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Month November 2009

Groundswell: “Call for Submissions”

Foto: Moos-Performance von Moss Media

Unsere “art & activism”-Kollegen von Groundswell haben einen “Call for Submission” – geplant ist ein Printmagazin. Wer also mitmachen möchte: Hier gibt es alle Details. “I’m very excited to say that our organization is developing a journal, an offline extension of our work, dedicated to critical cultural production at the intersection of art and activism. Our first issue will focus on crisis folklore, and we’re seeking submissions. Please spread the call far and wide! What stories will be told of our contemporary resistance in five, ten, fifty years? We look for the future storytellers that will describe this post-crash era so as to analyze the cultures we are shaping in the here-and-now.” Via: Mail

Treeffiti oder so

Starker Baum am Kottbusser Tor in Berlin. Via

Sean Martindale: “Park”, Toronto

Ja, mehr Grünflachen schaffen: Der neue “Park” von Guerilla-Gardener Sean Martindale. “For some time now, the spot in has been relatively empty aside from mud, waste and strewn garbage. There’s an application to build condos on the site. It has remained undisturbed since Monday and I watered it yesterday because there hasn’t been any rain lately… Grass is pretty resilient, so it should survive and take root unless/until somebody removes it. Joe Clement assisted me with the install” Via

Eine Straße für Silvio Meier

“Heute, am 18. November 2009 wurde in der Mittagszeit die Samariter Straße in Silvio-Meier-Straße umbenannt. Der U-Bhf trägt nun neue Schilder. Dies soll die erste Aktion sein, um deutlich klarzumachen: Wir fordern eine Silvio-Meier-Straße in Berlin. Silvio Meier war Antifaschist und Hausbesetzer und wurde 1992 von Neonazis am U-Bhf Samariter Straße umgebracht. Seit dem Todestag den 21. November 92 gibt es alljährlich eine Silvio-Meier-Demo, die dem Antifaschisten gedenkt, aber auch eigene politische Akzente setzen will.” Via/Via

DosJotas: “Arbeit macht frei”

Kleine Provokation im öffentlichen Raum von DosJotas: “Arbeit macht frei”-Schilder in Berlin. “The intervention relates World War II to the global crisis. The phrase “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free), cruel slogan that was placed at the entrances of many Nazi concentration camps, is decontextualized and integrated into existing economic structures by the ownership of the logo of the IMF (International Monetary Fund ).” Via

Activism Doubt: Harmen de Hoop & Jonas Staal

Der niederländische Künstler Harmen de Hoop hat eine Performance des russischen Künstlers Alexander Brener (oben) neu interpretiert. Als Russland sich mitten im Tschetschenienkrieg befand (1994-1996) ging Brener im Box-Outfit auf den Roten Platz in Moskau und schrie unaufhörlich in Richtung Kremel: “Jelzin, komm raus!” In seinem Update ging Harmen de Hoop im Box-Outfit vor den Eingang des Parlaments in Den Haag und schrie ebenfalls “Komm raus!” Und erklärte daraufhin der Militärpolizei, wieso dieser Satz und das Box-Outfit genau die Lücke zwischen Politik und Gesellschaft symbolisiere. Diese und weitere Anekdoten gibt es in dem neuen Buch “Activism Doubt” (Onomatopee) der beiden Künstler Harmen de Hoop and Jonas Staal. “Activism Doubt is a visual, playful and theoretical dialogue about the role of art in public space. Both artist share the observation that governments and comparable organization, whether or not with a commercial interest, are increasingly deciding about the boundaries of our possibilities in the public domain. This over-regulation and growing control by formal authorities is a limitation of our freedom of expression. In their project, De Hoop and Staal react on these limitation, using public space as their artistic ‘canvas’, and working with statements, media representation, manifestation, actions, doubt and a lot of humor. This has led to a complaint about prefabricated morality, naturalness in decisions and the power of the majority in the public realm.” Via

Neue Skulpturen von Mark Jenkins

Neue Tape-Skulpturen von Mark Jenkins in Moskau und Royan. Vgl. auch hier, hier, hier. Via: Mail

Papergirl in Portland

Das großartige Kunstprojekt Papergirl expandiert weiter – diesmal fand eine Aktion in Portland statt. Via

Wood-Writing: Overunder / NEVS


Neue Holz-Tags von Overunder / NEVS: “I started writing ‘Nevada’ back when I lived in Reno and shortened it to Nevs when I got to NY. Shortly after I tried to drop the traditional name graffiti and focus solely on a simple one-liner paper bird. Since moving back to the west coast I’ve been experimenting with all sorts of new materials and moving away from the paper bird icon. A few weeks ago I left the house with a hammer to see how that would affect my work. I ended up in some place called Pelican Point where there is a ton of collapsed and discarded wood. I took out my hammer, salvaged some nails, and repurposed the wood to spell NEVS.” Via

Aljoscha: “Biofuturism sculptures”, 2009

Bio-Art trifft Street-Art: Die “biofuturistischen” Skulpturen von Aljoscha – illegal im Museum angebracht bzw. im urbanen Raum. “From 17th until 24th of March 2009 in 19 German museums (most of modern art) epidemically appeared 84 unknown sculptural creatures. I call this art action “the growing signs of life”, which is primarily based on some ideas in my artist statement: bioism or biofuturism represents my attempt to create new living forms and a new aesthetics of future organic life. for me, bioism is a way to develop art objects which express new forms of vital activity. bioism is my attempt to produce an art based on vitality and complexity. in elaborating each piece, I try to invest in with as much movement, breathing and multiplicity as possible. I regard each of my works as a living being.” Via: Mail