Elastic Youth: Interpreting the Scrunchie

Lecture by David Riley. Sunday, November 14, 2010 at The New Museum

A DIS-commissioned lecture by David Riley

In “Interpreting the Scrunchie,” the first in a series of lectures organized by DIS, David Riley offers an in-depth analysis of the controversial hair accessory. Drawing on patent documents, fashion, and pop culture, he traces its history from mass marketed phenomenon to object of derision among the fashion elite. For more info please visit : howtopatentsomething.org

David Riley is an artist and musician living in NYC, known for his involvement with the band Mirror Mirror and the collaborative group The Society for the Advancement of Inflammatory Consciousness. He has exhibited and/or performed at The Kitchen, Momenta, John Connelly Presents, Klaus von Nichtssagend, Andrew Edlin, Audio Visual Arts (AVA) and Index Art Center, as well as venues around the US and Europe.

Filming Leilah Weinraub
Editing Courtney Smith
3D Graphics Jonathan Butt at Factice Studio

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