7 29 14 Ten Aniversary Pres

8/11/2019 7 29 14 Ten Aniversary Pres

1/12


2/12

This October, Faena celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Faena Buenos Aires, which

over the past decade, has brought about a cultural renaissance and artistic rejuvenation

in Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires).

For this celebration, Faena opens Faena Arts Center from 10th to 12th with a special

agenda that includes a site specific art exhibition by assume Vivid Astro Focus, a roller

dancin dancefloor hosted by world renowned Dj Lady Bunny and a retrospective on its

10 years of history.

Alan Faenas dream to transform the abandoned port area was realized in one of the

countrys most ambitious and successful real estate projects to date elevating Faena

District to the highest standards of excellence and artful living by combining heritage,technology and art to define a unique urban enclave.

CONCEPT


3/12

AGENDA

FRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH

7 - 10 pm:

Molinos Room:Exhibition Opening for assume vivid astro focus.

Roller-Dancing to tunes by DJ Lady Bunny

SATURDAY 11TH, SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH & MONDAY OCTOBER 13TH

2 - 10 pm:

Molinos Room: Exhibition for Assume Vivid Astro Focus. Roller-Dancing to tunes

by DJ Lady Bunny and other DJs


4/12

ASSUME

VIVIDASTROFOCUSFAENA ARTS CENTER MOLINOS ROOM


5/12

BIOassume vivid astro focus (AVAF) is both an alias of Brazilian-born New

York-based artist Eli Sudbrack, and the name of an international duo of

visual and performance artists, with French multimedia artist ChristopheHamaide-Piersonone of the main collaborators.

Avaf's work includes painting, drawing, photography, film and digital

technology. Avaf has been featured in Art Forum, Frieze, Flash Art, L'Uomo

Vogue, V Magazine, W Magazine, and a catalogue was recently published

by the Whitney Museum of American Art for the 2004 Whitney Biennial.

Avaf is included in the permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern

Art, New York and the Judith Rothschild Foundation ContemporaryDrawing Collection.

Obsession, curiosity, generosity

and anxiety are center elements in

our projects particular mind sets

necessary to cover every single aspect

related to the ideas we are discussing

at a given moment. Space and time are

multi-layered and multi-faceted and

peoples perception/experience of the

world is finally heading the same way

The images we use signify a fighting

power. Theyre characters of change,

characters that remain powerful even

though sometimes things have gone

slightly wrong with them physically.

() to us they are like contemporary

goddesses fighting the status quo.

VIVID ASTRO FOCUS - NEW YORK TIMES


6/12


7/12

2004 WHITNEY BIENNIAL - CENTRAL PARK


8/12

2004 CENTRAL PARK


9/12


10/12


11/12

Fusing drawing,sculpture, video andperformance, avafsdynamic installationstouch on issues ofgender, politics andculture generally.

Assume Vivid AstroFocus produce artso bright, wild andchaotic that it makes

your head spin.AVAF even destroythe idea of the artisticon by remainingintentionallyanonymous.

ASSUME VIVID ASTRO FOCUS PRESS

For us, celebration andcriticism go together.You celebrate fromthe moment yougain consciousnessof something. Just so

we are able to freeourselves, acceptourselves and enjoy

what is in front of us.

The images we usesignify a ghting power.Theyre charactersof change, charactersthat remain powerfuleven though sometimes

things have gone slightlywrong with themphysically.

Vogue Brazil April 2014 New York Times May 2014

Contemporary Art Brazil May 2014 Dazed October 2008

Eli Sudbrack, also known as AVAF, at his studioin Ridgewood, Queens.CreditPeter Ash Lee for The New York Times


12/12

LADY BUNNY

The Lady Bunny (born Jon Ingle, August 14, 1962) is an American

drag queen, nightclub DJ, promoter and founder of the annual

Wigstock event. She has also released disco singles such as

Shame, Shame, Shame! and The Pussycat Song. She has

appeared in flms such as Party Girl, Wigstock: The Movie, Peoria

Babylon, Starrbooty, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!

Julie Newmar. Lady Bunny also often works for magazines to use

humor for the Worst Dressed.

Documents

7 29 14 Ten Aniversary Pres