TECHNO SHANGHAI | IAHGNAHS ONHCET from Speedism on Vimeo.

Speedism recently premiered the 3D animation film titled “IAHGNAHS ONHCET”, which is Techno Shanghai spelled backwards, or should we say blackwards, as the doomed BLACK CELEBRATION that it might be; opposed to “the real” Shanghai, a copy of a copy of a copy, incestuous; mutating, decaying, as an urban themepark, the city of cities, the themepark of themeparks. But in this state of (architectural) being, it starts breathing again… The IAHGNAHS ONHCET story could be(come) fantasy come true of our Chinese adventures through residencies and publications.

The project started as a collaboration with production and promotion platform Arthub Asia and with Crystal CG, China’s major media and visualisation firm working for renowned architectural offices but also commissioned by the Chinese government for Expo 2010 Shanghai and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. After a stay at their Shanghai office, Speedism set out on a solo trip to construct what has become IAHGNAHS ONHCET.

IAHGNAHS ONHCET on display:

“Reversed Images; representations of Shanghai and its contemporary material culture”, MoCP, Chicago USA until 23.12.09

“Shanghype!”, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, USA until 13.12.09

World Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand 06-11.11.09

Slavs and Tatars presents the Hymns of No Resistance, a performance featuring cult and classic pop songs revised to address issues of territorial dispute, language, and geopolitics within greater Eurasia.

Where: KAAI Theater, 20 square Sainctelette, 1000 Brussels

When: Saturday 3rd of October 2009, 22:00 (Free Entrance)

Including an adaptation of Michael Sembello’s Flashdance track She’s a Maniac comes She’s Armenian, replacing the struggles of an aspiring dancer with those of a diaspora Armenian. Young Kurds – a retelling of Rod Stewart’s Young Turks – tells the love story of Massoud and Shirin, a Kurdish couple trying to carve out their identity. Stuck in Ossetia with You (originally Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel) looks at the recent Russian-Georgian conflict while Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from the Gershwin original) debates not the pronunciation of bananas and potatoes but rather the contested names of cities resulting from historical conflicts.

Each piece will be performed with traditional Kurdish accompaniment, played on the saz, a string instrument, the ney and zurna flutes, and with percussion from the darbuka and the def.

See you there!

Nowadays widely acknowledged as one of the potentially most influent contemporary art places in the world, Brussels is presenting its 2009 edition of Brussels Art Days.

For its second edition, the B.A.D. mutates to a whole week-end and grows to a bigger event. After great succes in 2008, we are pleased to announce the general reopening of Brussels art galleries, on the week-end of September 12th and 13th 2009.

This year, 27 spaces will take part, all around Brussels, with an improved free shuttle service on Saturday afternoon, allowing visitors to easily move from space to space, around a great mix of historical and major exhibitions as well as fresh discoveries and more entertainment…

MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT http://www.brusselsartdays.com

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Opening of Objects of Vertu, Artist Instruments and Thingamajigs, an artist book by HAP, designed by Korczak and Vereecken.

Come on by tonight, starting at 20h30 at Etablissement d’en face Projects at 161 Rue Dansaert!

For more on Etablissement d’en face click HERE

For more on Korczak and Vereecken click HERE

See you there!

LA PETITE MORT

A solo exhibition by Anika Lori presented by the V1 Gallery in Copenhagen.

Opening reception Friday July 31. From 17.00 – 22.00
Performance by Miss Fish & Anika Lori

After party with our neighbours at Jolene from 22.00 – Late.
Djuna Barnes, Thomas Leth, Nanna Thylstrup & Miss Lori. Come early for entry.

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