The Philosophy of Posthumous Art

tagolli 2021-08-18 13:50:43 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Anderson 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...

kevinmchugh 2021-08-18 23:38:35 +0000 UTC [ - ]

John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats feels similarly: https://twitter.com/mountain_goats/status/142810427641747456...

He values his editorial ability - including choosing not to release things.

codingdave 2021-08-18 15:53:13 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Makes me wonder why not put that into a will, as well as how legally binding a tattoo is when it comes to estate management.

klik99 2021-08-18 16:00:44 +0000 UTC [ - ]

One 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.

artiszt 2021-08-18 14:01:45 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Pardon 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 2021-08-18 14:13:44 +0000 UTC [ - ]

I'm still hoping they'll find a few of Monteverdi's lost operas in some attic in Venice someday.