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P.A. Straubinger Documentary on People Who Live on Air

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian

Every year dozens of documentaries are released on hunger in the world, focusing mainly on the failures of our food production system and how badly we manage energy resources. Interestingly, this Christmas brings us an unusual documentary which examines the very need to eat and drink, fasting, and the phenomenon of faith. This Austrian director, P.A. Straubinger examines the idea that modern man can be fed by nothing more than light. He examines Jassmuheen´s book, “Living on light” and looks into the various stories of supposed breatharians. The documentary takes a quick world tour, which crosses Austria and Germany, and looks at communities and figures for whom the idea that the human body can become self-sufficient, nourished only by the air we breathe, has become a reality. He visits a monastery in China where it seems that no one eats, a Yogi in India that has gone 70 years without eating or drinking, a Russian woman who has claimed to live on air that many have called a liar, and other testimony from scientists and dieticians. He also takes a look at German figures known for their inedia. Generally these people back up their fasting with different spiritual claims, arguing that if one is accustomed to spiritual activities like meditation or prayer, this type of fasting may be popular. These people raise interesting questions about the power of faith, science and human drive. Are these breatharians telling the truth and trying to enlighten others about the possibility of living in a fasting state for long periods of time, either out of necessity or inclination? Or are they just peddling... read more

Exhibit by Nuala Goodman in Venecia

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Venetian

The prolific artist Nuala Goodman presents her fascinating work in the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice until January 9, 2011. Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1962, she studied fine arts at the National College of Art and Design in her hometown, which gave her the foundation to start exploring the world of art and design. Concerned with the intersections between different forms of expression such as art, design and fashion, Goodman has been combining different disciplines without fear and since she took her first steps in the arts,. And thanks to her interesting and fruitful interdisciplinary procedure, Goodman has been able to test not only her artistic skills, and ability to think big, but also helped break down the idea that a strict separation of creative disciplines somehow legitimizes artistic practice. With the exhibition “Gardens” which opened at the Palazzo Fortuny on September 4th, the artist offers us entry to her unique imagery, splashes of color and rich textures. Equipped with an incredible sensitivity to color and composition, Goodman combines different materials and colors to create a complete installation which consists of work designed exclusively for this exhibition. Always keeping in mind the viewer, the exhibition provides an experience which is not just intellectual and is above all, sensory, inviting spectators to touch and explore it up close. Besides this, the exhibition features miscellaneous drawings, doodles and designs of the artist. For more information about the exhibition visit: www.museiciviciveneziani.it Heloise Battista Nuala Goodman is especially known for her work exploring the juncture of fashion, design and art. Come see her conclusions for yourself by renting apartments in Venice Translated... read more

Banksy Prankumentary makes waves in art world

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Banksy, the famous British graffiti artist know for using walls the world over as a support for his political stencils, this time fixes his critical gaze firmly against the contemporary art market. “Exit through the Gift Shop” which he directed, is determined to prove how ridiculous, elitist, bourgeois, and capricious the contemporary art market really is. Graffiti artist Banksy is the most controversial and mysterious figure in contemporary art. The son of a photocopier technician, Banksy, as he is known globally, zealously conceals his identity from the press and all those curious fans who keep up with his art all over the world. In the documentary film he directs “Exit Through the Gift Shop” the famous stencil artist picks on art institutions, museums and galleries, providing a critique of the system through an analogy between the art market and the gift shops found at the exits of these cathedrals of aesthetics. Banksy criticizes the elitist type of system which institutions like the Tate Modern exemplify, and proposes resistance to these hierarchizing art machines through guerrilla art interventions and popular street art. His is argument is based on the position that the art featured in these institutions is generally tinged with cryptic secrecy, and comprehension of the works at hand leaves out all but a few “informed elites,” who despite consuming this art, don’t understand it either. With his film, the British artist reasserted his anarcho-punk ideals, and rubbed them in the face of the elite art consumer, whom he considers rather stupid, for spending millions of euros to support a superficial circus built on mutual misunderstanding. The documentary chronicles... read more