Pictures from the series “I Throw Myself At Men” by Lilly Mcelroy.
“Untitled, 2003” was initiated in 2002 when Andrea Fraser approached Friedrich Petzel Gallery to arrange a commission with a private collector on her behalf. The requirements for the commission were to include a sexual encounter between Fraser and a collector, which would be recorded on videotape, with the first exemplar of the edition going to the participating collector.
Still from »Forever«, 2006. Julika Rudelius casts five American women of a certain age for their beauty. They are posing at upscale private swimming pools and reflect on their ideas of beauty, ways to obtain it and it’s relationship with privilege. The video is punctuated by the women taking self-portraits with a polaroid camera.
Still from »Train«, 2001. Julika Rudelius invites a group of young men on the street to be in a video in which they would talk about women and love. During the filming Rudelius leads the conversation through questions (not audible in the video), but without a script.
»Role Exchange«, 1975 performance by Marina Abramovic. This dual performance was executed in two institutions, De Appel Gallery and the Red Light District in Amsterdam. For the opening night of the artist’s exhibition, the prostitute went to the gallery, the artist’s working place, while the artist, assuming the role of a prostitute, went to the Red Light District, and set in the window, the prostitute’s working place.
Series »The Park«, 1971-1973. Photographs taken at night (using infrared film) in a park in Shinjuku of couples engaged in sexual activity and the peeping toms stalking them. By Kohei Yoshiyuki.
“Girl doing the splits”, “Hair wave from girl fight” and “Dope E of the Terrorists” from the series “Houston”.
“Frost of 1349 & Satyricon” and “Gaahl of Gorgoroth” from the series “Norwegian Black Metal”. All pictures by Peter Beste.
»A/S/L (Age/Sex/Location)«, 2003 (3-screen video & sound installation, with images, text and transcripts of a simulated chat room conversation) by Raqs Media Collective.
“Cleaned Object: The Truck”, tape on truck and “The Burakumaru’s Odyssey – Sonia” by Olivier Blanckart.