Chris Wiley
new work by Chris Wiley. see more here
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Storefront for Art and Architecture Archive
photos uncredited.
from Performance A-Z (Storefront's inaugural series of events in 1982)
building by Svi Hecker
Amazing archive of Storefront's 28 year history of exhibitions and projects in NYC. more here
guest blogger • lucas blalock
welcome this week's guest blogger, artist lucas blalock. have a look at more of his work here.
[lucas blalock. untitled. 2010.]
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Mexico City Diaries No. 006: Dr. Lakra
Dr. Lakra: Mexican tattooist and contemporary artist, represented by the famed Kurimanzutto Gallery
And you can see more here, plus an interview I did with Dr. Lakra for VBS.tv a few months ago
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Mexico City Diaries No. 005: María José Cuevas
Images by María José Cuevas, from her series Bellas de Noche — film stills from a documentary to come: “Seven great and powerful vedettes, all of whom witnessed the low and dark world of politics, society, and entertainment of Mexico during the 70s and 80s. Today, their reign has ended and their lives are marked by scandals and tragedies. Sasha Montenegro, Princess Yamal, Rossy Mendoza, Olga Breeskin, Lyn May and Wanda Seux define an important and peculiar period in the history of Mexico.” This is Maria José’s first documentary, now in the final stages of filming. I saw a 15 minute trailer a few weeks ago and I was very (!) impressed with her work. It will be a fantastic film: a wonderful mix of surreality and poignancy, with a good dose of both humor and sadness. The tale of Mexican politics and life-style through very strange and particular lenses. Download a PDF and read more about her project here on the Tabloide website. (Produced by The Lift, wonderful patrons of Tóxico, and photographed by Mark Powell, another Tóxico accomplice)
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Mexico City Diaries No. 003: Orson Welles
orson welles spent almost 30 years of his life trying to complete a film: his own version of the quixote. he died trying, becoming somewhat a quixote himself in the process. click here to see what has been called 'the 6 most beautiful minutes in the history of cinema' -- filmed in a movie theater in mexico city, back in the days. (it plays right after an interesting conversation with jonathan rosenbaum, stay patient.)
and click here to see another wonderful fragment.
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"What shall we do with our fantasies? Love them, believe them–to the point where we have to deface, to destroy them (that is perhaps the meaning of the films of Orson Welles). But when they prove in the end to be empty and unfulfilled, when they show the void from which they were made, then it is time to pay the price for their truth, to understand that Dulcinea–whom we saved–cannot love us."
- Giorgio Agamben, Profanations
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Mexico City Diaries No. 002: José Luis Cuevas
images by josé luis cuevas, mexican photographer
from his series of sects and religions across latinamerica
more here
(and soon a tóxico exhibit of his new installation work in nyc)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Mexico City Diaries No. 001: Stefan Ruiz
Monday, November 22, 2010
guest blogger • gabriella gómez-mont
a big welcome to this week's guest blogger gabriella gómez-mont who does too many amazing things to really list here, so i will stick to just one. gabriella is founder of tóxico an independent cultural project based in mexico city that organizes workshops, lectures, film screenings, exhibitions and collective art projects, many focused on photography. take a peek at tóxico's blog here and learn more about what they do here.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
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