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Sunday, July 09, 2006

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:17:44 GMT

http://www.longmarchspace.com/english

A very ambitious Chinese contemporary art project, next event 20May-30Sept.2006

:: Interesting and Intelligent women ::

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:59:09 GMT

A friend told me about Amanda Lear, a famous talk show guest - how she told a story on air about being convocated to the Elysee to see François Mitterand - that everything went well, lunch, discussion, chats, everything went well, she had anticipated some romance but no, Mitterand didnt propose any rendez-vous thats intimate - however, Amanda Lear said, had he proposed, she would not have refused, and she would have done it, she would have just closed her eyes, and just think of the Republic of France...

so I looked up Amanda Lear, the sharp and funny, sexy one -

http://www.cinemapassion.com/filmographie-actrice-Amanda%20LEAR-977.html

Amanda LEAR

Biographie:

Un père franco-anglais, une mère d'origine russe et une naissance (le 18 novembre 1946) à Hong Kong : d'emblée, Amanda Lear ne pouvait pas faire comme tout le monde ! Elevée dans le Sud de la France et en Suisse, elle éprouve toute jeune une vive passion pour le domaine artistique. A 16 ans, elle débarque ainsi à Paris pour y apprendre la peinture, avant de faire ses classes à la fameuse Saint Martins School de Londres. Blonde, longiligne, féline : elle ne tarde pas, en ce milieu des années 60, à se faire remarquer du Tout-Londres, notamment de la bande à Mick Jagger, qui en fait son égérie. Et ce n'est plus qu'une question de semaines avant qu'une certaine Catherine Harlé, directrice d'une agence de mannequin, ne la prenne sous son aile pour en faire une des top-models les plus en vogue du moment. En 1965, elle revient à paris, défile pour Paco Rabanne et Yves Saint Laurent, et fait la connaissance de Salvador Dali, qui la réclame comme modèle. C'est le début d'une très longue histoire d'amitié entre la jeune muse et le vieux surréaliste, qui durera jusqu'à la mort de celui-ci. C'est aussi l'époque où naît la fameuse légende qui veut qu'Amanda Lear soit transsexuelle. La “faute” à un timbre de voix particulièrement grave, et à un visage qui, les années passant, se façonne à la serpe. En 1973, David Bowie s'entiche de la jeune femme et passe près d'une année à ses côtés. Deux ans plus tard, la romance est terminée et Amanda entame une carrière de chanteuse disco avec un premier single, "La bagarre", qui casse la barraque. De très nombreux albums suivront, dont le succès se fera avant tout ressentir en Italie, qui devient la deuxième patrie de la dame. Ainsi, en 1982, le potentat télévisuel Silvio Berlusconi lui offre la possibilité d'animer un show télé qui fera d'elle une star. Une carrière qui se poursuit en France avec l'arrivée de la 5 et l'émission "Cherchez la femme". Dès lors, singles, émissions, mini-scandales et apparitions régulières à la télé nourrissent le quotidien d'Amanda Lear, figure hautement improbable de la jet-set internationale à paillettes, pouliche carénée aux perpétuels brushings platine qui a pour violon d'Ingres la peinture. Etrange que le 7e Art ne se soit pas plus intéressé à ce personnage quasi-mythique, autrement que par quelques nanars italiens (Follie di notte) et à peine une apparition en France. Avec Le défi, l'injustice est réparée, même si son rôle de fashion-victim déjantée n'est pas, à proprement parler, un rôle de composition. Mais on sussure que Bernard Tapie et la belle Amanda devraient prochainement faire équipe pour un film dont on ne sait rien de plus. Wait and see...

Filmographie 1 films

1967 - Ne jouez pas avec les Martiens (Lanoë)1978 - Follie di notte (D'Amato)1978 - Zio Adolfo, in arte Führer (Castellano, Moccia)1997 - Bimboland (Ariel Zeitoun)2002 - Le pari (Li)

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:20:27 GMT

Shanghai Biennale

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When: 5 Sep - 5 Nov 2006 (biennial)

Where: Shanghai Art Museum

Shanghai. Photo credit: Breeze Robertson

The theme for the Shanghai Art Museum's 2006 Biennale is Hyper Design, focusing on the social liaisons and cultural meanings hidden behind the phenomenon of design.

Among the participating Chinese artists are Uram Choe, Osman Khan and Jinsong Shi.

A symposium of talks and conferences by leading art critics and curators runs in conjunction with the exhibition.

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:58:08 GMT

Portrait of Zaha Hadid by Steve Double

Zaha Hadid Becomes the First Woman to Receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize

"Zaha Hadid" - Guggenheim Museum - Du 3 juin au 25 octobre - Ouvert tous
les jours sauf le jeudi - http://www.guggenheim.org

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 04:38:06 GMT

Cantatoune - Zef :: part of the new French sounds in electroacoustics/poetic music is doing some concerts. I know most of you guys are not in France... listen to a couple of sample tracks. Its an album of entirely human voice with small enhancements of simple instruments. Enjoy!

Click here: Zef

Don Chow 's cool music site Click here : Teahouse music

Bettina Rheims and Kader Attia

Tue, 02 May 2006 12:14:47 GMT

upcoming exhibitions: photography and installations

www.moca-lyon.org

current exhibition

Superman being himself

Mon, 01 May 2006 18:57:57 GMT

selection from www.postsecret.com

I like this superman just taking a coffee break - he's just a guy enjoying the scenery.

and him, also taking a break.

Hou Hanru

Mon, 01 May 2006 18:42:44 GMT

Hou Hanru's new post :

http://www.iksv.org/bienal/english/

Hou Hanru Appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at San Francisco Art Institute

The curator of the 10th International Istanbul Biennial, Hou Hanru appointed Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs and Chair of SFAI's Exhibition and Museum Studies program, effective July 1.

As Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Hou Hanru will be responsible for formulating and overseeing exhibitions in SFAI's Walter and McBean galleries, which have been significant venues for exhibiting contemporary art since 1969. Additionally, Hou will be responsible for overseeing SFAI's distinguished visiting artist and scholar residency programs, which bring dozens of prominent cultural practitioners to the school every year to deliver public lectures, participate in salons and symposia, and work directly with students. As Chair of SFAI's Exhibition and Museum Studies program, Hou will provide an international vision for understanding the relationship between museums, exhibitions, and contemporary culture.

“A gifted curator and writer, and an astute intellectual, Hou is one of the most insightful and articulate curatorial thinkers today, whose work has had an enormous impact on how we understand the field of contemporary art globally,” said Dean of Academic Affairs Okwui Enwezor.

Istanbul Biennial is not only a major international exhibition of contemporary art. It can also be a wonderful laboratory to explore the new relationships between art activities and social life in the current geopolitical situation. Also, it's an event firmly rooted in the city itself. Based on this different curatorial models and understanding of creative practices can be experiments, with a larger opening in terms of geographic and cultural perspectives. These issues are also the main visions and strategies that HouHanru would like to develop in his new position in SFAI, seeking to restructure the exhibition programs and spaces in a more open, experimental and multidisciplinary process. The space is not only for exhibiting final works, it's at first a site of production and test-ground.

To connect the Istanbul Biennial project and the SFAI exhibition programs is also a central strategy that Hou Hanru tries to develop. This reflects the new model of curatorial practice that efforts to construct a truly global network to promote dialogues between different localities.

performance art :: news

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:33:01 GMT

http://www.turbulence.org/blog/archives/002330.html

gd site

Chinese Performance artist Brother Gao :: "Hug" Action :: Nottingham

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:00:52 GMT

¡E The Utopia of Hugging for Twenty Minutes 1

Gao Brothers carried out their first group hug performance, "The Utopia Of Hugging For Twenty Minutes" on September 10, 2000 by inviting one hundred and fifty volunteers, who were previously strangers to each other, to take part in the event. They asked all participants to choose a person at random for a hug of fifteen minutes duration. Afterwards, all participants huddled together for an additional five minutes.

The Gao Brothers are proposing to set up a World Hug Day (September 10) via the internet, and so far have got enormous feedback and support.

Since 2000, Gao Brothers have hugged hundreds of strangers and organised group hugging performances with strangers at many public locations in different ways and have taken a lot of interesting photographs.

To look at the photographs, please	enter the gallery

To look at the videos, please visit:	http://arts.tom.com/shipin/yb_1/index.html http://arts.tom.com/shipin/yb_2/index.html

To take part in the project, please send your hugging photos as email attachments in .jpg - format to:	hug@world-hug-day.net

To find out more about the Gao Brothers, please visit:	www.field-of-vision.net/NewYork

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1758994,00.html?gusrc=rss

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research topics of students in Art and Design :: NottinghamTrent School of Art and Design

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