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Britain's best breakdancer, 10-years-old
Karam Singh has bodypopped and wormed his way to becoming Britian's best b-boy, all at the tender age of ten years old.
Him and his fellow B-boyers beat off stiff competition from seven other 'crews' to win the prize of representing Britain at the world championships in October, where they will face the best of America, Japan and Russia.
There's even a video for you to enjoy at your leisure at the link. Karam Singh has bodypopped and wormed his way to becoming Britian's best b-boy, all at the tender age of ten years old. ... more -
Human Mirror: Performance Art Piece NYC Subway
Improv Everywhere fills a subway car with identical twins creating a Human Mirror.
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Get Mortified // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to kari_ickert from Penn State University for uploading her comments on the pod, "Get Mortified." After you hear what kari_ickert has to say, watch the original pod here: http://current.com/items/88829189_get_mortified Thanks to kari_ickert from Penn State University for uploading her comments on the pod, "Get Mortified." After you hear what kari_icke... more
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Human mirror, Improv Everywhere: performance art
Those urban pranksters over at Improv Everywhere are at it again! Their latest stunt is called the Human Mirror. They filled the 6 train recently with 15 pairs of identical twins. Check out the video above for the full story.
Check out our other recent stories:
The Cringe Diary: Courtney Love, A Dose of Crazy
The Vanity Diary: Showbiz Pizza Place, Madonna, & Timberlake
The Flicks, Film, & TV : Rock-afire Explosion- The MOVIE Those urban pranksters over at Improv Everywhere are at it again! Their latest stunt is called the Human Mirror. They fil... more -
Creepy Japanese crawling robot
A performance artist from Japan has built a weird crawling robot that looks like an elderly businessman.
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The Time & The Face?
Couples without faces have been spotted at Harrods, Wimbledon and at a party hosted by Elton John. Are they creepy, high society robots, or an attempt at something more sinister, like marketing? Couples without faces have been spotted at Harrods, Wimbledon and at a party hosted by Elton John. Are they creepy, high society robot... more
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Fuerzabruta
John Carluccio pulls the curtain back on Broadway's hottest ticket.
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Juggling and a bit of magic - short version
Street performer/contact juggler Nimi Ben Shalom enchants passersby on the streets of Barcelona.
After comments from Andrew at Current, tightened it up a bit.... hope you enjoy! Street performer/contact juggler Nimi Ben Shalom enchants passersby on the streets of Barcelona. ... more -
60 people spontaneously break into Bjork's "Oh So Quiet" in San Francisco
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, about 30 people calling themselves "Public Displays of Musical Affection" began dancing to Bjork's version of the song, "It's Oh So Quiet," in Union Square in San Francisco. The participants, dressed as businessmen, food service employees, messengers, tourists and other people that one would expect to see wandering around Union Square. There was no indication that a performance was about to begin. One person started dancing, and one by one, the other dancers joined her as if they were suddenly inspired to join in. On Saturday, June 7, 2008, about 30 people calling themselves "Public Displays of Musical Affection" began dancing to Bjork's version ... more
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uberskychannel
A collective of norwegian/swedish artists works, pretty diverse and out there.
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UK Air Guitar Championships-Jam
All contestants, judges and compare from the UK Air Guitar Championships 2007, onstage for a final jam.
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Juggling and a bit of magic
Street performer/contact juggler Nimi Ben Shalom enchants passersby on the streets of Barcelona.
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The Early Years Of Current's Computer Robot Voice Newslady
Before she was hired by Al Gore to read the tv news, the Computer News Robot Voice Lady was a performance artist and she appeared in videos on the web. That's always fun. Before she was hired by Al Gore to read the tv news, the Computer News Robot Voice Lady was a performance artist and she appeared in v... more
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Remembering performer Felicity Perez (1972-2008)
Felicity co-founded the burlesque dance troupe The Cantankerous Lollies, and was a dedicated performer:
"With her longtime partner and husband Molotov Malcontent she performed classic sideshow tricks like knife-throwing, fire-eating and walking on glass for crowds large and small; together they followed their dream to go on the national circuit, touring with the legendary Ward Hall “King of the Sideshow”."
Unfortunately, Felicity died in the arms of her husband Molotov after a weapon accidentally discharged while being taught how to shoot firearms. She was shot in the stomach, and died shortly after.
She will be missed.
Video of her performing with Molotov: http://fractalvideo.com/HTML/Molotov&FelicityFV.htm... Felicity co-founded the burlesque dance troupe The Cantankerous Lollies, and was a dedicated performer: ... more -
Philly: Notations: Gilbert and George thru 11/2
From the outset of their joint career, Gilbert (British, born 1943) and George (British, born 1942) explored and redefined picture making while bridging the gap between art and life. Dressed in suits and often displaying decorous manners, the duo presents an image at odds with the brutal sincerity with which they expose their deepest desires and fears. Documenting the reality of daily existence through the lens of their unique sensibility, the artists present a poignant and all-embracing vision of life where marginality and isolation, unhappiness and despair, nature and urban beauty are tenderly revealed.
This presentation of large-scale pictures by Gilbert & George traces their stylistic departure from austere black and white and monochromatic compositions of the 1970s to the bolder clashes of images and colors in the 1980s. Constantly aware of the changes in the social and political climate, Gilbert and George address head-on the burning issues of our times--be it social marginality, religion, the AIDS crisis or multiculturalism--while at the same time defining a unique visual language. The quotations that unfold around the gallery space are by Gilbert & George, and their words address the viewer as directly and uncompromisingly as does their art. From the outset of their joint career, Gilbert (British, born 1943) and George (British, born 1942) explored and redefined picture mak... more -
Isabella Rossellini's Green Porno
Dressed as a fly, Isabella explains and reenacts the daily activities of the common housefly -- from dodging swatting papers to having sex several times a day. Her latest effort is a strange batch of two minute conceptual performance art shorts aimed to educate in a humorous fashion. It's an interesting take, what do you think?
You can view clips from Green Porno here: http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno Dressed as a fly, Isabella explains and reenacts the daily activities of the common housefly -- from dodging swatting papers to having... more -
Death by Starvation: Live Art/ Death to the Stray Dog "You Are What You Read"
This artist in honduras held an art show.
His wall art was composed of dog food.
His title was "You Are What You Read"
He pulled a stray dog from the street and tied him to the wall.
Provided no food or water, and left to starve.
Onlookers observed the starving dog for several days until the dog met his death.
The artist was awarded first prize and invited back for the next show.
This artist in honduras held an art show. His wall art was composed of dog food. His title was "You Are What You Read" ... more -
Matt Cheney Action Art 2008
Matt Cheney Action Art 2008
Matt Cheney combines action, motion and movement of his body:
"By integrating sports that I love however, expressing myself becomes something uniquely different. I often do not know what the final results will be." Matt Cheney Matt Cheney Action Art 2008 Matt Cheney combines action, motion and movement of his body: ... more -
Snowboard ation art
Most recently, Cheney embarked on his largest scaled painting to date. With the help of Waterville Valley in New Hampshire, he designed a 12’ x 8’ canvas wall ride structure at the base of a jump, which he painted using his snowboard as a big palette knife. Most recently, Cheney embarked on his largest scaled painting to date. With the help of Waterville Valley in New Hampshire, he designe... more
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Art in Motion with Action Artist Matt Cheney
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane."
- Dana Ranill of Fuel.tv
Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane. For 25-year-old action artist Matt Cheney, it’s all in a day’s work. Though it may seem unconventional, action sports are as much a form of artistic expression as they are competitive sports. And Cheney has further explored the idea of action sports as art by integrating activities like snowboarding, skateboarding and skydiving with oil painting. Here’s how…
Cheney’s action art is inspired by abstract painters like Jackson Pollock and Saburo Murakami who defined action painting during the abstract expressionist movement of the Post WWII era. Intrigued by the performative nature of action painting, Cheney uses various action sports (which he loves) to create the movement behind his work. Working with a crew of several people, Cheney uses video cameras and still photography to document the visual experience of his paintings. “The whole process for how it’s done, from the oil paints to mixing the pigments and thinking about the composition, is free spirited and spontaneous. I love the idea of preserving a moment in time.” For his senior project at the Art Institute of Boston, Cheney built a halfpipe in a studio and created paintings like Pink on Black while skating up and down the halfpipe Few artists can say they created a painting while free falling from an airplane." - Dana Ranill of Fuel.tv ... more
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