Discoteca Flaming Star

Founded 1998 by Cristina Gómez Barrio and Wolfgang Mayer

Cristina Gomez Barrio; Wolfgang Mayer

Madrid, Spain in 1973; Kempten, Germany, 1967

Works in Madrid Abierto

Discoteca Flaming Star

PERFORMANCES/EXHIBITIONS/OTHERS (SELECTION):

2006
  • Terraplane Blues. Curated by Kamen Nedev. La Casa Encendida, Madrid (e,p)
  • What a Great Space You Have…. Curated by Marc Glöde. Luxe Gallery, New York (e) Aladlona 2 (I love you green). The Kitchen, New York (p)
  • Whitney Independent Study Program-Exhibition. Chelsea Museum, New York (e)
  • À Rebours. Escapism and the Terror of the Sublime. Curated by Michael Schultze. General Public, Berlin (e)
2005
  • With all our love for the love of Orlando. Artist Space, New York [in partnership with Performa 05] (p)
  • 'I beg your pardon.' or The Reestablishing of Cordial Relations. Curated by Andrea Geyer. Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School. New York (e)
  • Videoarte contemporáneo de Berlin. Curated by Kathrin Becker. Museo Tamayo, Mexico-City (e)
  • With all our love for the love of Orlando. Ausland, Berlin (p)
  • Love Party. Goethe Institute-Ojo Atomico, Madrid (p)
2004
  • Dance Dance Revolution!. Curated by Matthew Lyons & Lanka Tattersall. Leroy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University, .New York (e)
  • Audiovisual Injuve 2003. Sala Amadís, Madrid. (e, c)
  • Sexy Bloody Cat. CD. Monsters & Miracles Musikproduktionen. (o)
  • Discoteca Guitarrera Funkstorm (DFS + El Arroyo Los Cagaos), Plaza del Pueblo, Viandar de la Vera (p,o)
  • Aladlona (I love you green). Ausland. Berlin. (p)
  • o.T. Big Eden. Berlin. (p)
  • Sexy Bloody Cat (I hope everything you love dies in your arms). Galerie Wieland. Berlin. (e,p)
2003
  • Sexy Bloody Cat on the occassion of `Public Affairs’. MUMOK. Vienna. (p,c)
  • Radio Radio. exhibition. radioprogramm. curated by Mel Brimfield. (CD published by Revolver Verlag) (o)
  • AACB/BDAC. Parlour Projects. New York. (e, p)
  • Hardcore Karaoke. Studio of Rita McBride & Glen Rubsamen. Cologne. (p)
2002
  • DFS plays Kenneth Anger. Praterinsel. Munich. (p)
  • o.T. Cheap Club. Berlin. (p)
  • Königreich eine andere Welt (DFS + Dorothy Vallens) . Opernpalais. Berlin. (p)
  • o.T. (about Rock’n Roll) (DFS + CIB). Circo Interior Brutto. Madrid. (p)
  • o.T. at Stardust Deluxe. Lisa Lounge. Berlin. (p)
2001
  • Roses and Paradise. Kunsthall. Oslo. (p)
  • Crossing The Line, Cruel but Fair – Soundtrack for the Installation “Waikiki” by Rita McBride
  • Queens Museum. New York. (o)
  • Waveform: Teresa Seemann & David Galbraith, Media Z Lounge at New Museum of
  • Contemporary Art. New York (e)
  • Discoteca Flaming Star & Ignaz Schick. Take a look at me now. Galerie Wieland. Berlin. (e,p)
  • Songs of love and hate. Side A. Bastard. Berlin. (p)
  • 55. De Sade – Reading. Juliettes Literatursalon. Berlin. (p)
  • The Bridal Kiss. Studio of Tom Früchtl. Munich. (p)
2000
  • Discoteca Flaming Star plays Kenneth Anger. Siberia. New York. (p)
  • Discoteca Flaming Star loves to love you baby. Bar XVI. New York. (p)
  • Discoteca Flaming Star plays Kenneth Anger in “Arena seatings” by Rita McBride.
  • Neuer Aachener Kunstverein. Aachen. (p)
  • Discoteca Flaming Star does Electric R’NR. Club 2. Munich. (p)
  • Discoteca Flaming Star & Le Oktobre love to love you baby. Kunstverein. Munich. (p)
  • Love & Avantgarde. CD. White Label (o)
1999
  • Flaming Star at Band Wi(d)th 2000. Atomic Café. Munich. (p,o)
  • Unter Umständen mit Frank Reinecke und Helge Slaatto. Atelier von Olaf Probst. Munich. (p)
  • Forget Me Not #3. Bourbon Street Bar. Munich. (p)
  • o.T. (Rote Single). Vinyl-Single. White Label (o)
1998
  • o.T. Schalterhalle, “Elektro Festival”. Schalterhalle. Ulm. (p)
 
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EDUCATION

CRISTINA GOMEZ BARRIO

2005
  • Whitney Independent Study Program, New York
2005
  • Fundacion Marcelino Botin Grant, Spain.
2003
  • ISCP. New York (supported by INJUVE. Spain)
1998
  • DAAD-Caixa. Grant for the Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste. Munich
1997
  • PHD Program. Departamento de Historia del Arte. Bellas Artes. UCM. Madrid.

WOLFGANG MAYER

2006
  • Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2005
  • Whitney Independent Study Program, New York
2005
  • Prinzregent Luitpold Scholarship, Munich
1998
  • Debutant 98, Munich
1996
  • DAAD-Scholarship for New York City (School of Visual Arts. Department for Photography and related media)
1993
  • Scholarship for the Summeracademy in Salzburg to study with Nan Goldin
1990
  • Academy of Fine Arts, Munich