A conversation with Brendan Monroe

23 March 2011

A conversation with Brendan Monroe

Here is a short interview with Brendan Monroe.
The American artist tells us more about the brand new fanzine “Limbic Place” we edited.

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Paris is burning again

22 March 2011

Paris is burning again

Most of you have probably heard about vogueing and “ballroom dancing” through “Vogue”, Madonna’s 1990 unforgettable single and video featuring those trademark fashion shoot poses. Then some of you might have searched a little deeper and watched the fascinating Paris is Burning documentary by Jennie Livingston, released the same year, which showed the life of [...]

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Within the Context of No Context, by George W.S. Trow

18 March 2011

Within the Context of No Context, by George W.S. Trow

Reality as an opaque screen. Desire for the void. TV as an infantilization device. Mistaking the advertized world for the real world. The birth of American mainstream culture. In 1980, New Yorker writer George W.S. Trow published a long article called Within the Context of No Context, dealing with all these things, among other fascinating [...]

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Joseph Szabo : young people have the same skin

16 March 2011

Joseph Szabo : young people have the same skin

The adolescent condition, of striped tee-shirts, oily hair and Led Zeppelin album covers, is, despite appearances, a serious age. A mixture of awakenings and fallen dreams. 67-year-old Joseph Szabo is a photographer and teacher at Malverne High School, NY. Over 20 years of teaching has served as raw material for his work. Through his photographs, [...]

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