Curator, Researcher and Writer in Zurich
– I still have the keys to his appartment. – Yeah. but do you still have the keys to his heart, stupid bitch? Three women and a man fight about love and happiness in an antebellum southern mansion. Kalup Linzy’s film Keys to Our Heart (2008) combines emotional pathos with the quotidian lightness of soap … Continue reading Keys to our Heart, 13.-26.6.2012
Within the discussion on male role models in art, our emphasis will be now on theatrical and social roles of dandyism. Does the character of the Dandy still exist today? Swiss art historian Beat Wyss has doubted so for a while. In a society, in which consumption seems to be the only convention, the Dandy, … Continue reading A Last Flare-Up of Heroism Before Decadence, 15.8.2009
Masculinity is often been expressed or even celebrated in moments of performances. Thus not consistent role models were shown in the very moment of a presentation, but rather particular fragments. They have to be constantly reconfigured during the act oft perfomance and therefore appear fragile in their definition. Also the conditions of execution and/or recording … Continue reading Palace, 2.-10.2.2008
The John Institute (Jean Claude Freymond-Guth, Burkhard Meltzer, Michael Hiltbrunner (2007-2009) has organised contemporary art exhibitions, performances, concerts, screenings and discussions at various venues from 2007-2012. The idea of an institute that cannot be found at a permanent adress, but rather forms new shapes with each appearence in public, originated from a debate on masculinities between the … Continue reading Role Model, 3.-23.3.2007
