Author: Alex Thebez
Alex Thebez is an Indonesian lens based artist, who is currently living in New York, working as Curation Lead on Instagram's Community Lab. Alex is fascinated by technology and its capacity to create and distribute visual imagery at a massive scale. Alex creates work that explores ideas of discomfort and disconnect. In his work, Alex is primarily concerned with images (both moving and still) and their ability to translate difficult emotions and contradictions surrounding themes of sexuality, national identity, home, and Indonesian diaspora.
Alex also runs TAGTAGTAG, an independent journal of creativity, alongside his frequent collaborator, Elizabeth Renstrom.
James Baldwin’s Record Collection Playlist by Ikechรบkwรบ Onyewuenyi
Visiting Baldwin’s sonic space.
“Telegraph” by OMD
Books Read, 2020
Books read in the year 2020.
“Delilah” on The Daily
“Lagu Lama” by FLEUR!
“Design” by Gustaf
Directed by Paul DeSilva, with production support from Malcs.
Kay on Buah Zine
My sister was interviewed for this lovely piece on Buah Zine, a publication connecting Indonesian artists.
“Shameika” by Fiona Apple
Directed by Matthias Brown
“Everybody’s Coming to My House”
โค a collaboration between David Byrne’s “American Utopia” show with Detroit School of Arts’ Vocal Jazz Ensemble.