#Thomas Koenig Photography

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’新台灣後民謠 Nu Taiwan Post Folk’ band 老王樂隊’s new demo is a rocker, with perfect unison vocals from 張立長 Josh Chang (aka 阿長) and cellist 邵佳瑩. They also added some clapping & shouts for a live show effect.  =D

taiwanphotog just posted this clip from a November 5th gig at Rocks in Kaohsiung:

The still shot makes it look like she’s in pain, but she’s just being sure to sing on pitch.  XD

By the way, the band will be at Simple Life’s a Simple Day on the 9th of next month.

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Apple TV+ shares first look at “Lessons in Chemistry,” new drama series starring and executive produced by Academy Award winner Brie Larson

Apple TV+ shares first look at “Lessons in Chemistry,” new drama series starring and executive produced by Academy Award winner Brie Larson

Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman and Beau Bridges round out ensemble cast for new series from Apple Studios, with principal photography underway in Los Angeles Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at “Lessons in Chemistry,” and announced that production is underway on Apple Studios’ new drama series starring and executive produced by…

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Architecture - Task 1 Inspiration

This absorbing documentary photo from 2008 focuses on Julius Shulman, a photographer best known for his modern, dynamic studies of mid-century modern Californian architecture by Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig. Although Shulman himself is less well-known outside the photography and architecture scenes than those architects, his frequently reproduced images of their structures helped create the iconic status of those buildings.

Hufton & Crow are dedicated to creating inspiring and striking photographs of contemporary interior and exterior architecture worldwide. As two experienced photographers with complementary skills and competitive characters, they offer a unique service because they work as a team, simultaneously photographing one project or providing input, critiques, and direction of the other's work. 

Lucien Herve, High Court of Justice, Chandigarh, 1955

The Hungarian photographer Lucien Hervé was more than Le Corbusier's official photographer; he became his design partner. Hervé's dozens of high-contrast, closely-cropped photos gave Le Corbusier's buildings the cinematic look the architect endeavoured to create. 

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Lessines, 2010

German husband-and-wife duo Bernd and Hilla Becher documented the industrial architecture in Western Europe. Their work created an archive of the proliferation of buildings that sprang up between the World Wars and inspired subsequent photographers. 

Thomas Struth, Clinton Road, London, 1997

Thomas Struth. The German photographer works in black and white and has shot everything from skyscrapers to theme parks to deserted streets, like this one in London in 1977.

Ed Ruscha, Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave, 1967-1999

American pop artist Ed Ruscha paid close attention to commercialization, and therefore, structures like gas stations, street signs, and billboards.

Turkish photographer Yener Torun also uses Instagram as his medium, documenting architecture in Istanbul and other cities in Turkey that features bold shapes, vibrant hues and patterned facades. Through his work, he hopes to reveal that there is more to Turkey than opulent mosques and old streets.

Swiss photographer Nicolas Grospierre refers to himself as an "obsessive collector" of Modernist architecture, and has spent the last 15 years documenting buildings across five continents. In his exclusive essay for Dezeen, the Warsaw-based photographer discussed how his images of the movement's now dilapidated concrete-formed churches, Soviet housing estates and various saucer-shaped structures show its failure.

Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper travelled to Flaine, the Marcel Breuer-designed Modernist ski resort in the French Alps, to find out why it had such a bad reputation. According to Wiper, the concrete hotels and public buildings didn't go down well with visitors looking for more traditional Alpine cabins, and in his photo essay, the photographer explained why he believes that the recent surge of interest in Modernism and Brutalism could help restore Breuer's vision for Flaine.

Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, which severely damaged New Zealand's second-largest city, Mary Gaudin was struck by how many notable Modernist houses had been destroyed. With no records left of these buildings, she embarked on a project to capture those that remain and created a series of images documenting mid-century residential architecture in New Zealand.

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White Shirt

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon (1923–2004) was born and lived in New York City. His interest in photography began at an early age, and he joined the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) camera club when he was twelve years old. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, where he co-edited the school’s literary magazine, The Magpie, with James Baldwin. He was named Poet Laureate of New York City High Schools in 1941.

Avedon joined the armed forces in 1942 during World War II, serving as Photographer’s Mate Second Class in the U.S. Merchant Marine. As he described it, ��My job was to do identity photographs. I must have taken pictures of one hundred thousand faces before it occurred to me I was becoming a photographer."

After two years of service, he left the Merchant Marine to work as a professional photographer, initially creating fashion images and studying with art director Alexey Brodovitch at the Design Laboratory of the New School for Social Research.

At the age of twenty-two, Avedon began working as a freelance photographer, primarily for Harper’s Bazaar. Initially denied the use of a studio by the magazine, he photographed models and fashions on the streets, in nightclubs, at the circus, on the beach and at other uncommon locations, employing the endless resourcefulness and inventiveness that became a hallmark of his art. Under Brodovitch’s tutelage, he quickly became the lead photographer for Harper’s Bazaar.

Patrick Demarchelier

Contemporary

Christel Bibi

Christel Bibi Blangsted is approaching women's shirting with a whole new perspective

“The shirt for me is the most interesting garment,” she starts, moving across the room to turn down the radio. “It is so essential and yet it translates a variety of emotions: sensuality, discipline, control… It is hard as a woman to find a good shirt – one that allows you to use it as it was designed. At least, that is what I have found when doing them for other brands: I have had to convert them into something different. You will see a shirt everywhere you travel – it’s quite reliable, really – and yet it is often the item which is just made at the end of a collection, in a poplin that won’t last long, to tick merchandising boxes.

Javi Oller

Javi Oller is based in Barcelona and has done many advertising, editorial lookbooks/catalogs.

Zoe Ghertner

Los Angeles based photographer, and New York native Zoë Ghertner is known for her naturalistic style of photography and strong portrayal of women.

Having started her career shooting still life before moving into fashion photography, Zoë has cultivated a distinctive voice shooting editorial stories for publications including M Le Monde, Self Service, i-D, The Gentlewoman, W Magazine, and American Vogue collaborating with stylists including Marie Chaix, Camilla Nickerson, Francesca Burns, Grace Coddington, and Suzanne Koller.

Her illustrious clients have included the likes of Celine, Chanel, The Row, Sonia Rykiel, Hermès, Tiffany & Co, Nordstrom, Proenza Schouler, and Gucci.

Ghertner has held exhibitions in several galleries, including at the former Thomas Duncan Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as the Koenig & Clinton gallery in New York.

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(via Le mystère des enregistrements de voix humaines réalisés trois décennies avant ceux de Thomas Edison - BBC News Afrique) Pendant 120 ans, une vérité peu controversée s'est imposée : Thomas Alva Edison avait été la première personne à enregistrer la voix humaine.Inventeur, entre autres, de l'ampoule électrique et de la caméra cinématographique, il était parvenu en 1888 à faire ces enregistrements avec une autre de ses créations, le phonographe à cylindre de cire, et les témoins de l'exploit étaient nombreux, y compris ceux qui assistaient à un concert qu'il avait enregistré au Festival de Haendel au Crystal Palace, à Londres. Cependant, plus d'un siècle plus tard, deux membres de la First Sounds Initiative - un collectif qui "s'efforce de mettre les premiers enregistrements sonores de l'humanité à la disposition de toutes les personnes de tous les temps" - ont commencé à soupçonner l'existence d'une autre réalité.Leurs découvertes surprenantes ont permis de réécrire l'histoire... deux fois en 2008. La découverteLorsque l'Américain Patrick Feaster, historien de l'audio, a commencé à se documenter sur un pionnier du son antérieur à Edison, un Français du nom d'Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, il n'était guère enthousiaste ; son invention semblait n'être qu'un précurseur technique du phonographe, utilisé uniquement pour des expériences scientifiques. Mais son opinion a changé au fil de ses recherches, notamment après avoir vu de mauvaises photocopies du brevet d'un appareil appelé phonoautographe, que le Français avait déposé le 25 mars 1857. Peu après, lors d'une visite à Paris, son collègue David Giovannoni consulte en personne les papiers de Scott de Martinville à l'Office français des brevets et découvre deux phononautogrammes... rien de moins que des enregistrements sonores datant de 1860, soit 28 ans avant ceux d'Edison. Il s'agit de feuilles de papier recouvertes de suie qui ont été marquées par la vibration de la soie d'un sanglier provoquée par les sons. Grâce au fait qu'elles avaient été immergées dans un fixateur, ces traces d'un événement survenu il y a une douzaine de décennies étaient parfaitement conservées.  Le défi consistait à traduire ces marques en ondes sonores. Giovannoni a envoyé les documents à Feaster aux États-Unis, qui, avec son ordinateur, s'est attelé à la tâche dès qu'il les a reçus."J'ai fini par rester debout toute la nuit", a déclaré Feaster à l'émission "Orchestra of Lost Sounds" de la BBC.Il a dû ajuster manuellement les ondes sonores en utilisant comme référence les vibrations inscrites par un diapason que Scott avait enregistré dans les mêmes documents précisément à cette fin."Quand le soleil s'est levé, j'ai enfin pu entendre l'enregistrement. C'était (la chanson populaire française) Au Clair de la Lune. Assis là, j'ai réalisé que j'étais la première personne à entendre quelqu'un la chanter avant le début de la guerre civile américaine : j'ai eu la chair de poule". Un autre rêveScott était éditeur et compositeur de manuscrits dans une maison d'édition scientifique à Paris. En bon homme de lettres, son rêve était autre.Et si un écrivain, se demandait-il, pouvait "dicter un rêve fugace au milieu de la nuit et, au réveil, découvrir non seulement qu'il a été écrit, mais se réjouir de sa liberté de la plume, cet instrument avec lequel il lutte et qui refroidit l'expression ?"En fait, il voulait créer un appareil qui remplirait une fonction similaire aux programmes modernes de reconnaissance automatique de la parole, un outil capable de traiter le signal vocal émis par l'être humain et de le convertir en symboles facilement lisibles."L'idée téméraire de photographier la parole" lui était venue un jour, au milieu du XIXe siècle, après la lecture d'un texte sur la physiologie humaine : si la photographie pouvait capter des images fugitives grâce à des lentilles imitant l'œil, une réplique de l'oreille ne pourrait-elle pas capter les mots prononcés ? Son inspiration a donné naissance au phonoautographe, un auto-écrivain de sons, et il rêvait encore que la calligraphie écrite dans la suie, qu'il considérait comme une sténographie naturelle, serait un jour lue aussi facilement que les symboles que nous avions inventés, comme les lettres.Pour l'instant, il avait réalisé sa vision de faire du son, toujours invisible et transitoire, quelque chose de visible et de permanent. Après que son phonoautographe a attiré l'attention de la SEIN (Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale), une association d'experts qui évalue les nouvelles technologies et leurs contributions potentielles à l'industrie française, Scott a reçu un soutien pour améliorer son invention. Plus tard, il s'est associé à Rudolph Koenig, un fabricant d'instruments scientifiques de précision, pour le commercialiser, le proposant dans le catalogue comme un appareil capable de combler une lacune dans le domaine de l'acoustique qui, disait-il, "a un siècle de retard sur les autres sciences expérimentales, manquant d'instruments d'observation, de mesure et d'analyse, comme l'astronomie avant l'invention du télescope". Le phonoautographe était "un moyen de disséquer les phénomènes sonores, un microscope qui non seulement montre les sons mais en conserve la trace". Son intention a toujours été de montrer les sons, plutôt que de les reproduire, et c'est dans cet esprit que Scott a réalisé plusieurs dizaines d'enregistrements de fragments de chansons, de poèmes et de pièces de théâtre en différentes langues qui reposaient silencieux, en sécurité, mais presque oubliés dans diverses vénérables institutions françaises.Jusqu'en 2008, où, grâce à la technologie d'aujourd'hui, l'un de ces enregistrements a pris vie comme "un fantôme passant à travers un rideau de temps voilé", comme l'a déclaré Giovannoni à la BBC.Une inauguration publiqueL'enregistrement d'Au Clair De La Lune dans la voix d'une fille que Giovannoni et Feaster pensaient être la fille de Scott - "Ne serait-ce pas adorable ?" - a été révélé au public et est rapidement devenu viral. Tout le monde n'a pas trouvé ça si mignon. La journaliste de BBC Radio 4 Charlotte Green a eu une crise de fou rire incontrôlable lorsqu'elle l'a entendu dans le journal télévisé qu'elle présentait en direct, un clip qui est également devenu viral. Green a déclaré plus tard que cela ressemblait à "une abeille piégée dans une bouteille". Certains en ont été émus, d'autres ont trouvé cela effrayant. Quoi qu'il en soit, l'histoire était réécrite : Edison avait peut-être été le premier à reproduire la voix humaine, mais nous savions maintenant qu'Edouard-Léon Scott de Martinville avait été la première personne à l'enregistrer. Six mois après la sortie de ce qui était désormais reconnu comme le premier enregistrement vocal au monde, Giovannoni et Feaster travaillaient sur un autre audio lorsqu'ils ont réalisé qu'ils avaient fait une énorme erreur : ils avaient joué Au Clair De La Lune à deux fois la vitesse. Quand ils l'ont corrigée, la voix n'était pas celle d'une fille, mais celle de Scott de Martinville lui-même. L'histoire a dû être réécrite une fois de plus ! Scott est mort d'un anévrisme dans un quasi-anonymat, un an après avoir découvert le phonographe d'Edison. Il a été enterré dans une tombe non marquée, car sa famille n'avait pas les moyens d'acheter une pierre tombale. Dans son testament, Scott a demandé à ses enfants de veiller à ce que lui et son invention ne soient pas oubliés.En 2015, l'UNESCO a inscrit "Les premiers enregistrements de la voix de l'humanité : les phonautogrammes d'Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (c.1853-1860)" sur son registre de la Mémoire du monde.

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Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video) | 🎧: http://bit.ly/2CHVNtw 💰: http://bit.ly/2op8Lcj Subscribe to Ed's channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEdSheeran Follow Ed on... Facebook: http://bit.ly/2CJphXU Twitter: http://twitter.com/edsheeran Instagram: http://bit.ly/2oqIOcA Official Website: http://edsheeran.com Director | dp Jason Koenig Producer: Honna Kimmerer Starring: Ed Sheeran & Zoey Deutch Director of Photography: Johnny Valencia Production Company: Anonymous Content Exec Producer: Nina Soriano Production Manager: Doug Hoff Commissioner: Dan Curwin Production Designer: John Lavin Lead Casting: Amy Hubbard Written by: Jason Koenig, Ed Sheeran, Jenny Koenig, Andrew Kolvet, Murray Cummings Edited by: Jason Koenig & Johnny Valencia VFX: Ian Hubert Graphic design by Chris Ballasciotes Cast: Bo Valencia, Dennis Ranalta, Arthur Pauli Ski Cinematography: Corey Koniniec Specialty Camera op: Ryan Haug 1st AC: Ryan Brown 1st Assistant Director: Ole Zapatka Art Director: Klaus Hartl Snow fx: Lucien Stephenson Gaffer: Thomas Berz Stylist: Claudia Lajda Hair & Makeup: Christel Thoresen Austrian Casting: Ursula Kiplinger Additional VFX: Zoic Special Thanks to: The Hintertux Glacier, Austria; Hohenhaus Tenne, and Hotel Neuhintertux https://youtu.be/2Vv-BfVoq4g

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Weekly Agenda: 13 of the Coolest Things to Do in LA

Here are a baker’s dozen of our favorite events happening in L.A. this week. Follow @christine​ziemba on Twitter or Instagram for other happenings around L.A. And if you like what you’re reading, consider contributing to Pop Radar LA to help defray the costs of running the site.

Dirty John Live is at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday night. | Image: Los Angeles Times events

MONDAY, DEC. 11

DIRTY JOHN LIVE (Discussion)

The Los Angeles Times’ series and podcast Dirty John comes alive at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday night at 7 pm. LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard, along with moderator Carolina A. Miranda of The Times, executive director/CEO of Peace Over Violence Patti Giggans, and special guests Debra Newell, Terra Newell and Tonia Bales, examine the Dirty John story even more closely. They’ll present never-before-heard audio and material. Singer-songwriter Tracy Bonham performs "Devil's Got Your Boyfriend" from the Dirty John soundtrack and her own music. For each ticket sold, $5 will be donated to the social agency Peace Over Violence. Tickets: $20-$25.

LESSONS FROM THE LEGACY OF DICK GREGORY (Social activism + arts)

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills presents the panel discussion Social Activism and the Arts: Lessons from the Legacy of Dick Gregory on Monday at 7 pm in the Lovelace Studio Theater. The free panel features Joe Morton, Tavis Smiley, Lula Washington, Shamell Bell and Tananarive Due discussing Gregory’s work in comedy, social justice and in the civil rights movement. The event is free but reservations are recommended. 

THE CONTENDERS (Film)

Each year, the Museum of Modern Art’s Film Department selects a handful of films to include in its screening series, The Contenders. These films, made in the last 12 months, are ones MoMA believes will stand the test of time, are bound for awards glory or cult status. The series includes both studio and independent releases. The L.A. edition of The Contenders continues at the Hammer Museum on Monday with Lady Bird and a Q&A with writer-director Greta Gerwig. Other films this week: The Big Sick on Tuesday; The Florida Project on Wednesday; and The Beguiled on Thursday. Tickets: $20 per film. 

Watsky's 'x Infinity' Film Premiere Extravaganza takes place at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Tuesday.

TUESDAY, DEC. 12

WATSKY’S X INFINITY (Music + film)

WeTransfer and the LA Music Video Film Festival presents a night of film, poetry and music on Tuesday night at 8 pm at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. The event marks the culmination of a project in which rapper & poet Watsky created a video for each of the 18 tracks on his 2016 album x Infinity. The screening is the marks the first viewing of the film in its entirety, accompanied by a simultaneous live performance of the album by Watsky and his band Creme Fraiche. The night also features performances by Get Lit’s Literati Fellows and special surprise guests. Proceeds benefit Get Lit – Words Ignite, a youth storytelling organization. The subject matter is definitely for adults only though. Ages 18+. Tickets: $23.50.

ROBERT POLIDORI (Photography)

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Getty Center’s opening, the J. Paul Getty Museum presents the exhibition Robert Polidori: 20 Photographs of the Getty Museum, 1997. The exhibition features behind-the-scenes views of the building and the new galleries as objects from J. Paul Getty's painting, sculpture, and decorative arts collections were being installed in the Museum. Free, no ticket required. 

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13

GRIZZLY BEAR (Music)

Grizzly Bear plays two nights (Wednesday and Thursday) at the Wiltern this week. The band’s touring to support its latest release Painted Ruins. The Wednesday show is sold out, but there are tickets still available for Thursday. Tickets: $37-$105.

HOLIDAY VARIETY SHOW (Music + comedy)

Actor-comedian Justin Long and members of Chvrches, Death Cab for Cutie and various comics come together at the Fonda Theatre in L.A. on Wednesday to raise money for two nonprofits: Girls Home and No Kid Hungry. Music by CHVRCHES, Death Cab for Cutie, Jenny Owen Youngs, Muna and more. Other performances by Cameron Esposito, Cobie Smulders, Nick Kroll, Taran Killam, Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz and others. Doors at 7 pm, show at 8:30 pm. Tickets start at $40. 

PIXIES (Music)

The Pixies play the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday night. It’s the veteran band’s last show of 2017. Tickets: $59.50-$68.58. 7 pm. 

The Skirball presents a grown-up take on Hanukkah this week. | Image: Courtesy of the Skirball.

THURSDAY, DEC. 14

WHISKEY AND APPETIZERS (A Hanukkah cocktail party)

The Skirball presents the event, Whiskey and Appetizers: A Hanukkah Cocktail Party, on Thursday at 7:30 pm. This is a modern, grown-up take on the Jewish holiday celebration. The night’s led by whiskey connoisseur Dan Friedman and Brooklyn-based food writer Leah Koenig (Little Book of Jewish Appetizers and Modern Jewish Cooking) who provide a sampling of whiskeys and tasty bites, a cooking demo and a Q&A. Tickets: $45, $35 for Skirball members and free to the Skirball’s Curator Circle Members.

L.A. ZOO: HOLIDAY HAPPY HOURS (Drinks at the zoo)

The L.A. Zoo’s second (and last of the season) Holiday Happy Hour returns on Thursday for the 21-and-older crowd. With the theme of “Tamales & Tequila,” the evening features express entry to L.A. Zoo Lights at 6 pm with a private lounge from 6:30 to 8:30 pm that includes hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and specialty cocktails. Tickets: $75 per person and $70 for GLAZA members. 

YEETHOVEN II (Music)

The Young Musicians Foundation presents Yeethoven II at the Belasco Theatre in DTLA on Thursday night at 8 pm. The Debut Chamber Orchestra performs a mashup of Beethoven and Kanye West, plus a performance by Los Angeles producer MNDSGN with special guests. Tickets: $35 in advance, $50 day of the show, $250 VIP admission (reservations required). 

MASTER DEBATER (Debate night)

The Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center (SIJCC) presents Master Debater, an adults-only high school-style debate on Thursday at 6:30 pm at The Lyric Hyperion in Silver Lake. On the third night of Hanukkah, the debate features historian Dr. Max D. Baumgarten, Rabbi Gabriel Botnick, comedian Jessie Kahnweiler, actor Matt Oberg, writer Zan Romanoff, and boxer Zachary “Kid Yamaka” Wohlman and moderator comedian Fielding Edlow tackling real issues of our time. Admission is $15 per ticket or two for $25 and includes latkes and jelly doughnuts. Ages 21+. 

WINTER SOLSTICE SOUND BATH (Immersive experience)

To celebrate the Winter Solstice, the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock presents a sound bath experience led by Ketrin Earwood and Mary Frances Spencer on Thursday night. The evening is designed as a tonal concert with symphonic gongs and crystal singing bowls, but completely improvised. The experience will give the audience the opportunity to achieve a deep meditative state through sound. Doors at 7:30 pm, with the sound bath from 8-9 pm. Tickets: $25. 

—by Christine N. Ziemba

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Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video)

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Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g

÷. Out Now: https://atlanti.cr/yt-album Subscribe to Ed’s channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEdSheeran

Follow Ed on… Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EdSheeranMusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/edsheeran Instagram: http://instagram.com/teddysphotos Official Website: http://edsheeran.com

Director: Jason Koenig Producer: Honna Kimmerer Starring: Ed Sheeran & Zoey Deutch Director of Photography: Johnny Valencia Production Company: Anonymous Content Exec Producer: Nina Soriano Production Manager: Doug Hoff Commissioner: Dan Curwin Production Designer: John Lavin Lead Casting: Amy Hubbard

Written by: Jason Koenig, Ed Sheeran, Andrew Kolvet, Jenny Koenig, Murray Cummings

Edited by: Jason Koenig & Johnny Valencia VFX: Ian Hubert

Cast: Bo Valencia, Dennis Ranalta, Arthur Pauli

Ski Cinematography: Corey Koniniec Specialty Camera op: Ryan Haug 1st AC: Ryan Brown

1st Assistant Director: Ole Zapatka Art Director: Klaus Hartl Snow fx: Lucien Stephenson

Gaffer: Thomas Berz Stylist: Claudia Lajda Hair & Makeup: Christel Thoresen Austrian Casting: Ursula Kiplinger

Additional VFX: Zoic

Special Thanks to: The Hintertux Glacier, Austria; The Tenne, and Hotel Neuhintertux

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Les Expo Photo Aves,

C’est un Festival Photos Nature qui rayonne au delà du Benelux …

La qualité et le nombre croissant des expositions font de ce festival photo le plus grand du Benelux!

Ce grand week-end de la photo nature est l’occasion pour les visiteurs namurois, belges mais également de toute l’Europe de venir admirer les plus belles photos de nature du moment, des oeuvres venant des quatre coins du monde d’une qualité exceptionnelle.

Chaque année, nous mettons un point d’honneur à présenter aux visiteurs des photographes de renommée internationale tels que Vincent Munier (France), Jim Brandenburg (USA), Sergeï Gorchkov (Russie), Klaus Nigge (Allemagne), Sandra Bartocha (Allemagne), Markus Varesvuo (Finlande)…

Sont également présents de nombreux photographes français très connus comme Fabrice Cahez, Laurent Geslin, Remy Marion, Stéphane Hette, Louis-Marie Préau, Sébastien de Danieli, Geoffrey Gracel… et bien sûr nos artistes belges comme Franck Renard, Philippe Moes, Jonathan Lhoir, André Buzin, Jean-Marie Winants… ainsi que des artistes talentueux, mais moins connus, à qui nous avons le plaisir d’offrir l’occasion de montrer leur travail au côté des plus grands: par exemple jeune Michel d’Oultremont, récemment primé lors du prestigieux concours photo anglais du Natural History Museum de Londres.

Les photos du désormais célèbre concours « Emotion’Ailes » organisé par Aves-Natagora sont exposées galerie du Beffroi. La remise des prix récompensant les meilleures photos a également lieu lors de ce week-end. Les photos primées lors du concours du GDT (concours allemand de renommée mondiale) sont également présentées. Il s’agit d’une quarantaine de magnifiques photos faites par les meilleurs photographes du moment.

Les clefs du succès!

Les expos photos sont présentées au cœur du Vieux Namur, dans les plus beaux bâtiments du patrimoine architectural et historique de la ville.

Un soin particulier est apporté à chacune d’entre elles afin d’optimiser la présentation des photos et le plaisir du visiteur: éclairage, espace, décoration… La subtile harmonie des plus belles photos nature et de l’éclairage, alliée au superbe patrimoine architectural et historique de Namur, confère aux Expos Photos Aves un caractère unique et exceptionnel!

Un accueil convivial et chaleureux des artistes et des visiteurs grâce à une collaboration sans faille entre les organisateurs et les nombreux bénévoles. C’est l’occasion des retrouvailles de la grande famille des photographes et artistes animaliers et du partage avec les visiteurs avec toute la convivialité de nos sites d’exposition. Des espaces rencontre offrent aux spectateurs et aux artistes de se retrouver et d’échanger leurs expériences dans une ambiance amicale, autour de l’une ou l’autre bière d’abbaye.

Chaque soirée du festival est conçue pour se détendre et se rencontrer dans un cadre chaleureux et festif.

Les 21, 22 et 23 septembre dans le vieux Namur… Pour cette nouvelle édition Un nouveau site vient s’ajouter aux lieux de caractère que nous avons déjà investis, l’Hôtel de Groesbeeck-de Croix – Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Un lieu incontournable, à ne surtout pas rater. Et bonne nouvelle cette année, nous occuperons à nouveau l’église Notre-Dame, laquelle était en travaux l’an dernier.

Nous avons l’immense plaisir de pouvoir à nouveau déployer nos expositions dans la superbe « Galerie du Cap Nord » du Service Public de Wallonie (SPW) ; ce site alliant espace (près de 2000 m²…) et luminosité nous permettra d’y installer une grande partie de nos expositions.

Vous pourrez retrouver également une exposition extérieur ET intérieur au Musée provincial des Arts Anciens, site ouvert pour la seconde fois dans le cadre des Expos Aves.

Les invités 2017 Antarctica Vincent Munier – Laurent Ballesta (FR) Le secret des mers Alex Mustard (UK) Eliott et les loups Fabien Brugman (FR) Moana, un océan de vie Vincent Truchet (FR) Robert Hainard (CH), Michel et Vincent Munier (FR) Fauna Garriga Jonathan Lhoir (B) Jardin à plumes Philippe Moës (B) La nature en soie Benoit Koenig (FR) Photographies de paysages oniriques Alexandre Deschaumes (FR) Au clair de l’Eau Noire Jean-Pierre Frippiat (B) Yellowstone National Park, la puissance sauvage Greg Odemer (FR) Art Océan Jean-Christophe Grignard (B) Herpétofolie en région Centre Sylvain Larzillière & Célie Péry (FR) Une aventure collembolesque Bruno Schultz (FR) Bulle d’obscurité Carole Reboul (FR) Poésie Mycologique Elias Debruyn (B) Mvua Eric Isselée (B) Sur les traces du Grand Fourmilion…François Remy (B) Sentinelle Guillaume François (FR) Phoques d’Opale Kevin Wimez (FR) Ombres et couleurs Laurent Fiol (FR) Gaïa Nicolas Orillard-Demaire (FR) Eléphants du Laos Philippe Coste (FR) Namur sauvage Thomas Meunier (B) Weird Creatures – créatures bizarres…. Martin Gérard (B) Noir et Roux près de chez nous Xavier Desclée & Daniel Steenhaut (B) Terre Massaï Vincent Gesser & Henry Brousmiche (B) Une vie de Migrants Nicolas Leboulanger (FR) La Nature dans tous ses états Patricia Franquinet (B) Attitudes Philippe & Claudine Thimister (B) He ao o te kaponga (A world of ferns) Nils Bouillard (B) La nature reprend ses droits Yves Meelbergs (B) Le grand Paradis Remi Pozzi (FR) La Grande Forêt de Saint Hubert (B) BVNF Natuurfotografie (BE) European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 GDT (D)

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Dates :  Du vendredi 22 au dimanche 24 septembre 2017 de 10h à 18h. Nocturne le jeudi 21 septembre de 18h à 22h à l’église Notre-Dame et au Musée des arts décoratifs. Lieu : Dans les églises et sites prestigieux du Vieux Namur (Église Notre Dame, Musée des arts décoratifs, Palais des Congrès, Galerie du Beffroi…).

Le Pass Expo donne accès à tous les sites d’exposition, au conférences, et à la remise des prix du Concours Emotion’Ailes, du 21 au 24 septembre. Les bracelets seront en vente durant toute la durée du Festival à la Galerie Cap Nord (SPW – Boulevard du Nord), au Musée provincial des arts anciens du namurois, au Palais des Congrès et au Parlement de Wallonie.

Tarifs Pass individuel : 10€ (8€ pour les membres de Natagora) Pass familial : 15€ (12€ pour les membres de Natagora)

Et aussi : un pavillon nature dédié au volontariat organisé par Natagora sur la place d’Armes. Accessible les samedi 23 et dimanche 24 septembre de 10h à 18h. Nombreuses animations tout public : stands, dégustations, jeux, démonstrations, films, départ de balades guidées etc.

Plus d’infos : www.exposaves.be

    Les expos AVES, c’est ce week-end Les Expo Photo Aves, C’est un Festival Photos Nature qui rayonne au delà du Benelux ...

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U.S. Airlines Aren’t on Same Page About Photos and Videos In-Flight

Airlines have different policies on photography and videotaping on flights. Pictured is American Airlines Senior Vice President of Customer Experience Kerry Philipovitch, second from right, testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington before a House Transportation Committee oversight hearing. From left are: United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz; United Airlines President Scott Kirby; Joseph Sprague, senior vice president of external relations, Alaska Airlines; Bob Jordan, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Southwest Airlines, and Consumers Union aviation consultant William J. McGee. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press

Skift Take: All U.S. airlines should adopt a common policy about taking photos and videos while on aircraft or consumers -- and crew -- will continue to be confused and penalized.

— Dan Peltier

Without the shocking video, it’s unlikely that the world would have learned or cared about the violent manhandling of a 69-year-old man on a plane last month.

The outrage on social media, the mea culpa by an airline CEO, the promise to treat customers better — none of it would have happened.

The passengers who shot those videos on a United Express plane in Chicago violated United’s policy on photography. By the letter of the airline’s law, they too could have been ordered off the plane.

Under United’s policy, customers can take pictures or videos with small cameras or cellphones “provided that the purpose is capturing personal events.” Filming or photographing other customers or airline employees without their consent is prohibited. American, Delta and Southwest have similar policies.

Passengers are accustomed to using their cellphones to take photos and videos that they can upload to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Airline rules on photography are sporadically enforced, but passengers should read them in the in-flight magazines because there can be consequences.

This month, a United ticket agent ordered a passenger’s reservation canceled as he filmed her while disputing a $300 baggage fee in the New Orleans airport. After Navang Oza posted his video online, United apologized, saying that the video “does not reflect the positive customer experience we strive to offer.”

In April, a JetBlue Airways crew called airport police to meet a man who they said continued to record a selfie video during a security-sensitive time in flight, while the cockpit door was opened. Michael Nissensohn insists that he wasn’t recording the procedure.

“I told them there is no rule against talking a selfie on a plane,” Nissensohn says. He says he was ordered off the plane and held up at LaGuardia Airport in New York for more than an hour before being let go without charges. JetBlue declined to comment on the incident. A spokesman says the airline doesn’t publish its photography policy for security reasons.

With airline customer service in decline, videotaping is the only way that passengers can make sure they are treated fairly, says Gary Leff, a travel blogger who has criticized the airlines over the issue.

“The TSA allows more photography at the checkpoint than the airlines allow on board their planes,” he says.

The Transportation Security Administration says that photography at checkpoints is fine if people don’t take images of monitors or interfere with screeners. Travel bloggers say, however, that people have had run-ins with TSA officers, and you should expect to be questioned if you snap more than a casual photo of a companion.

Lawyers who specialize in First Amendment or travel law say airlines generally cannot limit photography or video recording in an airport because it is a public space. But airlines have more power on planes because as private parties they are not bound by the First Amendment.

“They are within their rights to establish these rules, they are within their rights to throw you off the aircraft if you continue filming,” says Joseph Larsen, a media-law attorney in Houston.

However, there is no law against taking photos or video on a plane, and it is unlikely that anyone would face legal jeopardy for taking pictures of an altercation on a plane or their own peaceful dispute with an airline employee, Larsen says.

“If you see something going on that is a matter of legitimate public interest,” he says, go ahead and capture it even if you don’t have express permission to film another passenger. The man who was roughed up by airport officers on the United Express plane, David Dao, “has already got his settlement with United,” Larsen says. “He is probably pretty happy that was documented.”

After a video of a confrontation over a stroller between an American Airlines flight attendant and a mother with two young children, the airline grounded the employee. The person who shot the video violated American’s policy, which prohibits “unauthorized photography or video recording” of employees or other passengers.

Privately, airline officials say it is unlikely they would take action in such cases. American is reviewing its policy because of the difficulty of enforcing it.

Even if the law is on the side of the passenger with a camera, there are practical considerations.

“Unless it’s a legitimate safety issue like annoying other people, I don’t see a problem with taking photos on a plane. But that’s a call of the captain, and in the first instance the captain is right,” says Thomas Dickerson, a retired New York state judge and author of “Travel Law.”

Passengers can challenge the captain’s judgment in court, and might win, Dickerson says, “but the problem for consumers is, do you really want to get thrown off the plane?”

This article was written by David Koenig from The Associated Press and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@newscred.com.

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Hyperallergic: Art Movements

Rendering of one piece in the multi-part Public Art Fund project “Ai Weiwei: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors” (courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio)

Art Movements is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.

Ai Weiwei will install over 100 fences around New York City in October as part of a project commissioned by the Public Art Fund. In a press release, the Public Art Fund described the project as a response to “the international migration crisis and [the] tense sociopolitical battles surrounding the issue in the United States and worldwide.” The project is entitled, “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors,” a reference to Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall.”

Multiple artists were injured during clashes with Chinese security officials in Beijing’s Songzhuang district. Around 100 artists attempted to prevent the demolition of the home and studio of artists Shen Jingdong and Cao Zhiwen. Government officials cited illegal construction as grounds to demolish the property.

Mikhail Novikov, the deputy director of construction projects at Saint Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum, was placed under house arrest on charges of suspected fraud by Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court.

Tehran’s Ag Galerie withdrew from AIPAD’s Photography Show due to President Trump’s travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries. A notice explaining the gallery’s absence is on display in its vacant booth.

Christie’s cancelled its June postwar and contemporary art auctions in London. The announcement follows the auction house’s recent decision to close its showroom in South Kensington and scale back its operations in Amsterdam.

Thomas Krens, the former director of the Guggenheim Foundation, criticized the Foundation’s plans to open a museum in Abu Dhabi, despite having brokered the 2006 deal to open the satellite museum there. In an interview with the In Other Words podcast, Krens suggested that the museum should be postponed or downsized. “The world financial crisis of 2008 and the Arab Spring has changed the equation radically […] It may not be such a good idea these days to have an American museum, essentially with a Jewish name, in a country [that doesn’t recognize Israel] in such a prominent location, at such a big scale.” The construction of the museum on Saadiyat Island has been mired in controversy, with groups such as Gulf Labor and Human Rights Watch calling attention to the widespread abuse of laborers working on the island’s cultural construction projects.

Leonardo da Vinci, “Adoration of the Magi” (1481), oil on wood, 243 x 246 cm (via Wikipedia)

The Uffizi Gallery unveiled Leonardo da Vinci’s “Adoration of the Magi” following a six-year restoration.

Workmen for the Chicago company Methods and Materials Inc. began to dismantle Alexander Calder’s monumental mobile, “Universe,” from the lobby of Willis Tower. The work is currently the subject of a legal dispute regarding its ownership.

The Turner Prize lifted its rule that eligible artists must be under 50 years old.

Thomas Gainsborough’s “Mr. and Mrs. William Hallett” (1785) went back on display at the National Gallery in London, just over a week after it was slashed with a screwdriver by a 63-year-old man.

A report by the BBC describes how Syrian archaeologists are using a clear traceable liquid, which is made visible under UV light, to mark valuable artifacts. The technique is currently being used to identify stolen antiquities.

One hundred and fifty works of antisemitic propaganda went on display at the Caen-Normandy Memorial Museum as part of an exhibition entitled Heinous Cartoons 1886-1945: The Antisemitic Corrosion in Europe. The works are from the private collection of Holocaust survivor Arthur Langerman.

Eleven people were detained after staging a naked protest at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. According to the BBC, Polish media speculated that the action was a protest against the war in Ukraine.

The Spectator awarded its second annual What’s That Thing? — an award for the worst piece of public art — to “Origin,” a sculpture created by Solas Creative.

(courtesy Brooklyn Public Library)

The Brooklyn Public Library unveiled a limited edition library card featuring artwork from Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are (1963).

Kristen Visbal’s bronze sculpture “Fearless Girl” will remain on view in Manhattan’s Financial District through February 2018 according to New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. “Fearless Girl has fueled powerful conversations about women in leadership and inspired so many,” de Blasio stated. “Now, she’ll be asserting herself and affirming her strength even after her temporary permit expires — a fitting path for a girl who refuses to quit.” Hyperallergic’s Jillian Steinhauer described the sculpture as a work of “fake corporate feminism.”

The neon sign for Pearl Paint, the beloved NYC art supply store that closed in 2014, has been incorporated into the lobby of the luxury apartments built in the store’s former building. According to Curbed, the four units range from $16,000 to $18,000 per month.

A 100-kilo, 24-carat gold coin worth $4 million was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin. The coin, which bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II, was minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007. It is thought that the thieves executed the theft with the use of a rope, a foldout ladder, and a wheelbarrow.

Ikon Gallery is looking for volunteers to participate in a staging of On Kawara���s “One Million Years (Reading)” at the Venice Biennale.

Transactions

Louis Draper, “Boy with lace curtain” (nd), gelatin silver print, 12 7/8 x 9 in, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment (© Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust)

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts a $173,833 grant to digitize its collection of materials by photographer Louis Draper.

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts acquired 30 works, including pieces by Jim Campbell, Bill Walton, Emily Sartain, and Debra Priestly.

The Museum of London acquired 100 items of clothing and accessories worn by Francis Golding, a former secretary of the Royal Fine Art Commission.

Patti Smith purchased the reconstructed home of Arthur Rimbaud for an undisclosed sum.

The Library of Congress acquired the archive of photographer Bob Adelman.

The Getty Research Institute acquired Frank Gehry’s archive from 1954 to 1988.

Frank Gehry, Winton Guest House Model (1982–87), Wayzata, Minnesota, Frank Gehry Papers at the Getty Research Institute

Transitions

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s director, Michael Govan, and Roger W. Ferguson, the chief executive of financial services company TIAA, have been asked by the Smithsonian to join its board of regents. Their nominations will need to be approved by President Trump and the House of Representatives.

Christine Poggi was appointed director of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.

Jeffrey Andersen announced his retirement as director of the Florence Griswold Museum.

Blake Shell was appointed executive director of the Disjecta Contemporary Art Center.

Emma Imbrie Chubb was appointed the first curator of contemporary art at the Smith College Museum of Art.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, appointed Amanda Hunt as director of education and public programs, and Anna Katz as assistant curator.

Andrea Gyorody was appointed assistant curator of modern and contemporary art at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

Don McMahon was appointed editorial director of the Museum of Modern Art’s publications department.

Phillips appointed Laurence Calmels as regional director for France.

Matt Packer was appointed director of EVA International.

Tate St. Ives reopened after an 18-month, £20-million (~$24.9 million) renovation.

The Musée Camille Claudel opened in the French town of Nogent-sur-Seine.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art broke ground on its $196-million expansion project.

Koenig & Clinton gallery will relocate from Chelsea to Bushwick in June.

Zurich’s Galerie Eva Presenhuber announced plans to open its third space in New York City.

Two London galleries, Vilma Gold and Ibid gallery, will close.

Accolades

Ethan Murrow, “Plethora” (detail) (2016), sharpie on wall, 40 x 30 ft, site-specific installation as part of the Project Atrium series at MOCA Jacksonville (courtesy MOCA Jacksonville and Doug Eng)

Ethan Murrow was awarded the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville’s 2017 Brooke and Hap Stein Emerging Artist Prize.

Oskar Hult, Jonas Silfversten Bergman, and Josefine Östberg Olsson were awarded the Fredrik Roos Art Prize.

Kriota Willberg was awarded the first-ever artist residency at the New York Academy of Medicine.

The Library of Congress awarded the 2016 Bobbitt National Prizes for Poetry to Claudia Rankine and Nathaniel Mackey.

The City of Houston announced the recipients of its 2017 artist grants.

Bob Dylan agreed to formally accept the Nobel Prize for Literature at a small ceremony scheduled this weekend — five months after the award was first announced.

Obituaries

Julian Stanczak, “Forming in Four Reds” (1993-1994) (via Flickr/Sharon Mollerus)

Arthur Blythe (1940–2017), saxophonist.

Frank Delaney (1942–2017), author and arts broadcaster.

Don Hunstein (1928–2017), photographer. Best known for his iconic image of Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo walking in Greenwich Village.

Peter Johns (1930–2017), photographer.

Ahmed Kathrada (1929–2017), anti-Apartheid activist and writer.

Molly Mahood (1919–2017), scholar. Best known for Shakespeare’s Wordplay (1957).

William McPherson (1933–2017), critic and novelist. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1977.

Robin O’Hara (1954–2017), film producer.

Liana Paredes (unconfirmed–2017), chief curator and director of collections at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

William Powell (1949-2017), author of The Anarchist Cookbook (1971).

Julian Stanczak (1928–2017), artist. Figurehead of the Op art movement.

David Storey (1933–2017), author and playwright.

Christina Vella (1942–2017), author.

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Last 2 songs from 大象體操 Elephant Gym’s set at Goat Bar 山羊酒館 during the 7th Kenting Grass Roots Music Festival (墾丁草根音樂會) in Hengchun (Taiwan) on May 05, 2019.    taiwanphotog YT channel has clips from other bands from this event, and as you can see, he (Thomas Koenig) has nice quality audio/video and up-close access to the stage!  =D

Ian Cheng posted a gorgeous photo set from the May 17th Elephant Gym show in Hong Kong, the band had their interpretive dancer at that show. (I would love to see some video of that if you happen to spot it on YT)

Here’s a taste to whet your appetite:

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¡Happy Cinco de Mayo!  =D

Deer Mx.  A rare song en Español from HK trip-tronic duo Adriana & Miguel. This clip is from a stop in Kaohsiung in late March.   I think the title translates something like ‘I Can’t Anymore’.

Have you visited their spiffy official site?

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Outstanding review by Vincent Kevin Lees for Deer Mx. in Kaohsiung!   =D

taiwanphotog has clips from a couple of their performances at Rocks, here is the one shared at the link above:

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This is kinda strictly for the gearheads out there, heh-heh. Mad synth scientist MADzine (Mad Cps) at Rocks in Kaohsiung. 

From the description by taiwanphotog YT channel  : MADZINE is a project run by recording artist MAD. Based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, he runs synthesizer workshops and produces YouTube tutorials on synthesizer techniques. The project specializes in digital/analog synthesizers, soundtrack production, sound design, Logic, and Ableton Live. It also promotes computer music-related technology.

You should also recognize Mad from No Money No Honey, 楊鐘 Yang Zhong, 梁香 Fragrance Liang

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Deer Mx. in Kaohsiung a few days ago. Adriana and Miguel start with a short version of Coldplay’s Yellow, then bring in some heavy electronic beat for their own song, Flowers!  

Audience member wearing the well-traveled Deer mask. Nice to see a fellow electronic musician cheering for an encore: Mad Cps (from Madzine, No Money No Honey, 楊鐘 Yang Zhong, 梁香 Fragrance Liang).

Madzine also played that night, if taiwanphotog YT channel (Thomas Koenig Photography) uploads a clip, I’ll bring it to you here.

Deer were at 苗．春祭 Sprouts Art Festival earlier today (Wednesday). I think the fest runs until Sunday.