Martin Hampton’s Film On Joan Miró

Created by Martin Hampton for the current exhibition at Tate Modern in London: ‘Joan Miró, The Ladder of Escape‘ which runs from the 14 April – 11 September 2011.

The film explores Joan Miró’s life and working practice, beginning at his family’s farm in Montroig, Catalonia, a sanctuary for him throughout his life and the source of much of his artistic inspiration. Guided by Miró’s grandson and the curators from Tate Modern, the film visits his complex of studios and workshops overlooking the sea near Palma, Mallorca, where he moved after the Second World War and where he worked prolifically until his death at the age of 93. It includes rare material from films by Pere Portabella and Català Roca of Miró at work, and testimonials from friends who remember him as a remarkably generous and humble man.

Joan Miro @ Tate Modern – A film by Martin Hampton

Joan Miró, The Ladder of Escape‘ runs from the 14 April – 11 September 2011 @ Tate Modern, London.

Music by Emu Masuyama
Directed, Filmed and Edited by Martin Hampton
Executive Producers; Jane Burton and Kate Vogel @ Tate Media

New Release – Flensburg

‘Flensburg’, the new Icarus / Badun split EP is now available via Bandcamp. There are also some reviews up on the Liminal and the Danish magazine Gaffa.

Also, a big thank you to everyone who helped organise the Icarus tour this spring and to everyone who came out to the shows. Icarus are set to return with a new studio album in the autumn, you can keep posted about it through the Icarus website.

New Release – Glue

Glue by Tom Arthurs, Miles Perkin &, Yorgos Dimitriadis is now available! Full details here.

‘The music of the trio comes directly from the multitudinous musical experiences of the three musicians, and is totally freely improvised without any predetermined thematic guidelines. For these musicians it’s about a coherent group music: no solos with accompaniment, rather a closely interwoven network of equal instruments. The pieces almost always begin with a clean slate, with a silence from which acoustic structures are carved like sculptures. The musicians are simultaneously performers and listeners, allowing the music space and finding surprise in whatever comes into being between them.’

Klaus Kürvers,
Berlin, 11th February 2011.

Notation and Interpretation @ The ICA

The ICA is hosting a mini-season on ‘Notation and Interpretation‘ until the 20th February that includes some fantastic performances and workshops. Lucy Railton has also curated a superbly eclectic range of scores that will be on display in the Fox reading room and I’m proud to say one of my scores is in the mix. However, at the moment Ollie and I are in session at STEIM in Amsterdam, working on new Icarus material, so I’ll miss the whole thing … any reflections much appreciated.