Lydia Lunch
dal 14/10/2010 al 20/11/2010
Segnalato da
Fundacion Municipal de Cultura y Contemporanea
14/10/2010
Lydia Lunch
Sala Municipal de Exposiciones, Valladolid
Lydia Lunch. Retrospective is a photo, video, poetry and music exhibition-installation and explores the work of this American singer, poet, writer, actress and photographer whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave punk subculture in 1976. Her large and diverse body of work typically features provocative and confrontational delivery and has maintained an anti-commercial, do-it-yourself ethic.
Welcome to the great exhibition of one of the biggest artist of the underground scene. A frontal attack against four of the six senses of the audience.
Fundación Municipal de Cultura & Contemporánea present in Valladolid "Lydia Lunch. Retrospective. Landscape After the Battle. War Is Never Over", curated by Mario Martin Pareja from Contemporanea.org. A solo exhibition of the greatest figure of the New York Punk subculture, which may be visited at San Benito Exhibition Center in October 15th. until November 21st.
"Lydia Lunch. Retrospective" is a photo, video, poetry and music exhibition-installation and explores the work of this American singer, poet, writer, actress and photographer whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave punk subculture in 1976. Her large and diverse body of work typically features provocative and confrontational delivery and has maintained an anti-commercial, do-it-yourself ethic.
The exhibition brings together more than fifty works, including photographs, video, texts, a soundtrack made for this show that compile the best of her music, and a multimedia installation called "Belchite". Through the ruins of this little village in Aragon (Spain) Lydia Lunch continue exploring new ways and means to ward-or renew her demons.
Hailed by the Boston Phoenix as "one of the 10 most influential performers of the 90's", no other artist of the 20th century has fought, forged, punched, and sculpted their own artistic vision in such a uniquely original way. Defying categorization, Lydia Lunch (EEUU, 1959) actively has conquered new territories, and has gained international recognition for the innovative quality of her work.
Lunch is a multifaceted woman, consciously unclassifiable and able to mix qualities traditionally attributed to men with others that belong to the feminine nature. She deals issues hit squarely in the politically incorrect with absolute devotion and apparent indifference. Lunch breaks any preconceived ideas. She is one the queens of the "No Wave" and one of the main figures of the underground. Performer, poet, writer, multimedia artist, singer, musician, composer and one of the premier promoters of Spoken Word, she has collaborated with dozens of other visionaries, including Hubert Selby Jr., Karen Finley, Richard Kern, Sonic Youth and Nick Cave.
Lydia Lunch
1959, USA. Lives and works in Catalonia.
Writer, performer, musician and poet. Considered by the Boston Phoenix as "one of the 10 most influential performers of the 90's", no other artist of the twentieth century has fought, played and sculpted their own artistic vision as unique and original as she. Challenging the classification, Lydia Lunch has actively conquered new territories and has won international recognition for the innovative quality of her work. She is the most controversial poet of Spoken Word artists and she is one of the key figures of the underground and has worked with dozens of other visionaires, including Hubert Selby Jr., Karen Finley, Richard Kern, Sonic Youth and Nick Cave.
After Valladolid the Exhibition will have other venues in Europe.
Fundación Municipal de Valladolid
C/ Torrecilla, 5
47003 Valladolid
Telf. (+34) 983 426 246
exposiciones@fmcva.org
Contemporánea
P.O.Box 120
18198 Granada (Spain)
Hot Line: +34 686 265 924
info@contemporanea.org
Opening 15 October 2010
Sala Municipal de Exposiciones
c/Santiago s/n - Valladolid
Hours: Tue-Sun 12 - 14, 18'30 - 21'30
Admission free