Chicks on

Weaving walls warp and weft

Weaving created with morweena at DCA Chicks don't art, fashion, music exhibition in august, now growing into our installation warp and weft!

Kate Macgarry installation of the happening

The all seeing eye, starting from scratch, too much is never enough?

Brainstorming Breakfast at la Bouche London

Chix Don´t Art, Fashion, Music BOOK LAUNCH @ 10 Corso Como, Milan

 
 

 

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We´re still buzzing from our trip to Vienna, which merged into our trip to 10 Corso Como, Milan, where we performed a lecture Happening, to launch our new book Chicks on Speed Don´t Art, Fashion, Music (booth Clibborn Editions/DCA)....but let me go back..... In Vienna, we were invited to install our installation piece, as part of Figura cuncta videntis (THE ALL SEEING EYE) homage to Christophe Schlingenseif (at Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary) over the 3 days we jammed with JAPANTHER live, partied with our newly found art gang, (including artists; Neven Aladag, Palli Banine & Davíð Örn Halldórsson, Ragnar Kjartansson, Francesca Thyssen and TBA 21 crew) took over the Secession anual Art dinner and just put Vienna in a spin...which is still spinning we hear from Francesca Thyssen! All this energy then carried onto 10 Corso Como, where we met with the lovely Federico Poletti, who together with Diane and Daniela Zenone supported the initial concept of our Happening and we send you chicks kisses.

We were so kindly hosted in the 10 Corso Como Mega Art Craft complex by Carla Souzanni and stayed in the creative and immaculate 3 rooms, which is like no where else on the plannet! Every inch of Melissa and my rooms, from ceiling to floor and wall to wall, was conceptually and aesthetically conceived, you feel "corsocomofied" as if starring in a fashion film of your very own!

We began the Lecture Happening with a singing introductory song ART RULES, a whimsical song about the art market, which quickly broke into a keynote presentation musical, ending with a humorous series of questions/answers, mainly led by Max Kibardin  and hipster Milanese Art scene. Sabrina Vanotti, Max´s wife and incredible fashion director (Velvet magazine) set out to transform us Chicks for the night, as Melissa put it "twisted & strange & a surprise" we wore Prada for the first time, together with Max made, haute couture shoes, matching the High Heeled shoe guitar, which was installed in a glass box on one of the tables, surrounded by our latest bags VOODOO CHANEL tote bags, oh....i wonder what karl will think of that!? Carla definitely liked them!

x @alexichick

above photos courtesy 10 Corso Como, below photo by Sabrina Vanotti

Our book, music and Voodoo Chanel is now available at 10 Corso Como

 

Japanther and Chicks rocking out @ TBA 21 Vienna

Japanthers Ian Vanek/ Matt Reilly, Chicks Alex and Melissa plus the new chicks on the block Francesca Thyssen and Alanna Heiss!

Yes it was a smashing of drums, guitars and objekt instruments, we took on the sexy Japanthers and met our match!can't wait to get to Iceland, where Francessca is planning the next Super Group cult meeting!

you can see our installation of EXPENSIVE GLORIFIED WALLPAPER @ Figura Cuncta Videntis (the all-seeing eye) / Homage to Christoph Schlingensief, at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna until 16 April 2011.

Expensive Glorified Wallpaper at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna

Installation almost complete....showing as part of Figura cuncta videntis (the all-seeing eye) / Homage to Christoph Schlingensief Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary,

R.I.P. Ari !

We´ll miss you dearly, you started it all with your girl gang, passing on the fire to us and many others, thanks for giving us so much power and making us feel alive, we Girl Monsters everywhere will keep being WILD and unafraid!

LOVE,

Alex and Melissa

OPENING OF MULTIPLIED @ CHRISTIES LONDON

 

Melissa and I were in London for Frieze Art fair and Multiplied @ Christies, where we exhibited editioned prints, made at DCA print studios, pictured is "Running Legs". The origins of this print went through multiple stages, first photocopying, then Kathi Glas Sewed the legs onto fabric (thats why they look hairy now) including some intense hours of sequining and post scanning and cleaning, i voila! Some people thought they were quite sexy! Melissa is pictured wearing Manish Aurora´s beautiful coat, she´s the art herself.

CHICKS ON SPEED EDITION @ CHRISTIES LONDON

 

We´re very happy to announce that the editioned prints we created, in the wonderful print studios at Dundee Contemporary Arts during our solo exhibition in August, will be on show at Multiplied Art fair, Christies from 14-17th October. Pictured above "Running Legs" by Chicks on Speed, 2010, courtesy of DCA and Kate Macgarry Gallery

Max Kibardin presentation with Chicks on Speed, Milan fashion week

Cube painted by MR. FILEYO