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fromThe New Yorker
3 days agoThe New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind
The exhibition explores humanity's struggle against technology through diverse multimedia installations and thought-provoking artworks.
"First, Microsoft had to secure the rights to the song itself, which was negotiated directly with Weezer's publisher Geffen Records, and apparently without the knowledge of the band members themselves," Chen wrote on his Old New Thing blog. The band later said the initial disquiet they felt about their music appearing on Windows 95 was offset by the exposure from the operating system's huge sales.
A ticking clock, heavy breathing, the squeak of sneakers on the dance floor, and the voices of runners who came to the sport from unconventional backgrounds. These are the sounds that score choreographer Alyssa Mitchel's cast of dancers as they reinterpret what it means to push your body to its limits in Mitchel's new multimedia dance production, "Endure," at Dance Mission Theater, which has its first performance on Oct. 3.
The collaboration between sound and dance duet Deriva Arcana, visual artist Correo Electrónico, and singer Xiaomi Porno explores the emerging possibilities of multimedia, highlighting disciplinary integration.