The filmmaker spoke about his influences, the attempt to bridge the gap between freedom and formality, and what it means to be “underground” today.
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYbIbFMKqq8)
A participant's response. Copyright JPKinsella
Although Takashi Murakami is the Japanese contemporary art world’s most prominent figure, the artist is in fact a cultural omnivore who also harbors a great respect and enthusiasm for Japan’
VIENNA — Figure 1: The artist AA Bronson invited me to make this photo essay of his two exhibitions at the Kunstvereins in Grazer and Salzburg. I was thrilled to be included in both exhibitions, with my photos and my new book FH of jockstraps and penises. But how to tell the story of these two complex exhibitions, filled with so many works by AA and his friends and collaborators, including installations, collaborative works, performances, and even an exhibition within the exhibition? The picture above is AA at the Grazer Kunstverein, holding the headdress to Michael Dudeck’s remarkable performance “Fish M/Other (Ape Witch).” In the background is a painting by Keith Boadwee, an homage to General Idea titled “GIGI (General Idea Gastro-Intestinal)” (2015). Keith painted this little masterpiece by squirting paint from his sphincter.
Rose Petal Mandalas, Queer Trauma, and Spiritually Intense Blowjobs
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VD_9v6V3c)
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gY4WRxhWxY)