[In honor of the holiday season, the Data Stream will be offering a selection of free online gifts in the days ahead. To begin the sharing of presents, below is a treat from Ubu Web, the brilliant archive of 20th and 21st century avant-garde art, a genuine online treasure]Komar & Melamid
"The People's Choice Music" (1997)
"With the collaboration of composer Dave Soldier, Komar & Melamid's Most Wanted Painting project was extended into the realm of music. A poll, written by Dave Soldier, was conducted on The Dia Foundation's web site in Spring 1996. Approximately 500 visitors took the survey. Solder used the survey results to write music and lyrics for the Most Wanted and Most Unwanted songs:
The Most Wanted Song: A musical work that will be unavoidably and uncontrollably "liked" by 72 ± 12% of listeners.
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The Most Unwanted Song: Fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population will enjoy this."
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[image: Komar & Melamid, "UNITED STATES: MOST WANTED PAINTING." From Dia web site]
1 comment:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I heard about this on NPR and had to hear it. Two thoughts:
1) They should do this survey again, now that 12 years have passed.
2) The "unwanted" song is clearly superior.
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