The Future of NHQ
For most of 2010, we here at NHQ have been working on two major projects, sort of behind the scenes: One is very related to events, websites, and social promotion for producer organizations. The other is an Internet video which we hope will take the medium to a new level, by incorporating some edgy tech…
NHQ VIDEO: Without Wax Promo No. 1
In this video: Derek Erdman in a gorilla suit, Derek Erdman on the telephone, Derek Erdman in a bed, Derek Erdman with a french fry, Derek Erdman as Rap Master Maurice, Derek Erdman makes a painting. Featuring NEW animated bumper by Gretta Johnson!
NHQ EVENT: Without Wax
WITHOUT WAX is Derek Erdman’s final solo exhibition in Chicago before relocating permanently to Austin, Texas on September 1, 2010. Erdman has lived in Chicago for 14 years. Over the course of the past decade he’s made more than 4,000 paintings, and sold more than 3,000 of them. In addition to painting, Erdman has successfully earned his living making and selling all manner of media, such as illustrations for web and print magazines, custom raps delivered via telephone, prank call CDs, self-published booklets and mail-order hamburgers.
COMING SOON: Man V. Candy Machine
New teaser trailer for our Interactive Internet Tele-Play MAN V. CANDY MACHINE, coming July 2010!
COMING SOON: Garden Apartment
We’ve got a new video in the works! Queer and sensual, conceived and created by the inextinguishable flame that is Gretta Johnson. It’s called GARDEN APARTMENT, a glimpse into the physical and psychological space of a strange and mysterious garden-dwelling creature, a “sluggy cocooned lady,” content with solitude and the companionship of her plants. She surrounds herself with collages of humans made to look like plants and plants that take on human characteristics.
INTERVIEW: Jaimie Warren
It’s a rare thing to be able to tread the line between popular and conceptual art period, much less with the kind of ease and playfulness the fabulous Ms. Jaimie Warren embodies. She’s vivacious and impulsive without being intimidating or oppressively hip. She’s got an openness about her that comes with the territory: born, raised, and schooled in the Midwest, away from the trappings of coastal art worldliness, and close to friends, family, and fans who lap her up like puppies to a puddle.
INTERVIEW: Yoshi Akai
Hot off the heels from Didier’s Steamthesizer article, NHQ brings you Yoshi Akai, a consummate inventor and designer whose 19th century designs usher 20th century technology with more taste than Sriracha sauce. Whether its hacking a toy to make a synthesizer out of LEGO bricks or making notes appear out of thin air (like the wireless catcher shown above), Mr. Akai’s creations boggle the eyes and inspire the mind. Yoshi took some with me to talk about his pieces, his perspective, and the invisible.
INTERVIEW: Christian “Oyat” Doll
In Uganda, I lived with people from the Acholi tribe, who gave me this Acholi name. Most African names, particularly in Uganda, come from the condition of one’s birth, like their birth order or if they are born after twins or during a rainstorm, or if they have a birthmark. “Oyat” is usually given to people born under unusual circumstances. Few people aside from elders know the meanings of all the names, though. So, the student who gave it to me (a former child soldier who was also an amazing dancer and “footballer”) thought that it meant “an unusual person.”
COMING SOON: Man V. Candy Machine
We’re going to let you guys in on our secret next project that’s been in the works for a few years now. It’s MAN V. CANDY MACHINE, something we are calling an “Internet Tele-Play,” currently in development to be released later this spring. OK, so we may not have James Cameron’s Stereoscopic 3-D cameras or millions of dollars to throw into this production, but what we do have is a highly original and well-written screenplay, a top-notch production staff, and we damn well know how to use a green screen.
NHQ VIDEO + EVENT: Fooshed Smaces
Next Thursday, February 18 we are joining forces with our friends at KOKOROKOKO vintage to present a video installation in their storefront window! FOOSHED SMACES is a playful exploration of the intersection between the beautiful and the grotesque; of how easily the human face in its natural form can be manipulated by outside forces to convey unintended expressions, how the line between expression and disfigurement can be blurred by the direct interaction with an object as simple as a windowpane.
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