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
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)
