Kazakhstan, 1999? The video for “Legko,” the only song I could locate by Kazakh boy band Bubliki, is a perfect example of a cheesy late 90s Europop Techno track. But it’s way more than that. The band is comprised of ethnic Kazakhs and Caucasian guys singing in Russian, the second language of many a former Soviet state. This Eurasian situation makes it way hotter, obviously, and reflects the geographical position of a transcontinental nation that… [read more »]
A stream of consciousness, nonlinear, no risk, no regrets, free associative image collection.
For several years now, Jesus Palomino has been concerned with site-specific projects and locational identity. Since his aesthetic concerns have been related to places, sites, locations and communities where he has been invited to work many of those art projects have became more socially oriented. Each of these installations and specific art proposals were designed to provide an aesthetical and ethical comment on issues such as human rights, ecology, cultural dialogue and democratic criticism. Some… [read more »]
(Re)Move/(Re)Frame: Performances by Brody Condon, Shana Moulton and Yemenwed Curated by Courtney Malick (Re)Move/(Re)Frame is a curatorial project on performance and documentation in five parts; three performances, a gallery exhibition and an accompanying website. Its aim is to present ways to access and proliferate meanings and interpretations of a work of performance art after its live incarnation has passed, and to explore the blurred boundaries between the live moment and the retrospective trace. The work… [read more »]
Today DIS exclusively premiere’s d’Eon’s “Transparency (How To Dress Well Rework)”. For the release, How To Dress Well’s Tom Krell has some words about the project, coming out on Hippos In Tanks, and how it came to be: “In January I had the unspeakable pleasure of hanging and playing some shows with Claire (Grimes). Our last show together was in Montreal, where I met Chris d’Eon. They are dope people and we had a lot… [read more »]
