Talking Back to the Media

‘Talking Back to the Media is a concept by artists David Garcia and Raul Marroquín. The concept is developed by Aart van Barneveld, Max Bruinsma, Ulises Carrión, David Garcia, Sabrina Kamstra, Sebastián López, Raul Marroquín, Rob Perrée and Marijke de Vos. Aorta, De Appel Foundation, Kriterion, Shaffy Theater, Time Based Arts and VPRO radio participate in this event.’ (Folder Talking Back to the Media). ‘The aim of Talking Back to the Media is to show work by artists who are making use of one of the mass media and who attempt to deconstruct the ‘reality’ evoked by the mass media or comment on that media in some other way in their work.’ (Sabrina Kamstra, Sebastián López & Rob Perrée, ‘Redactioneel’, Talking Back to the Media, Amsterdam 1985, p. 4.)

‘Talking Back to the Media is a concept by artists David Garcia and Raul Marroquín. The concept is developed by Aart van Barneveld, Max Bruinsma, Ulises Carrión, David Garcia, Sabrina Kamstra, Sebastián López, Raul Marroquín, Rob Perrée and Marijke de Vos. Aorta, De Appel Foundation, Kriterion, Shaffy Theater, Time Based Arts and VPRO radio participate in this event.’ (Folder Talking Back to the Media). ‘The aim of Talking Back to the Media is to show work by artists who are making use of one of the mass media and who attempt to deconstruct the ‘reality’ evoked by the mass media or comment on that media in some other way in their work.’ (Sabrina Kamstra, Sebastián López & Rob Perrée, ‘Redactioneel’, Talking Back to the Media, Amsterdam 1985, p. 4.) In the context of Talking Back to the Media De Appel Foundation extended an invitation to the American performer Eric Bogosian. Bogosian put together a one-hour programme especially for the opening day entitled American Dream. This work is about a man who ‘becomes possessed by the demons of the mass media, who urge him to eat, fuck and kill’. Bogosian will present American Dream, which is a cross between a performance and a monologue, on November 1 at 9:30 pm in Aorta, Spuitstraat 189, Amsterdam. De Appel is also organizing a number of artists’ discussions in the auditorium of the Rijksacademie, Nassaukade 86, Amsterdam. On November 2, 3, 16 and 24 at 4 pm, General Idea, John Baldessari, Barbara Kruger and Hans Haacke respectively will give lectures and an interview. During the final event on November 29, De Appel will provide the context for a round table discussion featuring a few video artists who participated in the festival. These are: Klaus vom Bruch, Ulises Carrión, Lydia Schouten, Servaas, Marc Wilcox and Annie Wright. Place: Shaffy Theater, Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam. Time: 6 pm. (Folder Talking Back to the Media)