WAKA waka WIKI leaks

once upon a time the underground literature was alive and kicking but some said -sterile......

in 1980 The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler (get it,you're never too late) anticipates the digital revolutions and quotes:"what does it mean fighting for freedom of expression? the right of people to voice their ideas, even if heretical."

in late 80's and early 90's MONDO 2000 was dreaming about all kinds of cyberpunk tricks while the ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION was seriuosly questioning our rights in the new world we're in.

provincially speaking in 1994 lorenzo miglioli anticipates silvio's saga in 

BERLUSCONI E'UN RETROVIRUS.at the same time we were hungry for shake decoder mags when utopia seemed just to be round the corner.

then it came sept the 11th and all the bollocks they filled us with...

and just now what it seems to be the true classic of last century is 1997's Underground:tales of Hacking,Madness and the Obsession on the Electronic-Frontier.

wikileaks server's bunker in sweden. not bad huh?

It was all written. All there already. Not an easy ride but surely Mr Rock-and-Roll-where-the-fuck-does-he-come-from Julian Assange is winning all kind of awards for breaking any rules ever conceived anywhere for any reason.some might dislike it but we love the waka waka wikileaks...waka waka fuck it up!  

A juvenile cry once for all: Punk's NOt DEAD (yet)! 

let me welcome you ladies and gentlemen the TIME person of the year 

The New Gentlemen's Club

last night the new gentlemen's club dropped a fine event at radio in pestalozzi and a great party at fuego.

to get in you had to call an hot line and persuade call girls and boys ....

the only delusion was that antony and the padulas didn't play..but apparently next time he will.

 my hero joseph appeared at once ..

why looking at shoes? probably drunk.. but I guess I love shoes..

vanessa and kayne. that odd perfect couple.

some might say vanessa beecroft has lost the plot but I think that this is it. POP art this century. whoever knows vanessa's work will recognize many references from her performances. she also manages to import a raf simons-like red story ...the best in the west!

have a proper look at RUNAWAY if you haven't yet..

I remember meeting Vanessa in Sicily with her beautiful kids ....

while organizing a performance. she turned my wife dobrochna in a statue...loved her.

love the fact that she's interpreting contemporary arts with no boundaries and no prejudices to say the least.

Infact I reckon beecroft/west wins 7-1 against the utter boredom and pretentiousness of bjork/barney drawing restraint of few years ago and let me also say that we should be proud of this girl from genova conquering the world with such an attitude and class.

                                                                  "Can we get much higher?"

also check other post on vb vb-marmi-ps-i-have-marble-wife

dustin yellin by vito schnabel is moving from pestalozzi

I love exhibitions when are closing down. we recently hosted dustin yellin show in pestalozzi's independent ideas gallery and TODAY is the final day. dustin was brought by vito schnabel and his associates dan parker and julia carrozzini. it was a great show and especially now they are leaving us we feel we're gonna miss them a lot. here are some pictures ..

dustin yellin self portrait

       some of dustin 3-d's skulls. hmmm..skulls we have seen many..but these are really good-looking!

                                                      julia carrozini acting as she's really working .-)

                                                                       ..loving dismantle!
  

  giovanni agnelli's portrait 

saudade do brasil

last night I was having dinner with massimo torrigiani, angelo plessas and andreas angelidakis and we suddenly talked about assume vivid astrofocus, one of the best art collectives of the decade in my opinion.

it obviously made me think about brasil again..where I spent the entire month of august..

Brasil is a booming economy. needless to say people are nice and possibilities are endless. nature is oustanding. we stayed in a oasis locals call "sitio" right in the middle of jericocoara national park.

where you could eat oysters from walking fisherman at 10 dollars a kilogram (that was breakfast for champions!). we were impressed by the quality of food (and capirinha). always fresh as ice (electricity) it's too expensive.

Another quality of these folks is their colours consciousness. it seems they are born with some magic flair. even fishermen are rocking. look at their simple boats and think of your next collection...

We had fantastic time with beautiful people. Invited by "ciccio" claudio cassano that is actually living there since a while. here are some pictures of claudio and global friends..

 and (my) family edgar and dubi

                                                                   chiara from paris

while enjoying the house in the desert (and the flowers ..Perturba the horse and all one might desire)

..I have been reading a fantastic book"a death in brasil "by Peter Robb. It narrates the story of this land

through different layers. the social and political tragedy of brasilian past few hundred years include a mafia-like government (fernando collor de mello) up until Lula's triumph just 8 years ago. luckily Lula's legacy it goes on now with first ever female president Dilma Rousseff.

on our way back to europe we stopped at fortaleza where kids love to tag graffiti on statues,  dance to some crazy gabba-like techno and listen to surf rock retro. 

here in Milan it's raining since days. that makes me think of my favourite thing of all which is being under a waterfall- possibly for hours. try it if you can! it's somehow refreshing..