I think that sounds brilliant. Didn't Beuys do some kind of documented trip to Iceland? I have that "We Go This Way" book packed away somewhere, and I seem to remember something about Iceland in it. You could do it as a reaction to that, replacing teaching with boxing as the means to make a social sculpture.
Female boxers are the coolest bad-asses going, BTW. Good luck on your training. np: Pixies - Come on Pilgrim - 06 - Holiday Song y'know EP's are the way to go. Bands seem to find a lot freedom in them, a couple of catchy trcks, a couple of out-there experiments that they wouldn't release on a proper album, cover tunes etc. Pavement in particular has prefected the fine art of making an EP. >From: ann klefstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Scanners >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:40:30 -0700 > > > >Sol Nte wrote: > > > well, that's it for me, I'm off to do some kung fu fighting > > http://www.uncarved.demon.co.uk/mp3/kungfu.mp3 > > > >Dear Fluxabbies, > >So I've been going to the fights lately, a new boxing gym in town right >near >where my dad used to box, and finding that I love it. Folding chairs around >a >ring on the 3rd floor of an old warehouse. Really adorable ring-card girls. >Both >men and women serious boxers. I like it because, being an artist and a >critic, I >get sick of judgment, mine, other peoples', carping, etc. In boxing there's >no >arguments. You win or you lose depending upon a couple of real clear >parameters >that you can't fake or charm or imply. You just have to do it. So that's >nice. > So I hear that Horton, the promoter here, wants to put together a team >of >boxers to go to Iceland, where boxing is illegal, and put on exhibition >matches >there sort of in aid of the beleagered Icelandic boxing world (because yes >there >are boxers in Iceland) which feels like it needs liberation. So I'm >wondering if >a document of my training, boxing, and trip to iceland would be a good >Fluxproject? I'm actually not in bad shape--I can still do my 200 situps >and my >30 pushups, and run a few miles--and so it isn't too much of a stretch. I'd >probably get creamed though because I'm small and so my reach isn't great. >What >do you think? Is the absurdity of the project ample reward for a few shots >to >the head? > >AK > >By the way, re an earlier project proposal, I've recently been asked to >join >VACUM, the Visual Art Critics Union of Minnesota (a new group) and will >try to >persuade them to start a softball team, the Pariahs. So maybe that's how I >can >get the TShirts up and paid for. We'll see. > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
