The artists of the Fluxus art movement of the ’60s and ’70s didn’t consider it a movement. They resisted labels, despite the difficulties of explaining “Neo-Dada noise music” without said labels. This traveling exhibition features a historical horde of conceptual Fluxus artifacts. It all begs the question: If you peel off the “God” label from that bottle of God, is “He” still in there? “Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life,” Apr 16 – Aug 7, Hood Museum, Hanover, NH
If it weren’t for the sustained anti-bike climate that has enveloped cyclists in NYC, we too might find it hard to believe the Dutch tourist who says she was briefly stopped by the NYPD for riding while wearing a short skirt. But with cops now citing people for traffic laws that don’t even exist, Jasmijn Rijcken’s version of events sound quite believable. The widely reported story has inspired other females to organize a short skirt protest ride tomorrow night, which we wholeheartedly support. Stick it to the man … sexily!
Crotchet bomber and bull wrangler Olek is channeling her neon yarn madness into a new medium. The short film Yarnara shoots in July, featuring a lively cast wearing full-body crotchet suits. If you encounter fuzzy fetishist capoeira in the street, relax, it’s only a movie. Read more »
In its current form, Go the F*ck To Sleep, is a perfectly fun “bedtime book for parents.” Written by Adam Mansbach and illustrated by author/artist Ricardo Cortes, the soothing collaboration does not coddle the child rearing experience, it subverts it. And yet, the book just got even better with this audio version narrated by Samuel L. “Fucking” Jackson. Available free for a limited time here.
David Lynch — filmmaker, damn good painter, music tinkerer, organic coffee maker, concert director and creative meditation guru — is opening a club in Paris this September, dubbed Club Silencio after a venue in his 2001 film Mulholland Drive. Amnesiac actresses and doppelganger lovers welcome! Read more »
Parting Shot
A Chicago participant of this past weekend’s 2011 World Naked Bike Ride wears her Windy City flag with pride. (Photo: Mikey Brick/Flickr)
Officials are no longer doubting claims made by several people who say they saw a mountain lion traipsing around Connecticut now that they have a carcass. The big cat, a rarity in those parts, was reportedly killed after getting hit by a SUV. Authorities are investigating the feline’s origins since there’s no native populations in the state that they’re aware of and suspect it was an exotic pet that got loose.
Pablo Picasso’s former electrician and his wife who “found” 271 authentic, undocumented paintings and doodles by the master in their garage trunk are being indicted on suspicion of harboring stolen art. Picasso’s estate managers pointed out “improbabilities” and “inconsistencies” in the couple’s story. Read more »
With drones currently operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Libya, among other places, U.S. officials decided to open up a new front over yet another predominantly Muslim country: Yemen! Since the CIA has carte blanche to operate the pilotless aircraft and basically use the entire planet as its theater of war, they’ll be assisting the military in hunting down al Qaeda or at least the people that look like them.
Artist Erin M. Riley likes to Google “guns” and “drunk girl puking,” scouring the web for your embarrassing and incriminating photos. Then, she immortalizes the found loot as a series of tapestries, hand-woven with care. She started out reproducing images of truck crashes, but piles of riffles, cocaine and debauchery her subjects wish they deleted from their camera were much more alluring.
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