Scream
dal 14/1/2004 al 14/2/2004
Segnalato da
David Altmejd
Dora Longo Bahia
Sue de Beer
Brock Enright
Matt Greene
Cameron Jamie
Bjarne Melgaard
Amy Sarkisian
Banks Violette
Michael Wetzel
Fernanda Arruda
Michael Clifton
14/1/2004
Scream
Anton Kern Gallery, New York
10 artists x 10 writers x 10 scary movies . The exhibition addresses a diversity of horrors influencing today's contemporary artists from Slasher films and Halloween traditions to the howl of Black Metal.
10 artists x 10 writers x 10 scary movies
Curated by Fernanda Arruda and Michael Clifton
SCREAM addresses a diversity of horrors influencing today's contemporary
artists  from Slasher films and Halloween traditions to the howl of Black
Metal.
Matt Greene, Banks Violette and Bjarne Melgaard comb the dark landscapes of
Goth, Black Metal and Sadomasochism to frame present-day horrors. For David
Altmejd and Dora Longo Bahia, dread resides in the reification of things
past as Werewolf heads and ghostly shadows occupy sculpture and photograph.
Social rituals and the ornamental kitsch of Halloween provide fodder for
Cameron Jamie and Amy Sarkisian.
Several artists draw upon particular moments and filmic devices common to
the horror movie genre. Sue de Beer, Banks Violette and Michael Wetzel
share an interest in how these filmmakers employ lighting, special effects
and/or storyline to create unease in viewers. Not unlike Slasher film
directors who conjure fear through self-contradiction, Brock Enright relies
on 'misunderstanding of image and information' to fabricate terror in his
ongoing 'extreme kidnapping' project.
Additionally, we invited 10 of our favorite writers to contribute essays on
the participating artists. Their texts, along with abbreviated artist
biographies and artwork images supplied by the artists, accompany the
exhibition in the guise of a catalog mock-up. In this respect, Scream exists
a scab on the curatorial framework of Cream projects by Phaidon; a crusty,
ephemeral supplement that will never be published.
Lastly, instead of taking stabs at an artist¹s practice by inscribing
'source artist¹ relationships, we asked them to select scary movies as a way
to contextualize their individual ties to horror. A mute discussion carries
out on screen after the gallery closes.
10 Artists: David Altmejd, Dora Longo Bahia, Sue de Beer, Brock Enright,
Matt Greene, Cameron Jamie, Bjarne Melgaard, Amy Sarkisian, Banks Violette,
Michael Wetzel
10 Writers: Alissa Bennett, Johanna Burton, Chivas Clem, Meghan Dailey,
Massimiliano Gioni, Jens Hoffmann, Brooke Minto, Brian Sholis, Ali Subotnick
and Liz Thomas.
10 Scary Movies: Eyes Without a Face (Michael Wetzel); Ginger Snaps (Sue de
Beer); Irreversible (Bjarne Melgaard); Martin (Banks Violette); Midnight I
Will Take Your Soul (Dora Longo Bahia); Phantasm (Matt Greene); Phantom of
the Opera (Amy Sarkisian); Possession (David Altmejd); Thundercrack!
(Cameron Jamie); Trouble Every Day (Brock Enright). Contact gallery for
schedule information.
Opening Thursday, January 15th from 6 to 8 pm.
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - February 14, 2004
Opening Thursday, January 15, 2004 from 6-8pm. The show will run through
February 14. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am-6 pm.
For further information and images, please contact Fernanda Arruda or
Michael Clifton at tel 212.'67.966', fax 212.'67.81'5
February 19 to March 20, 2004 - New work by Manfred Pernice.
Image: Dora Longo Bahia
Anton Kern Gallery
5'2 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
t. 212.'67.966'
f. 212.'67.81'5
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