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Entries Tagged as 'Performance Art'

People become sugar-gliders and flying squirrels

December 12th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

As with Parkour, Yamakasi and Freerunning, here is another endeavor that blurs the line between performance art and sport.
New suits that give the wearers the aerodynamics of sugar-gliders or flying squirrels allow people to do flying feats never seen before. Currently people must tackle landing with a parachute, but flyer and basejumper Jeb Corliss […]

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Tags: Dance · Performance · Performance Art · Sports

Artist Astronauts, Artist Cosmonauts, Artists in Space

October 30th, 2007 by Trout · 1 Comment

I have all kinds of crazy dreams. I’ve had one of them for a long time, and I’ve never told anyone about it until now. Even for me it’s a nutty one. My secret dream was to be the first artist in space.
I had such a strong desire for this, I think, […]

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Tags: Art Life · Dance · Drawing and Illustration · Galleries · Government · Outer Space · Painting · Performance Art · Philosophy

The Czech Dream, The hoax superstore of the Czech Republic

September 9th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments

In the late ’80s, Czechoslovakia became a democratic state, and in 1993 peacefully separated into two countries - the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With democracy came capitalism and advertising, and with capitalism and advertising came The Hypermarket. Hypermarkets are the world’s superstores, selling shoes and spinach, pipe wrenches and pumpkins, all you would […]

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Tags: Big Business · Cinema · Czech Republic · Documentary · Installation Art · Marketing · Performance Art