The music for the Rothko room is in place at the Tate Modern. It can now also be heard on line - song for markIt was a pleasure to do - those paintings have long been a favourite but it was a curious thing too - his intentions seem to have been quite mixed. He started off wanting to intimidate the wealthy diners at the Four Seasons restaraunt in New York's Seagram building (the original commission) but changed his mind. Now they are generally seen as being contemplative, peaceful - even sacred.
Anyway, he ended up doing himself in like so many other artists, and so, partly, this was also meant as an elegy.
4 comments:
stephen,
thank you for that. i am looking forward to experiencing this sensory delight. your music certainly seems to match the paintings; contemplative and peaceful.
cheers,
nell
i went, i saw, i listened. it was damn fine. damn, damn, fine.
cheers,
nell
nell
you are really are too kind
what's with that?
well...i guess it is that i really appreciate the people and things (music, art, etc.) that make me happy. so...if you make me happy i will let you know. to balance that out...if you piss me off...i will also let you know. sort of sweet and scary. keeps 'em guessing.
xo
nell
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