Amfi
Doors: 18:00
Seated event.
The conversation is held in English.
Ahead of the double concert CHRISTEENE + DEATHMAN, artist and musician CHRISTEENE enters into a conversation with journalist and artist Reidar Engesbak about how the ugly and grotesque as artistic tools might dig up and throw the unpleasant sides of society in people's faces – and why it is more important than ever.
CHRISTEENE is a raw spirit of ferocious music, unabashed sexuality, and fiery intimate stank.
Reports from live shows describe raw and intimate exchanges, distressed choreography, macabre scenes involving butt plugs tied to bouquets of balloons being released from the singer’s ass, wardrobes styled from the forgotten scraps of society, and heated sermons on the state of the world as we know it.
The artist has collaborated with as well as performed with numerous acclaimed musicians, including Faith No More, Peaches, Fever Ray, John Grant, Kembra Pfahler, Suicide, Roddy Bottum, Tribe 8, Narcissister, Marc Almond, Bronski Beat, and Justin Vivian Bond. Longtime collaborators include award winning filmmaker PJ Raval, along with iconic fashion designer Rick Owens and artist Michèle Lamy. CHRISTEENE has been photographed by Juergen Teller, Katerina Jebb, Matt Lambert and Wolfgang Tillmans, and featured in magazines such as anOther, Noisey, Dazed, Art Forum, Spin, Vice, Numero, The New Yorker, Interview, Man About Town.
Reidar Engesbak (b. 1966), also known as DJ Deadswan, is a journalist for the magazine Blikk. He has a background as an activist in groups such as Rosa Rebeller and Ragr, and as a performing artist for Genitalia and Sadomaoistan. Engesbak also created the award-winning club concept Iconoclastic. In 2018 he interviewed CHRISTEENE for Blikk.
The event is presented in collaboration with Oslo Pride.
Picture Credit: Michael Sharkey, Ihne Pedersen
