Britney Spears Statue by Daniel Edwards
Photo by Justin Farrow
So this is the statue that’s been causing all the controversy. A few things to note:
- All of the images that I’ve seen on the internet do not show this view. Why?
- Note that the arm and leg are cut. What is the artist trying to say by doing this, and why has the media chosen not to show it? Or was the statue simply damaged during transport? Other photos show no evidence of the breaks.
- Britney Spears had nothing to do with this, save providing a well known public figure for the artist to create controversy around. The artist “admits to using references that include the wax figure of a pole-dancing Britney at Las Vegas’ Madame Tussauds and ‘Britney wigs’ characterizing various hairstyles of the pop-princess from a Los Angeles hairstylist.”
- I’ve read many remarks about this position being unnatural or uncomfortable for birthing. Guess again. This pose is not unusual for traditional birthing. Consider that the legs can be used to compress the belly area, assisting in the delivery process.
The sculpture is currently displayed at Capla Kesting Gallery in NYC.
There is a great discussion taking place on the Flickr page for the image displayed above.
If you’re hankering for some color photos of the pink plaster sculpture, check out Flickr user Jamfan2’s photoset.
Also, check out a podcast of an interview with artist Daniel Edwards. (via Boing Boing)
Other blogs reference this statue here | here | here | here
There have been many who believe this is an awkward, unnatural position for birthing. Please read my comment below.
Someone used my image!
I just did a Google search on my name and discovered that one of my Flickr images got used in a video presentation accompanying a perfomance of “Music in Similar Motion,” a Phillip Glass composition. I was rather surprised to find this out, as no one had informed me that this was going to take place. Oh well.
Electronica from the Congo
I was reading Music Thing today when I stumbled across a great article on a Congolese group called Konono N°1. For the past 25 years, these musical innovators have been using low-tech ingenuity on traditional and found instruments to create a irresistable grooves. Using hand-carved wooden microphones and electrified likembé (thumb piano) plugged into amplifiers and custom-built mixers, Konono N°1 finds it’s roots in Bazombo trance music. The resulting sonic mélange has inadvertently linked them to experimental music and electronic music.
I’m really excited to pick up their CD, ‘Congotronics’, from Amazon.
via Music thing
via Inaudible Cities | more
via The Suburbs Are Killing Us
Check out this Konono N°1 page in French, featuring a great video clip of them in action.
I tried to find out more about the Bazombo and their music, and the only reference I could find is on zyama.com, an African art museum.
Asymmetrical Legos
One of my greatest Lego creations ever…
I was playing with my housemate Kristin’s son Yoshua, and I came up with this bizarre lego thing.
