XIUXIU LYRICS
These lyrics come from the song Fabulous Muscles (released February 2004) by the group Xiu Xiu – an American experimental post-punk group originally from San Jose, California. Danh Vo has asked his father to write these lyrics in his own hand on the floor of Punta della Dogana as part of his installation.
Break my face in It was the kindest touch you ever gave Wrap my dreams around your thighs And drape my hope upon the chance to touch your arm
Fabulous muscles Cremate me after you cum on my lips Honey boy place my ashes in a vase Beneath your workout bench
No romance no sexiness But a star filled night Kneeling down before the now familiar flesh Of your deformed penis Wigging out before the unfamiliar flesh Of my broken neck
1 & 2. Nairy Baghramian, French Curve, 2014, cast aluminum, epoxy resin, polystyrene, concrete, paint, approx. 1 700 x 550 x 56 cm. 3. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled (Blood), 1992, strands of beads and hanging device, dimensions vary with installation. 4. Nairy Baghramian, Retainer, 2013, polycarbonate, chromed metal, print, painted metal, rubber, dimensions variable. 5. Danh Vo, Untitled, 2015, Gold, cardboard, various iron and wood farm tools, dimensions variable.
Left: Nairy Baghramian, Retainer, 2013, polycarbonate, chromed metal, print, painted metal, rubber, dimensions variable. Above: Danh Vo, Your Mother Sucks Cocks In Hell, 2015, marble fragment of a child, Roman workshop, 1st-2nd century AD; oak and polychrome Madonna and child, French Early Gothic; plywood, 53,3 x 39,6 x 35,1cm.
In the background, Nairy Baghramian, Retainer, 2013, polycarbonate, chromed metal, print, painted metal, rubber, Dimensions variable. Henrik Olesen, Untitled #05, 2011, Screws, nails, canvas, 165 x 165 cm.
Charles Ray, Fisch, 2011 Sterling silver, 18 x 95 x 39 cm.
1. Jean-Luc Moulène, Rotor, 2015, concrete, 151 x 77 x 42 cm. 2. Nairy Baghramian, Retainer, 2013, polycarbonate, chromed metal, print, painted metal, rubber, dimensions variable. 3. Danh Vo, Untitled, 2015, 17th century oak and polychrome, cherub's head, 11,8 x 17 x 16,5 cm.
Danh Vo, Your Mother Sucks Cocks In Hell, 2015, marble fragment of a child, Roman workshop, 1st-2nd century AD; oak and polychrome Madonna and child, French Early Gothic; plywood, 53,3 x 39,6 x 35,1cm.