Check out this protest performance a group of Japanese Feminists at a WisCon science fiction convention made against the Maid Cafe trend. Known as Cafe Scifi-tique, the performance features waitresses who mimic robots and  run on a giant wind-up key. ’Maid Cafes’ are a ridiculously sexist craze in Japanese restaurant culture. Imagine a weird, all-you-can-eat buffet that caters to manga nerd men who can’t get girls in real life.

At the cafe, the manga nerd men are served by sexy, costumed female waitresses who resemble the manga characters of their dreams. This is a protest worth paying attention to.

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The Irregular Polygon rug is designed by Michelle Weinberg. It is hand-tufted of wool and silk, measures roughly 7′ x 7′, and is manufactured by Odabashian. The design of Irregular Polygon is inspired by Weinberg’s painting PreFab2, and it appears to shift shape when viewed from varied vantage points.

The rug, in turn, inspired an installation at Dorsch Gallery in Miami in May 2012, titled Splinters and Polygon Projections. Which subsequently inspired a collaboration with dance/theater artist Octavio Campos – you can see where this is going.

Rug fabricator Jaime Odabashian makes a cameo appearance in the short video, which also can be seen here. Irregular Polygon is one of several limited edition rugs that extend this painter’s vision beyond her studio and out into the world onto surfaces for interiors and architecture. Vivid backdrops for human activity.

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Looking at Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaff’s 2010 Shrink installation, which vacuum-packed the artist himself between two transparent plastic sheets and leaves him vertically suspended as he slowly changed positions in his performance, we couldn’t help but think about the photo series of the vacuum-packed couples that went viral last year. It’s a cleverly-designed device — basically the suction level within the sheets can be controlled by using the thumb to open and seal the vacuum tube. So, this is how we might learn to levitate one day, maybe?

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My brilliantly eccentric and talented neighbour, Nelson Loskamp, is performing his Electric Chaircut and exhibiting some of his artwork as part of a Performance and One Day Exhibition on Wednesday, September 17th at New York’s Fuse Gallery. The night runs from 7 to 10 pm. If you’re in the city, this not to be missed!

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