Combining independent cinema and gay porn is just one of the things Bruce LaBruce is famous for. Besides being a successful, provocative director, the 46-year-old Canadian is a photographer, journalist and theatre director based in Toronto. He is also a diva – not in terms of extravagant outfits, but in terms of attitude and self-confidence: you can literally hear his
Read More2011 will mark 30 years since AIDS descended. Director David Weissman tells the story of the first wave and how the gay community was affected by the outburst of HIV and AIDS through the eyes of 5 witnesses and indirect victims of the epidemic. When the first cases of AIDS were announced thirty years ago, San Francisco was particularly affected. Even
Read MoreIt’s time for some quality cinema after killing an hour of my time yesterday with a history art class movie. In following posts I’ve tried to pick some of the more interesting and moving productions that can be seen at this year’s Berlin film festival. And before we get started, there are some side events that can also be of
Read MoreI feel like I’ve had this dream and now it has become reality – Thinking With Design. Recompose is a new system for manipulation of an actuated surface. By collectively utilizing the body as a tool for direct manipulation alongside gestural input for functional manipulation, we show how a user is afforded unprecedented control over an actuated surface. We describe
Read MoreI make something awful every day. Yesterday, for example, I went to a movie called A Series Of Thoughts by Heinz Emigholz. Probably I am making a fool of myself right now, but in the packed cinema Sean and me were the only one who’d rather check their facebook than listen to a man tell the story and describe every
Read MoreLes Souliers is a sound installation designed by Arno Fabre in 2009. The project consits of an ensemble of thirty pairs of shoes, operated by a computer and mechanically actived by “tramplers”. The shoes strike and scrape the floor according to a numerical score (Midi score read by the software Max / MSP). Watch and listen to the video:
Read MorePeres Projects Berlin Mitte and Kreuzberg proudly present The Dangerous Book Four Boys, the first European solo exhibition of James Franco. Meet you in Kreuzberg! Franco´s works explore a variety of issues stemming from adolescence while acknowledging the contributions of influential artists and filmmakers such as Paul McCarthy and Kenneth Anger. This exhibition brings together short films, drawings, photographs, ephemera,
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John Galliano Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection happens somewhere between One Thousand and One Nights (particularly the one about Aladdin and the Genie), Serbia, Siberia and Mongolia. Get ready for a severe raw winter, guys and put on some real fur. And most of all – man up! Watch the brilliant John Galliano spectacle below. images via
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You know Walter van Beirendonck. As usual, Mr. van Beirendonck was extreme with his choice of models to present his Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection – it was presented exclusively by black models. Most probably to emphasize on the contrast with the bright colors he has chosen for his coming winter collection.
Read MoreFierce Saturday everyone! After rocking Pet Shop Bears and going to bed at 8 am, there is no better way to go on with the but a good deal of home-made pancakes by Sean and a low-maintenance program for the rest of the day. As they say, sticks and stones may brake my bones, but whips and chains excite me.
Read MoreThe choice of models for presenting Dior Fall Winter 2011/2012 collection is unusual. Malnourished twinky boys are wearing the pieces that to me look more likely to hide a reference to bourgeois gentlemen wearing Zorro-like hats and capes. The House of Dior was established on December 16, 1946, in “a private house” at 30 Avenue Montaigne Paris B. However, the current Dior corporation celebrates
Read MoreWhen you hear the name of Jean-Paul Gaultier, you don’t need any explanations or additional information. His Fall Winter 2011/2012 presented at Paris Fashion Week line was one which focused strongly on the fundamentals of tailored outfits and also on defined lines and edges. One of the accents of the show were the diving suits combined with tuxedos – a
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