Fiction Talks #4

Leo Trotsenko

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Anna Baumgart, Andrzej TurowskiFilm Script: Anna Baumgart, Florian Nowicki, Marcin Kowalewski, and Wiktor Rusin “Conquerors of the Sun” is a film project by Anna Baumgart that was realized in collaboration with art historian, avant-garde historian, and professor Andrzej Turowski. The learn more
Anna Baumgart, Andrzej TurowskiFilm Script: Anna Baumgart, Florian Nowicki, Marcin Kowalewski, and Wiktor Rusin “Conquerors of the Sun” is a film project by Anna Baumgart that was realized in collaboration with art historian, avant-garde historian, and professor Andrzej Turowski. The occasion for this joint project arose from a chance encounter at the Warsaw café “Nowy learn more

Zdobywcy słońca. Parowóz dziejów / Conquerors of the Sun. The Locomotive of History

Anna Baumgart
In 1998, artists Eva & Franco Mattes created the pseudonym Darko Maver, a fictional reclusive artist whose life was set in the former Yugoslavia and influenced by the ongoing war. Maver’s purported early works were life-size sculptures made from wax, learn more
In 1998, artists Eva & Franco Mattes created the pseudonym Darko Maver, a fictional reclusive artist whose life was set in the former Yugoslavia and influenced by the ongoing war. Maver’s purported early works were life-size sculptures made from wax, rubber, and fabric. He allegedly roamed ex-Yugoslavia, depositing disturbingly realistic puppets of murder victims in learn more

Darko Maver (1998-99)

Eva & Franco Mattes
During the period spanning from 1974 to 1978, Leeson embarked on the fabrication of a fictional identity and alter ego named “Roberta Breitmore.” This undertaking transcended mere physical transformation, encompassing makeup, attire, and wigs, ultimately forging an intricate and sustained learn more
During the period spanning from 1974 to 1978, Leeson embarked on the fabrication of a fictional identity and alter ego named “Roberta Breitmore.” This undertaking transcended mere physical transformation, encompassing makeup, attire, and wigs, ultimately forging an intricate and sustained personality. Importantly, this persona was substantiated by tangible evidence, from official documents such as a learn more

Roberta Breitmore, 1974-1978

Lynn Hershman