Dagger
by Travis Jeppesen on May 31, 2008
Words: Heidi James Visual: Matthew Coleman
Gus Van Sant’s Paranoid Park
by Travis Jeppesen on May 31, 2008
Sometimes, it rather surprises me how stupid Europeans can be in their generalizing interpretations of American art and culture. It doesn’t really surprise me to hear that Gus van Sant’s latest film, Paranoid Park, was a big hit in France. (…)
You’ll Know What to Do: Vaginal Davis Guides Us into Summer
by Travis Jeppesen on May 26, 2008
The maverick terrorist drag artist Vaginal Davis was recently enlisted by the Berlin art academy at Weissensee to submit a select group of students to a sort of week-long avant-garde boot camp, the result of which was a one-off performance, (…)
Jarman, Julien, Wittgenstein, Martians
by Travis Jeppesen on May 22, 2008
Of all the possible mediums he could have chosen, it is somehow curious that Derek Jarman decided to become a filmmaker. He didn’t just do film, of course, but it is for his films that he is best known. Perhaps (…)
Derek Jarman’s Wittgenstein
by Travis Jeppesen on May 20, 2008
Alien Insurrection: A Note on Theory
by Travis Jeppesen on May 20, 2008
I’ve been reading off and on this since shortly after I attended the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art exhibition in London. I was intrigued by the title, so I picked it up. I have to say, I’m finding it quite (…)
Rauschenberg: 1925-2008
by Travis Jeppesen on May 20, 2008
It’s hard not to fall into the trap of thinking about Robert Rauschenberg from a historical perspective. Like two of his lovers, Jasper Johns and Cy Twombly, he is frequently seen as a transitional figure, and perhaps more than the (…)
Color Theory
by Travis Jeppesen on May 10, 2008
Carsten Nicolai Eigen + Art, Berlin Through June 28th, 2008 The day was a pinkish orange thing, and as I entered the gallery, the orange overwhelmed the pink in a way that was unbearable – especially the heat. It is (…)
Climbing the Anal Staircase: The Art of No Bra
by Travis Jeppesen on May 4, 2008
I. They say No Bra is all tits and wonder, but they’re wrong. There’s also a lot of cock, and even some fake mustache. This isn’t music for the masses; it’s music that makes fun of the masses – or (…)
hear me read, see me lick…..
by Travis Jeppesen on May 2, 2008
I read out loud (a slightly edited version of) “What the Witch Doctor Says” at Foyles Bookshop in London. I eat pussy on Bruce LaBruce’s blog.