02.10.10
What is happening to Ai Weiwei, by Bozidar Brazda - artnet Magazine
via jomc:
In an eerily prophetic interview with Dan Rather just days before his arrest, Weiwei described recent nightmares in which “tourists” looked on, as if at an exhibition, while he was tortured and imprisoned, a disclosure that suggests he was acutely aware of both his impending arrest and its potential for status as a kind of gruesome art work (more dangerous than Chris Burden’s Shoot, more claustrophobic than Tehching Hsieh’s One Year Performance).
Even stranger: members of China’s online 50-Cent Army (so named for the half dollar they earn per pro-CCP comment that they post) claim that Weiwei masterminded his own arrest and that it is indeed a work of art, a suggestion that gives the whole affair a kind of Enter Through The Gift Shop — by way of Kafka — vibe.
(via kateoplis)
13.04.11
David Bowie. Serious Badass.
The Museum of Arts & Design in NYC is presenting “David Bowie, Artist:”
“a multi-platform retrospective re-framing Bowie’s daring, multi-discipline career as that of an artist working primarily in performance. From his roots in such performance-based practices as cabaret, mime, and avant-garde theater, to Ziggy Stardust, his revolutionary tour that synthesized theater, music, and contemporary art into a rock spectacle, as well as his innovative video collaborations, and his work in cinema and theater, David Bowie, Artist presents Bowie as one of the most iconoclastic cultural producers of the 20th century.”
And my head exploded! Guess I know where I’ll be spending my June nights this Summer as they’re screening most of the movies he’s appeared in. “The Hunger”, “Basquiat”, and “Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence” are faves.
Who’s your favorite Bowie? Andro Hippie Bowie? Ziggy Stardust? Aladdin Sane?Diamond Dogs Bowie? Thin White Duke? Berlin Bowie? Scary Monsters Bowie? Let’s Dance Bowie? Tin Machine Bowie?
My personal fave is Berlin Bowie (“Heroes”).
Hat tip to @mikemonello.
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