"East Coast Video" Exhibition
Galeria Ramis Barquet (Chelsea)
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A group exhibition of recent work by six young New York City based video artists, curated by Nick Kilner. Since Andy Warhol's 1960's experiments with his 16mm Bolex, the moving image has played a significant part in New York's art scene. His "Screen Tests," unedited four minute long living portraits on film, saw a variety of sitters performing themselves for the camera, and helped establish a language of voyeurism that is still relevant in video today. Like the "Screen Tests," all the work in "East Coast Video" takes place in front of a stationary camera in a privatized space and is for the most part shot in one unedited take. The emphasis here, however, is firmly on performing for the camera, engaging the viewer directly and in some cases implicating them in the final product. Themes of voyeurism, sincerity, endurance and an overwhelming desire to please unite the work that ranges in tone from the humorous to the severe.
[Image: Rashaad Newsome "Shade Compositions: Screen Tests 1 & 2" (2008-2009) single channel video with sound 21 minutes]
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Schedule
from July 09, 2009 to August 14, 2009