Friends, I must warn you. This video is not for the faint of heart, but then again neither are the horrors our species is capable of.
Do not watch this if you have a weak stomach. Or do....
Sooner,
Sj
Hope & Glory In Hong Kong
Last week it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to be part of an historic arts event in Hong Kong. Before I dig into my mischief there, a bit of necessary back story. In early 2009 I worked collaboratively with an incredibly talented producer named Gary Gunn. Mr. Gunn approached me after a Manhattan performance and asked me to work with him on a project that The Source magazine would later call a "beautiful monster of music akin to Frankenstein". The source is indeed a hip-hop magazine, but worry not readers...I do not 'rap' (thought others do beautifully). Have a listen to one of the songs I sang and co-wrote on Gary's album 'Destroying Beauty' here. It is a bit of a departure from what you might expect from me...but I gather those of you following my blog can guess how I feel about expectations.It was my work on Mr. Gunn's diverse project that led me first to Miami in 2009, and last week, to Hong Kong for the opening of visionary artist Simon Birch's conceptual circus called Hope & Glory. This event is (through May 30, 2010), the first of it's scope and size in the history of Hong Kong's art community. The exhibit is a 20,000 square foot labyrinth of interlinked multi-media installations ranging from a 3-D film inside a foreboding black and red circus tent, to my favorite of the lot, Twilight Shadows Of The Bright Face, a reinvention of the circus freak show.
Now certainly, I am more of a whiskey and smoke sort of gentleman, but the electric air at the opening party was soaked in neon, vodka, and the gaze 4,000 curious eyes. It was delightful. I left my usual seat behind the black and whites to prowl and slither across the stage. I welcomed the change and I hope to be invited to perform similarly in the near future. Worry not though, I could never abandon my beast of 88 teeth.
The trip to and from Hong Kong was...well....I cannot sleep in transit, so the 16 hour flights gave me the opportunity to watch 14 films that I'd not yet seen. My favorites being Harry Brown and The Road. I suggest each of you see both. A good portion of my stay involved not sleeping and imbibing of that old familiar poison. We did see some sights, but quite honestly once you've lived in Manhattan, every other city seems like...a town.
I will post photos from the performance soon with a bit more about the mischief made there. But for now, be sure to click the links embedded in this post. You'll discover some truly wonderful art and music.
Sooner,
Sj
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