The less you know the betterā¦ but this mind-blowing Marais district institution implicitly reconstructs the proto-museum āWunderkammerā/ācabinet of curiositiesā experience, directly integrating rotating exhibitions of contemporary art within an itself-delirious blend of portraits, installations, taxidermy, weaponry, and artifacts of ambiguous veracity. The visitor is thus transported into a hybrid and chimerical world that, like its covert cousin (The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles), ultimately raises questions about the very purpose of museums ā whether for natural science, technology, *or* for art āĀ in a secular society.
Mar 8, 2024
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If you are into strange and obscure and whimsical artistic experiences, this museum in Culver City, CA is an absolute must. I would say, go into it without knowing anything other than this.
Feb 15, 2024
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This is probably the best art museum in the city even though its goal is to be plainly didactic and show off some dinosaur bones. Just look at those dioramas. Itās all Off. As my colleague Louis Osmosis might say, itās giving kunst. Philanthropy chic. I love that some corners of this place havenāt seen any sprucing up since like the 90ās. It feels abandoned and too big for its own good; each section suggests varying degrees of attendance and funding so thereās a weird fragmented feel to walking through the entire museum. Some rooms have flickering lights and are mad dusty. Definitely for fans of Baudrillardās Simulacra and Simulations lol! I recommend going in the winter time.
Aug 11, 2022
Next best thing to having a natural history museum exhibit in your home.
Oct 26, 2024
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Finally saw this for the first time (on 35mm thxx Prince Charles Cinema) and wow. Jonathan Glazer and co-writer Jean-Claude CarriĆØre spending all of pre-production re-writing the script without informing the studioā¦ DP Harris Savides pushing the boundaries of underexposed film and getting the craziest deepest browns and purples out of Kodak stockā¦ Alexandre Desplat starting with what seems like a very polite classical score and then gradually bringing in heavy synth bassā¦ and of course Nicole Kidman throwing herself headlong into an insane role (and apparently bullying the producers for more $$$ when they finished under budget)
Nov 10, 2024
The less you read about it (or look at maps) the better. Just enter via Haight Street, turn your phone off and wander 'til you reach the ocean. If you go on a Sunday afternoon and you didn't already come across it, proceed to turn your phone back on and track back to the 6th Avenue Skate Park to check out the roller disco party š¼šš
Mar 3, 2024
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Because of the extensive tradition of pirate radio in the UK (from Radio Caroline on down), London probably has the most insane landscape of 24/7 internet radio in the world. I've tried to rank these in terms of approximate popularity ranging from NTS (as mentioned) on down to purely DIY weekend-only amateur collectives like LWSTD. If you don't know the stations in your city, just have a quick google and do some Instagram "Following" list exploration and it should be pretty easy to find more (e.g. in Amsterdam check out Echobox, Radio Tempo NĆ£o PĆ”ra, RRFM, etc...)
- NTS (Dalston) https://www.nts.live/
- Rinse FM (Hoxton) https://rinse.fm/
- Worldwide FM (Islington) https://worldwidefm.net/ (currently mostly on ice but great archive)
- Balaami (Peckham) https://www.balamii.com/
- Soho Radio https://sohoradiolondon.com/
- Reprezent Radio (Brixton) https://www.reprezentradio.org.uk/
- Netil Radio (Hackney) https://www.netilradio.com/
- Subtle Radio (Hackney) https://www.subtleradio.com/
- Voices Radio (Kings Cross) https://www.voicesradio.co.uk/
- Aaja (Deptford) https://aajamusic.com/radio/
- Do You!! Radio (Hackney) https://doyou.world/
- LWSTD https://www.lovewillsavetheday.fm/
Apr 4, 2024