There is nothing that has not already been done in culture, squeezed or pulled inside out, blown to dust. Classical culture today is made by scum. Those working in the fine arts who make paintings are called artists. Otherwise in the backwaters and marshlands the rest of the artists are lost in search of new and ever surprising methods. They must be earthbound, casual, political, managerial,…
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Blue Noses: four middle-aged Russian men. When you watch their videos you might think they are crack-brained, funny, embarrassing or brilliant. Their work is borderline parody, buffoonery, social criticism, but you never know exactly which way they lean. Putin, Bush, Harry Potter, Chechnyan terrorist, Oleg Kulig, feminism, Lenin and James Bond — whole committees of media icons take on the…
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Summer, 1999
One or another man, both of whom immediately inspire respect with tall stature and full beards, cut to a point reaching to their chests, frequently dart across the lawn at the Plasy monastery.
Maxim and Pavel, from the Akhe performance group, were among others who participated with Miloš Vojtěchovsky’s artists-in-residence program..
Throughout their stay at Plasy, artists and…
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… is a workshop for DJ’s and producers, a chance to glean new information and make contacts. Participants are chosen on the basis of an extensive questionnaire and a 30-minute mix or a demo of your own production. It can be any style of electronic music. One participant is usually chosen from each country (except for the big ones like USA and UK).
The first RBMA took place in 1999 in Berlin,…
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After a night of heavy drinking, I crawled out of an uncomfortable hostel bed, somewhat ready to make my way over to the nearby KunstWerke, one of the two main venues for this year’s installment of the Berlin Biennale. Over breakfast, we sifted through the contents of the press packet. This year’s artistic director, Ute Meta Bauer’s unique conception is to organize the berlin biennale (I learn…
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