Bruce Hodges
@brucehodges.bsky.social
Writer | editor | more-than-decent cook. Where: The Strad (London), WRTI (Philadelphia). Music | architecture | art + design | photography | theater + film | journalism | science | climate change
Photo: Luis Barragán, Cuadra San Cristóbal, Mexico
Photo: Luis Barragán, Cuadra San Cristóbal, Mexico
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Bruce Hodges
@brucehodges.bsky.social
· Sep 25
One of the great paintings of the late 20th century, "Constructing the Grand Canyon" (1990, oil on canvas) by Mark Tansey (b. 1949), on view at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
Zoom in to see the workers pushing blocks of text into place to create the walls
walkerart.org/collections/...
Zoom in to see the workers pushing blocks of text into place to create the walls
walkerart.org/collections/...
Today is the 125th birthday of The Philadelphia Orchestra (@philorch.bsky.social). This 1961 Ormandy recording was my intro to classical music. It still rocks, but thank goodness for brass, winds, percussion, voices, and electronics.
Bonus: living in the @nezetseguin.bsky.social era
#PhilOrch125
Bonus: living in the @nezetseguin.bsky.social era
#PhilOrch125
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today is the 125th birthday of The Philadelphia Orchestra (@philorch.bsky.social). This 1961 Ormandy recording was my intro to classical music. It still rocks, but thank goodness for brass, winds, percussion, voices, and electronics.
Bonus: living in the @nezetseguin.bsky.social era
#PhilOrch125
Bonus: living in the @nezetseguin.bsky.social era
#PhilOrch125
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Marfa ( Texas ), 2017. Frank Schott.
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Marfa ( Texas ), 2017. Frank Schott.
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”Soon it will be Christmas” oil on canvas 72x52cm by me Swedish artist Anette Björk Swensson
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
”Soon it will be Christmas” oil on canvas 72x52cm by me Swedish artist Anette Björk Swensson
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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Miranda is an absolute inspiration. What a phenomenal performer, but more importantly, what a phenomenal human!
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Miranda is an absolute inspiration. What a phenomenal performer, but more importantly, what a phenomenal human!
Honestly, the coolest five minutes on an organ I've heard in months. After great work in Handel and Jehan Alain, Thomas Ospital returns for a virtuosic arrangement of the Scherzo in Bruckner's 7th Symphony — which the WDR Sinfonieorchester and conductor Marie Jacquot would play after intermission
LIVE: Marie Jacquot - Bruckners Siebte | WDR Sinfonieorchester
YouTube video by ARD Klassik
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Honestly, the coolest five minutes on an organ I've heard in months. After great work in Handel and Jehan Alain, Thomas Ospital returns for a virtuosic arrangement of the Scherzo in Bruckner's 7th Symphony — which the WDR Sinfonieorchester and conductor Marie Jacquot would play after intermission
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This is what Jupiter looks like in the infrared.
Its hot, lower atmosphere shining through the cooler cloud layers above.
You show me Jupiter and I'll show you a planet that wants you dead.
Its hot, lower atmosphere shining through the cooler cloud layers above.
You show me Jupiter and I'll show you a planet that wants you dead.
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This is what Jupiter looks like in the infrared.
Its hot, lower atmosphere shining through the cooler cloud layers above.
You show me Jupiter and I'll show you a planet that wants you dead.
Its hot, lower atmosphere shining through the cooler cloud layers above.
You show me Jupiter and I'll show you a planet that wants you dead.
I'd never heard organist Thomas Ospital before today. His work in the first half was stellar (Handel and Jehan Alain), capped by a virtuosic improvisation on the Scherzo from the Bruckner 7th, which followed after intermission. Intelligence and artistry intertwined.
And Jacquot, heavens.
And Jacquot, heavens.
LIVE: Marie Jacquot - Bruckners Siebte | WDR Sinfonieorchester
YouTube video by ARD Klassik
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'd never heard organist Thomas Ospital before today. His work in the first half was stellar (Handel and Jehan Alain), capped by a virtuosic improvisation on the Scherzo from the Bruckner 7th, which followed after intermission. Intelligence and artistry intertwined.
And Jacquot, heavens.
And Jacquot, heavens.
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Reposted by Bruce Hodges
Collage #1394
Titere
Titere
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Collage #1394
Titere
Titere
In the latest issue of The Strad, a look back at Miranda Cuckson's formidable recital, part of the TIME:SPANS Festival last August in New York
Concert review: Miranda Cuckson (violin)
Bruce Hodges visits the Mary Flagler Cary Hall in New York, NY, US, for the performance of Robert Rowe, Lidia Zielinska, Steiger, Diego Tedesco and Kaija Saariaho on 11 August 2025
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November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
In the latest issue of The Strad, a look back at Miranda Cuckson's formidable recital, part of the TIME:SPANS Festival last August in New York
Reposted by Bruce Hodges
Reposted by Bruce Hodges
Happy saturday everyone!
Share below 👇 what you’re working on or just finished making :)
Share below 👇 what you’re working on or just finished making :)
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Happy saturday everyone!
Share below 👇 what you’re working on or just finished making :)
Share below 👇 what you’re working on or just finished making :)
The best glass-top coffee table
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The best glass-top coffee table
As a writer and as an artist, I have plenty of reservations about the use of AI. But this piece titled "Unsupervised," which Refik Anadol created in 2022-23 at the Museum of Modern Art, remains my favorite use of the technology so far
Refik Anadol on Instagram: "Dear friends, as we remember the anniversary of our exhibition at MoMA — Unsupervised. As a studio, we are deeply grateful for this moment, for this project that transforme...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As a writer and as an artist, I have plenty of reservations about the use of AI. But this piece titled "Unsupervised," which Refik Anadol created in 2022-23 at the Museum of Modern Art, remains my favorite use of the technology so far
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Jiro Takamatsu
Book Design: Space in Two Dimensions, 1977
Book Design: Space in Two Dimensions, 1977
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Jiro Takamatsu
Book Design: Space in Two Dimensions, 1977
Book Design: Space in Two Dimensions, 1977
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Happy birthday Daniel Barenboim 🎂
📷 Erich Auerbach, 1966 🏓
"There is always something happening. He is always moving the world. He never stands still."
- Michael Haefliger
youtube.com/watch?v=0Ak_...
📷 Erich Auerbach, 1966 🏓
"There is always something happening. He is always moving the world. He never stands still."
- Michael Haefliger
youtube.com/watch?v=0Ak_...
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy birthday Daniel Barenboim 🎂
📷 Erich Auerbach, 1966 🏓
"There is always something happening. He is always moving the world. He never stands still."
- Michael Haefliger
youtube.com/watch?v=0Ak_...
📷 Erich Auerbach, 1966 🏓
"There is always something happening. He is always moving the world. He never stands still."
- Michael Haefliger
youtube.com/watch?v=0Ak_...
When lang returns at the 2-minute mark, after Jim Horn's fiery sax solo, it's like a lightning bolt
k.d. lang
"Busy Being Blue" from Shadowland (1988)
k.d. lang
"Busy Being Blue" from Shadowland (1988)
Busy Being Blue
YouTube video by k.d. lang - Topic
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When lang returns at the 2-minute mark, after Jim Horn's fiery sax solo, it's like a lightning bolt
k.d. lang
"Busy Being Blue" from Shadowland (1988)
k.d. lang
"Busy Being Blue" from Shadowland (1988)
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Cellotex LA 86 by Alberto Burri, 1986
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137462
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137462
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cellotex LA 86 by Alberto Burri, 1986
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137462
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137462
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Arizona, USA, 1982. Raymond Depardon.
November 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Arizona, USA, 1982. Raymond Depardon.
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🍾🔥 Two years of composition. It’s so exciting to finally be holding the full score of my new opera “Theory of Flames”. An indescribable feeling - did I really make this?
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🍾🔥 Two years of composition. It’s so exciting to finally be holding the full score of my new opera “Theory of Flames”. An indescribable feeling - did I really make this?
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
The opera will premiere at Dutch National Opera & Ballet in March 2026. Order your tickets here:
lnkd.in/e-3nhfWC
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Some snaps from inside James Merrill’s apartment. It’s pretty obvious a poet lived here
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Some snaps from inside James Merrill’s apartment. It’s pretty obvious a poet lived here
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lanterns dark
out of light's depth
night shines its shadows
out of light's depth
night shines its shadows
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lanterns dark
out of light's depth
night shines its shadows
out of light's depth
night shines its shadows