A little flashback from the 2007 HopArt Tour. The season of 2008 has been hopeless (so far - and we might as well face it, the season is over). The 21:st protest jump of the lifelong HopArt Tour was in Småland. The man who is an anthem did it again.
The new video-section here at the Newsblog has grown a bit lately - as some might have noticed already. And since the video documentation project started a little “website” has been building up (by default) at YouTube. The new address is easy enough, and there is also a new link to this site in the right margine. The new address is www.youtube.com/MinisterofArt and has right this minute collected about 10 videos for your viewing pleasure.
A 10 minute flashback on video of a musical drama from back when (2003) - a piece in which Maestro Axwik enters the scene and performs a sound-art performance with the subtitle “for Club, Axe and Chainsaw”. A tribute to the craftsmen around us that builds our world every day and day by day. After a short bow, the viewers are thrown right into the action where the CUBE is more than half done by the craftsmen on stage.
The concerto had it’s premier performance in Gothenburg, March 2003 on the annual Festival at the Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg University. The two assistants are Mikael Varela and Sebastian Paananen. The excellent Tony Blomdahl was mixing and editing all sounds in real time. The concerto was approximately 45 minutes long in the original performance, and ends with a fuel injected crescendo after the loitering passages. If someone fell asleep during the concerto they sure woke up in the end… Lean back and enjoy the ride!
The video is an edited short version of just under 10 minutes (due to the fact that YouTube don’t like longer videos, and the viewer might fall to sleep during the longer installments. Axwik - The Minister of Art & Jump - are otherwise known for his short performances (HopArt) - CUBE was going in the totally opposite direction… Afterwards the sound-art performance was compared with “Fluxus” (a honestly highly flattering judgment and opinion).
You have got a few looks of the Boardwalk in daylight before here and here. Here’s finally the look and feel of the nocturnal cultural event when it first was opened for the public. The premier night was filled with people, and in the video you can experience the dark September evening with the whole Project Boardwalk in effect, with performers in robes and beach gears. The video needs to be seen in a dark room, in that case you might catch a glimpse of sun worshippers and visitors passing by in the dark of the night. Go on, take a walk through the night.
Yet another video from Project Beachlife that now is up on YouTube. A slightly different version and with a special soundtrack. Enjoy the now missing Boardwalk of Eslöv by The Sea. Fortunately it’s documented and can be viewed when ever you want. Videofootage courtesy of Ministry of Art & Jump Archive.
The project BEACHLIFE in Eslöv in September was a big hit. Here’s a few pictures from the cultural evening when the Boardwalk had it’s premiers night. Hundreds and thousands of people visited and walked across the boardwalk during the afternoon and night. The Boardwalk was a recreation of the famous Boardswalk of Eslöv By The Sea.
And here’s a little video footage from the Boardwalk, as if you were there yourself…
We have decided to start collecting Videos in one spot (category) for easier access. The first two videos are video footage from performances in Canada that are part of the ongoing lifelong HopArt Tour. The two jumps were performed in western Canada (British Columbia) last year in Vancouver and in the Provincial capital of British Columbia. And to be frank, while visiting Victoria it was clear why it’s called “British” Columbia. Victoria is very British indeed. Only better.
Vancouver jump, HopArt Performance.
Victoria jump, HopArt Performance.
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