Bert Papenfuss: READING ALAN KAUFMAN/JEW BOY | Berlin on Sep 24 :
Reading with the author and his translator Jürgen Schneider
On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Rumbalotte continua | Metzer Str. 9 | 10405 Berlin | Germany “I experienced my first wet dream on a Sunday night after reading a Dick Tracy comic strip on the front page of the Sunday edition of the New York Daily News,” writes poet Kaufman (Who Are We?)in this visceral memoir of how his Jewish identity has influenced his sexuality, writing and imagination. Indeed, for much of his journey to adulthood, self-acceptance and becoming an artist, the concepts of sex, writing and the imagination have been inseparable for Kaufman. Growing up in the Bronx with a deeply depressed mother who was a Holocaust survivor, Kaufman came to grips with his Jewish heritage in disquieting ways: he found himself sexually turned on by photos of German death camps, formed a clique in high school that jokingly called for “death to the Jews” and created “The Purple Jew,” a comic book that featured a Jewish superhero even as Kaufman understood that “more than anything in the world, I wanted not to be Jewish.” He is able to combine humor and pathos with a cold-blooded sense of irony in his chilling descriptions of uncovering his identity--whether it is through going to a brothel to have sex for the first time (“I still felt like a virgin, only contaminated by paid-for sex”) or remembering, as he terrorizes Palestinian children during a stint in the Israeli army, how his mother was captured by German soldiers (“I know it's not the same”). Frightening and deeply moving, Kaufman's memoir is a remarkable document. (Sept.).
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Dr. Riiko Sakkinen: MUSEUM OF NO ART [MuNA] | Mänttä, Finland on Jun 14 : MuNA leads the museum to the 21st century and beyond. MuNA brings audiences together to enjoy an unforeseen cultural experience. MuNA does it in a completely new and innovative way focusing on the core functions of a museum without limiting the visitors' creativity. MuNA is the first museum that goes beyond the art. MuNA is a museum in its purest essence without art. MuNA is a space for positive experiences and genuine entertainment. The nucleus of MuNA's concept is a ravishing gift shop where art aficionados and culture connoisseurs have an opportunity to consume with an aesthetic satisfaction. A wide range of top quality MuNA signature objects and accessories are available for all variety of tastes of the most demanding shoppers. MuNA is a global museum network that will expand to the major future cities of the world. The first MuNA is located in Mänttä Finland. The wow factor museum is designed by the renowned starchitect Nobuyuki Masaki, whose masterpiece has been inspired by our core values - emotional exhilaration and cultural consumption. Welcome to the future of museums! Welcome to MuNA!
Behnam Ali Farahzad: PHILOSOPHY TO BE SEEN | Milan on Jan 10 Dear art, we’re doing well. But what do you want from us? PHILOSOPHY TO BE SEEN
Installation: Antje Stehn + Drawings: Behnam Ali Farahzad
Jan 23, 2014 | FARAHZADART via u. i. tarchetti, 5 | 20121 Milan/Italy