Lecture
Discussion

Donnerstag, 29.01.2009, 20.00 Uhr

"An Evening With The Radical Narcissist"
Sands Joseph Horwitz Dijks Murray-Wassink

St. Petersburg, Russia 2006. Sands strips, puts on a wig, skirt, perfume, eye makeup and does a nose kissing performance with the audience. What does it all mean? Where was Brandon Teena in the collective unconscious and the vast plains of Kansas youth that Sands grew up in?

On the basis of the video documentation of the performance The Radical Narcissist in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sands would like to discuss with the audience what issues connect us, the "fundamentals" of being humyn and how we can work to build bridges in our lives and reach out to others, share emotions and "how it feels" and work to make the world a better place to live in. Sands would especially like to discuss issues of negotiation and navigation in life in terms of behaviour and communication and relationships/friendships, and building to make lasting and effective bonds.
He will also present his recently published book, Profeminist WHITE FLOWERS which discusses manic depression in his life and work, moments of sensuality and pleasure in between the stress, and a love and integration of perfume and art collecting passions.

Sands Joseph Horwitz Dijks Murray-Wassink
Born in 1974 in the USA, Sands has lived in Amsterdam and worked there, together with his husband Robin, since around 1994. He is a highly trained but break-the-rules artist, and a passionate Queer Feminist and Feminist Artist.
Artists important to Sands include Carolee Schneemann, Hannah Wilke, Adrian Piper, Tracey Emin, Elke Krystufek, VALIE EXPORT etc. and as a Feminist, Class and Race are central to his White Skinned but analytical practice.
A Sexual Intellectual and Theorist, Sands Grooves With Women Intellectually and with men physically.
Further information: www.sands1974.com