A very large 2MB+ satellite image of New York’s Central Park, panoramas of the gates and from Iconoduel has an interesting round up of copyright issues surrounding the gates. From what I’ve seen so far it seems to be a much less impressive work then their previous work. Granted it’s hard to judge when you’re not actually there but I didn’t physically see any of the other projects either so it’s an equal comparison.

I went to hear Laurie Anderson give a talk up at IMMA last evening -crappy pic alert – it was an interesting evening where she talked more or less randomly, less about the art more about her celebrity art lifestyle. But she has a beautiful voice and exquisite phrasing so it very pleasant to hear her talk about walking with Brian Eno and showing really terrible pics of cows and stuff, the most interesting for me was her project proposal illustrations. Of course the Dublin art world hoi-polloi were out in force there is little more entertaining then listening to the bragging and namedropping that passes for conversation at these things, the conversation scene in Cyclops is understated in comparison. I managed to restrain myself from asking the question that was on everyones’ mind, is it true that the reason Lou never smiles is that he paralysed his facial muscles through excessive use of speed in the 70s.
The exhibition continues at IMMA until May 2nd