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12 October 2010 | Auf’d at WdW

This was an Euro quicky. I got back from Rotterdam last night and still feel a little bit dizzy. Cosima von Bonin had an opening at Witte de With with the enormous title “Cosima von Bonin’s Far Niente for Witte de With’s Sloth Section, Loop # 01 of the Lazy Susan Series, a Rotating Exhibition 2010 – 2011″.

I don’t know what it was, but I was tumbling through the exhibition all night. Maybe it’s because I watched a bit of Play Time by Tati, which was screened in one of the rooms.

Anyways, at the end of the night, I was handing out the popular “You are Auf’d” postcards to get people to leave the show.

Clam hat by Cosima von Bonin, blouse by Mary Messhausen, skirt by Comme des Garçons.
Thank you Bitz, Conny, Kyle & Toffi.

More pictures after the jump.

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26 July 2010 | Auf’d at Très Fatty Gay

Saturday a week ago, I was part of the opening of Cosima von Bonin’s exhibition “The Fatigue Empire”. I had the honour of kicking people out of the Kunsthaus Bregenz. Sounds like the perfect job for me, right? My friend Doc Nancy was also there and drove the car through the 2nd floor of the Kunsthaus. Drink’n'Drive has never been more fun.

I started throwing people out on the 3rd floor by presenting “You Are Auf’d” postcards, which didn’t go down so well. Most people just wanted to stay. So, I said: “All cute people have to leave and you are very cute. Just look around, who’s left?!”.
And down the stairs they went.

Now you can call it performance. But when is a drag queen not performing? HELLO?!

Check out some pictures below and more after the jump. Even more pictures on flickr.

My dress by Mary Messhausen. Clam hat by Cosima von Bonin.
Manatees-and-nail-polish digital silk print of the dress by Pandy Ramada.

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With Cosima and Einsiedlerkrebs.

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At the Pädagogikraum. Can you spot Doc Nancy?

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07 October 2009 | The Cockettes: 2 and a half years, 40 years later

I have recently written an article about The Cockettes for Laser Magazine #3.
Read the full text after the jump.

The Cockettes in Laser Magazine

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28 January 2009 | Bulletinboard Blvd.

Lucie and Will have an opening at their gallery Pro Choice in Vienna tonight. And 5 million people are involved. Every one sent a poster which is going to be put up by Tom Humphreys.

The list of all people is below, but I really wanted to show you what my poster looks like. There is a some Chicago in there and no Bernhard Willhelm. I know, shocking.

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Bulletinboard Blvd. from 29.01.09 ““ 28.02.09

Posters by Ei Arakawa/Patrick Price, Arakawa and Gins, Thomas Bayrle, Michael Beutler, Gerry Bibby, Jesse Benson, Henning Bohl, Catrin Bolt, Wolfgang Breuer, Michael Callies

David Catherall, Sunah Choi, Kerstin Cmelka, Dépendance, Sara Deraedt, Michele Di Menna, Lucy Indiana Dodd, Christian Egger, Michaela Eichwald, Jana Euler et Manuel Gnam

Fabrics Interseason, Isabelle Fein, Olivier Foulon, Free Class FFM, GirlsOnHorses (Elke Auer/Eva Egermann/Esther Straganz/Julia Wieger), Manuel Gorkiewicz, Gülsüm Güler, Marlene Haring, Florian Hecker, Tamara Henderson

Darcy Huebler, Tom Humphreys, Nate Hylden, Anna Jermolaewa, Steffen Jørgensen/ Robert Kjaer Clausen/ Allan Nicolaisen, David Jourdan, Pernille Kapper Williams, Annette Kelm

Thomas Kilpper, Peter Kortmann, Michael Krebber, Markus Krottendorfer , Andrei Koschmieder, Sonia Leimer, Anita Leisz, Brian Mann, Christian Mayer, Birgit Megerle

Michaela Meise, Almut Middel, Daniel Müller-Friedrichsen, Joshua Nathanson, Dennis Oppenheim, Michael Part, Luciano Perna, Manfred Pernice, Produzentin, Josephine Pryde

Barak Reiser, Sabine Reitmaier, Mandla Reuter, Claus Richter, Ulla Rossek, Matthias Schaufler, Bernhard Schreiner, Nora Schultz, Dietmar Schwärzler, Hanna Schwarz

Constanze Schweiger, Ditte Soria, Anne Speier, Tove Storch, Josef Strau, Stephen Suckale, Megan Sullivan, Stefan Thater, Pascal Theriault, Harald Thys/Jos de Gruyter

Vier5, Westphalie Verlag, Alexander Wolff, Amelie von Wulffen, Haegue Yang, Nate Young, Alivia Zivich, Andreas Zybach with a stencil by Michael Beutler.

06 October 2008 | Interview with Jean-Paul Lespagnard for Mode Depesche

Mode Depesche

The new issue of Mode Depesche has just been released. The cover of the fashion magazine features model and actress Marisa Berenson (granddaughter of famous fashion designer Elisa Schiaparelli). You may remember Marisa from her roles in Barry Lydon or Visconti’s Death in Venice. Of course there are many photos of her. I only want to point you to the cover of Vogue (July 1970), together with Helmut Berger.
Also, there is an interview with Peter Berlin done by Claus.

Anyway, at the beginning of July I did a short trip to Brussels to meet up with designer Jean-Paul Lespagnard to talk about his latest collections, French fries, obsessions and Madonna”™s death.

Pictures of his work and the interview after the jump.

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14 May 2008 | Beitrag zu Madonna und wir. Bekenntnisse.

Madonna und Wir. Bekenntnisse, ist zum 50. Geburtstag von Madonna bei Suhrkamp erschienen, herausgegeben von Kerstin und Sandra Grether. Für mehr Details zu dem Buch und einen kurzem Auszug aus meinem Text den kompletten Eintrag anklicken.

Madonna und wir. Bekentnisse.

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07 March 2007 | Mode Depesche #5 | A Day In Dildo

The recently released issue #5 of Mode Depesche by Heimat is all about Hysterie.
I’ve written a text about my visit to Dildo. A little town on Newfoundland’s coast.

Hitchhiking to Dildo

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03 January 2007 | Raw by Viola Klein

In Raw, Viola Klein’s short film, Nancy, Toffi and I act as girlfriends who retired from show business out of free will. Hortense, Phyllis and Susan live in a self-supporting environment, far away from their former stage, the Vanity Ballroom (pictured below).

Here are a few set pictures.

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Vanity Ballroom, Detroit

The premiere of the short took place:
Friday, January 5th 2007, 21 h
Kino in der Brücke
Hahnenstraße 6 – Cologne

And afterwards: African Drum
Weidengasse 79 – Cologne

21 December 2006 | Carbs Calender for 2007

The renowned photographer Bobby Sievert and I have collaborated on a limited edition calender for 2007.

This time it is not about your favourite fruits. It is about your favourite food compound: carbohydrates. Sexy Carbohydrates! Everyone loves carbs and so do we.

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Have a look at a couple of our monthly carbs after the jump.

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01 June 2006 | Mode Depesche #4 – In die Fashionwüste?

The latest issue of Cologne based fashion fanzine Mode Depesche was published in May (their website has an older issue for your viewing pleasure). I’ve written a column about my shopping adventures in Canada. Read the article after the jump.

My behind glamorized by Mariah and Pandy

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06 December 2005 | If These Fruits Could Talk 2006 – Calender

If These Fruits Could Talk 2006The popular and well-known photographer Bobby Sievert had the idea to come out with an erotic fruit calender for 2006. I was immediatly with her. Together with Bobby, I worked on the sophisticated fruit styling.

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02 October 2005 | Filth Is My Life – Divine, zum 60.

Divine hätte in diesem Oktober 60. Geburtstag gefeiert.
Aus diesem Anlaß habe ich einen kleinen Artikel für das Frankfurter gab-Magazin geschrieben.

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31 July 2005 | Michael Krebber – Alien Hybrid Creatures

The Cover

Please find more information about Michael Krebber’s book Alien Hybrid Creatures / Ausserirdische Zwitterwesen after the jump. You can download the cover artwork, showing a spawning sea anemone and additional pages.

It was so much fun to work with Michael on his book and I think it shows.

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05 June 2005 | Mode Depesche #2 | Luxusmode

Dirk Bach und produzentinInterview mit Dirk Bach für Mode Depesche.
Fotos von Sabine Reitmaier.

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10 December 2004 | Texte zur Kunst #56, Dezember 2004 | Mode

Texte zur Kunst Nr. 56In der Texte zur Kunst #56 / Mode wurde ein Artikel von mir über Bernhard Willhelm veröffentlicht.

In der Ausgabe ist außerdem ein Interview von Jutta Koether mit Karl Lagerfeld abgedruckt. Auf einen längeren Fragenblock von Jutta Koether antwortet der Designer: “Alle Ihre Fragen in Ihren langen Fragen haben etwas Wahres. Gleichzeitig ist es aber simpler.”

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10 December 2004 | Mode Depesche #1

Die erste Ausgabe der Mode Depesche ist im November 2004 erschienen. In dem Fanzine ist ein Artikel über meine geheimsten Wünsche veröffentlicht worden.

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18 October 2003 | Sing Back The Symbols | DV, 11 min. | 2003

Sing Back The SymbolsAn exact reproduction of the music videos And So Is Love and The Red Shoes by Kate Bush from her 1993 short film The Line, The Cross & The Curve. The narration follows the fairy tale of the red shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. Two big fans of the singer in the main roles.

Watch Sing Back The Symbols after the jump!
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18 October 2003 | Ponydoku | DV, 5 min. | 2000

Shot in Iceland this wonderful documentation features several ponies and a snipe. The unique landscape provides a perfect backdrop for the jolly creatures.

By Oliver Husain & produzentin
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