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I went to the National Gallery yesterday to see the Dada show. It's a great show and particularly interesting since I took a dada course last semester. One of the highlights of my visit was the performance of the original score for the Ballet mecanique--an early dada film that juxtaposted different mechanical and biological items (ie a woman on a swing, then a shot of a pendulum). It was sooooo cool.
From the NGA website:
March 12-29
Automated musical instruments including sixteen programmed grand player pianos will play portions of George Antheil's score for the Fernand Léger film, Le Ballet mécanique (1924). Presented in conjunction with the Dada exhibition, the installation will be activated for a ten-minute performance each weekday at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 pm. The 16-minute film was directed by artist Fernand Léger with cinematography by Dudley Murphy and Man Ray and may be viewed in the exhibition, without sound, in Gallery 13.
East Building Mezzanine
Did you get the part about the sixteen automated grand pianos!!! There's a line of player pianos, drums, xylophones, fans with metal strips in front of them, alarms, etc. and then suddenly they all start playing by themselves. It's an experience.
If you are anywhere near the NGA at 1pm or 4pm on weekdays or 1pm on weekends this month, I highly encourage you to take 10 minutes to see/hear the performance. Ideally you could see some of the show (including the ballet mechanique film that's on display), but even if you can't the performance is on the second floor and if you are anywhere in the east building entranceway (newer building closer to the capital) you will hear it.
From the NGA website:
March 12-29
Automated musical instruments including sixteen programmed grand player pianos will play portions of George Antheil's score for the Fernand Léger film, Le Ballet mécanique (1924). Presented in conjunction with the Dada exhibition, the installation will be activated for a ten-minute performance each weekday at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 pm. The 16-minute film was directed by artist Fernand Léger with cinematography by Dudley Murphy and Man Ray and may be viewed in the exhibition, without sound, in Gallery 13.
East Building Mezzanine
Did you get the part about the sixteen automated grand pianos!!! There's a line of player pianos, drums, xylophones, fans with metal strips in front of them, alarms, etc. and then suddenly they all start playing by themselves. It's an experience.
If you are anywhere near the NGA at 1pm or 4pm on weekdays or 1pm on weekends this month, I highly encourage you to take 10 minutes to see/hear the performance. Ideally you could see some of the show (including the ballet mechanique film that's on display), but even if you can't the performance is on the second floor and if you are anywhere in the east building entranceway (newer building closer to the capital) you will hear it.
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When my sister was in town last week, we stopped by the Tate Modern and saw a few Man Ray (http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=27062&searchid=8805&tabview=image) and Marcel Duchamp (http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=26672&searchid=8962&tabview=image) pieces (the links are my favorites out of the handful on display).
I wish I could see this National Gallery show, it would be really interesting to see things presented with more context.
I did really enjoy the Gothic Nightmares (http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/gothicnightmares/) exhibition at the Tate that we went to and which
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Dada unleashes 'Code M' MP3-player shoe (http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/09/dada-unleashes-code-m-mp3-shoes-on-an-unsuspecting-populace/)
This has to be one of the ugliest things I've seen all year.
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