Archive of Marina Galperina

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Two Experts on Sci Fi: Marina Galperina and Laurie Penny

by Marina Galperina on February 10, 2015
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On Black Mirror, Star Trek, and subjective progressivism in sci fi.

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Pussy Riot’s Bizarre Photo Shoot With a Creepy Rich Hobbyist

by Marina Galperina on November 26, 2014
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“You have never seen the women behind the masks quite like this!”

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Adventures In Selling Experimental Video Art: An Interview With Undervolt & Co.

by Marina Galperina on November 25, 2014
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“We are very open to the fact that we do not know how distribution will work in our post-internet age.” Johnny Woods, co-founder of the video art label Undervolt & Co., reflects on (almost) a year of selling experimental artworks online.

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Thoughts From Cold Artists in the Arctic Dealing With It

by Marina Galperina on November 24, 2014
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“The body is as much an interface with the landscape as the camera or the microphone” and other extreme weather-related musings.

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Marina Abramović Afterthoughts: Willpower, Control, Copyright

by Marina Galperina on June 5, 2010

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA All photos by Marina Galperina As Marina sat on her atrium throne on Monday, at 4pm the guards plowed lingering voyeurs out of the 6th floor gallery and her cast performers cried. Marina’s interviews played on a loop around the corner: “One thing I like about myself is my strong will.” […]

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When Marina Abramović Dies, An Interview with Biographer and Author James Westcott

by Marina Galperina on April 5, 2010

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA Marina Abramović, Tesla Ball, 2003, cibrachrome, 49.25 x 49.25 inches. Image via: Artnet When Marina Abramović dies, she would like Antony from Antony and the Johnsons to perform at one of her three funerals where no one will wear black and Marina-shaped marzipan cake will be served. Now, the self-proclaimed and widely recognized […]

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Jigga is Probably Not a Freemason, Relax

by Marina Galperina on January 27, 2010

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA On To The Next One, Jay-Z, directed by Sam Brown, screenshot via YouTube In Jay-Z’s monochrome seizure of a video On To The Next One, director Sam Brown splices bombastic bling-bling, a bite of the occult and a sprinkle of fine art allusion. Behold, namely, the eye-scratching centerpiece at 1:30 — […]

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The Self-Shot: A Study of Fame and Dorkdom

by Marina Galperina on January 13, 2010

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA M.Gira, of Angels of Light, formerly of Swans, via his MySpace Do you feel lame after sitting alone with your little camera, miming personality before the flash, angling your jaws for that flattering, “spontaneous” face? Don’t. We’ve all done the self-shot. With the metempsychosis of all regular social behavior into Facebook, Twitter, and What-ever-the-shit-er, […]

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No Trick-or-Taco for Starving Artists?

by Marina Galperina on November 4, 2009

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA Agnes Varda, a still from The Gleaners and I (2002) Last year’s World Series yielded some free grub when Jason Barlett stole third base and won free tacos for all of America via a Taco Bell giveaway. No such luck this year. We’ve got to say, we’re a little disappointed. What, no […]

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Drank Tastes Like Dirt, May or May Not Slow Your Roll

by Marina Galperina on November 3, 2009

POST BY MARINA GALPERINA According to the solitary 1-star Amazon review, Drank — the drugs-in-a-can “beverage” poised as the inverse of Red Bull, Takes like grape and dirt. Total waste of money and doesn’t live up to the hype. Hype notwithstanding, it seems Amazon fails to properly peddle this $3 cocktail of herbs, hormones, and corn […]

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