Nordeste, 2005 by Juan Diego Solanas

Nordeste film is a 2005 Argentina-French drama-thriller film directed by Juan Diego Solanas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Felix Monti’s widescreen cinematography shows drop-dead views of the misty green countryside that seems to stretch out endlessly. This is a story about a childless Frenchwoman who travels… Continue reading Nordeste, 2005 by Juan Diego Solanas

Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, The Manhattan Love Suicides: Thrust in Me, 1985

Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, The Manhattan Love Suicides: Thrust in Me, 1985, 35 mm, black-and-white, 35 minutes. The Manhattan Love Suicides are a series of short films by Richard Kern: Stray Dogs, Woman At The Wheel, Thrust In Me and I Hate You Now. “Stray Dogs” concerns an artist being followed thru the streets… Continue reading Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, The Manhattan Love Suicides: Thrust in Me, 1985

Lutz Becker, Cinema Notes, 1975

Lutz Becker, Installation view, Cinema Notes, 1975. 16mm Black and White, 45 mins For many years lost and recently found, Kino Beleške was produced in 1975 in collaboration with the group of artists, curators and critics gathered around the Student Cultural Centre, Belgrade. The film includes verbal statements and performative gestures of the numerous protagonists of the… Continue reading Lutz Becker, Cinema Notes, 1975

Film: Making Chinatown, 2012

For his first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Ming Wong creates a series of videos and scenic backdrops that reconsider the making of Roman Polanski’s seminal 1974 film Chinatown. Shot at Redcat, Wong’s reinterpretation, Making Chinatown, transforms the space into a studio backlot and examines the original film’s construction of language, performance and identity. The… Continue reading Film: Making Chinatown, 2012

Artist: Wael Shawky

Wael Shawky’s work explores transitional events in society, politics, culture and religion in the Arab World. The films, installations, and performative works of the Egyptian artist explore the ways in which social and political systems have been restructured in Arab countries over the past several decades. Through restaging historical events with children and marionettes, Shawky turns… Continue reading Artist: Wael Shawky