After Mel Hamilton found an abandoned painting and brought it home with her, things immediately “took a turn for the worse” and she spent three years “terrorized by a dark spirit”.
Mel found the abandoned painting beside a commercial bin in Brighton, England. Despite having a broken frame, she liked the picture so she decided to take it. The picture, which was signed as being painted back in 1973, showed a woman wearing a white robe and jewelry.
After reframing the picture and hanging it on her wall, paranormal activity began occurring in her home. When Mel and her partner broke up, she moved out, only taking the clothes she was wearing, her dog, and the painting. “That is the only thing I felt so drawn to, I loved it.”
Left to right: Rirkrit Tiravanija,
untitled 2016 (nothing) (2016); Tobias Rehberger,
Mother without child 3 (2019): Kristoffer Ardeña,
Ghost Painting (Cracked Category): National Bookstore (2020). Exhibition view:
hyper–horizon, S.E.A. Focus 2021, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore (22–31 January 2021). Courtesy S.E.A Focus. Photo: Toni Cuhadi.
With the aim to spark new connections between works of art from Southeast Asia , the presentation is accessible online with S.E.A. Focus Digital and physically at the S.E.A. Focus Curated showcase, titled
hyper–horizon, presented at the warehouse complex Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
This year s edition eschews a traditional booth structure for a fluid design by Randy Chan of Zarch Collaboratives to offer a borderless experience , reflecting Singapore s position as a crucial hub for the region s art scene.
Screenshot: The Chicks, Blink-182
Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis has carved out an impressive career as a solo artist, having released two uplifting albums under the name Sad13 (2016’s
and this September’s
Haunted Painting). She also knows her way around a good cover. Just last month, she contributed a chilled-out version of “Psychic Trauma” by labelmates Cloud Nothings to a 21st anniversary compilation for Carpark Records.
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But her most impressive feat to date may be “Earl the Small Things,” a mashup of The Chicks’ “Goodbye Earl” and Blink-182’s “All The Small Things.” As Dupuis revealed on Twitter last night, the epic sonic journey began when she discovered that “Goodbye Earl” is