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And it hurts me still, 'cause there's so much more I'd like to say

But I lose my nerve, when it comes to giving you the love

That you deserve, so take my weak heart

Oh take my weak heart

And tie it to yours

So if I fall, I fall for her

And she don't know

That I think she's beautiful, cus I always choke

And the right words come out all wrong

But I swear I love you, I'm sorry it took so long

But to tell you, to tell you this

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YOKO ONO: THE RIVERBED

TORONTO—A three-part installation by Yoko Ono entitled THE RIVERBED opens from February 22 to June 3, 2018 at Gardiner Museum. Yoko Ono is a forerunner of Conceptual art, frequently involving collaboration, audience participation, and social activism in her artwork. YOKO ONO: THE RIVERBED. Detail of Mend Piece. Courtesy Gardiner Museum Consisting of three parts—Stone Piece, Line Piece, and Mend…

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#Gardiner Museum #THE RIVERBED #Yoko Ono

kawasaki, kanagawa, april 2014

The Riverbed

“The flowing river never stops and yet the water never stays the same.”

—Kamo No Chomei, "My Ten-Foot Square Hut"

It was only after the earthquake in 2011 that I realized how the world we live in is full of uncertainties. Nothing can be taken for granted. After the earthquake, my view of life collapsed, and I felt the need to recreate my own sense of values in order to face the reality of my life...

As I was going through some history books about Japan, I discovered that Hokusai, the Japanese artist famous for his print The Great Wave as well as his series Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji, had once drawn a landscape of the mountain with the Tama River flowing in front.

The Tama River is one of Tokyo's longest rivers, meandering through the outskirts of the city. I had never visited it, even though it runs through my hometown. As I contemplated the river, it reminded me of Kamo No Chomei's famous phrase about life (quoted above). The expression uses the river as a metaphor to describe the uncertainty and ephemerality of life. His essay "My Ten-Foot Square Hut" covers the chaotic history of his time, ranging from the conflict between two ruling parties, a catastrophic fire and even a (different) disastrous earthquake.

That is when I decided to follow the Tama River. By observing and investigating the lives of contemporary Japanese people living along the river, I thought I might be able to find and define what we once used to think and how we are feeling now.

I believe that my re-discovery of the writings and visual depictions from our ancestors—which hopefully still remain and run through our minds—will help lead to an answer of what our country is truly about. My wish is to find some resolution to the questions that have been haunting us since 2011—what is the future of our country and how do we confront the crisis we are facing right now?

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Let it Rain

#Gallows #frank carter #the riverbed #let it rain.

For those of you who loved Burn The Witch and thought that it sounded like nothing you’ve ever heard before, give The Riverbed by Owen Pallett a listen.

#Relentless Strings #Burn The Witch #Radiohead #The Riverbed #Owen Pallett