In April 1970, the exhibition Crashed Cars opened at the New Arts Lab in Camden Town, London. On display were three smashed up cars: a Pontiac, an Austin Cambridge A60 and a Mini.
Author: tezby
Sound Spectacle
“Sound, previously a neglected aspect of film and television studies, is now enjoying a surge of academic and critical interest. … More
Writing Names The World
McKenzie Wark: The adjective ‘ballardian’ shows up in Blue Mars, and by 2312 all sorts of author and book names … More
Trickknowledgey
“The infinity or Van Allen Belt ∞ a section graftation symbol is based with electromagnetic energies positive north, positive south … More
Dead Money
Watching the video is like watching a snuff film, you can’t quite believe they’re going to do it – but then they do: they burn the profits from their music careers as a gesture against the art world.
The Rule of Exceptions #3
INTERVIEWER When did you decide to write about the contemporary world? GIBSON For years, I’d found myself telling interviewers and … More
Gems of Simplicity
“Andrew Frost is writing on art for the Guardian? Stand by for a gushing article about Tom Polo.”
Powers
“Be warned, these are not songs, but sound pieces inspired by the works of artist Richard M Powers, who in … More