Palladio

Is it Art? Is it Advertising?

Review of Palladio:

IS IT ART? IS IT ADVERTISING?
By Holly Daggers
The Forward Motion Theatre

Bill Jones and Ben Neill premiere
PALLADIO: a playable film

"In the future there will be no photographs. In the future there will be no objects at all.... In the future there will only be Art," says the bombastic unseen narrator of Palladio, a new film by Bill Jones with live music by Ben Neill and live video remixing by Jones. That's Art as Lifestyle apparently: The kind of Art which is experienced through portable media players..., Art as Style..., Art in the age of Steve Jobs where iPods are as cool as the commercials that sell them....

Live at the Thalia: pics

A few images from last night's performance (March 5) at the Thalia:

http://newsgrist.typepad.com/photos/palladio_live/index.html

Soundcheck on WNYC

Today at 2pm on WNYC:
Soundcheck 
The Art of Collaboration
Friday, March 04, 2005

Today, Ben Neill, composer, performer, and inventor of the mutantrumpet, joins us to talk about his latest project: Palladio, a collaboration with media artist Bill Jones to adapt Jonathan Dee's 1998 novel of the same name to the big screen. A combination of drama, music, and TV commercials, Palladio makes its New York premiere at Symphony Space this week. We'll also be joined by Michael Harrison and Jacky Terrasson, two of 40 classical and jazz pianists who are converging in town for a 12-Hour Tsunami Relief Pianothon this weekend.                        

Additional Information:
» More about Ben Neill
» Palladio at Symphony Space
» More about Michael Harrison
» Jacky Terrasson at Blue Note Records

Palladio Feat on Flavorpill

flavorpill NYC | SF | LA | LONDON | CHI March 1 - 7, 2005
MULTIMEDIA Palladio feat. Ben Neill and Bill Jones when: Fri 3.4 & Sat 3.5 (8:30pm) where: Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, 212.864.1414) map price: $21 links: Event Info | Ben Neill | Bill Jones Jonathan Dee's novel Palladio uncovers the awkwardness of two former lovers becoming coworkers at an avant-garde ad agency. In a new adaptation at Symphony Space, composer Ben Neill and media artist Bill Jones expand on the novel's theme with the premiere of their interactive movie, featuring musicians and video mixed live. Performers Mikel Rouse, Zoe Lister-Jones, and Cort Garretson are digitally transported into an environment created from the ads depicted in the story, as the worlds of music, art, and advertising combine — adding powerful fuel to the ongoing debate over the lines between commerce and culture. (LM)     What is your least favorite current television ad, and why? Our two favorite answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.