Avant Garde
Bora Yoon
Unlike many of the avant garde performers we poke fun at here, Bora Yoon seems to have a modicum of musical talent, a voice, and some ideas. (Although "music by carrot chopping" is probably an idea better left unexplored.) But all her skills are in service to a kind of spacey, esoteric, pretentious ambiance that seems, to me, hell to sit through.
There's an hour's worth below to test your tolerance.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 19, 2015 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Avant Garde
Toxic Psalms
Just in case you can't discern the merits or purpose of this piece on your own, here is The New York Times to explain it all for you.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 12, 2015 -
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Category: Experts and Authority Figures, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, Dance, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Series 4
Series 4 by Normand Grégoire, National Film Board of Canada
Caution: some bare, false-color bosoms presented in a trippy manner.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 30, 2014 -
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Category: Movies, Avant Garde, Pop Art, Surrealism, 1970s
Narcissister
Caution: some brief flashes of bare bosoms--a tactic which seems to constitute the entirety of the performer's artistic armory--in video and at the link..
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 18, 2014 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, Performance Art
O Dreamland
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 03, 2014 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Movies, Avant Garde, 1950s
“Infinite O’Clock” by Ken Nordine
More on the artist.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 01, 2014 -
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Category: Dreams and Nightmares, Music, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
Trisha Brown in “Accumulation”
It's not much of a dance, but Trisha Brown could certainly have had a career as a sign-language interpreter in South Africa.
Oh, yes, recipient of MacArthur "genius grant."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 11, 2014 -
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Category: Annoying Things, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, 1970s, Dance
Stale Puppy-Dog Tails
Let me know how long you last....
Another nice long performance here, by the artist known as Vetza. You get to see her as well.
"Vetza is a multi-talented artist who has full control over a range of disciplines including classical instrumentation, experimental sound improvisation, voice and theater. She is an innovator representing the LA Arts community in the international art world. Vetza is an original member of the the LA Free Music Society. She is a writer, composer and so much more."
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 12, 2014 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Avant Garde, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Joan Jonas
More on the "artist" here.
Still doing her thing in 2014!
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 10, 2014 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Avant Garde, Performance Art
Blast Stools
Stools made by blowing up sheet metal.
Read more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 27, 2014 -
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Category: Explosives, Furniture, Avant Garde
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