![]() And the rest below, also toned to my specific needs and habits. ![]() I once was nonchalantly proud of my teeth, perfectly straight and nice without orthodontic involvement, my wisdom teeth were even growing in! Now I try to floss and pick around these extra molars and see a strange “M” in partial bites of cheese or bread – like I say my mirror is in the bathroom so grooming is central to my honest answer – my well-defined eyebrows, surely involved in my brief career as a fashion model at the turn of the century, now threaten to join in the centre, flaring out like a horned owl, envelop my sockets entire, and don’t let’s get started on nose hair! But had I a full-length mirror I might see my shoulders, broad and somewhat stooped from hours behind the loom, arms with sideways muscles from throwing the shuttle, measuring warp, carrying my son. I’ll turn 36 in November and I start to feel like when I look at myself I am looking at a body, a machine that is well-used and imperfect. I spin yarn as well as weaving and building looms so this is normal, but it wasn’t that, it wasn’t white hair from another animal, it was my own. Travis Meinolf: When I looked in my bathroom mirror the other day I thought I had some white wool caught in my stubble. “When you look into a mirror, what do you see?” – AA Bronson Generally speaking, these projects combine sexuality, spirituality and community, both queer and not.” The artists listed below are all people that I included in my exhibition The Temptation of AA Bronson at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, and or AA Bronson’s HOUSE OF SHAME at the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, up right now. “My work as an artist is rather difficult to define,” reflects Bronson. “I love to collaborate with friends of various generations, and I love to include my friends in my ‘solo’ exhibitions. While speaking to AA Bronson for our interview, we asked the prolific creative to select the artists he feels are making waves with their work in the world, and to ask them one question. AA Bronson currently lives and works in Berlin. ![]() Bronson’s work in the art publishing field saw him found the Printed Matter NY and LA Art Book Fairs whilst director of Printed Matter between 20 playing an integral role in the rise of the print medium as an accessible and innovative communication channel for young artists today. Across a dynamic week of digital content, we’re exploring what’s happening at the epicentre of this global community: from the ground up, the artists themselves and the key figures witnessing the evolution of the ideas, trends and movements defining this art generation.įounding member of the legendary art collective General Idea and infamous for his early involvement in punk, AIDS activism and manifestations of ‘other’, AA Bronson is one of the most revered and radical artists living today. Welcome to HERO Young Art Week – our essential, multifaceted guide to the new wave of creatives working at the vanguard of contemporary art today.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |