Went to the Mos Def show last night. You might recognize him from movies like Hitchhikers Guide and 16 Blocks. Decent actor with a real cool laid back vibe and he's one of the very few that are doing anything interesting in hip-hop today.
I didn't think I would get in because tickets were sold out but on a whim, I walked all the way across town to the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea by myself to try my luck. The effort of walking all that way gave me good karma and I got in.
He sang Poison by Bel Biv Davoe and Time After Time as well as some Stevie Wonder. Q-tip from Tribe Called Quest went up and did Bonita Applebum on the spot. The band was pretty tight with their horn section that Mos conducted whenever he felt inspired. For the encore, Talib Kweli came out to do some Blackstar stuff. Interesting progressive hip hop for the intellectual rather than party hip-hoppers.
Today I went with my friend Dan upstate to check out the Dia Museum in Beacon, about an hour and a half up the Metro North. The building was an old cardboard printing factory that has been converted into this awesome space. It is very reminiscant of Beijing's 798 DaShanZi.
Sorry no pictures of the space because I could only get pictures where the cctv's couldn't see me. I'm too old to get kicked out of places now.
I think I liked the space more than most of the art. There were some cool drawings by Sol LeWitt who was I.M. Pei's draftsman. Only a dfatsman could make those drawing. The Richard Serra sculptures were nice. They may be trite and simplistic to some but I think they are pretty cool. They feel nice and are fun.
I thought this was the coolest thing I saw and it was naturally made. A shadow on the scuplture made a nice synergy of the space and the piece.
My camera has a really good marco lens. You might be able to see me in dan's eye.
| 昨晚去看了Mos Def 的Show,你應該在電影《銀河系漫游指南》和《勇闖16 街區》看過他的表演。這個正派的演員帶來很酷很輕鬆的氣氛,他也是如今Hip-hop界真正在做有趣事情的少數人之一。
起初沒想到能看到表演,票早就賣光了。我於是在城裡去切爾西Highline Ballroom的路上試運氣,功夫不負有心人,終於買到票了。
他 演唱了Bel Biv Davoe的‘Poison’和‘Time After Time’,還有一些Stevie Wonder的歌曲。Tribe Called Quest的Q-tip也上台來唱了‘Bonita Applebum’。樂隊演出很出色,令Mos十分投入。Talib Kweli在安可時出現,唱了Blackstar的歌曲。有趣向上的Hip-hop給我們帶來的遠勝於Party上的說唱者。
今天我和朋友Dan去了倫敦北部Beacon的Dia博物館,大約1個半小時的路程。這裡曾經是紙板印刷工廠,現如今被改造成了如此棒的建築。很像北京的大山子798(藝術沙龍)。
對不起,沒有整個建築的照片,因為我只能在監控攝像頭拍不到的地方拍照。我已經不年輕了,不能被趕出來。
我想我喜歡整個空間更甚於任何藝術作品。那兒有I.M. Pei繪圖者Sol LeWitt的一些很酷的作品,Richard Serra的雕刻很棒。有些人會覺得這些很老舊、單調,但我認為很酷,他們讓我感覺很好很有趣。
這是我看過自然產生的最酷的景象。陰影投射在雕刻上產生了很美的空間和物體的融合。
我的照相機有很好的微距鏡頭。在Dan的眼睛裏你可以看到我。
| 昨晚去看了Mos Def 的Show,你应该在电影《 银河系漫游指南》和《勇闯16 街区》看过他的表演。这个正派的演员带来很酷很轻松的气氛,他也是如今Hip-hop界真正在做有趣事情的少数人之一。
起初没想到能看到表演,票早就卖光了。我于是在城里去切尔西Highline Ballroom的路上试运气,功夫不负有心人,终于买到票了。
他 演唱了Bel Biv Davoe的‘Poison’和‘Time After Time’,还有一些Stevie Wonder的歌曲。Tribe Called Quest的Q-tip也上台来唱了‘Bonita Applebum’。乐队演出很出色,令Mos十分投入。Talib Kweli在安可时出现,唱了Blackstar的歌曲。有趣向上的Hip-hop给我们带来的远胜于Party上的说唱者。
今天我和朋友Dan去了伦敦北部Beacon的Dia博物馆,大约1个半小时的路程。这里曾经是纸板印刷工厂,现如今被改造成了如此棒的建筑。很像北京的大山子798(艺术沙龙)。
对不起,没有整个建筑的照片,因为我只能在监控摄像头拍不到的地方拍照。我已经不年轻了,不能被赶出来。
我想我喜欢整个空间更甚于任何艺术作品。那儿有I.M. Pei绘图者Sol LeWitt的一些很酷的作品,Richard Serra的雕刻很棒。有些人会觉得这些很老旧、单调,但我认为很酷,他们让我感觉很好很有趣。
这是我看过自然产生的最酷的景象。阴影投射在雕刻上产生了很美的空间和物体的融合。
我的照相机有很好的微距镜头。在Dan的眼睛里你可以看到我。