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GAY TOWN: Starring James Franco as James Franco

by Nicole Rodriguez
James Franco at Peres Projects (Temporary) February 9th - March 9th
Posted 2/21/13

The obvious needs to be stated before anything else can be said: We are avid consumers of celebrity fanfare and pop culture. It’s an inescapable fact of the cosmopolitan lifestyle. Tabloids give us the dirt, paparazzi provide the candids, while exhibitions and premieres put it all on a pedestal in a glitz-grunge cocktail of truth and fiction. The proportions of each may vary from drink to drink, but be it ambrosia or swill, we can rarely resist celebrity libations. James Franco’s second Peres Pr... [more]

[VIDEO] James Franco: Gay Town at Peres Projects Berlin

by Vernissage TV
James Franco at Peres Projects (Temporary) February 9th - March 9th
Posted 2/11/13

Gay Town is American actor, filmmaker, writer and artist James Franco’s second solo show in Berlin with the gallery Peres Projects. The exhibition that is presented in a temporary project space on the historic Karl-Marx-Allee explores a variety of themes that are central to James Franco’s artistic practice: adolescence, public and private persona, stereotypes, and celebrity. The artist created most of the works for the show over the past two years. He created many of the works in temporary locations such as... [more]