Apologies if the Flash embed breaks your internet—first time trying out this plug-in. (Words by Devo, from Explosions)

Lots of extreme electric/kinetic stimuli this weekend. Including 3rd Ward's Devo-inspired show, which prompted me to do this contrived (fun) thing where I post a bunch of Devo songs corresponding to the different goings on.

Links and musics ahead.

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Assume Vivid Astro Focus:
Absolutely Venomous Accurately Fallacious (Naturally Delicious)
[Saturday May 10 : at Deitch in LIC : Opening 7-11p]
"...the gallery will be transformed into an avaf demolition disco... guests enter from the riverside entrance beside a neon atom bomb explosion... Amidst the music and video projections, the theme is the destruction in reconstruction through dance and devotion."

Update: Lineup:
8.00-8.30 | Vomitdingleberry Movement Troupe and Abravanation
8.30-9.00 | Escandalo
9.30-11.00 | DJs Justin Miller (DFA) & Jacques Renault (Runaway)

"There will be a shuttle bus running between the gallery and the E and V subway stop at Ely and 23rd."

° Devo - Explosions mp3

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The Super Thing: NYC goes DEVO
[Saturday May 10 : at 3rd Ward : Reception 8-10p with party to follow]
"...a room in 3rd Ward will be outfitted with a ziggurat-energy dome-shaped Zen Arcade full of interactive art including Molleindustria's latest video game, which joins spiritual deities in a Mortal Combat styled fight over the world... Opening night will be a Super Thing Circus with live music, interactive art, limited edition merchandise, and a cyber appearance by Mark Mothersbaugh himself..." RSVP: gallery@3rdward.com

° Devo - The Super Thing mp3

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Design and the Elastic Mind
[Ends Monday May 12 : at MoMA : so this is the last weekend]
NY Times says: "'Design and the Elastic mind' is the most uplifting show MoMA’s architecture and design department has presented since the museum reopened in 2004. Thanks to its imaginative breadth, we can begin to dream again." Aw.

° Devo - S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) mp3

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Speed Racer
[Opens Friday, at the IMAX even]
I think there are two kinds of people in this world. Iron Man people and Speed Racer people. You know what I mean? Jim says go see. Time says: "With more than 2,000 effects shots, the movie is throwing some new dazzle at you about every four seconds... Effects supervisor John Gaeta itemizes some of [the effects] in the forthcoming book The Art of Speed Racer: 'Faux lensing,' 'Photo Anime film format,' 'designer shape de-focus,' 'infinite depth of field,' 'bling and super-bling flare enhancements' and 'candy-inspired Techno Color.'"

° Devo - Speed Racer mp3

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See also:

+ Williamsburg Every 2nd Friday Gallery Tour. Participating gallery the VertexList caught my eye with their site.

+ Ellen Allien and Sascha Funke Saturday night at the gussied up Studio B. Flavorpill says "despite the nuanced tone of her studio output, the Bpitch boss lady's live sets are generally hard-hitting." Love the flyer.

+ Olafur Eliasson, also at MoMA and PS1.