rather, he used the space well. Who knew that a black and white room could contain so much meaning? Using an algorithm, Dubois documented the most common (new) words used by each American President in their State of the Union addresses. I liked his presentation, creating an eye-exam chart as the model for displaying the words by President. Only a month away from the 2008 Presidential election, it felt very relevant to look back over the course of our country's history at the topics, expressed through individual words, that were pertinent during each of these men's times in office. Also, when we first walked in, I noticed a somewhat irritating humming sound filling the room. We soon learned that it was three different recordings of the Star Spangled Banner being played backwards and stretched to last for four years (the duration of one Presidential term). This explanation gave the seemingly random tones a new meaning that fit with the overall breaking down of our presidential history into parts (namely, words). And I also thought it was ironic that Nixon's most commonly used word was "Truly."
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hindsight is Always 20/20
One of my favorite things about living in Manhattan is walking, exploring a new neighborhood almost like a flaneur in Paris. It was TRULY so great to visit the Chelsea galleries with our class, and not just because it allowed me to spend some time discovering more of my new neighborhood -- we saw some pretty great, interesting exhibits. The great thing about Chelseaor, one of the many great things about Chelsea, are the plethora of galleries tucked away even in the plain high-rises. Bitforms is quite small, but they created an entire visual and aural atmosphere for R. Luke DuBois' latest exhibition, "Hindsight is Always 20/20." Or rather, he used the space well. Who knew that a black and white room could contain so much meaning? Using an algorithm, Dubois documented the most common (new) words used by each American President in their State of the Union addresses. I liked his presentation, creating an eye-exam chart as the model for displaying the words by President. Only a month away from the 2008 Presidential election, it felt very relevant to look back over the course of our country's history at the topics, expressed through individual words, that were pertinent during each of these men's times in office. Also, when we first walked in, I noticed a somewhat irritating humming sound filling the room. We soon learned that it was three different recordings of the Star Spangled Banner being played backwards and stretched to last for four years (the duration of one Presidential term). This explanation gave the seemingly random tones a new meaning that fit with the overall breaking down of our presidential history into parts (namely, words). And I also thought it was ironic that Nixon's most commonly used word was "Truly."
rather, he used the space well. Who knew that a black and white room could contain so much meaning? Using an algorithm, Dubois documented the most common (new) words used by each American President in their State of the Union addresses. I liked his presentation, creating an eye-exam chart as the model for displaying the words by President. Only a month away from the 2008 Presidential election, it felt very relevant to look back over the course of our country's history at the topics, expressed through individual words, that were pertinent during each of these men's times in office. Also, when we first walked in, I noticed a somewhat irritating humming sound filling the room. We soon learned that it was three different recordings of the Star Spangled Banner being played backwards and stretched to last for four years (the duration of one Presidential term). This explanation gave the seemingly random tones a new meaning that fit with the overall breaking down of our presidential history into parts (namely, words). And I also thought it was ironic that Nixon's most commonly used word was "Truly."
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