DJ Spooky hosted the book launch a while ago. Timothy Morton’s most famous book is called HyperObjects. It’s about the intersection of philosophy and the climate crisis. He’s worked with people like Bjork, Laurie Anderson, and Pharrell. You can listen to a fascinating discussion here on his newest project:
LISTEN HERE PURCHASE THE BOOKPaul D. Miller’s “Peace Symphony” was composed after he interviewed atomic bomb survivors in Japan. As part of Far Futures, he revisited that work, creating a reimagined section from that longer piece with the post-nuclear weapons future of 2095 in mind.
Far Futures is a project of Horizon 2045, created in collaboration with Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination.
MORE INFOBiophilia: In Excelsis is an art exhibition that focuses on the theme of sacred ecosystems, including oceans and forests, and their imminent transformation due to increased global warming. Curated by M. Annenberg, it brings together twenty-two artists who represent different cultural backgrounds, generations, and geographic locations, and who explore the concept of Biophilia, the love of life.
Biophilia: In Excelsis Art Exhibit
Yale University Institute of Sacred Music
Opening March 27- May 2, 2024 (map)
Free
Opening reception and conversation will be live-streamed on YouTube
MORE INFOPaul Miller, aka DJ Spooky, wants you to think about double-think and how we frame events, create meaning, and interact with our world. Join us for an evening of exploration and reflection on one of the world’s most influential science fiction works presented by an artist with a globally conscious mind.
The accomplished and socially minded composer, multimedia artist, and writer returns to The Church, post-summer residency, with a presentation of Parallax of Quantum, an exploration of the impact of George Orwell’s 1984. Join us as Miller presents the work, discusses the process, and invites you into a dialogue. Where are we collectively in the world of late capitalism and the fog created by the digital media flood of data and information? Where are you as an individual?
An exploration of George Orwell, Parallax of Quantum illuminates a study of the way we organize our thoughts and emotions to navigate through the deluge of information we confront in our ever-growing digital world. Commissioned by the Deep Water Literary Festival in tandem with the Orwell Foundation, the work invites audiences to a digitally narrated piece against a backdrop of Miller’s music composition, artwork, and graphics.
Friday, February 23, 2024
5:00 PM 6:30 PM
The Church
48 Madison Street Sag Harbor, NY, 11963 United States
“What could the technology industry learn from psychedelics, and what might the emerging psychedelics industry learn from the mistakes of Silicon Valley?”
Silicon Valley wouldn’t be what it is without LSD. Psychedelics have been intertwined with the personal computer since the 1960s, when grad school psychonauts invented the first generation of digital information technology. Since the turn of the century, a generation of tech start ups has hired their teams on the Burning Man playa. Today, many AI masterminds have found their inspiration through both microdosing and heroic doses of psilocybin. But are computers intrinsically psychedelic, as Timothy Leary once believed, or have our digital tools coopted psychedelic inspiration en route to creating society’s ultimate bad trip?
Join authors Douglas Rushkoff (Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires), Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), Julie Holland (Good Chemistry), and moderator Ken Jordan (Lucid News) for a freewheeling discussion about the intersection of tech and psychedelics. We will explore the question: “What could the technology industry learn from psychedelics, and what might the emerging psychedelics industry learn from the mistakes of Silicon Valley?”
Wednesday, January 24
7 – 9pm EST
222 East 46th Street New York, NY 10017
(A Fundraiser for Trees For Sakamoto)
Join us in celebration of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s musical legacy as New York’s finest musicians come together for a tribute concert on January 17, marking what would have been his 72nd birthday. From the revolutionary Thousand Knives to the iconic sounds of the Yellow Magic Orchestra and the Oscar-winning film scores, the Sakamoto Tribute Ensemble will interpret his enduring compositions with the utmost reverence. The special guests, Sakamoto’s closest friends and collaborators will share their words and music in a heartfelt tribute. This concert will be a fundraiser for the family’s foundation in his honor, Trees For Sakamoto.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
7 PM Doors | 8 PM Show
$55 GA Advance | $65 GA Day of Show
TICKETS MORE INFOJoin Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky and Thurston Moore for a vibrant transcontinental conversation on art, music and experimentation. Moore will tune in on Zoom from London, while Miller will be present with the live audience at Catskill Art Space. A recording of the conversation will be available on the CAS YouTube account soon thereafter.
Sunday, January 14th @ 3pm
Google Calendar ICSTechspressionism is introduced as a new art-historical term to describe fine artists using digital technology to convey subjective, emotional content.
Techspressionism distinguishes expressive fine art from such genres as “digital art,” which can include animated movies, and video games, as well as from “new media” works that do not embody convincing artistic intent.
LEARN MOREThe program continues the season’s exploration of censorship with an evening-length program by composer, multimedia artist and writer Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky), whose work immerses audiences in a blend of genres, global culture, and environmental/climate change issues. Spanning multiple eras, Apollo delves into the history of “forbidden” theories in science and astronomy, from the trailblazing, norm-shattering discoveries of Copernicus to the present day warnings of climatologists and the relevancy of George Orwell’s 1984.
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