Altermodernism: A Global Approach to Art

French cultural theorist Nicholas Bourriaud declares the death of postmodernism and the rise of altermodernism at the Tate Triennial. In contrast to modernism and postmodernism which are grounded in specific cultures or specific multi-culturalisms, altermodernist style creates art from a global foundation inspired by exponentially-advanced communication and information tools. Listen to his insights in this video:



...any thoughts?

Good Local Shots

I found this playground for writers today... I was giddy.

Miss Great Lakes EOY 2009 (2nd Night)

My friend Brian came up for the final night of the pageant, and more of the Columbus gays were there as well. Erica Andrews (National EOY 2006) co-hosted the evening... she looked flawless, and as the dozen or so drinks she had sank in, rants of sexually-explicit scenarios in Spanish were frequent. Here's a picture of Erica (left) and Nina West (right) addressing the crowd from the MC podium.

The night's performances were highlighted by numbers from Kitty Litter, Savion Simpson Black, D'Andre, Paige Passion, Dee Ranged, Nina West, Erica Andrews, Amber Stone, Hershae' Chocolate', and the four contestants. These pics are from the non-contestant talent of the evening:

Erica:


Nina:


Kitty:
(w/ Brian)


Dee:


Amber Stone:


Nickki Stevens:


Hershae Chocolate:


Savion Simpson Black:


THE CONTESTANTS:

Dashae(?) Desmond-Rose


Sashay Love


Trinity Taylor



AND THE WINNER IS (what a great time for my camera batteries to die)... TRINITY TAYLOR!

Miss Great Lakes EOY 2009 (1st Night)

Last night was bittersweet. Great entertainment with a lackluster attendance. My question: where was the big Columbus gay scene for the pageant? Thursday night you were out in force. And if the pageant would've happened at 11pm in stead of 8:30, you'd probably make it for the last half.

I'll be up front in admitting that I didn't stay for the cabaret that followed on the second floor, but the attendance from the local community for the pageant was obviously absent. The owner of the National EOY Pageant made it in. So did Missouri EOY 2008 Kitty Litter from St. Louis; Mr. EOY 2003 D'Andre from Houston; Mr. EOY 2008 Savion Simpson-Black; Nickki Stevens from Detroit; National EOY 2007 Dee Ranged; the Toronto EOY representative; queens from all over the state; and your hometown hero Miss Nina West, current National EOY title holder. But Columbus queers.... nope.

Oh well... the performances were great. Trinity Taylor's Trinspa Commercial was hilarious (a little too reminiscent of the I Love Lucy Vitameatavegamin routine, but still funny). Dee Ranged did the madonna/baby routine I blogged about recently (except apparently it was Whintey Houston's "I'm Every Woman"). Nina did her Beauty and the Beast number, and Kitty killed it with a dance that ended night one of the pageant. Here are my pics...

Nina West:


Kitty Litter:


Trinity Taylor:


Dee Ranged:


D'Andre:

Queer Cincinnati

For those of you who don't know, my good friend Barry has an awesome blog - QueerCincinnati.com - to keep all of the Cincinnati queers (and queers from all over) up to speed with the world of the LGBT community. Also, here's his twitter feed. Check it out regularly as his posts are frequent and worth the read. On a late night perusal of the interwebs I found this commercial posted on his blog. The commercial comes from the website wv4marriage.com ...AAAND ITS A DOOZY! WATCH OUT, BREEDERS... WE'RE ON THE ATTACK!!

Ruby, Freesia, and Nina

Last night was a fun night that started at Ruby Tuesday (the bar, not the chain restaurant). I was invited to go see Ethan (this is his blog about doing dances/movement in public places) perform with his friend Issac. The show opened with a performance piece by Micah: He was hilarious... made the half of the bar that was playing pool feel EXTREMELY AWKWARD (yay!). Ethan and Issac played a set together that captured everyone's attention and moved from upbeat to melancholy and ended with a fast-paced plucking piece. Ethan plays cello and Issac plays guitar. Good stuff... they're playing this Saturday at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati if you wanna check it out (and I suggest you do).

After the show, Ethan, his partner Will and I went to Union for a couple drinks. Still being new to the city, I was happily surprised to see a full house, $3 Long Islands (made shot for shot. no mix crap), and Nina West performing with other queens (of which we only caught Freesia Balls and Nina).

Thanks for the free shots! ...And here's another plug that this Saturday and Sunday is the Miss Great Lakes EOY 2009 Pageant.

It's at Axis.

ANSER: A Torontoist Interview

Torontoist recently posted an interview with graffiti and street artist ANSER....wow! It's good. Really good! ANSER's perspective on street art and graffiti is mutually respectable and insightful.
Taken from the interview:

Torontoist: I almost think of street art and graffiti not as two separate things but as sort of the same...

ANSER: Oh, they're totally separate, they're totally separate. I mean you look at the mediums that they use. Street art to me is the more artistic, the more easy-to-access side of graffiti. Graffiti really is a totally different cultural phenomenon that people are participating in.

T: Like having a huge tag on a wall is more graffiti...

A: Oh, that is graffiti. And someone who does an amazing image and puts it on a poster and posts it up—that's street art. It's having a dialogue with a total different medium, total different people, total different space. And to be honest, I agree more with street art.

T: And that's why you moved a bit from graffiti to street art...

A: But I love graffiti. So that's why I'm in between these two boundaries. Personally, I do do some postering, I do do some other forms of street art. But really, I think the thing that attracts me so much to graffiti is that it's a moment in time that is a moment of creation, where you have to step to this spot, you have no time to think... And that is why I think a lot of graffiti artists can't appreciate street art—because you're removing that instantaneous creation.

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THIS INTERVIEW IS WORTH THE READ! Here's the link.

...and thanks to Wooster Collective for cluing in those of us who missed the post early yesterday morning.

Worth the look: Friends We Love and Poster Boy

Friends We Love is an amazing video series where cutting-edge artists and creators from across the spectrum of contemporary life share their connection to the creative process. Everyone from musicians and producers to fashion designers, street artists, and other awesome people are showcased in these short features. The second video below is one example of Friends We Love's work, an intimate 2 minutes with Poster Boy. I've added the first video as an introduction to Poster Boy's art.

Body Tagging in Melbourne

This is great... thanks Ethan.

Tag from Patrick Jones on Vimeo.

POS at Skully's

Rapper P.O.S. (of the Rhymesayers label) will be at Skully's. P.O.S. (with Plain Ole Bill and others) are performing in Columbus this Wednesday and are sure to put on a good show. The performance is part of a CD launch tour for his latest album, Never Better, which came out on the 3rd of this month. Don't expect this to be your typical hip hop show. POS's musical style borrows heavily from punk and rock, and transcends the idea of genre. Check out his video "Drumroll" off the new album.

Seen on the streets of...

Sao Paulo:


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New York: