A Game between Me and Me

I came across this clever YouTube video yesterday while brushing up my knowledge of Rrose Selavy (Duchamp’s pun on Eros, c’est la vie). What particularly struck me (and which I always admired in Duchamp) is the playfulness of his art, but also its depth. The concept of a game between a person’s personas is a recurring theme in Duchamp’s work that, in my opinion, is … Continue reading A Game between Me and Me

B&W photograph of performers at Gallery Xue / NYC performing in VB40 Charlotte, Forever!

VB40 – Charlotte, Forever!

NEW NEW YORK, 28 July — Sometimes a time, a place, and a sensibility can simply be defining. You have to pity the poor generation that grew up in the 70’s and has now spent the majority of their adult lives apologizing for the music of their time, even as their older siblings who grew up in the 60’s smugly note how powerfully so much … Continue reading VB40 – Charlotte, Forever!

B&W Photo of Pianist Pixelated Gina performing on a white, grand piano, at Gallery Xue / NYC

VB40 – Cast

NEW NEW YORK, 28 July — Today at Gallery Xue / NYC 9 cellists and 2 pianists accompanied Brazilian vocalist Anndy Believe in a performance of VB40 – Charlotte, Forever! an appreciation of avant garde music pioneer Charlotte Moorman, and an adaptation of her 1969 performance TV Bra for Living Sculpture. VB40 – Charlotte, Forever! Dramaturge: Kathleen Cool Gallerist: Xue Faith Soloist: Anndy Believe Piano: … Continue reading VB40 – Cast

3 avatars inside Gallery Xue / NYC wearing "TV Bras" and playing cellos with posters of Charlotte Moorman in the background

VB40 – Production

NEW NEW YORK, 24 July — We’re installing at Gallery Xue / NYC this week for Saturday’s performance VB40 – Charlotte, Forever! The first of the graphic panels about Charlotte has arrived at the gallery and we’re working with cello’s & TV Bra’s ATM. It turns out that in addition to being provocative, TV Bras are also finnicky electronic devices. But we hope to have … Continue reading VB40 – Production

Vaneeesa Blaylock wearing a recreation of Charlotte Moorman's "TV Bra" by Nam June Paik

Hot Summer!

PICO PICO LIFE, LEA19, 21 July — Today begins 3 Saturdays of VB/CO’s HOT SUMMER! (with, uh, apologies to our friends currently wintering in the southern hemisphere 😛 Saturday 21 July – VB39 – Pink & Blue – Mikati Slade’s Pico Pico Life @LEA19 Saturday 28 July – VB40 – Charlotte, Forever – Gallery Xue / NYC Saturday 4 August – VB41 – Rock the … Continue reading Hot Summer!

Previz #67 – Charlotte, Forever

As much as I love Marina Abramovic, Charlotte Moorman holds a special place in my heart. She did, after all, inspire me to pick up the cello at the tender age of 5 – yes, my mother is a total hippie lol. My first cello recital, to the dismay of my classmates and kindergarten teacher, involved me playing the cello in a highlighter-yellow leotard and … Continue reading Previz #67 – Charlotte, Forever