Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
As someone who loves covers, renditions, remixes and mashups in all their forms, I was very happy to stumble upon this cheeky video by Franco-American band Hold Your Horses for their song ‘70 Million’. It is an entertaining look at art history as band members playfully reconstruct famous paintings, offering their own interpretation to the masters.
Everybody recognizes the iconic Tank Man photo, but most people would not be able to say much about it or to eloquently explain the significance of the 1989 Chinese protests. As we approach June 4, 2009 which will mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, I thought it would be wise to point to an excellent documentary you can watch online by PBS’ Frontline:
Eddie Adams – Saigon Execution – photograph – 1968 – Vietnam
Henry VIII’s Wives – Iconic Moments of the 20th Century – photograph – 2007 – UK
Mark Daughhetee – Hosed – photograph – 2004 – USA
Borf Brigade – The Consolation of Ruin – 2007 – USA
Mike Stimpson – photograph – 2007 – UK
Xiang Jing – Bang! – sculpture – 2002 – China
Amnesty International – print – 2005 – New Zealand
Dolk Lundgren – Weed Killer – graffiti – 2008 – Norway
Franck Réthoré – painting – 2007 – France
Kenyon Bajus – Execution – print – 2004 – USA
Krista Wortendyke – Iconic Recall – print – USA
The following was added after this post was first published.
minipliman – print – 2009 – Germany
Liu Jin – News – Wangfujing – photograph – 2001 – China
