Cairo has a great new holiday toy! It’s a “Mog Meowsic” cat synthesizer with a ball, scratcher, and other fun things to play with. Our friend Robert Saint John submitted it via our Facebook page.
It looks like his canine compatriot wants to get in on the action as well.
We definitely need to get one of these at CatSynth HQ for Sam Sam and Big Merp.
This cat is ready to serenade us with a tune on the Novation X-Station keyboard synth. We also see an Arturia MicroFreak “Stellar Hybrid” edition, and a Zoom MRS-8 recorder.
Our fluffy white friend Jazzy poses with a Yamaha DX200 FM synthesizer, MFB 522 rhythm synth, and Behringer Pro VS (a recreation of the Sequential Prophet VS).
Woman Life Freedom is a neon-based artwork by Taravat Talepasand that is currently on display at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.
“Woman, Life, Freedom” is a movement which supports basic rights and freedoms for women in Iran. The movement began in 2022, after Mahsa Amini was arrested for not wearing a hijab in accordance with Iranian government standards; she subsequently died while in police custody.
In recognition of this movement to recognize women’s rights, Iranian-American artist Taravat Talepasand developed this neon sculpture, featuring the phrase in both English and Farsi. The piece was first displayed at YBCA in 2023 as part of her solo show, طراوت | TARAVAT, and remains on view as public art in our lobby.