To Do: Iron Artist, Michelangelo Antonion Retrospective, and the Big Apple BBQ
from Blow-Up
Michelangelo Antonion Retrospective
when: Jun 7 – 29
where: BAM
Web info: click here
One of the few artists credited with creating a new language of cinema, Michelangelo Antonioni remains enormously influential, yet impossible to imitate. While many of his Italian contemporaries used Neo-Realism to address political issues of the day, Antonioni developed a new approach: one that directly attacked problems within society and human interactions, while using a supremely confident visual style. Never content to work on a small canvas, Antonioni explored weighty issues and set his characters amidst stark and unfeeling landscapes. Yet central to all his work is a need to see, to understand, and to interpret the world around him. All films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, in Italian with English subtitles, unless otherwise noted. All new prints courtesy of Cinecittà Holding unless otherwise noted. Presented with Cinecittà Holding and the support of the Ministry of Culture of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York.
and don’t miss
Iron Artist
when: Sat 6.10 (3pm)
where: P.S.1 (22-25 Jackson Ave, LIC, 718.784.2084)
price: $5 suggested donation
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From Flavorpill:
Inspired by the eccentric-but-endearing cooking game show, Iron Artist pits artist against artist in a test of on-the-spot creative ingenuity. Today’s event, the love child of P.S.1 and Cabinet magazine, consists of two bouts, each 45 minutes in length. The first features two sculptors: artist/musician Jude Tallichet versus German-born and California-trained satirist Olav Westphalen. The second sees the production design collective Big Room, founded by Julian LaVerdiere and Vincent Mazeau take on artist team Type A. For each match, competitors create works based on a theme and materials provided, as commentators give a play-by-play of the action.
and on Saturday & Sunday if it doesn’t rain: The Big Apple BBQ
