[ATTENDED: April 2, 2015] Myopia.
I grew up with Devo in the background. But I honestly never really gave them a lot of thought. The biggest surprise for me was back in the late 80s when in a radio interview Geddy Lee said that he liked Devo quite a lot (the caller said that he saw him wearing an “Oh No It’s Devo” pin). I have a couple albums, and I knew all about “de-evolution” but it kind of ended there. I also knew that Mark Mothersbaugh had become the defacto composer for all the great contemporary films. But I had no idea the extent of his creativity.
When we were visiting relatives in Denver, Sarah’s brother took us to MCA Denver for Mothersbaugh’s show Myopia. I could have looked at the exhibits for hours (although the kids weren’t that exited by the whole thing). The entire museum was devoted to Mothersbaugh. There was a live video in the basement. And as you progressed up the levels, the chronology of Mothersbaugh’s vision unfolded. (more…)
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