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Fetish and Figure
Nov 8 – Nov 8, 2015
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Film program curated by Martha Kirszenbaum
Special address for this event:
88 Pitt Street, New York, NY 10001
Fetish and Figure brings together six films and videos by artists and filmmakers that address both the fetishisation of objects and the exclusive relation between the representation of objects and the body. Exploring the theme of “tableau vivant”, this program challenges the presence of the human body that disintegrates, allowing objects to come to life on screen as the camera captures them. The works share a common approach of feminine iconography constructed around sophisticated accessories – perfume bottles, enchanting jewelery and shimmering pieces of clothing – while questioning images of voluptuousness and consumption and, finally, reflecting on human solitude, existential melancholy and physical disappearance.
Kenneth Anger, Puce Moment, 1949
Agnieszka Polska, The Plunderer’s Dream, 2011
Isabelle Cornaro, Premier rêve d’Oskar Fischinger (Part 1 & 2), 2008
Shana Moulton, The Galactic Pot Healer, 2010
Michael Robinson, These Hammers Don’t Hurt Us, 2010
Tamara Henderson, Accent Grave on Ananas, 2013
Ursula Mayer, The Lunch in Fur / Le Déjeuner en Fourrure, 2008
The Twilight Zone, episode “The After Hours”, 1960
Running time: 72 min
Martha Kirszenbaum is the director and curator of Fahrenheit in Los Angeles.
Special thanks to Metro Pictures and 88 Pitt space.
