Masculinities
5 November – 18 December 2005 Video Forum at NBK www.nbk.org/video-f.html
Artists: Loulou Cherinet (Ethiopia/Sweden), Lu Chunsheng (China), Cinema Suitcase (The Netherlands), Bjørn Melhus (Germany), Chloe Piene (USA), Mike Sale (Great Britain/Germany), Rommelo Yu (Philippines/Germany), Akram Zaatari (Lebanon)
fig.: Chloe Piene: Little David, 1999 (video still)
Chloe Piene's 9 year old actor imitates an aggressive man.
Rituals for the initiation of the body, structures of behavior, and the play with gender roles are the themes of this exhibition. The presented videos are a kind of social snapshot how the diverse concepts of masculinity and our society interplay and influence male socialisation, youth cultures and mediatisation. more culture>>>