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Cover detail from “Utopia”. Image: One Little Indian.<\/p>\n Cover detail from “Utopia”. Image: One Little Indian.<\/p>\n
The release of a Bj\u00f6rk video is more than just a release \u2014 it’s an event in itself. Tomorrow marks the release of “<\/span>Utopia”,<\/span>\u00a0an album that continues Bj\u00f6rk’s tradition of pushing music video boundaries. Lead single “The Gate” and the second video from the album, “Blissing Me”, have already been accrued a staggering level of hype. “The Gate” has even been treated to a physical installation premiere at London\u2019s 180 The Strand. In this post-MTV age, Bj\u00f6rk keeps the music video relevant in a way that few others can.<\/span>
\nBj\u00f6rk has long understood the power of the moving image<\/a><\/span>. Led by anything interesting \u2014 whether that\u2019s art, fashion, nature or technology \u2014 her 25-year solo career has been defined by a restless energy and a prevailing sense of newness. She\u2019s also an enthusiastic collaborator, assembling a connoisseur\u2019s selection of creative practitioners; from Spike Jonze, to Alexander McQueen to Chris Cunningham, into formats that are often still in their infancy. <\/span>
\nBj\u00f6rk’s unapologetic technophilia can be tracked through her music videos. Indeed, part of what makes her videos so exciting is her commitment to pushing available technology to its limits. She launched a website in the early \u201890s dark ages, was using 3D modelling in 1997, pioneered the \u201calbum app\u201d and the virtual reality album with 2011\u2019s “<\/span>Biophilia”<\/span> and 2015\u2019s “<\/span>Vulnicura”<\/span> respectively, and “<\/span>Utopia”<\/span> will be available to purchase with a variety of cryptocurrencies. <\/span>
\n“Debut”<\/span> was released in the same period as Oasis\u2019s “<\/span>Morning Glory”<\/span>. While most of her then peers are still touring their then hits (if they\u2019re touring at all), Bj\u00f6rk has gone on to have exhibitions at MoMA<\/a> and in Tokyo, London<\/a> and Barcelona, and her most recent collaborators<\/a> are in their twenties<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>
\nWe could select any 10 of Bj\u00f6rk’s videos to demonstrate her impact on popular culture, but as well as her best known, we\u2019ve charted some of the more unexpected and experimental titles to celebrate the lasting legacy of this musical icon.<\/span><\/p>\n“Big Time Sensuality” (1993, directed by St\u00e9phane Sednaoui)\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n