In homage to this morning’s Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (2 to 4 AM), a revisit of Nam-june Paik’s video installation, “Moon is the Oldest TV,” feels appropriate. Moon is The Oldest Television – 1965-67 (1996) Nam-june Paik TV Moniter,projector and video I. The Moon vis-à-vis the Beholder In 1963 America put the first man on the...
Read MoreManfred Muller’s “Twilight and Yearning” beneath the Santa Monica Pier
I though I would repost some art writing from my Echo in the Sense website here: Much of 2004 was spent taking long walks along the Santa Monica pier and wallowing in a tide of inertia. I came upon this installation for the first time this January at a time when I very much needed a mental jog from the past. The boat sculpture/permanent installation in...
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