Aug 11 2010

Body cinema: Agata Olek’s actions and performances

She will crochet us all, my dear friendz… her finger army has no mercy… Agata Olek‘s designs, actions and performances recorded by Andreas Troeger aka TechonologyArtist…

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Agata Olek: Crocheted Bike, photo by Christopher Stribley (c)

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Jul 26 2010

Judy Chicago – When Women Rule the World

Last summer Textile Museum of Canada presented Judy Chicago’s When Women Ruled the World, an exhibition covering 40 years of her art practice. Judy Chicago is shown as pioneer in many senses, resolving the stereotypes of female art, textile art, community art…., assaulting century-long models of aesthetics, patriarchal society and men-assigned monumentality.

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Would God be Female? by  Judy Chicago

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Jun 30 2010

Pocket cinema: Death Row Art Star by Aron Ranen

What serial killers and the art of illustration have in common? Well, you will get the answer from a short documentary film Death Row Art Star by independent filmmaker Aron Ranen… Ranen’s film competed in the short film selection at IDFA -International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2005.

death_row_art_star.jpgScreenshots from Death Row Art Star by Aron Ranen (c)

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Jun 16 2010

Interview with Guillermo Gomez Pena: You know, I worship the imagination!

Among many film, dance and art festivals in Croatia, Queer Zagreb is also a blogger friendly oriented festival. Thanks to their understanding of the media, I had the opportunity to interview one amazing performance artist and poet, Guillermo Gomez Pena

I interviewed him a month ago after his performance with La Pocha Nostra… for this occasion, Body Pixel co-blogger Ivana also joined me for the interview with Guillermo…

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Apr 4 2010

Kosuke Tsumura’s subtle senses – gallery

Artworkz and garments by fashion designer Kosuke Tsumura are sometimes indescribable, because of their complex aestheticism and simplicity in material usage. I find compelling in his work the way he treats different materials, each time producing different ‘style’ …

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Cocoon Cradle – Mother Piece by Kosuke Tsumura for TokyoFiber 09
Photo taken from yatzer.com

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