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THE PRUIT IGOE MYTH (2011)

The infamous demolition of these housing blocks, only 20 years after completion, was seen by many to represent the death of Modern Architecture. The idealistic principles behind the project had by then given way to squalor, extreme violence, and chaos - for reasons which, in reality, went well beyond design - into management, maintenance and systemic racism. This film is a worthwhile watch as a cultural and historical document, but also as a reminder of the long-term complexity of creating successful places, and the naiveté (or arrogance) of believing they can be achieved by an architectural vision alone. 

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Aqtushetii compilation: In His Knotty Ears, The Donkey’s Bells Would Jangle

“‘in his knotty ears, the donkey’s bells would jangle’ is a selection of music either performed live, bootlegged, composed, or partly developed at AqTushetii artist residency & festival, summer 2018. Mirroring the diversity of the residents that took part, this compilation is an eclectic mix of genres and styles — musique concrete, computer music, Ashiq music, Circassian folk, post-industrial, modular synthesis, electro-acoustic music, tape collage, noise, drone, ambient, audiobook — from different parts of the world: Georgia, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, North Caucasus, USA, UK a run of cassette [c102] editions will also be available from August 2019. For more information/copies, contact:  [email protected]  / +380675460856 or +995599098906“