Aside (several) superlative classical and jazz concerts I have recently attended in Amsterdam and London (might come back with an overview later on), this one masterpiece by the Hungarian band Ghymes (official, wiki) is something I am literally obsessed with, lately.
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Quantifying artistic value
This is about a very interesting, though quite controversial at the same time, project of David Galenson, economic historian at the University of Chicago: quantifying 20th century artwork based on market and visual citations.
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Yes, I admit: my blog has been somewhat neglected recently… And unfortunately it will still be in that situation for a while, since I’m in the middle of some conferences and workshops in the US (plus it is summer and awfully hot here).
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Here’s an excellent article in NYTimes about MVRDV, nowadays the (no reservations) top Dutch architects (here’s their website, describing their projects etc.; here’s a brief slideshow presentation of some of their work, accompanying the article above).
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The song of the weekend is John and Taupin’s great “Rocket Man“. And although I like a lot Kate Bush’s version as well, nothing can ever compare to Bill Shatner’s theatrical rendition of this masterpiece (superb youtube old videoclip, with an introduction by Bernie Taupin).
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