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One video still from each "Life is Drag" video portrait (performance documentation).
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ARTIST STATEMENT:
I create bodies of work that explore subjects such as gender, artifice, and spectacle. Utilizing processes ranging from directorial to curatorial to anthropological, I showcase exuberantly irrepressible personalities who revel in challenging clichés associated with constructs such "masculinity" and "femininity". A sampling of subjects include Girls Girls Girls (the world's first and only all-female Mötley Crüe tribute band), Tazzie Colomb (the world's longest competing female bodybuilder), and LACTIC Incorporated (an avant-garde clothing brand that takes the detritus of corporate life and reinterprets it into one-of-a-kind structural garments that challenge the polarization of gender).
With this current and ongoing project "Life is Drag", I am documenting the most innovative and singular performers of the currently exploding international alt-drag and neo-burlesque scenes. I am 3 years into this project, and so far have created 250+ portraits. These are created in my studio as well as during residencies - in New York City (The Cell Theater, Bushwig), Pittsburgh (The Kelly Strayhorn Theater, Blue Moon Bar, Bloomfield Garden Club), and New England (3S Artspace).
This project began in early 2019 in my studio in Brooklyn, when I collaborated with a local visual artist by the name of Untitled Queen - a deeply beloved, highly respected, and uniquely visionary performer and conduit within the NYC drag scene who uses drag as a part and extension of her artistic process. I then worked with selected performers from Ohio and Kentucky in conjunction with a mid-career retrospective in my hometown of Cincinnati in the spring of 2019, and in January and February of 2020, I worked with 20+ New England-based drag artists as part of a residency and exhibition at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
From the autumn of 2020 until the summer of 2021, I was an artist in residence at The Cell Theatre in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC, where I expanded the project in the midst of the pandemic to also include neo-burlesque performers and performance artists whose work deals specifically with gender performativity. Most recently was a residency in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio - which included creating video portraits of performers from the drag haus ODD Presents, members of the neo-burlesque troop Smoke & Queers, and other alt-drag and burlesque artists from the tri-state area. This residency also included an exhibition featuring this ever-growing archive, as well as multiple live performance events.
My long-term goal is to continue to do a series of such residencies nationally and internationally, which will allow me to create a comprehensive archive of video portraits of drag, burlesque and performance artists from a wide range of locations, backgrounds, cultures, and ages. Each portrait includes video of the artist performing (lip-synching, singing, telling stories, reciting monologues, dancing, etc.) in addition to interview documentation, and will live online as well as in galleries and unexpected places in between. "Life is Drag" has so far been exhibited at such venues as the the Carnegie Museum of Art and Bunker Projects (PA), Satellite Art Club, Bushwig and The Cell (NYC), 3S Artspace (NH), and the Weston Art Gallery (OH).
I believe this project is innovative and important in that it is treating and respecting "drag" (defined as broadly and inclusively as possible) as a proper art form – recognizing it as an extremely vital and valid style of performance art, and every bit as deserving of the deference reserved for more traditional classical art forms like painting and sculpture. Drag is painting and sculpture and performance all at once - and quite often also activism, education, protest, therapy, resistance, catharsis, comedy, tragedy, enlightenment, inspiration - or some combination of the above - to those who practice it, and also to those who experience it as an observer. This project is about celebrating this experimental and expansive form of art and its wide range of practitioners and manifestations. It is about creating a record - an archive - of these brilliant but ephemeral performances, from dive bars to art galleries, city streets to grand theater stages. It is about trying to properly document and share these wildly diverse acts and profound stories that will surely open minds and capture hearts.
Westfalia unveils new mission statement:
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Statement by H.E. Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the OPCW at the 24th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Conference is held at the World Forum, The Hague, the Netherlands, from 25-29 November 2019.
Statement of intent.
The abberation project.
In my previous project I created a monster, which could be a figure in a scary movie. I really enjoy this pathway of modelmaking, for my final major project I want to create a new monster and incorporate a more professional approach. I plan on including in-depth research prior to the making process. As a final result I want to be able to present a realistic sculpture of a monster I have created.
Influences, research, sources and ideas.
At the Arts University Bournemouth’s open day, I visited the modelmaking studios and saw some of the students’ best work. An amazing clay sculpture of a man/chicken figure really inspired me and made me want to do similar work. As sources for my research I plan on using the college’s library books such as “Start sculpting” by John Plowman. Sources that will also help me in my research are documentaries, YouTube tutorials and other helpful Internet sites with instructions about modelmaking. An additional idea I have is to write a story about the character I will be creating. Once my ideas form from my research I will start writing storylines and scenes for a movie script. I think a strong back-story will help the credibility of the personage.
Techniques, processes and timetables.
When good ideas start to come to mind for characters, I will start developing the features of the monsters by drawing them. I will do a few sketches to develop the creation and make its important features stand out. I plan on starting my drawings in the Easter holiday. Once I’ve decided on my favourite character, I will use modelling clay to sculpt a small figure. If I’m not completely happy with it yet I can make a few more small figures and eventually start on a bigger model. Making casts with plaster Paris and working with liquid latex is something I want to learn. Once I have finished shaping my final figure out of clay I will use it to make a cast and a latex figure. If there is an airbrush I can use I will research into how to use an airbrush, different kinds of paint and possible ways of painting the figure.
Method of evaluation
I plan on keeping a diary about my process and thoughts throughout my project. The development of the project will be fully recorded, if I put my thoughts down on paper after every progression. I will write it on paper different from the pages in the sketchbook so it will stand out and make it easy to see the overview.
Policy Statements - ITU PP-18
Ms Blanca Noemi Coto Estrada, Superintendent, General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), El Salvador
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Statements und Podiumsdiskussion: "Aufstiegsorientierung und soziale Sicherung: Komplementäre Ansätze oder Widerspruch"
v.l.n.r.: Prof. Jörg Althammer, Trevor Phillips, Prof. Barbara John, Armin Laschet, Ralf Fücks
Foto: CC-BY-SA Stephan Röhl / www.boell.de
Media statement:
More than 400 residents from across NSW gathered outside AGL Energy's head office in North Sydney this morning to demand an end to AGL's controversial coal seam gas projects in Gloucester and Camden.
The residents, many who had travelled together by bus from Gloucester, were joined by concerned Sydneysiders and members of GetUp. Today marks the 100th consecutive week of community protests at AGL's head office demanding an end to CSG in NSW.
GetUp’s Better Power Campaign Director Lily Dempster, who is leading the organisation’s call for consumers to turn their backs on energy retailers still investing in dirty energy, said it was disappointing that CEO Andrew Vesey had refused an invitation from Groundswell Gloucester to address the gathering today.
“People from all walks of life have gathered outside of AGL today and over the past 100 weeks to show the community finds the threats of coal seam gas to our agricultural land, our precious water resources and our communities simply unacceptable,” she said.
“It’s risky business for communities such as Gloucester and Camden, and it’s increasingly risky business for investors too.
“The company is currently reviewing its coal seam gas investments and has a prime opportunity to get out of harmful coal seam gas projects for good.
“We know one of the most effective ways of placing pressure is through consumer action. If you are an AGL customer you're in a powerful position to help pressure this company to get out of CSG and start supporting cleaner, safer renewable energy instead," she said.
Professor Rufus Clarke is a former AGL customer who has switched power provider through the Better Power campaign.
“In April this year my wife and I became aware of the influence that companies like AGL have on public policy, for example in Prime Minister Abbott’s reneging on his pre-election promise not to cut the Renewable Energy Target, and his persistent attacks on the renewable energy industry.
“Ecological responsibility cuts no ice with these companies; the only thing they understand is losing market share. So we switched to Powershop for our electricity supply. We are paying no more per kilowatt hour than we were with AGL.
“I urge others to do as we have done, to switch their energy supplies away from those who pollute the atmosphere and the aquifers – it’s the only message that the companies that pollute, and their shareholders, will understand,” Prof Clarke said.
To date the Better Power campaign has switched 12,000 customers from AGL and other big polluting companies including EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy.
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Rosa Batoréu, Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Republic to the OPCW at the 24th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Conference is held at the World Forum, The Hague, the Netherlands, from 25-29 November 2019.
Statement by Mr Kwamena Essilfie Quaison, Deputy Director of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation at the 24th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Conference is held at the World Forum, The Hague, the Netherlands, from 25-29 November 2019.
Shuishang Gongyuan (水上公园), or Tianjin Water Park, is easily my favorite city park in Tianjin and – to date – in China. Granted, I haven’t been to nearly enough places in China to make a more comprehensive statement, but of the parks I’ve been to in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangzhou, this is easily my favorite.
It’s the largest urban park in the city at a little over 300 acres of space. The park was officially opened in its current state by the communist government in 1951. Previously, it had been known as Green Dragon Pond and has a history that dates back to the first century AD. “With the establishment of Beiyang University and Nankai University at the turn of the 20th century, the waterways of the park became popular for swimming among academic staff and students during the hot summer months.” (Summation via Wikipedia entry.)
The park is quite pleasant year-round. In summer, the lotus pond is bursting with flowers and the photographers who love to shoot them. In spring and fall, various flowers bloom (chrysanthemums in fall, peonies in spring). Winter brings a freezing of the lakes – and there are three: East Lake, West Lake, and South Lake – whereas summer brings a rash of personal boaters.
In addition to leisurely strolling around the grounds with the various pavilions, verandas, and pagodas, the Tianjin Zoo (separate admission) is also on the grounds of the park. Also, there is an amusement park in the northeast corner of the park. Amusement parks are pretty common fare among China’s city parks, which make them slightly different than American city parks.
Shuishang Gongyuan is quite easy to locate. It is nearest the Tianta subway station on line 3 of the Tianjin Metro, about a 5-10 minute walk from any of the exits (though exits C & D are technically the closest). The Tianta TV Tower (whence comes the name of the subway station) is also nearby and quite prominently visible from many places in the park. I’ve yet to venture to the top of the tower, but it would provide an excellent viewing platform for a panoramic view of the park, weather permitting.
wall covered with posters of candidates for a local election - afternoon - Bagong Silang, Manila, The Philippines
Miguel Palmero, seated right, Executive Officer, Royal Caribbean International, signs a Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support during an ESGR ceremony at the Joint Military and Family Assistance Center in Bordentown, N.J., May 17, 2019. Also pictured are, seated left, Don Tretola, State Chair, New Jersey Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve; back row, left to right, Brig. Gen. Jemal J. Beale, The Adjutant General of New Jersey; Col. John M. Cosgrove, Commander, 108th Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard; Col. Thomas O. Pemberton, Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve Command; Bruce Townsend, chief, Employer Outreach, ESGR, and Maj. Gen. Mark W. Palzer, Commanding General, 99th Readiness Division, Army Reserve. ESGR develops and promotes a supportive work environments for Guard and Reserve service members through outreach, recognition, and educational opportunities that increase awareness of applicable laws, as well as resolves employer conflicts between service members and their employers. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)
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Statements und Podiumsdiskussion: "Aufstiegsorientierung und soziale Sicherung: Komplementäre Ansätze oder Widerspruch?"
v.l.n.r.: Prof. Jörg Althammer, Trevor Phillips, Prof. Barbara John, Armin Laschet, Ralf Fücks
Foto: CC-BY-SA Stephan Röhl / www.boell.de
Since the craftsman brand was taken over by Black & Decker/DeWalt/every other name under the sun company, they have decided to get some Chinese made Hammers versus traditionally Craftsman had American companies like Vaughan Tool make their hammers! This is a crying shame!
This template is used for creating the statements of banks. It contains "Financial Position", "Operations and Changes" and "Cash Flow" statements. SpreadsheetWEB version of the template allows to publish the statements online easily.
See more on my blog! www.starsforstreetlights.com This necklace is from my February 2013 For the Makers box.
Not sure exactly what the statement is, but he's certainly making it at the Lake GEorge Polar Plunge
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month saw the operation take place in Wigan.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
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You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
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Monitoring your bank statement is the best way of knowing if someone is attempting to use your money.
cute & little blog | petite fashion | watercolor floral surplice jumpsuit, chandelier statement earrings, white tote | spring summer outfit
This morning, checking my latest bank statement, I opened the file to remove a page but pulled open the bottom ring and not one of the centre rings. That ring closed on my finger, where you see the piece of wood in this re-enactment.
Were I a more dedicated photographer, I would have got my 'phone, lying on the table beside me, and snapped the moment. However, my only thought was to open the file and extract my finger – it was very painful 😟
Policy Statements - ITU PP-18
H.E. Lord Henry Ashton of Hyde, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, United Kingdom
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Artist Statement
Though my objects contain strong visual references, I am more interested in the implied tactile ones; the
things that stir in me a compulsion to touch. Beyond other external inspiration lies this basic, primal
impulse. I recognize – and act upon – a profound desire to push, poke, squeeze, stroke, caress, and
pinch. I intend for my pieces to invoke a similar sort of temptation. Obvious sexual references, along
with an extravagant, fetish-like attention to surface, can arouse a yearning to touch as powerful as the
act itself. In this way a parallel can be drawn with pornography -- my first encounter with Playboy, for
example. My emotional response, utter fascination, depended upon the compelling desire to touch
flesh. The fact that I couldn’t was overcome by my imagined participation. When one views
pornography, I would argue that one is thinking about touching — about how it would feel. I want my
work to elicit a similar response: “What if I could touch it?”.
I am searching for a fresh perspective. I strive to create an object I've never quite seen before - one
whose inherent mystery and intrigue quietly insists upon viewer interaction. An object begging to be
explored and examined in much the same way a child investigates the world: with wonder, curiosity,
and also trepidation. It’s very important that the work be challenging. A sense of unease is critical
because it encourages the viewer to consider carefully what they are seeing – at what is compelling
them. I would like my work to exist not as the ubiquitous "art object", but as something more enigmatic -
foreign yet familiar, handmade yet somehow organic. Rather than suggest nature, in my own way I am
seeking to create it.
20 November 2014, Rome Italy - Statement by Louis Lahoud, Directeur général du Ministère de l’agriculture de la République libanaise. General Debate, Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Afternoon session, FAO Headquarters (Plenary Hall).
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