Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
cheap electric guitars January 24th, 2010
New commission for The Curve, Barbican, London
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=9713
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.
For his installation in The Curve, Boursier-Mougenot creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.
27 February 2010 – 23 May 2010
The Curve, Barbican, London
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=9713
Free admission
Times: Open daily 11am-8pm
Open late every Thu until 10pm
Duration : 0:1:59
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Play Freebird, man! …
Play Freebird, man!!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
shit they even have …
they even have eyeliner on!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
HEAVY METAL BIRDS …
HEAVY METAL BIRDS FTW!!!!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
whoa! those birds …
whoa! those birds play metal!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
this is really cool …
this is really cool, i wonder if he used open tunings
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
beautiful
beautiful
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
wow man! it`s a …
wow man! it`s a kirk hammet bird version! I’d like to see them playing enter the sandman, lol!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Imagine what would …
Imagine what would have happened if one of those birds would have broken a string.
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
I just can’t stop …
I just can’t stop watching this video. Those birds are so beautiful. Thanks for creating this and sharing.
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
wow I laughed so …
wow I laughed so hard at 1:02
great video!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Close yours eyes …
Close yours eyes one moment, doesn’t it sound like Neil Young’s Deadwood soundtrack?
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
@tvrmx i probably …
@tvrmx i probably wouldn’t get a gibson they are to over priced
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
not as much of a …
not as much of a waste as it would be if you were playing it
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
This is brilliant …
This is brilliant stuff Céleste!!! I’m loving this!!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
BIRD METAL!!!!
not …
BIRD METAL!!!!
not metal enough for me
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
1:05-1:22-It sounds …
1:05-1:22-It sounds like John Wetton wailing away on his bass in an improvised section of a King Crimson concert.
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Brilliant!
It …
Brilliant!
It makes me think of when they tied paint things to trees during a storm and the paint flew onto canvases in a manner eerily similar to Jackson Pollock. (More similar to Pollock than counterfeit Pollocks)
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
WTF!! What a freak!!
WTF!! What a freak!!
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
they were probably …
they were probably under warranty or protected in some way. they wouldn’t let birds crap on a guitar without a failsafe… right?
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
LOL =P
LOL =P
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Wow! I’m really …
Wow! I’m really pleasantly surprised. I thought this would be a little pretentious but it’s really just intriguing. It’s interesting how the birds aren’t scared by the loud distorted noises. It was really cool when that one got the stick caught in the strings and was struggling to get it out. That’s some crisp clear power strumming LOL
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
what a waste of a …
what a waste of a 1,000-3,000 dollar guitar
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
wow !! great …
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wow !! great musicans,the zebrafiches
thanks
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
I have no idea if …
I have no idea if it’s clever or arty or what have you. I just think it’s beautiful.
January 24th, 2010 at 4:47 am
can you send me tab …
can you send me tab for it?