tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8969820955954735963..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Rembrandt's Night Watch reenacted by flash mobJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50574906192255559572013-04-13T21:23:08.726-04:002013-04-13T21:23:08.726-04:00This is quite a marvelous idea. Combining a so-cal...This is quite a marvelous idea. Combining a so-called "viral" campaign with performance art, itself inspired by classical media. It's like a strange evolution of itself.playmst4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910321471101590450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-48772106409833213012013-04-10T14:14:25.747-04:002013-04-10T14:14:25.747-04:00Here's Improv Everywhere's take on living ...Here's Improv Everywhere's take on living art: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvBbVA36y1UP.T. Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501504337118894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37017122634586911842013-04-10T09:27:58.082-04:002013-04-10T09:27:58.082-04:00Here's a pretty nice image of the original<br /><a href="http://www.thefastertimes.com/overlookedhistory/files/2009/09/rembrandt_night_watch.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here's a pretty nice image of the original</a><br />Ernest Friedman-Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595166504050829290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84224496755770453812013-04-09T23:53:40.326-04:002013-04-09T23:53:40.326-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.carol edanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613981984625593843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4328985925909836712013-04-09T21:21:03.369-04:002013-04-09T21:21:03.369-04:00I imagine Rembrandt would have asked for a cut, th...I imagine Rembrandt would have asked for a cut, then made a pitch to paint the ING's board of directors. Nice how they worked in the bit about foiling the heist, something these "cloveniers" might sometimes have had to have done in the line of duty. Craig Banholzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958933400558297331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65224036597751944102013-04-09T18:46:16.498-04:002013-04-09T18:46:16.498-04:00Yeah, these events don't seem quite the same w...Yeah, these events don't seem quite the same when you know they're part of an ad campaign. I wonder what Rembrandt would have thought of it.<br /><br />Best,<br />JimJames Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28382807144329482522013-04-09T18:43:01.738-04:002013-04-09T18:43:01.738-04:00There's a the-making-of as well
This seems to...There's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IxPhRsl57dM" rel="nofollow">the-making-of as well</a><br /><br />This seems to suggest that this was indeed more an on-location film shoot rather than a flash mob and that the crowd was kept at a safe distance when the stunts took place.<br /><br />But the most important message of this event is a bit lost: allthough sponcered by the ING bank, this event was ment to celebrate the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22024351" rel="nofollow">reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam</a>.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69984492820601369262013-04-09T10:05:10.455-04:002013-04-09T10:05:10.455-04:00Nice, but my guess is that this isn't a true f...Nice, but my guess is that this isn't a true flash mob. I think that the unsuspecting common folk were paid participants that had to sign waivers in order to be around the actors running with halberds and swords.P.T. Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501504337118894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38558784533818895742013-04-09T06:59:46.243-04:002013-04-09T06:59:46.243-04:00This is marvellous !! Thanks for the link. This is marvellous !! Thanks for the link. Art Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278950159370807683noreply@blogger.com