Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу

I stand with the people of Ukraine against the barbaric invasion by Russia. The national anthem of sovereign and independent Ukraine, with the totality of its territories:

From Quran Stewart's youtube channel

Very moving words, especially NOW:

Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля,
Ще нам, браття молодії, усміхнеться доля.
Згинуть наші воріженьки, як роса на сонці.
Запануєм і ми, браття, у своїй сторонці.

Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу,
І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду.

Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу,
І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду.

English translation:

 Ukraine’s glory hasn’t perished, nor freedom, nor will.
Upon us, fellow kin, fate shall smile once more.
Our enemies will vanish, like dew in the morning sun,
And we too shall rule, brothers, in a free land of our own.

We’ll lay down our souls and bodies to attain our freedom,
And we’ll show that we, brothers, are of the Kozak line.

We’ll lay down our souls and bodies to attain our freedom,
And we’ll show that we, brothers, are of the Kozak nation.

Angelopoulos + Piens

Jaime Angelopoulos and Derrick Piens from the group exhibition trans/FORM: Matter As Subject > New Perspectives at the MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art), Toronto 2012:

Angelopoulos:

trans/FORM: Matter As Subject

From the group exhibition trans/FORM: Matter As Subject > New Perspectives at the MOCCA (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art), Toronto 2012 ...

Sasha Pierce:

Jennifer Rose Sciarrino:

Hugh Scott-Douglas, with Derrick Piens in the foreground:

Lam vs Kwon Kajander

From a couple of shows just closed recently ...

Huy Lam from the group exhibition From The Inside (Looking Out) at United Contemporary, Toronto:

HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander from the group exhibition A Rhythm, Not A Plot at Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto:

Oxygène II

Often overshadowed by the equally brilliant but more well-known Oxygène IV, Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygène II, 1976:

From Jean Michel Jarre's youtube channel

In Transit

Peter Harris from his solo exhibition In Transit currently at Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto:

Kwon Kajander + Nadeau

From the exhibition A Rhythm, Not A Plot currently showing at Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto ...

HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander:

Jérôme Nadeau:

A Rhythm, Not A Plot

From the exhibition A Rhythm, Not A Plot currently showing at Galerie Nicolas Robert, Toronto ...

Ella Gonzales:

Jeremy Laing:

Jasmine Cardenas:

Cardenas and Tony Romano:

Das war die schönste Zeit

Just listening to some German music lately to help facilitate learning German.  If you have any recommendations, please do advise.

Bosse's Schönste Zeit, 2013:

Video from Dutopie's youtube channel

The vibe brings me further back to the early 2000s.  The first track on their 2003 album Final Straw, Snow Patrol's How To Be Dead:

From Snow Patrol's youtube channel

Trip Like I Do

From the exhibition Trip Like I Do currently at Franz Kaka, Toronto ...

HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander:

HaeAhn Woo Kwon:

Laurie Kang:

Mike Goldby:

Katie Lyle:

Oceanica

Graham Gillmore from his solo exhibition Oceanica just closed this past weekend at General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto:

How Do You Let Go?

Alex Bierk from his solo exhibition How Do You Let Go? just closed this past weekend at General Hardware Contemporary, Toronto:

All Tomorrow's Suburban Berlin Parties

Japan's Suburban Berlin, 1978:

Video from Singer Records' youtube channel

Japan covering the Velvet Underground's All Tomorrow's Parties, 1979:

Video from Natalia Mertvykh's youtube channel

DNP vs WWNFDR

From the group exhibition Re/flex currently at Patel Brown Gallery, Toronto ...

Dainesha Nugent-Palache:

Waard Ward in collaboration with Nicolas Fleming and Darren Rigo:

McLean + Paluzzi

Paula McLean and Neeko Paluzzi from the group exhibition Re/flex currently at Patel Brown Gallery, Toronto:

McLean:

Paluzzi:

A Distant Light

Sorry for not being able to post anything on my blog for more than a week.  I have been sick again, and just like last time, I was forced to stay away from computer screens.  I'm not 100% fit yet but here we are again ...

Nick Bierk from his solo exhibition A Distant Light currently at Patel Brown Gallery, Toronto: