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The Philosophy of Posthumous Art
- tagolli 5y agoAnderson Paak just recently got this tattooed on him [1] “When I’m gone, please don’t release any posthumous albums or songs with my name attached. Those were just demos and never intended to be heard by the public” [1] https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/anderson-paak-gets-tat-warning-people-not-to-release-his-music-posthumously/ https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/anderson-paak-gets-tat-warning...
- codingdave 5y agoMakes me wonder why not put that into a will, as well as how legally binding a tattoo is when it comes to estate management.
- kevinmchugh 5y agoJohn Darnielle of the Mountain Goats feels similarly: https://twitter.com/mountain_goats/status/1428104276417474562 https://twitter.com/mountain_goats/status/142810427641747456... He values his editorial ability - including choosing not to release things.
- artiszt 5y agoPardon me but do wake me up, please, asap, #10 in full by Ludovico van B has been recovered. likewise, Rothko's true last as well as the unknown and missed Watteau whom Sylvie Testud in 'Ce que mes yeux ont vu' aka 'What My Eyes have Seen' [2007] successfully uncovered ..
- ginko 5y agoI'm still hoping they'll find a few of Monteverdi's lost operas in some attic in Venice someday.
- klik99 5y agoOne of my favorite examples is Elliott Smiths From a Basement on the Hill. It undoubtfully has Rob Schnapf's signature on it, but you can tell he tried to keep the incompleteness in the work - you get a sense that Elliott Smith was in the middle of creating a new sound, and it feels like he was half way there. At any rate - that record was very controversial, despite being guided by those who were close to him and worked with him.