Can gold have emotional qualities beyond the economical, political and divine? Merzedes Šturm-Lie, multimedia artist and curator of the show 'Emotional Gold' at Espace0IN (opened 21 September '18) presented performance sounds from various artists. She also invited Lotte Beckwé, curator of the recently opened show 'James Lee Byars - The Perfect Kiss' at MUHKA, Antwerp to contribute with texts by James Lee Byars.
(PLAYLIST)
1. Srečko Kosovel - Kons 5
(Live reading in Slovenian and English of the poem Kons 5, published 1927)
2. Nick Defour - Krisis: 100 culottes
(Performance, Emotional Gold, Espace0IN, Brussels, Belgium 2018)
3. Jadran Sturm - In the Land of the Wolf
(Performance, Emotional Gold, Espace0IN, Brussels, Belgium 2018)
4. Waldo Pardon - A New Life in Paraguay
(Performance, Emotional Gold, Espace0IN, Brussels, Belgium 2018)
5. Luke & Kosten - White Boys
(Performance, Emotional Gold, Espace0IN, Brussels, Belgium 2018)
LOTTE BECKWÉ
1. James Lee Byars - The Golden Tower (Golden script on black silk paper, 1974)
2. Patti Smith - Spheres (for JLB) (Performance, 2001)
3. Jef Cornelis - James Lee Byars / Antwerp 18 April - 7 May 1969 (Interview fragment)
MERZEDES ŠTURM-LIE
1. Merzedes Šturm-Lie - No Name Bullets
(Performance, PALS, Stockholm, Sweden 2015)
2. Merzedes Šturm-Lie - 131514525 1215225 9131315182011292025
(Live reading from Master Essay, published 2015)
3. Merzedes Šturm-Lie - Calling Imagination
(Performance, Alps Art Academy, Tenna, Switzerland 2018)
4. Bill Guzel and His Polka Stars - Pee Wee Polka - Lake Erie Polka - Tino's Polka - Lady of All My Dreams - Danny's Polka - Iron Range Polka
from LP (Orange Coast Recording, California, USA, 1973)
5. Stakattak - Who put it in?
from You Tube video (Brussels, Belgium 2018)
6. Albert Oehlen and Luke Calzonetti - JB Slik in the mix
from S/T LP (Kunstlerhaus, Halle fur Kunst & Medien, Graz, Austria, 2018)
7. Merzedes Šturm-Lie - Yezemir Yosemite
(Performance, Curiouser, Gare de Congres, Brussels, Belgium, 2018)
8. Bill Guzel and His Polka Stars - Along the Roadside Polka - Riverboat Polka
from LP (Orange Coast Recording, California, USA, 1973)