Lamia Joreige

J'ai choisi ta bouche comme oeuvre artistique, alors je signe ta bouche; cela comprend l'idée de bouche et les parties qui la constituent, c'est à dire tes lèvres. Sans raison apparente, je sens que ta bouche plus qu'autre chose dans ton visage, exprime au mieux ta personnalité. C'est à travers un mouvement unique et indescriptible, proche de la grimace, que ta bouche dit le dégout, la lassitude, et même l'agacement, et plein d'autres choses encore...

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Critical Art Ensemble

We would like chromosome set 23. It is the chromosome of gender expression. While it is supposed to be a biological mechanism of either/or consequence, it's final manifestation is often not so clear. It is yet another site where flesh, desire, and culture clash.

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Walid Raad

Since we meet occasionally -- as opposed to often -- on those occasions when I am in Lebanon, or when we both happen to be in the same city/town/village somewhere in the world, we usually greet with Lebanese kisses. I would chose that gesture, your gesture, that accompanies these kisses, when you flick your hair away from your face with that quick left/right jerk of the head. When we meet after a long absence, I always try to approach you slowly when I am about to greet you with three kisses, so that I can actually see this gest, and to see if you might do it twice should your hair dare to cover your face before our kisses meet.