• Listen to Conlon Nancarrow’s Study No. 21, a canon: One voice gets faster as the other gets slower. Sounds simple enough—until you hear the ending. [1 of 3]
 

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design 31 May 2012

by Eli Keszler, composer, percussionist, music-machine maker. His L-Carrier installation opens June 7 at Eyebeam in NYC; a new two-CD set, Catching Net, comes out June 12 on PAN. WEBSITE  TWITTER  INSTALLATION  CD

 
  • View the work of Takis, Greek sculptor and inventor of magnetic systems. The basic ingredient is presented as pure magic. [2 of 3]
 
  • And explore this fantastic display of energy, compulsion, and intuition. For putting music where it doesn’t belong, Wölfli’s work is perfect. [3 of 3]
 
  • Images (in order): photo via Radio Screamer; Keszler profile picture by Ashley Paul; photo via Von Bartha; photo via Outsider Folk Art Gallery.
 
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