About:
„The world of fashion and consumer is Queens of Evil’s preferred playground for investigation. With their actions “ladyterror” they amuse themselves in subverting it. The three artists favour a feminist style of activism to overturn, in an ironical and warlike attitude, the myth of the woman as an object, merrily applying it to man. As a matter of fact, their fashion show characterized by a neo-punk aesthetic are interpreted by male models under the order of the three queens. In their criticism of the consumer they included the world of contemporary art, still largely dominated by a male chauvinist ideology.“
Boris Magrini, curator Sotterranei dell'Arte
From and with Queens of Evil:
Mirjam Aregger (performance, costumes)
Brigitte Dätwyler (performance, costumes, concept, direction, production)
Tatjana Janouschek (performance, costumes)
Models:
Pius Föhn
Matthias Gasser
Mateo Kreienbühl
Philippe Kummer
Samuel Mosimann
Johnny Nia
Sound:
Matthias Hofer
Video:
Dominik Gehring
Tobias Kaufmann
Text:
All text is based on excerpts of VOGUE Magazine. The word "Fashion" has been replaced by "Art".
Please download the text here.
Art Is A Fashion Victim from Brigitte Dätwyler on Vimeo.
Documentary film of the Performance
from May 2007
at I Sotterranei dell'Arte, Monte Carasso
9.30'
http://brigittedaetwyler.ch/performance/art_fashion_victim
© Brigitte Dätwyler 2007