Fast Forward 2: The Power of Motion at ZKM – Center for Art and Media

A sequel to the 2003 exhibition at ZKM, Fast Forward 2 will present a selection from the Munich-based video and contemporary art collector Ingvild Goetz from Munich, which has expanded significantly over the last 7 years. Known for Video, Film, and Media Art, ZKM does some of the more challenging shows; with regard to their exhibition design, curatorial concepts and pedagogy (see installation photos below). As an inverse of the 2003 show, this exhibition will be concerned with the effects of deceleration as a condition of the accelerated pace of postmodern life. The exhibition will focus on contemporary video installation and video projection that have been created since 2000, with 35 artists from various countries of origin.

Curated by:Peter Weibel, Gregor Jansen, Andreas F. Beitin, and Ingvild Goetz, Stephan Urbaschek

Installation view 1 (above)

Installation view 2 (above)

Mary Reid Kelley, Sadie The Saddest Sadist, 2009, 1-Kanal-Video, © Mary Reid Kelley (above)

Matthew Barney, CREMASTER Cycle, 2007, 5-Kanal-Video-Soundinstallation, © Matthew Barney (above)

Mike Kelley, Woods Group, 2005, 4-Kanal-Video-Installation, © Mike Kelley (above)

All photos courtesy of Onuk

Participating artists:
AES+F, Francis Alÿs, Janine Antoni, Matthew Barney, Ulla von Brandenburg, Christoph Brech, Ergin Cavusoglu, Paul Chan, David Claerbout, Nathalie Djurberg, Stan Douglas, Juan Manuel Echavarría, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Rodney Graham, Isaac Julien, Jesper Just, Mike Kelley, Kimsooja, Jochen Kuhn, Óscar Muñoz, Marcel Odenbach, Hans Op de Beeck, Ulrike Ottinger, Mary Reid Kelley, Robin Rhode, Julian Rosefeldt, Aïda Ruilova, Wilhelm Sasnal, Christine Schulz, Laurie Simmons, Frank Stürmer, Fiona Tan, Ryan Trecartin, Yang Fudong, Zhao Liang

Suburban Lawns

My friend got this record recently, and I found this video shortly after. SL were from Long Beach, CA, and it seems like they were equally involved with both the SF and LA post-punk/ new wave scenes. Front woman Su Tissue seems so normal and twisted.... Woah! She's looks so wholesome, but tightly wound. Definitely a different type of front girl than their contemporaries.






On New Wave Theater TV show in LA:



I can't find a video of them playing on SNL, but if I do, I will add it.

For shits and gigs, I'm throwing their wikipedia page up bc it's interesting:

The brainchild of CalArts students William "Vex Billingsgate" Ranson and (Minneapolis born) Sue "Su Tissue" McLane, Suburban Lawns formed in Long Beach, California in 1978 out of the ashes of previous incarnations Art Attack and The Fabulons, recruiting Huntington Beach natives Richard "Frankie Ennui" Whitney and Charles "Chuck Roast" Rodriguez, as well as John McBurney (aka "John Gleur").

1979 debut single "Gidget Goes to Hell" (released on their own Suburban Industrial label) gained the band notoriety when its Jonathan Demme-directed music video was shown on Saturday Night Live.

Their sole album, Suburban Lawns, produced by EJ Emmons, was released in 1981 on I.R.S. Records, featuring New Wave radio favorite "Janitor." Gleur departed during the recording of the Richard Mazda-produced 5-song EP Baby, released in 1983, and the band folded shortly afterward.

The lyrics of "Janitor" were derived from a real-life conversation between Sue McLane and friend Brian Smith. According to Brian, the two were conversing in a loud room when they first met:

"She asked me what I did for a living. I said 'I'm a janitor,' and she thought I said 'Oh my genitals.' [Richard Whitney] overheard this and wrote the song."

After Suburban Lawns folded, Whitney and Ranson formed a new, short-lived band called The Lawns, while McLane attended Berklee College of Music, where she studied piano.

In 1982 McLane recorded a solo album, Salon de Musique. She also played the role of Peggy Dillman in Demme's 1986 comedy movie Something Wild opposite Melanie Griffith, Jeff DanielsRay Liotta. and

A Suburban Lawns poster is seen in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High, hanging on the wall in the bedroom of the character Damone

Su Tissue in "Something Wild"

The Geeg on Talkshows

G.G. on Springer



G.G. on Geraldo

Moon Duo - Ez Street Ext

Video Mix Tape #2

Songs that reflect my current temperament:

Video Romp Mixtape #1

Abramovic Documentary

ART 16X9

In this piece for FLY16x9, Abramović sat down with director Howard Silver, as she was preparing for her MoMA retrospective, to discuss her life's work, as well as her thoughts on the future. Check out Fly 16X9's other videos.