Sound & Vision: Cosey Fanni Tutti
Cosey Fanni Tutti is the ideal artist to start our new series on art and music, having worked across the two mediums since 1969. In this film, interspersed with live footage from her bands Throbbing Gristle and Chris and Cosey, she talks about her distaste for decorative art and how her music is all about emotion. She also discusses her work from the 1970s, in which she modeled for glamour magazines as a way to explore the commodification of sex. It would have been hypocritical, she explains, to use images of other people when she could have done it herself. Moving seamlessly between the sex, art and music industries, Cosey puts herself at the heart of her artistic output.
TateShots: Sound & Vision is a series of six films about the intersection of art and music. They are directed by Nicola Probert and forthcoming films feature contributions from Jeffrey Lewis, David Byrne, Lydia Lunch, Mark E Smith and Billy Childish. Make sure you are subscribed to TateShots to receive each one automatically.
zincink said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:14 am
Enjoyable interview, thanks for sharing.
Daveid P said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:23 pm
fascinating person that rarely gets a word in a sideways when
with T.G.
thanks for a great short film
Andrew Lagowski said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Nice to hear Cosey’s views – a fascinating glimpse into her world. Would love to see a full length documentary on her solo and joint work with Chris Carter. Also nice to see the TG plans on the blackboard in the background
volker jensen said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Nice film. I love the work of Chris, Cosey, Sleazy and Gen since 30 Years. They are great artists. I hope they keep on publishing. PLEASE!!!
All the best to you, Cosey, keep healthy!!
Tara Keogh said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Thank you for this film of Cosey Fanni Tutti. I’ve admired her art for decades and it was great to see/hear her views…..
WOJCIECH PACZKA said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:27 pm
NICE.TRUE WORDS.THANX.
Orin said:
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Thank-you for this awesome sharing. I feel privileged to get to see and hear you in this light!!
Brad James said:
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:13 pm
This is a truly excellent video, and presents revealing fascinating explanation and understanding both in brief and also spoken out in such a way as to be what I think provides for a first time that a more broad mass and mixture of people will understand Cosey’s work and attitudes to a greater degree than previously possible.
Todd Snow said:
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:41 pm
I LOVE YOU COSEY
COSEY FANNI TUTTI – On The Tate’s Video Channel | THE END OF BEING said:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
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michael senno said:
February 7th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
glad to see cosey is continually getting exposure and recognition. she is important!
criii said:
February 24th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Still like your sincerity and simplicity somehow, years after years, you’re a beautiful person no matter what the lines do to your face, time has got nothing to do with it….
what about the Nico album project planned for 2010 that we can see written on a boeard ?
Wasn’t it a TG project basicaly ?
Now Djin stopped going on tour will you do something with TG again or will it be the Cartertutti next album.
Still hot on the heels of love (and not only there), sincerrely, cri
Steve Godin /Actor said:
March 17th, 2010 at 3:41 am
Beautiful vision about honest art.
Steve Godin /Actor said:
March 17th, 2010 at 3:47 am
The rarity of these videos makes beautiful vision about honest art.
Lisa M said:
March 28th, 2010 at 11:30 am
I love those patent black plastic photos of you on the club cards