cixxxj Cixxx J Bologna DJ Producer & Radio Host currently based in Milan, Italy. Psycosynthetic beats for your brains and limbs. Played lot of parties, released a lot of tunes and plans to do more. Releases on @noisybeat-netlabel | @elevater-action | @kursedrecordings | @gradient-audio | @phantom-hertz-recordings | @gamma-audio | @ephedrina-netlabel Extended bio for those who care follows below Cixxx J (°1983, Grottaglie, Italy) creates performances and media art. By parodying mass media by exaggerating certain formal aspects inherent to our contemporary society, J makes works that can be seen as self-portraits. Sometimes they appear idiosyncratic and quirky, at other times, they seem typical by-products of American superabundance and marketing. His performances are an investigation into representations of (seemingly) concrete ages and situations as well as depictions and ideas that can only be realized in performance. By focusing on techniques and materials, he considers making art a craft which is executed using clear formal rules and which should always refer to social reality. His works are notable for their perfect finish and tactile nature. This is of great importance and bears witness to great craftsmanship. With Plato’s allegory of the cave in mind, he makes work that deals with the documentation of events and the question of how they can be presented. The work tries to express this with the help of physics and technology, but not by telling a story or creating a metaphor. His works are saturated with obviousness, mental inertia, clichés and bad jokes. They question the coerciveness that is derived from the more profound meaning and the superficial aesthetic appearance of an image. Cixxx J currently lives and works in Bologna.