rivières & lacs – rivers & lakes
I always used to like the Latin-American word mafioneta to describe the armoured cars and blinded fake jeeps that are sold under the term Sports Utility Vehicle, and that are used all over the world in inner cities to bring the kids to school or just claim supremacy in the streets. But now The Tyre… Lire la suite wankpanzer
Eh les gens, continuez donc à parler du temps, il y en a d’autres qui s’occuperont du pouvoir et des profits. ...
Lots of obituaries and tributes to Mike Davis last week, but I think this is a beautiful one – and in his own words: ‘Stop and give a hitchhiking family a ride. Never cross a picket line, even when your family can’t pay the rent. Share your last cigarette with a stranger. Steal milk when… Lire la suite mike davis (1946-2022)
Lange Tamara moet een aantrekkelijke vrouw zijn geweest, met haar kastanjebruine kattenogen, haar décolleté en haar lange benen die zij showde in de hoge split van haar jurk. In ieder geval konden de mannen in Vilnius niet genoeg van haar krijgen, schrijft Avrom Karpinovitsj. Nou ja, dat wil zeggen mannen als Itzik de haas, Zorekh met het ene oor, Sender de stotteraar, Mendel de brandweerman of Herschele de sjouwer. Op vrijdagavond stonden zij, gladgeschoren en opgekleed voor sjabbes, in de rij bij het bordeel van Berta de Kachelpijp voor een beurt met Tamara.
A reflection in two parts on documenta fifteen. Part Two: Anti-anti-Zionism Despite all good intentions, ruangrupa didn't just make friends in Kassel. Outside the art world, the initial media coverage of documenta fifteen was mainly centered around the accusation of anti-Semitism. It started even before the official opening of the event. A local blog denounced… Lire la suite documenta15, part two: bds
And that again raises the question: is what can be seen actually intended for the Western viewer? And if not, for whom then? For the local population and the local contexts in which these works were made? Sure, that was the general starting point. And for the colleagues and artists inside and outside the majelises? For them probably the result is less important than the processes that led to it.
rivieren & meren 