Category Archives: Arts

Work by Antoni Tàpies

Posted on April 1, 2016 by admin

Work by Antoni Tàpies. Privately owned. (Photo taken on April 1, 2016 with the iPhone 6s Plus. Click for full version)

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Good Friday Miscellanea

Posted on March 25, 2016 by admin

Obviously battery life will be a lot better when it’s not all about making a thinner iPhone – Mac Rumors Apple is officially diving into the original TV space – GeekWire Best new TV show this season – The DC bald eagle … Continue reading →

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Upcoming (Week 5)

Posted on February 1, 2016 by admin

Goodbye January, and hello February! Starting the new month with a variety of stuff on the agenda – not only the usual suspects like meetings and training and work, but also planned visits to both the much talked about exhibition at Kulturhuset … Continue reading →

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Assorted

Posted on December 25, 2015 by admin

The Good Dinosaur from Pixar probably has the best computer animated landscapes ever created. And that’s all I’m going to say about it. Asphalt 8: Airborne for Apple TV is one of my favourite pastimes this holiday. Tesla’s cheapest product ever: … Continue reading →

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Upcoming (Week 41)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by admin

One (half-day) meeting this week regarding integrating a calendar into a FileMaker solution; phone meeting regarding a client upgrading to FileMaker 14, and lunch with potential client on a whole new project. Live concert Monday night at the DCH, and then … Continue reading →

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Saturday Miscellanea (Late September Edition)

Posted on September 26, 2015 by admin

Figure a Sea, the collaboration between choreographer Deborah Hay and Laurie Anderson  yesterday at Dansens Hus was, sadly, a huge disappointment. Behind lofty words there’s no denying that it was an hour of no real sense of direction, no real substance. And oh, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming (Week 39)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by admin

Seems like autumn is here! After a slightly unconventional(?!) weekend it’s time for another week of meetings (phone, on location, Skype), training, another appointment with my tattooist, a concert, and a dance performance (with music by Laurie Anderson). Had the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Notes on New York, February 2015

Posted on February 12, 2015 by admin

Notes of interest from a visit to New York, February 2015 Got to hang out with a dog at an exhibition by Charles Atlas featuring Lady Bunny. When I left Bjork and Antony Hegarty came by. Lisa Batiashvili played Barber’s … Continue reading →

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Assorted miscellaneous stuff

Posted on March 31, 2014 by admin

This week: 4 meetings in real life and a few online. Not counting meetings with my assistant. Visiting Athens two weeks ago was a trip down memory lane. The smells, the streets, the traffic and the souvlaki were just as … Continue reading →

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NYC February 2014 Highlights

Posted on February 25, 2014 by admin

Enlightening: spending time with someone loosely connected to the Radical Faeries movement Mesmerizing: Li Hongbo’s exhibition Tools of Study at the Klein Sun Gallery Sublime: Jonas Kaufmann’s debut recital at Carnegie Hall Cool: the shopping experience at the John Varvatos … Continue reading →

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Impressions from Montréal

Posted on February 12, 2014 by admin

Highlights Hearing Collectif9 at a private event. They’re a group of excellent musicians and overall cool people that I got to hang out with after the concert. The Biodome A jungle, a huge aquarium, seascapes and everything from snakes to … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to

Posted on November 3, 2013 by admin

David Zinman is back at the Concert Hall for the first time in 9 years. Strauss, Hillborg and Brahms is on the agenda. Thursday at 7PM. The trailers I’ve seen so far of Gravity actually makes it a possibility that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on New York

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin

Back home in Stockholm after an intense week in New York. Some first thoughts: weather was incredible, with an average 25-28° Celsius every day – appropriately, when I was heading for the airport there was a very light drizzle. A … Continue reading →

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Bits & pieces

Posted on July 18, 2013 by admin

Questlove on the Trayvon Martin verdict – Trayvon Martin And I Ain’t Shit. Take my money, please. Until Sept 22 – Jean Paul Gaultier at the Swedish Center for Architecture and Design. Sharknado!

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Back From a Brief Hiatus

Posted on September 10, 2012 by admin

Back from a brief but necessary hiatus; the upcoming weeks include work and then some more work, and also some pretty exciting other stuff in between meetings and (at times) a very tight schedule. Apple is holding a special event … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Tristan and Isolde

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

Where do one start? The massive production directed by Peter Sellars and with video by Bill Viola promised something that (at least in theory) looked larger than life. Sadly, in reality, it was a huge disappointment. The singers: screeching was … Continue reading →

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