Chaperone

Eight Artists, Eight Weeks, Eight Movies

June 10—July 29, 2009

Organized by Ian Cooper and Michelle Levy

Artists
Alex Bag
Amy Granat
Beth Campbell
k8 Hardy
Ian Cooper
Kalup Linzy
Anna Craycroft
Sara Greenberger Rafferty

From June 10th through July 29th, 2009, EFA Project Space presents Chaperone, an eight week summer event. This weekly series consists of films handpicked by a group of artists, all whose work provocatively explores disparate aspects of our culture's love affair with mediated reality.

Each artist has been asked to share a film he or she finds curious, masterful, or compelling. Through live introductions and an accompanying publication, the artists present their "take" on these selected cinematic works, giving greater insight and dimension to our understanding of their own distinct creative processes. Whether it be a classic, a blockbuster, a musical, a slasher, or an art-house indie, the audience will experience each film through the watchful eyes of the eight dutiful chaperones.

MATERIALS

PRESS RELEASE

Brochure

 

Screening Schedule (Wednesdays beginning at 7 PM):

Date June 10
Artist Sara Greenberger Rafferty  
Movie Lucas (David Seltzer, 1986)                       

Date June 17                                  
Artist Alex Bag                                                
Movie  TBD

Date June 24                                  
Artist Anna Craycroft                                      
Movie The Century of the Self, Ep.1 & 3 (Adam Curtis, 2002)

Date July 1                                    
Artist  Ian Cooper                                              
Movie Scream 3 (Wes Craven, 2000)

Date July 8                                        
Artist Amy Granat                                              
Movie Venom and Eternity (Jean Isidore Isou, 1951)

Date July 15
Artist
               k8 Hardy                                                  
Movie Freak Orlando (Ulrike Ottinger,1981)

Date July 22                                      
Artist Kalup Linzy                                              
Movie Desperate Living (Jon Waters, 1977)

Date July 29                                    
Artist  Beth Campbell                                          
Movie Altered States (Ken Russell, 1980)