August 19, 2011
Hair Ball of the Day: Human Cat Perch
August 19, 2011
Celebrity Accidental Bear Paul Rudd in His New Role as Idiot Brother
Paul we fell in love with you in Clueless and have had our eyes on you and your facial hair every since. Any chance you will be leaking a sex tape anytime soon?
August 19, 2011
Artist Kalup Linzy Landed on Our Radar, Let’s do Some Digging
Kalup Linzy (born July 23, 1977) is an American video and performance artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Raw documentation footage by Rabbit Bandini Productions. Footage will surface in an upcoming project. Kalup Ishmael (Kalup Linzy) performing spoken word/sung version of “Mad World” in Franco’s (James Franco) installation.
Linzy grew up in a small rural community in Florida called Stuckey. He had a large, close-knit extended family, and was raised by his Aunt and Grandmother. His has described his childhood and place of upbringing has thematically influential for his well-known video and performance work. For example, Linzy has produced a series of soap opera video works, and has described soap operas as having been a key social component for his family and community. He has said that shows such as Guiding Light were a part of daily life when he was growing up, and he often includes soap opera stereotypes in the characters and plot of his videos. His soap opera videos can be characterized by their low-tech quality, themes of community, socializing, family, the church, sexuality and homosexuality. Linzy pushes the boundaries of gender in his work through dressing himself and other characters in drag, using pre-recorded voices or manipulating voice through video editing, and playing with different dialects. He also uses friends with little or no acting experience for some parts. In addition to video work Linzy performs on stage, writes songs, and collaborates with other artists.
For Performance bookings send inquiries to: kaluplinzystudio@gmail.com
Gallery representation by: Taxter and Spengemann Gallery
telephone: 212-924-0212
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