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SUMMARY: Java Knights Queer Public Forum
LOCATION:Gladstone Hotel Art Bar
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/5187
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:What Next=3F =93InterSexions=3A Queer Visual Culture at the =
Crossroads=2E=94=2D one night only Tuesday September 30 from =
7pm to 9 pm=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AJava Knights Public Forum brings =
you=2E =93Intersexions a Panel Discussion on Queer Visual =
Culture at the Crossroads=2E=94 State of the queer and the =
visual=2C historically or today=2E A discussion to assess =
our overall theme=3A the crossroads of goals=2C tactics=2C =
and resources at which queer culture and all =
alternative=2Fprogressive cultural activism find themselves =
in the rapidly changing political and artistic landscape=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0A=93InterseXions=94 is intended to foster =
exchange of ideas about historical and contemporary arts =
among scholars=2C artists=2C curators=2C and other arts =
personnel=2C and to encourage cross=2Dfertilization among =
disciplines and between writers and artists=2C theory and =
practice=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AWhy we need to rethink notions of =
identity and sexual politics to adapt to changes in the =
wider world and within our own evolving culture=2E Some of =
the questions that may be answered by the panelists time =
permitting=3A What Brings Us to These Crossroads=3F Queer =
eye for Ancient Material Culture=2E AIDS and Queer Art=2E =
What it means to be a queer artist=2E Race=2C Ethnicity=2C =
and Geography in Queer Culture=2E Queer Pleasures=2C Queer =
Desires=2E Queer Visual Culture=2E This will be a Fabulous =
panel conference=3A new ideas=2C new and familiar art=2C =
networking=2C meeting people whose names are legend=2C and =
integrating snippets of knowledge=2E =0D=0AGuest Panelists =
for this discussion tonight=3A=0D=0A=0D=0AJack Butler=2C =
Toronto artist=2E Butler=27s hybrid practice uses the means =
and methods of visual art to produce research in three =
distinct domains =2D Medical science=2C Cross=2Dcultural =
collaborations with Inuit artists and Money=2E Butler =
exhibits internationally with work in public and private =
collections including the National Gallery of =
Canada=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AStatement=3A =22I draw=2E Grounded in =
my own sexual transformations =28my body appears as erotic =
subject and surface in all my art=2Dsci=2Dsex works=29=2C =
the process of drawing has taken me into other mediums for =
presentation =2D video=2C installation=2C computer =
animation=2C performance =28drawing on bodies=29 and into =
trans=2Ddisciplinary practices=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AObserving my =
art career over the last forty five years of drawing=2C I =
have come to recognize that I am developing a core =
trajectory that focuses on sex and sexuality =2D the =
aesthetic=2C sensuous and even scientific experience of =
being sexual=2E My work ranges from my current interest in =
Somatechnics =28theories and practices of alternative =
sex=2Dgender embodiment=29 to early and on=2Dgoing =
trans=2Ddisciplinary art=2Fbio=2Dmedical research projects =
in genital embryogenesis =28sexual differentiation in the =
human embryo=29 which art=2Dbased research is bringing me =
into collaborative work in trans=2Dgender and intersex =
communities=2E=22 said Jack www=2Efatemaps=2Eca =
=7Cwww=2Eartcoldcash=2Eca =7C =
www=2Einterlog=2Ecom=2F=7Efatemaps=2Fbreath=0D=0A=0D=0ADrasko =
Bogdanovic=2C Toronto photographer was born in Sarajevo=2C =
Bosnia in 1977=2E An early fascination with the Hollywood =
magazines and black =26 white photography of the distant =
West instilled an early glamorous aesthetic and a constant =
desire to juxtapose Classical posture with natural light=2C =
especially in his later nudes=2E A classically trained =
musician and self taught painter=2C Drasko picked up a =
camera soon after emigrating to Canada as a means to capture =
images that he might later portray on canvas=2E Even his =
early work on this medium made attempts to develop a graphic =
aesthetic that he would only recognise and realise some =
years later when he turned to photography exclusively=2E =
Today his landscape and architecture photography capture =
cities=92 geometry and abstractions and provocative nude and =
erotic photography continues to drive this bright young =
arrival to the Canadian Art scene to push his machine=2C =
medium=2C techniques=2C models and materials to new =
limits=2E His name and images are in the top rankings of =
search engine results of the nude photography and erotic art =
genres=3B his photography has appeared in domestic =
newspapers and magazines and as of this writing has been =
featured in a small but impressive and promising portfolio =
of advertising campaigns=2E His first solo exhibition of =
male nude and erotic photography =22In Flagranti=22 was =
shown in Toronto this summer=2E Most recently he =
participated in First Queer Sarajevo Festival=2E =
www=2Edraskobogdanovic=2Eca =0D=0A=0D=0AGurbeen Bhasin=2C =
Producer=2FPresident of Meow Films=2E Gurbeen Bhasin =
a=2Ek=2Ea=2E =91G=92 is an artist of sorts or as some may =
think a sorted artist=21 She has been writing as long as she =
could hold a pen and has over the last couple of years used =
film to further her artistic expression and capture that of =
others=2E Producer Herstories Documentary July 2006=2C =
Producer=3A Gurbeen Bhasin Docuvixen Films =26 Meow Films=2C =
Director=3A Lisa Robertson NSI=2C CBC =26 Film Festivals=2C =
Director=3A Dorianne Emmerton Bravo Fact =26 Film Festivals =
and Art Director Catch =26 Release Short Film Aug 2005 to =
name a few=2E Gurbeen is founder of Night at the Indies =7E =
established in 2005 as a non=2Dprofit artist collective in =
Toronto=2E =2EHer educational and professional background in =
Social Policy and International Relations helps her to tell =
the untold story in unique ways=2E Gurbeen is one of the =
founding members of Aangen and has been Executive Director =
since 2001=2E Gurbeen has taught communications and other =
courses to help others learn to live the lives they love and =
do so powerfully=21 Toronto is her home=2C where her heart =
has grown roots and soul attachments=2C after living in =
Iran=2C India and the U=2ES=2E www=2Emeowfilms=2Ecom =7C =
www=2Eyoutube=2Ecom=2Fmeowfilms=0D=0A=0D=0ACarlos Rivas=2C =
Gay Men=27s Community Education Coordinator=2C AIDS =
Committee of Toronto His topic of discussion=3A =22Art as =
therapy=3A the case of people living with HIV=22 Since his =
early years=2C Carlos Rivas has studied music =28Organ and =
Vocal=29=2E He sang as tenor and countertenor with the =
Capella Monteverdi=2C a baroque group in Venezuela=2E As =
psychotherapist he uses Gestalt Therapy as main framework =
because this model incorporates creativity and Art=2E Carlos =
has B=2EA=2E Psychology=2E Philosophy =28postgraduate =
studies=29 and Social Sciences =28a Ph=2ED almost done=29=2E =
Before coming to Canada this year=2C was UNAIDS =
consultant=2E He has been working with people living with =
HIV since 2002 and currently he is the facilitator of =
Latinos Positivos=27 Support Group=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AAndrew =
Harwood is a Toronto=2Dbased artist=2C curator=2C drag queen =
and writer=2E Harwood=2C 42=2C hosts the popular Gaza Strip =
Club=2C a monthly night at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre=2E =
The event brings out a wide variety of party=2Dgoers=2C from =
=22art fags=22 to straight 19=2Dyear=2Dold girls celebrating =
their birthdays=2C to exhibitionists who have been known to =
stage small pieces of risqu=E9 performance art=2E Among the =
first artists to establish a presence in what is now called =
the Queer West Village Toronto=2C Art and Design District=2C =
Andrew has unique expertise on the artists and galleries in =
this area of the city=2E His gallery=2C Zsa Zsa=2C operated =
in Queer West from 1998=2D2005=2E Andrew was also a founding =
member of the Toronto Alternative Art Fair International =
Collective and served as President of BOD A Space Gallery =
and BOD member Gallery TPW=2E He has given lectures on =
visual art and related topics at the University of Texas=2C =
Ontario College of Art and Design=2C University of =
Waterloo=2C Georgian College and at artist=2Drun centres in =
Ontario and Alberta=2E Andrew=27s work=2C =22The Canadian =
Musical Terrorist Series=22=2C was exhibited at Paul Petro =
Contemporary Art during Pride Week 2007=2E His work is also =
held in permanent collections at the University of Guelph=2C =
Queen=27s University and in private collections=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0APatrick Holland=2C Associate Professor of =
English=2C University of Guelph=2C and Author teaching among =
other things gay literature and queer therory=2E =28Revised =
full biography and portrait coming =
Friday=29=0D=0A=0D=0AWhere its happened=3A Gladstone Hotel =
Art Bar=2D 1214 Queen St Wat Dufferin =2DInformation Line=2E =
416=2D551=2D1709 =2D Java Knights happens on the last =
Tuesday of every month=2E No cover=2C free fresh finger food =
served and soft drinks=2C cash bar from 7 PM to 10PM=2E =
=0D=0A=0D=0AGet on mailing list =2D =
javaknights=40hotmail=2Ecom or Call Michael to RSVP at =
416=2D551=2D1709=2E =
queerwest=2Etoronto=40gmail=2Ecom=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A
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