
Tonight, I’m heading to Brighton Dome to see a performance of Brian Eno’s seminal album Apollo as part of Brighton Festival, which Eno is curating this year.
Two years ago, I wrote an essay about Eno (and the wider theme of generative art) as a piece of coursework for a course called “Generative Creativity” (part of the EASy MSc at the University of Sussex). I thought today might be a good opportunity to put it online for posterity. Below is Part One of the essay, which is essentially a short biography of Eno, concentrating on his contribution to generative art and music.
Chavs, Scallies, Townies, Neds. Whatever you call its proponents, antisocial behaviour is becoming a serious problem in the UK, undermining our desire for a civilised and tolerant society. This article examines the phenomenon from the point of view of Darwinian cultural evolution.