Kozyra

tribute to gloria viagra

tribute to gloria viagra

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squated event in Big Eden,
April 2005, Berlin

In celebration of DJ and drag queen Gloria Viagra's birthday, and during an intermission in her concert, Kozyra appeared on stage at the Big Eden club in Berlin as a "surprise" for the birthday girl. Made up to resemble Gloria and looking like her clone in similar garb, very high heels, heavy stage make-up and a wig, Kozyra sang a Robbie Williams song and followed this up with a striptease. During the key final moments of this stripping performance, the excited club audience was perplexed to see the nearly nude artist, a handbag on her arm, wearing just pantyhose and an artificial penis that she then "removed" and hid away in her bag. In this piece, the artist freely sampled and mixed elements from various poetics and realities.