French artist, writer, curator, theorist, and activist Jean-Jacques Lebel has been a spearhead of the avant-garde and counterculture since the 1950s. Lebel was the first artist to introduce Happenings to Europe, was one of the creative forces behind the May 68 revolt, organised the Festival de la Libre Expression (which evolved into the Polyphonix festivals),…
Video registration of a great performance by Japanese noise musician Masaya Nakahara (Violent Onsen Geisha, Hair Stylistics) and artists/musicians Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy in Los Angeles, 2008.
Sea Urchin now distributes the editions of Nico Vascellari. Nico is a versatile young artist from Italy: the media he uses vary from performance and sculpture to video, sound, and collage. His work is often connected to subcultural activism. In the past few year his installations and performances involved collaborations with musicians such as…