+Seze's blog+ » too beautiful for words http://www.seze.net/blog a visual diary of my favorite NYC exhibitions, films, books, concerts, food, etc. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Yuji Obata http://www.seze.net/blog/2012/01/30/yuji-obata/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2012/01/30/yuji-obata/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:29:21 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=919


Yuji Obata. Homage to Wilson A. Bentley 2005 – 2006

Yuji Obata’s stunning snow photographs are currently on view at Danziger in NYC.  They took my breath away.

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Says Elliot by Sibylle Baier

I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot
I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot

days keep growing short, nights too
let us go then, you and I
and try to unlearn, says Elliot
he seeks for return and burns ancient love letters

let us go then you and I and lie by marble stone says Elliot
and put a record on the gramophone
Lie down dear
on the weed
Don’t weep dear
gayly clad
sadness is a radical quantity says Elliot
sadness is a long brown ribbon, says he
sadness is beautiful

I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot
I grow old I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled says Elliot

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 Listen to the story here


Stained-glass window by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans
in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue
Courtesy Museum at Eldridge Street

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I finally got around to listening to my copy of the beautiful and haunting compilation Dark Was The Night.  Maybe I was waiting for just the right day to really appreciate it.  Buy your copy today, and all the revenue goes to AIDS charities.

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James Jean’s portfolio site: www.jamesjean.com

James Jean’s blog: www.processrecess.com

]]> http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/24/james-jean/feed/ 0 Extreme Ice Survey http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/14/extreme-ice-survey/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/14/extreme-ice-survey/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 16:00:24 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=407 www.extremeicesurvey.org

James Balog and the Extreme Ice Survey were featured in a one-hour documentary on NOVA/PBS on March 24, 2009. The film follows James as he photographs spectacular landscapes in Alaska, Greenland, and Iceland and, with his team, collects images from his time-lapse cameras.

These photo are all stunning.  It was hard for me to just pick a few for my blog.  I can’t wait to see the documentary later this month.  Be sure to check out the gallery on the site.

]]> http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/14/extreme-ice-survey/feed/ 0 Animal Collective http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/12/animal-collective/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/12/animal-collective/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 18:21:42 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=402 Their new album is simply delicious.

My Girls video

On Letterman

]]> http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/05/12/animal-collective/feed/ 0 my Communikey Festival Photos (Boulder, Colorado) http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/04/23/my-communikey-festival-photos-boulder-colorado/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/04/23/my-communikey-festival-photos-boulder-colorado/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:35:41 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=367 Bryan and I were invited to Colorado to play and document the Communikey Festival. I had a fabulous time catching up with old friends, visiting a gorgeous part of the country, eating yummy food, and hearing really good music.

Friday night at B-Side
with David Day, Ejival, Spinoza, Nordic Soul


Saturday night after hours Dirtybird Showcase
with Christian Martin and J. Phlip

Saturday Communikids workshop


Sunday in the Park with Communikids

Communikey Festival Site

]]> http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/04/23/my-communikey-festival-photos-boulder-colorado/feed/ 0 Coraline in true 3D was gorgeous http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/03/04/coraline-in-true-3d-was-gorgeous/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/03/04/coraline-in-true-3d-was-gorgeous/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:32:02 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=324 I had a chance to view Coraline in true 3D at the most lovely movie theater in New York The Ziegfeld. Coraline is far better and darker than most children’s films.  The visuals were completely inspiring and I can’t wait to see it again and again.


from the original book by Neil Gaiman


Coraline and her kitty venture down the rabbit hole.


The mouse circus performance was my favorite part.

]]> http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/03/04/coraline-in-true-3d-was-gorgeous/feed/ 0 When can I move into my ice castle? http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/01/05/when-can-i-move-into-my-ice-castle/ http://www.seze.net/blog/2009/01/05/when-can-i-move-into-my-ice-castle/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:18:04 +0000 Seze http://www.seze.net/blog/?p=319
People visit an ice sculpture for the 25th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province December 23, 2008. The 25th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will kicked off on January 5, 2009. Picture taken December 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Sheng Li)


A castle constructed of ice prior for the 25th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at a park in Harbin, China on December 23, 2008. (REUTERS/Sheng Li)

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