Performance Art

"He's the king out there..."

I had no idea that the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack had such an impact on the music industry. I wasn't even award that a soundtrack comprised of a compilation of songs was even eligible for a Grammy award. It's really interesting to me that a lot of the songs featured on the album had enjoyed previous success before being associated with the movie. 

It's been a while since I've seen the movie so I'm definitely going to dawn my bell bottoms and pop the dvd in next chance I get. However, this time I watch it I'll try being more aware of the music it uses.

As a music buff I was curious so I found the whole album on youtube. You can listen to it below...

Article: http://thedissolve.com/features/adventures-in-licensing/268-the-saturday-night-fever-soundtrack-helped-spread-/

And just for fun...

Breakdancing

So my research has pointed me toward James Brown's performances of Get on the Good Foot as the origin of breakdancing. Here is a performance circa 1972...

Professor Echeverry wanted us to concentrate on the 80's so I found two good examples that I think capture the era...

Good resource: (http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/history%20of%20breaking.htm)

D'Alessandro

I'm not sure if we were supposed to write a blog post about this or not. Since we were encouraged to explore and I did I thought I would make one anyway. I really like Professor D'Alessandro's work because a lot of it has an interactive element to it. Affecting people and getting them to identify with art is obviously a common goal and Professor D'Alessandro does this really interestingly. I was especially intrigued by...

 

Affliction (2008)

 

Project Sleep Walk/Talk (2008)

...and Paris Simulation (2007)

 

Performance Art in Modern Pop

This is Lady Gaga performing last night at her album release party, dubbed "ARTrave." Leigh Bowery anyone??

Jeff Koons Explains "The Gazing Ball" and the ARTPOP Cover

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Speaking of Flash Mobs...

This one has been my favorite for a while. That Judas choreography is NOT easy and these kids slay it. AMAZING job!

Just for fun- here's the Judas music video. Even though ARTPOP is out, Judas remains my favorite of all of Gaga's songs and videos. Fun fact: The video cost 10 million to make, making it the most expensive music video of all time...

Warhol Lives

I thought I'd post classic some Warhol silkscreens in my favorite color combinations. Enjoy.

Red Liz (1967)

 

Pink Marilyn (1967)

 

Dollar Signs (1984)

 

Flowers (1964)

 

Fright Wig (1986)

 

Hammer and Sickle (1976)

 

Revolver (1981)

 

 

More Warhol posts coming soon!