Carl Abrahamsson News:
The exhibition "Döden i våra hjärtan" will be shown as a part of "BG01" at Bergen Kunstmuseum in Norway between the 29th of October 2010 and the 30th of January 2011. Immediately afterwards, it will travel on to Galleri Babel in Trondheim, Norway, where it will be shown during the month of February 2011.
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Photos for sale! I've made the prints from the two recent exhibitions "Döden i våra hjärtan" and "FanzinEra" available at EDDA (catalogue section).
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En angenäm liten intervju i Sundsvallstidningen i samband med utställningen "FanzinEra – Fotografier 1985-1988". Läs här!
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I've started to go through my film archive and will make a special film-related page here at this site. I will also post the actual films/videos at Vimeo.com, which provides a decent resolution. To begin with, here are three recent versions of manifested dreams states...
Omegahanen from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
Exformation (Electric sunshine remix) from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
Returbiljetten – Ej giltig! from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
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"FanzinEra – Fotografier 1985-1988 av Carl Abrahamsson" får premiär i Sundsvall 100706. Såhär lyder presentationen av denna angenäma rock'n'roll-flashback:
"Carl Abrahamsson drev mellan 1985 och 1988 fanzinen Lollipop och Acts of Interstellar Torture. Fokus låg på rock'n'roll och skräpkultur och tidningarna blev väl mottagna i den tidens garagerock-och "sleaze"-miljöer. Med bas i Stockholm träffade Abrahamsson en stor mängd band och artister och dokumenterade dem genom intervjuer och fotografier i sann DIY-anda. Band som Union Carbide Productions, Lädernunnan, Blue For Two, Sonic Youth, Hüsker Du, Gun Club, The Cramps, Godfathers, Stomachmouths, Creeps, Pushtwangers, Nomads, Scientists, The Saints, The Church, Sort Sol, The Shamen, Psychic TV och artister som Iggy Pop, Alex Chilton, Lydia Lunch, Richard Kern, Screamin' Jay Hawkins och Legendary Stardust Cowboy passerade alla revy framför Abrahamssons kamera. I utställningen FANZINERA bjuds på ett axplock av hans porträtt från en svunnen men fortfarande högljudd tid."
Mer information kommer på Galleri Granens hemsida och blogg.
"Back to human nature!"-filmprogrammet kommer också att visas på Galleri Granen i Sundsvall i samma veva, nämligen 100707, kl 1900. Mer information om detta program finns lite längre ned på denna sida. [100602]
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The wonderful publishers Scarlet Imprint have released a new stunning volume: "XVI – Bringing down the house of God". "XVI" seeks to raise magickal awareness of the unique times we find ourselves in, whilst being open to the resourcefulness and indominatable nature of the human spirit to find solutions and responses to it. This is magick attuned to the zeitgeist. I'm very happy and proud to be included in this impressive anthology. Other contributors: John Michael Greer, Ramsey Dukes, Eric K Lerner, Raven Caldera, Michael Idehall, Peter Grey, Dr George J Sieg, James Wasserman, Hafiz Batin, Dr Dave Evans/FrancisBreakspear, Stephen Grasso, Kyle Fite, Julian Vayne, Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule, Peter J Carroll and Alkistis Dimech. With stunning artwork by: Stafford Stone, Kyle Fite, Fredrik Söderberg, Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule, Hafiz Batin, Michael Idehall and Eric K Lerner. Order your copy straight from the publishers! [100517]
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Norway, beware! On May 27th, I will host a screening of "Back to human nature!" at Forum Nidrosiae, Nova sal 3, Cicignons plass in Trondheim. 9 pm- ?. On the following evening, May 28th, it's lecture time: "Contemporary timelessness – Eternal trends", at KIT, Kunst og Fellesskapets Rom, entrance at the corner of Kirkegata and Gyldenløvsgate in Trondheim. 6.30-8 pm. A talk on art in relation to cosmic currents, individual will and to a fragmented contemporary culture. Does art need to be talismanic or magical in order to have a substantial human value? Come and be enlightened by the films and listen to some high-strung cosmic art theory! [100517]
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The wonderful film program "Back to human nature!" has now been released on DVD by Njutafilms. Magical and psychedelic films by Fetish 23, Halo Manash, Christine Ödlund, Nadine Byrne and Gustaf Broms – Please don't miss them! Different artists deal with the preapocalyptic currents of our culture in different ways. Some choose to accept the technologically utopian dreams imposed on us by market forces. Others prefer a more primordial, spiritual approach of wisdom and intuitive behaviour. ”Back to human nature!” displays the work of five Scandinavian filmmakers drawn to this intuitive approach. Available through SUBDVD. Get your copy today! [100517]
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Understen's debut CD "Imaginär Koherens" is out now! Understen is an entity consisting of former White Stains member Jan Ekman and me. We have produced ten dynamic sound structures ranging from trad-ambient, over dark electronics to pure analogue sound collages. Highly experimental music from inbetween-states of mind. This is a numbered and signed boxed set of 100 copies, containing one CD, one information sheet, one duplicated drawing by Ekman and one duplicated drawing and one photograph by me. You can order it right here! [100405]
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Sinnelag, my new solo-project, releases its debut album "Själabränning" on Edda Grammofon right NOW! Eleven dark and, for me, unusually harsh, pieces that all act as cathartic, excremental sound-memes. Also contains a short essay in Swedish which is cut in half. If you want to read the whole story, you need to get two copies... CD in a limited edition of 100 numbered copies. Order it right here! [100326]
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Mascara no 19 is out now! "Auto-Erotic Communion by Carl Abrahamsson" 32 pages of photographs in the classic and highly sought after Mascara fanzine tradition. Order it right here! [100222]
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Sydsvenskan 091229, artikel om Döden i våra hjärtan. Läs mer här! [091230]
[2009-12-22]
A new exhibition of photographs is coming up. I will show a series of images called "Döden i våra hjärtan" ("Death in our hearts") at Martin Bryder Gallery in Lund, from December 29th and onwards. More information will be posted here soon.
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I have assembled a great film program with new Scandinavian filmmakers. The program is called "Back to human nature!" and contains films by: Fetish 23, Halo Manash, Christine Ödlund, Nadine Byrne and Gustaf Broms.
?Different artists deal with the preapocalyptic currents of our culture in different ways. Some choose to accept the technologically utopian dreams imposed on us by market forces. Others prefer a more primordial, spiritual approach of wisdom and intuitive behaviour. ”Back to human nature!” displays the work of five Scandinavian filmmakers drawn to this intuitive approach.
If you are interested in showing this program, please get in touch. Thank you!
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I'm very happy to have written the foreword to Feral House' wonderful edition of "Thee Psychick Bible" by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (et al). Not only is it a great new and improved edition material-wise, but it's also an extremely nice-looking book. The first limited edition also comes with a DVD of rare TOPY-related films and videos. OV POWER right here, folks! [2009-10-29]
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The Germans are a cultured bunch! If you're in doubt, please consult Nietzsche, Goethe, Novalis and Jünger. And also this great piece by Dominik Tischleder at NONPOP.DE ! [2009-10-28]
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Don't miss the great magazine "Shooting Star"! Edited by Finn Öhlund and lavishly produced in an edition of only 600 copies, "Shooting Star" literally takes you on a colourful art trip! Selections from the series "Meditations" (poems by me, beautiful paintings by Fredrik Söderberg), plus mind-bending material from Nadine Byrne, Matti Kallioinen, Oscar Furbacken, Ralph Lundsten, Erland Cullberg, Filippa Barkman, Lisa Jonasson and more. Get it while you can! [09-10-26]
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Uh-oh, here's an old interview with me that I forgot about... From Claudio Parentela's "The Extra Finger": [09-10-22]
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Don't miss IDEAL's wonderful No Fun-festival at Strand and Fylkingen in Stockholm, September 17th-20th. I will be DJ'ing on the Saturday night (together with Lars Larsson), to get you in the mood for some merry toetapping to the following great artists: Wolf Eyes (Us), Prurient (Us), CM Von Hausswolff (S), Dror Feiler (S), Religious Knives (Us), Oneohtrix Point Never (Us), Sewer Election (S), Family Underground (Dk). Sounds good? Sounds loud! I hope to see you there. More information? [2009-09-02]
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I will participate in a seminar/debate on digital culture, archival aspects and distributional dilemmas in Växjö on September 28th. The context is the New Music Festival, which seems to have a pretty interesting line-up, all in all. More information? [2009-09-02]
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I have launched a new site – www.edda.se – which will be the mail order/sales channel for Carl Abrahamsson-related new records, old records, new books, old books, etc. In this dystopic digital-download day and age, I have sorely missed some real products. And so have you. Now you need to look no further. Edda.se is alive and clicking. [2009-09-01]
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Edda Grammofon release two new albums on CD by Cotton Ferox (& friends) today. They are exclusively available through edda.se.
- Cotton Ferox & Sylvie Walder: "Elementen"
A collaboration between CF and brilliant French artist Sylvie Walder. Five tracks sweeping through subconscious apprehensions of nature. Organic strategies in electronic (dis)guises with some penetrating and sonorously seductive seedsowing for the future. Echological dark ambient at its finest!
- Cotton Ferox & Bardoseneticcube & Kryptogen Rundfunk & 1g0g: "Mother Russia"
An intense live jam recorded in St. Petersburg during CF's 2007 Russian tour. Eerie, dark, Russian, Swedish, psychedelic, emotional, evocative... Et cetera. A free-flowing and colourful mind expansion in the sparkling encounter between two cultures and six heads.
These records are released in a limited edition of 100 numbered copies, so it might be a good idea to order your copies soon. Thank you! [2009-09-01]
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The new issue of the French art magazine "Beyond Contemporary" (Summer 2009) is out now and contains Carl Abrahamsson's essay "An art of high intent - We get the culture we deserve" (with illustrations by Ferdrik Söderberg and Gustaf Broms). It's a packed issue edited/curated by Kendell Geers and, as such, a trip through his mind. Considering how versatile and colourful that is, it's no surprise that the magazine is GREAT! More information here! [2009-07-27]
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Cotton Ferox' co-operation with French artist Sylvie Walder will be released as a CDR EP on September 1st, 2009. The record contains five collaborative tracks and is called "Elementen". It will be released on the Highbrow Lowlife label in a limited edition of 100 copies. More information about sales and ordering will be posted at this site at the time of release. The tracks will also be available digitally through the iTunes Music Store and the Highbrow Lowlife Music Store. [2009-07-01]
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- Carl Abrahamsson will participate with a lecture at the upcoming Equinox festival in London, June 2009. More information: EQUINOX FESTIVAL. [2009-04-01]
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- Carl Abrahamsson: SYMBIOTIC PEEK-A-BOO at MOPIA in Zürich, Feb 2009. More information: MOPIA. [2009-01-23]
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- Cotton Ferox are happy to announce that they will perform
in Poland
on two different occasions during September 2008. The first little
tour consists of the following dates:
September 5th, 2008:
Gdansk - Laznia
Laznia.pl ul. Jasko?cza 1
Time : 18:00
September 6th, 2008:
Warsaw - Plan B
http://planbe.nazwa.pl/
Time : 20:00
September 7th, 2008:
Krakow - Caryca (+ local support)
http://www.myspace.com/carycaklub
Ul.wielopole 15 Ip.
Time : 21:00
Then follows an extra performance two weeks later:
September 20th, 2008:
Intermediale Festival
Legnica
Time: 2100
Hope to see you there!
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- Utställningen "68-08" på Färgfabriken i Stockholm innehåller Carl A-fotografier. Vernissage 080614 mellan 18-01. För mer information, ta en titt på:
68-08 på Färgfabriken [2008-06-09]
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- Intervju med Carl Abrahamsson, gjord av Daniel Westerlund under hösten 2007. Publicerad i en kortare version i Tidningen Kulturen, januari 2008. Läs intervjun här! [2008-03-06]
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- Recension av "Olika Människor" i VICE vol 5, nr 1, kan läsas HÄR. [2008-03-06]
- Recension av "Olika Människor" i VICE vol 5, nr 1, ute nu. [2008-02-05]
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- Intervju med Carl Abrahamsson i Tidningen Kulturen nr 1 2008, ute nu. Intervjun i större helhet kommer att dyka upp här på denna sajt under mars 2008. [2008-01-29]
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- Aase Berg recenserade "Att göra av med sig själv"-boken i Aftonbladet 080124. Hon tycks specifikt kommentera Bo Cavefors och Carl Abrahamssons texter med följande harang: "Självmordet som frihetshandling är den patriarkala outsiderns käpphäst. Därför först lite info till alla grabbiga outsiders: Friheten finns någon annanstans. Det finns ingen frihet i bemärkelsen existentiellt eller socialt oberoende. All frihet utövas på bekostnad av någon annan. Existentiell frihet är en patriarkalkapitalistiskt individualistisk handelsvara, utövad av väldigt stora egon." Wow! Bo och Carl känner sig hedrade och floskelmanglade på en och samma gång. Recensionen kan läsas i helhet HÄR! Go, Aase, Go - Dekonstruera mera! [2008-0126]
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- Jonas Thente recenserade "Olika Människor" i Dagens Nyheter 080121 och gjorde det med bravur. Läs själv HÄR... Och köp boken HÄR! [2008-01-21]
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- A new edition of Jack Sargeant's excellent "Deathtripping" is out! Not only does the book feature Carl Abrahamsson's portraits of seminal directors Richard Kern and Nick Zedd... It's also a great book in itself! For anyone with an interest in American cinema and especially the "cinema of transgression", this book really is a must have. [2008-01-20]
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- Ondit nummer två har precis kommit ut! Temat är "Att göra av med sig själv - texter om författarsjälvmord". Denna antologi innehåller Carl Abrahamssons "Mishima och självmordet som ädel konst". För att beställa, klicka här! [2007-12-10]
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- Recensioner av "Olika Människor"-utställningen i Norrköping finns nu i avdelningen "Exhibitions". [2007-11-20]
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- "Olika Människor" blir fotoutställning, med samtliga 31 porträtt från boken, specialkomponerad "ljudmatta" av Cotton Ferox samt extra bilder + alternativa porträtt av de medverkande i bildspelsform. Först ut som utställare blir Kraftstationen i Norrköping. Vernissage 071117 och sedan löper utställningen fram till och med 071202. Boken kommer att finnas till salu under utställningen. [2007-10-02]
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- Nu är boken "Olika Människor" utgiven! För mer detaljerad information om innehåll och annat, se "Published"-avdelningen på denna sajt. För att direkt beställa ett exemplar, kontakta förlaget! [2007-10-02]
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- A new exhibition of photography: The "Porntraits" series will be exhibited in the group show "Achtung FSK 18 - Vol 2" at Galerie Tristesse Deluxe, Berlin, between October 20th and November 17th, 2007. Among the other artists are Bruce LaBruce, Dean Sameshima, Matt Greene, Paul Graves, Martina Pisbach and Kerstin Buchwald. Please see the gallery homepage for more info. [2007-09-25]
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- Boken "Olika Människor" släpps av förlaget h-ström Text & Kultur i samband med bokmässan i Göteborg i slutet av september 2007. Carl Abrahamsson kommer att vara närvarande i förlagets monter (B07:07) under lördagen den 29/9. Mer information, inkl beställnings-info, kommer att finnas på denna sajt i början av oktober. Se även h-ströms hemsida. [2007-09-25]
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- Two new albums have been released by San Francisco-based label Eroto Tox Decodings: White Stains' "Exploratorium" (an ambient compilation) and Cotton Ferox' "Defragmental" (a collection of remixes and odd bits). Ordering info can be obtained from EROTOTOX DECODINGS. [2007-05-15]
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- More confirmed Cotton Ferox dates: DOM, Moscow (May, 18th), State Museum of Modern Art, Yaroslavl (May 19th), Club Place, St Petersburg (May 22nd). [2007-05-08]
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- Cotton Ferox will play at DOM Cultural Center, Moscow, May 18 2007, to coincide with the opening of the photoshow mentioned below. More Russian concerts to be confirmed soon. Please check back for more info. [2007-03-20]
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- New exhibition of photography: Carl Abrahamsson "Lost & Fond" at DOM Cultural Center, Moscow, May 18-25 2007. Please check back for more info. [2007-03-14]
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- New exhibition of photography: Carl Abrahamsson "Sexual Flamboyance " at MOPIA, Zürich, April 20 - May 18 2007. Please check back for more info. [2007-03-14]
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- Re-launch of this site with more information and more images. Enjoy! [2006-10-19]
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- Activation of the HIGHBROW LOWLIFE MUSIC STORE. This is where you can purchase music by Cotton Ferox, White Stains, Deform Project and others in the MP3-format. [2006-10-10]