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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

In Context: Brooklyn Bred 2: Dynasty Handbag



Dynasty Handbag (Jibz Cameron) performs Soggy Glasses at BAM as part of Brooklyn Bred 2 on October 17. Context is everything, so get even closer to the show with this curated selection of original blog pieces, articles, interviews, and videos related to Cameron's work. Once you've seen it, help us keep the conversation going by telling us what you thought below.

Program Notes

Dynasty Handbag / Brooklyn Bred 2 (PDF)


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Interview
Fireside Chat: The Artists of Brooklyn Bred 2 (BAM Blog)
Martha Wilson, Jibz Cameron (Dynasty Handbag), Clifford Owens, and Pablo Helguera talk performance art with Morgan Green.

Website
Dynasty Handbag
The artist's website, featuring videos, music, merch, and more.

Interview
Jibz Cameron: Feeling High and Feeling Low (The-Drift.com)
What does it feel like to be truly happy? Cameron talks candidly.

Interview
In Conversation with Jibz Cameron (DossierJournal.com)
Cameron discusses the origins of her alter ego, performing from the id, clowning around, and more.

Interview
Franklin Furnace’s Martha Wilson (BOMB)
The Brooklyn Bred curator recalls formative moments with Tristram Shandy, her first rejection, and making the world safe for avant garde art.

Website
Mierem Benanni
The animator's work makes an appearance in Dynasty Handbag's show.

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Video
Remote Penetration
(YouTube)
Cameron plays “a male drone operator whose ‘waves of violence’ disrupt the calm of his nuclear family” in this performance film.

Video
Bags (Vimeo)
Dynasty Handbag hops through an emotional minefield of anthropomorphized disposable bags.


Now your turn...


So how did you enjoy the show? Likes? Dislikes? Surprises? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below.

2 comments:

  1. Dynasty Handbag is the best thing about NYC.

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  2. Incredible show, I wanted it to go on, and on and on. -CK

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