This October, Faena celebrates the 10-year anniversary of Faena Buenos Aires, which

over the past decade, has brought about a cultural renaissance and artistic rejuvenation
in Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires).
For this celebration, Faena opens Faena Arts Center from 10th to 12th with a special
agenda that includes a site specific art exhibition by assume Vivid Astro Focus, a roller
dancin dancefloor hosted by world renowned Dj Lady Bunny and a retrospective on its
10 years of history.
Alan Faenas dream to transform the abandoned port area was realized in one of the
countrys most ambitious and successful real estate projects to date elevating Faena
District to the highest standards of excellence and artful living by combining heritage,
technology and art to define a unique urban enclave.
CONCEPT
AGENDA
FRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH
7 - 10 pm:
Molinos Room: Exhibition Opening for assume vivid astro focus.
Roller-Dancing to tunes by DJ Lady Bunny
SATURDAY 11TH, SUNDAY OCTOBER 12TH & MONDAY OCTOBER 13TH
2 - 10 pm:
Molinos Room: Exhibition for Assume Vivid Astro Focus. Roller-Dancing to tunes
by DJ Lady Bunny and other DJs
ASSUME
VIVID
ASTROFOCUS
FAENA ARTS CENTER MOLINOS ROOM
BIO
assume vivid astro focus (AVAF) is both an alias of Brazilian-born New
York-based artist Eli Sudbrack, and the name of an international duo of
visual and performance artists, with French multimedia artist Christophe
Hamaide-Pierson one of the main collaborators.
Avaf's work includes painting, drawing, photography, film and digital
technology. Avaf has been featured in Art Forum, Frieze, Flash Art, L'Uomo
Vogue, V Magazine, W Magazine, and a catalogue was recently published
by the Whitney Museum of American Art for the 2004 Whitney Biennial.
Avaf is included in the permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern
Art, New York and the Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary
Drawing Collection.
Obsession, curiosity, generosity
and anxiety are center elements in
our projects particular mind sets
necessary to cover every single aspect
related to the ideas we are discussing
at a given moment. Space and time are
multi-layered and multi-faceted and
peoples perception/experience of the
world is finally heading the same way
The images we use signify a fighting
power. Theyre characters of change,
characters that remain powerful even
though sometimes things have gone
slightly wrong with them physically.
() to us they are like contemporary
goddesses fighting the status quo.
VIVID ASTRO FOCUS - NEW YORK TIMES
2004 WHITNEY BIENNIAL - CENTRAL PARK
2004 CENTRAL PARK

Fusing drawing,
sculpture, video and
performance, avafs
dynamic installations
touch on issues of
gender, politics and
culture generally.

Assume Vivid Astro

Focus produce art
so bright, wild and
chaotic that it makes
your head spin.
AVAF even destroy
the idea of the artist
icon by remaining
intentionally
anonymous.
ASSUME VIVID ASTRO FOCUS PRESS

For us, celebration and

criticism go together.
You celebrate from
the moment you
gain consciousness
of something. Just so
we are able to free
ourselves, accept
ourselves and enjoy
what is in front of us.

The images we use

signify a fghting power.
Theyre characters
of change, characters
that remain powerful
even though sometimes
things have gone slightly
wrong with them
physically.
Vogue Brazil April 2014 New York Times May 2014
Contemporary Art Brazil May 2014 Dazed October 2008
Eli Sudbrack, also known as AVAF, at his studio
in Ridgewood, Queens.
CreditPeter Ash Lee for The New York Times
LADY BUNNY
The Lady Bunny (born Jon Ingle, August 14, 1962) is an American
drag queen, nightclub DJ, promoter and founder of the annual
Wigstock event. She has also released disco singles such as
Shame, Shame, Shame! and The Pussycat Song. She has
appeared in flms such as Party Girl, Wigstock: The Movie, Peoria
Babylon, Starrbooty, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!
Julie Newmar. Lady Bunny also often works for magazines to use
humor for the Worst Dressed.