Len Lye t-shirts - Individual Happiness Now
Make a stand for Individual Happiness Now (IHN), Len Lye’s home-grown philosophy of art, politics and life. Conceived in the midst of World War II, the three words that make up IHN represent positive, interconnected values that Lye believed could form the basis of a humane society, transcending nationalism, political ideology and religious difference. Or in Lye’s words:
Individuality is the rock of happiness.
Happiness is the vehicle of individuality.
Now is the bump of both.
Of course, every utopian philosopher needs a t-shirt. With text scanned directly from the title page of Lye’s 1941 manuscript, it says it all with style and comfort: Individual Happiness Now.
$45
Len Lye talks about art (DVD)
A DVD version of 7 slide-tape lectures given by Len Lye in the 1970s. Lye covers a range of topics including kinetic sculpture, film-making, ancient and ‘classical’ art, ‘doodling’, children’s art and art/science/myth. The DVD also includes Lye’s animated film ‘Particles in Space’ and film footage of three of his kinetic sculptures.
$40
ZIG ZAG (DVD)
A DVD version of Zig Zag, the Len Lye inspired live show commissioned by the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust for their 2007 Festival.
$30
Flip and two twisters (DVD and VHS)
‘Flip and two twisters’ is a documentary directed by Shirley Horrocks about Len Lye’s career and ideas. It includes newly-discovered historical footage of the artist as well as examples of Lye’s film-making and footage of several of his kinetic sculptures. The documentary also chronicles recent attempts to realise Lye’s plans for giant versions of his sculptures.
$40
Len Lye: Composing Motion (The sound of tangible motion sculpture) CD
This CD makes available for the first time modern stereo recordings of the sounds of Len Lye’s kinetic sculptures and provides an introduction to Lye’s fascinating sound world.
“Sound-crazy people vibrate to sound and this disc is for them; it’s got some of the sharpest astringent zings of sound that ever cut the air, maybe because it’s all made with doctor’s blade steel, some of it the sharpest…. All I know is that when it’s set up in motorized vibrating and shaking devices and struck with strikers, it cuts a new sound groove.” (Len Lye, from an introduction to a proposed LP of Lye’s sculptures)
$30
Len Lye: Chronosome
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery exhibition 6 December 2008 – 16 March 2009
Exhibition catalogue
$5
Len Lye: Five Fountains and a Firebush
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery exhibition 7 December 2007 – 24 February 2008
Exhibition catalogue
$5
Len Lye: Individual Happiness Now!
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery exhibition 3 December 2005 – 13 March 2006
Exhibition catalogue
$5
Len Lye: Trilogy – a flip and two twisters
Exhibition catalogue
$6
The long dream of waking: Len Lye centenary 1901-2001
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery exhibition 30 June – 19 August 2001
Exhibition catalogue
$6
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