Category Archives: art

The Switched-On Garden 002

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Philly friends: Come listen to electronic music played in America’s oldest surviving botanic garden. This Sunday Oct. 14 around 6pm I’ll be performing a “sonic essay” at The Switched-On Garden 002 with Laura Baird, Gretchen Lohse, and Dino Lionetti. It … Continue reading →

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Glass Ribbons

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Judith Schaechter has just completed her stained glass window project for the Eastern State Penitentiary.

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The Mirrorlands

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Pines, preview sequence: Mirrorlands from David S Kessler on Vimeo. An excerpt from David Kessler’s ongoing film project, Pines. The film has become a collaborative effort: I serve mainly as a guide, but in this clip I have contributed a … Continue reading →

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The Local Frontier, Part II: Delaware

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The adventure continues.

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Sunday Oct 30th: Expedition Presentation at Bartram’s Garden

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Friends: This Sunday between 1pm and 3pm I will be doing a presentation at Bartram’s Garden on the historical, aesthetic, and ecological particulars, musings, and happenstances of The Hidden River Expedition, the three-day kayak trip I made this summer through … Continue reading →

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This Friday: Dispatches from the local frontier

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

On the evening of Friday, October 7th, Art in the Age will be hosting an opening reception of The Transcendental Life: An Ideal Realized Only Through an Individual’s Own Intuition. My installation detailing my summer expedition will be showing alongside … Continue reading →

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Art in the Age: Oct. 7th Opening Reception

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Friends: Throughout the month of October, Art in the Age in Philadelphia will be exhibiting raw video, recordings, and images from the Hidden River Expdition. Opening reception is on the evening of Friday, October 7th. Later in the month, I … Continue reading →

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Seasons on Earth

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Meg Baird’s gorgeous new album, Seasons on Earth, is now streaming in its entirety on the NPR website.

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Anselm Kiefer

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

I’m looking forward to seeing Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow, a film about the personal universe that Anselm Kiefer has built in the South of France. Below is an excerpt from the official spiel:In 1993 Kiefer left Buchen, Germany … Continue reading →

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American Banshees

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Taking a break from the Expedition today to talk about a musical form that has been held hostage by corny nostalgia mongers for years, but deserves a fresh listen. I grew up listening to old scratchy 45s. I love their … Continue reading →

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