In his performances Brazilian artist Michel Groisman extends his body with self-constructed machines, which intensify the movements of his body. About “Weaveair / Tear” from 2000/01 (duration: 1h 30 min) he writes: “The laser beam that comes out of my mouth is reflected in the mirrors on my body, producing geometric forms. The intensity of the ambient lighting slowly oscillates between clarity and darkness. In the apex of clarity the public sees only my body and in darkness, only the geometric forms.”
All pictures and videos via the artist’s website and his YouTube channel. I especially love his performance “Transference” from 1999. More about Groisman on culturebase.net.
I haven’t done this in a while, but i’ve stumbled upon so many interesting tumblrs recently that I thought it would be nice to resurrect the “Good Blogs” section. So here are 10 tumblrs that really have my appreciation (picture above via suk.me):
Butch Queen (Fashion, divaishness, camp other crazy stuff)
Preporno (“Art theory student trying to figure out political densities in pornography and post-pornography and homoerotism”)
Since 2009 my friend Todd and I have worked together on a couple of film projects in Berlin and have noticed that especially alternative and experimental queer films are hard to find in the city. We decided that we want to fill this gap by initiating a Queer Film Archive Berlin (QFAB) where hard-to-find queer films will be collected and available for people to borrow. We’ve now finally brought the idea to kickstarter, hoping that we will get together sufficient donations buy a collection of films, which we want make available for rent at QFAB with payment on a voluntary basis. The money we receive from renters will allow us to buy new films so that the size of the archive is constantly growing. Please check out our kickstarter site and the handmade little video below for more information, and support our project, especially when you’re from Berlin. Donations, re-postings and new films for the archive are highly appreciated!
“When I discovered that the Baptist Campground where I had camped as a boy scout was now a gay campground I was in awe. As a boy growing up in the backwoods of Florida I felt that I was the only person in the world afflicted with same sex attraction. I didn’t even have words for my feelings and I was terrified of being found out and cast out.
As an adult, I was giddy with the realization that my childhood fantasies and prayers for a safe zone had manifested in the very space that was once a source of torment. The fact that this haven exists in what is still a hostile redneck environment gave me hope and gave me pause. Returning to the campground, I discovered a group of “good ole boys” who, despite the dangers outside the gates, were ready to play and willing to be subjects in my photographs.”
“In this body of work I am intentionally revisiting childhood memories, restaging and reclaiming the stories that make up my formative years. Owning the stories in a new way, in the physical realm as a photograph, transforms how I experience these memories. Through the process of illuminating my past I have nullified a constant source of fear and a nagging sense of unease that has impacted my life. These little rituals, made with friends and strangers alike, aim to do more than just reclaim a lost childhood; they strive to show the humanity in all of us, outcasts or not.”
We are excited to present our third voting for the most beautiful, most clever and/or most challenging queer and/or gender-bending music video posted on Catch Fire in 2011. You find our 12 contestants below the jump, don’t forget to take your time and check them out before you make your vote! The competition will run for three weeks. This year the winner will receive a hand-made price, which will be revealed as soon as the winner is found. Here we go:
Vote for your favourite CF music video 2011!
Light Asylum – Dark Allies (12%, 18 Votes)
MEN – Who Am I To Feel So Free (7%, 10 Votes)
Miracles Club - Light Of Love (Cut Copy Re-Vision) (3%, 4 Votes)
Aérea Negrot - It's Lover, Love (32%, 49 Votes)
Jessica 6 feat. Antony – Prisoner Of Love (7%, 10 Votes)
Jolly Goods – Try (11%, 17 Votes)
Alien Alien – Sambaca (14%, 21 Votes)
Gio Black Peter – Revolving Door (New Fuck New York) (3%, 4 Votes)
“A video art tribute to gangster YouTube clips, gay for pay thugs, surveillance videos, voyeurism and the live version of Salem’s Alice DeeJay cover ‘Better Off Alone’. Directed/edited/created by Matt Burgess. Unofficial, non-for-profit..” Released in March. Via Michał. More videos by Matt Burgess on his Vimeo page and on YouTube.
Artist J.Morrison, the designer of our amazing Catch Fire shirt, is the curator of “24 DAYS OF MATTER PRINTED”, a live screenprinting project presented by NYC’s Printed Matter, a bookshop and non-profit organization dedicated to arts publications. By tomorrow until the December 24th there will be daily screenprinting sessions with a rotating cast of 20 (collaborating) artists in the Printed Matter storefront in support of the project – prints on various materials and objects will be sold for affordable prices between $10 and $100. On the long list of contributors are artists such as AA Bronson, Michael Magnan and Grant Worth, as well as Brian Kenny and Slava Mogutin, who have already published their contributions to the leitmotiv “Self-Portrait” in advance on Brian’s blog. For more detailed information check out the press release below the jump or join the event on Facebook.
Junksista is a new electrotrash artist who coos smutty lyrics with a German accent over thick, fuzzy beats (think Garbage and Simian Mobile Disco), plus she’s got an impeccable Cyndi Lauper tattoo. Her digital EP from earlier this year was just given a CD release with two new tracks, retitled (C)LICK ME XXXtended and available thru her site. Check the video for “Fruits”, a sexy reminder to get your 5 A Day:
Andrea Cammarosano is an italian-born, Antwerp trained fashion designer. He studied fashion design and tailoring in Florence before and then continued and graduated from the Royal Academy in Antwerp in 2008. Ever since he gained experience by working as Walter van Beirendonck’s assistant, doing menswear design and accessories design. He now lives and works between Antwerp and San Francisco.
“East West Home Best” is Andrea’s second commercial collection (the first one being “I’m A Monster” ).
In the period of February until May 2011, Andrea was hosted and sponsored by the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam as an artist in residency, this was when the collection got realized. The collection was inspired by his first trips to California in 2010, it is built around a fictional character which he calls “the Beauty Rancher”, a mix between a cowboy and a geisha.
Along with a collection of garments he also created sculptures, which is a recurring element in his work. At the end of his residency in Amsterdam he did a performance to present the collection. Squeezed in the wooden sculptures, he cooked and arranged plates with his favourite food (eggs) for a model whom wore different garments from the collection. The set was decorated with tablecloths and flower arrangements (read: tullips in protein powder pots).
East West Home Best will be on sale next spring in MAC / Modern Appealing Clothing (San Francisco), 6000AD.co.uk (London), RA (Paris) and in Antwerp at WalterStore. Andrea is currently working on AW 2013. Check out his website for more information and images!
American Horror Story is a pretty interesting new horror/drama series that premiered few months ago on cable channel FX in the States. The show centers on the Harmon family who moves into a restored mansion in Los Angeles, unaware that the house is haunted by it’s previous owners.
Sounds campy, yes, but it is also sexy and scary at the same time. I hadn’t really thought about writing about the show, until I watched the episode “Rubber Man” (S01E08). In previous episodes we have seen glimpses of the houses previous owners; a gay couple played by Zachary Quinto (who recently came out in the New York Magazine) and Teddy Sears, but in this episode we learn to know more about their history.
The show also features magnificent Jessica Lange and Frances Conroy from HBO’s Six Feet Under, of which American Horror Story slightly resembles.
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