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Friday Gossip Round-up – Part 2

ARTGOSSIP.CA — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 05:04:23 +0000

WORK FROM NOWHERE WORK FOR NO ONE at Pith Gallery

After Stride, the crowd trickled over to Pith Gallery on 9th Ave SE, where Wednesday Lupypciw was showing WORK FROM NOWHERE WORK FOR NO ONE.

Eduardo Oramas & David Frankovich watch Lupypciw set fire to her loom.

Downstairs in the gallery, viewers watched three loops of Lupypciw dowsing her loom with gasoline then lighting it on fire. Two projections showed the scene from wide angles, while a large television on the floor crackled with a close-up of the flames.

Wednesday Lupypciw (far right) with fans.

Upstairs the last party of the festival was raucous and crowded. Two DJs spun at the top of the stairs. A room labelled “Lupypciw Family Denim” held a tiny tv dripping with honey. The two bartenders appeared to be located in a closet.

Bojana Videkovic and Nahed Mansour spotted out of costume for the first time!

At the end of the night, artists who couldn’t get enough headed to the HiFi Club. Sources say Eduardo Oramas was seen stumbling home at nearly 4am.

Frankovich Debuts Winter Collection: Notes on Camping

ARTGOSSIP.CA — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:38:33 +0000

On October 22, David Frankovich debuted his new Fall/Winter collection on the starkly beautiful coulee at the University of Lethbridge. Braving chilly weather and the threat of snow, Frankovich created new garments on the spot using common camping supplies such as tarpaulin, reflective emergency blankets, and mosquito netting.

The small but dedicated audience lauded Frankovich’s clever use of material and ambition in climbing up and down the steep hills while wearing tent stakes tied to his shoes as high heels. Artistic Director Tomas Jonsson looked at points very nervous, and was overheard on his phone double-checking M:ST’s insurance coverage.

Artists Flee Lethbridge in Blizzard

ARTGOSSIP.CA — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:59:55 +0000

Artists remaining in the Southern Alberta city of Lethbridge following Monday’s performances fled the city in a blizzard. Chun Hua Catherine Dong, David Frankovich, Andy Paterson, Tomas Jonsson and I made the sub-90kmh drive home in just over three hours. Back in Calgary, the exhausted artists stopped for dinner at the Blackfoot Truckstop.

Bjorn Neukom’s purple baggies and orange duct tape will probably not lead to any lawsuits.

Sunday evening’s cabaret had been ravaged by several particularly messy performances. The strong smell from Björn Neukom‘s baggies filled with purple Pine Sol led to allegations of poisoning. In addition, flying chocolate sauce–both indoors and out–left disgruntled audience members with dry-cleaning bills.

Ironically, audience members could be heard commenting after MacKenzie Boyle & Karly Mortimer‘s performance that the sauce in their vase would have been stronger, conceptually, as cow or ox blood. As every fan of performance art knows, blood is both smellier and tougher to clean.

David Frankovich at the University of Lethbridge

Earlier in the day, the snow held off for Dong’s and Frankovich’s performances at the University of Lethbridge. Fans will be heartened to hear that the female roommate of the young man who shouted gay and trans-phobic slurs at Frankovich during hour 4 of the performance came out and apologized for his behaviour.