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David Byrne can refer to:*David Byrne, Irish politician and former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection*David Byrne, musician and former Talking Heads frontman
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EntertainmentDavid Byrne Creates a Musical Building
In this video, David Byrne describes his latest project, "Playing The Building." By attaching a system of switches and machines to structures within the Battery Maritime Building in lower Manhattan, Byrne turns the building into a giant musical instrument.
Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT - Source: Video.Wired.Com - Read the articleLiteratureNo Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980.
No Wave is a new photo and oral history book documenting the highly-influential art-punk scene in New York City from 1976-1980. The book was put together by Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore and indie rock journalist Byron Coley. NYC's KS Art gallery is holding an exhibition tied to the show of photos, paintings, sculptures, and ephemera from that seminal scene. The three photos above are by Laura Levine who kindly sent them to me as a sneak preview. Top right, DNA (1981); bottom left, Alan Vega (1983); bottom right, Glenn Branca (1981). Click for bigger images. The opening party is tomorrow, Friday, June 13, from 6 to 8pm. Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Information will perform at the Knitting Factory across the street. The gallery show runs until July 10. From the book description: This is the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. This in-depth look at punk rock, new wave, experimental music, and the avant-garde art movement of the 70s and 80s focuses on the true architects No Wave from James Chance to Lydia Lunch to Glenn Branca, as well as the luminaries that intersected the scene, such as David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, and Richard Hell. This rarely documented scene was the creative stomping ground of young artists and filmmakers from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Jim Jarmusch, as well as the musical genesis for the post-punk explosions of Sonic Youth. Thurston Moore and Byron Coley have selected 150 unforgettable images, most of which have never been published previously, and compiled hundreds of hours of personal interviews to create an oral history of the movement, providing a never-before-seen exploration and celebration of No Wave. Link to buy No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980., Link to invite at KS Art...
Published: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:09:42 GMT - Source: Boingboing.Net - Read the articleLiteratureBBtv -- David Byrne: Playing the Building
In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, music legend David Byrne transforms an entire NYC building into a giant musical instrument, and Xeni joins him inside for a BBtv tour. Playing the Building is Byrne's latest sonic innovation, and morphs the century-old Battery Maritime Building into a clanging, vibrating sound sculpture. In this installation, the former Talking Heads co-founder blurs the boundaries between the creators and consumers of culture. He explains: Devices [have been] attached to the building's structure ? to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes ? and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wind, vibration, striking. The devices cause the building elements to vibrate, resonate and oscillate so that the building itself becomes a very large musical instrument. Byrne sees music as deeply embedded within the natural sounds that surround us every day, and believes "anyone can be a writer, artist, or musician if they want to." Playing the Building continues through August 10, 2008 at 10 South Street, New York, NY; open every Friday through Sunday, noon - 6pm. Admission is free of charge. Link to Boing Boing tv post with discussion and downloadable video. (Photos used in this episode are by Clayton Cubitt. Special thanks to Danielle Spencer, and Jason Wishnow). Update: Byrne will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Webby Awards tonight....
Published: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:53:54 GMT - Source: Boingboing.Net - Read the article
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