Urban Honking

Ben Rivers makes 16 mm films that balance notions of the document with an eerie other-worldliness. The British countryside–and its curious inhabitants–are his most common subject. Their uniqueness and the specificity with which his techniques articulate them forges a profound intimacy, like sneaking into some elven circle or peering at the world from inside a […]

Gazing through a fabric over every thing. Hoping for money to fall. This moment in the city painted with trees beneath warm sky close and easy lycra clad cyclists buzz through a few indifferent crows. How much of what is seen is known? Through networks of nerves at play squads of affluent conversations roll by […]

Gazing through a fabric over every thing. Hoping for money to fall. This moment in the city painted with trees beneath warm sky close and easy lycra clad cyclists buzz through a few indifferent crows. How much of what is seen is known? Through networks of nerves at play squads of affluent conversations roll by […]

On Sunday, May 22, 2011, musicians Stephen Malkmus(of the band Pavement) and Rebecca Gates(of the Spinanes)will each perform sets at the Rock & Roll Pancake Breakfast Benefit for Dara Greenwald. The event will take place at Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center at 8371 N. Interstate Avenue. A pancake breakfast will be served beginning at 11:00am until […]

THERE WAS A SKYSCRAPER AND A CORNER OFFICE, MY NAME TAG WAS LAMINATED, AND I WAS IN CHARGE OF REPAIRING BROKEN HEARTS USING THE RIGHT ONE (NOT THE LEFT) WHICH WAS INSIDE OF A SOFT GLOVE. RED RIGHT HAND

THERE WAS A SKYSCRAPER AND A CORNER OFFICE, MY NAME TAG WAS LAMINATED, AND I WAS IN CHARGE OF REPAIRING BROKEN HEARTS USING THE RIGHT ONE (NOT THE LEFT) WHICH WAS INSIDE OF A SOFT GLOVE. RED RIGHT HAND

Newsy update: Liz Harris of Grouper has just released two companion albums that I made some art for. Separately called Dream Loss and Alien Observer, and collectively A I A, they are both VERY GOOD. I’m not sure if they’re still available in vinyl form… keep your eyes out for a re-pressing this summer or […]

Now that we‘ve shown this on the big screen, I feel allowed to refer small screeners its way. This is William Eggleston’s lone completed moving image work and it’s fascinating for about 60,000 reasons.