Ubuweb Outsiders
Writing by ozandres on Monday, 3 of March , 2008 at 3:46 am
It used to be called “Found + Instane,” but Ubuweb’s Outsiders section is still a trove of ephemeral, engimatic weirdness that pays revisiting. Just ask Ling-ling. She’s (?) sitting on my lap right now, which would be really cool except I can’t find her body.
The collection’s origins are in ubu.com’s creator Kenneth Goldsmith’s collection of notes, posters and other odd bits of signage that he found on New York’s streets and subways. including an ambitious sequence by whomever-the-heck-it-is now known as the “Free Jack Ads.” The city speaks, Kenny listens, and though this could hardly be called a conversation, given the right sort of attention (and perhaps a bit of paranoia), you can find messages from the invisible in any urban area. Beats reading Apple ads.
The collection has expanded to include ”found” audio files and other projects inspired by making art out of the culture’s detritus and wonkiness. Good place to hunt for ideas!
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