A cat playing the piano is funny, but a sequence of cats playing an atonal composition by Arnold Schoenberg is both brilliant and absurd. One of the latest works from digital artist Cory Arcangel, Drei Klavierstucke, Op.11 is a compilation of fragments from YouTube videos that captures a variety of cats walking on piano keys, each producing a note. Together, they recreate a dynamic piece of modernist music.
Starting with a youthful interest in music, video, and computers, Arcangel has become the international poster boy for new-media art and has exhibited his experimental, witty works in galleries and museums around the world. At present, 13 of his hacked video games, altered feature films, and Internet manipulations are wowing viewers in a survey show at the Netherlands Media Art Institute in Amsterdam.
Read our review and view images »
|
 |
 |
 |
A solo show in the Mexican Pavilion is the unanimous nominee for darkest work in the vast 2009 Venice Biennale. Teresa Margolles' What Else Could We Talk About? comments on the political division and rampant drug-related violence in Mexico. The artist's own experience as a founding member of the country's Forensic Medical Service allowed access to government morgues, giving her space to develop conceptual, socially based art with materials such as cadavers, morgue water, and blood. Disturbing, perhaps, though genuinely thought-provoking.
Read more and view images »
|
|
|
|
Newswire
Recent art news and features
Closeted Warhol painting goes to auction »
Van Gogh's personal letters debut online in English »
The 2009 Hugo Boss Prize finalists announced »
Urs Fischer's New Museum show through Kanye West's eyes »
How long will London's celebrity artists be remembered? »
Lee Clow tribute: Top 10 Apple commercials »
The "First Annual Art Awards" at the Guggenheim »
Frank Stella needs $5 million to fund work, Cuban cigars »
Sam Taylor-Wood to marry teen actor »
|
|
 |
Published Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
 |
 |
| If you want events, head over to Flavorpill. For an up-to-the-minute culture fix, check out Flavorwire. |
 |
|
|
About Artkrush
Artkrush is an email magazine dedicated to the coverage of international art, design, and architecture. Each week, we spotlight notable artists, exhibitions, events, and trends, bringing you the best the art world has to offer in an easily digestible format.
Advertise with us
Subscribe
Unsubscribe
|
