolbert at nolbert.com
- Follow Pawel on Behance
- Read more about Bengt Brummer’s work on the Logitech Craft
AoiroStudio
Sep 15, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
September 15, 2017
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, September 15
In this week’s music news, the Mercury Prize and the Americana Honors & Awards were handed out, Spotify argued about mechanical licenses, and politics and music intersected in distinct stories about Antifa and Juggalos. The Daily Chord sorts through the stories of the day and selects a handful that are worthy of your attention. Get smart and subscribe to our email blast.
Monday, September 11
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The music industry bands together to finally get paid online
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On the path of Chuck Berry’s ‘Promised Land,’ five decades on
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Are these clowns really gang members? Juggalos protest FBI’s label
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Spotify’s web player no longer works on Safari
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Troy Gentry: A life of triumph and tragedy
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Don Williams, country’s ‘Gentle Giant,’ dead at 78
Obituary from Rolling Stone
Tuesday, September 12
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This admin helped music pirates pilfer 1 billion copyrighted tracks
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Discogs launches marketplaces for movies, books, comics and posters
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LCD Soundsystem, leaning on traditional sales, has a no. 1 album
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Agreement opens door to more music streaming
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Can city hall make a music scene?
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Mavis Staples confronts Trump’s America on ‘If All I Was Was Black’
Story from Variety
Wednesday, September 13
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Pop and jazz fall preview: 66 albums, shows and festivals
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‘No fascist USA!’: How hardcore punk fuels the Antifa movement
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Apple starts cutting the bloat from iTunes by removing iOS app store
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Watch Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding record her new album in 77 hours on Facebook Live
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John Prine, the godfather of Americana music
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The night Dr. Daddy-O forever changed New Orleans radio
Post from NOLA.com
Thursday, September 14
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Grant Hart, Husker Du drummer and singer, dead at 56
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Jessi Zazu, singer for Those Darlins, has died at 28
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In ‘Liner Notes,’ Loudon Wainwright looks squarely at his flaws and his musical family tree
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Streaming business is making music companies rethink sales job titles
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How Spotify’s argument in copyright case could upend the music industry’s newfound recovery
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PRS Foundation to launch new female focused music industry development program at Reeperbahn
Post from CMU
Friday, September 15
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Sampha wins Mercury Prize for his debut album, ‘Process’
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The 50 best-selling music artists of all time
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Spotify’s iMessage app shares clips of your favorite songs
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John Prine, Sturgill Simpson triumph at 2017 Americana Honors & Awards
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And the first-ever Emmy for music supervision goes to…a woman
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The history of the music industry’s first-ever digital single, 20 years later
Post from Billboard
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Source: SxSW Music
September 15, 2017
Apply to Participate in the 2018 SXSW Place by Design Competition
Place by Design is SXSW’s public space design competition, celebrating transformative work at the intersection of art, technology, and design that repurposes our everyday surroundings and provides new meaning to our built environment.
Place by Design provides a platform for artists, architects, designers, and urbanists at all levels to present their scalable solutions for improving our shared landscape (including public art, urban interventions, digital technologies, and architecture).
Applications are currently open through October 13, 2017. The selected finalists will be invited to present at SXSW 2018 in March at the Cities Summit. Each designer or team will present their work in a fast-paced pitch competition and participate in a Q&A session with the judges, who ultimately determine the winner.
Who Should Apply
The Place by Design competition is open to all types of design work that rethinks, enhances, or transforms public space, including but not limited to emerging technologies, urban interventions, public art, and architecture. Check out presentations and work of previous year’s participants here.
Applications Close: Friday, October 13, 2017 at 11:59pm PT
Join Us March 9-18, 2018
Register for SXSW 2018 by Friday, October 20 and save. Make your hotel reservations through SXSW Housing & Travel for the best available rates. We hope to see you in March!
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, announcements, application tips, and updates.
Place by Design 2016 Art + Interaction Winner – Phase Change
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Source: SxSW Interactive
September 15, 2017
Alessandro Puccinelli’s Photographic Celebration of The Harvest
Alessandro Puccinelli’s Photographic Celebration of The Harvest
For all of the wine lovers out there it’s no news that this time of year presents the annual harvesting of grapes and along with that, amazing photo opportunities at every turn. We grew ripe with envy when we discovered Alessandro Puccinelli’s beautiful imagery of the Muscat harvest in Southern France wanting to transport ourselves to this magical moment immediately.
If you’d like a little backstory on the the harvesting of wine grapes, it’s actually the most integral step in the process of wine-making. The time of harvest is determined primarily by the ripeness of the grape as measured by sugar, acid and tannin levels and winemakers base this all-important decision to pick based on the style of wine they wish to produce. I’m pretty sure the lovely woman in the last image may have discovered a bad grape. Enjoy and cheers!
How do grape growers know when to harvest?
The best wine growers are so familiar with the taste of ripeness that they can walk down a row tasting grapes and know intuitively when to pick. However, there is a fair amount of science to back this up. Just so you know, timing the harvest is the single most important decision a grower or winemaker makes each year.
Wine Harvest Season Chart
ibby
Sep 15, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
September 14, 2017
Introducing the Advisory Board for the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event
The 10th annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event® is proud to announce over 140 Advisory Board thought leaders of technology startups from around the globe for SXSW 2018.
Over 60% of the board are from outside the United States with members representing such areas of the world as Shanghai, China to Lagos, Nigeria and Dublin, Ireland to Auckland, New Zealand. SXSW Accelerator is excited to have such an incredible group of global startup influencers as part of our 2018 SXSW March event.
Each year, the Advisory Board lend their industry expertise as they evaluate hundreds of applications and help determine the companies that will present in March. These individuals are instrumental to the success of the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event, and their hard work, diligence, and support in bringing together the future of the technology industry to our event is greatly appreciated. Browse the Advisory Board lineup for 2018 and learn how your startup can participate in this exciting event below.
Connect and Compete at SXSW 2018
Accelerate your startup company to the next level and apply for the 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event before the November 10, 2017 deadline. 50 companies from 10 different categories will be selected as finalists and invited to present in March as we showcase the future of emerging and innovative technology.
For more information, Watch the spotlight video, read the FAQ and entry process guidelines. Stay tuned to SXSW News and follow us on Twitter for more tips, 10th anniversary highlights, and announcements throughout the season.
2017 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event – Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner
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Source: SxSW Interactive
September 14, 2017
Splendid Watercolor Artworks by Anna Bjørdal
Splendid Watercolor Artworks by Anna Bjørdal
There’s an unique organic beauty in watercolor artworks that really strikes me. You can’t really see brush strokes… all you can see is how the water and ink settled down in the end. It’s beautiful. Anna Bjørdal, an artist from Norway, paints splendid watercolor pieces you should really see.
These are only a handful of her work. For more of it, please visit her at Instagram! I hope you enjoy these. Cheers! 😉
PauloGabriel
Sep 14, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
September 12, 2017
Alone Together: Aristotle Roufanis’ Photographic Portrayal of Global Cities
Alone Together: Aristotle Roufanis’ Photographic Portrayal of Global Cities
Alone Together: A deep look at the loneliness of global cities as it appears during the blue hour
If you live or have ever lived in a large, global metropole you can certainly relate to London-based photographer Aristotle Roufanis’ project ‘Alone Together’ which takes a unique approach in capturing the loneliness that festers in a global city. An ongoing photographic project, Roufanis takes this phenomenon of social alienation in urban centres as a starting point, and adds a positive, optimistic twist to it. Photos are captured in a way that only tiny, individual apartment lights are visible in some of our favorite cities in the world including London, Paris, Miami and Athens.
“Hardly recognisable in the dark, some of the world’s most famous metropoles are transformed into sprawling canvases of anonymity, where countless people have decided to make their home but hardly connect to each other.”
“The bigger the city, the lonelier we feel,” comments Aristotle Roufanis, who recently moved to London from another bustling urban centre, namely his hometown of Athens, Greece. “In a big city, we are very efficient in covering all our consumerist needs, but we forget our need for companionship. It is important for people to understand that although lonely, they are not alone. Individuality does not equal to alienation.” Roufanis does an amazing job of drawing a parallel between the singular lights in an apartment window to an individual stuck in a dark void of a detached world. Photos are taken in between the hours of dusk and dawn, shifting the spotlight from public to private which enables the eye to focus on only the singular lights in a building rather than iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower.
Roufanis uses a technique of super high-resolution photography complemented by digital editing that can take up to ONE MONTH for each photo. Presented in exhibition context, images are showcased in extremely high-resolution prints to highlight as much detail as possible to the naked eye. The resolution of the images is so high that you can delight your inner voyeur by spying on individuals standing in the windows contemplating the city outside or doing everyday things in their home.
ABOUT ARISTOTLE ROUFANIS
Aristotle Roufanis is a London-based art photographer whose work focuses on patterns, textures and human interactions defined by the condition of urban architecture. An active photographer since his early 20’s, Aristotle Roufanis is a self-taught artist, who has mastered his medium through several personal photographic projects. In 2016 he has participated in Scope Art Fair – Miami Beach and with a solo show in Fotofever – Paris; in the same year, his work exhibited at the Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts sold out before the show’s public opening. In 2017 he exhibited at Scope in Basel during Art Basel 2017 and he is scheduled to exhibit at the prestigious Zona Maco in Mexico City as well as other art events throughout the world. Aristotle Roufanis’ work is part of esteemed private collections in London, Paris, Milan, Miami, New York and Mexico City.
Roufanis is a civil engineering graduate and has always been fascinated by architecture, and particularly the patterns and sheer scale of large cities. Interested in the many contrasts and the amount of information one can collect through reading an urban landscape, the artist has often turned his lens to urban architecture in the past. Alone Together combines several themes that have appeared in Aristotle Roufanis’s work so far, but merges them in a very skillful and refined way.
ibby
Sep 12, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography