#kate bones

Strange Fruit by Magero, Saul and Al Rice 

Marlou Fernanda and Joseph Edwards 

Drumkit Uniform by Gonzy and Nilo Attahi

Ivan Blackstock, a moving portrait by Kate Bones

Program: Ace AIR Location: Ace Hotel London Shoreditch Date of Stay: 6-24-18 Artist: CRXSS PLATFXRM

CRXSS PLATFXRM is a multi-disciplinary arts organization led by artist and choreographer Ivan Blackstock, a true maverick who eliminated the rigid boundaries between dance, stage and street. Dedicated to celebrating and supporting artists who cross pollinate, CRXSS PLATFXRM brings together multitudes, creating a unique space for what comes next.

For this edition of Ace AIR, and over the course of a night, four artists took over four rooms at Ace Hotel London Shoreditch to create new works that were documented in-process by multiple collaborators. Curated by CRXSS PLATFXRM, the four artists were Gonzy, Ivan Blackstock, Marlou Fernanda and Magero, and their collaborators were Simeon Qsyea, Kate Bones, Joseph Edwards and Saul Nash. 

More about coming CRXSS PLATFXRM events here, and a poem written by Magero: 

STRANGE FRUIT

When a seed falls on concrete ground it's often found wanting..

Unwanted..

Surrounded by disgruntled eyes,

Unable to identify,

The rain it takes to fertil-eyes and enter-pride's this state of mind..

This state of mind..

My grapefruits cannot be defined..

Is it fitting in or standing out?

It's fitting not to stand outside your designated postal code..

Caught slipping on banana skins could land you in banana clips

This skin..

This skin is wearing thing..

It's brown and bruised the fruit within is on the brink of extinguishing.

I blend my fruit to live smoothie..

Too bold..

Too vibrant, too vibrant

Too sweet to survive such sour sTREEts whose branches were not made to bare fruit..

This strange..

It's strange.

We're collectively choking on Adam's apples..

Perhaps that's why we cannot swallow our pride..

Too proud to stand out..

This strange.

Fruit.

come party with us 

Artist Kate Bones combines film and digital technology to create vibrant gif portraits – like these from Glastonbury’s gay nightclub

Kate Bones shoots her subjects on a hacked 1980s 3D film camera and brings them alive as animated gifs. These portraits taken earlier this year at Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow, the festival’s gay nightclub, give a close-up view of performers usually only photographed on stage.

A warehouse party to raise money for a new London home for the cult club’s creators, Block9, will be held on 9-10 December at the Silver Building in London.