May 12, 2003
Hip Survival Bulletin #26
THE HORSE HOSPITAL
"like 1980s Brooklyn inside, but Oscar Wilde's study outside"
( Arshad ‘Legs’ Makdhum, 2003 )
This week at 13, The Symposium Of Exotic Reason, the discussion topic will be the relation between Robbie Williams, Anne Rice, Michael Gira, Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Jilly Cooper. For those who haven't noticed, Robbie Williams ' lyrics have increasingly started to bear an uncanny resemblance to those sung by solipsistic US genius Michael Gira.
Williams is long rumoured to be ghost written by Elton John allegedly in return for his services. Pop star Elton John -- whose credits in musicals include "The Lion King" and "Aida" -- and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin -- have just been commissioned to take a bite out of Broadway's "The Vampire Lestat," a musical based on on Anne Rice 's novels. It is the first project under the new Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures division.
In order to increase Robbie's chances in the US, The Horse Hospital would like its members to meditate on the idea that Mr. Williams will be first in line for the role of Lestat - perhaps an apt in joke and metaphor for the role between himself and alleged mentor Elton John. The idea that Mr. Williams should come out, perhaps not as a homosexual, but as a vampire, is something The Horse Hospital finds appealing. Marc Blackie wishes us to somehow align all of this to Jilly Cooper, whose fiction resembles the erotica of Anne Rice.
If anyone has direct contact to the individuals who will be the subject of discussion, and wishes to invite them, please feel free, as we expect this to be an interesting and fruitful debate.
And between this, the entertainment will be provided by Mysa Kaczkowski and Greg Swann. Having already established themselves as fashion luminaries with their exclusive one offs label "Put Something Fun Between Your Legs" and denizens of music's darker corners with Richard Kern inspired pop project "Spreadable", Kaczkowski and Swann will launch their new project ISCHEMIA, in conjunction with something to do with backwards breakdancing.
The Horse Hospital is London's only MEMBERS ONLY art gallery. Membership is £10. Entrance to all Symposium Of Exotic Reason events is restricted to members plus guests.
Here's what the media says about us :
" London's premiere underground and avant-garde centre. "
( luxnewswire, May 2003 )
" The current home of London's avant-garde. "
( Iain Aitch, London Evening Standard, 2002 )
" London’s most innovative test site for experimental film presentation. "
( Ian White, Whitechapel and Tate curator. )
" One of London's finest venues; if you're ever in London it should be added to your must-see list. "
( http://www.compulsiononline.com )
" where you find fresh expressions reaching for the sublime "
( The Guardian Website, Feb 2002 )
" The showcase for the finest minds of its generation "
( Res magazine, Toronto, 2003 )
" Modernidad extrema anclada en un marco antiguo. . El Hospital de Caballos se construyó en 1797. A mediados del siglo 19 se reformó y se declaró edificio protegido. Desde entonces conserva su arquitectura. Nada cambió salvo que ya no da cobijo a carruajes y caballos. Sin embargo los inquilinos de entonces siguen estando presentes. Pero también es esta locura la que hace posible lugares como el Hospital de Caballos. Donde no existe la censura de lo políticamente correcto. Donde rige la idea de que sólo traspasando normas y gustos establecidos puede nacer algo realmente innovador. "
( No Solo Musica, Spain, 2002 )
" The diversity of films is immense - from pure abstract formal expression to hard-core, queer/dyke porn. kinoKULTURE started in 1996 and now has a large fan-base. Artists and writers are encouraged to select and present their film choice, frequently coinciding with exhibitions. Recent hosts have included Jack Sargeant, who wrote the cult movie books : Deathtripping - Cinema of Transgression, and Naked Lens - Beat Cinema, offering a rare opportunity to see controversial underground shorts from New York (1980s) and Chicago (1990s). Also performance artist Franko B., presenting favoured new British and Canadian work alongside hilarious gay porn from Denmark. Horse Hospital screenings recall the recently demolished and sorely missed London Film Makers Coop (LFMC) in Camden, and kinoKULTURE has gained official approval from the British Film Institute (BFI) in the past. "
( Chris Barber, QX magazine, 2002 )
"The Horse Hospital is infinitely cooler because it comes from an organic mind-set and doesn't concern itself with any cosmetic bullshit," says Payne. "It doesn't give a f***, it just shows what it wants. Not like the ICA. For example, it would never dream of showing some sh**ty films and then getting Talvin Singh to bang a couple of tablas in front of it and charging 15 quid to get in. The Horse Hospital wouldn't do that, it would do something good, charge you five quid to get in and you'd have a lot more fun. I mean, f*** the ICA."
( Oliver Payne, The Evening Standard, 2002 )
The Horse Hospital Colonnade Bloomsbury London WC1N 1HX
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