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I’ve posted about Brian Eno’s “77 Million Paintings” a few times before. The work was recently on view at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center, and Wired did an interview with Eno where he discusses the piece. It’s an interesting read, and gives a bit of insight into Eno’s approach to his work.

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Wired: Interview: Brian Eno on 77 Million Paintings, Full Transcript
77 Million Paintings wrap up
77 Million Paintings

Interesting project by an MIT researcher:

“Ambient Addition is a Walkman with binaural microphones. A tiny Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip analyzes the microphone’s sound and superimposes a layer of harmony and rhythm on top of the listener’s world.”

Noah Vawter: Ambient Addition

I had mentioned last month that while I was in London I would try to check out Brian Eno’s Luminous on display at Selfridges. Well, I did, and I liked it, but I didn’t have much to say about it, and I think that’s mostly due to the fact that I had seen it only a couple hours after getting off the plane at Heathrow, and really what I wanted to do in that comfortable dark room was lay down and take a nap.

Well, lucky for you, you don’t have to rely on my jet-lagged description, you can buy the DVD and watch it yourself. A 77 Million Paintings DVD is now available for sale, and you can learn more about the project at 77millionpaintings.com.

Through March 11, if you find yourself around London, you’ve got the opportunity to check out Brian Eno’s Luminous, a “large-scale installation of 77 Million Paintings.” As far as I can tell, it sounds quite a lot like what old-school-web-designer-cum-new-media-artist Joshua Davis does these days.

I am, as you’d imagine, a big fan of Brian Eno’s music and his thoughts on culture and technology. I’ll be in London in just over a week to catch the Arsenal, and so I’m excited to get a chance to take a look at the display. Watch this space for thoughts and photos upon my return.

More Info: Brian Eno’s Luminous, at Selfridges & Co.