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Saturday, July 15
Admission: Fah-reee (but you still need
a reservation, dood)
Showtimes: 7:30pm and 10pm
reservations
are muy importante
Two Short Films by Michael Williams and Andy Hershey
It's a DOUBLE FEATURE!
Along with the new affordability and prevalence of video equiptment,
computers, and internet connections has come a huge body of video
work made by all sorts of humans from all sorts of places all
over the world.
These two short films are made entirely of footage found and taken
from the internet.
The Internet is Helping Humans to Shit
All Over Art compiles internet video footage that
seems like it could work in the video art/performance-documentation
arena. Though many of the people making much of this work might
not immediatley associate what they've made with video or performance
art, this film aims to say that these works should be considered
on or above that level. The fact that most of the works are made
by people who are altogether unaware of the world which normaly
offers up these sorts of artistic productions gives them an innocent
and unpretentious charm n' soul which is all to often not found
in actual art.
Human Beings: The Movie portrays the human species
in it's many forms. Homo sapiens are social by nature, but more
than any other primate, they are particularly adept at utilizing
systems of communication for self-expression and the exchange
of ideas. Using found and assembled video from the world wide
web, "Human Beings: The Movie" reveals the internet
- and internet video, in particular - to be a new and distinguished
environment for observing the varied forms of human social interaction
and self-expression. Prepare to be amazed...
Michael Williams
received a B.F.A in sculpture from Washington University in St.
Louis. He regularly performs with the group Slow Jams Band who
use video as a major element of their act which also includes
props, skits, rapping, and sampling. He has performed at the Museum
of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Hanna in Tokyo Japan, Deitch Projects,
The Film Anthology Archives, an Indian Reservation in Ottowa,
and many other high profile locations. He is currently co-curating
a video show called ACTION ADVENTURE about video art inspired
by Hollywood. The show is running from July 13 to August 13 at
Canada canadanewyork.com. You can see much of his other work at
michaelbwilliams.biz.
Andy Hershey received
a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied literary
theory.
slowjamsband.com
trippyfx.com
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